“You are quite remarkable,” Jiang Wang praised.

“Everyone says that after I came out of the Valley of Lost Souls,” Tian Chang said. “So I can no longer be low-key and gentle.”

He pointed to his face. “I didn’t choose this expression. They chose this me.”

The words were not easily understood, but Jiang Wang undoubtedly understood.

Tian Chang didn’t care what he was like. He only cared about what appearance would allow him to gain more.

“Tell me, what task did Tian Anping assign to you?” Jiang Wang asked.

Tian Chang shook his head, indicating that he couldn’t say. “I will die.”

Jiang Wang thought for a moment and said, “How about this? I’ll ask, and you only need to nod or shake your head.”

By narrowing the scope step by step, he could deduce the approximate original state of affairs. Information from the Tian Clan of the Great Marsh might provide him with new insights into the Sea Sacrifice incident.

But Tian Chang said, “That’s not allowed either.”

Jiang Wang didn’t get angry. He only said, “You’re a clever man. I believe you have a sense of propriety.”

His words had two layers of meaning. First, Tian Chang would surely find a way to circumvent Tian Anping’s restrictions and tell him something. Second, Tian Chang should know that he wasn’t qualified to refuse Jiang Wang too much.

Tian Chang obviously understood, so he said, “I’ll just say it myself.”

He looked around the room and finally sat down at a wooden table with a set of uncolored tea utensils.

He examined the room in his own way and then said, “I lived overseas a long time ago, participating in the Tian family’s affairs in the Near Sea Islands. You know about Tidal News – I found an opportunity at sea to obtain it.”

Tidal News was a famous blade, the sword of a certain Tian Clan elder, which Tian Chang had plundered and concealed. And the dead Tian Clan elder was naturally nourishment for Tian Chang during his time of韬光养晦 (tao guang yang hui – concealing his abilities and biding his time). Perhaps just one of many…

However, after emerging from the Valley of Lost Souls, his potential had been recognized, and with Tian Anping’s support, he had transformed the way he absorbed nourishment accordingly.

From behind the scenes, to the forefront.

“So I’m very familiar with overseas affairs. The Tian family has a very important matter to handle in the Near Sea Islands. Whether it’s fortunate or unfortunate, Tian Anping believes I can be responsible for one part of it.”

Tian Chang said, “That’s why I’m here.”

Jiang Wang didn’t speak, quietly listening to him recount the story.

“There are four important things I can say.”

Tian Chang held out four fingers, then lowered them one by one. “First, everyone dispatched to the Near Sea Islands this time is under Tian Anping’s direct command. He can directly command us from Jicheng through some means. Second, our Tian Clan will participate in the Sea Sacrifice on the fourth day of the fourth month. Third, the recent frequent incidents of sea beasts losing control are not simple. Fourth, Fishing Sea Tower will make a big move.”

There was a lot of information in his words.

First, it could be known that this matter the Tian family was handling was Tian Anping’s decision. And to be able to mobilize the Tian family’s strength in the entire Near Sea Islands with a single word, arranging Tian Chang’s position, showed that although Tian Anping’s cultivation had been crippled and he was confined in Great Marsh County, his influence in the family hadn’t declined too much. This was especially thought-provoking.

Second, the way Tian Anping directly commanded Tian Chang was also an unspeakable “secret.” This might be related to the method Tian Anping used to continue cultivating despite the ban.

Furthermore, the Tian Clan’s participation in the Sea Sacrifice wasn’t a big deal; many forces were participating in the Sea Sacrifice. Since Tian Chang specifically brought it up, it meant that the matter Tian Anping was manipulating was somehow related to the Near Sea Islands’ Sea Sacrifice on the fourth day of the fourth month. But due to restrictions, he couldn’t say more.

As for the sea beasts losing control, it overlapped with the information Jiang Wang knew.

But what interested him most was the Fishing Sea Tower’s big move.

“Can’t you say what the Fishing Sea Tower’s big move is either?” Jiang Wang asked.

Tian Chang shook his head. “We don’t know either. We just made this judgment based on various signs and information. But I don’t know what will happen specifically.”

Jiang Wang was silent for a while, then asked, “Do you think this news will satisfy me?”

The news wasn’t without weight, but none of it could directly help him.

“What do you want to know?” Tian Chang looked at him. “Or rather, what do you want me to do? You might as well tell me directly, and I’ll see if I can get around that madman.”

Just as Jiang Wang was observing him, he was also trying to observe Jiang Wang.

Jiang Wang had always known that this person wasn’t easy to control.

Even someone like Tian Anping, who combined genius and madness, couldn’t completely subdue him. Jiang Wang didn’t think he had more means than Tian Anping.

So Jiang Wang smiled. “I don’t need you to do anything, and there’s nothing I particularly want to know. But you need to let me know that you’re still under my control.”

He didn’t say the consequences of “otherwise,” but they both knew the consequences.

“Of course, Lord Jiang,”

Tian Chang paused for a moment, as if organizing his words, and then said, “There’s one thing I guessed, but it should be true. Tian Anping and Qingxi have been secretly cooperating for a long time. Their relationship is very close… I don’t know if this news is weighty enough?”

The madman of the Tian Clan of the Great Marsh, and the old monster of the Four Seas Trading Company. They have secret dealings, and have been cooperating for a long time. This was indeed big news.

Even if this news didn’t seem to have much value to Jiang Wang, he couldn’t deny its importance. At least at this time, Tian Chang had paid a certain degree of loyalty.

And Jiang Wang immediately thought that his plan to insert Cui Fanglu into the Four Seas Trading Company’s auction through Chong Xuansheng, thereby luring out Wu Yiyu, should also be known to Tian Anping.

This matter shouldn’t have anything that could be used by Tian Anping.

The second thing that came to his mind was that before he went to Seven Stars Valley, Qingxi had someone show him goodwill and proposed to acquire new longevity treasures. And the events in the Hidden Star World showed that Tian Anping had already determined the harvest of longevity treasures. Now it seemed that the action may have been prepared for Qingxi.

However, if the two of them had really been cooperating for a long time, then why did Qingxi still come to him? Was it simply to add a layer of security, or was there actually a lack of trust between him and Tian Anping?

As Jiang Wang thought, he suddenly startled.

He realized that he had subconsciously treated Tian Anping as an imaginary enemy, unconsciously guessing, as if he felt he would be targeted by Tian Anping at any time.

This was a guilty conscience.

Because he had indeed ruined Tian Anping’s plan in the Hidden Star World. Although Chong Xuansheng had cleaned up the traces for him afterward, making his source of longevity treasures clean and clear, he still couldn’t erase this hidden worry, fearing that he would be discovered by Tian Anping.

In the end, it was still Tian Anping himself who gave people too much pressure. His killing of the direct descendant of a famous family, Liu Shentong, made people realize that he was capable of anything. He was a complete madman.

Jiang Wang wasn’t afraid of any powerful opponent, but he couldn’t help but be wary of an arbitrary and reckless powerful madman. This was the psychological state that normal people would have.

But Jiang Wang shouldn’t have it.

Gently closing his eyes, he cut off this trace of apprehension.

When he opened his eyes again, Jiang Wang was already smiling. “That’s enough! This news is very weighty!”