BSI Chapter 582 Even if he wasn't the murderer, he was still inextricably linked to him.
Chapter 582 Even if he wasn't the murderer, he was still inextricably linked to him.
at the same time.
Outside, in the northern desert region, in the city of Ulan.
The entire city was now completely enveloped in a suffocating atmosphere of solemnity and oppression.
The city gates were tightly shut, the battle formations were fully activated, and not a single civilian could be seen on the streets. Only squads of the Dali Dynasty's regular army—the Black Armor Army—wearing heavy armor and wielding gleaming long spears, patrolled and searched everywhere, their orderly footsteps sounding like a death knell.
Inside the council hall of the city lord's mansion.
The atmosphere became so heavy it reached freezing point.
In the main seat of the hall sat a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe adorned with stars, his face as cold and stern as ice.
Although he did not emit any spiritual energy fluctuations, the space around him showed signs of distortion and collapse simply by sitting there.
He was none other than Zhang Tianyun, the Great Elder of the Qinglan Sect, who had just advanced to the Sendai Realm and had traveled a great distance from the Qinglan Sect!
And to the left of Zhang Tianyun.
A burly old man in a brocade robe sat upright, his expression showing a mixture of cautious flattery and respect.
This burly old man was none other than Li Zhenyuan, the only Dragon Transformation Realm expert and the highest-ranking ruler of the Northern Desert Prefecture!
Three full days had passed since Zhang Yanran's soul tablet shattered and Zhang Tianyun descended upon Mobei Prefecture.
In these three days, Li Zhenyuan spared no effort in using the official resources of the entire Mobei Prefecture to curry favor with this newly promoted Sendai Realm expert.
He not only ordered the complete blockade of the border of Mobei Prefecture, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving, but also personally led a team to thoroughly search several cities around Ulan City.
Just half an hour ago, they finally gathered all the clues and roughly reconstructed the truth of what happened that night three days ago.
"Elder Zhang, after three days of careful investigation by our Black Armor Army, the matter is now quite clear."
Li Zhenyuan put down his teacup, bowed slightly, and reported to Zhang Tianyun in a respectful tone.
"That night at Lan Yue Tower, the auras of Miss Zhang Yanran and Elder Zhou disappeared very quickly. At the same time, a huge change occurred in the Xiao family in the city. More than a hundred members of the current patriarch Xiao Ming's lineage were silently wiped out in their sleep."
"We carefully examined the scene at the Xiao family's residence and found that the perpetrator's methods were clean and efficient, demonstrating an extremely sophisticated assassination technique."
"What's even more puzzling is that the young man named Xiao Yan, the son of the former head of the Xiao family, fled Wulan City overnight on the night of the incident, accompanied by a mysterious servant in black robes and riding two blue-scaled horses!"
At this point, a cold glint flashed in Li Zhenyuan's eyes.
"There can't be such a coincidence in this world! Miss Yanran's demise, and the extermination of the Xiao family line, are absolutely inextricably linked to this brat named Xiao Yan!"
"Even if he only has the cultivation of the Sea of Wheels Realm and couldn't possibly kill Elder Zhou, who is at the Four Extremes Realm, the mysterious black-robed man beside him, or some force hidden behind him, must be the murderer!"
"Xiao Yan, at the very least, was an accomplice who tipped off others and led the way!"
Listening to Li Zhenyuan's analysis, Zhang Tianyun, sitting in the main seat, remained silent, his face ashen.
However, with a slight exertion of his hand on the armrest of the chair, the hard, ancient iron armrest silently turned into a fine powder, which slid down between his fingers.
Feeling the sudden drop in temperature inside the hall, Li Zhenyuan broke out in a cold sweat. He quickly straightened his back and solemnly assured them:
"Elder Zhang, you can rest assured! As the envoy of Zhenzhou, I will never tolerate such a heinous and wicked villain!"
"Now, all the major cities and transportation routes in the entire Northern Desert Prefecture have been completely sealed off by me. Not even a fly can get out!"
"Moreover, just a few hours ago, my elite scouts, in conjunction with the Qinglan Sect's tracking spirit beasts, discovered fresh tracks left by those two blue-scaled horses deep in the vast desert hundreds of miles outside the city!"
Li Zhenyuan really went all out this time to do Zhang Tianyun a favor.
"The other party has obviously fled into the depths of that desert. But Elder Zhang, rest assured, I have already dispatched three more elite Black Armor Army squads led by commanders of the Four Extremes Realm, to work with your sect's law enforcement team disciples to pursue them into the desert along the trail."
"They can't escape this completely sealed-off deadlock!"
"It shouldn't be long before news of victory arrives from the front, that the petty thief Xiao Yan has been captured and brought to justice, to be handed over to Elder Zhang for judgment!"
Li Zhenyuan's confident words echoed throughout the hall.
Zhang Tianyun nodded slightly.
He picked up the spiritual tea beside him, took a small sip, and his deep eyes were filled with an unyielding, icy killing intent.
He didn't care who was behind Xiao Yan, nor did he care what earth-shattering trump cards the other party had.
Since he dared to kill his granddaughter, he must bear the relentless wrath of a powerful being at the Sendai Realm within the territory of the Great Li Dynasty.
"I just hope your men can capture him alive."
Zhang Tianyun put down his teacup, his voice hoarse and chilling.
"I will personally skin him alive, burn him alive, and torture him for a hundred years before he dies."
"Definitely, definitely."
Li Zhenyuan nodded repeatedly in agreement.
A heavy silence fell over the hall once again.
However, this silence did not last long.
"Buzz—!"
Suddenly, a blue communication jade tablet that Zhang Tianyun had casually placed on the table burst out with a dazzling and eerie scarlet light without warning!
Along with the flashing red light, a shrill alarm sounded from inside the jade pendant.
Upon seeing this, Li Zhenyuan, who had been all smiles, instantly changed his expression.
As a high-ranking official, he knew very well what the flashing red light on the sect's jade token meant. It not only signified an extremely urgent situation, but also meant that… an inner disciple or steward of the Qinglan Sect had perished while carrying out a mission!
Moreover, judging from the frequency and intensity of the red light flashing, it was not just one person who perished, but an entire team!
"Snap!"
The teacup in Zhang Tianyun's hand was instantly crushed into powder by him.
He suddenly stood up, and the aura of the Sendai Realm that burst forth in that instant directly overturned the heavy sandalwood table in the hall to the ground. Even Li Zhenyuan, who was in the Transformation Dragon Realm, was forced to retreat several steps by this pressure, and his blood and qi churned in his chest.
Zhang Tianyun didn't say a word, nor did he even pick up the communication jade tablet on the table.
His blood-red eyes were fixed on the rapidly fading red dot on the jade tablet—that was the depths of the endless desert!
He knew this was definitely not an accident.
In this completely sealed-off northern region, there is absolutely no other possibility than the real culprit who killed his granddaughter: to silently and instantly wipe out an entire team of Qinglan Sect elites led by a fourth-level expert and fully armed!
This is most likely related to that petty thief named Xiao Yan!
"court death!"
Zhang Tianyun gritted his teeth and spat out two words.
The next moment, there was a loud "boom".
The sturdy dome of the City Lord's Mansion council hall was smashed to pieces by a terrifying force, as if it were made of paper.
Zhang Tianyun's figure had already transformed into a dazzling divine rainbow that pierced the sky. Without the slightest pause, carrying boundless rage and endless killing intent, he directly tore through the clouds above Wulan City and headed straight for the direction where the group of disciples had perished deep in the desert at an astonishing speed!
He wanted to personally take action and catch the culprit hiding behind the scenes.