"The Secretary-Envoy… he truly said that?" He Zhenghao asked, a note of hesitation in his voice.

Gao Yuan was equally skeptical. "Everyone knows the Secretary-Envoy's divination arts are profound and unfathomable. Why would he need to operate like us just to accumulate wealth? It would only lower his standing!"

"Zhou Qing'ang" snorted at their reactions. "The Secretary-Envoy's designs are far beyond what either of you could possibly comprehend.

"But fine." He lowered his voice to a conspiratorial murmur. "To convince you completely, I'll share a little more."

He leaned closer. "The Secretary-Envoy hasn't just predicted that the war in Tianling Province is about to end. He has also foreseen that once it does, to aid in swift recovery, the...