Chapter 2924: Chapter 2924
Tang Hao wasn’t as foolish as Tang Qianyu. He immediately realized that the person dragging him away must be an ally providing outside support. Without resisting, he cooperated with the momentum, allowing the doppelganger to pull him to safety.
The An family members were stunned when they saw their clan leader and elders vanish before their eyes, completely baffled by what had just happened.
At that moment, the An family disciples and elders from inside the secret realm came rushing out.
"Why didn’t you stop them?" one of the elders who had just emerged from the secret realm scolded them.
"The clan leader... he disappeared!" another elder muttered in a daze.
The elders and disciples who had charged out of the secret realm had been in hot pursuit, but upon hearing this, the elders immediately halted.
Some of them had already sensed the events inside the secret realm through their divine consciousness—witnessing Ye Liuyun firing beams of white and black light to kill their elders before collecting their corpses.
Now, hearing that the clan leader had vanished, a chill ran down their spines. A terrible premonition struck them—had Ye Liuyun killed their leader as well?
They stopped in their tracks and pressed the elder for details. Behind them, several other elders also paused. However, since the doppelganger had first manipulated time, those outside had never seen Ye Liuyun use the white or black beams. They had only witnessed the clan leader and a few elders disappear without a trace.
Meanwhile, the elite disciples of the An family continued their relentless pursuit without hesitation. With Ye Liuyun and his doppelganger burdened by carrying others, their speed had slowed. They barely managed to reach the void of space before the disciples caught up.
Still, seeing that no particularly powerful elders were among the pursuers, Ye Liuyun wasn’t overly concerned. He signaled his second doppelganger while summoning his Spirit Cat battleship. Without ceremony, he tossed Tang Xinyao, Tang Qianyu, and Tang Hao inside, the impact making them grimace in pain.
Then, taking turns with his doppelganger, he began using time manipulation to drain the souls of the An family disciples and collect their corpses. In the blink of an eye, the strongest and fastest group of pursuers had all vanished.
The remaining An family disciples froze in horror, halting their advance and refusing to get any closer to Ye Liuyun.
Seizing the moment, Ye Liuyun recalled both doppelgangers and boarded the Spirit Cat battleship without a backward glance. Activating its spatial jump function, the vessel shimmered with spatial distortions before disappearing entirely.
A few An family disciples hurled attacks from a distance, but the battleship’s formidable defenses rendered their efforts useless. With a final ripple in space, the ship was gone.
"Where did all those senior brothers go?"
"What exactly is going on?"
Only a group of disciples from the An family remained in the starry void, murmuring among themselves.
Ye Liuyun didn’t even bother about direction—he activated the teleportation first and adjusted the course afterward, speeding back toward the Tang family at full throttle.
Only then did he release a few martial cultivators to take over piloting the flying vessel while he went to check on Tang Xinyao and the others.
Tang Xinyao groaned dramatically when she saw him approach, complaining that Ye Liuyun had jostled them too hard.
Ye Liuyun merely chuckled and explained, "No choice. You were talking too much. At that moment, I couldn’t afford even a second’s delay—otherwise, none of us would’ve escaped."
"Are we safe now?" Tang Xinyao asked.
Ye Liuyun nodded. "We’re safe. This warship is traversing the void—they can’t catch us. We’ll reach the Tang family in five days. Use the time to recover. Though, we might still run into another An family ambush before we arrive."
After speaking, he immediately inspected Tang Qianyu’s core and found it damaged. Fortunately, it hadn’t been too long—there was still a chance for recovery.
"What are you doing?" Tang Qianyu instantly sensed that Ye Liuyun had seen through her condition.
A suspicion flickered in her mind: *Wasn’t it his beast companion that had the ability to see through things? How can he do it too? Then who was the one who peeked at me bathing last time?*
Ignoring her thoughts, Ye Liuyun tossed her a drop of Life Spring Water. "Drink this now. There’s still time to repair your core. Otherwise, it’ll be ruined for good. So shut up and focus on what’s important."
He could tell she was puzzled but couldn’t be bothered to explain. Instead, he turned and left to oversee the martial cultivators steering the warship.
"I think he can see through things too!" Tang Qianyu whispered to Tang Xinyao after he walked away, her suspicion lingering.
Tang Xinyao shook her head helplessly and countered, "Qianyu, whether he has X-ray vision or not—does it really matter compared to restoring your core?"
Tang Qianyu looked at her in surprise. "Aren’t you the least bit curious? If he can see through things, doesn’t that mean he’s already seen us?"
Her mind was buzzing with questions—how had Ye Liuyun killed those elders? None of it made sense to her. Unlike Tang Xinyao, who had already fallen under Ye Liuyun’s control and dared not ask too much, Tang Qianyu found him utterly baffling.
Tang Xinyao was at a loss for words. Suddenly, she understood why Ye Liuyun couldn’t be bothered with Qianyu—she really couldn’t tell what was important.
Still, she reminded her, "Focus on stabilizing your core first! You can ask all your questions after you’ve recovered."
With that, she took out her own cultivation resources and closed her eyes to meditate.
Tang Qianyu stared at the vial of Life Spring Water in her hand, hesitating for only a moment before swallowing it. After all, Ye Liuyun had protected her this far and even rescued her—why would he harm her now?
The moment the drop of Life Spring Water touched her tongue, she felt her core rapidly regenerating. A wave of relief washed over her. Without this, she might have suffered lasting damage, hindering her future cultivation. For that, she was deeply grateful to Ye Liuyun.
Meanwhile, Ye Liuyun had Lan Xin and the others sort through the resources taken from the An family’s patriarch, elders, and disciples. Useless items like storage rings and identity tokens were burned to ashes to prevent any tracking.
Back at the An family estate, all the surviving elders had gathered, speculating frantically about what had happened. Messengers were sent to the Tang family for answers. The only thing they knew for certain was that the escaped Tang disciples included Tang Qianyu, Tang Xinyao, and Tang Hao.
The Tang disciples had robbed them of their most vital resources, slaughtered countless elders and disciples, and even left the An family patriarch’s fate unknown. The An family demanded justice—failure to resolve this could spark an all-out war between the two clans.
As for Ye Liuyun’s identity, or the nature of that white and black light, those mysteries would have to wait until after negotiations with the Tang family.
Aboard the Spirit Cat battleship, Tang Qianyu’s core had fully healed thanks to the Life Spring Water. The moment she recovered, she sought out Ye Liuyun to thank him—and immediately bombarded him with questions. How had he dealt with those elders? How had he found the weak point in the secret realm? Where had he gone inside?
Tang Xinyao and Tang Hao could only watch and shake their heads. If they were in Ye Liuyun’s place, they’d have been just as exasperated by her relentless interrogation.
