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Chapter 1159 - Chapter 1159 Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Three Looking for

Chapter 1159: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Three: Looking for Someone Chapter 1159: Chapter Four Hundred and Fifty-Three: Looking for Someone As Elder Yun Zhe’s accusatory speech continued, everyone’s gaze naturally fell upon Yun Xiu, most filled with disappointment and anger.

Indeed, upon reflection, one could understand that in any conflict involving noble houses, intelligence is of the utmost importance.

In pursuit of Chaochang’s intelligence, they did not hesitate to send Yun Xiu, who had awakened the Charming Eyes, to Chaochang.

After all, in everyone’s mind, those who possess the Charming Eyes should find it easier to extract an information network than it is to eat or drink.

With professional training and the Charming Eyes, ten years should have been sufficient to establish a significant intelligence network; that’s what the Yun Family elders believed.

But if world affairs always developed as people expected, there wouldn’t be so many tragedies.

Who could have imagined that the young lady who awakened the Charming Eyes would be so indolent, causing this expedition to proceed as if blindfolded, and even leading the Great Elder Yun Shu to die at the Xiang Residence, with his body fully intact.

Thinking that a peak level power of Fierce Realm had died in such an absurd way in Chaochang, Yun Zhe could not help but be overcome with grief, he said to Yun Xiu with a pitiful voice, “Miss, don’t you have anything to say!?”

Taking a deep breath, Yun Xiu walked out from behind her brother and, facing the gaze of her clanspeople, lowered her head and fell to her knees: “This great defeat is due to intelligence failure. As the person responsible for Chaochang, I naturally bear an inescapable responsibility. Please, Elder Council, mete out punishment!”

“Punishment? The head of the family is here, and I do not have the right to punish the miss,” Yun Zhe said with a bitter laugh and sigh of lament: “If accepting punishment could exchange for the Great Elder’s life, I would willingly die a hundred, a thousand times!”

With her lower lip tightly bitten, Yun Xiu did not get up but turned her head to directly kneel before Yun Ji, repeating the same sentiment, “The great defeat is entirely due to my fault. Please, Patriarch, punish me!”

The people turned their gaze toward Yun Ji, and as he saw the angry looks in the eyes of the clanspeople, he felt powerless and turned to Yun Zhe with a look of anger, saying, “Finding the hidden array is the urgent matter right now. It’s not too late to determine rewards and punishments when we return to Longyuan!”

“I have already found the hidden array,” Yun Zhe said as he stared unyieldingly back at Yun Ji: “This hidden array is inscribed on the Miss herself!”

“What are you talking about?”

“Since the battle started, we have been fighting in the Xiang Residence. The only one who could’ve been inscribed with the hidden array is the Miss, who came midway. The Patriarch can test it and see for himself!”

Elder Yun Zhe was resolute in having Yun Ji deal with Yun Xiu and was even willing to stake his own life on it: “If the hidden array is not on the Miss, I am willing to die to apologize for my accusation!”

“Elder Yun Zhe, why would you do such a thing!?”

“The Patriarch is wise and decisive, which is a blessing to the Yun Family. However, when it comes to handling issues regarding the Miss, he shows indecisiveness and a lack of authority as the family head. If this continues, it will only fuel the improper practices within Longyuan! The Patriarch has seen that even with a Divine Artifact in hand, the Miss who adheres to old customs has had no achievements. This is the very reason why the Yun Clan was obliterated in the past. Does the Patriarch wish to see our clan be destroyed once again?”

“Elder Yun Zhe, watch your language!”

Yun Ji glared at the increasingly offensive Yun Zhe, and said harshly, “Yun Xiu is the direct descendant of the main family. How dare you defame her with your words!”

“I admit my words may be excessive, but the Miss’s actions in Chaochang are a hundred times, a thousand times more excessive than my words!”

Yun Zhe, unrelenting, questioned Yun Xiu who was still kneeling on the ground, “I ask you, Miss, in the ten years’ time, have you ever been conscious of establishing an intelligence system!?”

“…I have not.”

“So what exactly did the young miss, holding the Heritage Divine Artifact, do in Chaochang over these ten years?”

“…”

In her own eyes, the matters deemed important were seen as mere indulgences leading to one’s decline by others, how could she speak of them? Yun Xiu could only be silent.

“Can’t say it, can you? Then let this old man say it.”

Yun Zhe said icily, “The young miss established the Righteous Gang in East Market, gathered a bunch of meddlers to uphold justice for the neighbors of the market! Using the Immortal Cloud Whisk Soul to transform into a Ghost Assassin, specifically killing the tyrants of the Xiang Family who oppressed the locals. May I ask the young miss if you are truly of Yun Clan’s blood, or the Xiang Family’s ally? Why are the things you do so at odds with the expectations of the Patriarch!?”

“Enough!”

Yun Ji interrupted Yun Zhe’s accusation, his voice grave, “Sending Yun Xiu to Chaochang was my idea, and it was my own decision to give her the Heritage Divine Artifact without going through the Elder Council. If blame must be assigned, then punish me, the clan chief, alongside her!”

“Even now, does the clan chief still intend to shield the young miss?” Yun Zhe said with a pained heart, “Over these ten years, Yun Clan disciples have scattered in all directions, starting from scratch to rebuild the intelligence network. If everyone were as negligent as the young miss, where would the Yun Clan be today? Once again, I ask the clan chief, if even the young miss who has committed such a grave error is not to be punished, how can we justify it to those clan members who have been treading on thin ice, constructing the intelligence network at the edge of life and death?”

The pursuit of responsibility today was not a sudden whim of Yun Zhe. In his view, Yun Ji possessed all the excellent qualities of a superior, except for one – he was too nostalgic.

This was perhaps the greatest reason why the Hawk Faction could not achieve complete victory. Previously, Yun Zhe did not consider this a significant issue, since the flourishing development of the Hawk Faction was enough to inspire those negligent clan members.

However, after experiencing the battle of Chaochang, he saw the gap between them and the Xiang Family and knew that if the people of Longyuan continued their negligence, the gap would only widen further.

Therefore, he needed Clan Chief Yun Ji to make a clear stand. Only by seriously punishing Yun Xiu could it represent his true maturity; otherwise, he would always be just a child who seemed tough on the outside but was weak inside.

Only by severing the bonds of the old world through Yun Xiu could the Yun Clan surge forward without hindrance!

…

Tang Luo, who had come up empty at the docks, had completely lost track of Yun Clan’s party. The helpless Longxi’s Pride could only rise on the wind, hoping to use his extraordinary eyesight to discern the situation.

But without reactivating the Divine Array within him and lacking the vision enhancement from the Divine Storage, he might strain his eyes all he liked, yet he could not find any trace of the Yun Clan.

With no choice but to conceal his presence, he fell in behind King Patrol’s squad, hoping be able to catch up with the Yun Family via Lu Liangliang’s covert arrays.

Yet he discovered that after taking a detour, they parted ways having achieved nothing.

It was clear to see that An Yuanxi was not content. He did not leave with King Patrol’s Wind Department, but instead returned to the Xiang Residence in Chaochang.

According to Tang Luo’s judgment, the only way for the Yun Clan to block the covert arrays’ sensing was by using the Spirit World Passage.

So after his fruitless pursuit of King Patrol, he too entered the Spirit World Passage. Then he extended his six senses to the maximum and used the Retractive Breath Technique to start searching for the whereabouts of the Yun Family members, bit by bit.

Finally, in a vast open space, he saw Sister Xiu’er, who was alone. But the girl at this moment lacked her usual liveliness.

She was hugging her knees, crouching in the desolate passage, sobbing silently.