Chapter 2381 - 2071: The Deceit Demon Appears
After returning to Guangling City, Mu Yunxi decided to stay peacefully at the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, without thinking of escaping.
She very much wanted to explore the secrets of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, but she also understood that the manor was surely guarding against her now. If she made any moves, she would definitely be discovered by the manor.
She had to wait for the manor to relax its vigilance before she could go and investigate its secrets.
However, what Mu Yunxi didn’t expect was that Feng Lin didn’t return to Tianxuan Palace; she also returned to Guangling City.
The Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Mu Yunxi’s courtyard.
Mu Yunxi was absorbing the spiritual evil from the Deceit Pearl in front of her.
At this time, a disciple of Tianxuan Palace entered the courtyard: "Saintess, Elder Feng has returned."
Hearing the disciple’s words, Mu Yunxi instantly opened her eyes, with a hint of confusion on her face.
What’s Feng Lin doing back here? Didn’t she have Feng Lin return to Tianxuan Palace with the Shadow Tracing Mirror?
Just as Mu Yunxi was puzzled, Feng Lin had already entered the courtyard, seemingly carrying a trace of panic on her face.
Seeing her appearance, Mu Yunxi guessed that Feng Lin must have used the Shadow Tracing Mirror to see some images related to the Heavenly Realm strong person in the Zhen Nan Prince Manor; otherwise, she wouldn’t be this anxious.
Feng Lin probably came back this time to take her away from the Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
Feng Lin swiftly came to Mu Yunxi and said to her: "Saintess, we have to leave Guangling City immediately."
Mu Yunxi glanced at the entrance of the courtyard, then said indifferently: "This is not the place to talk, follow me."
Then Mu Yunxi led Feng Lin into the room, and next, she had the disciples of Tianxuan Palace guard the door, preventing anyone from approaching the room she was in.
After finishing all this, Mu Yunxi asked: "Elder Feng, what happened?"
Feng Lin immediately said: "Saintess, we used the Shadow Tracing Mirror in Cloud Cliff City and discovered through it that there is indeed a Heavenly Realm strong person in the Zhen Nan Prince Manor."
Hearing Feng Lin’s words, Mu Yunxi said thoughtfully: "So it’s true."
Feng Lin quickly said: "Saintess, if the Zhen Nan Prince Manor wants the Shadow Tracing Mirror, they will definitely use you to threaten Tianxuan Palace. We can’t stay in Guangling City any longer."
Seeing Feng Lin so anxious, Mu Yunxi directly told her about the things she experienced these days: "Elder Feng, I actually planned to leave Guangling City the day before yesterday, and I even took the disciples of Tianxuan Palace out of the city, but in the end, I came back."
"This..."
Feng Lin couldn’t understand why Mu Yunxi didn’t leave. This place is so dangerous; staying in Guangling City, weren’t they just lambs waiting to be slaughtered?
Mu Yunxi continued: "Since the Zhen Nan Prince Manor can cultivate a Heavenly Realm strong person, it proves that the foundation of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor is not weaker than that of Tianxuan Palace. They may not necessarily value the Shadow Tracing Mirror."
"Moreover, if the Zhen Nan Prince Manor really wants the Shadow Tracing Mirror, even if we return to Tianxuan Palace, will they have no way to deal with us?"
"By then, if the Heavenly Realm strong person from the Zhen Nan Prince Manor directly visits Tianxuan Palace, do you think the Palace Master will hand over the Shadow Tracing Mirror?"
Elder Feng’s face instantly froze.
What Mu Yunxi said made sense. If a Heavenly Realm strong person wanted their magic treasure, they could only give it up.
Their Palace Master also had tasks from the Upper Sect and couldn’t offend a Heavenly Realm strong person at this time.
If they offended the Heavenly Realm strong person of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, they would have to leave Dazhou, and the task given by the Upper Sect would fail.
