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Chapter 2331: Chapter 2021: The Survivor of the Village Massacre

Looking at the broken limbs left behind by evil spirits outside Redstone City, Fan Yaodong said, "If they want to regain their strength, they must attack human cities again. I believe the person who sent us the message will definitely inform us of the actions of these mysterious beings again."

After Fan Yaodong finished speaking, Wu Feng said, "Have you noticed that from beginning to end, there was one Deceit King missing? One Deceit King didn’t appear."

Upon hearing this, the crowd instantly realized. Zou Yi said, "It’s that Female Deceit King who hasn’t appeared."

Xiong Qingcang rubbed his chin with his hand and said, "Strange, aren’t these Deceit Kings together? Why did only four Deceit Kings appear today? Where did that Female Deceit King go? Could it be that she is separated from these mysterious beings?"

Wu Feng said, "As far as I know, among these Deceit Kings, the Female Deceit King is the strongest. She should be the real leader of these mysterious beings."

According to records from the Deceit Suppression Bureau, the Great Ancestor Emperor and the First Generation Prince Zhen Nan paid a huge price to seal the Female Deceit King. Due to sealing her, the spiritual evil retaliated, preventing them from breaking through to a higher realm. Logically, she should be the mastermind behind this attack on the city by evil spirits, but she’s yet to show herself.

Xiong Qingcang said, "Perhaps the Female Deceit King has been hiding in the shadows, waiting for an opportune moment, and upon seeing our seven Emperor Realm experts, simply chose not to come out."

Fan Yaodong thought for a moment and said, "We can’t rule out this possibility; those Deceit Kings should all be here."

In Fan Yaodong’s view, the five Deceit Kings are unified.

Of course, they aren’t aware of the disagreement between Yun Yudie and Blood Pupil Deceit King, as this is an internal conflict among the mysterious beings.

Soon after, the Deceit Suppression Bureau cleaned up the battlefield and killed all the evil spirits who hadn’t managed to escape, then documented the entire process of the battle in Redstone City and sent it to the Capital.

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The study of the Zhen Nan Prince Manor flickered with dim lights.

Prince Zhen Nan stared at the urgent intelligence on the desk, immersed in contemplation.

Previously, they could only speculate that the wave of evil spirits was related to those Deceit Kings, as they hadn’t witnessed those Deceit Kings with their own eyes, and thus could not definitively attribute the wave to them.

But this time, senior officials from the Deceit Suppression Bureau witnessed the once-sealed Deceit King, confirming that the wave of evil spirits was indeed triggered by those Deceit Kings.

Therefore, the massacre cases outside the Capital City can almost be determined to be unrelated to those Deceit Kings.

Because on the same day Redstone City was attacked, another village outside the Capital was found massacred.

Furthermore, this massacre mirrored previous cases where victims’ hearts were excavated, leaving no clue related to the mysterious beings, not even a trace of Deceitful Evil Qi.

Fan Yaodong also mentioned this in his letter while reporting the situation in Redstone City.

If Deceitful Evil were involved, there would inevitably be some residual traces from their evil presence, but in the massacre case in the Capital City, there was no trace of Deceitful Evil Qi whatsoever.

Moreover, if these mysterious beings wanted to target humans, there’s no reason for them to act so covertly.

After all, they’ve already invoked a wave of mysterious beings; killing without camouflage wouldn’t be necessary for them.

Whether they kill someone or not, withdraw their presence, and hide in human cities, no one would discover them.

Thus, this village massacre incident is likely not caused by mysterious beings, potentially not even by evil spirits.

Of course, this is only Fan Yaodong’s speculation; they have zero leads on the massacre case.

After another glance at the letter on the desk, Prince Zhen Nan prepared to have someone deliver it to Lu Chen.

Currently, whether it’s matters concerning the Deceit Suppression Bureau or the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, Prince Zhen Nan tends to let Lu Chen review them after handling them.

He knows he won’t live much longer, and in the future, everything will be entrusted to Lu Chen, so he wants to cultivate Lu Chen’s problem-solving skills sooner.

Just then, a Hidden Guard’s voice suddenly came from the study’s door: "My Lord, there is urgent information."

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhen Nan immediately said, "Enter."

With those words, the Hidden Guard, dressed in black, promptly pushed the door open and handed the intelligence to Prince Zhen Nan’s desk.

Prince Zhen Nan opened the intelligence sent by the Hidden Guard and glanced at it briefly, but in just that glance, he froze.

The intelligence stated that today, another village massacre occurred in the Capital City, different from prior incidents.

In previous massacre cases, there were no clues or survivors, but this time, someone escaped and even witnessed the murderer.

Swiftly, Prince Zhen Nan reacts, rising abruptly from his seat, and promptly asks the Hidden Guard, "Where is the survivor?"

The Hidden Guard said, "We’ve already brought the person back to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor, currently located in the inner courtyard."

The Hidden Guard, aware of this person’s importance and fearing any mishap, did not keep him at the Deceit Suppression Bureau but brought him directly to the Zhen Nan Prince Manor for protection.

Prince Zhen Nan hurriedly said, "Take me to meet him."

"Yes, My Lord." The Hidden Guard then led Prince Zhen Nan to the courtyard where the survivor resided.

Upon arriving at the courtyard where the survivor was, Prince Zhen Nan saw a man dressed in the uniform of the Deceit Suppressing Guards standing there, his complexion pale, devoid of any trace of blood, seemingly trembling all over, as if severely frightened.

Seeing the Deceit Suppressing Guard in the courtyard, Prince Zhen Nan hesitated slightly. As he was about to speak, the guard quickly approached Prince Zhen Nan, knelt down, and said, "Greetings, Prince Zhen Nan, please administer justice for our Li Family Village."

Upon uttering these words, Li Xuan started to kowtow; at this moment, his fearful eyes gradually turned crimson.

Prince Zhen Nan asked, "Are you from the Deceit Suppression Bureau?"

Li Xuan immediately stopped kowtowing and replied, "I am Li Xuan, employed at the Secret Storage Bureau."

Prince Zhen Nan continued, "What did you see?"

Upon hearing the name Li Xuan, Prince Zhen Nan understood that Li Xuan’s home should be in Li Family Village, likely having grown up there, with deep feelings for the village.

Li Xuan replied, "I saw a monster dressed in a vermillion robe, over ten feet tall, slaughter the entire Li Family Village. The robe worn by the monster was embroidered with an Other Shore Flower pattern."

Hearing Li Xuan’s answer, Prince Zhen Nan said, "Monster? You mean an evil spirit, right?"

Li Xuan replied, "I don’t know whether to call him an evil spirit or a mysterious being; the monster lacked any aura of evil spirits, and the Pursuing Evil Disc was unable to track his presence. After killing the villagers, he immediately excavated their hearts."

Upon saying this, Li Xuan’s body involuntarily trembled again, displaying an expression of fear on his face.

It seems he was deeply terrified by that monster.

Prince Zhen Nan asked, "How did you survive?"

Li Xuan replied, "I had a magic treasure from the Secret Storage Bureau that concealed my aura, allowing me to escape unscathed."

Hearing this, Prince Zhen Nan didn’t reprimand him for hiding and watching as the monster killed people, as the Secret Storage Bureau’s Deceit Suppressing Guards aren’t particularly powerful.

The Secret Storage Bureau is mainly responsible for organizing archives and collecting magic treasures for slaying evil spirits and mysterious beings. Moreover, if Li Xuan hadn’t survived and returned, they wouldn’t have known this incident might have been orchestrated by the Yellow Springs Sect, as they had previously ruled out the sect.