Murong Ze didn’t want to understand; he even stood up a bit angrily and looked at Murong Jie.
"Are you coming or not? If you’re not, I’m leaving. I can’t stay here another quarter of an hour."
Murong Jie anxiously ran over and grabbed Murong Ze’s arm; Murong Ze simply knocked her out, tossed her into the secret passage, and dragged her away, never once sparing Consort Hua a glance the whole ti.
How could Bai i’er not know what her son was angry about?
But so what if he was angry? She’d already set things in motion, the Bai Family had also set things in motion, even the deposit had been paid; all they needed to do now was sit back and wait for the result.
——
On the other side, according to the portrait Murong Xue had given him, Murong Han ordered his subordinates to use sect thods to track down the killers who’d tried to assassinate Dong Yao and her back then.
These n were Hidden Guards of the Bai Family, and of fairly high Level, so they’d shown their faces relatively often; because of that, Murong Han’s people managed to recognize them.
"They’re right outside. Do you want to see them now?"
In a suburban estate in the suburbs of Beijing, Murong Han sat at the head seat, with two plainly dressed yet solidly grounded n standing before him.
"No rush. The top priority now is to thoroughly investigate this Bai Family. If we don’t have enough people, you can take my Token and go ask the Shui Clan for help—strive to crush them in one stroke so they can never rise again. At the sa ti, keep a close watch on the Third Prince and Fourth Prince as well. Those two little ones are no good either. Among Consort Hua’s five children, only that pair of dragon-phoenix twins still have a bit of human warmth."
"As for any details, ask those two outside as much as you want. They’re from the Bai Family and personally hunted down Yuan Tian and my little sister, so they should know a lot of secrets we want. Consort Hua has a batch of Suicide Squad as well—you’d better be careful of them for . If those two refuse to talk, feed them the poison I gave you earlier. It was developed by the Sixth Princess; she said even the most powerful person can’t endure its torture. You can go try it out!"
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In the secret chamber of the Capital City Xihua Building in Beijing, Beiming Yi stared at the order laid out in front of him, his brows tightly furrowed. "You’ve already gone to carry it out?"
The four great bodyguards looked at one another, unable for the mont to gauge what their lord ant. "This... the price they offered was very good, so we just..."
"Recall our people imdiately. This commission... cannot be taken. From now on, for any task related to those two, not only can we not take them as enemies, we must rack our brains to protect them."
The four great bodyguards of Liuyun Sect were hearing such an order for the first ti. They all lifted their eyes together. "My lord, you need to give us a reasonable explanation."
"That brother and sister indirectly saved my life, you could say—especially that newly promoted Sixth Princess, she’s quite an interesting little wonder."
The amount of information in that sentence was enormous, and it was also the first ti they’d heard their master ntion a woman in front of them.
From that alone it was clear she was anything but ordinary in his eyes.
So the four of them swiftly exchanged a glance; two of them bowed and withdrew in tacit coordination to carry out the order, while the remaining two received another task.
"Go investigate why the Bai Family suddenly decided to move against that pair of siblings for no apparent reason. Also, Shui Yixuan is in Lanyue as well—see what he’s up to. I find it very strange: why did that little girl at his side suddenly transform into the Sixth Princess of Lanyue Country?"
"Sect Master, there’s one more piece of information you may need."
At Beiming Yi’s signal, the subordinate spoke unhurriedly: "According to reliable sources, Consort Hua not only bought off so of our people in Liuyun Sect, she also sent identical kill orders to Shengming, Yue Palace, and the Shura Sect."
Beiming Yi’s expression cracked slightly, and there was a trace of tension in his gaze. "Is that really true?"
"It’s true, Sect Master. The Bai Family has poured out a hefty amount this ti; it feels like they’re going all in."
Beiming Yi sank heavily into the chair, rubbing his brow with a weary face. "In that case, there’s nothing we can do to help."
The Four Countries’ powers had been in opposition for many years, always keeping out of each other’s affairs. He didn’t know whether the others were aware that he was in fact the Sect Master of Liuyun Sect, but as for who stood behind Shengming, Shura, and Yue Palace, he also only had a vague idea. So since the Bai Family had launched a total attack, all he could do was wish them luck from here.
According to the first-hand information brought back by his n, Shui Yixuan entered the palace imdiately.
"Do you still rember what your Grandparents told us about the Outer Continent?"
Murong Han nodded. "The fishern of Xiran Island also ntioned it, and even claid to have seen it with their own eyes. We can be sure it’s real."
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