Thinking like this, it made no sense whether they returned to Tianxuan Palace or not.
Mu Yunxi continued: "I came back because I wanted to find out which force in the Central State the Zhen Nan Prince Manor belongs to. Since they can cultivate Heavenly Realm strong persons, there must be a super force supporting them behind the scenes."
"If we find out the super force behind the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, the Upper Sect will be better able to deal with it then."
Feng Lin said: "It was my impatience; it is still the Saintess who thought things through."
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In the blink of an eye, a few days passed, and Fan Yaodong and the others arrived at Cold River City.
At this time, the Qin Family.
The setting sun dipped into the western mountains, leaving only a vast swath of sunset glow in the sky.
The enormous Qin Family was utterly silent, having already turned into a human world purgatory.
The chilling, bone-piercing evil wind carried the metallic tang of blood, the vermilion main gate was wide open, and dark red blood was everywhere on the lintel.
The tables, chairs, and benches in the front hall were all shattered, with visible claw marks all over the solid wood beams.
The Head of the Qin Clan lay in the middle of the hall, his face filled with extreme terror, eyes wide open, staring fixedly into the air, his chest completely torn open, and blood soaking the stone slab beneath him.
The entire Qin Family, from elders to infants, masters, servants, maids, and guards, not a single person or animal was spared.
Facing this atrocious massacre, Fan Yaodong took a deep breath.
Like those village massacre cases, although the scene was brutal, there wasn’t any lingering mysterious or evil spirit aura.
It seemed that the other party simply used sheer force to slaughter the hundred members of the Qin Family.
Fan Yaodong crouched down in front of one of the corpses, examining the hole in the chest.
He couldn’t understand why the monster dug out people’s hearts. What did the Yellow Springs Sect want to do? Could it be that the monster specifically feasts on hearts?
Fan Yaodong then addressed the others from the Deceit Suppression Bureau: "Go check elsewhere, see if you can find any clues."
The members of the Deceit Suppression Bureau spread out and thoroughly searched the Qin Family, but found nothing.
Fan Yaodong stood in the Qin Family’s courtyard, feeling some reluctance.
He was hoping to find the hiding place of the Yellow Springs Sect and make a great achievement.
But finding nothing made his potential triumph unattainable.
At this moment, the sky gradually darkened, and as the sunset glow completely vanished, night fully descended, casting the light of the red moon over the land, making the entire Qin Family look even more ominous and terrifying.
Just then, sounds of a fight suddenly came from the Qin Family’s backyard.
The next moment, a firework shot up into the sky, exploding over the Qin Family.
Fan Yaodong and the others immediately reacted and rushed towards the Qin Family’s backyard.
In just a few breaths’ time, Fan Yaodong and his group arrived at the backyard.
Fan Yaodong stood on the rooftop, looking at the monster fighting with the Deceit Suppressing Guards in the backyard.
The monster stood two zhang tall, wearing a cloak, immensely powerful, its giant claws able to swipe the Deceit Suppressing Guards away.
At this time, over a dozen of the surrounding Deceit Suppressing Guards had already fallen, all gravely injured and unable to rise.
Seeing this, Fan Yaodong immediately told the Deceit Suppression Bureau chiefs beside him: "Let’s make a move together, try to capture it alive."
They had been searching for the Yellow Springs Sect’s perpetrator for so long, and finally, they caught the main culprit. Today, whatever happens, they must not let this monster escape.
Just as Fan Yaodong finished speaking, he leapt from the rooftop, wielding his Suppression Ghost Saber, charging straight at the monster.
As soon as Fan Yaodong and the others approached the monster, a black mist appeared around its body.
The black mist wasn’t spiritual evil or ghostly fiend, but it made people feel very uncomfortable.
Suddenly, everyone present felt a dizzying haze in their minds, their emotions also affected.
Fan Yaodong was the first to respond, immediately shouting to everyone: "Steady your minds, this monster can affect a person’s mind."