Max Level Return—I'll Protect That Fragile One

She asked Xu Xingguang, ”Can I make a copy of this information?”

Xu Xingguang instead asked her, ”Granny Nan, do you think with just this information, you can find allies? Can you destroy Qu Yanling and her forces behind her?”

Elder Tan Nan also understood that with just this, it would be hard to resolve the crisis in the Mortal World.

She pressed her lips together, unwillingly saying, ”But we must take action, we can’t delay any longer.”

”Naturally, but...” Xu Xingguang’s eyes suddenly became deep and unfathomable, she posed a question to Elder Tan Nan: ”Granny Nan, who do you think is the person behind Qu Yanling, who seduced her into doing these things and promised her many benefits?”

Elder Tan Nan instinctively said, ”Who else could it be but people from the Eastern Alliance?”

After answering, she saw the mocking smile on Xu Xingguang’s face. ”Granny Nan, the Mortal World is a piece of fat meat that everyone wants a bite of. You said this earlier.”

Elder Tan Nan was first taken aback, but after understanding the true meaning hidden in Xu Xingguang’s words, the anger in her heart was like a bucket of water poured over her, instantly extinguished.

She just felt powerless.

That powerlessness was unprecedentedly strong. ”You’re suggesting that the person behind Qu Yanling is not necessarily from the Eastern Alliance and its underworld forces; it could also be a force from the Central Yu Alliance or the Divine Hidden Alliance, or even...”

”The Three Great Alliances?” Elder Tan Nan’s voice trembled as she said the last words.

Facing Elder Tan Nan’s inquiry, Xu Xingguang didn’t respond.

She herself did not know.

But until the truth was thoroughly investigated, any force, any alliance was a suspect in her eyes. This is also why she did not dare to rashly take this evidence to the leadership of the Central Yu Alliance and the Divine Hidden Alliance.

Because those who seem to be close to the Mortal World on the surface might also be the ones who want to claim it for themselves.

Living so many years, if Xu Xingguang couldn’t understand this, it would have been a waste of her life.

Moreover, Huo Wen’an lived in the Divine Martial Realm in his past life, so he knows more of the inside stories. If the only people wanting to invade the Mortal World were the Eastern Alliance, then Huo Wen’an would have found help in the Divine Hidden Alliance by now.

Yet, he’s still wandering outside, still doing live broadcasts.

He’s clearly casting a long line to catch a big fish, waiting for the people he recognizes to find him.

Huo Wen’an’s live broadcasts revealed two pieces of information to Xu Xingguang.

First, the Divine Hidden Alliance is not reliable, or rather, not all of its leaders are reliable. Second, the curator of the Divine Concealment Emperor Exhibition Hall is someone who might be usable.

As for how to use him, and to what extent, that remains to be seen.

”Now that I know about this, I won’t pretend to be ignorant,” Elder Tan Nan promised Xu Xingguang: ”Little Fox, I will help you investigate this matter in secret, to see if Qu Yanling has had any contact with anyone from the Divine Martial Realm during her years in the Mortal World.”

”Thank you, Granny Nan, but I think we can start by investigating after Qu Yanling’s parents were imprisoned. I always feel that Qu Yanling’s mind couldn’t come up with the plan to flee to the Mortal World. It’s more like someone is instructing her, deliberately.”

Elder Tan Nan hadn’t interacted with Qu Yanling, but Xu Xingguang had dealings with her, and since Xu Xingguang said so, there must be a reason.

”Alright, I’ve noted it down.”

As they were talking, Elder Tan Nan’s Intelligent Brain Terminal suddenly lit up.

Elder Tan Nan’s Intelligent Brain Terminal was connected to the surveillance system of the entire Wuyuan Town. She tapped on the terminal with her fingers and saw Dongfang Yi and his group appearing at the entrance of Wuyuan Town through her iris.

Staring at the old man standing in front of Dongfang Yi for a few more seconds, Elder Tan Nan was a bit surprised, ”How could it be him?” It was actually the curator of the Divine Concealment Emperor Exhibition Hall.

This person held high status and his combat strength was known as top-notch among super power users in the Divine Martial Realm, no wonder the alliance notified her to receive him with the highest standards.

Xu Xingguang couldn’t see this scene; it was only after Elder Tan Nan turned off the Intelligent Brain Terminal that she asked her, ”Granny Nan, has the honored guest from the Divine Hidden Alliance arrived?”

”Yes.” Elder Tan Nan stood up with a small teapot and said to Xu Xingguang, ”Come back to the town with me to meet the honored guest.”

”Alright.”

Disliking Xu Xingguang’s slow little flying electric vehicle, Elder Tan Nan directly picked up Xu Xingguang and placed her on her motorcycle’s seat.

In just a minute, the two of them returned to Wuyuan Town from the 18 Herb Fields.