149: Chapter 149 The whole story

“Creak...”

As Ling Di’s affirmative response fell, the door to Ling Feng’s room was pushed open from the outside, and Ling Wang, dressed in the black uniform exclusive to Shadow Guardss, appeared in Ling Feng’s line of sight.

Seeing Ling Feng looking at him, Ling Wang moved swiftly and decisively, quickly approaching Ling Feng, kneeling on one knee, and bowing respectfully with clasped fists.

“Your subordinate Ling Wang greets his master!”

“Rise.”

Looking at Ling Wang before him, Ling Feng waved his hand and spoke slowly.

“Thank you, master!”

Upon receiving Ling Feng’s command, Ling Wang bowed his thanks and slowly rose, then respectfully reported.

“Reporting to master, your subordinate has dealt with the group of people who were hunting Young Miss, but to be prepared in case master wishes to interrogate him personally, your subordinate took the liberty of leaving the leader alive.”

“Additionally, regarding the forces behind this group, after investigation by the Shadow Guardss, the general situation has also been largely clarified.”

Hearing this, Ling Feng couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“Oh, so fast!”

He hadn't expected the Shadow Guardss to be so quick, considering it had only been a few days. It seemed he had severely underestimated the Shadow Guards’ capabilities.

“Are those who pursued my sister from the Bright Moon Sword Sect? Are there any personnel from other forces involved? How are the detailed investigations into the Bright Moon Sword Sect and the Nine Heavens Profound Palace progressing?”

“Furthermore, my sister is a Personal Disciple of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace in the Northern Region. Why did the Nine Heavens Profound Palace not react when she used the Sect’s emergency communication jade token to call for help?”

Subsequently, Ling Feng turned to Ling Wang before him and asked in a deep voice.

Hearing Ling Feng’s questions, Ling Wang immediately reported all the information he had gathered.

“Replying to master, all those who pursued Young Miss came from the Bright Moon Sword Sect, and no traces of other forces being involved were found.”

“The Bright Moon Sword Sect, one of the five top Sects in the Northern Region, is famous for its sword skill Legacy. Its current Sect Master, Yu Wuhai, is a Zongwu Realm Middle Stage Martial Artist. Beneath him are ten Elders; apart from Grand Elder Ming Wei, who is in the Zongwu Realm Early Stage, the other nine Elders are all Imperial Martial Realm powerhouses.”

“There are eight Personal Disciples within the Sect, with cultivation ranging from Earth Martial Realm to King Warrior Realm, including Ming Yun, the son of the Bright Moon Sword Sect’s Grand Elder Ming Wei. The number of other Disciples in the Sect is as high as several hundred thousand.”

...“The Nine Heavens Profound Palace is also one of the five top Sect forces, but compared to the other four Sects, the Nine Heavens Profound Palace is somewhat special. It never recruits male Disciples, so the Sect is entirely composed of women with decent talent. This also leads to the Nine Heavens Profound Palace having far fewer Disciples than the other four Sects, and its overall strength is also a notch weaker. It can be said to be at the bottom of the five top forces.”

“The current Palace Master of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace, Shangguan Qingwan, has a Zongwu Realm Early Stage cultivation. There are twelve Palace Envoys in the Palace, all of whom are Imperial Martial Realm powerhouses. There are six Personal Disciples in the Sect, whose cultivation is slightly inferior, only between Earth Martial Realm and Heaven Martial Realm. This includes Young Miss.”

“According to the Shadow Guards’ infiltration investigation, the Nine Heavens Profound Palace, in order to promptly know about distress signals sent by Disciples encountering danger outside, so that the Sect can timely dispatch powerhouses for support, established a Spirit Pavilion and assigned dedicated personnel to guard it. Once a distress signal is received, it will immediately be reported to the Palace Master. If the Palace Master is not present, it will immediately be reported to one of the twelve Palace Envoys, who will be responsible for arranging rescue matters.”

“This way, even if the Palace Master is not present, the Palace can immediately react and dispatch powerhouses for rescue.”

“Young Miss’s distress signal was indeed transmitted to the Nine Heavens Profound Palace, but the Palace Master happened to be in seclusion that day. The person in the Spirit Pavilion who received the distress message could only hand the information over to the twelve Palace Envoys.”

“The person who received Young Miss’s distress signal was Third Palace Envoy Wang Qin, one of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace’s twelve Palace Envoys. After receiving Young Miss’s distress signal, she immediately dispatched powerhouses from the Palace for rescue, but the powerhouses she dispatched were all her confidants, and according to Wang Qin’s instructions, they did not truly go to rescue Young Miss, merely putting on a show.”

“My sister is a Personal Disciple of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace, and this Wang Qin is a Palace Envoy of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace. Why would she take advantage of the situation to not want my sister to return to the Palace alive? Does she have some motive?”

Upon hearing this, Ling Feng’s brows furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but interrupt with a question.

“Replying to master, according to the news from the Shadow Guardss, this Third Palace Envoy Wang Qin of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace indeed has other motives. It is reported that the Nine Heavens Profound Palace will hold a Saintess selection three months from now, and the six existing Personal Disciples in the Palace are all candidates. Among them, Hu Huang, the Personal Disciple under the Third Palace Envoy, and Young Miss are the most likely candidates to become the Saintess. If Young Miss were to die unexpectedly during her outdoor training, then Hu Huang becoming the Saintess of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace would almost be a certainty.”

Hearing Ling Feng’s question, Ling Wang quickly explained.

“So that’s how it is.”

After listening to Ling Wang’s explanation, Ling Feng’s tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxed, and he murmured.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something else, and immediately looked up at Ling Wang before him and asked.

“Since this Palace Envoy of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace so badly wants my sister to die during her training, did she leak my sister’s training whereabouts to Ming Yun of the Bright Moon Sword Sect?”

“Replying to master, according to the Shadow Guards’ repeated investigations and tracking, Young Miss’s training whereabouts were not revealed to Ming Yun by this Palace Envoy of the Nine Heavens Profound Palace. Instead, this Ming Yun had been eyeing Young Miss for a long time and had secretly dispatched powerhouses to track her.”

“Some time ago, the person dispatched by Ming Yun to track her discovered Young Miss going out for training, and he secretly passed the message to Ming Yun, who was in the Bright Moon Sword Sect.”

“Ming Yun also informed his father, Ming Wei, of the situation at the first opportunity and dispatched dozens of experts from his subordinates to go out and pursue Young Miss.”

Hearing Ling Feng’s renewed inquiry, Ling Wang immediately detailed the information the Shadow Guardss had investigated and some of the information interrogated from the pursuers.

Hearing this, Ling Feng immediately fell into deep thought... A moment later.

Clearing his thoughts and recovering from his contemplation, he slowly looked up, gazed at Ling Wang before him, and commanded coldly.

“Since everything is clear now, there’s no need to keep that leader alive.”

“Deal with him!”

“Yes, master.”

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