Chapter 3139: Arousing Suspicion

Those two Imperial Guard Leaders weren't just leading five thousand soldiers. They were originally supposed to deliver supplies and troops to the Sixth Prince's army, and they still had twenty thousand True Rank Seventh Grade armor and weapons, three thousand True Rank Ninth Grade armor and weapons, various pills, primordial power, crystal stones, warships and other military equipment, all of which now belong to Ye Liuyun.

"Now we have soldiers, equipment, and resources!" Ye Liuyun grinned ear to ear, then contacted Qiong Qi and told him they had succeeded.

Upon hearing of Ye Liuyun's huge haul, Qiong Qi couldn't help but sigh again, saying his luck was too heaven-defying.

While Ye Liuyun was pleased, he overlooked the attention drawn by using the Black Tower to teleport. This is the Holy Fire Commerce Association's lodging area; someone used a teleportation treasure to directly break through their defensive formation, so they would naturally notice.

When he previously left using the Black Tower, the Commerce Association had already detected someone breaking through the formation and leaving. But since it was leaving the Commerce Association and had nothing to do with them, no one bothered to investigate.

But then he suddenly blasted through the formation and returned, so the Commerce Association immediately dispatched the guard team to check the situation, in case someone was harming guests.

Qianyu had already arrived here waiting for him, but was told by the four elderly servants that Ye Liuyun was cultivating, so she too was cultivating while waiting. Although she wasn't in the same room as Ye Liuyun, the spatial fluctuation caused by his teleportation back also caught her attention.

So when the guard team came to inquire, Qianyu also came out, wanting to hear what he was doing. However, she didn't know Ye Liuyun had teleported back from outside.

Ye Liuyun also didn't realize their formation layout could actually detect the Black Tower, so he explained to them that the fluctuation was caused by his practice of spatial power.

Ye Liuyun didn't tell the truth, and the guard team didn't want to press further, since he was now the master of this side courtyard; they only needed to confirm his safety. So they all withdrew.

But such a strange matter, the Commerce Association's administrator also dared not conceal it, fearing responsibility if something went wrong.

In a corner of this side courtyard area stood an exquisite small building, completely concealed by formations; not even Ye Liuyun's golden pupils could see through it.

A woman in white was sitting on the second floor drinking tea, listening to the administrator's report. Afterwards she instructed the administrator not to leak the information and sent him away.

After the administrator left, she murmured to herself: "The timing really matches up. Who exactly is this person?"

This woman is the Eldest Princess of the Fire Seal Dynasty, Jiang Yunmo, and the true controller of this Commerce Association.

Even when Ye Liuyun was buying massive numbers of demon beasts and corpses, this idea had already occurred to her. She couldn't believe anyone would stockpile that much food and resources for demon beasts.

She naturally also knew the times of the Black Tower's departure and return. Not long after Ye Liuyun came back, she received news that the Imperial Guard had encountered trouble and that a Formation Master had been captured.

Of course, she couldn't just conclude it was Ye Liuyun based on these guesses and coincidences. Moreover, he didn't know that the current Mister Li was actually Ye Liuyun. So she could only continue observing.

Moreover, she had long known that Qianyu was acting as Ye Liuyun's guide, so before Ye Liuyun finished trading demon beasts, she wasn't worried he'd flee; she just needed to wait a few days and then carefully ask Qianyu about Ye Liuyun's whereabouts.

After being questioned by the Commerce Association's guard team, Ye Liuyun also felt that this association was indeed unusual; any future moves would require extra caution.

Coincidentally, when he came out and saw Qianyu, he immediately brought along two elderly servants and had Qianyu take him out for a stroll. He wanted to find a place where the Black Tower could come and go without restriction to live.

Leaving the Commerce Association, Ye Liuyun directly used his Divine Soul Red Eye to look at Qianyu, asking her to introduce that kind of lodging, but Qianyu honestly told him that all inns and side courtyards in the Royal City used similar formations; no matter where Ye Liuyun stayed, the result would be the same.

Ye Liuyun also felt deeply helpless, only able to remain in the Holy Fire Commerce Association, but he had already grown wary in his heart.

"The Fire Seal Dynasty should be able to guess I have a teleportation treasure; they're likely to target me. It seems I'm not safe here."

He thought of this and also started to wonder whether there was

"Someone might be following or monitoring him," but after strolling around the city, he also didn't notice anyone tailing him.

Qianyu then took him around various places, introducing him to some situations in the Royal City. Along the way, it was actually Ye Liuyun using his Red Eye to control her, making her introduce people with reliable information who could be controlled via a Divine Soul Contract. Qianyu also introduced Ye Liuyun to several people and told him the places they frequently went to.

Afterward, Ye Liuyun again had Qianyu take him to a tavern to gather information: "We've walked half a day and are quite tired; let's find a tavern to eat something and rest."

Qianyu immediately followed Ye Liuyun's request and took him to a tavern suitable for gathering information.

The taverns of the Holy Fire Commerce Association are too high-end, only offering private rooms, which are utterly unsuitable for gathering information. Only taverns of moderate standing, where young people and junior Imperial Guard leaders congregate, are appropriate for gathering information.

Ye Liuyun and his companions entered such a tavern, ordered some food and drink, and sat down.

As soon as they sat down, they heard a few Imperial Guard soldiers who had just finished their shift change discussing the news of the Imperial Guard's disappearance and a Formation Master being abducted. Moreover, they knew it was the warship tasked with delivering supplies and troops.

"Have all the resources and soldiers been taken?" some Imperial Guard soldiers still didn't believe it.

"Of course! Even the Great Array Master and disciples of the Wan Hua Sect were taken together!" a well-informed soldier confirmed.

"Was it that Ye Liuyun who did it?" some soldiers actually remembered Ye Liuyun's name.

"We still don't know who did it."

Another Imperial Guard soldier also said: "I'm telling you, ordinary matters wouldn't have Jiang the Leader leading ten thousand Imperial Guard out!"

"Probably just like before, we still won't find anything."

Ye Liuyun listened to their chat and felt it was unbelievable.

"The disappearance of these Imperial Guard soldiers is actually quite well-informed!"

Ye Liuyun thought of this and immediately used his Divine Soul Red Eye to control Qianyu, sending a voice transmission to ask him: "If you want to gather information here, who would be most suitable to seize as a spy?"

Qianyu, without even thinking, told Ye Liuyun that they should act against the shop assistants and the steward on this floor.

Ye Liuyun looked at her and increasingly felt this guide was not ordinary. Ordinary people would never think of these things, but Qianyu just blurts them out—either she had considered it before, or she often does it, making it second nature.

But Ye Liuyun didn't care; his Divine Soul Power far surpassed Qianyu's. After using his Red Eye to cast an illusion, he would erase those memories of hers. In Qianyu's memory, it was just taking her for a casual walk, casually introducing things, without the key questions he had raised.