Sun Lingtong suddenly realized, "So, you pretended to trick Liu Er and the others, but you were actually buying treasure materials and transforming the stone ball into a mechanism?"
Ning Zhuo said, "I needed to tell them about the ambush. After much consideration, I could only use divination as a pretext. Only by doing so could I avoid many suspicions and not have to explain the source of the intelligence."
Southern Bean Country, near Persimmon Fire Mountain.
Ning Jiufan gazed in the distance, but did not rush to enter the city and go home.
He was waiting.
Moments later, Lin Bufan, appearing as a mere mortal, ascended the summit on foot and met with Ning Jiufan.
"Senior Lin, I am deeply grateful for your assistance in coming out of seclusion. The Ning Family will certainly provide a generous reward!" Ning Jiufan greeted him with a bow, his face full of joy.