Business Secrets, Nothing to Disclose

“Hmph...”

Sword Lunatic let out a cold snort and turned his head to look elsewhere. You tell me to speak, and I'm supposed to just speak?

Seeing Sword Lunatic's attitude, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor chuckled and quickly tried to placate him: “Fellow Daoist Jian, please don't be angry. We are only so quick-tempered because our sect's Saintess has died, and we are overwhelmed by grief...”

“Yes, yes... After all, an outstanding junior whom we've nurtured for so many years has died so inexplicably!” the Yunhua Ancestor chimed in as well.

Emperor Tianqi said nothing and turned to look into the distance.

By now, he also knew that Tianjizi was injured. He still didn't know if the man had successfully deduced anything about the killer.

Perhaps now, only the cultivators of the Guiyi Sword Sect might still know some inside information.

Sword Lunatic's eyes flickered. Were these people really just trying to find the killer?

However, he still spoke up: “I've been staying with you guys this whole time, and you know I haven't received a reply either. I don't know what the current situation with our Saint is...”

“If I had known earlier, I should have asked Fellow Daoist Tianji to calculate our Saint's whereabouts first...”

Hearing this, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor and the other two felt a wave of embarrassment.

They had never expected that asking Tianjizi to calculate the killer's identity would almost cost him his life.

“Fellow Daoist Jian, you should hurry and look for your Saint. I'm not trying to jinx him, but so many Saints have met with disaster, and now your Saint is missing too...” the Tiansheng Ancestor continued to advise, and the Yunhua Ancestor chimed in as well.

Sword Lunatic thought about it and couldn't help but worry about his own Saint as well.

Immediately, he nodded in agreement: “You're right. I want to send another sound transmission talisman to our Saint. Can you guys spare me one?”

As soon as Sword Lunatic's words fell, the three stared at him in speechless disbelief. They had never seen someone so shameless.

Hadn't they just given him one a moment ago?

Noticing their expressions, Sword Lunatic felt a bit embarrassed: “Well, isn't it because I've been traumatized by poverty?”

At the same time, he muttered to himself: It looks like I need to change my spending habits!

Just as he was feeling the sting of wasting another sound transmission talisman, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor had already taken out several sound transmission talismans and handed them to him.

Seeing the talismans offered by the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor, Sword Lunatic's eyes lit up, and he quickly reached out to grab them.

In an instant, Sword Lunatic felt that using other people's stuff was indeed much more satisfying!

After receiving the talismans, he actually acted generous for once. He not only sent a sound transmission talisman to his own Saint, but also sent two more to the other disciples.

...

Meanwhile, inside the hall of the Bandit Sect, Lu Ming and his group were discussing their counter-strategy with solemn expressions.

He had just received a warning from Wang Defa, who mentioned that someone was currently trying to deduce their situation. He had warned them to be prepared.

Therefore, Lu Ming gathered everyone together to discuss how to deal with the upcoming situation.

Since they and Ji Chen's group from the Guiyi Sword Sect had already forged a bond through killing people together, Lu Ming no longer hid his identity from them.

At the same time, he also decided to temporarily retire the identity of Sun Xiaosheng.

After all, those Saints and Saintesses had only ended up dead because they wanted to kill Sun Xiaosheng. He believed that the various factions, like the Tiansheng Sect, would definitely realize this.

As for Ji Chen, when he learned that Sun Xiaosheng was actually Lu Ming, he was also utterly shocked.

“I wonder what the situation in Tiansheng City is like right now?” Lu Ming asked with a frown.

“How about I contact our Ancestor to ask around? Though I'm not sure if he knows anything. After all, the Tiansheng Sect and the others usually keep us in the dark whenever they do something,” Ji Chen suggested.

Lu Ming nodded. “It would be best if you can find out, but if not, then forget about it.”

Just as Ji Chen was about to send a sound transmission talisman, at that moment, two sound transmission talismans appeared one after another in front of a Soul Transformation cultivator from the Guiyi Sword Sect.

They were both sound transmission talismans from Sword Lunatic inquiring about their situation.

