#516 - Three-pronged approach - I am the villain in the book

An hour later.

As the black mist around them slowly dissipated, the five-colored stone platform descended, and the five black figures all retreated into the black mist, Wei Changtian's first participation in the Kui Dragon Elder Council meeting came to an end.

After determining the general direction, the remaining matters became much simpler, and the five quickly reached a "unified" opinion on Kui Dragon's next deployment.

In short, Kui Dragon's Branch One and Branch Two would immediately dispatch many experts to reinforce and investigate the incident together with Branch Three.

Branch One was responsible for investigating Qin Zhengqiu's whereabouts.

Branch Two was responsible for going to Fengyuan to investigate Yan Luo's situation.

Branch Three, being more familiar with Da Ning, would begin contacting Qin Zhengqiu's close associates to see if they could obtain any useful information.

Three-pronged approach, advancing simultaneously.

Mobilizing so many resources at once, Kui Dragon's emphasis on the method of breaking through the realm was beyond doubt.

Although Wei Changtian attended the meeting and knew Kui Dragon's next actions, to be honest, there wasn't much he could do at the moment.

Prevent them from searching for Qin Zhengqiu?

Forget it, he didn't even know where Qin Zhengqiu was.

Prevent them from investigating Yan Luo?

Also impossible.

After all, the matter had caused such a stir at the time, and many people knew about it, so it was impossible to hide it.

It was estimated that before long, not only Yan Luo, but even Bai Youheng, Ning Yongnian, the Yuanzhou City massacre, and a series of other events would be thoroughly investigated.

And at that time, Kui Dragon would naturally notice him, the grandson of Qin Zhengqiu and the current leader of the Tianluo Sect.

Alas, it's all that smart aleck's fault!

Cursing inwardly, Wei Changtian looked helpless.

He thought about it and realized that all he could do now seemed to be waiting for Branch Three to contact him.

His only advantage was that he already knew in advance that he would "be exposed" sooner or later, so he could make some designs in advance during his contact with Zhuang Zhiming.

Zhuang Zhiming.

Thinking of this name, Wei Changtian frowned again.

He was sure he had seen this name somewhere, but now he couldn't remember it no matter what.

Could it be a character from the original book?

But he didn't remember him having any role.

After racking his brains for a long time without getting an answer, Wei Changtian stopped trying to recall and looked up at the Xuantian Sword in the corner.

Since reminding him not to answer, the remnant soul had not spoken again, probably because he had not revealed any flaws since then.

"Senior."

Casually putting the Kui Dragon token back into his arms, Wei Changtian asked silently: "Now you should believe that I didn't lie to you, right?"

"..."

The remnant soul did not answer, but asked faintly: "Boy, you said before that you helped someone break through to the first rank by mistake. Is that person the Qin Zhengqiu you mentioned?"

"Yes."

"What is his relationship with you?"

"He is my grandfather."

"Then where is he now?"

"I don't know either."

"..."

The sword body trembled slightly, and the remnant soul did not ask any more questions.

Instead, Wei Changtian suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, senior, why didn't you let me answer the question of the old man from the Red Platform just now?"

"Kui Dragon Iron Law, Article Three."

The remnant soul said calmly: "Elders must not reveal their identity to anyone."

"Huh?"

Wei Changtian was stunned: "Does answering that question also count as revealing my identity?"

"What do you think?"

"I..."

"Humph! I hope so."

With a cold snort, the remnant soul seemed to have no intention of continuing to talk to Wei Changtian.

However, Wei Changtian had obviously not finished asking.

"Senior, you heard the meeting just now, what do you think I should do next?"

"This old man can't control it."

"No, if I die, I won't be able to tell you the secret of breaking through the realm!"

Seeing the remnant soul's indifferent attitude, Wei Changtian immediately became anxious: "Aren't you worried that something will happen to me?"

"You won't die."

The remnant soul sneered indifferently: "Since you really know the method of breaking through the realm, then Kui Dragon will definitely not kill you."

"But..."

"Alright, this old man is tired."

"Clang!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound, the Xuantian Sword suddenly fell from mid-air to the ground.

Wei Changtian stared blankly at the black long sword lying quietly on the ground, and it took him a long time to recover.

Good fellow, so disrespectful?

Forget it, it is estimated that this remnant soul has no good advice.

Forget it.

Giving up the idea of waking up the remnant soul again, Wei Changtian reached out and summoned the Xuantian Sword back to the Star Sword Sheath, sat for a while, and then got up and walked out of the secret room.

The firelight flickered in the secret passage, and the "creak" of the door opening was a bit harsh.

"Young Master, how is it?"

Chu Xianping outside the house immediately greeted him with a serious expression.

"Alas, the situation is not very good..."

Sighing, Wei Changtian did not hide anything and told the "meeting results" just now truthfully.

Immediately realizing the thorny problem, Chu Xianping frowned and thought for a while, then asked softly:

"Young Master, do you want to call Du Chang back?"

"Well, let him come back."

Wei Changtian nodded, and sighed again at Chu Xianping's analytical ability.

Only a few people know the secret of the Moon Picking Sword.

At the moment, Old Zhangtou has lost contact, Li Wutong is on his way back to Shuzhou, and You Jia's life and death are unknown... Well, most likely dead.

So Kui Dragon can only find himself, Chu Xianping, and Du Chang.

And this is why Chu Xianping asked whether to call Du Chang back from the Shiwan Mountains, in order to discuss in advance how to deal with Kui Long's next probing.

"..."

The torches flickered, and the darkness where the firelight could not reach reflected shadows, and as the firelight jumped, the shadows also swayed, like grinning ghosts.

When he thought of that name again, Wei Changtian's expression changed slightly.

From midsummer to late autumn, nearly four months had passed since the Yuanzhou City massacre, and he had been swept from one storm into another.

Alas.

I don't know what the situation will be like when the peach blossoms bloom again next year, and where I will be.

I also don't know whether You Jia is alive or dead now, and whether I will ever see her again in this life...

Beside him, Chu Xianping thought that Wei Changtian was thinking about something important, so he kept silent.

Until he suddenly heard a very jumpy and abrupt question.

"Brother Chu, why didn't you believe You Jia so much in the first place?"

"Huh?"

Chu Xianping was stunned, and after a long while, he asked softly with a puzzled expression: "Young Master, why are you suddenly asking about this?"

"It's nothing."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "I just happened to remember it."