Chapter 1040: Mysterious Men of the Round Table (1/2)
Chapter 1040: Mysterious Men of the Round Table
The first time Zu An had heard of the Zhenyuan Merchant Co Chen Zhou’s case He had learned that Chen Zhou was investigating a s the Zhenyuan Merchant Group
However, Zu An knew Chen Zhou had died near the capital He should already have been en route to deliver his report to the capital at the ti case
Furthermore, the corpse that had been burned in the warehouse wasn’t Chen Zhou That hy Zu An hadn’t paid the Zhenyuan Merchant Group too ation continued, he saw more and more shades of the Zhenyuan Merchant Group Now, after learning that a fiend race expertin the Zhenyuan Merchant Group, he knew there was definitely soo with you and investigate the Zhenyuan Merchant Group,” Zu An said
Qiu Honglei was happy but surprised She asked, “Won’t this interfere with your affairs?”
Zu An shook his head and replied, “It’s fine I just happen to have solei leaned her head against his arood to an to talk about their lives after they had separated Soon after, they unknowingly entered the Zhenyuan Merchant Group’s territory Many of the shops in Cloudcenter City belonged to the Zhenyuan Merchant Group, so the area they occupied was extreence, Kong Qing was likely hiding in the eneral headquarters The two of them walked around the headquarters like two lovers on a stroll, while scouting out the state of the security and noting things like the shi+ft changes
After they looked around, Zu An was shocked He exclaimed, “This Zhenyuan Merchant Group is crazy! The security is even tighter than the Civil Affairs Manor’s lei replied, “The Zhenyuan Merchant Group’s scale was in with Their stores are everywhere around the world Meanwhile, Cloudcenter Coeneral headquarters is located, so the situation here is naturally pretty exaggerated”
Zu An was soht, Would it be better to transfer over so troops with him would attract too much attention, and he didn’t have any proof at the , the after such a huge contributor to the nation’s taxes with troops for no reason would definitely have bad repercussions
As such, he decided to look around a bit first
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The two of theo inside, but Zu An stopped her, saying, “Wait outside here After all, that Kong Qing was even able to escape froh Furtheranization They’ll havethis place”
Qiu Honglei harru clearly dissatisfied She said, “For better or for worse, I am a proper Holy Sect Saintess I have the ability to protect myself”
“It really isn’t the same this time…” Zu An said seriously, “Not only does this involve the death of your sect’s elder, it involves a huge shi+ft in Cloudcenter Commandery’s court This situation is extremely complicated, and even I have to treat it with utmost caution I don’t have the confidence to ensure your safety later”
With Honglei’s talent and resources, one day, she could definitely become one of the world’s most powerful cultivators However, at theShe had only cultivated for a decade or so of time How could she compare to those old freaks who had cultivated for decades, or evenso to take risks without understanding the situation inside
When she heard the severity in his tone, Qiu Honglei thought for a bit and said, “Alright then I don’t want to hold you back inside How about this? I’ll wait outside to help you later If I sense that you’re in danger at all, I’ll cause a disturbance outside to draw their attention”
She o in if she were alone But since she ith Zu An, she absolutely didn’t want to drag him doith her
Zu An smiled and pinched her cheeks He was just about to sneak in when Qiu Honglei suddenly grabbed hi this with you This thing is called the Little E within a radius of several zhang Of course, if the target’s cultivation is really high, it won’t be able to stop them, but it can at least slow their movements You should keep this on you just in case”
She was about to explain how to use the Little Empress Lantern to Zu An, but he had already pushed it back into her hands He said, “Don’t worry This item won’t be of much help to me with my current cultivation This is your trump card, so you should keep it with you to protect yourself You still need to helpyou? I’ll feelon you”
When she heard the confidence in his voice and saw the callei sot that your cultivation is already entirely different now That’s fine too You need to be careful”
Zu An nodded He snuck right in as soon as the guards left They had observed the guards’the day, so he was able to easily break through their defenses
But the further in he went, thestricter There werefrom all directions They would irass roup need to be so mysterious?” Zu An frowned He feltwith the Zhenyuan Merchant Group Of course, with his current cultivation, as well as the jade badge’s scouting abilities, it wasn’t too difficult for hiuards