Chapter 195: Chapter 181: Shifting the Blame Back
The Fifth Elder gritted his teeth and said, Yun Lingshu hasn’t had an accident yet, we can still save her.
"The situation is unclear now. What if we get ambushed too when we go?"
The Second Elder expressed a different opinion. Not only him, but most people present were concerned about this possibility.
The latter’s face turned gloomy, and he said nothing more.
"The main issue now is that the situation is unclear. Let’s make dual preparations."
Cloud Thunder made a decisive call: "Half of the people stay to guard the family to prevent the enemy from having any ideas about the Yun Family, and some people set off first to see if we can provide support."
The crowd’s eyes flickered. This plan was naturally good, but those who went out would inevitably face danger, and not everyone was willing to take the risk.
The Yun Family was a large family, and there were over ten thousand people in the direct lineage. The different branches were not very close, and now with many people dead and a possible ambush, not many were willing to venture out.
"Fifth Elder, Eighth Elder, you come with me, Second Elder, you lead the people to guard the family, be prepared. In case someone really has ideas about our Yun family, we won’t be caught off guard."
Cloud Thunder had to stand up himself and solemnly said.
"Yes, Clan Leader."
The Second Elder nodded vigorously.
As they had just finished planning, the jade pendant at the Fifth Elder’s waist shone, and then an urgent woman’s voice emerged: "Fifth Elder, we’re in trouble. I’ve lost contact with the Great Elder, Third Elder, and the Xie family’s Zhenren. I’m being chased by two mysterious people... boom!"
Before the words were finished, a loud explosion interrupted Yun Lingshu’s voice, and the connection was directly cut off.
"As expected, an ambush, this matter must have been a scheme from the start with Hai Feng and his wife!"
Cloud Thunder’s face was dark: "Go, Lingshu is still alive, we can still support her, the family can’t lose any more strong members!"
After he waved his hand, two sound transmission talismans flew out and began to burn. A voice came through, one from the Fifth Elder, and one from another Elder.
"Dad, we were ambushed by the people from the Demon Suppression Department... Ah!"
"Fifth Elder, come quickly to save me... Ah!"
The two transmissions appeared almost simultaneously, but worse than Yun Lingshu’s, both voices screamed before finishing their words, likely in dire straits.
"Damn it, Demon Suppression Department, you are courting death!"
The Eighth Elder’s eyes turned red; his son had died, how could he be calm?
The Second Elder was shocked: "The Demon Suppression Department and we don’t interfere with each other, how dare they act recklessly!"
"Humph, the Demon Suppression Department was established targeting us, don’t they already target our sect and noble families in secret? I just didn’t think they’d do something this despicable!"
Cloud Thunder was burning with anger and shouted, "It’s good to know who did it, let’s move immediately!"
The situation was unclear before, and they were worried, but now that they knew who it was, they were not afraid anymore.
Having a specific enemy, they could also seek stronger reinforcements, and the Demon Suppression Department’s secret ambush couldn’t be too blatant, which was beneficial to their actions.
Cloud Thunder and others took a spiritual boat and flew out of the family. Standing at the bow, they had already contacted the high-level members of the Celestial Travel Sect.
"Demon Suppression Department, do you really think you’ve covered your tracks flawlessly? Unfortunately, our people risked their lives to bring back the message, and I’ve already notified the Celestial Travel Sect. Next, let’s have a good fight!"
Cloud Thunder gritted his teeth, not expecting his family to be targeted by the Demon Suppression Department.
"Clan Leader, why are they targeting us? We clearly don’t have much interaction with them."
The Fifth Elder was furious and puzzled.
"Most likely they are planning to target the Celestial Travel Sect, and since we rely on the Celestial Travel Sect, we’re being used as a stepping stone."
Cloud Thunder sighed, "If other families are also targeted, that’s fine; I’m just afraid we’re the only ones targeted."
The Fifth Elder was more worried: "Will there be a larger trap waiting for us now as we go to support?"
"Cyan Wind Zhenren has also set off, what are we afraid of, at worst we’ll tear off the facade."
Cloud Thunder’s eyes showed killing intent; if it weren’t for the clan members risking their lives to send the message back, they might have continued to be kept in the dark, controlled by others.
This grudge was already noted down by him.
The Fifth Elder and others also became murderous and heavy-hearted at the same time.
