I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 189: Did I misjudge him?

Bai Mo's expression changed subtly, but Xiao Ling noticed it immediately. At the same time, he sized up Bai Mo.

Wearing a white robe that signifies status.

He is an elder of the Bai family.

It's not surprising, after all, according to Yan Xuanwang, the Blood Shadow Tower not only attacked Young Master Gu's disciple, but also tried to kill the proud daughter of the Bai family!

But Xiao Ling was still very nervous.

After all, this was only his second time here, and his relationship with Gu Heng was actually not close at all; it was just a one-time meeting and an exchange of benefits...

Even so, King Yanxuan used the entire Nianling Sect as leverage and bargaining chip to force Xiaoling to "obtain" a Saint-grade treasure! Xiaoling himself wasn't even sure he could do it.

What can I do for you?

For some reason, Bai Mo had a vague feeling that something was amiss about Xiao Ling's arrival, even though he didn't know the purpose of it...

It was as if the Bai family would suffer a great loss because of this.

Moreover, Xiao Ling's attire was very simple, or rather, very much like that of an ordinary person. It seems that he understood Gu Heng's thoughts very well and tried his best to make himself more in line with the image of an ordinary person when interacting with Gu Heng.

It seems this isn't their first time here.

"Excuse me, I have something very important to show Young Master Gu."

After saying that, Xiao Ling walked straight into the house without looking to the side, while Bai Mo stood aside, frowning.

He saw that Xiao Ling was holding a thin stack of paper rolls in his hand.

That thing… Gu Heng saw the person who came and thought about it carefully for a while before he reacted and said, “Is it Young Master Xiao Ling?”

No wonder he said that the young man, who looked no older than him, with an imposing presence and a humble expression, looked familiar. It turned out that he was the "head of the family" who, at such a young age, was already in charge of a wealthy family.

Although we only met once.

Gu Heng had a good impression of him; at least he was young and promising, which was a completely different level from someone like him who could only run a clinic on the street.

"It is indeed me, Mr. Gu. I am truly flattered that you still remember me."

Xiao Ling walked up to Gu Heng and bowed deeply, neither humble nor arrogant.

"I almost forgot... I've been so busy lately, sometimes I really do forget things..."

However, Gu Heng was still puzzled.

What is he doing here? Logically speaking, ever since Qin Yiyao left their family's "Thousand Swords Hunting Ground," the two sides should have had no contact whatsoever.

Gu Heng certainly didn't want to have any further involvement with this wealthy family.

After all, the two sides almost became enemies at the beginning. If it weren't for the old man Wu Rong and the young master Xiao being reasonable, there would have been real trouble.

Therefore, Xiao Ling's visit was unexpected by Gu Heng.

"I heard that your disciple was ambushed and nearly killed by assassins after leaving the Thousand Swords Hunting Grounds."

"Young Master Xiao's information is not very good. This happened several weeks ago."

Gu Heng smiled.

Qin Yiyao, who was standing next to him, only glanced at Xiao Ling casually before looking away.

It was clear that she didn't care much about his arrival, nor was she happy about it. And the timing of his arrival seemed neither too early nor too late.

It's a bit strange.

She just couldn't quite put her finger on what was strange about it.

"That's right, the Blood Shadow Tower that attacked Miss Yi Yao... If Mr. Gu still needs anything, here is their intelligence!"

Xiao Ling presented the scroll of paper with both hands.

"Young Master Gu, please take a look."

His tone was calm, but he was inwardly anxious.

After all, he wasn't sure if his arrival and this intelligence were already too much of a fuss.

Fortunately, Gu Heng did not throw away the scroll, but carefully read through it.

Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief.

"This is……"

Gu Heng narrowed his eyes slightly. The paper scroll was embroidered with gold thread, very luxurious, yet not at all tacky.

It was filled with information from who-knows-where, including the size and structure of the Blood Shadow Tower, the location of its headquarters, and other details... It was all very detailed!

This is intelligence!

Moreover, it contains extremely detailed information about the Blood Shadow Tower, an assassin organization!

But... how could this be?

Why was Young Master Xiao able to produce such intelligence?

According to Gu Heng's own understanding, Xiao Ling's family was just a wealthy family that made a fortune in business. In theory, they were just ordinary people, only they were extremely rich. They could even hire low-level cultivators and spend a lot of money to send their descendants to some sect to cultivate.

The Blood Shadow Tower is on a different level.

That was a massive assassin force that dominated the Sunfire Dynasty and dared to mess with anyone!

Gu Heng remained silent and put the scroll down.

His first doubt was... was this thing real?

Because Xiao Ling didn't seem like the kind of person who could get such information; he wasn't qualified to have access to such a deadly secret.

But he came all this way just to fool Gu Heng?

That's unlikely.

It's not like they're just bored and have nothing better to do.

"Mr. Gu, how...how is it?"

Xiao Ling couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart, because Gu Heng's somewhat suspicious, even uncertain gaze made him feel inexplicably oppressed, with a sense of panic as if he had exposed something.

He tried to remain calm, but his throat kept moving uncontrollably, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

“Young Master Xiao, I can’t say for sure whether this thing of yours is real or fake!” “Take a look.”

Gu Heng handed the intelligence scroll to Bai Mo.

He had no way of verifying whether the information was true or false, but that didn't matter. He could show it to the old servant of the Bai family. If the Bai family was launching a heavy attack on the Blood Shadow Tower, then some of the information would make sense.

Bai Mo's eyes widened immediately upon seeing this!

Because the information on this is absolutely true!

The Blood Shadow Tower and its hidden branch altars are clearly listed, including the locations of branch altars that have already been destroyed.

"This...this is...you actually have such detailed information about the Blood Shadow Tower?!"

He stared at Xiao Ling in shock.

Where did this Nianling Sect come from?

Even the Bai family, after going to such lengths to uncover the Blood Shadow Tower, has had little success. Yet here he is, suddenly producing such explosive intelligence?

They even have a headquarters location?!

Gu Heng's expression shifted slightly: "Oh? Are all the things on here real?"

"Absolutely true! It overlaps significantly with what I've gathered from the Bai family!"

Bai Mo nodded firmly.

“I see… However, Young Master Xiao, you don’t seem like the kind of person who could obtain this kind of information.”

Gu Heng's gaze returned to Xiao Ling, but this time, he stood up and carefully examined Xiao Ling.

His impression of Xiao Ling began to waver.

I originally thought he was just a young, sensible, and promising rich kid.

but now.

Gu Heng wondered if he had really misjudged the situation. Hmm, that's strange...