In the Underground City's command room, Jiang Chen sat at the head of the table while Shenji stood beside him with his hands at his sides. His former indifference and mystery were gone, replaced by a thoroughly warm smile.
"Heh, Elder Jiang, you have countless affairs to attend to every day. Please take care of your health. If you collapsed from exhaustion, it would be the greatest loss for us Nine Provinces people at home and abroad."
His choice of "Nine Provinces people" was very deliberate, expressing how, though the Reincarnators lived abroad, their hearts still yearned for their homeland.
The way he looked at Jiang Chen made Jiang Chen a little uneasy. He thought that even if he had displayed Ninth Stage strength, surely that should not make a top Reincarnator lower himself this much?
After all, people like Shenji and Jing Shou had once reached the peak of the Ninth Stage in bygone eras, and could even contend with the Great Cultivators who represented the previous era's greatest fighting strength.
Someone at the Ninth Stage should not command this much respect from them.
It seemed the main problem was still brain damage. Had even Elder Sun failed to heal them properly, and now they had come to make trouble for him?
"Brother Shenji, there's no need to be so polite. Let's get straight to business."
Jiang Chen was still a reasonable man. After all, they had been cooperating when he damaged their brains with those shock waves. What he meant was that they could discuss compensation directly.
To his surprise, Shenji's expression grew even more profound at those words. "So you already knew, Elder Jiang. Of course, nothing could escape someone like you."
"Then I'll speak frankly. For the opening of the Dragon Palace, Elder Sun will bring