Chapter 2376 - 2066: The Deceit King Was Sealed? How Is That Possible!
Guangling County, Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
In the small courtyard, ivy climbed the corners of the walls, and the ground was paved with green cobblestones, glistening with the moisture of rain and dew year-round.
A few willow trees leaned against the roots of the walls, rustling gently as the wind passed through.
A giant rock stood on the right side of the courtyard, with a pond beneath it, where a few lotus leaves floated and occasionally, a small fish would flick its tail across the water’s surface.
Inside a room in the courtyard, wind chimes hung from the eaves, and as the breeze swept by, they chimed with a crisp sound.
Mu Yunxi sat by the window, gazing out into the courtyard, seemingly deep in thought.
An old woman standing beside Mu Yunxi said, "Saintess, something seems amiss with the Deceit Suppression Bureau."
In truth, Mu Yunxi had sensed it even without Feng Lin stating it.
They had been in Guangling City for some time, yet during this period, the Deceit Suppression Bureau seemed to have no intention of venturing out to search for those Deceit King statues, choosing instead to remain in Guangling City.
By rights, upon knowing that Tianxuan Palace had brought the Shadow Tracing Mirror, the Deceit Suppression Bureau should have proactively sought out Tianxuan Palace, to assist them in locating the hiding places of those Deceit King statues.
Yet, the Deceit Suppression Bureau had not sent anyone at all, which appeared highly suspicious, as if they had no intention of sealing those Deceit King statues.
Not just the Deceit Suppression Bureau, even the Zhen Nan Prince Manor seemed indifferent to those Deceit King statues.
Lu Chen, on the other hand, occasionally visited her courtyard, chatting about trivial things, but never mentioning those Deceit King statues.
At this moment, Mu Yunxi said, "Could it be that Prince Zhen Nan believes if those Deceit King statues are sealed, the status of Zhen Nan Prince Manor will be jeopardized, and thus they wish to harbor Kou Zizhong to strengthen themselves?"
Previously, Prince Zhen Nan had been continuously suppressed by the Great Zhou Royal Family, almost reaching the point of extinction.
If not for these few Deceit King statues suddenly breaking through the seals of the Demon Suppression Tower and escaping, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor might have already ceased to exist.
The restoration of Zhen Nan Prince Manor’s fiefdom and the ability to rebuild the Zhen Nan Army were entirely due to the Great Zhou Royal Family needing someone to counter those Deceit King statues.
Perhaps in the eyes of Prince Zhen Nan, as long as those Deceit King statues remain alive, the Great Zhou Royal Family would be restrained by the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, not daring to act against it.
Contemplating this possibility, a trace of anger appeared on Mu Yunxi’s face.
This Prince Zhen Nan is truly oblivious to the severity of the situation.
While the resurgence of Zhen Nan Prince Manor is due to those Deceit King statues, they will not spare them just because they are from the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
Once those Deceit King statues grow stronger, a mysterious chaos will surely be unleashed, and the entire Dazhou populace will become blood sustenance for those Deceit King statues. The Zhen Nan Prince Manor will not escape this fate either.
Feng Lin said, "I fear it is as the Saintess suspects, the Zhen Nan Prince Manor is unwilling to see those Deceit King statues sealed."
"If they refuse to cooperate, our Tianxuan Palace will find it exceedingly difficult to seal those Deceit King statues."
"Moreover, it’s possible the Zhen Nan Prince Manor might even interfere, preventing us from sealing those Deceit King statues."
Hearing Feng Lin’s words, Mu Yunxi fell into deep thought.
Feng Lin’s words were not without reason.
If Prince Zhen Nan truly intends to use this opportunity to bolster Zhen Nan Prince Manor to a level where it can rival the Great Zhou Royal Family, he will certainly obstruct their efforts to seal those Deceit King statues, which would not bode well for the Tianxuan Palace.
No, a way must be found to break this impasse to stop the Zhen Nan Prince Manor from delaying any further.
