"Indeed!"
Li Yan readily admitted that his luck and blessings had been extraordinarily good. A single misstep, and he would already have been reincarnated.
Afterward, Li Yan briefly explained that he had stayed here after being rescued.
But he had wanted to obtain news of the lower realm, or even return there, yet all these years, he had never found a way.
That was when he thought of Guiqulaixi. Since it had branches on so many continents in the lower realm, perhaps he might find one in the Immortal Spirit Realm if he tried searching?
"You're quite a sly one, thinking of a method like that. Was that Abacus Sect also acting on your behalf?"
Su Hong glanced at Li Yan.
Both deliberately avoided the subject of the power behind Guiqulaixi. Li Yan merely hinted tactfully at his suspicions, while Su Hong was even less inclined to spell it out.
"Then was it also you, Miss Su, who had Guiqulaixi investigate the people asking about it several decades ago?"
When Su Hong asked him that question, something suddenly dawned on Li Yan. It seemed she had noticed something unusual long ago.
"My dear Young Master Li, what are you thinking? I had business to attend to, and I only came up here recently.
"Then I learned that the trading company here was investigating why someone had been asking about it. That's perfectly routine intelligence gathering.
"Not long afterward, your transmission jade slip happened to arrive. Once I looked into it, I discovered that the Abacus Sect and the Pojun Sect belonged to the same major power. Only then did I connect it to you."
Upon hearing Li Yan's question, Su Hong betrayed nothing on her lovely face. Not only did she immediately deny his guess, she even gave him a