Chapter 594
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“How is the person?” Qing Mengli asked directly.
“He has safely returned to the Ye Mansion,” came the reply.
Upon hearing this, a hint of relief finally appeared in Qing Mengli’s eyes. She looked at the three men who had previously reported to her and said coldly, “Continue to follow him. If you lose him again, there will be no mercy!”
The three men felt as if they had been granted a reprieve. They kowtowed in gratitude and withdrew one by one.
Qing Mengli murmured to herself, “He disappeared in an alley during the day and only reappeared at night. It seems he was trapped by an array… But… how could he have survived?”
“Find out who among the Five Great Clans acted suspiciously today. Report back immediately once you have the information!”
“Yes, my lady.”
The room gradually fell silent. Qing Mengli refilled her wine glass, raised it to her lips, and whispered, “My brother doesn’t want Junli to die for the sake of the Qingyun Imperial Family.”
“But Junli is my husband. Ye Wushuang can save him, and no one shall harm Ye Wushuang!”
…
In the capital, within the Liu Clan’s territory.
Liu Zhengcheng, the current head of the Liu Clan, was a man of slender build, with his long hair tied in a topknot and dressed in a dark green robe. He stood in a secret chamber within the Liu Clan’s mansion.
In front of him, a stone tablet held a night pearl the size of a human head. At this moment, however, the pearl was not emitting light but reflecting the figures of several people. They were Qin Tapri, the head of the Qin Clan; Chu Gongyao, the head of the Chu Clan; Shang Muchen, the head of the Shang Clan; and Xiao Qingge, the head of the Xiao Clan.
Liu Zhengcheng looked at the figures reflected in the pearl and asked directly, “Has the plan failed?”
The four clan heads on the other side of the pearl remained silent. Finally, Qin Tapri, with his fiery red hair floating as if in a windless space, broke the silence and snorted, “My third brother’s soul lamp has already been extinguished…”
Xiao Qingge, the head of the Xiao Clan, sighed, “The soul lamp of our Elder Xiao Demao has also gone out!”
Liu Zhengcheng’s face darkened as he said, “The same has happened to the soul lamp of our Clan Head Liu Guangyao…”
Upon hearing this, Shang Muchen and Chu Gongyao, the other two clan heads, also fell silent. Two of them were at the seventh level of the Tian Gang realm, and one was at the eighth level. They had gone to kill Ye Wushuang, but they had failed. What was even more terrifying was that all three of them were dead.
Yet, up until now, the clan warriors who had been sent to investigate had not yet returned with any news. This was enough to indicate that the identities of those who had secretly helped Ye Wushuang kill the three powerful warriors were both mysterious and formidable.
“Could it be Yunxing Jian…” Liu Zhengcheng speculated.
“It’s possible,” Qin Tapri replied, his eyes bloodshot but his emotions under control. “Mu Junli is not out of the question either.”
Chu Gongyao, however, said, “With the Hundred Nations Martial Contest about to begin, Mu Junli, being one of the ten guardians of the Jujian Sect, should be too busy to get involved…”
“He may not be able to come himself, but as a guardian of the Jujian Sect at the Wan Fa realm, he should still be able to command several high-ranking Tian Gang warriors, right?”
The room fell silent at this suggestion.
Liu Zhengcheng waved his hand and said, “Forget it for now. Let’s wait until we have more information before we discuss further. This failed assassination attempt makes it clear that Ye Wushuang is not just a reckless and arrogant person. He might have been targeting our five clans all along!”
“Let’s all calm down and think things through.”
“Agreed.”
The light of the night pearl gradually dimmed. Liu Zhengcheng sighed, his face still dark. He put away the night pearl and stood in the secret chamber, then headed towards the stone door that led out.
However, as he approached the stone door, Liu Zhengcheng stopped in his tracks and turned back towards the depths of the secret chamber…
He walked to the other side of the chamber, facing an unremarkable stone wall. A drop of blood seeped from the tip of his finger and dripped onto the wall, where he began to trace intricate spiritual patterns. Gradually, the seemingly ordinary wall began to glow, and then transformed into an arched doorway.
The archway opened, and Liu Zhengcheng straightened his robes before stepping through…
