Chapter 2769: It worked!

Wu Feiyan hadn't felt such fear in over three hundred years.

That unfamiliar sense of fear surged into her heart like a floodgate opening, giving her a feeling of constant, accelerating descent.

Although she had lived for four hundred years, and although her strength grew stronger and her influence grew larger, her courage had grown smaller.

For so many years, the two things she feared most were dying of old age and having her identity exposed.

Therefore, although the Routhless Society had many members, very few truly knew the identity of the Lord.

Apart from the four great counts, the rest were, without exception, all members of the Wu family.

And those Wu family members were all Wu Feiyan's clansmen and descendants. These people all relied on Wu Feiyan to live a life of luxury, so their loyalty to Wu Feiyan was also extremely high.

As for the very few rebels within the Wu family, Wu Feiyan had never been soft-hearted toward them. Those who deserved to die were killed, and even those whose crimes didn't warrant death were killed all the same. Her methods were quite iron-fisted.

Moreover, she had also kept some things from the Wu family.

The Wu family only knew she had great supernatural powers and had attained longevity, but they didn't know where these powers were learned.

The four great counts were the same; they knew she had lived for four hundred years, but they didn't know who her master was.

Wu Feiyan also thought of this point while in panic.

She had originally thought, could it be that Count Dingyuan, Yun Ruge, hadn't died, but had leaked her information to the enemy in the dark?

But thinking about it carefully, she had never told her who her master was.

Apart from herself, there were only three people in the world who knew she was a disciple of Meng Changsheng.

One was Meng Changsheng himself;

One was her senior brother, Lin Zhulu, whom she had once loved deeply;

And the other was Lin Zhulu's daughter, Lin Wan'er.

Thinking of this, Wu Feiyan suddenly widened her eyes and said coldly through gritted teeth, "Lin Wan'er... could it be that you leaked my information?!"

At this thought, Wu Feiyan immediately recalled a detail and muttered to herself, "Last time I sent people to capture Lin Wan'er, she had an expert's help and escaped disaster. And not long after that, Count Jian'gong died at the Dead Soldier station in Cyprus, and all the Dead Soldiers and Cavalry Guards at the entire station disappeared without a trace... Could it be... could it be that this Lin Wan'er really found a backer?!"

"Then... where did the Master's portrait come from? Lin Wan'er has never seen the Master; it's impossible for her to know what the Master looks like, so that portrait couldn't possibly have been painted by her..."

"Could it be that the person helping her is the author of this portrait?!"

Wu Feiyan had just had this thought when she immediately felt it was unlikely. She muttered to herself, "Looking at it now, this mysterious person seems more like the An family's backer, not Lin Wan'er's backer. This person saved the An family in New York and saved the An family in Jin Ling. It seems he has been guarding the An family's side all along. Since he cares so much about the An family's safety, how could he split his attention to go to Northern Europe to protect Lin Wan'er?"

"But if Lin Wan'er didn't leak my identity, where did that person learn my identity information?! Could it be... could it be that he went to see the Master in the Ten Thousand Great Mountains after the Master took us in, and learned of my existence from the Master?!"

"But so many years have passed; why hasn't he appeared until now, choosing to appear at this time?!"

"What's even more unexplainable is, if this person really is a disciple the Master took in during his previous five hundred years, then he is also my, Wu Feiyan's, senior brother, and his strength must definitely be above mine. Why would such a strong person still go to protect the An family? What virtue or ability does the mere An family have?!"

At this time, a thought flashed through Wu Feiyan's brain, and she exclaimed, "Could it be that he also wants to find the secret of longevity?!"

Thinking of this, Wu Feiyan frowned again and muttered, "If he also wants to find the secret of longevity, then he shouldn't be protecting the An family even more..."

For a time, all kinds of unclear and confusing clues intertwined, making Wu Feiyan feel that her brain was no longer enough.

However, one thing she could confirm was that the other party bringing out this painting was clearly releasing a warning signal to her, Wu Feiyan. If she continued to hold onto the An family, the other party would definitely retaliate.

This made Wu Feiyan think of Count Changsheng, who had already detonated himself, and she couldn't help but say, "By the way, Count Changsheng discovered a magic weapon as soon as he arrived in Jin Ling, and could even trigger heavenly thunder. Now it seems this was definitely not Count Changsheng's luck, but a trap the other party had set for him long ago!"

