"Hey, hey, hey, Sister Mengmeng, don’t just go saying things; I never asked you to do that." Seeing Yun Mengmeng running over with Celestial Master Guiyuan, Lu Yang instinctively denied any involvement.

"Ah? Did I grab the wrong person? Second-in-command, don’t you want this one?"

Lu Yang pointed at Celestial Master Guiyuan, and Yun Mengmeng made as if to throw Celestial Master Guiyuan aside, frightening Lu Yang so much that he hurriedly stopped her.

"Don’t throw, don’t throw, I want him."

"So, I didn’t grab the wrong one after all," Yun Mengmeng said delightedly, feeling that she had finally managed to be of some help to the Second-in-command and very accomplished.

"Junior Brother Lu, who is this?" Fang Jin cautiously inquired about Yun Mengmeng’s identity. He had seen everything—the predecessor had knocked out both Celestial Master Guiyuan and Si Lei God Lord.

Although two Half-Immortals had exhausted themselves greatly, knocking them out didn’t seem like something achievable even in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage.

"She’s my boss." Yun Mengmeng declared proudly, then paused, feeling that something was off.

Oh, I misspoke. Chief Housekeeper is the boss.

"Second-in-command is my old..."

"Fellow sect member, we’re fellow sect members," Lu Yang quickly interjected. Sister Mengmeng, you really do dare say anything.

"Fellow sect members?" Fang Jin looked puzzledly at Lu Yang and Yun Mengmeng. Would fellow sect members call each other "Second-in-command"?

You all really aren’t from a bandit den?

Fang Jin didn’t dwell on this too much, capturing Si Lei, the main culprit, was better than anything else, no need to worry about Si Lei seeking revenge anymore.

Although their Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect was just the victim and supposedly had nothing to do with Si Lei, judging by Si Lei’s behavior, he might hold a grudge against their sect after failing to defeat Celestial Master Guiyuan.

"The Third Elder said you two can return to the sect, no need to do unpaid work at the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect anymore," Yun Mengmeng recalled the purpose of this trip; capturing two Half-Immortals was just a side task, the main goal was to call them back.

"Speaking of which, where is the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect? The Third Elder said the scenery of this sect is beautiful, with stunning views all year round."

Yun Mengmeng, resting her hand on her forehead and standing on tiptoe, looked around, unable to find a place that could be described as "beautiful scenery."

Lu Yang silently turned his head, looking toward the ruins of the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect’s sect ground, inundated by Ruishui River, with mountains collapsed and earth cracked, feeling that even if he and Old Meng wanted to volunteer here, there would be no chance.

Moreover, now that they had found Ancestor Guiyuan and captured Si Lei God Lord, with these two major tasks at hand, they needed to return to their own sect anyway.

"Sister Mengmeng, let’s go back."

Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou reluctantly said their goodbyes to the Supreme Elder, Sect Master Kong, and Fang Jin.

"Senior Jin, Senior Kong, Senior Brother Fang, we take our leave."

Sect Master Kong watched Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou depart, feeling very guilty. The two had almost met with misfortune in their sect; if something had actually happened, he wouldn’t know how to face Third Zhang.

"Master, what should we do now?"

Sect Master Kong thought for a bit and said, "Let’s first console the sect members. Leave the sect ruins untouched for now; I’ll send someone to inform the Jingzhou Branch to come here and assess our losses."

"The sect hasn’t been maintained for a long time; it’s a good opportunity to renovate it."

Knowing that he wouldn’t have to pay out of his pocket and that insurance would cover it, Sect Master Kong felt much better, as if he was just shutting down for a few days for renovations.

"It’s just the books in the Scripture Pavilion that are a bit troublesome. After being soaked in Ruishui, I don’t know how many are still readable."

"That’s alright." The Supreme Elder said cheerfully, "Of the three of us, you read the least. Chap Fang and I have memorized all the books from the Scripture Pavilion, so even if some books are unreadable, it won’t matter."

...

At the Jingzhou Branch of the Land Money Trade Association.

