102: Chen'er, hang in there!

"Lord Shangguan, it has been thoroughly investigated. Something happened at the City Lord's Mansion. Overnight, over 680 people in the mansion, including City Lord and his wife, were all murdered."

"Oh? Such a thing actually happened?"

Inside the Immortal Inn, Shangguan Xiong, the Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty envoy, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise upon hearing this.

Looking at the streets of Yuntian City, filled with people in white mourning clothes, a smile involuntarily appeared on his face.

"No matter who did this, the Empress will be very happy when she finds out."

"Then, Sir, what should we do next?"

"We wait and see. The Xie Family won't let this go, and the Ice and Snow Sect won't stand idly by. The bigger this incident gets,

the more beneficial it is for the Empress. I also want to see what kind of person dares to offend both the Xie Family and the Ice and Snow Sect at the same time."

Shangguan Xiong's mood instantly improved. He had originally been ordered to come and show goodwill to the Xie Family, but now that such a major incident had occurred at the City Lord's Mansion, it seemed completely unnecessary.

The only thing that interested Shangguan Xiong was who exactly had massacred the City Lord's Mansion.

If he could recruit them into the Xuan Sheng Immortal Dynasty, the Empress would surely reward him... On the other side, Liu Yixue, who had parted ways with Guyue Peak and Shen Lian, only then learned of the unprecedented change at the City Lord's Mansion.

The City Lord's Family had all been murdered overnight, and the mansion was covered in white mourning banners.

"Shen Lian, how cruel of you!"

Knowing that this must have been Shen Lian's doing, Liu Yixue was furious.

"It must be because I didn't fall in love with you that you laid such a cruel hand on the City Lord's Family. You're retaliating against me, aren't you?"

"Why? I've already given up on killing you, why won't you let me go?"

"Do you really not want to see me happy?"

"If you like me, you should bless me!"

Liu Yixue was so angry that tears streamed down her face.

"Once I rescue Xie Chen, I will definitely tear you to pieces!"

After venting, Liu Yixue immediately pulled out the sound transmission stone and began to call out for Xie Chen's whereabouts.

"Chener, do you hear me? If you do, quickly reply to me."

"Don't worry, Revered Master won't let anything happen to you, absolutely not!"

"You promised Revered Master that you would stay by Revered Master's side for all eternity and never leave. Chener, you must not be in trouble!"

However, no matter how she called, there was no response from the other end of the sound transmission stone.

The sound transmission stone Shen Lian gave was the lowest grade Spiritual Artifact, with a transmission range of less than ten thousand li.

Now that the sound transmission stone had no reaction, the only explanation was that Xie Chen was currently outside the transmission range.

"Shen Lian, you are ruthless!"

At this moment, Liu Yixue could no longer maintain her aloof image. Like someone gone mad, she flew on her sword through the air, searching for Xie Chen's trace.

Meanwhile, Xie Chen was constantly scratching at the coffin lid from inside the coffin.

He only stopped when his ten fingers were raw and bloody, realizing there was no hope of escape.

"Why, why is this happening!"

Xie Chen never expected to meet such an end in this life.

"Is this all retribution? Am I, Xie Chen, destined to be buried here?"

Overwhelmed by fear, Xie Chen couldn't help but look back at his life's experiences.

In his youth, Xie Chen was extremely unruly. Relying on his Cultivation talent, which was a hundred times greater than his peers, he was cherished by his entire Clan.

His lifelong habit of living in luxury had fostered in him a self-centered temperament.

Whenever he saw someone he disliked on the road, he would directly go up and give them a good beating. He would also unhesitatingly snatch other people's belongings for his own use.

Later, on someone's wedding night, he even humiliated the bride and then massacred the entire Family.

Yet, even so, Xie Chen never received any punishment.

Because he was the son of the Yuntian City City Lord, and also the Xie Family's already designated next Clan Chief.

No matter what he did, he would not be punished. On the contrary, anyone who dared to displease him ended up with their Family ruined and destroyed.

Later, at the age of eighteen, after joining the Ice and Snow Sect, his temperament mellowed somewhat, becoming gentle and refined, and he was deeply loved by the Sect members.

But as the saying goes, a leopard cannot change its spots.

In the Ice and Snow Sect, he was a well-behaved, obedient, and extraordinarily talented Disciple in the eyes of the Elders, and an ideal Dao Companion in the eyes of the Sect Master.

However, as soon as he left the Ice and Snow Sect, his true nature was instantly exposed.

Although not as ostentatious as before, he was more malicious and ruthless than ever, harming the innocent without the slightest compunction, like a Devil King bringing Chaos to the world.

But now, all of that was over. All that accompanied him was this dark, sunless coffin.

"Forget it, let's just consider all of this a dream."

Xie Chen took a deep breath, seemingly having accepted the current situation, and quietly waited for death to take him away.

"Chener, Chener, where are you? If you hear me, answer me."

Just then, Liu Yixue's voice intermittently reached Xie Chen's ears.

"Revered Master?"

After confirming that he wasn't hallucinating, Xie Chen, who had been waiting for death, immediately fumbled around.

He finally found a sound transmission stone by the stone pillow under his head.

He quickly grabbed the sound transmission stone and shouted loudly, "Revered Master, I'm here, Revered Master!"

Liu Yixue, who was flying through the air, felt the sound transmission stone react and immediately cried out excitedly, "Chener, is that you?"

The sound transmission stone was silent for a moment, then an echo came: "Revered Master, it's me! Where are you? Save me! I've been buried alive, hurry and save me!"

Confirming it was Xie Chen's voice, Liu Yixue burst into tears of joy and quickly comforted him, "Chener, calm down, don't be afraid. Tell Revered Master what happened."

About half a cup of tea later, Xie Chen's voice slowly came through: "Revered Master, it's Shen Lian, it's him. Yesterday..."

He briefly recounted his experience from midnight last night to Liu Yixue.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yixue's brows immediately furrowed in a cold frown.

There were too few clues; she couldn't find the exact location where Xie Chen was buried alive.

But the characteristics of the sound transmission stone made her certain that Xie Chen was in this general area.

"Chener, don't be afraid. Revered Master will definitely save you. We will definitely be happy together. Now I must determine your location, so I can save you. Talk to me more. If the sound transmission stone reacts more strongly, I will be closer to your position."

"Okay, Revered Master."

"Chener, sing a song for Revered Master. I'll follow your singing to find you."

"Okay, Revered Master, but you must hurry."

So, Liu Yixue followed Xie Chen's singing and observed the reaction of the sound transmission stone in her hand, roughly determining Xie Chen's current location.

"Southeast direction, yes, southeast direction!"

"Chener, Revered Master"

Liu Yixue hurriedly rode her sword, speeding towards the southeast.

At this time, four hours had already passed since the designated twelve hours.

Meanwhile, thirty thousand li away in Biluo City, the Xie Family Clan Chief, seeing the broken Soul Life Tablets of City Lord and his wife in the Xie Family's main residence, was instantly greatly alarmed.

"Not good! Quickly notify the Old Ancestor! There's trouble in Yuntian City; the Soul Life Tablets of City Lord and his wife have broken!"

With a single command, the Family mansion immediately erupted into Chaos... At this moment, within the Guyue Peak Barrier, Shen Lian fully absorbed the Chaos Qi gushing from the crack, beginning the Spirit Refining Dao method of Devil Cultivation.

"Transform the Two Poles, divide Yin and Yang, absorb Chaos, the Three Origins return to One, complete!"

The next moment, Shen Lian's Divine Sense directly entered the Chaos Illusion Realm.

Endless demonic waves surged like an overwhelming tide, crashing towards Shen Lian.