"Damn? Langya Pavilion is gone!!!" Lu Xingshi's face darkened, and Murong Xuan looked no better.
By the time they returned, Langya Pavilion had already been reduced to a scorched wasteland.
Everything had burned to ash.
"No need to think about it. They were definitely uprooting the grass and eliminating the roots."
Lu Xingshi could guess with his toes that Wen Dao Hall had done it, perhaps using the Imperial Court's power to do so.
"I'll go confirm it." Suppressing his fury, Murong Xuan turned and left at once.
"Hey, wait for me. I want to see your information channels too, Master." Lu Xingshi followed after him.
Langya Pavilion being gone did not really matter. Rebuilding it would be easy enough.
With Lu Xingshi's memory, he had long since memorized the entire layout of Langya Pavilion. As long as he had the raw materials, he could restore it completely.
There was no need to worry about the books either. Lu Xingshi had read them all; he could simply copy them out again and put them in the Jade Library.
But he simply could not swallow this insult. They had gone out for a trip, only to have their home burned down. Cai Qiuhe, Wen Dao Hall, and the Imperial Court's people were truly carrying lanterns into a toilet—seeking death! As Lu Xingshi followed behind Murong Xuan, Murong Xuan introduced him to the Hidden Sect known as Listening Wind Pavilion. They specialized in selling intelligence and had the most comprehensive information.
The Rumor Report was actually a business under Listening Wind Pavilion. However, it did not involve most secrets; it existed more to make money, so its reports were all eye-catching gossip and entertainment.
Of course, they also possessed genuine intelligence, though it was rather limited. For example, Listening Wind Pavilion knew