Chapter 1222: Ambushed

Chapter 1222: Chapter 1222: Ambushed

Calm, Pei Yan is very calm now! Under Mei Simiao’s instructions and the scrutiny of everyone in the room, he expressionlessly sat beside Wang Wenze and placed a hand on the latter’s wounded arm. After inputting his own source energy to investigate, he frowned slightly and blurted out, "Hongjun Sword Furnace?"

"You found out? My injury isn’t a big deal, but what happened to your eyes?" Wang Wenze, at this moment, showed no consciousness of being an injured person, sitting openly in his seat and gazing at Pei Yan’s closed eyes, asking the question that everyone in the room wanted to know.

"I encountered a problem in my cultivation; a period of recovery should restore it to normal. Don’t worry, my issue is not major!" Saying this, Pei Yan turned and looked at Mei Simiao, asking, "What other losses are there?"

"Two investigators sacrificed their lives, one was lightly injured, and...."

"Also, one of my tribesmen died and another was seriously injured!" Before Mei Simiao could finish, Hati, who arrived upon hearing the news, strode into the investigation team hall and interrupted loudly.

"Oh?" Hearing the earlier losses had already ignited Pei Yan’s anger, and as Hati appeared and finished speaking, Pei Yan responded briefly and chose to ignore Hati, who seemed eager to demand accountability. He continued to stare at Mei Simiao and asked, "Was it done by Hongjun Sword Furnace?"

"On the surface, it seems that way!" Mei Simiao hesitated for a moment but still responded.

"Surface? Tell me the process!" It was clear from Mei Simiao’s tone that there was more to it, and combined with the reactions of Feng Tianhe and Gu Shenghui, Pei Yan’s heart gradually calmed down, wanting to hear the full details before making a judgment.

"Mr. Pei, my...."

"Enough!" Hati once again tried to interrupt, which finally provoked Pei Yan’s displeasure. He raised his hand to cut off her words, glanced at her coldly, and said, "I’ve notified Hu Jiu through thought to come here. If you want to complain, go to your family man for that! I know what you want to say; you merely want me to provide an explanation for your deceased subordinates. Rest assured, I will give you an explanation. Now keep quiet and stay obediently on the side. If you dare to interrupt the adults’ conversation one more time, I’ll send you back home where your mother can educate you properly again!"

"I~!" Feeling she had a rightful reason, Hati wanted to argue, but under Pei Yan’s unyielding aura, she swallowed her words in her throat and stood awkwardly, tears of grievance swirling in her eyes. Seeing her looking so pitiful, Pei Jin, who was responsible for hospitality and had been looking after the two races during this time, sighed, lightly patted his brother’s head in reprimand for being too harsh, and then went forward to wrap an arm around Hati’s shoulder, taking her to the corner of the room for comforting words.

Given his sister’s reprimand, Pei Yan naturally couldn’t summon any anger, and seeing Hati walking away, his ears now clear, he again looked at Mei Simiao and nodded, gesturing for her to continue. Mei Simiao, seeing this, shook her head helplessly and said, "The incident took place after your return from the Dragon Realm. Didn’t Advisor Lin take you away directly without returning to the station?"

"Wait, haha, Advisor Lin?" Although Pei Yan knew who Advisor Lin referred to, he couldn’t help but interrupt with curious laughter at the title.

"It’s the position arranged for Mrs. Lin Junzhao by the hall. Given her status and ability, calling her by name seemed disrespectful, but we can’t deify her like in other realms, so the newly appointed Old Yu, after discussion, arranged a special advisor position for her in the hall. Advisor Lin had no objections and accepted it graciously. What, you think there’s a problem?"

"No problem! Not a problem at all, ah, and well done Old Yu; finally something sensible. Advisor Lin, tut tut! Advisor Lin is nice!" Facing Mei Simiao’s speechless expression, Pei Yan nodded repeatedly in agreement, saying, "Please continue,"

"Yes, Advisor Lin took you away, but the news of your return from the Dragon Realm spread throughout the Immortal Palace. In the subsequent days, various sects visited the two stations seeking your whereabouts but returned empty-handed. Since your return, you disappeared completely, and I imagine this act provoked the sect lurking inside the Immortal Palace. At the same time, you and two Spirit Lord-level figures disappeared, so no wonder they had doubts! They weren’t sure if we had evidence and were uncertain whether your disappearance was Lin Spirit Lord’s preparatory action against them, so for self-preservation, the subsequent events occurred."

At this point, Mei Simiao paused, annoyed, saying, "With the investigation unfolding, the amount of information gathered increased tremendously. The initial investigators couldn’t bear the load, and the hall had to urgently dispatch more personnel to join in the document analysis work. With more people, security and defense pressures increased greatly. You weren’t present, and other Children of Origin and the Elite Squad committed to guarding both Engineer Li’s equipment section and the investigation team. We also had to ensure headquarters’ security, and we couldn’t spare high-level combat personnel to hold the line. Fortunately, you returned with top experts from two tribes of the Dragon Realm, and despite your absence, they accepted our arrangements. So, we assigned the Nine-tailed Fox Race to Yirong Pavilion for heightened defenses, while the Fenrir Giant Wolf Race guarded the investigation team’s site. Despite this, we encountered a lapse."

"About a week after your return, our site was stealthily attacked! Embroidered Robe Envoys responsible for external vigilance failed to detect infiltrating personnel, only until they entered the courtyard were they discovered by the Fenrir Giant Wolf Race’s tribesmen, whose keen senses caught their trail. I suppose the opponent didn’t anticipate our temporary manpower addition and was caught off guard, killing a member of the Fenrir Race who raised the alarm and seriously injuring another. Upon receiving word, Xia Yu, Zheng Jia Ru, and others rushed for reinforcement, and in the ensuing confrontation, the attackers abandoned the bodies of nine assassins and fled in panic."

Listening patiently to Mei Simiao, after reaching this part, Pei Yan glanced toward the corner where his sister was comforting Hati, smiling, "So her race contributed to this matter, no wonder she spoke so boldly to me; I should’ve been more considerate of my harsh tone."

By his words, Pei Yan showed no intention of apologizing. Turning his head to Mei Simiao, he pursued, "Were Brother Wang and those two investigators also injured in this assault?"

Mei Simiao once again shook her head in denial, "No, Wenze was not at the investigation team’s site but was tasked with escorting four investigators to the Heavenly Guardian Pavilion to return previously borrowed documents and retrieve new ones for review. On the return journey, they encountered an unknown force’s attack, nearly coinciding with the investigation team’s assault event, but this resulted in severe casualties for our people. Two ordinary investigators without powers were affected in the fight and sacrificed their lives; one was lightly injured, and Wenze was also injured. But the issue is...."