Chapter 289: Conspiracy (Part 4)

Yan Lingshu looked at Leiqier; she agreed with Leiqier's idea, but this plan still carried a certain amount of risk. "Wouldn't this be too obvious?"

"If you don't risk the child, you won't catch the wolf. If something goes wrong, the Captain will take the heat. I don't believe that for just one Eighth-Level Soul Guidance Device, the Hall Master would make us go watch the warehouse. Leiqier, let's go with your rotten idea!" Lu Jiuyu gave a sly laugh, and the two hit it off immediately.

"No, if we keep going like this, we'll eventually be worn to death inside this turtle shell! Captain, why don't we join forces and charge out?" The one speaking was a middle-aged man, a level 65 Strong Attack System Battle Soul Emperor named Wang Qian.

Brilliant colors swirled in Wang Qiu Er's eyes. "Wait a little longer. This is not the best time to break out. Pass the order down: in thirty seconds, attack with me!"

"Captain, I've found the flaw in this Soul Guidance Device. Every time it takes an attack, the light membrane ripples for an instant, Captain..."

"I know."

The Golden Dragon Spear bloomed with dazzling light once more in Wang Qiu Er's hand. Golden light blades, like raindrops, struck the light membrane. The blue light screen rippled, and in just a few breaths, it turned into a thin film of light, as if it could be broken with a casual touch.

However, when the rhythm of everyone's attacks was disrupted by Leiqier and the others, the light screen immediately recovered as before.

Leiqier watched the group, who had already found the way, and continued, "It seems they can find the way even without us letting them. Old Lu, why don't we make a move to speed up the process?"

Lu Jiuyu shook his head and looked at Guying in the crowd. "The opposing team has four Soul Saints and one Soul Douluo. Even if we all attacked, we might not be able to keep them here. But they don't dare to attack, because a Soul Douluo's move would cause a huge commotion. Once he makes a move, the people from the Holy Spirit Cult will immediately notice. Don't forget, this time we are coordinating our operation with the Holy Spirit Cult."

"This Soul Guidance Device being broken is only a matter of time, but if those four Soul Saints and the Soul Douluo make a move, our plan will definitely not succeed, and it might even alert another group. Although I'm not sure if there is another group, I can conclude that Shrek and the Three Great Empires would definitely not just send such a small number of people."

Leiqier looked at Yan Lingshu and continued, "Yan Lingshu, send a message to the Holy Spirit Cult and tell them to send more people. We've caught the Shrek people; the other side has one Soul Douluo and four Soul Saints. They must arrive at the third hidden post before the Soul Guidance Device is broken. Their mission is to snipe those five people; let the others break out. If the Holy Spirit Cult people don't follow orders, just notify the Captain."

"Received!" Yan Lingshu did not linger, and then quietly disappeared from everyone's field of vision.

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"Why do I have this feeling of unease..." The closer Huo Yu Hao got to Mingdu, the more uneasy he became. He didn't know why this feeling appeared.

"Brother Tian Meng, are you there?" Huo Yu Hao called out tentatively.

"Little Yu Hao, what do you need from your brother?" Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm dragged its fat body and rolled over in Huo Yu Hao's Spirit Sea.

"Brother Tian Meng, why do I always feel uneasy? Am I..." Huo Yu Hao always felt this sense of unease was very familiar, but for a moment, he couldn't remember where he had felt it before.

Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm said, "Have you encountered some powerful enemy?"

"No, we haven't been exposed so far. Even if we were discovered due to some accident, we immediately took action to cut off the possibility of information leaking. We haven't found any traces of being followed along the way, but I don't know why, I'm getting more and more panicked... it's like..."

"You want to say the last time we came here..." Ice Empress looked at Huo Yu Hao. "I don't know why, but I also have this faint feeling, as if we have become the prey..."

Prey?

We have become the prey!

This was a very terrifying thing. For Huo Yu Hao, it was normal for the Sun Moon Empire to guess that they might send people to rescue or to locate the hostages. Huo Yu Hao only feared one thing.

That was that they had been exposed long ago, and the other side was just playing along, waiting for them to take the bait.

"I don't know why, but that human boy from last time felt very familiar to me. I felt a trace of a familiar aura on him." Ice Empress recalled the last trip to Mingdu and spoke slowly.

"Ice Empress, are you saying we met Luo Yu a long time ago?" This sentence fell like a thunderbolt in Huo Yu Hao's Spirit Sea, shocking him so much that he couldn't calm down for a long time.

"During the last Battle of Mingdu, I felt this boy's aura was very strange. It didn't seem like the Holy Spirit Cult's, but it was very similar to the Holy Spirit Cult's. But the stranger point is that I must have come into contact with this kind of aura on one of your academy's students before." Ice Empress had always had this doubt, but she had always suspected that the Holy Spirit Cult people were playing tricks. However, after actually fighting him last time, she further confirmed her thoughts.

