#261 - Defection
A carriage galloped along the official road that traversed mountains and valleys.
The sounds of horses' hooves, carriage wheels, and heart-wrenching screams blended together.
That powerful expert in the late stage of the Grand Master Realm had his blessed land pierced, and his true energy cultivation was completely crippled.
Although people at this level of strength possessed bodies far stronger than ordinary people, being dragged by such a fast carriage caused their flesh to be rubbed raw and bloody, resulting in unbearable pain.
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In the ancient city of the Southern Region, Zhao Yu couldn't help but frown.
Why hadn't the people he sent out returned yet?
Judging by the time, it had been a full two hours.
"Could something have really happened?"
He had a bad feeling in his heart.
Thinking of this, Zhao Yu's expression became somewhat unsightly, and he quickly left the city.
Along the official road, following the aura left behind by his subordinates, he arrived at the canyon.
Seeing the scene here, Zhao Yu's face instantly turned pale, and he staggered, almost losing his balance.
The official road was covered in blood, a scene of scarlet everywhere, with fragmented flesh, internal organs, and heads scattered all over, like a living hell!
"How could this be… how could this be!"
Zhao Yu clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot, roaring with heart-wrenching pain, his black hair flying wildly without wind, like a raging beast.
His lips trembled as he carefully counted the remaining limbs and pieces of flesh.
"Nine, there are only nine, where is the other one, where is the other one?"
His teeth chattered; these were all subordinates who had followed him for many years, some as close as brothers, with extremely good relationships.
He never imagined that they would all be buried here today, their corpses not even intact!
"Rest assured, no matter who did this, I will definitely flay them alive and avenge you!"
He roared angrily, trembling as he gathered the fragmented flesh and blood, put them into his storage ring, and then searched for the missing Grand Master.
He searched nearby and saw long trails of blood on the official road.
Following the trails of blood, his expression became increasingly gloomy!
Finally, he stopped.
"Jun Wu Xie! I, Zhao Yu, will not let you go! And those who help you behind the scenes, you will all die!"
He looked at the distant sky, roaring and raging, his whole person appearing deranged.
He knew that the missing subordinate was also doomed.
The trails of blood left along the way were the best proof!
Dozens of miles of blood trails were shocking to the eye.
Even a powerhouse in the Grand Master Realm, whose body could continuously and rapidly produce blood, couldn't withstand such a massive loss of blood!
His subordinate should have been dragged along the way by that hateful brat!
"I must immediately inform the City Lord of this matter; I believe the City Lord will accept my suggestion this time! Jun Wu Xie, you wait, I will soon personally torture and kill you, and everyone in your sect, don't even think about living!"
Zhao Yu gritted his teeth, filled with hatred!
He rushed back to the City Lord's Mansion.
"You… what did you say?!"
Qin Yuan, upon receiving such news, couldn't believe it was true for a moment.
When Zhao Yu opened the storage ring and presented the fragmented flesh and blood in front of Qin Yuan, Qin Yuan fell onto the chair, trembling with anger!
These Grand Master Realm martial artists were his trusted aides, cultivated over the years with countless resources, his capable subordinates!
Now, because of a teenager, they were all wiped out!
He felt as if a large piece of flesh had been cut from his body!
"Who did it? It's impossible for that kid surnamed Jun!"
Qin Yuan took a deep breath, forcibly calming down, his entire face as gloomy as water.
"This subordinate also suspects that someone intervened in this matter; could it be someone from Jubaosai?"
Zhao Yu also didn't believe that Jun Wu Xie, at most only in the Star Origin Realm, could kill ten Grand Master Realm martial artists in the middle and late stages so cleanly!
He had personally been to the scene and witnessed the situation there.
Although there were traces of fighting, the environment was not severely damaged.
This meant that the battle at the time was not very intense.
His subordinates might not have had any room to fight back and were killed.
"This City Lord will thoroughly investigate this matter! If it's someone from Jubaosai…"
"What if it is someone from Jubaosai? If it's really them, they will be killed without exception!" Zhao Yu's face revealed a fierce look, and he said, "I implore the City Lord to agree to this subordinate's suggestion! After this subordinate kills the one surnamed Jun and everyone in his sect, I will come back and kill those who helped Jun Wu Xie! If this subordinate betrays the City Lord's Mansion, even Jubaosai will have no reason to make things difficult for you!"
"Wait!" Qin Yuan's expression was uncertain, and after thinking for a moment, he said, "If you can avoid directly coming forward, that would be best! According to the information this City Lord has, Jun Wu Xie's sect is the Sect King Academy of the Great Zhou Kingdom, and that Sect King Academy is the sworn enemy of the Great River Sword Sect, and they will have a life-and-death决斗 between disciples! Behind the Great River Sword Sect is the Qingtian Sword Sect, and even the Kaitian Sword Sect has secretly participated. You may want to think carefully about what is the best way to do this!"
"City Lord, this subordinate understands! Thank you, City Lord, for saving my life back then, and thank you, City Lord, for your cultivation over the years!"
Zhao Yu's eyes were slightly red, and then he resolutely turned and left.
After leaving the City Lord's Mansion's council hall, he killed several guards of the City Lord's Mansion in succession, injured two Grand Master Realm experts, and rushed out of the City Lord's Mansion.
For a time, the City Lord's Mansion sent out a large number of experts to pursue and kill him, alarming the entire city.
On this very day.
Zhao Yu publicly announced his departure from the City Lord's Mansion and declared that he was irreconcilable with the City Lord Qin Yuan!
Everyone was shocked.
Zhao Yu was extremely loyal to Qin Yuan, so how could he suddenly betray him and declare that he was irreconcilable with Qin Yuan in such a drastic way?
What exactly happened in between?
This incident, which occurred in the Southern Region Ancient City, caused the three major merchant firms to take notice and speculate on the reasons behind it.
Inside the Jubaosai's council hall, the First Shopkeeper looked at the other shopkeepers and said, "What are your views on this matter?"
"This matter is too sudden. Qin Yuan once saved Zhao Yu's life. Zhao Yu has been incomparably loyal to him for decades. Today, he suddenly betrayed him. This matter is very strange."
"If things are abnormal, there must be a demon! I think it's probably not that simple!"
"Looking at this matter alone, it seems difficult to understand, but if we combine it with the events of the past few days, we may be able to see some clues."
"Are you talking about the killing of Qin Yuan's son and the killing of his subordinates?"
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Several shopkeepers discussed one after another.
The First Shopkeeper's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly, and she said, "Today is the day Jun Wu Xie left. Qin Yuan must have sent people to intercept him, but it seems he failed. If Zhao Yu's rebellion is really related to Jun Wu Xie, then the purpose of doing so may be to clear the relationship with Qin Yuan."
"After clearing the relationship, even if he provokes that Military Saint, it won't involve Qin Yuan! In that case, is Zhao Yu going to personally deal with Jun Wu Xie?" The shopkeeper from the Medicine King Sect's expression was slightly gloomy, and he said, "It's really too much for a dignified Sect King Realm expert to personally attack a rising young man! I must immediately inform the Holy Maiden and ask her to tell Jun Wu Xie to be vigilant!"
