"But, President, is there any news about the people I previously asked you to look for?"
At the Four Seas Commerce Association headquarters on the Commerce Continent.
Hearing Tomb Spirit's question, Tong Sihai frowned slightly. Rather than answering directly, he first waved for everyone else to leave.
At Tong Sihai's signal, the servants and maidservants relaxed and quickly withdrew.
A moment later, only Tong Sihai and Tomb Spirit remained in the reception hall.
Tong Sihai looked at Tomb Spirit and slowly said, "Brother Tomb Spirit, you should know how much I truly admire you.
"Otherwise, I wouldn't have made you the foremost guest elder of my Four Seas Commerce Association.
"All this time, I've provided you with the finest food and drink, Brother Tomb Spirit, afraid that any shortcoming might leave you dissatisfied."
At this point, Tong Sihai frowned again. After taking a sip of tea, he continued, "Here on the Commerce Continent, my Four Seas Commerce Association may not be among the very strongest factions, but it still ranks in the top five.
"As long as we brothers join forces, we can surely make the Four Seas Commerce Association the Commerce Continent's Number One Commerce Association someday."
What he meant was: Stop thinking about leaving, and stop asking for that damned news.
Although Tomb Spirit had previously been the Heavenly Tomb Spirit and rarely interacted with the living, he had learned about the ugliness of human nature from the memories of the souls he had absorbed since his birth.
After leaving the Heavenly Tomb, he had also been striving to learn. How could he fail to understand the meaning behind Tong Sihai's words?
Still, rather than staying with Tong Sihai, he wanted to be with Xiao Tian Ce, Xiao Xuan, and the others. After all, they knew one another