"The second request is simple. I only wish to know who, exactly, informed the Sun Moon Divine Cult of the deaths of Yan Cong, the branch tower master of our Myriad Stars Tower, and several of our consecrated elders ahead of time?"
The moment he raised this question, Jian Qianxiong tried to explain himself, but Yan Wuji raised a hand to stop him. "Cult Master Jian, don't be so quick to deny it!"
"Do not underestimate the intelligence network or the brains of the Myriad Stars Tower. Regarding the complete annihilation of the branch tower's upper ranks, the main tower conducted the most thorough investigation!
"The main tower discovered that before even the people in the branch tower realized anything had happened to it, the Sun Moon Divine Cult had already begun making its move!
"This can mean only one thing: either the Sun Moon Divine Cult organized the murder of our branch tower's upper ranks, or the Sun Moon Divine Cult is connected to the murderers who assassinated them!"
As he spoke, Yan Wuji leaned forward and gave a sinister smile. "Cult Master Jian, how do you explain this?"
Jian Qianxiong waved a hand indifferently. "Elder Yan, your Myriad Stars Tower is overthinking this!
"To be frank, we merely happened to have an informant planted within your branch tower. By a twist of fate, he discovered the matter first..."
"Very good!"
Faced with Jian Qianxiong's denial, Yan Wuji instead nodded with a smile. He smiled most happily, yet his expression was incomparably grim. "Very good. In that case, by some twist of fate, certain people may have to vanish from this world as well. Hahaha!"
"Certain people?" Jian Qianxiong's gaze abruptly sharpened, stabbing toward Yan Wuji like a sword as he desperately tried to read something from Yan Wuji's