Chapter 460 - 301: Fusion of Calligraphy and Painting, Qi Rhythm White Light, [Book and Painting Realm]

The three people left without a sound.

And twenty miles away from the three, there was a figure hidden high in a tree.

"Mountain-shaking Bead? Torrential Wave Bead? Tier Five Exotic Beast?"

Chu Ming’s gaze focused, his heart slightly stirred.

He rushed from Qin Capital, concealed his presence and entered the hunting ground, spreading his Sword Gourd Spirit to the maximum range, and soon discovered the two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm supervisors from the Astronomical Bureau, Tang Guang and Hoong Xiao.

After listening for a moment, he confirmed one thing.

The two seemed to be under the orders of the one on the Dragon Throne, to inspect the hunting ground.

In other words, the person on the Dragon Throne knew the King of North Snow would make a move in the East Suburb hunting ground.

This was worth pondering.

Thus, Chu Ming continued probing, full of doubts, and indeed found two more people; those two were Yien Chong and Yien Tai from the King of North Snow.

Yien Chong was a strong Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm expert, while Yien Tai was slightly weaker, but still a Meridian Unlocking Lower Realm Perfection master. Both were extremely adept at Concealing Techniques; without Sword Gourd Spirit, Chu Ming would almost not have discovered them.

Further eavesdropping revealed that the two had buried Mountain-shaking Beads and Torrential Wave Beads in all directions of the East Suburb hunting ground, sometimes three or two, sometimes five or six.

Chu Ming did not know what Mountain-shaking Beads and Torrential Wave Beads were.

But he knew one thing: Anything that could allow Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts to conceal their whereabouts and sneak into the hunting ground was definitely not ordinary.

Looking at the cautious manner of those two when placing the Mountain-shaking Beads and Torrential Wave Beads, it was imaginable that these two types of beads were certainly extraordinary and could threaten Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts.

Were these terrifying objects prepared for the Crown Prince and the Princes?

What was the King of North Snow seeking by doing this?

Killing some Princes would at most cause a stir in the Qin Dynasty but wouldn’t harm its foundations; even if the Crown Prince died in the hunting ground, the one on the Dragon Throne could still appoint a new heir.

There are quite a few Princes in the Qin Dynasty, over twenty or thirty, and less than half of them would come to hunt in the East Suburb.

Therefore, the King of North Snow could do this, but it clearly didn’t make logical sense.

Especially when linking it to how the one on the Dragon Throne sent two Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts to investigate the hunting ground at night...

Chu Ming speculated that there must be something he didn’t know about.

"The one on the Dragon Throne is hunting personally?" He suddenly thought of this point.

"If so, it makes sense."

If the King of North Snow could lay a trap in the East Suburb hunting ground and eliminate the one on the Dragon Throne, then the Qin Dynasty would indeed likely change hands.

Chu Ming slowly stretched out his right hand, letting the snowflakes fall into his palm.

He was wondering whether to take those Mountain-shaking Beads and Torrential Wave Beads; treasures that could threaten Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm experts were rare.

At this moment, in the three-hundred-mile range of the East Suburb hunting ground, nearly a hundred beads were hidden.

The temptation was real, but Chu Ming did not act.

It wasn’t that he was afraid Yien Chong and Yien Tai would find out the next night; he mainly wasn’t sure if anything had been done to the beads.

If rashly moved, would they explode?

Or, upon approaching the beads, could they be sensed by the two surnamed Yien?

Yien Chong’s power exceeded even the Evil Moon of the Blood Evil Sect at the time, so confronting him directly was not wise.

After pondering for a moment, Chu Ming floated, rising into the air.

Walking through the gray haze.

Apart from the Mountain-shaking Beads and Torrential Wave Beads, there’s one more thing to confirm: the four Tier Five Exotic Beasts mentioned by Pei Yan from the Blood Evil Sect.

Tier Five Exotic Beasts have power equivalent to the Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm; they are the king among Exotic Beasts. Is it truly possible for the Blood Evil Sect to have four of them?

Chu Ming was suspicious.

Sword Gourd Spiritual Sense spread out for a thorough search.

Soon, a terrifying aura entered the detection range.

In the mountains east of the hunting ground, a Cyan Python was hidden.

The giant python’s senses were incredibly sharp; as Chu Ming locked onto it, it unexpectedly looked upward while flicking its scarlet tongue.

Its sensitivity exceeded even the four Bone Marrow Cleansing Realm supervisors from the Astronomical Bureau and the King of North Snow.

However, in terms of power, this Cyan Python might not be a match for several individuals.

"It’s not a Black Shadow Demon Rat, nor an Earth Dragon."

Chu Ming surveyed from above, gently shaking his head.

This beast is not one of the Exotic Beasts released by the Blood Evil Sect.

After contemplating for a moment, Chu Ming relinquished the thought of killing the beast and changed direction, continuing to search from above.

South of the East Suburb hunting ground by a lake, known as East Suburb South Lake.

Inside the lake, beneath the frost, resides a group of Exotic Beasts.

Under investigation, there were seven to eight hundred of them, bodies alternately dark blue and red, with antlers and faces resembling Kui Oxen, with white fluffy hooves moving like auspicious clouds.

This beast is the main target of the East Suburb hunting and, because during galloping, its white furry hooves appear to tread on auspicious clouds, it is known as the Auspicious Beast or simply the Auspicious Beast.

The Auspicious Beast can be considered the National Beast of the Qin Dynasty, usually forbidden from hunting, except during the annual East Suburb hunt.

Among the beast group, there is one leader beast with an astonishing aura, more dreadful than the East Mountain Green Python.

Even though it’s Tier Five, it’s not the Tier Five Black Shadow Demon Rat or Tier Five Earth Dragon Chu Ming was seeking.

Chu Ming stood floating in the air, frowning slightly.

The East Suburb hunting ground spans three hundred miles; it can feel large or small. With the Sword Gourd Spiritual Sense, it counts as small.

The East Mountain Green Python, South Lake Auspicious Beast, these two Tier Five Exotic Beasts occupy almost all the territory.

If there were truly four Tier Five Exotic Beasts in the hunting ground, they would likely clash with the East Mountain Green Python and South Lake Auspicious Beast.

But having searched all directions, he couldn’t find any trace of the four Tier Five Exotic Beast auras.

"Strange..."

The Blood Evil Sect’s Pei Yan deceived Yien Chong and Yien Tai and didn’t release four Tier Five Exotic Beasts?

Chu Ming lowered his gaze to the snow-covered hunting ground below and looked towards the distant gray sky.

"The hunt is scheduled for the day after tomorrow; releasing four Tier Five Exotic Beasts now would disrupt the original balance of the hunting ground."