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Chapter 1158 - Chapter 1158 Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Two

Chapter 1158: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Two: Responsibility Chapter 1158: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Two: Responsibility “Clan leader, something terrible has happened!”

In the abandoned dockyard, a strong guard hurriedly reported to Yun Ji, “An Yuanxi, leading the Hawk Faction’s King Patrol and a host of Xiang Family powerhouses, is rushing towards the dockyard!”

Everyone was shocked, and Elder Yun Zhe even directly declared, “We’ve been betrayed!”

“Elder Yun Zhe is too hasty; perhaps the scouts inadvertently revealed our whereabouts. There’s no time to lose; we must leave immediately!”

Yun Ji frowned and said. The Spirit World Passage was supposed to be an extremely secretive route. Even this abandoned dockyard was a landmark memorized in his heart, never mentioned to others. If anyone could possibly betray them, it would be the scouts who ventured into the city. However, if the other side truly wished to defect to the Xiang Family and betray the Yun Family, they would have brought back more than just battle intel.

To trust people without doubt, and not to employ those who are doubted–those who had been brought to Chaochang were all clan members fiercely loyal to the Yun Clan. Yun Ji would not suspect them.

“The traitor I’m speaking of is not Yun Xi,” Elder Yun Zhe obviously implied something else, “We came from Longyuan to restore the Yun Clan, and to end up in this plight, is all due to insufficient intelligence and inadequate preparation. After the retreat to the dockyard, all disciples of the Yun Family remained here, without movement. Only one person had the leisure to send out a signal, luring An Yuanxi here!”

“What do you mean by that, Elder Yun Zhe?” Yun Ji said coldly, “Xiu’er, as a direct blood descendant of the main family, would never do such a thing. Stop this baseless speculation. Let us depart immediately!”

“Depart where?”

By coincidence, Yun Xiu woke up at that moment. Hearing the noise outside, she immediately came out to ask.

But as soon as she stepped out, she sensed the tense atmosphere and asked, confused, “Why are you all looking at me?”

“Miss…”

“It’s nothing!” Yun Ji interrupted Yun Zhe and said indifferently to Yun Xiu, “An Yuanxi is coming with the King Patrol soldiers. We need to leave immediately!”

With that, he didn’t wait for Yun Xiu’s response. His sleeve swept up, wrapping her in wind, and they took off, speeding towards Lingjiang.

The rest of the Yun Clan members followed by flying into the sky, but Elder Yun Zhe purposefully stayed in the rear guard and grabbed Yun Xi as he soared.

“Don’t rush off just yet.” Elder Yun Zhe whispered to Yun Xi, “The Spirit World Passage is exceedingly hidden. It’s impossible for An Yuanxi to know of this secretive dockyard. There’s definitely something strange going on. Go check it out!”

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South of Chaochang

Holding a strategic map, Lu Liangliang led An Yuanxi and various powerhouses swiftly toward the southeast, abruptly halting.

After sensing carefully for a moment, Lu Liangliang said to An Yuanxi, “They are moving west!”

“Can you determine their exact location?”

“They should have been at the South Sea outlet originally, but now…”

Lu Liangliang pictured the map of the Southern Region of Longzhou in her mind, speaking in an uncertain tone, “It seems they are heading towards Lingjiang?”

“Great!” An Yuanxi was overjoyed, “We’ll head directly southwest and cut them off!”

Thanks to Lu Liangliang’s real-time positioning system, An Yuanxi led his people swiftly toward the southwest. If one could overlook the Southern Boundary of Longzhou, they would see two groups converging at a stunning speed.

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If Yun Xi had not once again delivered the message to Yun Ji’s hands in a timely manner, it would have taken merely another quarter of an hour before both parties would have clashed.

Yet, although they had not collided yet, it felt even more terrifying than if they had, because according to what Yun Xi said, after they left the dockyard, An Yuanxi’s group immediately changed direction and was now heading toward Lingjiang!

Another clear piece of information was that besides An Yuanxi and the Xiang Family experts, the group was also led by Lu Liangliang from Yulin Pavilion.

