Secret Aid

Inside the luxurious cabin of the Yun Clan's seventh-grade flying vessel, the atmosphere had dropped to freezing point.

Bang!

A fine white jade table shattered beneath Yun Ting's palm.

"You lowworld trash who don't know when you've been shown favor!" Yun Ting's face was livid. "Seventh Uncle, I'll contact Dark Ghost right away. Once he leaves the market, we'll intercept and kill him!"

"Foolish!"

Elder Yun Cang rebuked him coldly. "The Supreme Unity Mystic Sect's grand examination is imminent, and every faction has its eyes fixed on it. Bloodshed at a time like this? If they uncover even a trace, our Yun Clan will be dragged through the mud as well."

"Then are we just letting this go?" Yun Ting gritted his teeth.

"Let it go?"

Elder Yun Cang shook his head. "Send word to the Heavenly Ark Commerce Guild."

Elder Yun Cang said blandly, "Close off Lu Zhen completely from the Commerce Guild's treasury—the later chapters of that Star River Sword Art, as well as the offerings for instruction."

Yun Ting froze.

"Cut off his path." Elder Yun Cang's voice was calm. "And then, investigate."

"Find out whether there are any talents in Nine Provinces this year. Even if they're not talented, even fools will do, so long as they envy Lu Zhen or bear a grudge against him."

"Find such a person and give them a Yun Clan contract."

Elder Yun Cang sneered. "First, make it impossible for Lu Zhen to survive within Nine Provinces. After that, there will naturally be plenty of people willing to trample on him just to curry favor with us."

Nine Provinces Council Hall.

"I won't condemn Lu Zhen." Chen Zonghan sat in a broad chair, his hands clasped together. "It's a good thing for young people to have backbone. But he