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"": "Day and night had a clear dividing line.
Every Nether Market, wherever it was, ran on a schedule completely opposite to ordinary life.
That was why the Nether Market was bustling.
Precisely because of that bustle, because more people meant more trouble, the Nether Market was exceptionally sensitive to danger.
Five people stood at the end of the row of single-story houses.
They belonged to the Nine Hells Bureau, the core power of this Nether Market.
Different powers formed the cores of different Nether Markets. Youyang Residence and the Corpse Coffin Grounds, for instance, were names of their respective factions. Youyang Residence held the leading position, able to command the other factions and control most of the Nether Market's people. It was also where Hu Jin and You Yang had come from.
But Hu Jin had never made it back to Jinyang, never returned to Youyang Residence.
The leader of the five was in his fifties, with slightly graying temples, a resolute face, and thin lips. He said quietly, "Three Red-Robed Taoists from the Jade Hall Taoist Grounds were wiped out. Two yin-yang practitioners who could be considered Great Masters were killed, and their disciples suffered heavy casualties."
"The sole surviving practitioner has put out word that Zhang Yunxi betrayed his ancestors and abandoned his sect, consorted with a sorcerer, slaughtered fellow disciples, and stole a vital inheritance from the Jade Hall Taoist Grounds."
"Anyone who provides information about Zhang Yunxi will receive Dark Frost Crimson Snow."
The other four were all his subordinates. Their eyes held questions, along with traces of greed.
Chen Zu glanced at the four before saying, "From the look in your eyes, you've all made preparations?"
"Director, weren't you planning to do the same?" one of them asked cautiously.
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