Chapter 379 136: A Surprise for the Blood Immortal Sect, Hair-raising, Could It Be Jiang Lan?

Song Youwei shook her head. "The Elders are all having a headache over this. They don't know how the news leaked, but several of our strongholds were raided one after another, exposing the entire plan..."

Jiang Lan looked at her. After a moment's thought, he asked with concern, "They don't suspect you, do they?"

Song Youwei shook her head. "Not at all. No matter who they suspect, it would never be me. At most, they're guessing someone let word slip, which is why the strongholds were exposed one after another."

At this, she looked at Jiang Lan with great interest, seemingly surprised by his sudden concern for her.

"Good. Next, you can have a few of the Blood Immortal Sect's Elders take the initiative to contact Prince Chong'an."

"As for the reason and pretext, you can come up with something yourself. Prince Chong'an will have a surprise for the Blood Immortal Sect." Jiang Lan, as if not noticing her gaze, drained the wine in his cup.

Hearing this, Song Youwei grew even more surprised.

Prince Chong'an was the current Emperor Xia's own maternal uncle. 'From what Jiang Lan is saying, does he have a problem too?'

But she didn't press for details.

The longer she interacted with Jiang Lan, the more she found his secrets to be unfathomable. He seemed to know almost everything; no secret could be hidden from him.

"I understand."

Song Youwei did not stay long.

After she left, Jiang Lan retracted his gaze from the window.

In the original story, Prince Chong'an, Chongzheng, was also wildly ambitious. Although he was Emperor Xia's maternal uncle, he coveted the throne, a fact he had hidden very well.

By taking advantage of this, Prince Chong'an could also become one of his pawns.

This very same Prince Chong'an was among the people Emperor Xia currently trusted most.

'It's about time for Ye Shiyin to make her move...'

'If I wait any longer, it'll be too late to act once the situation stabilizes.' Jiang Lan's gaze was profound. He took out a Communication Jade Talisman and, after a moment of thought, sent a message through it.

During this time, he'd had Ye Shiyin continuously contact Xiao Teng and had already managed to subtly probe for some information about him. He knew that Xiao Teng had gained some understanding of Emperor Xia's recent plans.

And this was exactly what Jiang Lan wanted.

If Xiao Teng had been completely unaware, he would have had to change his strategy.

As he gazed at the shimmering surface of the lake, a bloody light surged in the depths of his eyes. In the darkness behind him, a crimson radiance silently vanished without a trace.

He closed his eyes. The fluctuations of the Destiny Dao Fruit quickly spread out like an invisible ripple, sweeping across the entire Desire Immortal Pavilion.

With his current strength, he could easily detect the fluctuations of life within a radius of hundreds of miles.

After confirming that there was no presence within the Desire Immortal Pavilion that could threaten or detect him, Jiang Lan took a step, his figure transforming into an ethereal wisp of green smoke and vanishing in an instant.

「Meanwhile, in a private room in the Yingke Residence, on the east side of the Imperial Capital.」

Xiao Teng was feasting and chatting merrily with "Zhang Yuan," Liu Xue, and other disciples of Yijian Palace, as well as numerous young retainers and Tributors. Suddenly, he seemed to sense something. His expression lit up with joy as he took out the Communication Jade Talisman from his robes.

"Look at that face, Xiao. It must be that young lady contacting you again..."

Ye Ming, who was sitting to the side drinking his wine, smiled and said this as if it were a common sight.

The matter of Miss Xie Jianjia of the Xie Mansion being kidnapped on her way to the Canglan Sword Sect had caused a huge uproar in the Imperial Capital, so of course he knew about it.

Afterward, Xie Jianjia vanished without a trace, and no one knew where she had been taken. Many speculated that the Prime Minister's Mansion had succeeded...

But from the look of things now, it seemed Xiao Teng had hidden her away himself, keeping her in a secret love nest.

During this period, Ye Ming had often seen Xiao Teng using the Communication Jade Talisman to contact the person on the other end. The joy and delight on his face were impossible to hide.

Anyone with eyes could guess what was going on.

"That's right. Look at Xiao's expression. She's probably urging him to hurry home and stop messing around outside."

The other Yijian Palace disciples and young retainers saw this and all began to tease him.

Xiao Teng just smiled, not bothering to explain. After he finished reading the message in the Communication Jade Talisman, the smile and joy on his face grew even stronger, becoming impossible to conceal.

Recently, Xie Jianjia had been contacting him more proactively and frequently than ever before.

Especially after she learned he was injured, her concern, even when conveyed through just the Communication Jade Talisman, was practically overflowing. It filled Xiao Teng's heart with warmth and moved him deeply.

And tonight, what he found even more unexpected was that Xie Jianjia actually wanted to see him. She said she missed him too much and was worried about his injuries...

In order to keep receiving her concern, Xiao Teng hadn't explained that his injuries had already fully healed.

He truly never imagined that this injury could lead to such a pleasant surprise.

So, when Xie Jianjia proposed meeting him, Xiao Teng naturally couldn't have been happier.

"My apologies, brothers. Something has suddenly come up at my residence, so I must take my leave." With a broad smile, Xiao Teng put away the Communication Jade Talisman and stood up to depart.

Everyone had already expected this, so they didn't try to make him stay, simply rising to see him off.

Ye Ming was in no mood to chat and drink with the others. Not long after Xiao Teng left, he took his leave as well.