Chapter 121 - A Sleepless Night (1/2)
Chapter 121: A Sleepless Night
Once the news got out from the Chu royal mansion, it reached the ears of some of the major tycoon families very quickly.
News spread extremely fast between the various major tycoon families of the Chu royal city, and less than half a day later, all the major tycoon families in the Chu royal city knew that the imperial court of Yunyang was sending someone to the Chu royal city.
As time passed, the news continued to spread, and it spread to all the major grand families.
At the same time, Chuxiu Inn was also under tight surveillance by the city guard, to the extent that all the streets and alleys surrounding Chuxiu Inn had been sealed off, and no one was allowed to enter.
“Tonight, I have only one demand. Do not let anyone approach or enter Chuxiu Inn to bring news to that Zhou Donghuang!”
Xiang Xiong, the Chu king, said only this one sentence to Commander Xue Meng of the city guard when they met.
If no one brought him news, he did not think that Zhou Donghuang could know about Commander Xiao bringing the Cloud Condor to the Chu royal city, and would not need to worry that Zhou Donghuang would leave.
Of course, if Zhou Donghuang had coincidentally decided to leave that night, the city guard could not possibly stop him, because he had two golden-crowned eagles to ride and could simply fly out.
For this reason, he had ordered Xue Meng to personally keep watch on the sky above Chuxiu Inn before he returned from their meeting, and if he saw any hint of movement from the golden-crowned eagles, he was to send word back to the Chu royal family immediately.
If that occurred, he would wake commander Xiao, who would ride the Cloud Condor in pursuit of the Zhou Donghuang who would be riding the golden-crowned eagles.
There are several people with Zhou Donghuang, they cannot possibly ride the two golden-crowned eagles and leave together… they will need two trips at least to ferry everyone away.
Xiang Xiong’s confidence grew as he realized this.
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The Shi family mansion.
The spacious courtyard was brightly lit.
There were three people seated around the stone table in the middle of the courtyard.
“Grandfather, I remember four years ago that the Great Consummation adept that the imperial court of Yunyang sent to kill those two golden-crowned eagles was Commander Xiao Jiancheng of the Yunyang imperial palace guard. He will be coming again, right?”
Shi Yu glanced at Shi Ji who was sitting beside him with a slight frown. “That time, he left with his tail between his legs; this time, what could he possibly do to those two golden-crowned eagles?”
Shi Yu had just arrived at his grandfather Shi Ji’s accommodation, and at the moment, he knew only that the imperial court of Yunyang had sent Xiao Jiancheng and did not know that the imperial court’s Cloud Condor would be coming with him.
“Father, you should be direct and make it clear to Xiao Yu… you see, not just me, but also Xiao Yu feels that Xiao Jiancheng alone does not have the capability to handle those two golden-crowned eagles.
Second Master Shi Yan of the Shi family was also present, looking at Shi Ji and shaking his head.
“Mm?”
Shi Yu gave a start at Shi Yan’s words. “Second Uncle, what do you mean by that?”
“Haha…”
Shi Yan laughed for a long time at that. After he had stopped laughing, he made a guess. “Xiao Yu, Commander Xiao will not be coming alone.”
“Not coming alone?”
Shi Yu’s eyes lit up. “Who else is coming with him?”
“Make a guess.”
Shi Yan chuckled.
“Guess?”
Shi Yu frowned slightly, and after muttering to himself for a while, his eyes lit up. “Second Uncle, the one who is coming with Commander Xiao… could it be that Cloud Condor of the Yunyang imperial court?”
“Xiao Yu, you managed to guess that?”
Now, not only was Shi Yan stunned, even Shi Ji was stunned.
“Is it true?”
Shi Yu did not expect himself to have guessed correctly, and he smiled and shook his head. “Actually, I was just putting myself in the shoes of the emperor of Yunyang and imagining what he would have done.”
“If I were him and if I were to send Commander Xiao again, I would definitely not send other Great Consummation adepts with him because that would be too wasteful. Moreover, I would not do anything I was not confident about. Therefore, I would send the Cloud Condor with Commander Xiao, that is the best decision.
Shi Yu finished in the same breath.
After listening to Shi Yu, Shi Ji said with an expression of satisfaction, “Yu’er, having you is the Shi family’s fortune… I believe, in the future, the Shi family will go far under your leadership!”
“Grandfather flatters me.”
Shi Yu smiled humbly and glanced subconsciously in the direction of Chuxiu Inn with a cold look.
“With Commander Xiao and the Cloud Condor together, those two golden-crowned eagles are done for!”
“As for Zhou Donghuang… they probably will not kill him. After all, there probably are some great treasures left behind by a Primal Core adept on him.”
“However, even if they don’t kill him for now, that Zhou Donghuang cannot have a pleasant fate. The imperial court of Yunyang cannot allow such a threat to exist.”
“Father, your killer is on his way to join you!”
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The Tang family mansion.
The great hall was also brightly lit.
The patriarch of the Tang family, Tang Liunian, sat at the seat of honor, his expression extremely serious. “It really turned out as I guessed, the imperial court of Yunyang sent that Petty Consummation demon, the Cloud Condor.”