954: I feel terrible, can I touch your beautiful legs?

Half an incense stick later.

The Soul Refining ended, and the Divine Soul of the Marquis Zhenyu was completely refined, becoming a part of the ten thousand souls banner.

“…”

Xie Weilou obtained some of Marquis Zhenyu's Divine Soul memories, but his brows were tightly furrowed.

Lin Qinghuang noticed Xie Weilou's expression and softly asked, “How is it?”

Xie Weilou looked at Lin Qinghuang and mused, “Qinghuang, do you think someone like Marquis Zhenyu would have a direct conflict with my Zhenxi Marquis Manor?”

Lin Qinghuang shook her head, “Normally, the two wouldn't intersect. The Eastern Barrens and Great Xia are too far apart, and as a Peak Venerable, I truly can't imagine what reason he would have to cross domains to attack the Zhenxi Marquis Manor.”

The Eastern Barrens Continent and the region where Great Xia is located are two separate continents!

The place where Great Xia is located is in the area south of the Barren Desert at the southernmost tip of the Southern Barrens Continent, too far from the Eastern Barrens.

Without a teleportation array, traveling between the two continents would be quite difficult.

As one of the Four Marquises of the Great Barrens and a Peak Venerable expert, the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, a small force in a remote area, should logically not even catch his eye.

But he was precisely one of the instigators, which is puzzling.

You'd say the Zhenxi Marquis Manor has some coveted treasure, but it doesn't seem to.

Hmm?

Xie Weilou seems to have one on him, but it's unknown if it belongs to the Zhenxi Marquis Manor!

If there really was a treasure that Marquis Zhenyu coveted, then the other party could have directly killed their way to the Zhenxi Marquis Manor and forcibly taken the treasure.

Why would he let others do it?

Xie Weilou was silent for a second, “From Marquis Zhenyu's Divine Soul memories, the one truly wanting to move against my Zhenxi Marquis Manor is actually the Heavenly Hall Master. The other party issued orders to Marquis Zhenyu, and Marquis Zhenyu acted according to those orders.”

No wonder that dog Marquis Zhenyu said he couldn't get the desired answer here, because he himself didn't know the real answer.

“Heavenly Hall Master?”

Lin Qinghuang raised an eyebrow.

Xie Weilou sighed, “That's right! The Heavenly Hall Master personally issued the order, and Marquis Zhenyu acted accordingly, but Marquis Zhenyu didn't really take a small Zhenxi Marquis Manor seriously, and was too lazy to act personally, so he let the Heavenly Hall forces in the distance do it.”

“After I came to the Eastern Barrens, I caused some commotion, and the Heavenly Hall Master again issued an order to hunt me down, a kill order that was to the death. Only then did Marquis Zhenyu begin to take this matter seriously. He is merely the executor of this matter. As for why the Heavenly Hall Master wants to move against the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, he doesn't know…”

The more this matter was investigated, the more complicated it became, like peeling an onion, layer after layer.

The dignified Heavenly Hall Master, what an unfathomable existence? At the very least, an expert of the Eastern Barrens' Big Boss (big shot) level.

To personally issue an order to deal with a sesame-sized Zhenxi Marquis Manor, this is very strange.

What secret is hidden within this?

For the Heavenly Hall Master to personally issue an order, the reason behind it must not be simple.

Is it because of third uncle?

But he always felt that the Heavenly Hall's actions against the Zhenxi Marquis Manor had nothing to do with his third uncle.

If you say the Heavenly Hall was eyeing some treasure of the Zhenxi Marquis Manor, that shouldn't be the case either.

You know, the entire Zhenxi Marquis Manor simply has no treasures that would make anyone's heart pound.

If you absolutely had to say there was a treasure, it would definitely be the Heavenly Book on him, but the Heavenly Book doesn't belong to the Zhenxi Marquis Manor; he got it from Earth!

If it has nothing to do with treasures, could it be related to people?

Grandpa, old father?

Overall, this Soul Refining was not perfect; he didn't even get much information about the Heavenly Hall and its Heavenly Hall Master from Marquis Zhenyu's Divine Soul.

That part of the memory was locked by multiple Restrictions, making it difficult to extract.

Lin Qinghuang reached out and gently patted Xie Weilou's shoulder, “It's alright! Since the true instigator is the Heavenly Hall Master, then we'll just kill our way up, kill until there's no one left in the Heavenly Hall, kill until the Heavenly Hall Master is annihilated, and you'll get the result you want.”

