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Chapter 2240: Visit
Zhao Hai said in a serious voice, “Whether the Forbidden Path Sect acts against us or not, they won’t suspect anything if we stay here. They might just think that we don’t know anything. But if we leave now, we might not even make it out of the sect’s territory. And even if we manage to escape, they will think that we have the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb and then they will hunt us down.”
Liu Zhen’s complexion changed when he heard this. Then he nodded and said, “Right, we can’t leave no matter what. If we do, it will seem like we are guilty. Not to mention being guilty, we really don’t have the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb.”
Zhao Hai nodded and said, “We don’t have to act in any way. Brother Liu, you can go through with your plan. If the Forbidden Path Sect looks for the Gang Master, tell them you don’t know. In any case, we really don’t know.”
Liu Zhen nodded, “We really don’t know. Good, good. Alright, I’m going.” Zhao Hai nodded, then the two left the room and began to get busy like everyone else. At the same time, Liu Zhen recalled everyone sent to monitor the Moonfall Palace.
Liu Zhen knew that if he kept watching the Moonfall Palace, he would only look suspicious. Because of this, he called everyone sent to the Moonfall Palace back.
There aren’t many people in the Blood Knife Gang who knew that Wang Da went to rob the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb. Besides Zhao Hai and Liu Zhen, practically nobody else has an idea, this included those who acted with Liu Zhen during the ambush. Because of this, the news that there’s a Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb didn’t disrupt the Blood Knife Gang. At most, the members looked interested in the rumours.
Compared to the calmness in the Blood Knife Gang, the undercurrents of Demonheart City were beginning to surge. Knowing that someone has the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb, people couldn’t help but get jealous.
The people from the Moonfall Palace didn’t expect this news to spread. The entire Moonfall Palace immediately went to a state of combat readiness. They knew very well that no matter how they explained it, nobody would believe them.
However, the Moonfall Palace’s actions confirmed to everyone that the rumours were true. The entire city jumped with excitement. Major gangs sent people to inquire from the Moonfall Palace. Many lone travellers also arrived. The Moonfall Palace became a fat piece of meat with everyone staring at them.
Although a lot of people were staring at the Moonfall Palace, nobody dared to make the first move. This was due to the Moonfall Palace’s close relationship to the Forbidden Path Sect. If someone wants to make a move, they will have to consider the Forbidden Path Sect’s reaction.
Moreover, everyone was very clear, things like the Nine Revolutions Heavenly Herb would also be in the Forbidden Path Sect’s radar. So, everyone was waiting for the Forbidden Path Sect’s reaction. If the sect has no response, then that means that they don’t want the herb. Then everyone can begin to make their moves.
Demonheart City fell into a strange silence. But everyone knows that this was the calm before the storm. A huge disturbance was bound to happen.
The Forbidden Path Sect didn’t let everyone wait. On the next day, the sect investigated the Moonfall Palace. Several senior members of the Moonfall Palace as well as some Teleportation Stage Experts were taken to be interrogated. Then soon after, the sect announced that the Yue Family of the Moonfall Palace had been kicked out of the sect. They would no longer bear the mark of the Forbidden Path Sect in the future. The news stunned everyone. They immediately understood the Forbidden Path Sect’s message. For a while, the entire sect buzzed with activity. Various locations belonging to the Moonfall Palace have been ransacked and looted. Everyone from the Yue Family had been hunted down and killed.
Nobody expected this result. However, this also made the onlookers happy. Now that the Yue Family has been kicked out of the sect, this means that they no longer have the sect’s protection. This gave the gangs a chance to rob the evicted family. If they didn’t, then they don’t deserve to be called Demonic Cultivators.
Just as everyone was feasting on the Moonfall Palace’s corpse, the Blood Knife Gang also received a few people. Liu Zhen and the other senior members of the gang led everyone to stand in the martial grounds. They all looked at the people in front of them in fear.
The people who came to the Blood Knife Gang wore unusual clothing. Instead of regular clothing, they wore Buddhist gowns and sported Buddhist hairstyles. Their eyes seem to be both open and closed with sparks of lightning seemingly escaping from the sides. Their aura was also particularly fierce.
The skins of these people were like shiny copper. Their muscles were well sculpted and clearly on display. They were like battle gods, causing awe to anybody looking at them.
