According to their confessions, they were initially sent to gather information, not to invade the mainland.
After all, their ancestors came from here, so everyone has a special feeling for this land.
However, they learned that the military strength across the entire continent had begun to decline completely.
Let alone Saint Realm warriors, there aren't many even at the Peak Grandmaster.
Therefore, these people began to gather intelligence all over the mainland for future use in an attack.
This is because their cultivation methods require extremely high levels of cultivation resources.
The numerous martial artists on the mainland are precisely the cultivation resources they urgently need.
The island they previously occupied, along with the surrounding area and its warriors, have been almost completely looted by them.
Even if they exert all their strength now, they can no longer capture many martial artists.
Moreover, they received an important piece of information this time.
They were overjoyed when they received the news.
Those were people from the Fifth Judge Palace; they had actually appeared.
When they first heard about the Sea Gazing City massacre, they wondered if it was the work of people from other branches of the Halls of Yama's Palace.
Therefore, they chose to Sea Gazing City to confirm the authenticity of the news and which branch hall's people were responsible.
Then, they confirmed it by Sea Gazing City.
Those who attacked Sea Gazing City last time cultivated the Blood Saint Art, which originated from the same source as them.
However, the Blood Saint Art they practiced was likely an incomplete version.
However, it also made them realize that these people were definitely from the Fifth Judge Palace.
This news alone is better than any other good news.
Because, for them, the Halls of Yama warriors who also cultivate the Blood Saint Art are their best cultivation resources.
Therefore, their urgent departure at sea is solely to let their sect know that they have discovered the Fifth Judge Palace.
At the same time, it also dissuaded them from attacking the mainland.
After all, their sect currently has no Saint Realm warriors.
Without Saint Realm warriors, if they easily attack the continent, who will face Jiang Liu's attacks?
Hearing their thoughts, Jiang Liu smiled. How naive! Once they've set their minds on something, why would they give up so easily?
However, the messenger also revealed his activities on the mainland.
These matters will have to wait until Jiang Liu returns to handle them, or until Xingyue arrives so she can take the message back and let Flowing Cloud Matriarch deal with it.
Furthermore, they provided Jiang Liu with a very important piece of intelligence.
That is, the reason why they were listed on the Assassination List as soon as they entered the mainland is simply because it is their old profession.
It turns out that the entire Wheel King Palace has been reorganized into an Assassin Alliance.
Of course, this is the official name used to recruit outsiders to work for them.
Even among their own people, they knew that they belonged to the Halls of Yama Wheel King Palace.
However, it is undeniable that they are now all professional assassins.
That's why they're so good at concealing their presence.
Even after they were on the Assassination List for so long, it wasn't until they made their move that Lin Chi discovered their true identities.
This interrogation and questioning lasted for more than half an hour.
At this moment, a small boat appeared in the distance, with several martial artists sitting on it.
Jiang Liu sensed the approaching people and discovered that they were none other than the Wind Hall members, led by Xingyue.
Xingyue looked at the large ship anchored on the sea and her face lit up with joy. She immediately knew that the ship must have been intercepted by the Holy Lord.
After all, they hadn't gone far out to sea, and even if those people wanted to kill all the crew members on board to silence them, it wouldn't be so soon.
Sure enough, before they could get very close, Jiang Liu's voice rang in her ear.
Xingyue quickly leaped into the air and rapidly approached the large ship.
Her men also quickly started rowing the boat with all their might.
Xingyue came aboard the large ship and was overjoyed to see the four people lying on the ground.
She hadn't expected that the Holy Lord would capture them all alive.
"Alright, they've all confessed. Take them back now!" Jiang Liu said, looking at Xingyue's eager expression.
Judging from Xingyue's expression, you can tell what she's up to. She's really a violent woman!
"Uh!" Xingyue's expression froze for a moment. If she didn't need to interrogate him, wouldn't her newly learned interrogation techniques be useless?
It's worth noting that she had learned quite a few new methods of torture and forced confessions for this operation.
Jiang Liu then recounted to Xingyue the things they had confessed to.
After saying that, Jiang Liu added, pointing to the messenger, "He's the most dishonest, but he knows the most information. You can give him some pointers."
Seeing this, Dongyang Hu and the other two immediately felt sorry for the messenger, because this woman looked like someone not to be trifled with.
Given the messenger's cunning nature, he's likely to suffer quite a bit.
"Also, have them send a message back saying that everything is calm on the mainland and it is not a good time to attack," Jiang Liu continued.
"Alright, if there's nothing else, you can take them back. Leave the rest to Sect Flowing Cloud Sect Master."
"Yes, Holy Lord," Xingyue replied, bowing.
Jiang Liu is entrusting the task of eliminating the traitor to Flowing Cloud Matriarch, and he believes she will understand his intentions.
Immediately, Jiang Liu stretched out his hand and tapped the dantian of Dongyang Hu and the other two, controlling all their dantian energy.
Just now, he leaped into the air and flew towards the strait.
Xingyue watched Jiang Liu leave before ordering the trembling boatmen to start the large ship and turn back.
The origin of this large ship is also highly questionable; it was provided by forces that colluded with them.
Therefore, Xingyue still has many things to do next, including cooperating with Flowing Cloud Matriarch to eliminate the traitor.
Jiang Liu returned to the strait and saw that Gongsun Haoyue was still meditating and resting.
It seems she has no worries at all about not being able to handle it.
"You're back! How did it go? Did those guys confess?" As soon as Jiang Liu approached, Gongsun Haoyue opened her eyes and asked.
In fact, Gongsun Haoyue had been observing from behind for a while and found that Jiang Liu had completely taken control of the situation.
Therefore, she was too lazy to go over there and simply waited for Jiang Liu to return.
Jiang Liu then recounted everything that had happened on the boat to Gongsun Haoyue.
After listening, Gongsun Haoyue frowned and asked, "Did they explain what their palace master's current strength is?"
Jiang Liu shook his head and said, "No, but they just said they wanted to persuade their sect to temporarily abandon their intention to attack the continent, because they don't have any Saint Realm warriors."
"Now that we know where their lair is, how about we go there after we've dealt with the Fifth Judge Palace?"
Gongsun Haoyue approached Jiang Liu, reached out her small hand, grasped Jiang Liu's large hand, and said firmly, "No matter where we go, I will be with you."
Jiang Liu looked at the sunrise, which reflected on Gongsun Haoyue's pretty face, and felt a warmth in his heart.
He swept Gongsun Haoyue into his arms and kissed her forehead.
A happy smile appeared on Gongsun Haoyue's face.