At nightfall, the moonlight grew brighter.
Soul Devouring Tower.
Speckles of delicate moonlight filtered into an antique room.
Inside the house, the candlelight flickered.
Dressed in a thin veil, Si Nanyan lay on a soft bed, propping her head with her slender arm, her gaze slightly narrowed as she looked out of the window.
However, her expression was somewhat distant, lost in thought about something.
In front of the bed, Feng Ruoli reclined lazily on a redwood brocade couch, holding a jade-colored wine cup and sipping casually. She asked, "When will Mu Yunqing arrive?"
Si Nanyan returned to her senses and replied indifferently, "According to the plan, it will take another day."
Feng Ruoli’s gaze sharpened, and she slowly put down the wine cup.
"Heh, it’s just a plan. With Mu Yunqing so eager, how could he continue to delay?"
Si Nanyan let out a light snort, her gaze resting on the bright moon outside the window. "They say a day, but I’m afraid he is already here."
Feng Ruoli frowned immediately, puzzled. According to her original guess, Mu Yunqing should have wanted to use Shi Yan and Xu An to kill Si Nanyan, and they had already prepared to let Liu Qingdai be the scapegoat. Why would Mu Yunqing come early? Could there be another change?
"I suddenly remembered something. After so many years, I almost forgot it," Si Nanyan said, shaking her head.
Feng Ruoli stood up, facing Si Nanyan.
"Back then... I was bewitched by Mu Yunqing, and I gave him a token that allowed him free entry into the Wonderous Palace."
Si Nanyan’s face showed a trace of reminiscence, which then turned into a grinding of teeth in anger. To think she had once been fooled by a mere furnace; it was embarrassing.
"Now, Mu Yunqing wants to cooperate with me because he fears the things he did will be revealed. He must work with me out of necessity, but killing Liu Qingxuan is too difficult, and it wouldn’t be easy to kill me either..."
"You mean?" Feng Ruoli’s face showed a hint of confusion.
"He has a third option, which is to eliminate the evidence."
Si Nanyan’s lips curled into a cold smile. "And Zhang Tiancheng is that only piece of evidence. It’s very likely that he will choose to enter the Wonderous Palace and erase Zhang Tiancheng."
"Zhang Tiancheng... Did you improve the Alert Array for this reason?" Feng Ruoli suddenly realized.
These days, Si Nanyan hadn’t done anything else; she had been focused on improving the sect’s Alert Array.
Si Nanyan nodded and smiled, "That’s right. Mu Yunqing thinks he’s clever, but haven’t I calculated for him too? Now we just have to wait for him to fall into the trap."
Just then, a jade talisman at both of their waists began to vibrate incessantly.
That meant someone had triggered the Alert Array and entered its range.
After the array method was improved, carrying a token would not trigger the Alert Array’s alarm, but it would cause this jade talisman to issue a warning.
Si Nanyan’s eyes sparkled, and she abruptly stood up. Indeed, Mu Yunqing had not disappointed her.
"So now we..." Feng Ruoli paused slightly.
"Let’s go to the dungeon." Si Nanyan casually grabbed an outer garment scattered on the bed, draped it over herself, and strode out of the room.
If Mu Yunqing was going to be so overconfident, then she would not stand on ceremony. Heading directly to the dungeon to lie in wait was the plan. Catch him first. After planting a devil seed, they would capture Xu An and Shi Yan in one fell swoop. Heh heh. In doing so, a large part of the Righteous Sun Sect’s top fighting force would be under her control. Amassing so many cultivators of the Divine Communication Realm, she would have enough courage to confront Liu Qingxuan. After all, she didn’t have to make a move herself. If by chance, Liu Qingxuan truly made a breakthrough, then she would just escape ahead of time.
Si Nanyan had already thought through the plan for what would follow, if everything went smoothly.
A dark shadow had already sped over the rolling hills and entered the Wonderous Palace.
In his hand, the entry token was faintly emitting light. Google seaʀᴄh novel·fire.net
Just like when he had infiltrated before, the Warning Array of the Wonderous Palace didn’t detect any anomalies.
Mu Yunqing exhaled a long breath, relieved. Phew... The token was still effective. At such a critical moment, he had been worried about it failing.
"Hmph, Xu An and Shi Yan, those two crafty old foxes, are indeed unreliable," Mu Yunqing sneered.
Actually, he had never intended to let the two join him in entering the Wonderous Palace. Anybody would know Xu An and Shi Yan would never be able to enter the Purple Gold Universe Gourd.
Si Nanyan guessed correctly; Mu Yunqing’s goal was indeed to eliminate Zhang Tiancheng.
Since he was doing this, having Xu An and Shi Yan with him would only make it more difficult for him to operate.
"In a moment, I’ll have them forcibly attack the Wonderous Palace."
Mu Yunqing’s face revealed a smile as if everything was within his grasp.
When the time came, with Xu An and Shi Yan drawing fire for him, no one in the Wonderous Palace would be able to stop him. Zhang Tiancheng would be doomed. And for the others, those who should be killed would be killed. Just like Wang Shouzhen, who had been an eyesore and whom he had wanted to kill before. He would take care of him as well, and see if he was carrying the Nine-turns Sun Sutra. This time, he wanted to leave no loose ends. He intended to go to the Purple Cloud Divine Sect clean and unburdened by the past.
"First, let’s find Zhang Tiancheng’s location," Mu Yunqing muttered, frowning slightly. He had lost contact with Zhang Tiancheng. He didn’t know why. Normally, Zhang Tiancheng could not escape his control. However, Zhang Tiancheng had never been perfectly refined, so it was normal for unexpected issues to arise.