Chapter 300: I Want a Dead-End Trap (Part 5)

Now is not the time to make a move; after all, the enemy is in the shadows, and I am in the light.

Su Yu is not unaware of this simple principle; he just cannot understand why his whereabouts were suddenly exposed without any warning.

Even though he has no substantive evidence himself, after consulting Electrolux, Electrolux confirmed Su Yu's intuition—the invisible premonition from the dark is the most sensitive, especially under such dangerous circumstances.

Looking at the current situation, the best outcome would be for Su Yu to find the mastermind and then take them out.

But the biggest problem now is that Su Yu cannot think of what to use as bait for the other party to willingly take the hook.

Number One? The vast wealth of the Su Family? His own secret hotpot (Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well)? The Life Gold Carving Knife? Or Xue Di?

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Or perhaps, my life...

Actually, Su Yu's guess was correct, but not entirely, because Luo Jing wants everything he thought of. If time and the current situation had allowed it, Luo Jing would have already made a big scene to snatch them.

Can you expect this fellow countryman to be some kind of living saint, being a "civilized person" who walked out from the indoctrination of the "Zhou Rites"?

The answer is obvious, just as Su Yu has never claimed to be any kind of saint himself.

Meanwhile, Star Luo City.

"Search for me! How is it possible that three days have passed and there is still no news?" Luo Jing frowned slightly. For three consecutive days, he had been unable to find any information; he had practically dug three feet into the ground around the Wanjing Sect.

Inside the Wanjing Sect, he had also sent people from the royal family to search, but still nothing. The Yuan'en Family just spread their hands and said, "Search as you please; whatever you find, I will accept."

After failing to find any information for three days, Luo Jing even suspected that he had been cheated by the system.

However, Su Yu had taken Number One from Xuan Ziwen and run away that very day, not staying for even a minute longer. Even if they really dug Star Luo City upside down, it would be impossible to find Su Yu, because three days later, Su Yu had long since run into the Star Dou Great Forest.

The next step is to head to the Heavenly Soul Empire to collect information on the Angel family. According to news from the Sun Moon Empire and intelligence from the Su Family in recent years, someone had briefly displayed an Angel Martial Soul somewhere in the Heavenly Soul Empire, but it only had four wings. This simple, brief record had never been noticed by anyone.

Ten thousand years ago, the Su Family were remnants of the Spirit Hall. Fortunately, it was not a very large family. When the Heaven Dou Empire was purging the remnants of the Spirit Hall back then, they were very lucky to have escaped the purge, but the price was losing contact with the other Spirit Hall families.

Some families surrendered to the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, but most were wiped out. Except for families with a foundation that could survive the initial great purge, the Star Crown Sect fared the best; they are now the Emperors of the Sun Moon Empire.

The descendants of the Dai Family were unworthy, and the Star Luo Empire was filled with public outrage. The Dai Family could not withstand the pressure, and in the end, the Star Crown Sect stepped in to quell the rebellion. The Dai Family was also sensible and directly abdicated to let the worthy take over.

Compared to the current Su Family, the Xu Family of the Star Crown Sect can be considered the best off among the great families that followed the Spirit Hall back then, because most of the great families that didn't fare well have already been planted in the ground to play ginseng...

The rise of the Su Family was more or less helped by the Star Crown Sect, but what Su Yu has never been able to figure out is why, several thousand years ago, the Su Family, which had originally lived in seclusion, suddenly started doing business and kept growing. But looking at those old things in the family now...

There were indeed a few fierce people among the ancestors of the Su Family. His own transmigration is not unique, so Su Yu has suspected more than once that one of the ancestors who started the Su Family in the last few thousand years might have come from the same place as him. Otherwise, he doesn't believe that this world could have such fierce people who could make the Su Family this big...

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Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu Prison.

"Your bones are quite hard. Now that you've been reduced to a prisoner, you still refuse to admit that your Body Sect stole Number One?" Looking at Long Aotian, who had been subjected to severe torture yet remained silent, Leiqier gave a disdainful smile.

Originally, interrogating this Body Sect senior disciple, Long Aotian, was Luo Yu's job, but Luo Yu didn't say much, slammed a stack of documents onto Leiqier's head, and turned to leave.

Anyone could see that Luo Yu was too lazy to move. Leiqier had originally thought that by using torture, starving him for a few days, and using both threats and inducements, he could probably get Long Aotian to spit out some information, even if he didn't say where Number One was.

As a result, after applying heavy torture and even threatening Long Aotian with other Body Sect disciples, this guy didn't make a sound. Several times when Leiqier went over to check on the situation, he was met with the scornful gaze of Long Aotian, who was hung up and beaten half to death.

Leiqier didn't speak, only saying, "Not cooperating is fine, but there is one person you can forget about seeing ever again."

Who?

Who else could I possibly want to see?

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With a blurred consciousness, Long Aotian struggled to open his eyes and looked at the evil-smiling Leiqier, a bad thought flashing through his mind.

Mingdu, Imperial Palace, side hall meeting room.

Leiqier looked at the silent crowd and asked, "Lu Jiuyu, are you sure this method of yours really works?"

Lu Jiuyu still kept his head down and didn't speak, only silently picking up the teacup in front of him and taking a small sip.

