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Chapter 1559 - 1552: Special Attention

Chapter 1559: Chapter 1552: Special Attention

Just as the two of them let out a sigh of relief, suddenly, they felt a murderous aura coming from behind them. Turning around, they discovered a swordsman wearing a ferocious mask standing with a long sword in his hand, looking down at the two people on the ground.

"You scared me to death; how come you didn’t make any sound?" However, upon seeing the newcomer, not only did they not feel fear, they actually breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did I scare you?" Feng cocked his head, asking in confusion.

"I was wondering why Liseya didn’t give us a heads up; turns out it’s one of our own," Hu Daoke said, relieved.

Soon, the figure of Baiyue appeared at the end of the alley. As soon as she saw the corpses on the ground and Cheng Ziang and the others, she immediately tensed up. She quickly ran up to them and asked with concern, "Are you all right?"

"We’re fine, thanks to Liseya... Eh, where’s Liseya?" Hu Daoke looked around and asked.

"She went back; she saw that we were all right and left," Cheng Ziang explained, while touching the pendant on his chest.

"What’s the situation with these two men?" Baiyue walked up to them and asked as she looked down at the two bodies on the ground.

"Who knows? They came out of nowhere and then tried to kill us without saying a word," Cheng Ziang shook his head and said.

"So, you’re both fine, then?" Baiyue asked, while worriedly staring at the bloodstains on Hu Daoke’s mask.

"It was a close call," Cheng Ziang shrugged his shoulders.

"But there’s trouble," Hu Daoke said.

"What trouble?"

"Old Cheng’s gun was stolen," Hu Daoke glanced at Cheng Ziang and simply blurted it out.

"The gun was stolen?" Baiyue’s eyes widened in shock.

"Yes, and it’s a Yuanzi gun," Cheng Ziang nodded his head, confirming the fact.

"What exactly happened? How could you let someone steal the Yuanzi gun?" Baiyue was immediately astonished and looked at Cheng Ziang for an explanation.

"It’s a long story; let’s get out of this place of trouble before we discuss it," Cheng Ziang said.

"Alright, let’s go. Feng, you lead the way in front. Hu Daoke, find something to cover the blood on your body so as not to provoke panic," Baiyue nodded and started to give orders.

After a bit of a fuss, the four of them left the alley and headed towards the government office. After a short while, a girl who had been watching them from the shadows jumped out and walked into the alley, staring blankly at the two corpses on the ground.

Subsequently, two figures entered the end of the alley, bowed politely to the girl, and said solemnly, "Officer, they are on their way back to the government office. Shall we continue to give them trouble?"

"No need," the girl said indifferently, "These people are indeed not simple; one of them is even a Nascent Soul expert. Indeed, Dongliang Yu has not lied. This was only a probe. Offending them will only make matters worse. The Young Mansion has always hoped that we could unite more powerful forces, and outsiders are no exception."

"Then, what should we do next...?" the comer asked hesitantly.

"I will continue to monitor them. You all go back and report what happened here to the Young Mansion, and let him decide for himself," the girl continued.

"Yes, I understand... Additionally," the comer hesitated for a moment, then continued, "The Wu Family has also taken notice of them. If they join forces with the Wu Family, I fear..."

"If the Young Mansion does not wish for that to happen, he should send more experts to help. I alone cannot stop them," the girl said.

"Yes, I will convey the Officer’s intentions," the comer respectfully bowed and then quietly retreated.

Feeling the two people leaving, the girl slowly walked up to the two bodies, crouched down to examine them, and muttered to herself, "To be able to withstand a Star-shattering punch unscathed, they’re surely not cultivators. Could they indeed be from the Demon Clan? Or as Dongliang Yu said, are they from even further west?"

With this in mind, the girl took out the stolen Yuanzi pistol from her bosom and squinted, carefully examining the exquisitely crafted murder weapon.

