The Second Warden laughed when he saw it, then replied:
"You're exaggerating. Eight-Curse Snake knew so many people; it was perfectly normal for them to leak the news before you silenced them. Now that Eight-Curse Snake is dead, they're taking revenge on you—why are you pinning it on me? What could I possibly gain from this? Besides, can you guarantee there isn't anyone on your side who knew and resented you? What a joke. I'm the least suspicious person, because I don't even know the details of your Tai Yu blood sacrifice... Still, if this can really succeed, it'll be a sensational discovery, won't it?"
"Utter nonsense!" Si Dao Cangsheng replied at last, and then there was nothing more.
The Second Warden waited a while before sneering. "That guy was probably frightened. In his rage, he came looking for trouble with me first, then realized I wasn't very likely to be the culprit and started covering things up again."
"But the effects of their blood sacrifice should be achievable," a woman below said.
The Second Warden nodded faintly and said profoundly, "All I can say is... Emperor Yu was truly a genius!"
After saying that, he too fell silent, deep in thought.
"Then Li Tianming..."
The Second Warden cut off another woman. "No need to discuss him."
The women exchanged looks, none of them knowing why. But if he said not to discuss it, then they would not discuss it.
Primordial Chaos Territory, the winds and clouds churned.
On this day, countless hearts were likely pounding without pause.
Across the streets of Primordial Chaos Territory, innumerable people poured outside and surrounded Tianyu Temple until not even water could pass through. In particular, the parents and relatives of the missing gathered outside Tianyu Temple, raising banners as they wept and