"Yes, this time I came openly, and secretly there were four Chief Judges, including the Old Ancestor!"

Xi Lai nodded seriously, "They are now lurking in Longjiang City. We originally intended to capture Wu Yati at the negotiation tonight and then interrogate him about the base, but Ge'er Te suddenly introduced a Semi Venerable from the Ge'er Family, leading us to suspect that there may be some connection between the Dark Church and the Ge'er Family."

"This..." Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment.

He truly hadn't considered this. If the Ge'er Family were also involved with the Dark Church, then what about the Chaide Family?

Clearly, the Ge'er Family was not formidable enough to be feared by the Holy Court, but the massive Chaide Family was a force no one in the world dared to underestimate!

"Mr. Jiang, I just had a call with the Old Ancestor. The Old Ancestor would like to ask for your help!" Xi Lai spoke gravely, his eyes filled with expectation as he looked at Jiang Chen.

"Do you want us to join you in the mountains?" Jiang Chen guessed.

"Yes! Obviously, we can't take action at the negotiation tonight. With that Semi Venerable from the Ge'er Family present, it will be difficult to apprehend them unless the Ancestors reveal themselves,"

Xi Lai nodded. "If the Ancestors reveal themselves, it might alert the base in the mountains. Therefore, the Old Ancestor has decided to forego capturing Wu Yati and directly investigate the base in the mountains. Given the uncertainty of the situation, we would like to ask for Mr. Jiang's help!"

"Who all have come this time?" Jiang Chen thought for a moment and asked softly.

"The people from the Holy Court this time are the Old Ancestor, Judge Bu Langsi, Mr. Ha'er, the Vice Captain of the Knights of the Round Table, and Mr. Fa Lan, the Captain of the Great Team of the Knights of the Round Table!" Xi Lai spoke softly.

"The Knights of the Round Table?!"

Jiang Chen's expression changed slightly, then he nodded lightly. Chief Judge Xi'er and Bu Langsi were part of Judgment Chief Fa Rang's people, while the Knights of the Round Table were a force directly under the Pope. Their joint presence meant a concerted action by two of the Holy Court's titans.

"I can help you, but I have one condition," Jiang Chen spoke softly.

Xi Lai's expression turned serious, "Please speak, Mr. Jiang!"

"For this mining vein, we can outwardly allow them to provide protection under the guise of employment, but there are some things I hope the Holy Court can assist with,"

Jiang Chen pondered, then continued, "After all, this is Diamond Country, and once it's confirmed that there are members of the Dark Church in the mountains, you definitely won't spare Wu Yati. Hence, I do not wish for any more trouble to arise from this mining vein. Moreover, I hope our Jiuzhou Group can receive appropriate assistance within the territories of forces belonging to the Holy Court!"

Upon hearing this, Xi Lai's brows furrowed tightly, "Mr. Jiang, your request is somewhat excessive. We can agree to the first one, but the second... "

Jiang Chen smiled faintly, "Mr. Xi Lai, please don't tell me you are unaware of the signal we would send to the Dark Church by taking action against them together. Do you think we should offend such a leviathan as the Dark Church just for a diamond mine?"

Xi Lai fell silent, his eyes showing a mix of shock and uncertainty.

"If Mr. Xi Lai cannot decide, you might want to ask Chief Judge Xi'er on the other side of the line, since your call has not been disconnected, right?" Jiang Chen glanced at Xi Lai's pocket and spoke with a hint of mockery.

Yan Hu and the others were taken aback, looking towards Xi Lai's pocket. Within that pocket, a faint light glowed.

Xi Lai's face changed, just as he was about to say something, a faint voice came from his pocket, "Xi Lai, let me talk to Mr. Jiang."

Xi Lai felt a flush of embarrassment on his face as he took out the phone and placed it on the table, illuminated the screen, which indeed showed an ongoing call.

Turning on the speakerphone, Xi Lai pushed the phone toward Jiang Chen.

"Chief Judge Xi'er, this is Jiang Chen." Jiang Chen looked at the phone and spoke softly.

"Mr. Jiang, I apologize, but due to the gravity of the situation, we had no choice but to use this method to gauge your stance, we hope you don't mind!" said Chief Judge Xi'er apologetically over the phone.

"It doesn't matter, I can understand," Jiang Chen replied calmly.

"We can agree to Mr. Jiang's conditions, and we understand that once Mr. Jiang takes action with us, he will have already positioned himself against the Dark Church. Here, on behalf of the Holy Court, I would like to thank Mr. Jiang for his help," the Judge went on to express his gratitude over the phone, then made a promise, "At the same time, I can assure Mr. Jiang that as long as he doesn't commit any acts that harm the Holy Court, his company will have unimpeded access within the territories of the Holy Court!"

Jiang Chen's eyes lit up, and he nodded heavily, "Then I must thank Chief Judge Xi'er!"

"Don't mention it! Mr. Jiang, we would also like to ask for your help with something," the Judge spoke again.

"Speak!" Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly.

"We would like Mr. Jiang to use his influence to help us investigate the Dark Church," Xi'er immediately stated his request and explained, "The Dark Church is too familiar with our people, plus, our followers practice the Light Martial Arts, and the Dark Church members practice the Dark Martial Arts, we are all highly sensitive to each other. Additionally, the strength of some subordinate forces is not very substantial, so we would like to ask for Mr. Jiang's assistance!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen realized.

The martial arts of the Light Church and the Dark Church clashed with each other, and their practitioners could sense each other vividly, not just face to face, but even from dozens of meters away, provided they were powerful enough, even if their opponent was not emitting any aura.

It was like a candle in the dark, or seeing through a hole in the wall.

This was also why the Holy Court had always found it difficult to grasp specific information about the Dark Church.

"However, we can share information about the Dark Church!" Jiang Chen nodded.

"Thank you, we will coordinate with Mr. Jiang for tonight's negotiations," Chief Judge Xi'er's voice of gratitude came through the receiver.

"Alright!"

After the conversation ended, Xi'er reached to hang up the phone, and said softly, "Mr. Jiang, are we going to Wu Yati now, or should we wait a bit longer?"

"Not tonight!"

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "Since Ge'er Te is so eager to sidestep the Jiuzhou Group and discuss cooperation with you, why should we bring them along? If my prediction is correct, tomorrow, Wu Yati will come looking for me, and then we can talk right here!"

"Wu Yati will come to find you?" Xi'er asked in surprise.

Jiang Chen smiled slightly, "You'll see tomorrow."

Xi'er nodded slightly, without asking further.

"An Long, inform those watching Ge'er Te and his people they don't need to follow anymore, An Feng, you and your brothers immediately locate Ta Mu, take your men to stand by in the jungle west of Ta Mu, you won't need to engage in the coming battle!" Jiang Chen instructed softly.

"Yes!"

An Long and the two others responded, and An Feng with the four others got up and left the room.

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