"What do you want?"
Li Ang didn't follow the other man's lead, looking directly at Ya Jiu and asking bluntly.
The Jiao Cheng case involved the Chang'an Ghost Market and the Sword Immortal Tomb. Since Ya Jiu could silently gather such information and showed no fear of the Academic Palace's retaliation, his scheme had to be significant. It certainly wasn't something as mundane as money.
"To show goodwill."
Ya Jiu offered a slight smile, raised his hand, snapped his fingers, and activated a Soundproofing Technique, enclosing their conversation.
"I'm not an Academic Palace Disciple. To be precise, I'm a failed candidate from a past Academic Palace entrance examination."