Only then did Ji Chen notice that his own sound transmission receiving jade actually had cracks on it. No wonder he hadn't received any of the inquiring talismans.

“The Ancestor has people around him!” Ji Chen looked up and warned the others.

The sound transmissions of their Guiyi Sword Sect always used secret codes to prevent sect secrets from being leaked in front of outsiders. In fact, not only their sect had this; other sects did as well.

“Saint Ji, please inquire about the situation with Senior Jian,” Lu Ming said.

Ji Chen nodded, directly took out a sound transmission talisman, and replied to Sword Lunatic: “Ancestor, we suddenly took on a big client, so we urgently left Tiansheng City.”

“To save on sound transmission talismans, we didn't inform you. Oh, by the way, if we can't make it back in time for the Tiansheng Sect Saintess's Husband Selection Tournament, we'll just forfeit directly...”

A brief moment after the talisman was sent, Sword Lunatic's reply came back: “Kid, you did the right thing. Although we are rich now, we still need to save when we can...”

“Let me tell you! Forget about the Husband Selection Tournament. The Tiansheng Sect's Saintess is dead... Not only is she dead, but the Yunhua Saint is also dead... They are all dead!”

“They asked Tianjizi to calculate the culprit, and Tianjizi was also hit by a backlash, leaving him half-dead...”

The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor and the other two looked at Sword Lunatic with faces full of depression. Damn it, we asked you to fish for information.

Sword Lunatic couldn't care less about their expressions. He spilled everything he knew.

After sending the sound transmission talisman, Sword Lunatic stroked his beard and said: “Our Saint doesn't know anything. They went out to do business. You heard it yourself...”

The Yunhua Ancestor pondered for a moment, then spoke up: “Can you ask your Saint where they are right now?”

Sword Lunatic replied directly: “Business secrets, nothing to disclose!”

The Yunhua Ancestor choked. What kind of damn business secrets? What business secrets could a bodyguard possibly have?

The Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor frowned: “Sword Lunatic, ask him about the situation of the Huaguoshan Saint.”

Sword Lunatic was taken aback. He didn't understand why they were asking about the monkey from Huaguoshan. Surely that monkey didn't have the ability to kill so many Saints and Saintesses!

With a flicker of his eyes, he agreed anyway. “Fine!”

He also wanted to know the status of his former employer. Hopefully, the monkey hadn't died here!

Immediately, Sword Lunatic took out another sound transmission talisman to inquire.

A moment later, Ji Chen's reply came back: “I don't know Fellow Daoist Sun's whereabouts. That night, we were originally supposed to attend the gathering together. But just as we were nearing Songfeng Villa, we suddenly received a big order, so I led my junior brothers away...”

“You heard him. Our Saint went to do business, so he doesn't know...”

“Alright, my Saint is fine. I'm leaving!”

After saying this, Sword Lunatic didn't wait for the three to respond. With a flash of his body, he vanished into the void.

Hearing Ji Chen's message, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor and the other two fell into deep thought.

“Why do I feel like this is just too coincidental? Suddenly taking on a big order?” After a moment, the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor spoke to the other two.

The Yunhua Ancestor also nodded in agreement.

They also felt it was too coincidental. Besides, weren't they supposed to be protecting the Huaguoshan lineage at that time? How did they suddenly switch clients?

And who was this new client they switched to?

“How about one of us secretly follows Sword Lunatic to see what's going on?” the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor suggested, his eyes gleaming.

“I'll go!” As soon as his words fell, the Tianqi Ancestor spoke up.

“It's better if I go. I'm afraid that if you follow Sword Lunatic, you won't be able to control yourself and will start a fight...” the Yunhua Ancestor said.

Then, he looked at the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor again and said: “You should properly investigate your Saintess's situation... I feel like she wasn't that simple...”

“Alright!” the Tiansheng Sect's Ancestor agreed.

The Tianqi Ancestor also spoke up, “I will also go investigate the situation with Huaguoshan!”

Hearing this, the Yunhua Ancestor nodded. With a flash of his body, he vanished into the void, secretly tailing Sword Lunatic!