Chapter 657: The Cause (2/2)

Although he could see rune lines within the realm of the Fifth Mainland, he couldn’t see them in the ruins of the Daosource Sect, which had led Lu Yin to start wondering what those runes actually were.

***

In Shenwu Continent’s space station, a junior from the Xun family was amicably chatting with Madam Meilan. The Daynight clan and the Xun family got along well, and so, the atmosphere within the space station was very friendly.

“Madam, someone from the Great Yu Empire has arrived,” a Daynight clan member announced as they entered the room.

Madam Meilan turned around, and the face of the person from the Xun family grew fearful. Anyone who had heard of Lu Yin’s reputation would be afraid of him since he had killed several Enlighters. Besides, the Xun family had already become Lu Yin’s enemy, so this person would definitely be very wary of Lu Yin.

“Who is it?” the Xun family member asked nervously.

The person from the Daynight clan answered, “Huo Qingshan, the captain of the Fifth Squadron.”

As soon as he heard that it wasn’t Lu Yin, the person from the Xun family became relieved. “Take me to him.”

He then turned to Madam Meilan. “Thank you for your hospitality over these past two days. I will be departing shortly.”

“Of course.” Madam Meilan watched him leave with a smile.

Huo Qingshan didn’t talk to the man at all and merely tossed the gun over as quickly as possible. The person from the Xun family caught it and said, “My uncle asked me to thank Royal Regent Lu.”

“His Highness said that you should remember your promise,” Huo Qingshan replied.

The person from the Xun family smiled and tossed a cosmic ring over to Huo Qingshan. “The resources inside are from the Xun family to assist the Great Yu Empire, as well as to express our apologies.”

Huo Qingshan put the ring away.

The person from the Xun family also left as soon as he finished speaking.

Huo Qingshan calmly watched the man leave, and Madam Meilan walked out from behind him and asked, “Aren’t you going to follow him?”

“Why should I?” Huo Qingshan asked coldly. He glanced at Madam Meilan, but he didn’t leave yet.

Madam Meilan smirked. According to her understanding of Lu Yin, the Xun family would definitely be facing dire consequences for their actions.

In contrast to Huo Qingshan’s casual behavior, the person from the Xun family immediately left the space station while constantly glancing behind themselves. According to Xun Qianye’s predictions, Lu Yin definitely would not let them off, but for some reason, there wasn’t anyone following after the man. Still, he planned to continue with his charade.

After going through multiple disguises over the course of two days, the man from the Xun family finally arrived at a planet in Darkmist Weave.

“Uncle, I’m back.” The man approached an estate that was next to a sea and soon met with Xun Qianye.

Xun Qianye anxiously asked the man, “Did you follow my instructions?”

“Don't worry, Uncle. I did everything as you said, and I’m certain that nobody followed me,” the man said.

Xun Qianye nodded. He then took the gun from the man and studied it carefully. His expression quickly changed. “No, this is a fake!”

The man was shocked. “It’s fake? How can that be? This gun fires shots that are comparable to a Cruiser’s attacks.”

Xun Qianye’s gaze turned cold. “Although I don’t know where Lu Yin got this from, it’s not what we want.” He then shattered the gun, and a piece of paper fell out. Xun Qianye was shocked, but he quickly opened the piece of paper and fell deep into thought.

The man looked at the paper that fell out from the gun curiously.

Suddenly, Xun Qianye’s gadget rang, and he was surprised by what he saw when he opened his gadget. “Lu Yin’s here.”

The man who had delivered the gun was stunned. Suddenly, there was a loud sound, and Lu Yin appeared in his universal armor.

No matter what disguise the person from the Xun family had used, he couldn’t hide his rune lines unless he was able to completely disappear.

Lu Yin glanced at the furious Xun Qianye beneath him and saw the paper in his hand. He commented icily, “I didn’t expect you to be this close to me.”

“Lu Yin, you didn’t keep your promise!” the man from the Xun family shouted in terror.

Xun Qianye walked forward and glared at Lu Yin. “Lu Yin, you used a fake gun to try to scam me! Give me the real gun. Otherwise, you will end up in much greater trouble than you ever expected. The Great Yu Empire might collapse because of this!”

“How dare you threaten me? I’m not scared of you even if you do team up with the Daynight clan as long as the Innerverse is cut off from the Outerverse. Just imagine how you’ll be able to survive.” Lu Yin raised a hand, and an attack descended from the sky; it was from the blind monk.

Xun Qianye looked up, and his face went pale. “Lu Yin, I’m telling you this for the last time: give me the real gun! Otherwise, everyone connected to you will die, and you won’t be able to stop it even if you do have the power to kill Enlighters.”