Hm? Where did he go?4

Branch Master Ma stood frozen in the secluded alleyway, his nerves on edge. Just a moment ago, Wu Yuan was beside him. But he had vanished in the blink of an eye.0

So, this is a Grandmaster? No wonder there are barely any stories about them in the world.0

He was a high-ranking expert on the Human Rankings, yet even he had no clue which direction Wu Yuan had taken off in, much less an ordinary person.0

And this was just a Grandmaster. What about the legendary Heavenly Rankers? As long as they didn't start a large-scale battle, mortals wouldn't be able to detect them at all if they wished to remain hidden.0

I wonder if the two Grandmasters will come to blows. Branch Master Ma scanned his surroundings. 0

I’d better hide for now, I should really learn from my Senior Uncle.1

Right! Back at the branch, I informed Senior Uncle that Grandmaster Shadow Blade had arrived. He explicitly instructed me to go on and greet him first, saying he would follow shortly. So why hasn't he arrived?0

He set me up again!15

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Atop a building, Wu Yuan and the tall figure cloaked in black stood several dozen meters apart. They could close the gap in an instant, yet neither side showed any sign of fear.0

"Li Yan?" Wu Yuan pored over the Land Rankings in his mind. There was no such name. Clearly, it was an alias. No one would state their real name in the Pleiades Guild.0

"Shadow Blade...4