Dongyun Hu, lying on the ground, looked at Shen Chongming with a somewhat surprised expression.

Shen Chongming was also slightly taken aback by his question.

This person is quite strange, not knowing this is the Shen Family, sneaking around to spy on something?

"Are you from the Shen lineage?"

Dongyun Hu struggled to stand, looking at Shen Chongming with some excitement.

He originally thought that the mission this time could not be completed, and even if he died to apologize, it would not bring the Sect Leader’s care for his younger brother.

Unexpectedly, the person in front of him actually said that this is the Shen Family!

"I am Shen Chongming, the Patriarch of the Shen Family."

Seeing that he finally opened his mouth, Shen Chongming thought for a moment and then reported his name.

Hearing this, Dongyun Hu suddenly grinned.

The three people in front of him were all a bit bewildered by his abrupt smile.

"Fellow Daoist, could you first release my restraints?"

Dongyun Hu put away the smile on his face, looking at Shen You respectfully.

Shen You’s beautiful eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Dongyun Hu continued, "Your power far exceeds mine. In front of you three, even if I wanted to escape, there’s no way I could."

Hearing this, Shen You glanced at Shen Chongming, saw him nod, and then directly waved to release the restraints on Dongyun Hu.

After regaining his freedom, Dongyun Hu hurriedly took out a storage bag from his chest and handed it to Shen Chongming.

"Entrusted by others, I am to deliver this to the Yunzhong Shen Family and give it to a cultivator surnamed Shen."

Shen Chongming looked at the storage bag in his hand but did not directly take it.

"Who entrusted you with this?"

Dongyun Hu shook his head.

When he came, Shen Chongxu specifically instructed him not to say too much.

"The item has been delivered, I kindly ask your noble family to let me return to report."

Dongyun Hu bowed again, handing over the storage bag.

Hearing this, Shen Chongming took the storage bag, opened it, and was somewhat surprised.

Inside the storage bag were various heavenly and earthly treasures, spiritual herbs, spirit crystals, and the like.

In addition, there were three translucent jade scrolls, clearly recording something.

"Brother?"

Seeing Shen Chongming’s slightly surprised expression, Shen You curiously came forward and asked, "What’s inside?"

Shen Chongming did not speak, directly handing the storage bag to her.

Shen You also inserted her divine sense into the storage bag and immediately saw the contents.

Seven hundred eighty-one spirit crystals, and a hundred thirty-three spirit crystal fragments, various spiritual medicine ores, all organized neatly, with three jade scrolls placed to one side.

"This..."

Shen You’s face was full of confusion.

If an old acquaintance were to deliver something to the Shen Family, aside from everything else, the spirit crystals should at least be in round numbers, right?

Seven hundred spirit crystals, or maybe even seven hundred fifty or seven hundred eighty.

But the spirit crystals in this storage bag were both fractional and whole, with even spirit crystal fragments included.

This looks like a legacy of some sort!

Shen Chongming looked at the Dongyun Hu in front of him, his expression somewhat complex.

Upon seeing the items in the storage bag, he already roughly guessed who had entrusted this person.

"How... is he doing now?"

After a brief thought, Shen Chongming spoke gently.

Dongyun Hu was slightly taken aback, feeling somewhat bitter inside.

It seems that his guess was correct.

But knowing this secret, given the Sect Leader’s character, there may be no escape upon returning.

Likewise, being the earliest cultivator following Shen Chongxu, Dongyun Hu also understood Shen Chongxu’s temperament.

The debts owed to him would surely be compensated on his younger brother Dongyun Pao.

Thinking of this, Dongyun Hu felt relieved.

"The employer instructed not to say too much."

"If the Patriarch of Shen considers my merit for delivering the items, please don’t press further."

Hearing this, Shen Chongming nodded.

"Someone, bring some tea and spirit fruits."

After ordering the tea and spirit fruits, Shen Chongming thought for a moment and said, "Fellow Daoist, please take a rest."

After saying this, he hurriedly left.

While Shen Li and Xu Zhan accompanied Dongyun Hu in a side room, Dongyun Hu suddenly looked at Shen You and said, "This fellow Daoist is also surnamed Shen, right?"

Shen You nodded, "My name is Shen You. That was my brother just now."

Hearing this, Dongyun Hu shook his head with a bitter smile, "If I had asked you first, it would not have been so embarrassing."

After eating two spirit fruits and drinking some spirit tea, Shen Chongming returned.

Dongyun Hu quickly stood and cupped his hands.

After returning the courtesy, Shen Chongming handed a letter to him and said, "Since he instructed you not to speak randomly, Shen won’t make things difficult for you."

"Here is a letter. Please deliver it to him and make sure to hand it to him in person."

Dongyun Hu looked at the letter, hesitating.

But in the end, he reached out, took it, and tucked it into his chest.

"Please rest assured, Patriarch of Shen, I will definitely deliver it."

"Patriarch of Shen, gentlemen, farewell." 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

Shen Chongming nodded, "You’Er, Xu Zhan, escort this fellow Daoist to the Void Combination Corridor Array ahead."

...

In the Southern Border, on the lush green peak which had become the seat for Wushi Qianrou’s Netherworld Dog Filth Furnace, she sat cross-legged on the summit.

Suddenly, her beautiful eyes gently opened, gazing in the direction of the Void Combination Corridor Array.

"Back so soon?"

With a light chuckle, her figure transformed into a stream of light, flying towards the grand array’s celestial curtain.

High above the desolate mountains, Dongyun Hu, just returned from Yangnao Land, hadn’t flown long with wind manipulation before noticing a stream of light swiftly approaching.

When that light transformed before him into Wushi Qianrou’s form, Dongyun Hu slightly hesitated, realizing this woman was likely controlled by some secret technique of Shen Chongxu.

"Is everything taken care of?"

Wushi Qianrou asked with a light smile.

Dongyun Hu slightly bowed his hand, "The task as instructed by the Sect Leader has been completed. Are you here under orders to kill me?"

Wushi Qianrou, with a smile on her face, said, "You’re very clever; killing you is indeed a pity."