Chapter 2346: Chapter 2346 Scouting The Area
Scythe had once reminded Ye Liuyun that for this kind of group mission, he could actually form a party to work on it.
The reason few people took on such tasks was precisely because trustworthy partners were hard to come by.
But this wasn’t a concern for Ye Liuyun. After all, he had tens of thousands of soldiers within his spatial world.
Upon entering the Qingyun Guild, Ye Liuyun requested their assistance in finding a private residence where he could serve as his base.
Only after verifying his identity token did the Qingyun Guild recommend a few places.
Ye Liuyun chose and purchased a courtyard near Cao Qingyun, the head of guild.
However, the moment he moved in, he noticed that the Cao family’s martial cultivators were already keeping a close watch on them.
To conceal his true purpose for settling in, Ye Liuyun took the Songstress with him to register for the upcoming selection tournament. She was young, highly skilled in cultivation and well-suited for the competition.
That very night, the Songstress unleashed a Soul-Crushing Tactic attack in response to a Divine Sense probe that wasn’t particularly strong.
"Pfft!"
One of the Cao family’s martial cultivators, assigned to monitor Ye Liuyun and his group, instantly coughed up blood from the backlash.
However, they were in the wrong and couldn’t directly take action against Ye Liuyun and his group, nor could they report it to the patrol team.
The next day, they reported Ye Liuyun and his group to the patrol team. However, after the patrol team came to investigate, they found that they were simply martial practitioners here to participate in the tournament. There was no reason to expel them, and they had no choice but to give up.
As for Ye Liuyun, he immediately instructed Liu Jing to set up a formation, enclosing the entire residence to prevent the Cao Family from coming back to investigate.
Though Liu Jing’s formation skills weren’t as swift as Lao Yuanfeng’s, they were still meticulous. Especially in warding off probing senses and guarding against assassinations, where he excelled.
During this time, Ye Liuyun expanded his Divine Sense, keeping watch over the entire residence. Whenever anyone tried to probe with their Divine Sense, he immediately activated the Soul-Crushing Tactic, forcing the intruders to retreat.
The Cao Family’s martial practitioners continued to try attacking Ye Liuyun, but their Divine Soul power was no match for his.
Ye Liuyun and his clone took turns guarding through the night. Once Liu Jing had set up the formation, Ye Liuyun retracted his Divine Sense and the Cao Family’s martial practitioners could no longer probe into the residence.
“The Cao Family really is cautious. This place is probably going to be under their constant watch, making it inconvenient for us to move around!”
Ye Liuyun was also pondering a countermeasure. Although they had the upper hand for now, the Cao Family would continue to keep a close watch on them, leaving them no opportunity to strike.
That night, Ye Liuyun left his clone behind to stand in for him, bringing along the Songstress to stay there. Meanwhile, he donned his concealcape and quietly left the residence.
After leaving, he first took a stroll around a location where his other target frequently appeared, familiarizing himself with the terrain. Then, he wandered around the city, searching for local Stygian contact points.
Although it was completely dark outside, Ye Liuyun’s Golden Phantom Eyes were unaffected in the slightest.
While Ye Liuyun was wandering the streets, he spotted an inn still open for business. On its doorframe was an inconspicuous black spider and it was the unmistakable symbol of the Stygian.
Ye Liuyun altered his appearance using the Phantom Illusion Technique, removed his Concealcape, and walked straight into the inn.
The inn’s attendant was startled, as Ye Liuyun had appeared so suddenly that he hadn’t even noticed him approaching.
Ye Liuyun toyed with his insignia in hand and said to the inn attendant, “I’m from out of town and just here to ask for directions.”
The attendant immediately sent a voice transmission to Ye Liuyun, saying, “The innermost room on the top floor.”
Ye Liuyun was a little surprised. “Could it be that the entrance to the Stygian secret realm is actually inside this inn?”
Seeing Ye Liuyun in a daze, the attendant pointed toward the stairs to guide him.
With a sense of curiosity, Ye Liuyun ascended the stairs.
He swept the area with his Divine Sense and found that every room here was protected by formations that blocked spiritual probing. However, when he looked through them with his Golden Phantom Eyes, he discovered that no one was actually staying in any of them.
When he reached the top floor, he found only three rooms. The door to the innermost room was closed.
After looking through with his Golden Phantom Eyes, Ye Liuyun discovered that one of the walls in the room was actually the entrance to a secret realm.
"Heh, this design is quite ingenious."
With his mind made up, Ye Liuyun pushed the door open and entered. Shortly after, the door automatically closed behind him.
Ye Liuyun wrapped himself in a black robe and then entered the Stygian secret realm.
"Sure enough, the layout is similar!" After entering the secret realm, Ye Liuyun observed his surroundings while heading toward the Exchange Hall.
After entering the Grand Hall, he immediately headed toward the back hall.
The situation inside was similar to what he had seen in the Lunaris City secret realm before. He immediately found an empty table and sat down.
Many people were sizing up this outsider. The maid quickly brought over a jar of Pure Brew.
Ye Liuyun took the jar of wine and began chunking it down.
He wasn’t in a hurry to leave. After finishing the drink, he sat there with his eyes closed, resting. Since it was still early before dawn, he decided to stay and relax, listening to the killers chat.
The killers here sized him up for a while, then concluded that he was probably from the Stygian, just passing through and grabbing a jar of Pure Brew. They didn’t pay him much attention and began talking about the latest gossip.
Soon, he overheard some useful information. Two killers were talking about his current mission target.
"The Mystic Fox has been hunted down badly recently!"
"Serves him right! He’s the one who keeps targeting his own kind!"
At that moment, a reception elder joined their conversation and inquired, "I heard that Griffin and his crew have cornered him in Mist Valley?"
"Yeah! They’ve got enough manpower. There’s no room left for the rest of us to get involved!" One assassin said with a hint of regret.
“When Griffin gets back, we’ll make them treat us to a feast!” The elder said with a grin.
“But we definitely have to fleece him for all he’s worth!” Another assassin chimed in with a laugh.
Afterward, Ye Liuyun confirmed the information through the conversations of others.
They all said that a killer named "Griffin" had teamed up with several other assassins to take down Ye Liuyun’s target, "Mystic Fox." At present, they had already cornered Mystic Fox in a place called Mist Valley.
Just as Ye Liuyun was listening in on the conversation, a woman suddenly took a seat across from him.
Though the woman was veiled, Ye Liuyun still caught a clear glimpse of her features at a glance.
"Hmm? So you do have some skill!" The woman remarked, immediately sensing that Ye Liuyun’s Golden Phantom Eyes had pierced through her disguise.
"Do you need something?" Ye Liuyun asked, aware that no one was allowed to make a move in this place, so he wasn’t concerned about her attacking.
"You’re from out of town?" The woman asked.
Ye Liuyun smirked, "Isn’t it obious?"
The woman smiled and introduced herself, "My name is ’Celestia,’ what should I call you?"
Ye Liuyun was about to respond, but his Divine Sense noticed that many people were paying attention to their conversation.
So he didn’t answer directly. Instead, he asked in return, "Do you need something?"
Celestia, however, paid no attention to the others and continued, "I want to team up with you and steal a business from Griffin. Once it’s done, we’ll split the points evenly. What do you think?"
Ye Liuyun rejected her directly.
"I’m not interested in your business here. I still have other missions!"
