13: The man in black robes who sells information

Nangong Wenxin and the others watched Shangguan Yuexi and her group leave, preparing to set off for the border.

But at this moment, a black-robed figure silently appeared before them.

Seeing this, everyone was slightly startled. A military formation quietly emerged, and their expressions became more vigilant.

They couldn't see through the person in front of them, nor did they know how this person appeared. How could they not be vigilant?

At this, a faint voice came from under the black robe, "No need to be nervous. This Divine Emissary came today to meet your Zhenbei Army."

"Why do you want to see us?"

Nangong Wenxin frowned. Although he didn't want to talk to this person, he had a feeling that they couldn't leave, or they would regret it!

Hearing his words, the Black-Robed Person chuckled, and the faint voice continued, "They all say your Zhenbei Army is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. This Divine Emissary specifically came to see, and indeed, Prince of Zhenbei, Nangong Yu, only has a Medium Grade Spiritual Root, yet you choose to follow him to the death. You truly live up to the words 'loyalty and righteousness'!"

Nangong Wenxin frowned, unwilling to listen to his nonsense any longer. He said coldly, "Your purpose is probably not that simple, is it? Please state your intentions!"

Hearing this, the Black-Robed Person shook his head slightly, "You are quite perceptive. This Divine Emissary did come today for something. Since I've seen your unwavering loyalty and choice to follow Prince of Zhenbei, Nangong Yu, which makes this Divine Emissary hold you in high regard, I shall sell you a piece of information."

"What information?"

Nangong Wenxin spoke, his expression still vigilant, but with a hint of curiosity.

This person's origin was unknown, and their strength was unknown. He wanted to hear what the other party had to say.

But the Black-Robed Person glanced at the Zhenbei Army, and the faint voice continued, "The Prince of Zhenbei's death was not a coincidence. Someone was scheming behind the scenes, deliberately diverting you all. Someone poisoned him, and someone leaked information."

As soon as these words came out, the entire scene was shocked.

"What?!"

They glared, their eyes wide with anger, at the Black-Robed Person, "Are you telling the truth? Who would dare harm the Prince?"

But the Black-Robed Person shook his head, "Of course it's true. As for who, you'll naturally know once you buy the information!"

"You..."

Qin Wuhui was enraged but was stopped by Nangong Wenxin's outstretched hand.

He glanced at Nangong Wenxin, the army's strategist, and had no choice but to swallow the curse words he was about to utter.

Nangong Wenxin looked at the Black-Robed Person, "How do you plan to sell this information?"

The Black-Robed Person slightly raised his head, but everyone still couldn't see his face. His faint voice continued.

"This Divine Emissary won't make things difficult for you. The Zhenbei Army has three thousand men. Each person gives this Divine Emissary 10 Spirit Stones, and after you kill those people, convert their treasures into Spirit Stones and give half to this Divine Emissary!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone except Nangong Wenxin frowned slightly.

For them, ten Spirit Stones was not a small amount; it was equivalent to two months of their military pay.

Now that they followed the Little Prince, Nangong Yu, it was uncertain whether their military pay would be issued as usual, as the Prince of Zhenbeis Residence was likely to decline after the Prince of Zhenbei's divine demise.

In the future, they might even have to provide for their own military pay, to be self-sufficient. They had already thought of this and had no regrets.

But at this moment, hearing that two months of military pay would be gone because of a single sentence, they couldn't help but frown in secret.

But before they could think further, Nangong Wenxin nodded and said, "I can agree to your terms, but if the information is false, you must be prepared to face the wrath of the Zhenbei Army!"

He wanted to take a gamble. If it was true, they could avenge the Prince of Zhenbei. If it was false, he was willing to accept the lesson!

"Very good, you've made a wise choice!"

The Black-Robed Person chuckled, his gaze fixed on everyone, but he didn't say anything further.

Nangong Wenxin understood his meaning, took out ten Spirit Stones, then turned to look at everyone.