She understood that Xie Weilou wanted an answer, but hadn't gotten the true answer he sought, so his mood must be extremely low.

Xie Weilou reached out, wrapped an arm around Lin Qinghuang's waist, and said in a low voice, “Qinghuang, I'm feeling down, can I touch your beautiful legs?”

After speaking, his fingers mischievously pinched Lin Qinghuang's soft waist. The touch was soft, smooth, and delicate, making him reluctant to let go.

Feeling down?

He wasn't feeling down at all!

He was very clear-headed about things, wasn't it just an answer?

Since there's a clue, then keep investigating.

As Lin Qinghuang said, kill until there's no one left in the Heavenly Hall, kill until the Heavenly Hall Master is annihilated, and he'll naturally get the answer he wants. What's the big deal?

Lin Qinghuang's body trembled. She bit her pearly teeth slightly and whispered, “Mm!”

She had promised Xie Weilou to let him touch once, and now she could fulfill it.

Xie Weilou looked at Lin Qinghuang's exquisite face, his heart stirred. He swallowed, then pushed his luck, asking, “Then can I have a bite? The scenery in these mountains is nice, like mandarin ducks playing in the water…”

Upon hearing this, Lin Qinghuang immediately understood that this guy wasn't as dejected as she had imagined.

She immediately reached out, grabbed a handful of soft flesh on Xie Weilou's waist, and twisted it hard.

“Hiss…”

Xie Weilou gasped, quickly retreated, and kept rubbing his old waist.

“Stop being so improper, have you never been beaten by someone you know?”

Lin Qinghuang glared fiercely at Xie Weilou.

She had thought this guy was down, but now it seemed he was perfectly fine, as lustful and shameless as ever.

“Qinghuang, you're too heavy-handed.”

Xie Weilou looked at Lin Qinghuang speechlessly.

“This is still light.”

Lin Qinghuang glanced at Xie Weilou, a smile also appearing on her face.

Xie Weilou, feeling a little dejected after his failed attempt, shrugged and said, “Forget it, let's go back to the Shuofeng Tribe first!”

“Mm.”

Lin Qinghuang nodded.

The two didn't linger and left directly… ——————

Shuofeng Tribe.

Inside a grand hall.

Marquis of Eight Desolations was drinking with the Shuofeng Leader. He had gone to investigate the matter of the darkness and had now returned.

Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang entered the hall, cupped their fists, and said, “Greetings, Marquis of Eight Desolations, greetings, Shuofeng Leader.”

Marquis of Eight Desolations looked at Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang and asked with a smile, “How did things go with Marquis Zhenyu?”

Xie Weilou said, “Killed him!”

Upon hearing this, the Shuofeng Leader was once again startled. A Peak Venerable, actually killed?

Earlier, he had sensed two extremely terrifying pressures coming from the direction of the Desolate Demon Forest, which he now presumed was their doing.

Marquis of Eight Desolations smiled faintly, “Killing him is good!”

He didn't ask any further questions; Marquis Zhenyu's demise was enough.

Xie Weilou asked, “I heard you went to investigate the matter of the darkness. Did you find anything?”

Marquis of Eight Desolations pondered, “The source of the darkness is at the Dark God Pass at the end of the Black Profound River. In the past, the Human Emperor placed a Seal there. Now that Seal has loosened, causing the darkness to spill out. I have set up several layers of Seals, but they won't hold for too long. I have reported the matter of the Dark God Pass back to the Imperial Dynasty, and someone will come over then.”

Compared to Marquis Zhenyu, the matter of darkness was far more significant. If it wasn't resolved, the entire Barren Domain and even the Central Continent would be greatly affected.

Xie Weilou said, “I'm very interested in that Dark God Pass. I'd like to go and see it.”

Since he had come to the Barren Domain, he might as well take a look. He possessed the Dark Divine Fire, which could suppress darkness, so he naturally feared nothing.

Marquis of Eight Desolations smiled and said, “That's no problem. Three days from now, you can come with me.”

There was still about a month until the Great Sages Tomb of the Eastern Wilderness opened, so a trip to the Dark God Pass wouldn't delay them.

Ordinary people would naturally not be qualified to go there, but Xie Weilou and Lin Qinghuang were different; they had immense backing and were not afraid of a little darkness.