The current situation was no longer an ordinary feud, but the Demon Suppression Department targeting noble families and even sects, the hidden undercurrents behind it enough to drown the Yun family.
The leader of the Demon Suppression Department’s operation quickly learned of the news, amazed that such a certain matter had encountered a change.
"There was actually a master hiding in the shadows. Silver Moon, let’s retreat first; Yun Lingshu has survival means given by a Nascent Soul Old Monster; we can’t kill her yet."
Another black-clothed man attacking Yun Lingshu, wearing a black mask, said quietly to the silver-masked woman.
"How come there are still people, Yun family’s support is this fast?"
Silver Moon glanced at the blood left by Yun Lingshu when she escaped and stopped the pursuit, her eyes showing surprise.
"Possibly just happened to be nearby and saved two people; our whereabouts might be exposed."
The black-mask man said.
"We’re all wearing masks, not necessarily recognizable."
Silver Moon shook her head.
"Not for sure, in this vicinity, not many forces can achieve such a degree, people won’t suspect the Lingxi Sect."
The black-mask man said, "Never mind, let’s not overthink; let’s pack up quickly and leave. The Yun family’s reinforcements will come quickly; our limited forces can’t handle it."
The two exchanged a few words and quickly returned to rendezvous with the main forces.
"What’s the situation with the guys who saved two people? Didn’t fight with you?"
Silver Moon landed coldly asking.
"Master, that mysterious expert broke the array, saved two people, and ran away; probably afraid of our encirclement."
"Are they from the Yun family or the Xie family?"
"Master, from the power fluctuations of the magical treasure, they seem to be from the Yun family, using Thunder Power."
After hearing this, Silver Moon said, "Clean up quickly, and leave immediately."
The group quickly destroyed all evidence so that even if the Yun family came to confront them, they couldn’t admit anything.
Among the crowd, Li Yuanning walked over, saying, "Something’s off; I confirmed through the chess pieces that those three were killed, yet a strong expert appeared in such a short time."
"Black Death, we’ll talk about this later. Nothing can be changed now."
Silver Moon shook her head, "Rest assured, your contributions in this operation are the greatest, and once we return, you should be able to restore your Golden Core Level cultivation."
Li Yuanning’s eyes flickered with genuine excitement at these words. He glanced at the Ninth Peak: "This Shen Wang is not simple, having obtained the core of the Void Sect’s array; you guys better recruit him instead of making him an enemy."
"Oh, Black Death Martial Uncle, I never knew you rated this person so highly."
The black-mask man teased, "Aren’t you afraid he’ll come after you knowing you used him?"
"Yin Mo, he’s a very smart person; even if he knows, he wouldn’t act impulsively. The most important thing is that he has no backing now; we shouldn’t miss the opportunity to recruit him."
Black Death said seriously.
"We’ll consider it."
Silver Moon nodded, saying nothing more. After the group finished cleaning up, they left within a few breaths.
Moments later, a cloud of black air emerged from the chaotic ground.
Amidst the black air was Shen Wang, who had used the Yin Yang Mirror to hide his presence.
He had actually been hiding nearby, undetected by the two Golden Core cultivators.
This was another function of the Yin Yang Realm; Yin Yang Qi could blend in with nature, helping him conceal his presence.
From a close distance, using Water Spirit Sense, he overheard the conversations.
"Finally threw the blame back, but why would the Demon Suppression Department take advantage, are they really planning to act against noble families and sects?"
Shen Wang was a bit puzzled but internally accepted that the Demon Suppression Department had significant plans, feeling relieved.
If the attention of the Yun family and the Celestial Travel Sect was on the Demon Suppression Department, they would not have the bandwidth to deal with him.
With the protection of the Dao Array, his family should be able to enjoy some peace for a while.
"Better dig a few more tunnels, deeper this time."
Thinking about this, Shen Wang returned to the Ninth Peak, waved his hand, and the unconscious Liu Shan was thrown out, frowning slightly: "This guy has been following me for years, it was impossible for him to contact the Black Death Blade King before, how could he communicate this news?"
With doubt, he merged spiritual sense with spiritual essence, invading Liu Shan’s body to observe carefully.
Not long after, he noticed something and suddenly understood: "So that’s it, it happened during our time at Fengming Mountain, the Black Death Blade King truly is an old fox, secretly leaving a hand to know my condition anytime via Liu Shan."
Shen Wang’s face darkened, fortunately, many matters were not told to Mr. and Mrs. Liu Shan.