"Of course, Master. I have an idea. We could drag Li Xuan of the Sacred Void Sect into this. He's a Half-demon, with the Heavenly Phoenix Clan behind him. That would make things even bigger."
"No need. I can't reach the Tianlan Star Domain for now, and there's no need to provoke the Demon Race. Let's stir up some conflict first. I'll lead the others to the Tianlan Star Domain right away. We won't provoke the Sacred Void Sect yet; we'll start with the Qu Family. The faster, the better. We can also drag the Immortal Herb Palace into it. Didn't Yanluo Hall send people to assassinate Shi Yue before? Pin the blame on the Ning Family. People in the Tianlan Star Domain are on edge right now. It's the perfect time to strike. This opportunity won't come again."
One of the ten most powerful forces in the Tianlan Star Domain had been wiped out. The other major forces would surely be on high alert and try to find the culprit. That made this the perfect time to fish in troubled waters.
"Yes, Master. I'll take care of it at once," the Black-robed Old Man replied without hesitation.
Several days later, a shocking rumor quickly spread: the Qu Family had joined forces with the Immortal Herb Palace to destroy the Ning Family because the Ning Family had hired Yanluo Hall to assassinate Shi Yue. Shi Yue and the Qu Family had therefore protected the Ning Family.
The rumor caused an uproar. The explanation sounded plausible. Who had hired the killers to assassinate Shi Yue in the first place had always been a mystery. Ning Wuque had sent people to assassinate Qu Feiyan, Shi Yue's fiancée. Though people had called it a rumor, it had actually happened.
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