Upon hearing Mu Jinyu's inquiry, Di Yin opened his mouth and said, "Beidou Tian Quan had already requested leave a while ago due to matters at his Kunlun Ruins sect, and he has yet to return."
Having said that, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart.
Of course, it was not at Mu Jinyu he was laughing but at Shen Cangsheng.
Originally, the one who should have been blamed for the failure of this plan was Mu Hongchen, since she was the one who had messed up the intelligence.
Yet, Mu Jinyu had let Mu Hongchen off the hook but discovered that Shen Cangsheng hadn't been at the scene.
Di Yin felt that Mu Jinyu, having escaped a catastrophe, was probably going to hold Shen Cangsheng accountable.
Even so, given the situation just now, even if another Shen Cangsheng had come to kill Nameless, it would have been impossible to succeed in capturing him with Nameless's peculiar tactics.
But Shen Cangsheng's absence was, after all, not right.
"Is that so?" Mu Jinyu's eyes slightly narrowed as he said, "Can you send messages to the Kunlun Ruins?"
Mu Hongchen shook her head and said, "That place is akin to an independent minor world. Phones lose signal there, so we can only send messages traditionally. Although we in the Dragon King Hall have messenger pigeons, to send a message to Beidou Tian Quan would take at least a day, and a round trip would take at least three days. Therefore, knowing the urgency of the situation, we did not inform Beidou Tian Quan."
"I see." Mu Jinyu nodded lightly and said, "Then never mind, we won't pursue his responsibility."
Originally, Mu Jinyu had thought that if a message could be sent to the Kunlun Ruins, Shen Cangsheng's absence and lack of news would indicate disrespect, meriting accountability.
But since they couldn't notify Shen Cangsheng, his nonappearance was understandable, and Mu Jinyu decided not to vent his frustrations on him.
When Di Yin heard Mu Jinyu's response, he was slightly taken aback, feeling that something was amiss.
After all, there was a significant enmity between Mu Jinyu and Shen Cangsheng, and with Mu Jinyu taking up the position of the new Tiance True Dragon, his first actions should be against Shen Cangsheng. Having finally caught Shen Cangsheng slipping up, shouldn't he strip him of his duties and replace him with his own troops?
Could it be that the new Dragon King had a broader mind than he had anticipated?
Di Yin's eyes flickered as he guessed in the dark.
Qin Qiaochu had similar thoughts.
Mu Jinyu didn't care what they were thinking. Knowing the reason for Shen Cangsheng's absence, he waved his hand and said, "You all may leave now, Beidou Tianshu stay behind."
"Yes."
The crowd complied and withdrew.
Subsequently, Dragon King Hall members came out to begin cleaning up the traces of destruction at the scene.
Such as the ground trampled by Xiang Mantang's foot and the traces of the vigorous Qi unleashed by everyone's weapons clashing...
As these people were handling the cleanup,
Mu Jinyu gestured with his lips at Xiang Mantang, and with his hands behind his back, he began walking back, saying, "Ah-Xiang, let's go, time for breakfast. You've had a hard night without rest."
"For the safety of the Dragon Master, it is my duty," Xiang Mantang replied to Mu Jinyu methodically.
Since there were still many Dragon King Hall officials active nearby,
Xiang Mantang would typically not directly call him 'elder brother' in such a situation, to avoid others looking down on Mu Jinyu.
"Ah..." Hearing Xiang Mantang's formal response, Mu Jinyu let out a bitter laugh and, without saying much more, followed back.
At this moment, a Hall Official drove up and came to a steady stop in front of Mu Jinyu.
Mu Jinyu pulled open the door, sat down inside, and Xiang Mantang also got in afterwards.
After pressing the soundproofing button, Mu Jinyu stayed silent, frowning as he looked out the car window.
Seeing this, Xiang Mantang said, "Are you still worried about your sister-in-law and the others, elder brother?"
"Yes," Mu Jinyu responded softly.
