After clearing the War God Hall, Wu Shaozhen headed toward the Exquisite Pavilion Dungeon out of habit. But on second thought, running a level 20 dungeon seemed utterly pointless for him now, so he abandoned the idea and searched the map for somewhere to level up.
Just then, he caught sight of a group heading toward the Jadeglow Secret Realm out of the corner of his eye. Wu Shaozhen sneered and followed them out of the city gates. As they approached the Exquisite Pavilion Dungeon, he sped up and blocked their path.
"D-Dustseal! What are you doing? We really have turned over a new leaf lately!" World-Proud Jueqing said nervously. Two days ago, their boss had told them not to cause trouble or interfere with his big plans. They had no idea what those plans were, but World-Proud Heroes had genuinely been keeping a very low profile lately.
Wu Shaozhen had stopped changing his mask's appearance lately, so it was perfectly normal for them to recognize him. Everyone knew this mask of his, and since they could recognize him even if he changed it, he could no longer be bothered. As long as his real face remained hidden, that was enough. Being recognized in the game did not matter.
"Turned over a new leaf?" Wu Shaozhen sneered. "Why don't you ask your boss whether he's turned over a new leaf?"
At the sight of Wu Shaozhen, a flicker of panic actually crossed World-Proud Under Heaven's face. He forced himself to stay calm and said, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh? Really?" Wu Shaozhen smiled. The other man's expression had already betrayed him. Before, he had only suspected it. Now he was certain that World-Proud Under Heaven was the one who had sent people to capture him.
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