"You know about the Hongchen Pavilion's branch in our Hua Nation?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren was surprised that Ye Ling knew more about Hongchen Pavilion than their Dragon Department!
Their Dragon Department had exhausted manpower and resources, only to vaguely detect that Hongchen Pavilion had established a branch in Hua Nation. But as for the specific location of that branch, or even its name, their Dragon Department had no information.
Seeing Wang Liren's incredulous expression, Ye Ling shook his head and said with disappointment, "So you don't even know about the East Sea branch. Then there's no value in exchanging intelligence."
"Please leave, both of you. Otherwise, I'll accuse you of trespassing."
"Ye Ling, the matter of Hongchen Pavilion concerns the foundation of the nation. This cannot be taken lightly, you must cooperate with us!" Seeing Ye Ling issue the eviction notice, Wang Liren quickly tried to persuade Ye Ling with reason and emotion, attempting to move him.
Learning about the East Sea branch of Hongchen Pavilion was a huge breakthrough for their Dragon Department. Let alone Wang Liren and Zhang Hao, even the national agencies behind them would never let go of this lead so easily!
"It's clearly you who aren't cooperating, why are you trying to put such a big hat on me?"
Ye Ling said calmly, "On one hand, you call it a state secret, hoarding information about Hongchen Pavilion. On the other hand, you say Hongchen Pavilion concerns the foundation of the nation and want me to spill all the information I know. It seems you get all the benefits, so what do I get?"
Seeing Ye Ling's firm attitude, the expressions of Wang Liren and Zhang Hao became somewhat grim.
They knew that if they didn't compromise, they would gain nothing.
After a long hesitation, Wang Liren said to Ye Ling, "I need to report this matter to my superiors. Give me some time."
"Wang Liren, are you crazy?"
Zhang Hao stared at Wang Liren in disbelief, not expecting Wang Liren to do such a thing!
How much information about Hongchen Pavilion did Ye Ling possess? Where had he been for the past six years? Was he an enemy or a friend to Hua Nation? They still knew nothing!
Ye Ling was a complete mystery!
If Ye Ling managed to extract information about Hongchen Pavilion, and they gained nothing, it would be a grave crime of leaking state secrets!
"Our Dragon Department has been pursuing Hongchen Pavilion for too long. This is an opportunity, I can't give it up!"
Wang Liren did not hesitate, took out his phone, dialed a number, and then quickly walked out to the balcony to answer it.
"This guy... he's simply reckless!"
Seeing that Wang Liren had already called his superiors, Zhang Hao's face was quite grim.
"Young man, if you're unhappy, you can leave."
"Honestly, I didn't expect to get much information from you two. The only reason I'm keeping you here now is because you're working for the country, and I'm letting you off the hook."
"If it were someone else, with your attitude, you would have died eighteen times over in my hands already."
Ye Ling said faintly, causing Zhang Hao to tremble all over.
He felt a chill coming from behind him, piercing his spine and rushing to his forehead.
"You!"
Zhang Hao looked at Ye Ling in shock, immediately breaking out in a cold sweat.
He had a premonition that if he pushed his luck any further, Ye Ling would actually dare to kill him!
Realizing that Ye Ling was not to be trifled with, Zhang Hao also fell silent.
He didn't want to fall out with Ye Ling here.
Although Ye Ling had been missing for six years, he was still a citizen of Hua Nation and enjoyed the rights of a Hua Nation citizen.
As a member of the Cangyan Army, if Zhang Hao were to act against a Hua Nation citizen without cause, he would face extremely severe punishment.
Moreover, Zhang Hao knew that he couldn't defeat Ye Ling.
Making a move here would be extremely unwise.
Silence fell in the living room, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Lin Yu and Jian Shishi could feel the suffocating pressure in the air and did not wish to stay any longer, so they found an excuse and retreated to the bedroom.
Hongchen Pavilion, state secrets, and all that...
Jian Shishi was just an ordinary person, she didn't want to be caught in such a vortex.
Not long after, Wang Liren, who had been reporting to his superiors on the balcony, sat back down and said seriously to Ye Ling, "Ye Ling, the higher-ups have agreed to exchange intelligence, but the premise is that the intelligence you provide is absolutely true, without any falsification."
"Otherwise, our Dragon Department will hunt you down for treason!"
"Stop with all that nonsense. I'm not worried about you falsifying intelligence," Ye Ling said nonchalantly. "You go first."
Wang Liren did not insist on the order of exchange and said, "According to the intelligence our Dragon Department has gathered, Hongchen Pavilion has infiltrated the entire world, including Hua Nation, America, and 162 other countries. Hongchen Pavilion has a total of 3,621 users, all of whom are highly respected elders in the realm of cultivators, or prominent families among ordinary people."
"Among the five prominent families in the capital of Hua Nation, the Su family and the Wei family are both users of Hongchen Pavilion."
"What you've said are all public information. Anyone with a little bit of thought can find it out. If you intend to exchange this quality of information for mine, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed."
Ye Ling yawned, completely uninterested in the information Wang Liren was providing.
The Su family in the capital was a director family of the Tianyi Consortium, and Tianzhu had already infiltrated it.
As a long-time user of Hongchen Pavilion, the Su family was well aware of the information Wang Liren was talking about.
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren's face became somewhat grim. He pursed his lips, then continued, "Alright, I'll tell you some of our Dragon Department's internal classified information!"
"Recently, the Zhengyi Sect is holding a Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony. Most of the cultivator forces will attend to show their support, and a core member of Hongchen Pavilion will appear at Zhengyi Sect during that time to disrupt the ceremony and attack the Sect Master of Zhengyi Sect!"
"Wang Liren, you're truly crazy! Do you know the consequences of this information leaking?"
Zhang Hao was astonished that Wang Liren had revealed this information to Ye Ling!
The Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony was a ceremony for the Sect Master of Zhengyi Sect to select a successor. Zhengyi Sect was a top force in Hua Nation, and the choice of its successor had a profound impact on the cultivator circle of Hua Nation, thus this ceremony garnered extremely high attention!
If Ye Ling leaked this information in advance, it would not only disrupt the Heavenly Master Ordination Ceremony but also force the core member who was about to surface to go back into hiding!
More importantly, if the core member of Hongchen Pavilion could not be apprehended, the Sect Master of Zhengyi Sect would remain in danger!
Telling Ye Ling about this was too risky!
However, Wang Liren seemed to ignore Zhang Hao's warning. He stared intently at Ye Ling and asked, "Is this information substantial enough?"
"A core member of Hongchen Pavilion... I'm very curious where you got this information from?"
"I don't have the authority to know that," Wang Liren replied.
"Alright, I don't care about that either. The information you provided is quite good. The East Sea branch you're looking for is in the East Sea. I'll send you the specific coordinates later."
Ye Ling smiled and said, "However, I just destroyed their branch, and the entire island has sunk. If they don't have a backup hideout, then their Hua Nation branch should be considered destroyed."
"If you go there now to salvage, you might find some interesting things."
Wang Liren: "..."
Zhang Hao: "..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Wang Liren and Zhang Hao were instantly stunned, unsure how to respond to Ye Ling.
The branch of Hongchen Pavilion in Hua Nation...
Was destroyed?
Was this a joke?