"The Prince treated us well. Now that we know he was murdered, I want to gamble that he's telling the truth. Are you willing to follow me?"

Hearing this, all the Zhenbei Army did not hesitate, taking out ten Spirit Stones each and throwing them over.

Instantly, thirty thousand Spirit Stones were thrown in front of the Black-Robed Person.

The Black-Robed Person looked at the thirty thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones at his feet but said nothing more.

In the Clear Serenity Empire, Medium Grade and higher Spirit Stones rarely appeared; usually, when Spirit Stones were mentioned, they referred to Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

He waved his hand, collecting all the Spirit Stones, then threw a Jade Slip over, turned, and disappeared.

Seeing this, everyone was slightly startled. They hadn't seen how the person disappeared, nor could they detect his presence anymore.

Everyone thought they had lost the gamble and given away thirty thousand Spirit Stones for nothing, but then a faint voice came.

"The list of those involved, and what they did, are all in the Jade Slip. In three months, this Divine Emissary will come back for the Spirit Stones!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Nangong Wenxin and the Jade Slip in his hand.

Nangong Wenxin, whose large hands were usually steady even when killing enemies with his spear, couldn't help but tremble slightly at this moment.

His Divine Soul briefly scanned the contents of the Jade Slip, and his expression immediately turned grim.

Seeing this, Qin Wuhui grew anxious, "Nangong Wenxin, speak up! Were we tricked, or what?"

The others also looked at Nangong Wenxin with anxious eyes, all eager to know the answer.

But Nangong Wenxin looked up and said coldly, "Truth or falsehood unknown. Assemble the army and set out to capture the culprits. We'll know if it's true or false with one try!"

"If true, this general will wipe out their entire clan!"

As soon as these words came out, all three thousand Zhenbei Army soldiers were stunned, and then their expressions turned extremely ugly.

Unlike before, this time their grim expressions were because their Prince might genuinely have been betrayed, leading to his divine demise.

Knowing this, murderous intent surged through them, a towering killing aura shooting straight into the sky, startling the entire Fuguang City.

The citizens of Fuguang City looked up to see three thousand Zhenbei Army soldiers fully assembled, swiftly soaring over Fuguang City and heading towards the northern border.

Their killing intent soared, and their gazes seemed to devour people, causing the eyes of all who saw them to tremble, making them quickly step aside.

Watching the Zhenbei Army depart, the Cultivators and citizens in Fuguang City immediately began discussing animatedly.

"What's wrong with the Zhenbei Army?"

"I don't know either. They don't look like they're guarding the northern border; they look like they're going to kill people!"

"Nonsense! Guarding the northern border and killing invaders, isn't that killing people?"

"No, you don't understand. Usually, even when the Zhenbei Army goes to battle, their killing intent wouldn't be this intense; they would even deliberately restrain it a bit."

"That's right, I've seen the Zhenbei Army go to war before, and it was indeed different from today."

"Looking at this, could it be that someone touched their inverse scale, for example, the Beichuan Empire killed their Prince?"

"That makes sense. With the Prince of Zhenbei's divine demise, let alone them, even I want to go to the front lines. Unfortunately, I'm just an ordinary person, and a cripple at that. How can I kill enemies?"

"That does make sense, but this old man always feels something isn't quite right. It feels like a storm is brewing!"

"Sigh!"

Some discussed, while others' eyes flickered. They all felt that with the Zhenbei Army's departure, something major was about to happen, but they couldn't figure out what the problem was for a while.

Others' eyes flickered, and messages were constantly sent out, including Shangguan Yuexi's four military orders and the Zhenbei Army's abnormality... Nangong Yu was unaware of everything in Fuguang City.

At this moment, he had already been brought by Shangguan Yuexi to the outside of Qingyou Imperial City.

As soon as everyone walked out of the teleportation array and saw the scene before them, they couldn't help but be slightly stunned.