4224 Yun Qing Yan
Duan Ling Tian was both anxious and excited when he was outside the Xia clan’s estate. However, he was gloomy and seething with fury when he was outside the Yun clan’s estate.
‘Yun Qing Yan…’
Duan Ling Tian’s eyes burned with the flames of fury as he stared at the oasis and the structures, which belonged to the Yun clan, in the middle of the desert.
‘I should look for a chance to kill Yun Qing Yan…’
Duan Ling Tian explored the periphery of the desert before he came to a prosperous city under the rule of the Yun clan. Then, he began to gather information about Yun Qing Yan in the city. He quickly discovered a longstanding rumor that Yun Qing Yan was a rudimentary Supreme God but was at the cusp of becoming an intermediate Supreme God. However, he found that no one knew how profound Yun Qing Yan’s comprehension of the law was. There were only vague speculations that Yun Qing Yan’s comprehension of the law would manifest a light that shone for 100,000 miles on the Realm Battlefield. However, there was likely no truth to this speculation.
‘It won’t be easy to kill him in a one-on-one battle…’
Duan Ling Tian’s heart grew restless after he gained a better understanding of Yun Qing Yan’s strength. After all, the person he wanted to kill most between heaven and earth was none other than Yun Qing Yan, the Eldest Young Master of the Yun clan.
‘I’ll try to sneak into the Yun clan…’
Duan Ling Tian glanced at the Yun clan’s estate in the distance before he returned to the inn in the city, making up his mind to look for an opportunity to sneak into the Yun clan’s estate. He wanted to minimize the danger so he took his time and waited for about a dozen days in the city before he finally found a chance.
The ordinary supreme-rank forces under the Yun clan would send offerings to the Yun clan in two months, and Duan Ling Tian intended to use one of the members to sneak into the Yun clan’s estate.
‘I should find a suitable candidate…’
boxn ovel. c0mWith a few hundred years of experience, Duan Ling Tian had matured further and was calmer than before. He waited patiently for two months and found a decent candidate. The other party was an advanced Emperor of Gods with strength comparable to an imminent Supreme God. Most importantly, the other party would be leading the entourage from his force to the Yun clan.
‘That’s him…’
Duan Ling Tian began to execute the plan he devised after he found his target.
The Profound Universe Saint Sect was a supreme-rank force under the Yun clan. The sect was led by a Supreme God, and the Supreme God’s only sister was married to the Second Master of the Yun clan, who was highly regarded in the Yun clan. Due to this connection with the Yun clan, the other supreme-rank forces that were stronger than the Profound Universe Saint Sect did not dare to simply offend them.
Yu Cheng Shu was the Profound Universe Saint Sect’s Second Elder and the head of the law department, and he was also one of the sect’s three strongest powerhouses, who were only behind the rudimentary Supreme God of the sect. He was also in charge of the sect’s external affairs. As such, he had already begun to lead the entourage from the Profound Universe Saint Sect to present their offerings to the Yun clan many years ago.
Yu Cheng Shu was a middle-aged man, and he liked to dress in scholarly clothes. However, it was known to many that he was not scholarly or knowledgeable at all. It was his dream to become a scholar so he liked to dress as one. Apart from that, his original name sounded rather fierce so he changed his name to Yu Cheng Shu to sound more erudite.
At this time, Yu Cheng Shu was walking past the main hall when he ran into a group of people.
“I saw a man holding a woman hostage outside. The woman looks rather familiar. Have any of you seen her before?”
Yu Cheng Shu saw a Lord of Gods raising his hand and using his Divine Energy to form an extremely realistic portrait of a woman. He glanced at the portrait casually and was shocked. It was only natural since the portrait was of Xia Ning Xue, the Eldest Young Miss of the Xia clan. Previously, she had chosen to end her life and reincarnate to avoid marrying Yun Qing Yan.
Since the chances of reincarnation were not high, Yu Cheng Shu did not think Xia Ning Xue would succeed. Unexpectedly, many years later, he heard that she successfully reincarnated and survived. In the end, she was brought back to the Xia clan by Yun Qing Yan, but she entered the Realm Battlefield shortly afterward. Up until now, no one knew if she was still alive.