"I think, should we consider it again, after all..." Yan Lingshu's expression was somewhat complicated, and she stopped mid-sentence.

Jing Peng looked at the crowd speaking in riddles, completely confused, not knowing what they were trying to say. "What on earth are you trying to do? Making it so mysterious, can you explain it clearly?"

"I think we should just listen. You're right, aren't you, Fang Wei?" Sheng Hongyun looked at Leiqier, Yan Lingshu, and Lu Jiuyu. Their expressions were normal, but the corners of their mouths just couldn't be suppressed.

Seeing the look, Fang Wei also silently lowered his head and said nothing more.

For a moment, the meeting room fell into an eerie silence.

"Should we go ask for the Captain's opinion? After all..." Lu Jiuyu's expression was still somewhat strange, but he still didn't dare to look up at Leiqier.

"I don't think it'll work, this method of yours is a bit..." Yan Lingshu finally couldn't hold back and laughed out loud. "If the Captain finds out, he'll definitely give you two punches, hahaha..."

Watching Yan Lingshu laughing until she was trembling like a flower, the slow-witted Jing Peng also realized something was wrong. "You guys aren't thinking of targeting Princess Wei Na, are you..."

"Sheng Hongyun, why don't we go for a walk and wait for you to reach a conclusion, then just let us know." Seeing the situation was not right, Fang Wei subconsciously wanted to slip away.

"What, you applied for the meeting room, and now you want to slip away before even reaching a conclusion?"

A familiar voice came from the entrance of the meeting room. Lu Jiuyu finally raised his head, his face, which had been somewhat distorted from holding back laughter, now forcibly adjusted to a normal state.

"Captain, you said it yourself, Princess Wei Na is Long Aotian's fiancée. Originally, I didn't intend to use this trick, but this guy's bones are too hard. He's almost been beaten to death, and he still refuses to open his mouth. So..."

Luo Yu looked at the smiling Lu Jiuyu and asked, "So that's why you thought of starting with Princess Wei Na?"

"Theoretically feasible, but practically not very good, after all..." Leiqier looked at Luo Yu, feeling somewhat guilty.

"After all what? Tell me about it." The reason Luo Yu hadn't touched these three princesses was because the interests involved behind them were too great. But since these guys came up with the idea and were hesitant, Luo Yu actually wanted to hear where their misgivings were.

"Princess Wei Na has already been bestowed upon you by His Majesty, Captain. If we do this, it seems a bit unfair to you, Captain..." Lu Jiuyu answered guiltily.

After hearing this, a trace of helplessness rose in Luo Yu's heart, and he could only continue to ask, "Anything else?"

"Actually, there is more. The main thing is that our methods might be a bit dishonorable, and if it gets out, it probably won't be easy to explain to the Three Great Empires, so..." Leiqier really wanted to end this topic. Recalling how he had called everyone together to discuss this, he now just wanted to give Lu Jiuyu a hard slap in the face.

What kind of rotten idea is this, you jerk!

"Leiqier's consideration is not bad, but I still want to know what kind of dishonorable method Lu Jiuyu used to make you all hesitate like this?" Luo Yu had a rough guess in his heart, so he wanted to verify what kind of rotten idea Lu Jiuyu had actually come up with.

"At first, our idea was very simple. As the senior disciple of the Body Sect, Long Aotian naturally knows many secrets. Ever since the Body Sect raided Mingde Hall, Number One has gone missing. Even in the current situation, the Body Sect refuses to admit that they stole Number One, so I speculate there are two possibilities." Lu Jiuyu sat back down and spoke slowly.

"Which two possibilities? Tell me your thoughts." Luo Yu did not interrupt him, wanting to see how much truth Lu Jiuyu could analyze.

"The first possibility is that Number One was not stolen by the Body Sect and is still somewhere in the Sun Moon Empire, just hidden away quietly by someone. After the Body Sect retreated at that time, we promptly conducted a comprehensive blockade and inspection of the academy, but found nothing. So, it is highly probable that Number One was hidden by the Body Sect somewhere in the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy, and using an extremely rare secret technique that makes it impossible for us to detect."

"The second possibility is that Number One was stolen by the Body Sect, because this matter has a huge impact on this battle of Mingdu. If they admit it, they will inevitably become the side that sacrifices the most. After all, the Three Great Empires need to put forward a scapegoat to appease our anger, so they would rather bite the bullet and refuse to admit it."

After Lu Jiuyu finished speaking, he looked at Luo Yu as if expecting his comments.

"The idea is good, but what is your plan? You want to use Princess Weina as a hostage to force Long Aotian to reveal the whereabouts of Number One? If he doesn't speak, then what do you intend to do with Princess Weina?" Luo Yu looked at Lu Jiuyu with some amusement.

"So this is also the point we are hesitating about. Princess Weina's status is too terrifying. If something really happens to her, I'm afraid it will cause a huge impact. If this matter affects His Majesty's grand plan, I'm afraid that even if we get Number One back, we will likely be held accountable." Leiqier felt somewhat helpless; this woman could not be beaten or scolded, and she still had to be served with good food and drink, which truly gave him a headache.

?? Happy Qixi Festival to everyone...