Xu Xun's figure appeared at the palace doors, dew still clinging to his armor; clearly, he had sprinted here the whole way.
"Vice Sect Leader Li!"
Xu Xun's voice carried a rare urgency. "Something has happened on Elder Leijie's side!"
"What happened?"
Li Yunjing's eyes turned cold in an instant. "Speak slowly."
The people from the Law Enforcement Hall had gone to investigate Wei Henian—that was his order. Could they have run into trouble?
The people from the Law Enforcement Hall knew Wei Henian was accompanied by three True Persons; they could not possibly have let down their guard. Why would something still go wrong?
And it had happened so quickly!
It seemed Wei Henian had already been guarding against the sect's investigation?
"Supreme Elder Leijie was ambushed."
Xu Xun spoke urgently.
"This subordinate and Supreme Elder Leijie led twelve elders from the Law Enforcement Hall to the South Sea to investigate according to plan."
Xu Xun drew a deep breath, struggling to steady his rapid breathing, and said in a low voice, "We arrived at Mist Bay at noon yesterday. It was originally a secret stronghold of our sect, but it had already been occupied by the Merfolk Clan."
"Supreme Elder Leijie sensed something was wrong, so he had this subordinate lead the others to stand guard on the perimeter while he personally infiltrated to investigate."
"Half an hour later, black-red mist suddenly erupted from the direction of the stronghold, with countless living souls howling inside it!"
Xu Xun's voice carried a trace of lingering fear. Xu Xun's Adam's apple bobbed, and he continued, "Hundreds of merfolk appeared within that black mist. Supreme Elder Leijie's Purple Lightning Barrier had only just opened when holes were corroded through it. We heard him shout through the Communication Jade Slip: Blood Skull