While others on the other peaks had not even completed half of it.
The attitudes of Xue Zhu and Shan Gui towards Li Chonglou also completely changed. As they had spent these past few days together, both realized that Li Chonglou was actually a very easygoing person.
Even towards Shan Gui, who had harbored intentions towards him before, Li Chonglou could still offer a smile from the heart, as if he didn't care about what had happened previously.
"Brother Li, if only I had met you sooner," Xue Zhu couldn't help but sigh as they parted.
Shan Gui, after some hesitation, also spoke up, "Brother Li, I was wrong about what happened before. If you ever need anything when you go to the Southern Isles in the future, just mention my name!"
Li Chonglou's expression froze, "Southern Isles? Brother Shan Gui, you're from the Southern Isles?"
The Southern Isles were the southernmost part of Huaxia. It was said that there was no cold winter there, and the climate was pleasant all year round.
Before coming to Shangjing, Li Chonglou had thought about bringing his wife and master to settle on the Southern Isles for a while, but he hadn't expected his stay in Shangjing to be so long.
Shan Gui nodded, and Xue Zhu also explained, "Before coming to Shangjing, Brother Shan Gui was the island master of the Southern Isles. Even high-ranking government officials had to give him face."
Xiao En, who always liked to poke holes, suddenly interjected, "Brother Li's strength is completely on par with both of you, why would he need your help?"
Their expressions stiffened.
Li Chonglou laughed heartily, "Don't say that. Life is unpredictable, who knows what will happen in the future."
The few of them looked at each other and smiled, finally parting ways at Camp No. 1.
Li Chonglou still had to return to the Executive Department, so he naturally had to go with Wu Di Fanli and the others.
There was still no clue regarding Master Jian Wen's materials, but Li Chonglou was not in a hurry this time. After all, Lao Lin and the others had all recovered.
With Elder An's special methods, he could unleash his full strength, or even greater strength, when necessary!
However, just as they were about to leave, a familiar figure suddenly blocked Li Chonglou's path.
It was the great lawyer Luo Ya.
"Kid, come with me."
Li Chonglou looked bewildered, and Fanli was about to speak when Luo Ya interrupted, "You guys go back first. The General Bureau has new missions for you."
There were missions?
The expressions of the few changed instantly, but upon learning Luo Ya's identity, they could only do as he said.
The great lawyer of the underground world camp, and a candidate for the Supervisory Council, his authority here was no less than that of the great captains of the four departments of the General Bureau.
After they left, Li Chonglou frowned and asked, "Did something happen?"
Luo Ya didn't explain immediately but led him to a quiet bungalow.
One could guess that this residence in Camp No. 1 belonged to Luo Ya. The latter made a gesture for him to enter.
Beside the only square table in the living room, Li Chonglou and Luo Ya sat facing each other.
Luo Ya spoke first, "Elder Tie will be here in about half an hour."
Both sending Wu Di and the others away, and rushing over, Li Chonglou's heart sank.
"What exactly happened?"
Luo Ya suddenly asked, "You should know about Peak Power, right?"
Li Chonglou nodded, but his mood instantly became heavier. His intuition told him that what had happened this time might far exceed anything before!
After all, he had successfully completed the mission even under the influence of heavenly power this time, and even gained some benefits, which had already made him vigilant!
This was why, when Luo Ya asked him to stay, he immediately asked what had happened without hesitation.
Luo Ya continued, "To put it simply, in Huaxia, minor matters are handled by the General Bureau. One level above is the Three Councils, and one level above that is the Elder Council. But there is still another level above that, which is Peak Power."
"Huaxia currently has four Peak Powers in charge, two of whom are responsible for the surface world, and two for the underground world."
At this point, Luo Ya paused, a rare look of solemnity in his eyes.
The first time Li Chonglou saw him, he had a frivolous demeanor. Li Chonglou had never seen such an expression before!
"Metal Power, one of the Peak Powers of the surface world, has spoken about you."
Li Chonglou's expression froze.
"Spoken? What does that mean?"
Luo Ya said gravely, "It means exactly what it says. But know this, under normal circumstances, even a master at the eighth level may not have the qualification to be spoken about by a Peak Power."
Li Chonglou's fist clenched.
"He issued a kill order for me?"
Luo Ya shook his head, "Peak Powers do not do such things. In fact, as I said, it's literal. Metal Power merely mentioned you, but it was in the presence of another person who possessed heavenly power."
Li Chonglou did not understand his meaning and could only frown.
Seeing this, Luo Ya couldn't help but sigh and say, "Don't you understand yet? Peak Powers are the true decision-makers of a country. Although Metal Power didn't target you, he mentioned to another heavenly power that you should be watched. Once this news gets out, naturally, people will target you."
Li Chonglou understood a little but still asked, "So, according to you, was this a casual remark or intentional?"
Luo Ya remained silent, just looking at him quietly.
After a long pause, Li Chonglou chuckled, "I understand."
"You can still laugh? Do you know what this means?"
Li Chonglou thought for a moment, "It means even Elder Tie can't protect me? But what reason did they use?"
Luo Ya was momentarily stunned.
This was the first time he had seen someone react like this after being targeted by a Peak Power.
Why did it feel like he wasn't the one being targeted?
Luo Ya reminded him, "It's about the matter with Hei Zi. Did you have any cooperative transactions with a Hei Zi named Hua Zi?"
"I didn't expect them to be able to investigate even this. Impressive."
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Chonglou's expression suddenly changed.
"No, this should also be a coincidence, right? Is it because of the heavenly power?"
"Kid, I must say, I'm truly looking at you with new eyes."
Luo Ya exclaimed.
"That's right, the transaction between you and Hei Zi this time is also a coincidence. If Metal Power hadn't spoken, even Elder Tie could have protected you. But now, no one can explain this for you."
"Unless you can capture that Hei Zi named Hua Zi and hand him over for interrogation by the Peak Power themselves."
After saying this, Luo Ya casually mentioned the difficulty of finding Hua Zi.
Several major countries, over a dozen small countries, with entrances to the underground world numbering around twenty. Although these were actually divided among several major countries, the area within was terrifyingly vast.
In such circumstances, finding Hua Zi was no different from ascending to heaven!