This discovery made the members of the Yun Clan both bitter and angry, with Elder Yun Zhe’s eyes turning red with fury: “In those years when Master Lu Ya sought to establish his own sect, after searching all of Longzhou in vain for a spiritual vein or famous mountain, it was Yun Zu who ceded Yulin Mountain to Lu Ya and supported him with plenty of resources, making today’s Yulin Pavilion possible! And now, now!!”

Time passes and people change, how many generations can remember an act of kindness?

As the old saying goes, the affection of one generation is strong, of two deep, but by the third and fourth it fades, by the fifth and sixth it is thin, and by the seventh it is forgotten.

Nothing is remembered forever, and in the eyes of the Yun Family, Lu Liangliang’s pursuit of the Yun Clan, alongside An Yuanxi, was akin to a betrayal of their kindness.

It was because he bore the surname Lu, because he was the most outstanding disciple of the present generation in Yulin Pavilion.

The key issue at the moment was to identify who among them had Yulin Pavilion’s secret array engraved on their person, but this was precisely where the warriors of the Hawk Faction were at a disadvantage.

Discarding extraneous knowledge to focus exclusively on training both spiritual cultivation and martial prowess did lead to big improvements in combat strength for the Yun Clan disciples, but things were not looking so optimistic in other areas.

Their rudimentary understanding of arrays rendered them completely unable to sense the location of the hidden array, let alone accurately pinpoint an individual.

But just because they couldn’t find it didn’t mean there was no way to deal with it. Though the path to heaven is fraught with difficulty, there was indeed the simplest method right now to mask the detection of secret arrays.

The members of the Yun Clan landed and, following Yun Ji’s lead, swiftly took refuge in the Spirit World Passage, causing An Yuanxi, who had rushed over, to miss them entirely. Unable to find anyone, Lu Liangliang had no choice but to return to Yulin Pavilion and report back to Master Shaolin.

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The members of the Yun Clan who had hidden in the passage were for the time being safe, but the crisis was far from over.

Upon learning that Yulin Pavilion was also aiding in the search for them, in alliance with King’s Patrol and the Xiang Family, the morale of the Yun Family members was severely dampened.

Although they had long known that the Yun Clan had long been rejected by the holy land and suffered several betrayals, the defection of Yulin Pavilion was still distressing to them.

After all, according to legend, Pavillion Master Lu Chen was a man of resolute character, who clearly distinguished between gratitude and enmity. They had thought that their old friendship would be a significant support in their time of restoration. Now, it seemed that this was nothing but self-deception.

The fact that Lu Liangliang was leading the way for the King’s Patrol was already very telling.

When the clan members felt dejected, it was natural for the clan leader not to fall into despondency with them. Yun Ji spoke in a stern voice, “The responsibility for this failure lies with me for underestimating the military strength of the Xiang Family, thinking we could take advantage of the Xiang Family being seriously injured by the Illusionary Master to restore Chaochang. However, now it seems that the Xiang Family, having obtained a portion of the Yun Clan’s heritage, has far surpassed us. But this does not mean we have failed!”

“The Yun Clan has rebuilt itself from ruins, abandoning old ways and focusing on the martial path. Within just over twenty years, we have achieved such results. This not only demonstrates the superiority of the Yun Clan’s heritage but also the spirit and courage of the Yun Family disciples. Given time, we will stand tall and fight our way back into Chaochang, making the Xiang Family return everything they have taken!”

Those present were all mighty warriors of the Fierce Realm, and were inherently strong. It was just that the magnitude of the defeat had struck a chord, and Yun Ji’s motivational words reinvigorated everyone’s spirit.

However, amidst the consensus and applause, there were elders who maintained differing opinions.

“The clan leader’s words are not without reason, but someone must bear responsibility for the defeat,” Elder Yun Zhe interjected in a timely manner: “This significant loss is not a failure of combat but the fault of the Chaochang intelligence system. Whether it was Xiang Ange’s feigned death, the loss of the Divine Artifact Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul, or the collusion between Yulin Pavilion and the Xiang Family, there was not the slightest bit of information beforehand.”

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