Inside the grand royal palace of the glorious Asclepius Kingdom, the First Supreme Elder of the Heaven Dao Sect and King Zhang Yi of the Asclepius Kingdom sat facing one another. These two supposed mortal enemies were talking civilly while sipping on fine cups of tea brewed using precious, Monarch-grade herbs.
"You want this young man down to your bones, and for some reason, you are willing to go as far as helping me secretly deal with Black Lotus," said the king, his tone carrying a deeply probing manner.
Hmmph. "You can stop your tedious attempts to extract more information. You won't get a single word out of me. Just name your price," said the First Supreme Elder, cutting through the pleasantries.
