The Divine Wood Hall is a major force in the Central Plains, with many subordinate factions, each no less formidable than the Blood Saber Sect.
This kind of power is also one of those embroiled in the storms of the Central Plains, yet remains unshakable.
Above it, there exist so mysterious forces standing aloof from worldly matters.
At least, Li Yuan could easily guess, even with his toes, that above the five great powers of the Divine Wood Hall, Profound Gold Temple, Holy Fire Palace, Mirror Flower Water Moon Tower, and Mountain Hall, there must be forces such as the Five Elents Sect or the Five Elents Alliance.
"The Vice Hall Master of the Divine Wood Hall is called Gu Xuejian. She’s a pragmatic woman, straightforward and forthright, with a bold and decisive style, yet she likes to take risky moves.
Only she... would think to co here to settle, seemingly unwilling to use the power of the Divine Wood Hall to investigate the Red Lotus Thieves and the Cadavers," Yan Mu reminisced about his impression of the Vice Hall Master.
Li Yuan curiously asked, "Do you also have spies from the Red Lotus Thieves inside the Divine Wood Hall?"
Yan Mu replied, "It’s unclear, and I don’t dare to ask. This matter can’t be investigated deeply.
But I think... there probably are.
The Red Lotus Sect is not that simple..."
Li Yuan thought quickly, then said, "Are you saying there’s also a supre force behind the Red Lotus Thieves?"
Yan Mu suddenly said, "I’ve seen a black lotus..."
Li Yuan said, "But the Red Lotus Sect would never let the lotuses in their Sect turn black. Where did you see it?"
Yan Mu replied, "It was during a great battle in Jade Capital City, considered a pursuit of the Red Lotus Thieves.
We drove away the Red Lotus Thieves and naturally wanted to chase them to the end.
But at a critical mont in the chase, we were intercepted at a place called Fangjiadian.
And there, I saw the black lotus.
Fangjiadian is a small village. From the outside, there was no abnormality, and you could even see villagers walking around inside.
But after our people went in, they sensed sothing wrong. So suddenly felt itchy, and with a single wipe of their hands, the result was...
Those who wiped their faces wiped off their noses, eyeballs, and lips; those who wiped their arms, severed their arms, their whole bodies seed to be lting.
Our people thought they had encountered ghosts and quickly ran back to report...
At that ti, the leader was Elder Qing. Elder Qing looked for a while and said it wasn’t ghosts, but a poison array; this poison array sealed the sky and earth, needing a detour.
But when Martial Artists are chasing, a detour ans allowing the opponent to escape.
Moreover, the Red Lotus Thieves escaped from there, clearly having allies in Fangjiadian providing cover for them.
Thus, Elder Qing went to break the array, but it couldn’t be broken...
Later, several other factions arrived one after another, but they couldn’t break it either.
Many days later...
The poison array dissolved on its own, and the entire village was corroded and lted by poison.
Those villagers walking around inside the village were actually long dead, but were sohow stimulated by the terrible poison to move as if still alive.
After the poison array was cracked, our stationed people returned to report, saying a black lotus had blood in the lting Fangjiadian."
Li Yuan asked, "Why, after killing, bother to bloom a black lotus?"
Yan Mu said, "Little uncle, there must be a reason for such power.
Perhaps... that black lotus was originally a flower, and with it, the array was constructed, forming the poison array;
or maybe that black lotus is a warning, telling us not to chase further;
or it could be the natural scene presented by the poison array’s end, not intentional; or maybe..."
Li Yuan’s expression shifted slightly, suddenly recalling the Supre Elder Liu Changchong of the Chenghua Sect.
Liu Changchong had ntioned that in his youth, while observing the Life Atlas at an Upper Sect, he once accidentally saw a pattern of black petals.
Black petals, black lotus?
A mystery so deep it requires blindfolds to enter it.
All using poison.
Coincidence, or...
The thought flickered by.
Li Yuan said, "I get it now; the Lady Hall Master ca not only to eradicate the Red Lotus Thieves but also to investigate their hidden forces.
anwhile, your Vice Hall Master moved with such grandeur that any spies would surely know;
So she wants to move stealthily, using forces outside the Divine Wood Hall to gather information, to prevent any leaks from her Sect."
Yan Mu said, "I’m just an Inner Sect Disciple; I can’t fathom her thinking."
Li Yuan followed the Hall Master’s train of thought, deducing, "Then... you really shouldn’t have disclosed her identity to . After all, she’s here quietly intending to investigate the Red Lotus Thieves under another identity."
Yan Mu candidly said, "Yes, the Lady Hall Master ntioned in her letter that she trusts not to disclose her identity. It’s because Xiaozhao can’t be seen by her that I hastily ca to find you, little uncle, telling no one else."
Li Yuan:...
"You..."
He hesitated, then spoke with pauses, finally patting Yan Mu’s shoulder, saying, "Good, good, good!"
Yan Mu said, "Little uncle, you better not blow her cover."
Li Yuan said, "You want to play dumb while clearly understanding everything; knowing full well she’s incredibly formidable yet pretending she isn’t; needing to show respect while acting casual, expressing naturally, speaking unconstrainedly, right?"
Yan Mu scratched his head, finding it rather challenging, especially given how sensitive a Martial Artist like the Lady Hall Master must be.
He couldn’t help but ask, "Then what should I do?"
Li Yuan said, "Then... I won’t see her."
Yan Mu said helplessly, "But she knows you’re the local Ancestor, aware of the intelligence you hold. She’ll definitely co looking for you."
Li Yuan took a deep breath and asked, "What’s her identity?"
Yan Mu replied, "Posing as my sister."
Li Yuan said, "Doesn’t that an she’s a generation below ? Reconsider."
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