As Mu Yunxi pondered her next course of action, a female disciple from Tianxuan Palace rushed into the room.
Seeing the disciple’s face fraught with panic and confusion, Mu Yunxi immediately asked, "Yu Xia, what happened?"
Without bothering with formalities, the female disciple hastily whispered, "Saintess, we have uncovered a shocking piece of information."
Hearing Yu Xia’s words, Mu Yunxi paused for a moment.
A shocking piece of information?
What sort of information could Yu Xia describe as "shocking"?
Before Mu Yunxi could inquire further, Yu Xia once again whispered, "Rumor has it that those Deceit King statues have already been sealed."
Although Lu Chen did not want the news of the Deceit King statues being sealed to spread, Cloud Cliff City is so vast, and at that time, many had witnessed the sealing of the Deceit King statues. Lu Chen couldn’t control everyone; inevitably, someone would leak the news about the sealing of the Deceit King statues, either intentionally or unintentionally.
Over the past month, seeing no movement from the Zhen Nan Prince Manor and the Deceit Suppression Bureau, Mu Yunxi had proactively dispatched Tianxuan Palace disciples to leave Guangling County to investigate the Deceit King statues.
Very soon, the disciples of Tianxuan Palace discovered that those mysterious forces had attacked Cloud Cliff City, yet the city remained unscathed, which was inexplicable.
Since when did those mysterious forces show such benevolence as to spare blood sustenance right in front of them?
Later, Tianxuan Palace disciples went into Cloud Cliff City to gather information and quickly employed some methods to learn from the city’s population that those four Deceit King statues had been suppressed and sealed by the Deceit Suppression Bureau.
Upon hearing this information, the disciples of Tianxuan Palace were initially skeptical, but then controlled a few soldiers of Cloud Cliff City using certain techniques and confirmed that those four Deceit King statues had indeed been sealed, but Zhen Nan Prince Manor had ordered them to keep it confidential, hence the news had not spread.
After learning of this situation, Yu Xia immediately returned to Guangling City.
Hearing Yu Xia’s words, both Mu Yunxi and Feng Lin were taken aback, finding it hard to believe what they had heard.
After recovering from her shock, Mu Yunxi immediately asked, "Those Deceit King statues have been sealed? How is this possible! Where did this information come from?"
Yu Xia answered, "Saintess, I personally went to Cloud Cliff City and learned it from the guards there."
Feng Lin said, "It’s almost like a fairy tale that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor could so easily seal those Deceit King statues."
They were aware that the Zhen Nan Prince Manor did indeed have the ability to seal those Deceit King statues, but those Deceit King statues wouldn’t just stand still waiting to be sealed. The moment they sensed danger, they would certainly flee immediately.
Moreover, those Deceit King statues gathered a large number of evil spirits and mysterious forces, making it surely not an easy task to seal them.
Yet Yu Xia told them that those Deceit King statues had already been sealed by the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
Mu Yunxi continued to inquire, "Has this information been confirmed? Is it true?"
Yu Xia stated, "Our people utilized the Truth-telling Skill, and the guards should be telling the truth."
"They witnessed the sealing of the Deceit King statues firsthand, and it’s said that a very powerful being appeared in Zhen Nan Prince Manor, controlling all four Deceit King statues in an instant."
As soon as Yu Xia finished speaking, Feng Lin immediately retorted, "Impossible! To control four Deceit King statues in an instant, one must have reached the Heavenly Realm."
"Even our Palace Master hasn’t broken through to the Heavenly Realm, how could anyone reach the Heavenly Realm in such a spiritual evil impoverished place like Dazhou?"
Mu Yunxi fell into silence, saying nothing.
He contemplated for a moment; based on his observations over this period, the Deceit Suppression Bureau and Zhen Nan Prince Manor showed no intention of focusing on sealing the Deceit King statues, suggesting they should not be so leisurely.
Moreover, those Deceit King statues had indeed vanished for some time, so perhaps what Yu Xia said could be true.