A short while later, Yue Wen walked out of the villa, his expression sinister and his gaze cold. Glancing around along the way, he reached a secluded street corner and changed into a black robe.
When he emerged from the corner again, he looked every bit a shady demon-blood human afraid of being discovered.
Passing an inconspicuous window, he casually picked up a bottle of pills and a jade talisman sitting there. These were the Hundred Qi Pills Ao Weilian had fetched from the Treasure Vault at his request.
The talisman was a Following Talisman that combined audio monitoring and surveillance, allowing those on the other end to check on Yue Wen at any time.
After the Azurefall Profound Gate made its demands, the Dragon Hall swiftly assembled an operations team personally led by Ao Yuanzhong. Its only Council member was Ao Ligun.
The main person handling its affairs was Ao Yuanzhong's most highly regarded son, Ao Weilian.
This operations team was already the cleanest group the Dragon Hall could assemble. Its main task was to help Yue Wen carry out a reverse infiltration of the Demon Race's spies.
On the Azurefall Profound Gate's side, Perfected One Nagiko was rushing over to join the team. She would also bring Venerable Yuezun's magical artifact. If the Dragon Hall made any suspicious moves, Venerable Yuezun would descend in an instant and have a good talk with them.
Although the Dragon Hall was somewhat displeased that the Azurefall Profound Gate was interfering in its internal affairs, Yue Wen, as a disciple of the Xuanmen Patriarch, had faced repeated assassination attempts inside the Dragon Hall, each more brutal than the last.
The Dragon Hall had failed to fulfill any of its responsibility to protect him. Knowing it was in the wrong, it could offer