Lin Qi coughed, narrowed his eyes at Jie, and spread his hands helplessly. "The Heavenly Temple? I know of them. They possess extremely terrifying strength on the Eastern Continent. But I don't believe they have any reason to come to the Western Continent."
Jie said nothing. He merely examined the wounds on Lin Qi's body carefully. After a long while, he straightened up and nodded to Mu Wei. "Lady Mu Wei, my business here is finished. Without question, the attackers destroyed the city defense magic arrays from outside the city last night and infiltrated the city. Then they attacked Lord Lü and took... took three divine artifacts!"
As he spoke those final words, the muscles in Jie's face twitched violently.
Mu Wei gave a cold snort. "Complete your task and track down those attackers. Three divine artifacts are nothing; I haven't taken three divine artifacts to heart! But as for that man's death, investigate it thoroughly yourselves!"
Jie's expression turned even uglier at Mu Wei's words. He drew in a deep breath, and it seemed as though all the air in the room had been sucked into him alone. The wine bottles, teacups, and other objects in the room shook violently, clattering with a series of dings and clangs.
"I... will!" Jie said gloomily. Then he abruptly turned, his eyes becoming crimson gold as they fixed viciously upon Lin Qi. "Wan En Longshan, did you kill Lord Lü? Was it you?"
Two dazzling beams of divine light burst from Jie's eyes and slammed viciously into Lin Qi's. Lin Qi's soul stirred sharply, and a flood of violet-gold light surged forth from his sea of consciousness, effortlessly dissolving the two beams of divine light. The cluster of white Dawn divine power stored between Lin Qi's brows suddenly erupted, sending thin rays