"Let's not talk about these things for now, Yu Hao. I don't suggest you go to Mingdu. In fact, having come all this way, you can already determine the location of the hostages. I don't think there is any need for you to continue walking forward. After all, you know how terrifying that guy and those people are..." Tian Meng the Ice Silkworm didn't want Huo Yu Hao to take risks, because if Huo Yu Hao croaked, he would have to croak too.

"Yu Hao, Yu Hao..." Bei Bei looked at Huo Yu Hao, who was lost in thought, and called out.

Hearing Bei Bei's voice, Huo Yu Hao immediately withdrew from his sea of consciousness and asked, "Master, is there something wrong?"

"We have lost contact with Wang Qiu Er's side. Judging from the place where they lost contact, it is also near Mingdu. Now it is certain that the hostages are definitely in Mingdu, but our operation this time can only end here. As for the remaining rescue activities, it is not something we can execute. However..."

Bei Bei's expression was a bit strange, as if he had something difficult to say.

Huo Yu Hao looked at Bei Bei and frowned slightly. He could roughly guess who it was about, so he asked, "Master, you are talking about the news regarding Su Yu, right?"

Bei Bei looked at Huo Yu Hao with a grave expression: "Gather our Tang Sect people. Sanshi has something to explain. Let's not talk about the rest; after all, this is our private matter."

Half an hour later.

"Sanshi, go ahead. What exactly is the matter, making it so mysterious?" Bei Bei looked at Xu Sanshi and asked.

Xu Sanshi: "I'll state this beforehand: this news is just a rumor. You all need to be mentally prepared."

"Xu Sanshi, are you going to say it or not, you brat?" Jiang Nannan looked at Xu Sanshi and asked with some confusion.

"Say it, Brother Xu, I can handle it."

Wang Dong'er had vaguely guessed something, but she wasn't sure what could make Xu Sanshi so solemn.

Xu Sanshi paused and continued: "Then I'll say it. About five days ago, the Star Luo Empire had the Luo Family, who had just graduated from the Shrek Inner Court, assist in the investigation. They searched the Su Family and found quite a few things. Although they didn't find substantial evidence, according to the news from our family, it seems there are other clues."

"Now the Three Great Empires are already discussing how to deal with Su Yu. Judging from the news from our family, it seems they have already found traces of Number One. Moreover, the Three Great Empires are already negotiating with Shrek, but it seems Shrek hasn't intervened and decided to let the Three Great Empires provide a result of the discussion before taking action."

Xu Sanshi's words were like a bolt from the blue. The surprised expressions on everyone's faces were like a frozen frame. He Caitou's eyes were even wider, his mouth slightly agape, as if he had been shocked by an invisible force and couldn't make a sound.

The surrounding air seemed to become tense and solidified. Huo Yu Hao was silent for a long time and asked slowly: "I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not..."

Bei Bei's expression was complex. He looked at Huo Yu Hao's flickering eyes and hesitated for a long time.

In the end, there was only a helpless sigh left. "Yu Hao, go ahead."

"Anyway, it's only a matter of time before everyone knows. The Star Luo Empire sent news that Su Yu might have completely defected to the enemy. However, this is a guess given by the Star Luo Empire. According to the latest news from the Star Luo Empire and the news from Brother Xu's family, Uncle Su and Aunt Su are very likely still alive, and Number One Experimental Subject is very likely still at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. Of course, this is just a guess by the Three Great Empires; there is no substantial evidence yet. But one thing is certain: Su Yu's parents are alive and have settled in Mingdu of the Sun Moon Empire."

Huo Yu Hao briefly stated the news conveyed by Xu Sanshi. From the current situation, Huo Yu Hao's instinct told him that Su Yu had already defected.

Xiao Xiao was silent for a moment, then asked: "Then the previous incident where the Holy Spirit Cult attacked the Su Family was also..."

"That's right, it was also fake. Most of the people who died in the Su Family have appeared in the Sun Moon Empire. As for how they got out, the Star Luo Empire hasn't investigated it yet. However, I am very curious why Su Yu would do this. If he really wanted to join the Sun Moon Empire, he is someone who would definitely not be weaker than Luo Yu. But why did he defect at this juncture..."

Bei Bei couldn't understand. He had clearly seen the hope for Shrek's rise in the Su Yu of that year, the future of the Three Great Empires, and the qualifications to rival Luo Yu, who was hailed by the people of the Sun Moon Empire as the "Light of the Sun and Moon". But all of this changed too fast!

"I think the Vice Class Monitor must have had his own difficulties. After all, everyone saw what the Star Luo Empire did at that time, but..." Xiao Xiao couldn't continue.

The atmosphere among the group was silent for a while. They didn't know how to face Su Yu next, nor did they know if they should execute the order if they really received a command from Shrek Academy to hunt down Su Yu...