Some time later, She Long returned from his mission, bringing back news that Qian Renxue found hard to believe.
"That earthquake... was really caused by Danheng?"
After hearing She Long's report, Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes widened, filled with bewilderment.
The earthquake that had ravaged Heaven Dou City beyond recognition had not been a natural disaster, but something Danheng had caused?
"That's right. And Xue Beng also died at Danheng's hands—uh, more accurately, at Danheng's feet."
She Long dropped another bombshell, leaving Qian Renxue dazed for a moment.
"Xue Beng is dead? Where's the body?"
"According to the patrol soldiers, he fell into a fissure torn open by the earthquake. No body was left behind."
Qian Renxue paced back and forth across the room. The impact of these two pieces of information was a little too great; she needed to think carefully.
"However, as for why Danheng killed Xue Beng, the statements from those patrol soldiers were remarkably consistent—they all said they didn't know."
"If Young Mistress wants to know, I'm afraid you can only ask Prince Xue Xing."
She Long had gone to considerable trouble as well. Those patrol soldiers had happened to take leave and depart Heaven Dou City the day before he arrived.
Relying on the sheer strength of a Titled Douluo, She Long had managed to track down and capture all of them for interrogation within a few days.
At first, they had refused to talk, every one of them stubbornly tight-lipped. But when She Long directly threatened their families, they immediately told the truth.
"Prince Xue Xing... isn't all that important."
"Now that Xue Beng's death has been confirmed, the Heaven Dou Empire can basically be considered an object already in Spirit Hall's pocket."
Prince Xue Xing was most likely terrified out of his wits by