CHAPTER 416: CHAPTER 294: THE MARRIAGE ALLIANCE IS BEING MOVED UP

The spy situation is known by few, and even the Law Enforcement Hall has not informed others.

Thus, only a handful of people are aware of the situation.

Some familiar people, when they cannot see someone, will just assume they went out.

If they don’t return, it means they couldn’t come back.

That’s just how the Cultivation World is.

No one really digs deep for answers.

After all, the outcome is definitely not going to be good.

One day, Shang Huo completed the second team’s task and returned to his dwelling.

During these times, some fellow sect members would joke about him.

Even though he explained many times, they still enjoyed making jokes.

Actually, he felt somewhat secretly pleased.

Deep inside, he inevitably had some expectations.

But lately, his senior sister hadn’t come over, and he didn’t know if her promotion went smoothly.

Shang Huo was just an ordinary member of the second team, so his dwelling was just a single room in the back courtyard.

Just like everyone else.

Only the team leader had a separate courtyard.

Finding his own room, Shang Huo gently pushed open the door and entered.

He had intended to pour himself a cup of tea before continuing with his cultivation.

To achieve a Golden Core as soon as possible.

Just as he was about to pick up the teapot, he noticed an extra Storage Treasure and a letter on the desk.

He was somewhat surprised.

He then checked the Storage Treasure.

Inside, he found an astonishing five thousand one hundred Spirit Stones.

Such a large number of Spirit Stones appearing suddenly in his dwelling made him cautious.

After scanning the surroundings and confirming there was no one around, he finally opened the letter.

Delicate, beautiful characters caught his eye:

Seeing these words is like seeing the person.

The five thousand Spirit Stones from Junior Brother Shang were of great help to me. The five thousand one hundred Spirit Stones on the table are to repay Junior Brother.

The extra one hundred Spirit Stones are the interest for Junior Brother.

This way, we are even.

Zhang Qing remained.

No superfluous greetings, no extra words, only a simple narration of the whole matter.

And it was a transaction.

"We are even, huh."

Reading the content, Shang Huo’s hands fell limply.

His eyes couldn’t hide the loss.

Who wouldn’t think too much?

Although he knew from the beginning, it was definitely impossible.

But as he interacted more with the person, he felt there might be hope.

He thought it would be a beginning, never knowing that it would end before it even started.

Shang Huo, sitting on the chair, stared at the Storage Treasure on the table, silent.

After a long while, he finally muttered:

"I feel a bit upset."

...

"You’re really disgusting, pretending to be a woman writing a letter to a man."

At the Heavenly Suspension Peak, in the courtyard where Gu An resided, Chu Meng was holding peanuts, her face full of disgust.

Gu An rolled his eyes and said, "I didn’t write it, I couldn’t produce such handwriting."

"If it’s not you who wrote it, then who did?" Chu Meng sat down, puzzled.

"It was found in the Storage Treasure of Junior Sister Zhang Qing." Gu An was slightly surprised as he said, "She actually did leave a letter for Shang Huo, but the content was more extensive.

There was a whole other section about returning the Spirit Stones first, then saying that she needed Spirit Stones to try and make a fortune.

Then I wiped off the latter part of the text and finally gave it to Junior Brother Shang Huo.

The 5,101 Spirit Stones were also taken from her Storage Treasure."

"You really treat your subordinates well," Chu Meng casually remarked.

"Nowhere near as good as the senior," Gu An replied, then asked, "Senior, do you know about the Zhuanlun lineage? I heard from the Law Enforcement Hall’s senior brother that this lineage is quite troublesome.

It seems I got involved with a spy I shouldn’t have."

"Not really, after all, the main activities of the Zhuanlun lineage aren’t around here." Chu Meng, eating peanuts, said:

"It’s said that the Zhuanlun lineage believes in reincarnation, like a gear-shaped Magical Treasure, which is their Sect’s Lifebound Magical Treasure.

Summoning their power to refine it, then communicate with the heavens and earth’s reincarnation, turning the gears, retaining a place in the cycle of reincarnation, achieving longevity."

"Is it a Cultivation System or a philosophy?" Gu An was a bit taken aback.

"Consider it a philosophy, as no one has succeeded yet. They say it requires a devout heart and a pure gear-shaped Magical Treasure," Chu Meng paused then continued, "However, the Rotating Wheel Magical Treasure will get involved with people. Being from the same Zhuanlun lineage, they definitely have to seek revenge for their Sect.

It’s a way to unite people’s hearts.

Was it you who killed the person in the end?"

Gu An thought for a moment and nodded, "It should have been me unless they were playing dead."

"You really know how to bring trouble to yourself," Chu Meng said with some headache, "In the end, if it gets hard, aren’t you going to end up needing me to cover for you?

Being your subordinate might be treated gently, but being your superior, you recklessly cause trouble for the superior?

You really are despicable."

Gu An fell silent.

The other person’s words seemed reasonable.

"Feeling guilty now?" Chu Meng sneered, "You see how good your superior is? You bother your superior during the day and go to the tower at night to talk to the Immortal.

You’re letting down me, your superior."

Gu An: "...."

Why bring up seeing the Immortal again?

Maybe you should check your head.

Gu An did not speak.

Eating pastries, he hesitated then said, "How about assigning more tasks?"

"More tasks?" Chu Meng looked at Gu An and said, "You think tasks are hard for you? Want more? Dream on.

Wearing small shoes, yet want more tasks?

Why?

Spirit Stones not enough for you to fund the Immortal?

That’s vile."

Gu An: "...."

You want to see who’s actually vile?

"Right," Chu Meng suddenly changed the topic, "Last time I asked someone about the Royal Family, what you said might be true. There really is a princess who fell into the common world, and it has indeed caused quite a stir in the Royal Family.

Moreover, this fake princess seems to be extremely talented, perhaps one of the top figures of this generation.

Now the Royal Family is in a dilemma.

They don’t know how to handle it.

The marriage alliance with the Dao Sect might be impacted."

"I’m quite curious about these," Gu An said.