Afraid that Qin Siyang was paying him to risk his life, Huo Dangkou hurriedly said, "What is it? Commander Qin, let's get this straight first. I just want to sell wine here in peace. Don't give me jobs that could get me killed at any moment!"
Qin Siyang asked, "You used to work for the World-Destroying Church, right?"
"Huh? The World-Destroying Church? No, Commander Qin, I only joined to protect myself and get revenge. I never took part in any of their atrocities!" Huo Dangkou protested miserably.
"I know, so I'm not trying to give you a hard time. I wanted to ask whether you know which of the World-Destroying Church's higher-ups are still alive."
Huo Dangkou froze for a moment. "Their higher-ups? Didn't you people kill them all? Royt and all five Envoys were killed."
"I know. I mean the other higher-ups besides those six, like the Guardians a rank below them."
"I'll have to think about that... Why are you asking about this, Commander Qin?"
Qin Siyang's gaze turned cold. "You heard about the instructions for making the [Life-Substitution Lamp] and the effects of using it being made public, didn't you?"
Huo Dangkou frowned slightly. "You mean someone from the World-Destroying Church released that information?"
"I've never heard of anyone outside the World-Destroying Church who knows how to make a [Life-Substitution Lamp]."
"But... Royt is already dead. Why would they still release it? Wouldn't that just bring trouble down on their own heads?"
"I don't know. Maybe it was an agreement, or maybe it was blackmail. Either way, someone from the World-Destroying Church most likely released it. And it had to be one of their higher-ups. Otherwise, they couldn't have known about it."
Huo Dangkou sighed. "Most of the Guardians I knew died in the battle outside Sigma