Meeting

But how could it not have been deliberate?

So whether it was truly this Marquis Xiao Ming was hard to say.

Among the news he had previously seen about Phoenix Imperial City, Marquis Xiao Ming had not been listed among its nobles and dignitaries.

Was Thousand Mechanisms Tower negligent and poorly informed, or had Marquis Xiao Ming simply been inconspicuous before?

Or was there some other reason?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind. He caught several of them and analyzed them carefully.

Fu Zheng returned a moment later, sat opposite him, and said softly, "I've already sent people to investigate."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Is Thousand Mechanisms Tower here truly reliable?"

Fu Zheng was, after all, merely an Elder of Bamboo Sect.

Bamboo Sect had only recently entered Thousand Mechanisms Tower. Perhaps many within the tower were dissatisfied.

Especially since this was the Phoenix Dynasty.

The people of the Phoenix Dynasty generally felt superior to all other dynasties.

They always looked down from on high at the other dynasties, thinking them nothing much.

Though they all belonged to the demonic sects, the demonic sects of the Phoenix Dynasty differed from those of the Jade Scenery Dynasty. They might very well look down on them from on high as well.

Fu Zheng pondered.

Chu Zhiyuan said, "No good?"

Fu Zheng sighed softly. "The information they provided did not even include Marquis Xiao Ming."

Chu Zhiyuan said, "Do you think they haven't put in their full effort, or are they concealing something?"

Fu Zheng said, "Your Highness, we will know once this batch of information arrives."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

He touched the Jade Ring on his left hand.

It seemed he would have to walk on two legs and could not rely solely on Thousand Mechanisms Tower.

The Jade Scenery Dynasty's power had