Chapter 2504 - 2194: You Don’t Think the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty Can Hide Their Actions from Others, Do You?

Recalling what Lu Chen had said before, Chu Yuqin felt a headache coming on.

She used to think Lu Chen was talking nonsense, but after seeing Yun Yudie, an existence without a trace of mysterious aura, she suddenly felt Lu Chen’s words might be true.

Chu Yuqin hurriedly steadied her mind, how could she believe Lu Chen’s absurd words?

She couldn’t possibly be mysterious, that was Lu Chen misleading her.

Just as Chu Yuqin was lost in her thoughts, the image in the Shadow Exploration Stone changed.

The two figures in the Shadow Exploration Stone entwined together.

Seeing this scene, Chu Yuqin quickly put away the Shadow Exploration Stone, no longer monitoring Lu Chen.

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Just as Zhang Wulian emerged from the Small World, he was spotted by the patrolling soldiers of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty.

The soldiers immediately surrounded Zhang Wulian, who calmly said, "Take me to see your Saint Realm master, I have matters to discuss."

Without any hesitation, the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty soldiers led Zhang Wulian to the city where Li Shuo was located.

In the underground chamber, Li Shuo sat on the round platform in the Cultivation Room, absorbing the spiritual evil from the Deceit Pearl.

At that moment, a soldier’s voice sounded outside the chamber: "Sir, a mysterious entity has come out of the ruins, he wants to see you."

Hearing this, Li Shuo opened his eyes, exhaled a murky breath, then rose from the stone platform and walked straight out of the Cultivation Room.

He guessed it must be the mysterious messenger returning.

Li Shuo thought to himself, it seems his hypothesis was correct, Lu Chen was fine all along, the mysterious entities entering the Ancient Ruins were trapped by Lu Chen, hence the ones they sent inside could only enter but never leave.

Li Shuo quickly arrived in the courtyard, spotting a mysterious figure in a black robe by the stone table, waiting for his arrival.

Li Shuo examined the mysterious figure not far away and inexplicably felt that this entity seemed familiar.

As Li Shuo approached Zhang Wulian, he soon remembered this mysterious figure.

If he recalled correctly, the first mysterious entity they sent into the Ancient Ruins was this very one.

Li Shuo looked at Zhang Wulian and said, "What is it you seek from me?"

Zhang Wulian took out a letter from inside his black robe, handed it to Li Shuo, and said, "This is a letter from your Princess to you."

Upon hearing this, Li Shuo didn’t bother with other matters, he quickly took the letter from Zhang Wulian, opened the envelope, and his eyes swiftly scanned the contents of the letter.

After reading the letter, Li Shuo fell into deep thought, it appeared his guesses were indeed accurate.

Lu Chen was perfectly fine, and the message Zhang Wulian brought out of the ruins was false.

Once he collected his thoughts, Li Shuo regarded Zhang Wulian with curiosity.

He wondered whether Zhang Wulian had been duped by Lu Chen, or was it that Zhang Wulian intentionally passed on false information under Lu Chen’s influence?

But this wasn’t the main concern; the key point was that their Princess was still alive, and she shared the same goal as him, which was to have Lu Chen join the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty.

However, the issue at hand was how to gain Lu Chen’s trust, as their Immortal Emperor had already agreed to confer a marquis title upon Lu Chen, but if he didn’t believe them, even with the Immortal Emperor’s agreement, it would be in vain.

Li Shuo, regathering his thoughts, looked at Zhang Wulian and said, "I never expected a mysterious entity like you to heed human orders, I’m curious, what did Lu Chen offer you that made you willing to deliver our Princess’s letter."

When they sent mysterious entities into the Ancient Ruins to find the inheritance, they tempted them with large quantities of blood food.

Yet once the entities entered the Ancient Ruins, they actually couldn’t restrict those entities anymore, and whether they chose to search for the Ancient Inheritance was uncertain.

Lu Chen was currently in the Small World, and the mysterious entity could entirely escape after leaving the Small World, having no obligation to deliver Lu Chen’s letter.

In the Small World, there should be no blood food, so how was Lu Chen negotiating with the entities?

Zhang Wulian replied at this time, "I just delivered the letter while passing through."

Seeing Zhang Wulian not directly answering his question, Li Shuo refrained from probing further.

They still needed Zhang Wulian to continue delivering letters for their Princess.

As for why Zhang Wulian listened to Lu Chen, he saw no need to delve into the matter.

Li Shuo then said, "I will write a letter to our Princess promptly, and ask you to deliver it into the Ancient Ruins."

Zhang Wulian did not refuse: "Sure, do it quickly."

Li Shuo then went to his study, writing two letters, one addressed to Wu Junwan and one to Lu Chen.

Once he sealed the letters, he handed them to Zhang Wulian, who took the letters and returned to the Ancient Ruins.

Over the next half-year, Li Shuo and Wu Junwan frequently exchanged letters, though every time Zhang Wulian emerged from the Small World, he was promptly escorted away by the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty soldiers, yet the dynasty’s discreet activities also drew the attention of other forces, as every faction had personnel stationed at the entrance to the Ancient Ruins, the exit of mysterious entities could not be concealed.

All the factions were curious why the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty’s mysterious entities returned from the Small World with information, whereas those they sent remained silent.

And what intelligence did the entities in league with the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty bring out from the Ancient Ruins?

To investigate, all factions resorted to bribing the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty soldiers or planting spies in the cities controlled by the dynasty.

Some forces even considered seizing the mysterious entity directly when he exited the Ancient Ruins next.

In the council hall, Li Shuo sat at the head seat, took a sip from his teacup, then calmly spoke to the burly man seated on the right, "What are you talking about? I can’t understand."

The man seated on the right side of the hall was burly, dressed from head to toe in wolf skin clothes.

Helian Tieshan sneered and said, "Quit pretending, you don’t think the actions of the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty are hidden from others, right?"

"Nobody knows how many of the mysterious entities you sent inside have already come out."

Helian Tieshan only knew the mysterious entities in league with the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty emerged from the Ancient Ruins, but he wasn’t aware it was only Zhang Wulian who came out each time, mistakenly thinking every time a different entity emerged.

Upon hearing Helian Tieshan’s words, Li Shuo replied blandly, "This seems unrelated to your Sky Wolf Palace."

Li Shuo was aware he couldn’t hide this, as there were personnel from all sides posted at the entrance to the Ancient Ruins.

Moreover, Zhang Wulian had entered and exited the ruins many times, so it was normal to be noticed.

Helian Tieshan said, "No need to beat around the bush, what are the conditions for the Great Yan to transfer a few of the emerging entities to our Sky Wolf Palace."

Helian Tieshan was straightforward with Li Shuo, believing everything was negotiable given enough incentive.

Upon hearing Helian Tieshan’s words, Li Shuo’s fingers rested beside his teacup, lightly tapping the cup’s edge, seemingly contemplating whether to agree to Helian Tieshan.

Seeing Li Shuo fall into silence, Helian Tieshan cautiously asked, "Wouldn’t it be that your Great Yan Immortal Dynasty has already acquired the Ancient Inheritance?"

Only the mysterious entities in league with the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty emerged from the Ancient Ruins, while the entities sent by other forces didn’t return at all.

Thus, if anyone was most likely to have obtained the Ancient Inheritance, it must be the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, it was possible they had long obtained the Inheritance through the mysterious entities but hadn’t shown it.

However, if the Great Yan Immortal Dynasty really did obtain the Ancient Inheritance, Li Shuo estimated they would’ve secretly retreated from the Border Wilderness, rather than still being here.