Before long, Yue Wen and his group arrived at the Supernatural Affairs Bureau and told Perfected One Nagiko the good news.
Nagiko's senior sister had learned of this plan after killing Su Beiyan last time. After returning to the Azurefall Profound Gate to give a brief report and receive her reward, she had immediately come back to River City.
The two listened to Yue Wen's report together.
"You mean we don't have to lie in ambush this time, and can openly enter the venue to listen to their negotiations?" Nagiko gave a subtle smile. "We get a treat like that?"
"Not quite openly," Yue Wen said. "I'll still have to ask you two to change your forms, conceal your auras, and wear a few things steeped in corpse energy."
Both Nagiko and Tongguang had... very distinctive figures. Simply throwing on black robes would do nothing to hide them.
Fan Baiyan had briefly encountered them before and would probably recognize them without even seeing their faces.
However, once cultivators reached the Sixth Realm and forged their Dharma Bodies, their control over their bodies increased greatly. Temporarily changing their builds with supernatural powers was a simple matter.
The two Perfected Ones only needed to form hand seals and cast a spell to take on the physiques of tall, muscular men.
"Then we can listen to more of their conversation before making our move. No matter what, neither of them will escape this time," Tongguang added.
"You can prepare your clothes and builds first, then have my two assistants give you some training when you come out," Yue Wen said. "Playing corpse puppets isn't actually that simple. Let's put a little effort into it so they don't spot anything wrong ahead of time."
"All right." Nagiko nodded. "Wait outside for us."
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