Meanwhile, the four of them returned to the Government office safely and without incident, barely having time to clean the bloodstains off themselves before hurriedly kneeling before Luo’er to admit their guilt.

After listening to Cheng Ziang and Hu Daoke’s accounts, Luo’er, seated behind a screen on the bed, sighed and said slowly, "Stand up, everyone. What is needed for a grave error is rectification, not punishment."

"Once out of sight, immediately forgotten. Who exactly is this person? Or is it merely an illusion?" Tangmo couldn’t help but mutter to himself.

"It’s definitely not an illusion. I even bumped into her physically; otherwise, my gun wouldn’t have been stolen," Cheng Ziang stated emphatically.

"Yes, yes, yes, I can also attest it wasn’t an illusion. I heard Old Cheng talking to her and subconsciously glanced at her, but for some reason, I also can’t remember what she looked like now," Hu Daoke added.

"It might be some kind of illusion technique," Baiyue ventured her guess.

"The person and the subsequent assassination attempts may not be mere coincidences," Luo’er pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.

"You mean to say..." Cheng Ziang cautiously began to ask.

"It’s very likely a trap," Luo’er stated.

"Does that mean we’ve been targeted since we arrived in Kyushu?" Hu Daoke asked, surprised.

"Who would target us," Baiyue pondered deeply, frowning as she spoke, "Right after we arrived in Kyushu, we encountered Xihe and Luzun Hong, who had clearly been waiting for us for some time. Who exactly betrayed our whereabouts?"

"Don’t forget who helped us when we first arrived in Kyushu," Tangmo reminded.

"Dongliang Yu!" Baiyue exclaimed in shock.

"Coming from the Dongliang family of Qi State, Dongliang Yu has intricate ties to the Dongsheng Empire. If it really was him, it would mean that starting from Fengyu, we have been stepping into a web one step at a time," Cheng Ziang mused.

"Speaking of which, it just occurred to me," Hu Daoke said as if struck by a revelation, "do you remember, according to the map, following their route you could travel from Fengyu to Kyushu in one month. And sure enough, it took us exactly one month to reach Kyushu, where we met Xihe and Luzun Hong, who had been waiting for a long time, which means..."

"Which means, when Dongliang Yu gave us the map, he had already foreseen that we would follow the route on the map, which is why he arranged for Xihe to meet us," Cheng Ziang also realized, exclaiming.

"What exactly do they want to do? We are just outsiders; why go out of their way to target us?" Luo’er also fell into deep thought.

As Tangmo was pondering, she suddenly felt a dizzy spell in her head; accustomed to this sensation, she knew what was happening and said while holding her head, "Wait a moment, my sister wants to come out; she seems to have something to say..."

Then, with a thump, Tangmo fell to her knees, and only after her demeanor completely changed did she slowly stand up.

"We are not ordinary outsiders," Tangmo said coldly with her transformed demeanor, "Don’t forget, we have powerful demi-gods like Fulajie’er and Liseya with us, as well as Feng, a cultivator wielding a divine weapon of Royal Dao. This is an incredibly formidable force."

"You mean, these people want to cozy up to us?" Cheng Ziang asked.

"I wouldn’t dare to say that, for it would make us seem too self-important," Tangmo said unhurriedly and then turned her head towards Luo’er and continued, "Luo’er, do you remember when the Wuyun Sect started to change their attitude?"

"A change of attitude, did that happen?" Perhaps due to the overpowering aura of Tangmo, Luo’er, as a saint, seemed somewhat lacking in confidence in her presence.

"Of course, it did," Tangmo said as she drew several circles in the air with her hand and then held her palm facing upward.

In no time, the figure of Fulajie’er appeared in her palm, looking reluctantly at her and speaking, "Bad woman, what exactly do you want to do?"

"The Wuyun Sect changed its attitude starting from when Xiao Fula began to display miracles. They realized profoundly that this mission from the West wielded a familiar and powerful force worth befriending," Tangmo said, staring at Fulajie’er as she spoke slowly.

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