Holy Land true disciple Hong Ru had declared there that he would slay Ye Zhen, but Grand Governor Ji Yuan grew anxious.
It was not only Hong Ru who wanted Ye Zhen dead. Western Patrol Envoy Xi Qiangu, present here, and even Grand Governor Ji Yuan himself wanted nothing more than to kill him.
But compared to the earth-shattering matter he was plotting at this moment, whether Ye Zhen lived or died, and who killed him, had temporarily ceased to matter.
"Master Hong Ru, does this mean the plan to breach the Blood River Forbidden Zone from within has failed?" Grand Governor Ji Yuan asked anxiously.
At this, Hong Ru's expression turned solemn. "Rest assured, Grand Governor. When I, Hong Ru, make plans, I pursue several paths at once, with contingencies for everything.
"Though the possibility of this pawn Yan Ning failing was one in ten thousand, I had still prepared a backup, in case of that one chance.
"If that one chance occurred and affected the Grand Governor's great undertaking, that would hardly be good."
With another mysterious sweep of his palm, a Spirit Mirror appeared once more before Grand Governor Ji Yuan and the others. Yet the scene within it remained at the same formation node as before.
"Grand Governor, know yourself and know your enemy. Watch Ye Zhen's movements first. I shall now perform the rite and notify that important pawn to act," Hong Ru said.
The moment he finished speaking, doubt appeared in Grand Governor Ji Yuan's eyes. "Eh, Master Hong Ru, look at Ye Zhen. Could he have discovered us?"
"How could that be? We are separated by tens of millions of li and layers upon layers of formations. How could he possibly discover us..."
Before he could finish, Hong Ru himself froze.
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