Chapter 142: Leng Ya, the Lonesome Wolf (1/2)
“Did you see anything?” Long Yin said in a low voice. No matter how hard he tried to hide it, he still was not able to conceal the trembling of his voice.
The three protectors simultaneously shook their heads, “None.”
Elder Li forcibly suppressed his terrified voice as he said in a low voice, “Not just any shadows, but when the three of us released our spiritual senses we still couldn’t detect the presence of any outsider. We were unable to determine how the third prince could die like this. So… The biggest possibility is that there might have been a Thunder Shaker Bomb planted inside the third prince’s body.”
“How about the note? Don’t tell me it just sprouted out on its own from the roof.” Long Yin gripped the note tightly with gritted teeth.
“This…”
Long Yin’s heart was fully terrified. For someone to do such thing, even under the watch of his three protectors, to have killed him directly like it was such a simple task… Could it be that it was an actual punishment from the heavens?
If only one among the three protectors were present, he might have doubted them. But all three of them were there so it meant that no one in the group was the suspect, not to mention they had already shown their loyalty to three generations. If they really wanted to plot against the Long Family, there was no need to use this kind of method.
“Your Majesty, what was written in the note? Furthermore, why do you need to keep this matter a secret?” one of the old men said.
“I have my own reasons. Don’t mention this matter anymore.” Long Yin waved his hands, taking heavy footsteps as he departed. His heart was being pushed down by a thousand catties of boulders. He seemed to have seen a pair of devilish eyes coldly laughing at him from a corner, as if planning to take his life out at any time. For an emperor like him, who regarded his safety as the most important thing of all, he would never live his life peacefully from now on.
He attempted to not let these protectors know anything about the Ye Family. He did not want them to know the details in the note. They were his three most loyal, and they also show the most respect to others who were also loyal. If they knew about his plot to harm the son of Ye Family in two previous attempts, how would they react? Even the hired killer, Tao BaiBai, had undertaken the task upon his secret assignment to the Lin Family.
“Punishment… Punishment from the heavens. Could it be that I have done something wrong?” Long Yin just sat there with his blood-stained clothes, absent-mindedly mumbling.
Soon, the palace announced the news of the third prince’s death. The group of eunuchs and imperial guards who had been present were replaced, and the whereabouts of the previous group became unknown. A lot of people had found something odd about this incident, yet no one dared to ask or discuss it.
Under the exposure of sunlight, the thick fog had cleared. A red horse unhurriedly walked eastward, riding on it were Ye Wuchen and Ning Xue, just the two of them.
All of a sudden, a black shadow swept past from behind like lightning; the speed was so incomparably fast and the shadow hugged Ye Wuchen’s body from behind.
“Is it done?” Ye Wuchen did not look back, just smiled as he remarked. He evidently knew who the girl was.
Tong Xin nodded, revealing a smile on her face that Ye Wuchen could not see.
“En, very well, then let us start off on our journey.”
Ye Wuchen hoisted the horsewhip, and the red horse neighed. Striding, the horse stepped as it wildly galloped, scattering the dust all the way.
Although the speed of the horse was fast, it was a small difference compared to Ye Wuchen’s speed, and simply incomparable to Tong Xin’s. Ye Wuchen smiled as he looked forward, different thoughts flashed through his mind. Long Yin had tried to harm the son of Ye Family two consecutive times. The first attempt, he had succeed. The second time around, he had failed. And Ye Wuchen’s revenge, similarly settled on his son. The difference was, his methods were more cruel, more bloody. He made Long Yin watch at his favorite son helplessly, as his body exploded, not even allowing him to find know the real cause of death. This would result in not allowing him to rest or eat in peace, with the lingering fear inside his heart that would be impossible to get rid of.
The southern and northern part of the Tian Long Nation were two entirely different worlds. The northern part of the Tian Long City contained families of officials, who experienced no difficulties and those who possessed bodies with cultivation to protect themselves were quite few. While all sorts of magical beasts could be found everywhere in the south, so large and small martial families were scattered all over the place. It could be said that almost everyone had martial skills and magical skills. The Southern area could be considered as the world that honored martial skills as a major skill. Ye Wuchen stretched his waist lazily, rousing Ning Xue from her shallow sleep against his chest. She rubbed her drowsy eyes, and asked, “Brother, where are we now?”
“I don’t know… But I won’t permit myself and Xue-er to lose our way. This horse is quite slow though. Are there any ferocious beasts in the southern area that we can tame and ride on? That would be fun.” Ye Wuchen laughed. He would always ask Ye Qi and Ye Ba about general knowledge on the Heavenly Star Continent. Although the majority of beasts were considered enemies of man, one could tame a creature and control it.
By the time that Ye Wuchen had left the Ye residence, Leng Ya has also reached a turning point in his life.
He did not sleep the whole night, yet his eyes were still like blades. His body, which had been completely soaked with dew and sweat, still had a faintly discernable stern air. According to the map that was sketched by Ye Wuchen, he had finally arrived at this long forgotten place. When Ye Wuchen started off on his journey with Long Zhengyang as they returned to Tian Long City, they had taken half-month’s time. He only used a week’s time to arrive at this point from Tian Long City. He was a man of strong dedication and arrogance, without any worries, all he now has one goal. As a result, with the fastest speed, he travelled day and night, only to stop to recover his strength whenever he was tired.
His eyes were rigidly fixed on the old man who appeared in his line of sight. The old man had a stooped waist sitting on an old tree stump, with half closed eyes and completely without breath or energy in his body, like a lifeless old tree.
“You are Chu Cangming!” Leng Ya yelled out his name in a harsh tone. The feeling the this old man gave him was almost similar to his god-like father.
The old man did not turn, yet his eyelids slightly drew up, “Who permitted you to come here?”
His voice was aged and drawn-out. It was clearly just one voice, yet it sounded like so many layers of voices combined together. He followed Ye Wuchen’s words, one word at a time, “Ye Wuchen has permitted me to come here. He said you will make me stronger.”
The old man turned his body, his turbid eyes came met with Leng Ya’s which had been flickering with cold rays. “Do you want to become a lonesome wolf, or a northern goshawk?”