Liu Zhen and the others were short of shaking as they faced their visitors. Although they looked unordinary, nobody who lived in the Forbidden Path Sect didn’t know that these people were disciples of the sect. Nobody in the domain wore the same clothes as them, unless they had a death wish. 𝐑𝒶ƝȏΒЕŚ
Although Liu Zhen was alarmed and afraid, he needed to preserve the Blood Knife Gang’s face. So, he stepped forward and performed a deep bow before saying, “Blood Knife Gang’s Soldier Hall Master has seen the Lords from the Forbidden Path Sect. Might I know why the Masters have visited our humble Blood Knife Gang? If you have any requests, the gang will do our best to fulfill it.”
The man leading the group of Forbidden Path Sect members was around 20 meters tall. He had a beard on his face and looked like an angry god when he opened his eyes. He looked at Liu Zhen and said, “Stop wasting my time. Why are you the one talking to me? Where is your Gang Master?”
Liu Zhen wasn’t angered by the man’s words. In fact, what the man said was right. Ivin if he was an outer disciple, as long as he said something, everyone in Demonheart City would come clamouring. A small gang like the Blood Knife Gang isn’t qualified to do things for him.
Liu Zhen immediately replied, “Replying to the Lord. Our Gang Master went out. I also don’t know where he is or when he will come back.”
The man from the Forbidden Path Sect looked at Liu Zhen and said, “You don’t know, or you chose to not know?”
Liu Zhen immediately replied, “My Lord, we really don’t know. The Gang Master never tells us where he goes. Please forgive us.”
The man seemed to believe Liu Zhen but also seemed to be doubtful. He no longer asked about Wang Da’s whereabouts but instead moved on, “Last time, your Blood Knife Gang took a mission from the Moonfall Palace. Have everyone involved come forward.”
Upon hearing this, Liu Zhen immediately complied. He waved his hand and said, “Those who joined the mission, including those involved in the shadows, come forward.”
Zhao Hai and his team stepped forward as well as Liu Zhen and his team. Everyone had lowered heads, showing alarm and fear.
The man from the Forbidden Path Sect couldn’t help but be stunned when he saw the people stepping forward. Then his expression changed as he looked at Liu Zhen, “What is this? I thought there were only 50 people escorting the Moonfall Palace’s carriages. Why are there so many people stepping forward? Are you lying to me?”
Liu Zhen immediately replied, “I wouldn’t dare lie to my Lord. These are the people involved with the Moonfall Palace’s convoy. Zhao Ling leads the 50 people who escorted the convoy while me and the Gang Master lead 100 other people to follow in the shadows. The Moonfall Palace only knows that there are 50 people protecting them. They didn’t know about the ones hiding. Since my Lord asked, I naturally wouldn’t hide the truth. So, I made everyone involved step forward, including those acting in secret.”
When the man heard Liu Zhen, his eyes flashed. Then he coldly snorted and said, “The last time I know, the Moonfall Palace’s mission isn’t worth having 150 people protecting it. Why would the Blood Knife Gang send so many people?”
Liu Zhen quickly replied, “Replying to my Lord. We aren’t going for the pay for the mission but for the reputation it would bring us. The Blood Knife Gang is a gang from Split River City. We just moved to Demonheart City and are still trying to make connections. After our Main Hall was constructed, we went on to get our first mission. We found that the Moonfall Palace’s mission is the easiest for us since it is heading to Split River City, so we took it.”
“Because it is our first mission, fearing bad luck will come to us if we fail, the Gang Master decided to send additional people in the dark to protect the caravan. Moreover, we have contradictions with the gangs in Split River City, so we divided the team into two, one in the light and one in the dark. Once our mission is completed, the hidden team would return swiftly while Zhao Ling and his team would return using the official road. My Lord, all of what I said is true. I won’t dare lie.”
Hearing Liu Zhen, the man frowned, then he said, “Tell me, did your Gang Master just leave? Has he gone with you on missions before?”
Liu Zhen nodded and said, “Since we are afraid of the three gangs disturbing our mission, he went with us. Then after the Moonfall Palace’s convoy reached Split River City, he told me that he had matters to deal with and left. Even after we returned to Demonheart City, the Gang Master is still away.”
The Forbidden Path Sect cultivator nodded. Then his gaze went to Zhao Hai. Zhao Hai pretended to be afraid and lowered his head. The man looked at Zhao Hai and said, “Are you the leader of the official escort group, Zhao Ling? Did you notice anything strange with the Moonfall Palace’s convoy?”
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