#900 - Dijiang
It's the aura of a divine beast of fortune!
There's no mistaking it!!
When Wei Changtian undoubtedly identified the origin of this aura, he abruptly stopped in his tracks.
His eyes were filled with disbelief, and his expression turned astonished.
Clearly, Wei Changtian never expected such a thing to happen.
The presence of a divine beast of fortune implies the existence of a Child of Destiny nearby.
But who could it be?
Out of the thirteen Children of Destiny, including Han Guan, who died before they even met, Wei Changtian has already encountered eight.
Among these eight, Ning Yongnian, Yun Lian, and Bai Youheng have been killed by him, and Chu An's Heavenly Dao fortune has been completely seized.
Therefore, counting Tang Chen, Shen Ran, and the other five he hasn't met, there are at most nine people who "could" appear here.
However, based on the actual situation, none of these nine should be here.
Could it be Huo Tianyang?
So... the mysterious person has more than one Child of Destiny under his command?!
His breathing quickened instantly, and Wei Changtian couldn't think of any other possibility.
And if that's the case, then the identity of that mysterious person becomes even more bizarre.
You see, if "subduing" Huo Tianyang, a "pseudo-Child of Destiny," can be seen as a coincidence, then having two Children of Destiny working for him at the same time is definitely not a coincidence.
After all, it's not just about strength; the key is that you need to have information about it.
Before this, only he and Xu Sui Sui could do this.
And the reason why he and Xu Sui Sui could do it is because they both have a common identity...
"No way..."
Wei Changtian raised his head blankly and murmured in disbelief.
A third transmigrator.
This conjecture was too shocking, making him instinctively unwilling to believe it was true.
But whether he believes it or not, at least for now, there is no more reasonable explanation.
"Huff..."
Taking a deep breath, Wei Changtian forcibly calmed himself down.
He could think about the truth later.
Now that the other party has revealed a flaw, the immediate priority is to seize this opportunity.
"Whoosh!"
With a flicker of his figure, Wei Changtian, having made up his mind, no longer hesitated and immediately shot towards the few points of light.
At the same time, in the underground chamber, Li Zimu's interrogation was only one step away from success.
"If... if we tell, can... can we really live?"
Inside the chamber, the lights were dim, illuminating the extremely conflicted faces of the two second-rank assassins.
It was unknown what Li Zimu had just said to them, but in less than a quarter of an hour, their psychological defenses were already crumbling, on the verge of collapse.
They looked up at the expressionless Li Zimu and asked tremblingly:
"What... what can you guarantee that what you're saying is true?"
"Guarantee?"
Smiling, Li Zimu's tone remained indifferent.
"Whether you believe it or not is your business. I can't guarantee that I can save your lives."
"However, I can guarantee something else."
"That is, if you don't speak, I guarantee that you will definitely not live."
"What? Do you want to think about it some more?"
"..."
Their bodies trembled, and from their eyes, their mood at the moment must be extremely conflicted.
Because from the moment Wei Changtian captured them alive from the government office to this place, they had already fallen into a situation where it seemed impossible to escape death no matter what.
With the mysterious person's methods, if they betrayed the former, they would die sooner or later.
But if they didn't speak, then they might die now...
Staring intently at Li Zimu's eyes, the two remained silent for a long time, finally making the choice that everyone would make between "dying now" and "dying later."
"Okay..."
"We... we'll talk..."
They lowered their heads, their voices trembling.
Although the two agreed to reveal who the mysterious person was, their current appearance also showed how terrified they were.
Seeing this scene, Li Zimu finally breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he couldn't continue to pressure them.
"That's for the best."
"Don't worry, as long as what you say is true, I will definitely persuade Young Master Wei to protect you as much as possible."
"The four members of the Nine Truth Sect surrendered to the Young Master, and aren't they still alive today?"
"Therefore, you don't need to worry too much either. Just know what to say and say it."
"Now tell me, who ordered you to assassinate the Young Master?"
"..."
It must be said that Li Zimu's words did have a very good effect, quickly making the two assassins' expressions no longer as flustered as before.
They looked at each other, then looked deeply at Li Zimu, and finally one of them tremblingly replied:
"In... in fact, we haven't met this person. Another person has always been relaying messages in the middle..."
Another person?
A "middleman" similar to Huo Tianyang?
Li Zimu's expression remained unchanged, and he continued to ask:
"It doesn't matter. Who is the person who relayed messages to you?"
"He... he uh!"
Suddenly, as if his throat was being gripped by an invisible giant hand, the speaker's face turned red in an instant, and the name that he couldn't say was also locked tightly in his throat.
His eyes were filled with extreme fear, and his hands kept waving around him, as if trying to drive away something that didn't exist.
Including the other person, he also had the same reaction at this time, and almost instantly fell into this extreme pain and struggle.
"You!"
His eyes widened suddenly, and Li Zimu never expected things to turn out this way.
There were only the three of them in the chamber, and there were four experts from the Nine Truth Sect guarding outside, so what caused these two to be in their current state?
Poisoning?
This was Li Zimu's first reaction.
But what kind of poison could be so powerful that it would suddenly attack at this final moment?
In Li Zimu's knowledge, only the Puppet Pill could have such an effect.
However, judging from the increasingly obvious strangulation marks on the two men's necks, this was clearly not a manifestation of Puppet Pill poisoning. Instead, it really seemed as if something was choking the two men's necks.
Faced with such a bizarre scene, Li Zimu almost subconsciously rushed to the two men's sides, leaned down, and repeatedly asked loudly:
"Who is it!"
"Who is that person?!"
"..."
A pale hand tightly gripped her arm, squeezing Li Zimu painfully.
However, no matter how the assassin struggled, he could no longer make a sound from his wide-open mouth, until the color disappeared from his face and his hands slowly drooped, completely losing a trace of vitality.
Staring blankly at the two corpses beside her, Li Zimu slumped powerlessly to the ground, her eyes somewhat dazed.
At the same time, outside the chamber, Wei Changtian, hiding in the bushes, personally witnessed a dark shadow swiftly passing by not far away.
Although this thing was very fast, Wei Changtian still saw its appearance clearly.
It was a faceless alien beast with wings.
《Classic of Mountains and Seas · Classic of the Western Mountains》: The Ying River originates here and flows southwest into Tang Valley. There is a deity whose form is like a yellow sac, as red as cinnabar fire, with six feet and four wings, a featureless and muddled face, knowing song and dance, in reality being the Emperor Jiang.
Emperor Jiang.
