The blue-silver shell's firelight illuminated half the Sky Curtain.
A flock of crows angrily beat their wings and swept into the sky, but they were only slightly thrown into disarray by the air currents and suffered no real harm.
A moment later, silence returned to the area.
Song Ci carried the weakly struggling Higashizaki Takamasa back to the small courtyard. Kurosaki Group Transcendents lay all over the ground, while Chen Li counted heads and cleaned up the "battlefield."
Not a single one of them had been killed. They had all merely been knocked unconscious.
That was Gu Shen's decision. They would be kept alive until the interrogations were over, then their fate would be decided.
Bang!
Higashizaki Takamasa was thrown heavily onto the ground. This immensely dignified family patriarch was now bruised and swollen all over, clearly having taken quite a beating.
Song Ci's expression was grim as he dusted off his shoulder. "There. Brought him to you."
"Thanks."
Gu Shen smiled. "How did that blue-silver shell taste?"
"I'm fine. Just some superficial injuries. I'll recover in two days. This old bastard loves playing tricks. Once you're done interrogating him, I'll give him a proper beating!"
Song Ci spoke irritably, then flicked his sleeve and left, joining Chen Li outside the courtyard to clean up the battlefield.
"Mr. Takamasa, I won't waste any time."
Gu Shen crouched down and looked at the Higashizaki Family patriarch. "I came because of Higashizaki Tsuki."
The moment the name Higashizaki Tsuki was spoken—
Higashizaki Takamasa's eyes filled with utter shock. He stared disbelievingly at the "evil ghost" before him.
Higashizaki Tsuki was an "invisible person" within the family.
For nearly fifty years, the family had not produced such an outstanding genius. To nurture her, the clan had spent countless resources and avoided the Council's