As soon as Jang Hyun-Chul arrived, Byeok Cheol-Gun guided him to the living room. In the next room, Mu-Gun’s group and Jeong Ryeo-Gun of the Putuo Sword Sect were listening to the conversation in the living room.

“Did you receive any news from Xiangshan?” As soon as Hyun-Chul entered the living room, he asked Cheol-Gun.

“Have you not heard anything yet?”

“Yes. I was actually about to contact you because I was so curious.”

“The matter has been properly resolved.”

“Are you speaking the truth?”

“Yes. However, I have something I would like to confirm with you.”

“What is it?”

“It’s about the identity of the people you hired.”

“Why do you ask?”

“According to what my younger brother said, he could feel demonic qi leaking from all of them. Don’t you have something to tell me?”

When Cheol-Gun asked, Hyun-Chul thought it would be best that he found out. After all, he intended to tie down the Byeok Sword Manor by revealing that they had been working with the Nine Celestial Demons Sect and using it as their weakness.

“As you have likely already guessed, they are demonic practitioners, but not just any demonic. They came from the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.”

“Did you just say the Nine Celestial Demons Sect?” Cheol-Gun asked, pretending to be surprised.

“That’s right. They are the demonic practitioners of the Asura Cult, one of the nine factions of the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.”

“Considering you’re aware of their identity, then that means the Hangzhou Merchant Company is in league with the Nine Celestial Demons Sect.”

“That’s right.”

When Hyun-Chul admitted to...