Upon hearing his deputy’s report, the Branch Head’s mind went blank, immobile like a statue, and it took him a while to come back to his senses.

"You mean there was a battle involving Half-Immortals at the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect?!"

He shouted incredulously, scarcely daring to imagine the chain reactions this event would trigger. The Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect had numerous buildings and unique landscapes, and though its value was unknown, it certainly would be more expensive than Sword Tower!

Sword Tower only had one building!

The list of failed investments was about to get one longer.

"How could this be possible, how could the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect have such an incident, weren’t the risk assessments for the seven elders showing extremely low risk?"

"And those seven immortals, where are they!"

The branch president immediately pulled out a gleaming machete, ready to confront the seven elders, but the deputy quickly stopped him.

"President, you forgot, the headquarters mentioned that several of their seasoned assessors had retired, forcibly transferring all seven elders away."

Only then did the branch president remember that all seven elders had gone to the headquarters, and being a branch president, he quickly calmed down to analyze the situation.

Damn, the insurance was bought just half a month ago, and the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect had an incident?

Insurance fraud?

"Explain in detail, what exactly happened to the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect!"

The deputy reported the incident truthfully, and after listening, the branch president could not find any suspicious details; it all seemed like a mere coincidence.

One side was Heavenly Venerate Si Lei from Great Qian, and the other was Celestial Master Guiyuan, who had disappeared for eighty thousand years; the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect simply didn’t have the capability to find these legendary figures.

If they had such capabilities, they wouldn’t need to commit insurance fraud.

"Just an accident?"

"Forget it, let’s have someone assess the damages to the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect first."

A day later, the branch president held a Recording Orb, which recorded the dreadful conditions of the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect. Viewing it almost gave the branch president a heart attack.

It was utterly destroyed, not a trace left.

Thunder purification, Ruishui River cleansing, the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect couldn’t even find a single intact item!

"President, should we compensate?" the deputy asked quietly.

The branch president’s body trembled, and he squeezed out a word through clenched teeth, "Compensate—"

"Ah, wait, we have an accountability system, the Shu State Chamber of Commerce compensated the Sword Tower without pursuing accountability, because they couldn’t locate the parties involved in the conflict."

"This time is different, the responsibility lies with Heavenly Venerate Si Lei, a Great Qian Half-Immortal’s savings should be enough to cover the compensation, right?"

The deputy had to remind on the side, "President, it’s true that the Great Qian Half-Immortal possesses Spirit Stones, but don’t forget that the Laurel Fairy Palace has captured the Demon-Subduing God Lord and the Demon-Removing God Lord of Great Qian, and according to the intel they provided, their savings are all stored in the Fairy Palace."

"Regarding the location of the Fairy Palace, they’ve been placed under a restriction, they can’t speak about it, and soul searching is useless, no one knows where the Fairy Palace is."

"Heavenly Venerate Si Lei might be facing a similar situation."

The branch president’s stomach ballooned with rage several times, but he finally slumped down, although it wasn’t good news, everything the deputy said was correct.

The deputy was level-headed and always made the right judgments; it seemed his position was truly well-deserved.

"President, I have an idea about this incident."

"Let’s hear it."

"Last time the Sword Tower had an incident, Junior Brother Lu was there; this time the Mountain Moving and Sea Filling Sect had an incident, and Junior Brother Lu was also present. Do you think it’s possible that it’s related to Junior Brother Lu?"

The branch president looked at the deputy, his eyes expressing some surprise, as though saying how could you think of such a thing.

"Tom, now I must say a few words to you."

"Please do."

"We need evidence when dealing with matters. The reports show that in both incidents, Junior Brother Lu was merely a spectator. Be it a battle of Immortals or Half-immortals, none relate to Junior Brother Lu."

"Especially this time, you also saw the report, finding the Immortal Gold Box was purely coincidental."

"But President, we must also consider probabilities."

The branch president hissed.

"…Now that you mention it, it does seem somewhat reasonable."