How could Yu Cheng Shu not feel shocked now that one of the Profound Universe Saint Sect’s members claimed that he saw Xia Ning Xue being held hostage?
Yu Cheng Shu frowned. He stepped forward and dismissed everyone except for the person who claimed to have seen Xia Ning Xue. Then, he asked, “What’s going on? You said that you saw her being held hostage? Who’s holding her hostage?”
The disciple replied, “He was a middle-aged man, and he was dressed in a blue robe. However, I don’t know if it was a disguise.”
“Where did you see them?” Yu Cheng Shu asked. After confirming the location, he quickly left the Profound Universe Saint Sect.
A few days later, Yu Cheng Shu finally found the middle-aged man and the woman the disciple described in a valley. Although the duo was quite a distance away, he could tell the white-clad woman was truly Xia Ning Xue.
Yu Cheng Shu did not dare to probe the duo with his Divine Consciousness, afraid of being discovered by the middle-aged man.
‘I wonder how strong he is…’
While Yu Cheng Shu was hesitating, Xia Ning Xue suddenly struck the middle-aged man before she ran out of the valley.
Yu Cheng Shu was shocked. ‘The Xia clan’s Eldest Young Miss has recovered her cultivation base in the realm of an advanced Emperor of Gods?!’
At the same time, the middle-aged man reacted quickly. He managed to restrain Xia Ning Xue with just a few moves. Although he was also an advanced Emperor of Gods, he was clearly much stronger than her.
After that, the middle-aged man said with a sneer, “Miss Ning Xue, enough with your tricks. I didn’t kill you because you’re important to Eldest Young Master Yun. After all, I’m certain he’ll be more than willing to part with many valuable treasures in exchange for you…”
Xia Ning Xue said icily, “Keep dreaming. I have no connections with him at all. Don’t even think about such things.”
Yu Cheng Shu, who was listening from afar, felt his heart skip a beat. ‘Even her voice is the same!’
Yu Cheng Shu had met Xia Ning Xue in the past so he recognized her voice. At this time, he was 100% certain of her identity.
‘Based on their conversation, it seems like Xia Ning Xue was kidnapped. The kidnapper clearly intends to ask for ransom from Young Master Qing Yan. Is he crazy? Does he have a death wish? He’s not even a Supreme God,’ Yu Cheng Shu thought to himself. He really thought that the middle-aged man was crazy for doing such a ridiculous thing.
‘Alas, I’m no match for him… I should report this matter to Young Master Qing Yan at once! If Young Master Qing Yan rescues her, perhaps, she might change her mind and reconcile with him. At that time, I can be considered their matchmaker!’ Yu Cheng Shu thought to himself as his eyes lit up. There was no doubt that Yun Qing Yan would handsomely reward him if he succeeded.
After Yu Cheng Shu left, the middle-aged man’s menacing expression eased. He muttered to himself, “I hope Yun Qing Yan won’t bring any powerhouses with him. If he brings intermediate Supreme Gods with him, I hope they’re only ordinary intermediate Supreme Gods…”
The middle-aged man was none other than Duan Ling Tian. To be precise, the middle-aged man was his doppelganger from the law of space. Even Xia Ning Xue, or Ke’er, was one of his doppelgangers. He had spent many days and nights with her so it was easy for him to imitate her voice and appearance after she recovered her memories of the past.
Based on Yu Cheng Shu’s reaction, it was clear that he had fallen for Duan Ling Tian’s trick. Duan Ling Tian was certain that Yu Cheng Shu must be on his way to the Yun clan now to look for Yun Qing Yan.
Yu Cheng Shu left the valley and made his way to the Yun clan’s estate in the barren desert. He did not report back to the Profound Universe Saint Sect, hoping to claim all the merits.
When Yu Cheng Shu arrived, he quickly reported his identity and announced that he had to see Yun Qing Yan due to urgent matters.
“Second Elder of the Profound Universe Saint Sect? What brings you here?” Yun Qing Yan asked nonchalantly when he saw Yu Cheng Shu.
Yu Qing Yan did not change at all. He was still as arrogant as he was in the past.