Chapter 1466: The Qu Family's Hidden Hand
Zhao Zijie was just about to lose his temper when Liu Hongyuan's eyes suddenly blazed with dazzling purple light. Zhao Zijie's gaze instantly went vacant, and he stood completely motionless.
"If I weren't worried you might have a rare treasure, I wouldn't have needed to go to all this trouble." Liu Hongyuan curled his lip in disdain. He had been lying low for several years, putting in no small effort to get this chance to meet Zhao Zijie at close range.
He stretched out his right hand, pressed it against Zhao Zijie's head, and performed a soul-searching technique.
According to the intelligence, Zhao Zijie's sister worked at Immortal Herb Palace. The siblings should have been among the first to follow Shi Yue, so they surely knew plenty.
After a while, Liu Hongyuan withdrew his hand, his brows knitted tightly.
"Shi Yue is all show and no substance! Just as I thought. What master? Zhao Zijie hasn't even seen him. It was probably made up to fool people." Liu Hongyuan muttered to himself.
His eyes blazed with dazzling purple light as he held Zhao Zijie's head in both hands, looking as if the effort was taking a toll on him. He was doing this to erase the effects of the soul search. Otherwise, Zhao Zijie might suffer anything from memory loss to a coma or even become an idiot. Liu Hongyuan didn't want to alert anyone, so he had no choice but to painstakingly undo the damage.
Fortunately, his cultivation was far higher than Zhao Zijie's, or he wouldn't have been able to do it. After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Zhao Zijie came to.
"Huh? What happened to me? Right, Senior Liu, didn't you say you'd give me