Stalling for time?
Shen Qingxuan, who had thought victory was his, froze. A bad feeling flashed through his mind.
Had they been playing me all along?
The next second...
Several figures appeared, confirming his suspicions.
Shi Yan, with a tuft of white hair atop his head, came leaping toward them from the distance. On his back was a haggard man whose eyes shone with startling brightness: Lan Tianlan.
Two others flanked Shi Yan, one with blue hair and the other with green. They were the two Lan Family elders.
"Captain, everyone, mission accomplished! We found Lan Tianlan!"
Shi Yan bounded over to Su Jinghong with Lan Tianlan on his back and spoke with a grin.
"He's a little weak, but otherwise he's fine! Good thing we had Shen Qingxuan's severed hand. I followed the karmic thread and found Lan Tianlan in no time. I took out his guards while I was at it. Oh, and..."
Shi Yan glanced at Su Ye.
"Old Madman was among the people guarding Lan Tianlan."
As it turned out, after Su Ye tore off Shen Qingxuan's hand, he had soon found a chance to pass it to Shi Yan, who was hidden nearby.
Shen Qingxuan had staged this entire affair to lure the experts of the Heavenly Prefecture's aristocratic families here and catch them all at once. He wanted to forge a stronger, more perfect body for his Body Seizure.
Lan Tianlan was the body Shen Qingxuan had originally chosen.
Although Su Ye's appearance had made Shen Qingxuan change his choice, the karmic link between Shen Qingxuan and Lan Tianlan remained.
Once Shi Yan had the severed hand, still bearing Shen Qingxuan's flesh and blood, he quickly found a karmic thread and followed it to the heavily guarded Lan Tianlan.
"So that's it... That was