453: Arriving at the Heavenly Demon Marten Clan, plan! [Seeking follow-up reading]

Wu Zhong nodded and continued to lead the way into the Sky Demon Mink Clan.

The three of them headed straight into the depths of the mountains. Ten minutes later, Wu Zhong descended from a towering peak. Seeing this, Lin Fan and Lin Dong also followed suit.

Just as they landed, they saw Wu Zhong's figure stiffen, and then they saw several figures approaching them from the front.

At the forefront of those figures was a man dressed in dark gray clothes.

He looked quite young, and his face was handsome, though a bit effeminate. When his slightly thin lips were pursed, a somewhat unsettling smile seemed to spill from the corners of his mouth.

"Heh heh, did Brother Wu Zhong go out for something?" The man walked up and smiled warmly at Wu Zhong, his smile sincere.

Wu Zhong chuckled dryly and nodded, "I brought two friends to visit the Clan. This shouldn't be a problem, right? Young Clan Chief Hao Jiuyou."

Within the Sky Demon Mink Clan, any Clan Chief candidate could be referred to as a Young Clan Chief.

"These two friends must be A Diao's friends, Lin Fan and Lin Dong, right?" Hao Jiuyou's gaze shifted to Lin Fan and Lin Dong, and he said with a smile.

Lin Fan nodded in acknowledgment but didn't say much.

Lin Dong, however, politely cupped his hands to Hao Jiuyou.

"Heh heh, guests are always welcome. Feel free to explore the Clan, brothers. If you need anything, just come find me," Hao Jiuyou friendly said, scrutinizing Lin Fan and Lin Dong from head to toe.

"Then many thanks," Lin Fan said with a faint smile.

"Young Clan Chief Jiuyou, we still have matters to attend to, so we'll take our leave first."

Wu Zhong clearly did not want to have a deep conversation with Hao Jiuyou. After saying that, he led Lin Fan and Lin Dong past Hao Jiuyou's group and quickly departed.

"That person just now must be Xiao Diao's biggest rival, right?" As they moved further away, Lin Dong glanced back out of the corner of his eye and then asked softly.

"Mm," Wu Zhong nodded, his expression slightly grim. As a member of the Sky Demon Mink Clan, he was most aware of the severity of that fellow's methods.

"Hmph, if A Diao hadn't been ambushed and gone missing for a hundred years, how could he compete with A Diao? When A Diao was around, that guy was as meek as anything in front of him," Wu Zhong coldly snorted.

As he spoke, Wu Zhong led Lin Fan and Lin Dong to a secluded courtyard. In the depths of the courtyard, a familiar figure could vaguely be seen.

The three of them entered the courtyard, and then they saw a slender figure sitting cross-legged in the stone pavilion. Incense smoke lingered in the pavilion, making it quite serene.

As the three approached, that figure also opened his tightly shut eyes. Then, he looked at Lin Fan and Lin Dong, and a helpless expression appeared on his handsome face. He said, "I didn't expect to have to call you two here."

"Who told us we were brothers?" Lin Dong said with a smile.

Lin Fan teased, "When our little brother gets bullied, it's only natural for us older brothers to come and stand up for you."

Xiao Diao rolled his eyes at this but didn't refute their words.

After the three caught up, Xiao Diao waved his sleeve, and a light barrier enveloped the stone pavilion. Then, his slightly low voice slowly emerged:

"I need someone to help me go to the Heavenly Cave where my father is in secluded death cultivation. He has been in seclusion for a hundred years this time, and no news has come out from within. Even sending messages to him has yielded no response, so... I suspect he might have encountered trouble in the Heavenly Cave, or rather... he's trapped."

"What?"

As soon as Xiao Diao finished speaking, Wu Zhong, who was beside him, stood up abruptly, his face filled with shock. He was clearly greatly startled by Xiao Diao's deduction.

Lin Dong's brows also furrowed slightly. As the Clan Chief of the Sky Demon Mink Clan, Xiao Diao's father's strength must be terrifying. Is it possible for someone to trap him for a hundred years without alerting other Clan members?

Lin Fan, however, was not surprised by this. "Did you discover anything?"

"The Natal Blood Feather my father once left me gradually changed its appearance not long ago," Xiao Diao extended his slender palm, and in his palm, there was a blood-red feather.

However, this once brilliant feather had now become extremely dim, and the life force fluctuations swirling around it were also weakening.

Xiao Diao's fingertip traced the blood feather in his hand, and then a blood-red light surged from it, forming two extremely obscure characters: "Demon Prison."

"Demon Prison? What is that?"

Wu Zhong looked at these characters with some confusion, clearly having never heard of them.

Lin Fan and Lin Dong exchanged glances, a look of understanding flashing in their eyes, their expressions subtly changing.

"You two know what this is?" Xiao Diao asked with a hint of surprise, looking at Lin Fan and Lin Dong's expressions.

"A mysterious organization formed by the Yimo. Speaking of which, it's probably the most terrifying force in this world..." Lin Dong sighed softly, and then roughly recounted their experiences at the Flame God Hall.

"I could guess that it might be related to the Yimo, but I didn't expect... it would be an organization."

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Xiao Diao murmured to himself, and then his eyes became sinister. "These damned things have actually infiltrated our Sky Demon Mink Clan without us knowing!"

Lin Fan said indifferently, "To accomplish something like this, it's probably not just the Demon Prison organization; there should also be someone from your Sky Demon Mink Clan acting as an inside man."

"Which bastard is it?" Wu Zhong's eyes were ferocious, and a thick Killing Intent emanated from his body, clearly indicating his extreme rage.

Xiao Diao smiled, but his smile was filled with malevolence: "Who else could it be?"

"Hao Jiuyou."

Lin Dong pursed his lips. Besides that fellow who suddenly rose within the Sky Demon Mink Clan and tried to seize power, who else could it be?

"I'll go kill that scoundrel!" Wu Zhong stood up, his Killing Intent surging.

But he was quickly yelled at by Xiao Diao to sit back down: "These are all just our deductions. How can you go kill him?"

Wu Zhong gritted his teeth and said, "Then what do we do now? If that guy truly gains control of the Clan, won't our Sky Demon Mink Clan be finished?"

Lin Fan said, "The best way now is to enter the Heavenly Cave and investigate."

Xiao Diao nodded and said, "That's what I mean too, which is why I called you two over."

"I'll go," Lin Dong said, pursing his lips. "My strength is the lowest, so I won't easily attract attention. Xiao Diao and Brother Lin Fan can create some commotion outside then, and take the opportunity to send me into the Heavenly Cave."

"I'll go into the Heavenly Cave to investigate and try to rescue Xiao Diao's father. Only then can the situation be reversed, otherwise, no one will believe Xiao Diao's words."

"Then be careful yourself," Lin Fan pondered for a moment and did not try to dissuade him.

"I'm counting on you!" Xiao Diao stared at Lin Dong with a solemn expression and said, "Tonight, we'll send you into the Heavenly Cave. Not only must you rescue my father from his predicament, but you must also pay attention to your own safety."

"Don't worry," Lin Dong smiled. Over the years, he had dealt with many Yimo, and with the two Ancestor Symbols and the ancestral stone on him, he had a great advantage against the Yimo. (End of this chapter)