Chapter 2338 - 2028: Who Says We’re Attacking Fenghai City?
Guangling County, Zhen Nan Prince Manor.
In the council hall, Prince Zhen Nan sat at the main seat, with Fan Yaodong and others seated on both sides of the hall.
After arriving in the South, Prince Zhen Nan immediately gathered them to understand the specific details of the battle at Red Stone City.
At this moment, Prince Zhen Nan showed a thoughtful expression: "Have you found out who sent the message to you? I am very curious about who would know the whereabouts of those Deceit Kings."
Even institutions like the Deceit Suppression Bureau, which specialize in investigating evil spirits and tracking down the mysterious, find it hard to locate the hiding places of those Deceit Kings. Yet, someone can clearly describe where those Deceit Kings hide and even know their plans, as if the messenger is right beside those Deceit Kings.
If we can establish contact with the messenger next, it would make sealing the Deceit Kings even easier.
Following Prince Zhen Nan’s words, Fan Yaodong speculated: "I suspect there is something mysterious helping us."
Upon hearing Fan Yaodong’s conjecture, Xiong Qingcang immediately said: "Impossible! Why would something mysterious help humans? In their eyes, humans are merely food."
Fan Yaodong replied: "If it’s not something mysterious, how could anyone know the actions of the Deceit Kings so well? It’s unlikely any human has infiltrated those Deceit Kings’ inner circles."
Everyone fell into contemplation.
Fan Yaodong’s words made sense. The mysterious is indeed very sensitive to humans, and if humans were to infiltrate among them, they would soon be discovered.
They’ve only heard of the mysterious mixing with crowds, and never heard of anyone infiltrating among the mysterious.
Zou Yi then posed a guess: "I suspect this is all a conspiracy by the Deceit Kings."
Prince Zhen Nan asked: "Why does Director Zou say this?"
Zou Yi said: "Just as Lord Fan mentioned, only the mysterious would be so aware of the actions of the Deceit Kings, so most likely the messenger is mysterious."
"But the mysterious should not easily betray their king. I suspect the Deceit Kings deliberately had the mysterious send the message to us, gaining our trust and setting up a trap to ensnare us."
Upon hearing this, Xiong Qingcang quickly responded: "Weren’t the contents of the two previous messages already confirmed? How could this be a trap? If it was, we would have been ambushed when we entered Demon Cave Forest earlier."
Zou Yi said: "Maybe the first two instances were just the Deceit Kings trying to make us trust the messenger."
"Whether in Demon Cave Forest or Red Stone City, we haven’t inflicted any substantial harm on the Deceit Kings. That they didn’t ambush us in Demon Cave Forest or Red Stone City means either they underestimated our strength or the Deceit Kings weren’t ready, and their trap wasn’t fully set up, so they deliberately left some flaws to make us believe the messenger’s words were true."
"If we continue to ambush the Deceit Kings based on the messenger’s information, there’s no telling when we might fall into a trap prepared in advance by the Deceit Kings."
Hearing Zou Yi’s analysis, Prince Zhen Nan tapped lightly on the armrest, pondering the possibility of the message being a conspiracy by the mysterious.
The others in the council hall also fell into silence.
What Zou Yi said was not without reason. After all, this time we have gathered so many Emperor Realm experts, while there are only five Deceit Kings. To kill them, the Deceit Kings must have some preparations.
With the suppression of Dazhou’s Qi Fortune, if they engage us without any setup, the result would be a disastrous defeat like what happened in Red Stone City.
After a while, Prince Zhen Nan spoke: "Director Zou has made a valid point. This message can be trusted but not completely believed. If someone sends a message again, it must be verified."
As soon as Prince Zhen Nan finished speaking, just as he was about to continue, the sound of a "whoosh" cut through the air, causing everyone to instantly become vigilant.
"Not good, an assassin! Protect Prince Zhen Nan!"
Fan Yaodong and others hurried to the door, ready to face the enemy, but found no one outside.
At this moment, everyone’s gaze turned to a pillar in the council hall, where an arrow was embedded. It seemed a note was tied on it.
Fan Yaodong leapt forward, took the arrow down, and unfolded the message tied on it, scanning its contents.
Xiong Qingcang asked beside him: "Is it another message from that person?"
Fan Yaodong said solemnly: "Yes, the message says that the Deceit Kings are planning to attack Fenghai City."
Upon hearing Fan Yaodong’s words, everyone in the hall was stunned.
Fenghai City has a population exceeding 200,000, and is considered a relatively large city.
Didn’t those Deceit Kings previously target remote cities? Why suddenly take action against a large city like Fenghai City?
Xiong Qingcang said: "Could it be that we severely injured those Deceit Kings in Red Stone City, and they want to recover their strength quickly, so they risk targeting a prosperous city like Fenghai City?"
Fan Yaodong said: "That possibility cannot be ruled out."
Saying this, Fan Yaodong looked at Prince Zhen Nan.
Prince Zhen Nan said: "Since we know the next move of those Deceit Kings, we should take necessary preparations."
Though they still could not confirm whether the message was a conspiracy by the Deceit Kings, as long as there is a chance to seal those Deceit Kings, they must seize the opportunity.
The desolate wind carried the putrid air, howling through the burial ground.
The hills and valleys were covered with exposed bones, severed limbs and remains mixed with wild grass, and broken coffins scattered haphazardly.
The gray sky pressed low, and layers of black fog enveloped the entire hill.
On the hill, four shadows gazed at the distant city, and Silent Night Ghost King spoke: "Are we really going to attack Fenghai City?"
Although they were unharmed in the battle at Red Stone City, their strength has not fully recovered. In a heavily populated city like Fenghai City, Dazhou’s Qi Fortune is strong, severely suppressing their powers.
If Fenghai City has many Spirit Martial Artists, or if the Deceit Suppression Bureau is present, they would pay a huge price to capture Fenghai City.
The number of evil spirits they gathered is already limited. In the last battle at Red Stone City, they consumed a large number of evil spirits, compounded by the fact that they don’t have many mysterious underlings, Silent Night Deceit King doesn’t favor this action.
Blood Pupil Deceit King chuckled and said: "Who said we’re going to attack Fenghai City?"
Hearing Blood Pupil Deceit King’s words, Silent Night Deceit King paused: "Then why did you bring us here?"
At this time, Eternal Darkness Deceit King said: "Are you letting that traitor hidden in the shadows send false information to the Deceit Suppression Bureau, then we attack another city?"
Since realizing there might be a traitor among them, the four Ghost Kings immediately conducted a thorough search of their mysterious underlings.
But no matter how they investigate, they couldn’t find the mysterious betraying them.
In their hearts, they actually knew that many of their mysterious subordinates hoped to defect to the Heavenly Fate Sect, since Yun Yudie has the ability to resurrect the mysterious.
Only those mysterious above the Profound Realm can be immortal. Those with lower realms can be killed, but if they become Yun Yudie’s subordinates, even if killed, they would be resurrected by Yun Yudie one day.