In the depths of Immortal Crane Mountain, Tao Qian's expression twisted complexly upon receiving a secret letter, half in horror and half in relief.
He was now genuinely relieved that after capturing Qin Wuxiang, he hadn't killed this "old friend's son" but instead enlightened him.
With their man inside the Alchemists, such top-secret news could be known in advance.
Just as this thought crossed Tao Qian's mind, his expression suddenly stiffened; it was the Empty Demon that had emerged, weakly explaining:
"Master!"
"You might have been in closed-door cultivation earlier; I couldn't sense you or find you."
"This news actually happened ten days ago."
"That goddamn Alchemist had already set their plan in motion. Now, the combined seventy-two provinces of the south and north are all clouded in the smoke of war, utterly chaotic."
As soon as the Empty Demon finished speaking, Tao Qian's expression changed again.
