The envoy stood to one side, somewhat curious, because he had no idea what the steward and the others were talking about.
Still, he felt somewhat uneasy. He wanted to know what was happening here, yet he did not want to listen so openly.
After all, this was one of the Mixed Demon Sect's secret locations, and matters here were naturally confidential.
Often, knowing too much was not necessarily a good thing. Instead, it could bring death upon one's head.
"We're probably still short one Void Martial Realm practitioner, or ten Half-Step Martial Realm practitioners. Although we captured quite a few people in this batch, there were too few in the Void Martial Realm, and not many in the Half-Step Martial Realm either. They're much weaker than the previous batches," the man reporting said.
The steward lowered his head and pondered for a moment.
Neither of the two men before him spoke. They waited quietly.
After a long while, the steward raised his head and glanced at the envoy, then said, "I'll go and take a look myself."
With that, he walked toward the main building's entrance.
As he passed the envoy, his steps paused slightly, and he said, "Come and take a look too."
"Huh?" The envoy froze.
He had not expected the steward to call him along, which surprised him greatly.
"The steward is calling you," the man beside him reminded him.
"Yes, yes, but, Steward..." The envoy still felt somewhat afraid to go.
Moreover, the man before him was clearly in the Martial Realm as well, and he did not really dare offend him either.
But before he could finish, he heard the steward say, "If you know nothing about what happens here, how will you report to Chao Jin when you return? Besides, he needs to