Chapter 209

"Since you have come from afar, you are a guest. Serve tea."

Donghuang Taiyi said coldly.

As soon as his voice fell, someone brought a cup of tea and walked over again.

After Wang Ben stood up from the ground, he found a seat and sat down again.

That person placed the tea directly in front of Wang Ben's table.

"Young General Wang, please have some tea."

At this moment, Wang Ben no longer had his previous caution.

Just as this person said,

if he wanted to kill him, it would be easy; there was no need to poison the food.

His eyes flickered.

A trace of humiliation was faintly revealed within.

However, this humiliation quickly receded.

If one's strength is inferior to another's, one can only be subservient.

A trace of resentment appeared in his eyes.

If their Wang family's strength were even stronger.

Strong enough that these factions would not dare to provoke them.

Then today's incident would not have happened.

Previously, he had some regrets about participating in the events of five years ago.

After all, if he had not participated in the events of five years ago, he would not have provoked an existence as powerful as the Ghost.

But now, he had no regrets at all.

If he had not participated in the events of five years ago, military power would have been completely grasped in Ying Mo's hands.

In that case, their Wang family would find it difficult to develop upward.

When military power and imperial power are completely concentrated in one person's hands,

the entire world would become a place where one person's word is law.

For the ambitious Wang Ben, this was an intolerable thing.

He longed to surpass his father and bring the entire Wang family to an unattainable height.

As long as he suppressed the current humiliation,

once this matter was completed, he would definitely avenge today's grudge.

He narrowed his eyes, covering all the thoughts in his heart.

He picked up the teacup beside him and took a sip.

The tea was ice-cold, just like the chill in his heart.

But he did not mind at all.

………

After the man in black left the Wang residence, he immediately transmitted the news to Ying Mo.

At this moment, Ying Mo was just preparing to retire for the night.

Knock, knock, knock…

"Young Master."

The sound of knocking on the door rang out, and at the same time, Lu Li's voice sounded.

"Enter."

Ying Mo sat up from the bed.

His long hair, which had been let down, slowly slid across his chest.

"Important news from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion."

Lu Li lowered her head, revealing her neck.

"Speak."

He draped a cloak over his shoulders casually.

"News from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion."

"Wang Ben left the Wang residence in the dead of night through a secret passage."

Lu Li said.

Ying Mo did not reply, merely glancing at Lu Li.

This faint glance immediately made Lu Li understand Ying Mo's meaning.

"That subordinate from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion saw Wang Ben disappear near the rockery, but was completely unable to find the Wang residence's secret passage."

"He tested for a long time but could not find the location of the mechanism."

Lu Li continued.

Hearing this, Ying Mo became slightly interested.

The people from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion were all specially trained.

Even if they did not know the specific path of these mechanisms, they could still discern some clues.

To say they were completely clueless was impossible.

"Is this true?"

Ying Mo said.

"That subordinate from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion checked for a long time and was indeed clueless."

"Have Lu Bing go; I want to see what means are hidden in this Wang residence?"

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Ying Mo's mouth.

He had released the news, and not long after, Wang Ben had made a small move.

Did this not prove that the Wang residence was also one of the culprits?

However, he did not take such small culprits to heart at all.

He now wanted to use these people to probe out the big fish hiding behind them.

He had previously used Li Si to draw out the two big fish behind him.

Unfortunately, he had only discovered the identity of Beimingzi, and the identity of the other person remained unknown to him.

"This game is truly becoming more and more interesting."

Ying Mo's eyes brightened.

Lu Bing also quickly received Ying Mo's message.

The moment he received the message, he immediately rushed toward the Wang residence.

Time was everything now; he had to find Wang Ben's whereabouts in the shortest time possible.

The subordinate from the Heavenly Secret Pavilion had been waiting near the Wang residence for Lu Bing's arrival.

He knew that after the news was passed up, someone would definitely come to handle the situation here.

"Specific location."

Upon seeing this subordinate, Lu Bing said faintly.

The man in black immediately led Lu Bing to the previous rockery location.

The two entered the heavily guarded Wang residence as if it were an empty place.

The patrolling guards did not discover their tracks at all.

"My lord, Wang Ben disappeared right here."

The man in black pointed to a location and said to Lu Bing.

Lu Bing carefully examined the location pointed out by the man in black.

This location blended perfectly with the surrounding rockery; there was not a single abrupt spot.

If he hadn't known that this was indeed the location of the mechanism, Lu Bing would never have suspected it.

"Did you see the specific process of his disappearance?"

After carefully examining the surroundings, Lu Bing looked up and asked the man in black beside him.

"Your subordinate only saw Wang Ben seem to feel around on the rockery, and then his entire figure disappeared before my eyes."

"The distance was great, and coupled with the deep night, I couldn't see clearly what he did."

The man in black shook his head.

If he had truly seen it clearly, he wouldn't have had Lu Bing come over.

Having gained no useful information, Lu Bing could only focus his gaze on the rockery again.

There wasn't even a fine crack in the surroundings.

If it were daytime, Lu Bing might have discovered some special features.

But now it was night; even with the moonlight, the surrounding light was somewhat dim.

Plus, they were proceeding cautiously and couldn't use candles for illumination.

After testing for a long time, they could not detect the existence of a mechanism here.

Lu Bing's expression was also somewhat ugly.

If he couldn't find the mechanism, he feared he would lose Wang Ben's trail.

"Does your Heavenly Secret Pavilion know which properties belong to the Wang family?"

Lu Bing asked with a gloomy face.

Although he didn't know where this secret passage led, as long as the entire Xianyang City was under their control, they would definitely be able to find Wang Ben's whereabouts.

In the end, it would just take a longer time.

— Author's Notes —

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