The Root Organization had many powerhouses among its members, and Cheng Li was someone with a high status within the organization. Of his two companions, the handsome man was an Envoy who fought for Root all the time in the Lower Realm, just like Cheng Li. As for the old woman, she was someone from the Celestial Frost Sect.

The three’s current destination was the lair of a creature that the handsome man had found with Adventure King.

The handsome man had a good relationship with Adventure King, and the two often worked together when eliminating the pests that attacked the Mother Tree’s roots. Adventure King had also been invited on this attack, but the true purpose of Cheng Li and his two companions was not pest control, but rather assassination. Cheng Li had been paid to kill Adventure King by the Celestial Frost Sect.

The reason for this attack actually had something to do with Lu Yin.

When Lu Yin’s cover as Long Qi had been exposed and he had been fleeing to the Middle Realm from Dragon Mountain, Adventure King had helped Lu Yin escape. This help had not been known by anyone else, but Adventure King had later mentioned the matter to the handsome man, and the man had betrayed Adventure King in order to reap the benefits offered by the Celestial Frost Sect.

The Celestial Frost Sect had already known that Adventure King had had a good relationship with the Lu family, and they even considered him a part of the remnants of the Lu family. This was why Adventure King was...