Chapter 455 - 273: Preparing for a Breakthrough

Chapter 455: Chapter 273: Preparing for a Breakthrough

"Bro, you..."

Su Yu cried out in surprise. He knew his brother was strong, but he never imagined he was *this* strong. The person who had been such a huge pain for him was defeated just like that. Su Xing hadn’t even gone all out; he’d merely drawn the Sparrow Sword.

"Branch Chief, you’re back?" the others asked one by one. They weren’t particularly familiar with Su Yu, so they spoke very politely. Su Xing nodded at them and said:

"Good work."

With that, Su Xing turned his head. Although he wanted to ask them where Li Longxuan had gone, there were more pressing matters to handle.

So, Su Xing turned his attention back to Wuna, who was lying on the ground. She was covered in blood, her disheveled black hair draped over her shoulders. Her eyes were vacant, as if she still hadn’t recovered from Su Xing’s terrifying strike.

"You know Tong Yinyin?" Su Xing’s first words snapped Wuna out of her daze. She turned her head to look at Su Xing and, after a moment’s hesitation, asked:

"You know Sister Tong?"

"I do."

Su Xing nodded. "Are you two close?"

Su Xing wasted no words, getting straight to the point with every question. This made Wuna feel a subtle pressure. After some thought, she still nodded.

"Mhm."

"There aren’t many women in Jile Valley. Most were forced to join for one reason or another. The truly vicious and wicked ones don’t even make up half of us. Someone with a gentle personality like hers is always more popular."

"I see."

Su Xing didn’t say much more. He had no intention of revealing his somewhat complicated relationship with Tong Yinyin and just asked:

"If you want to live, answer my questions honestly. What exactly is Jile Valley doing here in Cang City?"

"..."

Wuna asked hesitantly, "If I tell you, will you really let me live?"

"You don’t have another choice."

Su Xing didn’t give her a direct answer, his tone indifferent. Hearing this, Wuna could only sigh and say:

"Honestly, I don’t know the specifics of our mission here. The higher-ups would never tell us all the details, but I was able to guess a few things."

"They want to find one person and kill another."

"Find one person and kill another?"

Su Xing repeated her words, then asked, "The person you’re looking for and the person you’re meant to kill... aren’t they the same one?"

"Of course not."

Wuna shook her head. "The person we’re looking for should be near Cang City. As for who it is, people with our status aren’t qualified to know."

’It must be the old director—the Martial God.’

Su Xing mused silently. After the incidents involving Dragon Gate and the Cyan Cloud Sect, he knew Jile Valley was searching for someone; he just didn’t know what they planned to do once they found this person.

’But even without knowing their exact motives, based on the current power levels in Cang City, the only one who could possibly rival the Cyan Cloud Sword Immortal is the old director. It’s highly likely that the person Jile Valley is looking for is the Martial God.’

’I just don’t know who they want to kill...’ As Su Xing was pondering this, Wuna suddenly spoke up.

"However, I did hear who Jile Valley wants to kill: Leng Wuque of Modu."

"Our actions in Cang City aren’t just to draw someone out, but also to prevent you from reinforcing Leng Wuque."

"Leng Wuque of Modu?"

Su Xing murmured. Truth be told, he had heard this rather pretentious-sounding name before—not from someone else, but from Chi Yu of Jile Valley himself.

Back then, Chi Yu had referred to Leng Wuque, Ling Zhongxing, and the already-deceased Lin Loulan as the "Three Wits of the World," which was how Su Xing had remembered the name. ’Perhaps Jile Valley has been plotting to kill this Leng Wuque fellow for a very long time,’ he thought.

"Bro, Elder Li mentioned that name to us before. Apparently, he’s run into some trouble in Cang City’s Lei Family Village, but it doesn’t seem to be serious enough to need our backup yet."

Su Yu suddenly chimed in.

"Lei Family Village?"

Su Xing was confused. He’d lived in Cang City his whole life but had never heard of this village. He asked:

"Where is this Lei Family Village?"

"Isn’t Leng Wuque from Modu? What’s he doing here in our Cang City?"

"Lei Family Village is just a tiny little fishing village, and not very well-off, so it’s normal that you’ve never heard of it, Bro. But it seems some clues were found there, which is why Leng Wuque went over."

"As for why he came to Cang City, I’m not too sure, to be honest. But I have a feeling that something big is about to happen."

Su Yu said with a serious expression.

"I see..."

Su Xing nodded. He then asked Wuna a few more questions, but everything she knew was vague and mixed with so much of her own speculation that it was hard to tell what was reliable. Still, considering how cooperative she’d been, Su Xing decided not to kill her.

He just waved his hand, ordering the others to tie her up and send her to the Organization for detention. As for her final disposition, he would have to wait until he returned and discuss it with Li Longxuan.

Just as the men were taking Wuna away, leaving only the two brothers, Su Xing and Su Yu, a spatial rift suddenly tore open right next to Su Yu.