"Elder Hua, what’s making you so happy?" Jin Xiaoshun asked upon seeing Hua Wuji humming a tune.
"So big shots walked right into our trap and are now stuck in the formation. Do you want to take a look?" Hua Wuji replied.
"Oh? Who’s so oblivious? Although the Sect Leader isn’t here, he laid out nurous formations before leaving to prevent anyone with ill intentions from trying to infiltrate the Dan Shen Sect. I didn’t expect soone would actually co knocking." Jin Xiaoshun said.
"There are always such people." Hua Wuji sighed. The formation Ye Qiu set up was formidable enough to ensnare even Martial Artists of the Return to Void realm, sparing only Saints, and Hua Wuji felt so pity for the few who stepped into the formation last night.
"I definitely want to take a look." Jin Xiaoshun said, intrigued.
With Hua Wuji leading the way, equipped with the formation spells taught to him by Ye Qiu, the two arrived at one of the formations.
"Whoosh!"
Hua Wuji cast a formation spell, and a scene quickly surfaced above the large formation, revealing the image of the Thousand Illusions Sect Leader and two elders.
"It’s them..." Jin Xiaoshun recognized the Thousand Illusions Sect Leader. While Hua Wuji only knew he’d caught so big fish, he didn’t know their specific identities. Now seeing it was experts from the Thousand Illusions Sect, he was montarily shocked.
"Instead of targeting the Tian Can Sect for revenge, the Thousand Illusions Sect seeks trouble with us, Dan Shen Sect. Fortunately, the Sect Leader was visionary enough to re-arrange the formations. Otherwise, had they broken in, we would have been in danger." Jin Xiaoshun said with lingering fear.
Hua Wuji nodded, acknowledging the effectiveness of the formation, realizing how harmful it would have been if these three managed to enter the Dan Shen Sect.
"Elder Hua, these guys previously tried to kill our Sect Leader, and now they’re up to no good again. We can’t just keep them stuck like this – why not give them a little surprise?" Jin Xiaoshun suggested with a mischievous smile, eager to tease these Return to Void realm experts.
"Good idea." Hua Wuji’s eyes sparkled, deciding it was ti to show these three a thing or two.
"I’ll use so formation spells taught by the Sect Leader before he left, just to test their power." Saying this, Hua Wuji cast a peculiar formation spell.
A formation symbol silently integrated into the formation.
The Thousand Illusions Sect Leader and the two elders were already struggling to crack the formation when suddenly lightning descended from the sky.
Ka-cha!
A bolt struck the Thousand Illusions Sect Leader, his hair stood on end, smoke rising from his body, making Jin Xiaoshun laugh uncontrollably.
"This is good, this is good."
"Now watch this spell." Hua Wuji cast another spell.
Whoosh...
A fire dragon suddenly appeared. The three struggled for quite a while before finally extinguishing it, but the Thousand Illusions Sect Leader and his companions were extrely worn out by now, their clothes scorched.
"Is there more? Bring it on, bring it on." Jin Xiaoshun was enjoying himself imnsely.
Hua Wuji anwhile cast spell after spell causing various attacks, leaving the poor Thousand Illusions Sect Leader and his companions, already weakened by exerting ninety percent of their energy, to endure one wave of attacks after another, nearly worn down by Jin Xiaoshun and Hua Wuji.
...
Ye Qiu was unaware of the happenings at Dan Shen Sect.
However, he and Master Cang were preparing to return to Qingfeng County, having bid farewell to the Supre Elder.
"I’ve watched you grow up. Now, the Zhu family is Zhu Tian’s family. Staying here would only limit you. Returning to Qingfeng County is for the best, focus on developing your auction house." The Supre Elder advised.
"I understand, Supre Elder. Is your health improving?" Zhu Cang asked with concern.
"The divine pill from Elder Ye added ten years to my lifespan. With these extra years, I plan to enter seclusion and attempt to reach the Zhu Zhoutian realm. After that, I may not be able to speak for you anymore."
"Elder, you will definitely break through, definitely." Zhu Cang’s eyes were a bit moist. As a Saint, ordinary emotions barely affected him, but the Supre Elder was not an ordinary family mber to Master Cang.
"Whether successful or not, a Martial Artist must face this step. Do not grieve." The Supre Elder chuckled, handing a jade pendant to Master Cang: "If ever in mortal danger, crush this. If I’m still alive, I’ll co to your aid."
Master Cang gazed at the jade pendant, placing it in his bosom, thinking that even if the situation beca dire, he wouldn’t crush it. If the Supre Elder didn’t appear, it would an he was no longer alive. If he did appear, it would an the seclusion attempt failed and his remaining ti would be short, and Master Cang would rather keep so hope for himself.
After bidding farewell to the Supre Elder, the only person Master Cang truly cared about, he departed from the Zhu family with Ye Qiu.
The process was surprisingly smooth, as Zhu Tian didn’t send anyone to stop them.
After leaving the Zhu family, Master Cang said: "He won’t act imdiately. If he’s bold enough to act, the Supre Elder will notice, and at that point, his role as Family Head won’t continue."
Ye Qiu understood; if Zhu Tian acted imdiately, it would truly be insane. Even if he wanted to remove Master Cang, it should be after they left the Zhu family, and besides, the Zhu Family still had the Supre Elder, a top-tier Saint, easily capable of observing the entire Zhu family, or even the whole Luohé City.
"Let’s go; if my estimation is correct, he’ll act once we leave Luohé City. He won’t act within the city." said Master Cang.
As the two departed, a steward entered Zhu Tian’s study, respectfully saying: "Sir, they’ve left, but not yet exited Luohé City."
"Left? Haha..." Zhu Tian chuckled, suddenly saying: "Leaving is good, leaving is good. This way, I can send him on his way sooner."
"Sir, acting within the city might alert the Supre Elder, wouldn’t it?" the steward reminded.
"Do you think I didn’t consider that? Besides, who said I’d personally act? My steward, our Zhu family is wealthy and powerful. For certain matters, you don’t need to lift a finger. Just spend a bit of money, and naturally, soone will deal with them for you."
"How does that saying go..."
The steward quickly chid in: "Money can compel ghosts to do any bidding."
"Exactly, money can compel ghosts to do any bidding." Zhu Tian laughed.
"So, you had it all planned out early on, having soone remove them for us. Family Head, you are indeed wise and resourceful, my admiration." the steward praised.
"Wise and resourceful? Haha... I like that term." Zhu Tian laughed, suddenly cutting his laughter short, coldly saying: "They think they can leave safely? It’s not that easy; getting out of Luohé City itself will be challenging."
And just as Zhu Tian predicted, Ye Qiu and Master Cang hadn’t yet exited Luohé City when they encountered several black-clad experts who started an assassination attempt in the street.
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