Lin Yi stood with his hands behind his back and said, "Miss Gu, you came all this way without even informing me. What important matter brings you here?"
Seeing that "Qin Jian" was not treating her with the same respect as before, Gu Tianxue frowned slightly. "It seems Lord Qin still does not know about the secret realm in the West Mountain Southern Domain. Could it be that Tong Pass Prefecture's orders and intelligence are delivered this slowly?"
After several consecutive days in seclusion, Lin Yi truly did not know whether Tong Pass Prefecture had sent any new orders.
"Miss Gu came because of the secret realm?"
At that moment, the maid beside Gu Tianxue could not help speaking. Grinding her little canine teeth, she wore an unhappy expression. "Of course. Lord Qin, could it be that you have forgotten the agreement with my lady?"
What agreement would Lin Yi know about? Without even raising his eyelids, he said in a deep voice, "Naturally, I have not forgotten."
"It is good that you have not. If not for marrying my lady, how could you have become one of the esteemed Twelve Town Guardians? Now that the secret realm in the West Mountain Southern Domain is about to open, whether you can obtain enough materials to refine Martial Saint Pills will depend on your performance... You had better not disappoint my lady!"
The secret realm in the West Mountain Southern Domain?
Materials for Martial Saint Pills?
Only then did Lin Yi suddenly understand, roughly piecing together the contents of the agreement between Qin Jian and Gu Tianxue.
Now he had a clear idea of the situation.
"Rest assured. I have long prepared for the secret realm and certainly will not disappoint Miss Gu. I have important matters to deal with now,