Chapter 344 - 268: The Eight Great Clans—Visitors from the Tang and Jiang Families!
Chapter 344: Chapter 268: The Eight Great Clans—Visitors from the Tang and Jiang Families!
Even if he was burning with anger, he could only forcibly endure it, not daring to show the slightest dissatisfaction.
The answer from the Prefect of Mingxin Prefecture made the four dark shadows fall silent for a moment, and the air was filled with a suffocatingly oppressive atmosphere.
After a moment, the shadow that spoke first slowly said, "Profound Bird Guard?"
"That’s not what I wanted to ask!"
"I want to know, who exactly killed Duke Rong!"
"Wen Fengyuan!"
Another shadow sneered, with a hint of surprise in their voice, "As far as I know, there aren’t many people in this world who can kill that old man Wen Fengyuan!"
"Among the Profound Bird Guard, it’s even fewer."
At this moment, the third shadow slowly stood up, causing the Prefect of Mingxin Prefecture’s heart to almost cease beating.
That shadow had a graceful posture and light steps, like a phantom stepping out from the darkness.
Her voice was deep and alluring, carrying an irresistible seduction.
Clearly, she was a woman.
"Hehe!"
The woman’s soft laughter echoed in the hall, seemingly carrying some magical power that unsettled the heart.
The Prefect of Mingxin Prefecture, seeing this, hung his head lower, even his breathing became cautious.
"Within the Profound Bird Guard, only those two could confidently take care of that old man Wen Fengyuan."
Upon hearing these words, the Prefect was even more terrified.
These people actually didn’t even take the Profound Bird Guard seriously, what on earth are they?
In an instant, the woman slowly walked up to the Prefect, the candlelight revealing her indistinct features.
Though her appearance couldn’t be clearly seen, her eyes shimmered with a sharp gleam.
The woman gently said, "Prefect, do you agree?"
Just as the Prefect was about to reply, he was shocked to find out.
At some unknown point in time, his body had already turned into a ghastly white skeleton.
And his consciousness, vanished like smoke in that instant...
Only the sound of a crisp yet dull noise was heard, as if something suddenly snapped.
Then, without warning, the Prefect’s skeleton scattered onto the ground with a clatter.
The scattered bones rolled and collided on the cold floor, producing a series of soft, fragmented noises.
These sounds echoed in the silent hall, appearing extremely eerie and sinister.
The pile of bones under the flickering candlelight gleamed an icy white, the Prefect who was alive just moments ago, had now become mere remains scattered on the ground.
While the other three mysterious shadows remained steadily seated in their chairs, silent.
The shadow that spoke first suddenly stood up, the tone full of displeasure, "Jiang Yan, I haven’t got the answer yet!"
However, the woman called Jiang Yan seemed to ignore this, as if she hadn’t heard it at all.
She curled her lips into an enticing smile, her eyes dashed a glance towards that shadow, "’Tang Yun, do you also wish to try my methods...’"
As soon as her words fell, a terrifying shockwave erupted between Tang Yun and Jiang Yan, surging crazily.
This force shook the entire space to pieces.
The surrounding tables, chairs, decorations, and even the sturdy walls.
Instantly, like fragile paper, they were mercilessly crushed into dust, scattering into a cloud of ash.
"Alright, both of you!"
The other two shadows quickly stood up to mediate urgently, "What we must focus on right now is finding out who killed Wen Fengyuan!"
They knew well that if Jiang Yan and Tang Yun continued to clash, the situation would spiral out of control.
After all, both hailed from the top three of the Eight Great Families, the Tang Family and the Jiang Family.
"Hmph!"
"That useless ant was of no use whatsoever."
"Looks like we need to find some people from Profound Bird Guard to learn who did this."
After these words fell, the candlelight flickered again, and the four figures gradually vanished into the darkness, as if they had never appeared.