"Hey, Wan Jun, you're in Binhai County already? Did someone pick you up over there?"

Oh, okay, just stick with them. When it comes to contract negotiations, I don't trust anyone else.

You're the one I trust most, and honestly, you're the best when it comes to professionalism.

Just listen to what my elders have to say first, then you can go all out. No need to hold back."

Wen Yan was on the phone with Zhuge Wanjun. For the Fuyu Mountain and Medicine King Mountain collaboration, you still needed someone who knew their stuff.

Honestly, among the disciples at Fuyu Mountain, they really couldn't pick out a suitable one.

There was one disciple who was a lawyer, but he was in the Capital City, real tough, unbeatable at divorce cases. If he took a case, the divorce would always go through. Clients loved him.

But they couldn't exactly have this disciple handle the Fuyu Mountain contract issue, could they?

"Have you been in touch with Uncle Meng lately?" Zhuge Wanjun sounded concerned.

"No, why? What's up?"

"I heard some bad news. He's making more and more of a scene over in Europa. I heard the Tribunal got involved. They're looking to arrest him."

"Wasn't he just there to sell a Devil's Body? He hasn't sold it yet?"

"That's exactly why things are blowing up—because he hasn't sold it."

"What's he trying to do?" Wen Yan was a little surprised. He thought Old Meng would've dipped by now, but apparently, he was still over there.

"He gave a list to the other sects, and top of the list was a Resurrection Cross. The Church people were so pissed their hair practically stood up.

If he'd just gone to the Church directly, they might've agreed on a price.

But he was burned by them before, so now he's offering the Devil's Body to other sects and asking for things only the Church can provide.

To the Church, it looks like he's intentionally trying to stir up trouble.

But the other sects don't care about any of that, which is why things have gotten so tense over there."

"That's it? The Church wants him dead just for that?"

"Well, that's not the whole story. The Church had a cosmetics factory over there, and because he messed with things, it got exposed. All the abnormal beings in Europa got pissed, and that very night, a bunch of vampires raided that factory."

"Wait, hang on, slow down. I'm not following." Wen Yan scratched his head. What the hell was she talking about?

Zhuge Wanjun paused, took a moment to organize her words.

"So here's the thing—inside that cosmetics factory, they were holding a bunch of vampires prisoner, harvesting certain parts from them to use as ingredients in luxury skincare products. Supposedly the results are incredible. You can't even buy it over here—we have to get it smuggled in from Harbor City."

"I've heard of it. I even had someone buy me some once, to give to a coworker as a gift. They used vampire parts as ingredients—what's the problem with that?"

Wen Yan was a bit stunned. Damn, no wonder that skincare line got hyped to the moon. Even people who don't like cosmetics were using it.

Back then, when Big Sister Ye kept giving him gifts, he figured he needed to return the favor, so he gave her a set of that stuff.

Big Sister Ye had been pretty happy, too. You know women—even if they don't wear much makeup, they've still got shelves of skincare stuff. Unlike men, who consider slapping on some Dabo cream after washing their face as an act of seasonal respect in winter.

Zhuge Wanjun gave an awkward laugh and quickly said,

"I really think you should stop buying that stuff. The parts they harvest… it's kind of an issue.

The main thing is, they're making use of the vampires' rapid regeneration after blood loss—so it's like simultaneous blood transfusion and assembly-line organ harvesting.

And to make things worse, all the vampires they caught are the non-human-blood-drinking kind.

Apparently, in Europa, vampires have been using modern medicine to meet their nutritional needs for years—no blood-drinking required.

They even signed a peace agreement more than a decade ago.

But now this kind of thing gets exposed—it looks like the Church secretly broke the treaty and crossed some serious lines.

That skincare product everyone loves has actually been on the market for years.

Now everyone realizes why it's always been in short supply.

The other sects are fanning the flames, and now they're all about to throw down.

Haven't you been watching the news?

Europa is chomping at our heels, just to redirect the conflict and drag Divine Land into the mess."

"What does that have to do with us?"

"They're saying Uncle Meng is from Divine Land, and that he was sent there to stir things up."

"I've never heard any of this at the Scorching Sun Department."

"Scorching Sun Department's standing their ground. They're like, 'Last time you tried to mess with us, you got told off, and now you're covered in shit and trying to smear some on us, too.'"

"Eh, whatever. If you get in touch with Old Meng, tell him to take it easy. Don't let himself get caught up in this for real."

After hanging up, Wen Yan opened up the Nanwu County Scorching Sun Department's internal forum for a look. Sure enough, there were people talking about the Europa mess.

But everyone was just watching the drama and eating popcorn.

Anyway, even before this, Cai Heizi had used the 'missing' Devil's Body incident to pull off a bunch of moves. It was tough even to pin blame on Cai Heizi.

Because, honest to God, Cai Heizi had used the so-called 'lost Devil's Body' as an excuse to clean up a bunch of people grasping for power internally.

Way before all this, Cai Heizi had already planted that black pot on the Church, and the mudslinging war's still going.

When you're dealing with outside forces, give them a reason to put themselves on the moral high ground and take shots at people… that's the sweet spot. If you don't take the chance to bite your opponent and get some actual benefit, you'd feel like you wasted your turn.

Looking around the forum, not many people were discussing it, so it probably wasn't a big deal.

It didn't even have half the heat of when the Tuoba Martial God took action a few days ago.

Lately, the Scorching Sun Department folks have been tripping over themselves to claim credit and grab some glory.

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