560 The Providence Flag (2/2)
The implication was well within the imagination's reach and the reality of it caused the Yun Yang's blood to run cold. Everything was pointing to the fact that the crown prince was actually an accomplice. If that were truly the case, then there was another mastermind behind the incident – a culprit who had to be uprooted.
”Sir Bi!”
Yun Yang thought about the matter but had already decided that the person had to be of significant import. He had to meet the Venerable Lords to find out the man's background and plan further. He could not risk a single misstep.
Then, there was the other news that puzzled Yun Yang.
”Grey clouds appeared abruptly in the Empire of Dongxuan before it disappeared almost immediately. It is greatly similar to the incident we experienced five months ago. It is suspected that there is some peculiar event afoot, the direct results of an unknown force… Further observation is needed.”
”The grey clouds appeared behind the Fortress of Resilience was headed towards Yutang. It made a grand movement, which was very odd considering the circumstances.”
Yun Yang frowned.
Shui Wuyin rarely forwarded intelligence reports that were meaningless after having gone through them but these two messages seemed rather random. Furthermore, they were sent here after being scrutinized by Shui Wuyin – obviously, the man thought they were important.
Grey clouds.
Yun Yang mused, recalling the similarly peculiar incident Dongxuan they faced last year.
Could it be related to this? If so…
Yun Yang was deep in thought but a creak from the door on the right preceded the sight ofJi Lingxi's slim figure walking out elegantly.
”Where are you going?” Yun Yang asked subconsciously after a short moment of stupor.
”Out to play,” Ji Lingxi snorted.
She was not going out for fun, of course, but upon seeing Yun Yang, she could not help recalling the dummy's lack of sense last night and her temper rose. She then spoke the first words that came to her mind.”
Yun Yang stroked his nose and chuckled awkwardly. ”Shall we go together then?”
…
At the same time, clouds rose in the south-eastern quadrant of Tiantang City. A silhouette waltzed across the fog of black clouds, holding an inky black flag. As the black flag waved in the stiff breeze, more ominous dark clouds rose and covered the sky, spreading everywhere.
From afar, only columns of dark clouds could be seen multiplying and growing in size, the silhouette within well-hidden from the outside world.
”I've made a huge round using this Providence Flag before I confirmed the direction here…” The black-clothed man within the dark clouds frowned and delivered a stream of mystical Qi into the inky flag, using it to push the clouds about. His eyes were gleaming as he carefully observed the minuscule changes in the clouds.
The black-dressed man's cultivation base was at a level unimaginable by the masses. He roamed the skies and had activated the Providence Flag with mystical Qi. There was no trace of fatigue despite the thousands of miles he had traveled. The proficiency in his mystical Qi cultivation base was more than alarming.
”The Providence Flag had previously pointed towards Dongxuan, but it has changed its direction recently…” The man murmured to himself, ”By taking Dongxuan's defeated astral influence as the initial clue and connecting Tiantang City's prospering providence, I finally see the source of this change…”
”At this critical juncture, the person the Providence Flag points at shall be the person disrupting the flow of destiny. As long as this person is killed, the destined flow of events will recover itself, flow its natural course. The original character of fate will be crowned once again… Then, the School of Kismet State shall rest, free and easy! Therefore… whether the person identified by the Providence Flag is an ordinary commoner or the emperor of Yutang… he has to die!”
The dark clouds continued to roll in, drifting forward from an incredible distance. For every area it passed over, the dark clouds grew increasingly ominous.