Zhao Hongyi acted with swift, decisive force.
She immediately took out her token and contacted Wu Yong. "Where are you? What are you doing?"
Ten breaths...
Zhao Hongyi frowned.
Previously, whenever she sent a message, Wu Yong might not reply instantly, but he never made her wait this long.
In fact, when she contacted Wu Yong last night, he had replied instantly.
"Could he be working?"
Zhao Hongyi's thoughts wandered.
A hundred breaths...
Zhao Hongyi sent another message.
Still, there was no reply.
Zhao Hongyi fell silent. She brushed back the long hair by her ear and began counting the strands on her horsetail whisk.
A cup of tea's time...
Wang Quan's Dharma Power had fully recovered, and he said, "Why don't you take your time contacting him?"
"I'll head to the Second-Layer World first."
Zhao Hongyi hesitated. If Wang Quan left, wouldn't she have contacted Wu Yong for nothing?
Just then, her token trembled. Wu Yong had replied:
"I'm helping Wang Quan refine [Iron Chain Baleful Intent]."
"Let's talk tonight!"
Zhao Hongyi blew a mouthful of Dharma Power onto the token. The next moment, Wu Yong's message appeared on it.
"Look, he's refining [Iron Chain Baleful Intent] for you."
"He is working for you!"
"Fellow Daoist Wang Quan, if you want Wu Yong to work for you, you can just tell me."
"There's no need to hide it."
"He was originally leading several hundred people to gather black sinking sand."
"But then... he disappeared without a word for three months and held up so many things."
Wang Quan wore an odd expression. "Fellow Daoist Zhao, first: my friend hired a team specifically to refine [Iron Chain Baleful Intent]. I have no idea how many people are on that team or who they are."
"All I do is pay!"
"Second: