359: Lie flat

Ran Yiyi nodded solemnly and said, "Confirmed! This was accidentally revealed by a few of Long Yuan's fans. At the time, they happened to be dining at the same restaurant as some of our team members. Our team members overheard their conversation and then questioned them for details. That's when we learned about an astonishing incident that happened a few days ago!"

"What incident?" Liu Rushi asked eagerly.

"Just a few days ago, these fans, along with hundreds of others, were trapped on Wind Wolf Mountain in the wilderness outside the eastern city. They were captured by the exotic beasts on the mountain, stripped of their clothes like ingredients, washed clean, and were just waiting to be roasted and eaten by the exotic beasts..." Ran Yiyi said, her voice trembling slightly.

"Such a thing happened?!" Liu Rushi was also a little unsettled. This was the first time she had heard of such an incident. Even though she was a Martial Commander and strong-willed, she couldn't help but be affected.

Ran Yiyi said with red eyes, "Several of them were publicly bled and butchered, then roasted and offered to the high-ranking exotic beasts to enjoy..."

"Oh my god..." Liu Rushi exclaimed, completely losing control of her emotions.

"Fortunately, they were not fated to die. At the critical moment, someone flew down from the sky, controlled all the exotic beasts, and rescued them! And this person was Long Yuan. Accompanying him up the mountain were soldiers from Nan Yue City and the Southern Division Black Tortoise Guard. These people all looked to Long Yuan as their leader, and the military officers even respectfully called him Ninth Young Master. Only then did the fans realize that Long Yuan was actually the Ninth Young Master of the Prince Fus Mansion!" Ran Yiyi said excitedly.

"Ninth Young Master? It's not necessarily from the Prince Fus Mansion, is it?" Liu Rushi pondered.

"It is from the Prince Fus Mansion! Because the leader of those soldiers was Zhu Nan, the steward of the Prince Fus Mansion. Anyone Zhu Nan calls 'Ninth Young Master' must be a prince of the Prince Fus Mansion! And..."

"And what?"

"I've already inquired about this with my third uncle, Ran Min, the camp commander of the Divine Machine Camp. He helped me find Long Yuan's information. Guess what?" Ran Yiyi smiled.

"What exactly is the situation?" Liu Rushi asked anxiously.

"The Ninth Young Master of the Prince Fus Mansion is named Zhu Deyuan, currently 16 years and 11 months old! His Foundation is weak, and his Xuanhuang Aura is almost nonexistent. At the age of six, he was expelled from the Prince Fus Mansion along with his mother, Dragon Snow, for her mistakes, and returned to Fengyang County, where his mother was from... And according to County Magistrate Geng Yun of Fengyang County, this Zhu Deyuan is the current Long Yuan!" Ran Yiyi smiled.

"That's not right. The Xuanhuang Aura on Long Yuan is extremely dense. How could his Foundation be weak?" Liu Rushi was startled.

"There might be a reason for this. Either there was an error during the detection, or Long Yuan had some miraculous encounter later. Of course, it's also possible that Prince Fu deliberately let Long Yuan go to grow on his own outside, to avoid being implicated if something happened to the Prince Fus Mansion later. This kind of operation exists in some large Families, the purpose being to ensure the continuation of the Bloodline by creating an early separation..." Ran Yiyi said.

"This... I'm afraid that useless Prince Fu wouldn't think of doing something like that, would he?" Liu Rushi scoffed.

"Hehe, this is just our conjecture, but now Long Yuan is so strong that he already has the ability to protect the Prince Fus Mansion, so there's no need for further separation. Thus, he returned..."

"So that's how it is... It seems the exotic beasts on Wind Wolf Mountain aren't very strong either, otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to subdue all of them by himself..." Liu Rushi recovered and couldn't help but analyze.

"No! The strength of Wind Wolf Mountain is ridiculously strong!" Ran Yiyi said loudly.

"Oh? How strong could it be?" Liu Rushi said indifferently.

"According to several Captains of the Southern Division Black Tortoise Guard, the leader of Wind Wolf Mountain is a Clone of the Blood Wolf Hall Master. His cultivation has reached the Late Stage of Martial Commander, and his actual combat power can reach above Martial King! In addition, there are leaders of multiple exotic beast races, whose cultivation has all reached above Martial Commander. That is to say, if they hadn't been annihilated by Long Yuan, I'm afraid after the concert, the entire Nanyue Base would have fallen!" Ran Yiyi said, trembling.

Liu Rushi stood up abruptly upon hearing this, but then slowly sat back down, her face a little pale. After finally calming herself, she said, "Are you sure that leader is a Clone of the Blood Wolf Hall Master?!"

Ran Yiyi looked at Liu Rushi somewhat strangely and nodded, "Captain Sima Cuo said it, so it must be true!"

"So, that Clone is now in Long Yuan's hands?" Liu Rushi asked.

"This... I'm not entirely sure if it's in his hands, but he certainly defeated Long Yuan, which led to the collapse of all the exotic beasts on Wind Wolf Mountain. Otherwise, how could Nan Yue City be so peaceful and prosperous now?" Ran Yiyi said.

Liu Rushi nodded slowly. Ran Yiyi was right, that Clone must have been defeated by Long Yuan, but it wasn't necessarily captured by Long Yuan. It's more likely that it was defeated and escaped. After all, as a Clone of a Wolf Saint, it must have many trump cards. If it couldn't win, could it not escape?

However, if she met Long Yuan, she would definitely ask for clarification. If the Wolf Saint's Clone really fell into Long Yuan's hands, she would definitely ask for or trade for some of its Bloodline. This Bloodline was crucial for her Physique. If she could devour the Bloodline of a Martial Saint, then her Physique would surely greatly improve, and her strength would definitely rise accordingly... At this moment, Liu Rushi yearned to see Long Yuan as soon as possible. It was all that damned little pig's fault for making her waste a whole night of precious time... "Sister Liu, what are you thinking about?" Ran Yiyi asked, seeing Liu Rushi in a daze.

"Ah, nothing. Oh, by the way, why aren't you in a hurry to find Long Yuan now? Do you still have the leisure to stay here without moving?" Liu Rushi asked in return.

Ran Yiyi smiled when she heard this, saying, "Sister Liu, what do you think our Divine Machine Camp came to Nan Yue City for?"

"Isn't it to protect Long Yuan? Isn't that your mission for this trip?"

"That's right! But look, Long Yuan is already strong enough to suppress the entire Wind Wolf Mountain's exotic beasts by himself. How do we still need to protect him? And, if he doesn't want us to find him, we won't be able to find him no matter how hard we try. It's better to rest well and just help him deal with some minor troubles at the concert. So, we've now decided to conserve our energy and move out on the day of the concert!" Ran Yiyi said relaxedly. To be honest, she had never felt so relaxed. This trip to Nan Yue City was simply a plum assignment, getting a huge merit without much effort. It couldn't be more wonderful!

Liu Rushi was stunned. She had originally planned to rely on Ran Yiyi and her team to find Long Yuan. Well, now they had also given up. To find Long Yuan, she would have to rely on her own efforts. But what Ran Yiyi said earlier was not wrong; if Long Yuan didn't want to be found, she probably wouldn't be able to find him either. Should she also give up like Ran Yiyi and her team?

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