He had just acted rather nonchalant, but the pressure in his heart was actually quite significant.
No one knew whether Nameless, after being besieged by the members of Dragon King Hall, would think that he didn't play by the rules and then start taking extreme measures, targeting Su Zijin and the others.
With the unpredictable tactics that Nameless employed, if he truly decided to do so, Mu Jinyu feared he wouldn't be able to stop the adversary at all.
That was why Mu Hongchen, when their attempt to ambush Nameless failed and everyone was unable to succeed, immediately knelt and showed sincere fear, asking to be punished.
After all, it was her plan, not to let Mu Jinyu take risks by fighting Nameless one-on-one to see who would emerge victoriously, but to use the entire power of Dragon King Hall to directly eliminate Nameless and prevent any future threats.
But unfortunately, this plan eventually failed in the face of the last-ditch survival tactic displayed by Nameless.
No one knew what sort of crazed actions Nameless might take after narrowly escaping death...
And it was naturally Mu Hongchen, who crafted the plan, who must now bear the consequences.
Xiang Mantang sighed softly, her only consolation to Mu Jinyu was that Nameless probably had made preparations to be targeted by the entire Dragon King Hall and wouldn't act rashly.
"Let's hope so," Mu Jinyu sighed softly.
In front of Di Yin and Qin Qiaochu, he needed to maintain the Dragon King's imposing aura and not easily reveal any signs of fear or timidity.
Only in front of his younger martial brother did Mu Jinyu show some vulnerability.
The journey thereafter passed in silence.
Soon, the carriage brought them back to the Su Family Courtyard.
By now, the day had fully dawned.
It was past five o'clock.
As Mu Jinyu got out of the car and walked into the courtyard, he couldn't help but yawn.
Not having slept all night, he was somewhat tired.
Despite appearing half-asleep earlier, as if he had gotten some rest, it was all an act. He had been vigilant the entire time, never relaxing his guard.
In reality, with Mu Jinyu's constitution, even going without sleep for seven days and nights, he would still be brimming with energy.
But the reason he was so eager to reveal a flaw last night, to provoke Nameless into making a move, was because Nameless was simply too terrifying.
You could never know when he would appear at your side, ready to take your life.
The impression he gave was one of being nameless and formless, invisible and untraceable, at all times and without end...
Who could rest easy while being targeted by such an assassin?
True, Mu Jinyu could go without rest for seven days and nights, but what about half a month, a month? Could he keep it up then?
And who could know whether, during the time Mu Jinyu was on high alert, Nameless might have rested well and been brimming with energy, always ready for an assassination attempt?
If Mu Jinyu kept dragging on without rest, always on the lookout for Nameless, unsure of when the other might make a move, once his tightly wound string broke, he would likely... end up truly dying at the hands of Nameless...
Thus, after roughly understanding Mu Hongchen's plan, he kept his actions secret, telling no one. He pretended to be waiting for Nameless to come and confront him in a life-and-death struggle. Then, little by little, he feigned impatience and helplessness, falling into a doze...
Nameless was also very cautious. Mu Jinyu had been feigning a state of half-sleep since one in the morning, and yet Nameless refused to make a move until dawn finally came, when he couldn't resist taking a tentative strike.
"Huh? You two... why are you coming in from outside?!"
The two had only just returned when they ran into Su Zijin, who was preparing to make breakfast. Su Zijin saw Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang coming in from outside and couldn't help but ask in astonishment.
She wasn't aware of the fact that Mu Jinyu was being targeted by Nameless, the top-grade assassin from Slaughter Redemption. She was already suspicious yesterday as to why Mu Jinyu had sent so many female bodyguards to protect them closely.
Seeing Mu Jinyu and Xiang Mantang return with heavy expressions on their faces, she felt an even greater sense of foreboding.
Mu Jinyu took a deep breath, deciding not to keep everyone in the dark any longer, lest they be caught off guard and fall victim to Nameless. He said, "Mom, be more careful from now on. There's an assassin who wants to take revenge on me."