There was nothing Ye Ming could do now but offer the most futile apology to Nai Ni’er.
Even though he knew Nai Ni’er's current demeanor was likely an act, it didn't matter.
Because what she had done for him was real, concrete, and substantial.
After hearing Ye Ming's apology, Nai Ni’er was silent for a few seconds before slowly speaking, “Since when has Lord God Master become so amiable? Your words make me feel quite shy!”
Her tone had clearly warmed up a bit.
At this moment, Nangong Qianyu, standing beside Ye Ming, sensed an unusual undertone in their conversation. To prevent further awkwardness, she stepped forward.
“Sister Nai Ni’er, although Ye Ming hasn't said it, he's always spoken highly of you in his heart. Please don’t make it difficult for him!”
Seeing Nangong Qianyu speak up for him, Ye Ming immediately cast her a grateful look.
“Oh! Qianyu! Are you planning to betray our sisters’ pact this time by speaking on his behalf?”
Hearing this, Nai Ni’er turned her attention to Nangong Qianyu, her tone laced with a hint of “accusation.”
“I wouldn’t dare!”
Nangong Qianyu immediately clarified her stance, saying, “Sister Nai Ni’er, please don’t misunderstand. What I meant was, after the World Tour Live Stream is over, we sisters can team up and settle old and new scores together.”
“Oh! Now that’s more like it!”
These words struck a chord with Nai Ni’er.
“Alright! I’ll listen to you! But…”
Nai Ni’er’s tone changed mid-sentence, becoming more cautious than before, “But Sister Qianyu, during your World Tour Live Stream, you must keep a close eye on a certain someone. Otherwise, I fear that after the live stream journey ends, we might have quite a few more sisters.”
“You wouldn’t want to see a situation like that, would you?”
The “certain someone” in her words was as good as named.
Ye Ming’s mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this, but he dared not speak.
“Understood!”
Nangong Qianyu naturally had no objections. She glanced at Ye Ming beside her, her eyes carrying a warning. “Did you hear that? As for Sister Sha Gong, that’s one thing. But if you flirt around during our future live stream journeys, you know the consequences.”
Ye Ming shivered, his back suddenly chilled. His clothes almost felt damp from cold sweat.
He forced himself to agree, “Re-rest assured! I will absolutely behave myself. Is that acceptable?”
Behave himself!
“Hahahaha!”
Hearing these words, Nai Ni’er couldn’t help but burst into laughter.
“Good! I’ve noted that down, Lord God Master!”
After briefly calming herself, Nai Ni’er got to the point, “If I’m not mistaken, you specifically sought me out because of… Black Tower, right?”
Black Tower!
Hearing Nai Ni’er directly state the purpose of their contact, Nangong Qianyu and Ye Ming exchanged glances, both showing shocked disbelief.
“Sister Nai Ni’er! How did you know?”
Nangong Qianyu couldn't suppress her curiosity and immediately asked.
“Isn’t it obvious?”
Nai Ni’er replied casually, “On the route I helped you design, although it involved the Tianzi Consortium assisting with your live stream, having them as spokespeople was clearly unsuitable. In that case, you would naturally have to choose someone else.”
“In Gaoqiao Country and its surrounding nations, who else would be more suitable than Black Tower?”
After listening to Nai Ni’er’s concise explanation, Ye Ming and Nangong Qianyu didn't feel it was simple to have deduced this.
Because to see through all this required not only far-reaching situational analysis skills but also a thorough understanding of the national conditions of Gaoqiao Country and its neighboring smaller nations.
This was no easy feat for Nai Ni’er, who was far away in the underground world of the West.
Clearly, in places Ye Ming was unaware of, she had set up countless hidden channels to facilitate their live stream journey.
“In that case, I don’t need to explain further,” Ye Ming took a deep breath and said, “Nai Ni’er, do you have any core intelligence on Black Tower?”
He had contacted Nai Ni’er specifically for this reason.
“What do you think?”
However, in response to Ye Ming's question, Nai Ni’er countered with a question.
“Uh!”
Ye Ming was initially stunned by her response, then he smiled.
Since she had said so, it meant everything was already prepared.
“Initially, I didn't know much about Black Tower. But as your live stream journey is at a crucial juncture in the Gaoqiao Country region, significantly impacting some of the surrounding smaller countries, I specifically instructed the temple’s intelligence personnel to focus on investigating Black Tower.”
“Three days ago, we achieved some results.”
Subsequently, Nai Ni’er revealed some of Black Tower's unknown secrets to Ye Ming and the others.
Black Tower!
Just as the intelligence provided by Li Zhirou had indicated, it was an extremely rigorous organization with clear hierarchical divisions. The core personnel within it primarily comprised…
The First Floor, Four Seats, and Nine Elders.
The so-called First Floor naturally referred to their Leader.
However, this Leader was extremely mysterious. Even with the temple's core intelligence network, Nai Ni’er had been unable to ascertain their identity.
All that was known was a single appellation.
Green Bamboo Leaf!
Indeed, this was the other unique designation of that Leader.
The origin of this appellation could only be speculated from the name itself. Beyond that, nothing else was known.
The "Four Seats" were the four founders who established Black Tower with the mysterious Leader back then. Their status and position were only second to that Leader.
In Nai Ni’er's intelligence, only three of the seats were recorded. The remaining seat could not be found.
It was as mysterious as the Leader, who had not appeared in public for nearly five years.
Besides them, there were the "Nine Elders."
These were the nine elders who were generally responsible for the normal operations of Black Tower.
Under normal circumstances, the Four Seats did not interfere with Black Tower's operations, all of which were fully entrusted to the "Nine Elders." Their existence was merely to prevent unforeseen events.
…
After hearing the intelligence provided by Nai Ni’er, Ye Ming’s brow furrowed slightly. He hadn't expected that the leader of Black Tower was someone even Nai Ni’er couldn't uncover.
This made it difficult to gain control of Black Tower in a short period.
And right now, time was precisely what Ye Ming lacked the most.
“Sister Nai Ni’er, do you have any way to find that Leader?” Nangong Qianyu, seeing Ye Ming’s furrowed brow, also began to frown.
“No! We tried many methods, but we couldn’t find any trace of them.”
Nai Ni’er’s answer extinguished the hope of both of them.
“However…”
At this moment, Nai Ni’er provided a turning point.
“We can make them come to us!”