"The Seventh Elder of Hundred Flowers Valley?"
At those words, both Cao Zhengxiong and his son, Cao Wenzhao, paled.
Chen Yan and Yang Song exchanged a glance, their brows furrowing slightly.
Hundred Flowers Valley was Jade Prefecture's sole overlord, a Divine Mansion Realm immortal sect that ruled over hundreds of millions of lives and boasted a legacy spanning thousands of years!
What an exalted figure the Seventh Elder of Hundred Flowers Valley was! How could he possibly have a grudge against the Cao Family, a mere Qi-Blood Realm lineage on Golden Crow Island?
Why would he even resort to such vicious means, using the Qin Family to slaughter every last member of the Cao Family?
It made no sense at all.
His expression grave, Cao Zhengxiong stepped forward and asked solemnly, "Mr. Cai, is that true? Our Cao Family has never had any dealings with Hundred Flowers Valley, much less offended someone like the Seventh Elder. Are you spouting nonsense now that death is at your door, hoping to sow discord?"
By now, Mr. Cai had been tortured beyond recognition and was barely breathing.
"Believe it or not, the person who instructed me was indeed a trusted subordinate of the Seventh Elder of Hundred Flowers Valley. As for the reason..."
He gave a cold laugh. "You'll have to ask that remarkable grandson of yours!"
"The Marquis of Chu!?"
Several of them cried out in shock.
"Precisely!"
Chen Yan's face darkened, and he barked, "Explain yourself! If so much as half a sentence is false, I'll make you beg for life and be denied it, beg for death and be denied that too!"
Mr. Cai paused, then said slowly, "Do you remember the Half-Saint's Hidden Treasure that appeared a while ago?"
"The Half-Saint's Hidden Treasure?"
Cao Zhengxiong and his son were