Leng Wuya
In an instant, the entire control room of the White Jade Flying Ship fell into silence.
Ye Yun and the other two stared at Lu Qingyu's corpse, each lost in their own thoughts.
Only after a long while did Ye Yun speak, breaking the oppressive silence.
"You all heard the Emissary's instructions just now, didn't you?
From now on, we'll take turns keeping watch and wait here for the new Emissary to arrive.
Brother Li, Ling Chen, what do you think?" Ye Yun proposed to Li Qinglian and Ling Chen.
His words snapped the stunned Li Qinglian and Ling Chen back to their senses, their eyes full of disbelief.
Whether it was Li Qinglian or Ling Chen, neither could quite believe that what had just happened was real.
In their minds, the immensely powerful Spirit Sea Realm Emissary had actually died just like that before their very eyes.
After staring at Lu Qingyu's corpse for quite some time, Li Qinglian was the first to recover. "Brother Ye, do you know why the Emissary ended up like this?"
The question immediately drew Ling Chen's attention. He looked at Ye Yun with bewilderment, hoping to find an answer from him.
"You've both seen it already, so I won't hide it from you.
When the Emissary returned before, he summoned me privately.
That was when I learned that he had been poisoned by the Deep-Sea Demon Squid and did not have long left to live.
I had planned to tell you back then, but the Emissary said not to tell you for the time being, lest it cause panic.
As for the rest, it is exactly as you see now."
Facing Li Qinglian and Ling Chen's questions, Ye Yun explained calmly.
However, he did not mention a single word about the