The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
In a magnificent hall, a burly, white-haired elder sat at its center. An imposing air hung about his brow, and he held a confidential letter in his hand.
Its contents were identical to those received by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Yu Yuanzhen finished reading the letter. His face betrayed nothing, but Yu Luomian, seated below him and bearing a passing resemblance to him, still caught the gravity in his eyes.
"Brother, what does the letter say?"
"Read it yourself."
Before long, Yu Luomian finished reading and burst into laughter. "Brother, who came up with such a clumsy scheme to sow discord?"
Emperor Qinghe, who had worked tirelessly to strengthen the Heaven Dou Empire, was a Spirit Hall spy?
What kind of joke was that?
Yu Yuanzhen shook his head. "I don't think it's that simple. If this were meant to sow discord, they should have targeted the relationship between the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has never involved itself in the struggle between the two great empires. We were never on the Heaven Dou Empire's side to begin with."
Yu Luomian stared at Yu Yuanzhen in astonishment.
"Brother, are you saying this isn't merely a scheme to sow discord?"
Yu Yuanzhen nodded, then said, "Whether it is or not, we must uncover the truth behind it."
He was different from Ning Fengzhi.
Ning Fengzhi's ties to Xue Qinghe and Qi Dao ran too deep. Even though he had spotted the cracks in the story, he could only lull himself into believing otherwise, afraid to dig any deeper.
To Yu Yuanzhen, though, if Xue Qinghe truly was a Spirit Hall spy, the problem was grave.
Spirit Hall was already the continent's foremost