Chapter 326: Internal Thorough Investigation
Bibi Dong's words revealed the identity of the dark, blurry figure. It was Ghost Douluo, Gui Mei.
"Your Holiness," Gui Mei said in his hoarse voice, "I received the news. Has the old Chrysanthemum fallen?"
"Yue Guan's situation has not been confirmed yet," Bibi Dong replied with a slight frown. "He may not have fallen. He is only out of contact. There is still a certain chance that he is alive."
At those words, Gui Mei immediately fell silent.
In truth, Gui Mei understood very well that Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's death was already highly likely. Bibi Dong's so-called "out of contact" and "possibly still alive" were only words of comfort.
Thinking of this, Gui Mei's dark figure seemed to grow even more illusory, and the expression on his blurry face became impossible to make out.
Although Gui Mei sometimes liked to mock Yue Guan with the nickname "Chrysanthemum Guan," their relationship was actually extremely close.
As partners who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Gui Mei and Yue Guan had spent more than sixty years together. Their bond had long since surpassed that of ordinary blood brothers. So after learning that Yue Guan had most likely perished, Gui Mei was genuinely heartbroken. He even wished the one who had fallen had been himself.
Bibi Dong also remained silent for a moment, giving Gui Mei enough time to grieve. Only then did she ask, "Gui Mei, you returned so suddenly. Without you there, how are those few little ones training in the Maze Grand Canyon?"
"They are fine. I brought them back with me when I returned," Gui Mei said in a very hoarse voice. "Your Holiness, who caused the old Chrysanthemum to lose contact? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
Gui Mei still remembered the mission Bibi Dong had assigned to Yue Guan at the time. Yue Guan had only gone to intercept and kill an eight-ring Spirit Douluo Elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Yet after that, there had been no more news.
No matter how one looked at it, this matter had to be connected to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
"Besides the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan also seems to be involved," Bibi Dong said. Then she briefly informed Gui Mei of the intelligence gathered during this period, the conclusions she had drawn, and the arrangements she had already set in motion.
"In that case," Gui Mei said after listening carefully to Bibi Dong's explanation, "Your Holiness, let me go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. I want to personally ask about the old Chrysanthemum's situation."
Bibi Dong pondered Gui Mei's sudden request for a moment, then nodded in agreement. "Very well. Then you will replace the Seventh Elder and go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan with Tuoba Xi."
In her view, given Gui Mei's current state, if she did not allow him to personally visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he would never feel at ease. Since that was the case, she naturally chose to grant his request.
"Yes."
After obtaining Bibi Dong's approval, Gui Mei did not linger. As an agility-attack type Titled Douluo, he immediately erupted with his full speed and directly left the Supreme Pontiff Palace, leaving behind a slowly fading afterimage as he rushed toward the direction where the Seventh Elder and Tuoba Xi had departed, intending to replace the Seventh Elder.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Yu Tianlin, Yu Luomian, and Ye Lingling had already been back for several days.
On the day they returned, Yu Tianlin informed Yu Yuanzhen about Spirit Hall's future Soul Hunting Operation and explained in detail what the so-called "Soul Hunting Operation" truly meant.
As for why Yu Tianlin knew about such an extremely confidential matter, it was naturally because he had stumbled upon it by chance.
After learning that Spirit Hall actually intended to destroy the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen was shocked, but he still chose to believe Yu Tianlin. He immediately convened all the Elders and Grand Elders of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for a meeting, and from that discussion, a series of decisions were quickly made.
The first was naturally to recall the Clan's Disciples who were away, raise the Clan's alert to the highest level, and prepare against a possible assault from Spirit Hall.
The second was to launch a full investigation into all personnel within the Clan and root out any spies planted by Spirit Hall.
And this measure did indeed produce significant results.
Among the direct line members of the Clan, those who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, there were basically no problems. However, among those recruited from outside and among the affiliated factions, there were indeed some spies planted by Spirit Hall. Under the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's thorough investigation, the identities of those spies were completely exposed.
At this moment, Yu Tianlin and his father were dealing with one of the exposed spies.
The spy was being forced to kneel on the ground by two burly men standing on either side of him. His face was pale as he looked up and pleaded, "Elder Ming Feng, Young Master Tianlin, give me a chance."
Yu Mingfeng sat high in the main seat, expressionlessly scrutinizing the spy without saying a word.
Hearing this, Yu Tianlin only sneered. "How should I give you a chance?"
"I had no choice before," the spy said earnestly. "Now I want to be a good person."
However, Yu Tianlin remained unmoved and said coldly, "Then go tell the Clan Master and see if the Clan Master will let you be a good person."
The spy fell silent for a moment, then finally forced out a dry laugh. "Then that means I'm dead."
After that classic exchange, Yu Tianlin suddenly found the whole thing rather dull and could not be bothered to continue. He waved his hand, signaling the two men below to drag the spy away and deal with him.
Seeing that there was no escaping this calamity, the spy immediately began struggling frantically and shouting hysterically, "You can't do this! I bled for the Clan! I was injured for the Clan!"
Unfortunately, his struggle was meaningless. The two burly men forcibly dragged him away, and his fate was already obvious.
Once the room was empty again, Yu Mingfeng finally spoke.
"Tianlin, during these past few days, quite a few spies planted by Spirit Hall have been uncovered, but none of them seem to know anything about this so-called Soul Hunting Operation."
After the spies were caught, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had naturally interrogated them. However, they truly seemed to know nothing about the so-called Soul Hunting Operation. They appeared to be responsible only for gathering intelligence within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Regarding this, Yu Tianlin said, "That is actually normal."
"For a major operation like the Soul Hunting Operation, Spirit Hall naturally would not inform these spies in advance. Otherwise, what if the news leaked? Spirit Hall would only notify them right before the operation officially begins, so it is only natural that they know nothing about it right now."
"Although they are all unaware, just the sheer number of spies is enough to reveal Spirit Hall's intentions."
This purge had uncovered not only spies from Spirit Hall, but also people planted by other forces. However, those other forces had only inserted a handful of scouts at most, while the number of spies planted by Spirit Hall had already reached nearly a hundred.
For ordinary intelligence gathering, just a few people would have been enough. Yet Spirit Hall had planted so many within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Under those circumstances, Spirit Hall's intentions were already obvious.
.....
[If you don't want to wait for the next update, read 50 chapters ahead on P@treon.]
[[email protected]/FanficLord03]