The thin and scholarly man nodded and allowed the veiled woman to approach.

"Go ahead." The thin man said.

The veiled woman then produced a scroll in her hand, likely from a spatial treasure, and passed it to the thin man.

"I've taken the liberty to compile all the intelligence we've gathered, my lord. There are some parts you'll find rather, fascinating." The veiled woman spoke with a respectful tone.

The thin man opened the scroll and started reading it with his full concentration. At first, the man's expression seemed rather disinterested, but later it became more interested until finally, it reached the peak of elation.

"Hahaha!" The thin man laughed out loud.

"You've done well, very well. Seems like we have an interesting contender here." The thin man spoke with a joyous tone.

"How do we proceed, my lord? Do we bring him to you?" The veiled woman questioned.

"We know that his senses are sharp and he's been able to detect our people before. We also don't know who's backing him, but considering his strength and talent, I would say it's someone strong."

The man said and paused before continuing,

"Don't approach him for now and just observe him. Try to get a clue about his backer, if it's someone from our 'list', eliminate him. Otherwise, we may have a new pawn to play with." The thin man said.

"My lord, we still have one of our men watching him. He still has the old orders and is following them. He may end up making contact with the boy, which may end in conflict." The Woman added.

The thin man stroked his beard before speaking,

"Hmm, this does make it a little difficult. Try to send a message as soon as possible and if something does happen, try to avoid further conflict. We'll compensate him later."

"As you wish, my lord." The veiled woman respectfully spoke and turned around.

But just as she was about to leave, the thin man spoke up again.

"Just in case, assign one of our higher corps members to him."

The veiled woman seemed to be surprised, but it could not be seen from because of her veil.

"Are you sure my lord? All three of our higher corps members are currently assigned to long-term missions. If we recall any one of them, then all of their progress may go to waste." The veiled woman asked with an unnerved voice.

that cultivator who was still a teen. She knew how much every higher corps member was worth. Each and every one of them was a Core condensation realm

to be the closest person to her lord, couldn't compare in strength with the

would certainly be worth it." The thin man answered with determination in

should I assign then, my lord?"

the second member of the higher corps. His

of the higher corps is currently in the Black Dawn kingdom, my lord. I estimate it would take

than that, as the current mission is rather sensitive and he will need to sever all ties before returning." The

oversee this assignment." The thin man

done as you say, my lord." The woman replied

a spatial treasure. He held it in his hand and let it activate. The jade slip shone for a bit

may have a new solution, elder

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the Northern

He also had a doubt whether the townsmen who disappeared were taken by the

guard follow the townsmen who had entered the town all the way to their houses. He had also seen the guard withdraw a strange contraption from his

was not able to see what it was but could guess that it was something metallic, as it gave off a glint. He knew that it was not something a guard would carry and was specially made for an unknown reason. The guard was a definite suspect as he had disappeared later as

that guard from the start.' Lin

an eye an hour went by and it was time for him to return back. He reached the square and saw that

portly man approached Lin

did you find

Mu shook his head

houses are silent and everyone is sleeping. Except for a few stray dogs and cats, there's no one wandering

to wait for Xiao Lu to return and

portly man seemed to be getting nervous now. Five more minutes passed and the portly man was

he comes."

but could not see anyone

The three men asked in

the darkness, no wonder they were confused. He then pointed at

the sounds of someone running, they could see the sprinting figure of Xiao Lu appearing from the alley with four

"HELP!!!" He shouted

but before he could even do anything the dogs stopped by themselves. They growled a little and then started yelping, in the next second they scampered

panic. He stopped when he couldn't hear the sounds

Where

rest of the three people along with Lin Mu were confused by

chasing." The man

portly man nodded before turning to Xiao

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