The Undying Immortal System

I was about to lose my largest backing in this world, and if Ning ChenKun had any ulterior motives, this would be the perfect time to put them into action. He had said he wanted me to join the Ning Clan, but how sincere had he been?

More importantly, by the way I was acting, he would be able to guess a few important pieces of information. He might not know about the Earth-Rank fire seed, but once he learned such a valuable item went missing, he wouldn’t have too much difficulty connecting its absence with my request to have everyone hide away in the sect.

I was in a potentially risky situation, but that was nothing unfamiliar to me. As usual, I would simply use it as an opportunity to test my benefactor’s trustworthiness. I could have acted less dramatically and tried to prevent him from knowing for certain that Emperor Li had given me something of such immense value, but that would have risked my friends’ lives at the very moment I had taken a solid step toward preserving their memories.

As Ning ChenKun looked at me, I knew what I needed to do. I could give him some simple information that should satisfy his curiosity for the moment, and I could figure out an actual plan when I had more time to consider my options.

I took out a piece of paper and wrote a quick note.

Yan. I have what we need. Stop looking. You’re being watched by people who know too much.

I folded the paper and handed it over without sealing it.

“Please deliver that to Yan. It’s important.”

He took the letter in one hand and tapped it against his other palm a few times, but he didn’t look at it. We both knew he would look at it later, but not looking at it in front of me showed he was willing to give me a modicum of courtesy.