Divine Emperor Demon Emperor

Having obtained the authority to mobilize Main Seat Elders, Lin Yun, Wei Yunhang, and Little Ape returned to the Bai Family’s residence in Wind City. Seeing that all three had returned with injuries, Li Tian asked.

"How did it go? Do you know who attacked you?"

"The Death Row Shelter. He Shang," Lin Yun said indifferently.

Hearing Lin Yun’s words, Li Tian naturally knew who He Shang was. Although few had ever seen his true face, He Shang’s reputation was immense.

Wei Yunhang recounted the course of events to Li Tian. After listening, Li Tian pondered for a moment before saying, "He Shang should be considered ruined. I never expected that mysterious organization to be called the Qing Zhu Association."

The three of them had returned safely. He Shang, due to the Black Heaven Blood Pill, was now completely ruined. Even if his cultivation soared, from now on he would be nothing more than a monster that only knew how to kill.

After Lin Yun and Wei Yunhang washed up and changed into clean clothes, the three of them gathered in Lin Yun’s room. Li Tian carefully closed the door and windows, then whispered to Lin Yun.

"Young Master Lin, we’ve received news from He Yuntian. It’s just as you expected."

"Oh? What is it?" Hearing Li Tian’s words and seeing his expression, Lin Yun knew the news must be important.

After Lin Yun began to suspect Patriarch He, he had sent He Yuntian back to the He Family. During this time, Lin Yun had not met with He Yuntian, but Li Tian had been in secret contact with him.

In fact, Lin Yun had given He Yuntian a mission when he sent him back to the He Family.

Li Tian whispered to Lin Yun. After hearing his report, a cold smirk appeared on Lin Yun’s lips. ’Just as I thought.’

"It seems that old fox was too impatient. He wanted to drive a wedge between me, He Yuntian, and Patriarch He. He never imagined he would end up exposing himself," Lin Yun sneered.

At first, Lin Yun had indeed suspected Patriarch He. However, after returning from Chunfeng Tower for the first time, his suspicions shifted to the He Family’s old butler.

At Chunfeng Tower, anyone could see that Guang Xuanji was deliberately trying to make Lin Yun suspicious of Patriarch He. And that fool, Patriarch He, had no idea he had fallen into Guang Xuanji’s trap.

What made Lin Yun suspect the He Family’s old butler was something Patriarch He himself had said. On that day at Chunfeng Tower, it was the old butler who had told Patriarch He to go. Wasn’t that just a little too coincidental?

Lin Yun decided to play along with their scheme, and unexpectedly, it really did manage to root out the old butler.

"Li Tian, tell He Yuntian not to act rashly yet. Follow the lead on the old butler and find the Qing Zhu Association’s stronghold," Lin Yun instructed.

Now that the traitor in the He Family was confirmed to be the old butler, Lin Yun didn’t act hastily. He needed to wait—wait for a very important piece of news regarding Chairman Qian’s arrangements.

Although they hadn’t found the Qing Zhu Association’s stronghold yet, with the leads from Guang Xuanji and the He Family’s old butler, eradicating the Qing Zhu Association in Wind City would not be difficult. What Lin Yun was considering now was his own future plans.

He knew the mastermind behind the Qing Zhu Association was Qing Zhu, and he suspected she might have a Saint by her side. Although he still didn’t know Qing Zhu’s true identity or what she planned to do in the Eastern Domain, Lin Yun was certain of one thing: he needed to build a force of his own, one capable of contending with Qing Zhu.

Building his own force was something Lin Yun had been planning for a long time. Whether it was dealing with the Qing Zhu Association now or heading to the Divine Realm in the future, he couldn’t possibly do it all alone. To fight the Divine Emperor and stand against the entire Divine Realm, Lin Yun needed a fearsome army of his own.

And Chairman Qian was the key figure for Lin Yun’s future in the Eastern Domain.

Just as Lin Yun was thinking of Chairman Qian, Chairman Qian himself began to make his move. The Wind City branch of the Celestial Spirit Auction House suddenly issued a notice listing several of Wind City’s major and minor families.

It explicitly forbade these families from ever entering the Celestial Spirit Auction House to auction anything in the future.

When this news spread, the major families of Wind City were in an uproar. What was the meaning of this? Hadn’t the Celestial Spirit Auction House always stayed out of local conflicts? Why would Chairman Qian directly ban these families from the Celestial Spirit Auction House? And for life, at that.

Everyone knew that the treasures of the Celestial Spirit Auction House were coveted by all. With this move by Chairman Qian, these families could forget about ever obtaining any treasures from the Celestial Spirit Auction House again.

Even more coincidentally, every family on Chairman Qian’s list was one that could be confirmed to have connections with the Qing Zhu Association. Of course, this list had been given to Chairman Qian by Lin Yun via Li Tian.

All the major families in Wind City could feel it—a great storm was about to sweep through the city. The family hierarchy of Wind City was likely facing a major reshuffle.

「Late at night.」

The lights in the Wu Family’s secret chamber were burning brightly. The patriarchs of all the families on Chairman Qian’s list had gathered there.

"Patriarch Wu, you have to tell us what we should do now!" Everyone looked toward Patriarch Wu, who was seated in the main seat. Being banned from the Celestial Spirit Auction House was like having an arm severed. Without the support of various treasures, how could their families develop?

After a long moment of contemplation, Patriarch Wu slowly said, "I have already reported this matter to Her Excellency. Everyone, please remain calm. Her Excellency will naturally have a solution."

The "Her Excellency" Patriarch Wu spoke of was, of course, Guang Xuanji, who was currently in charge of Wind City. At that moment, in the same private house as before, Guang Xuanji sat facing the black-robed man.

In the faint moonlight, the black-robed man’s silhouette became partially visible. It was none other than the He Family’s old butler.

"He Shang is ruined, and now the Celestial Spirit Auction House pulls a stunt like this. Isn’t it all a bit too coincidental?" A faint smile played on Guang Xuanji’s lips as she spoke indifferently.

Hearing Guang Xuanji’s words, the He Family’s old butler said, "My Lady, I’ve managed to sway Patriarch He and He Yuntian. The two of them are now quite critical of Lin Yun and are extremely dissatisfied with him."

"Stop trying to persuade them for now. Lin Yun is no simple man. Be careful you don’t fall into another one of his traps," Guang Xuanji said coolly upon hearing the old butler’s report.

Guang Xuanji was very cautious, and also very clever. She had already guessed that Patriarch He and He Yuntian were part of a smoke screen deliberately set up by Lin Yun. If the old butler acted rashly now, he might expose the Qing Zhu Association’s true stronghold in Wind City.

Hearing Guang Xuanji’s words, the He Family’s old butler respectfully complied.

’Lin Yun, I may not know how you got Chairman Qian on your side, but you’ve forgotten something. The Celestial Spirit Auction House strictly forbids its regional branches from getting involved in local conflicts. If the person in charge of the Celestial Spirit Auction House’s Eastern Domain finds out about this, Chairman Qian will likely be removed from his position.’ A slight smile touched her lips. Guang Xuanji could guess that Chairman Qian’s actions were definitely related to Lin Yun. Since that was the case, she naturally had to strike back.

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