"If that's really the case, then he had been waiting to kill the people I sent long ago!"

"And he knew I would definitely send experts proficient in spiritual energy, so he deliberately used a magic weapon as bait to lure my people into the trap!"

Thinking of this, Wu Feiyan could no longer care about sorting through the countless clues and possibilities in her mind. She only wanted to call all three great elders back.

Because, since the other party wasn't even afraid of Count Changsheng's self-detonation, the three great elders might not be his match either.

If these three arrived in Jin Ling and were all killed by the other party setting a trap, wouldn't she suffer even greater losses?!

Three of the four great counts were already gone. If the three great elders were also gone, the Routhless Society would lose most of its combat power in terms of spiritual energy.

Moreover, what she was even more worried about was that now that the other party had released the Master's portrait, it should just be a warning to her. If she then sent the three great elders to Jin Ling, wouldn't that clearly be a fight to the death with the other party? Doing so would likely completely enrage the other party!

Wu Feiyan didn't dare to delay and immediately picked up a satellite phone to call Wu Changlin on the plane.

At this moment, Wu Tianlin, having just temporarily calmed the three great elders' fear of the airplane, suddenly received a call from Wu Feiyan. He immediately answered the phone and said respectfully, "My Lord, what are your orders?"

Wu Feiyan said without hesitation, "Mission canceled. Turn around and come back immediately!"

"Ah?" Wu Tianlin hurriedly took the phone to the back of the Boeing plane and asked in astonishment, "Lord... why is the mission canceled? The three great elders have finally come out of seclusion; they insist on going to Jin Ling to find out the truth!"

Wu Feiyan scolded coldly, "I told you to come back, so come back! Who gave you the guts to question my decision?!"

Wu Tianlin was instantly covered in cold sweat. He hurriedly slapped himself twice and said in fear and trepidation, "It was my loose tongue. I hope the Lord will forgive me. Don't worry, Lord, I will have the flight crew return immediately!"

After hanging up the phone, Wu Tianlin hurried toward the cockpit.

Passing the area where the three great elders were resting, Wu Bolin asked, "Tianlin, what happened? Why did the Lord want us to return?!"

Wu Tianlin only then realized how stupid he had been just now, actually asking the Lord why she canceled it on the phone. Any one of the three elders in front of him had heaven-defying strength. Everything he said to the Lord on the phone couldn't escape their ears. Naturally, the Lord couldn't mention any hidden reasons on the phone.

So, he bowed to the three and said respectfully, "The Lord suddenly said the mission is canceled, but as for why, your servant does not yet know."

After saying this, he bowed to the three again and said respectfully, "The three grandfathers, please wait a moment. I will go tell the flight crew. As for the specific situation, we will wait until we return and see the Lord, then see what instructions the Lord has!"

Upon hearing this, the three felt somewhat disappointed in their hearts.

It wasn't that they wanted to go to Jin Ling to complete the mission; they just felt that the Lord had woken them from seclusion for this important mission. Although their seclusion was interrupted, as long as the mission was completed, the Lord would definitely reward them, and they could continue their seclusion with peace of mind.

But now, the Lord suddenly wanted them to go back. This meant they wouldn't get any rewards, and they might even enter a state of emergency where they had to be on call at all times. Once they entered this state, they didn't know when they would be able to return to seclusion!

The three looked at each other, seeing the doubt and dissatisfaction in each other's eyes, but on this plane that made them uneasy, no one dared to speak their mind.

Soon, under Wu Tianlin's instruction, the flight crew applied to air traffic control for a route back to Buenos Aires.

Five minutes later, air traffic control approved the plane's return application.

Afterward, this Boeing 777 drew a huge circle in the sky over the ocean and turned around to fly toward the airport it had come from.

And at this very moment, Ye Chen, who had been monitoring several planes, suddenly discovered that most transoceanic planes were flying in straight lines, but one plane completed a 360-degree turn in the sky, leaving a circular track before flying toward Buenos Aires.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that his "Empty Fort Strategy" had worked! ===== CHAPTER 2770 =====