A Visit from Hua Yaoyue [Please Vote]

When Ji Yuan heard the news, he was patrolling outside Liancheng Mountain with Liu Yuan.

Both received a message from Soft Hands telling them to hurry back.

If Ji Yuan had not already swapped shifts with Island Lord Yunmiao, he might have wondered whether he had killed Yang Taian himself.

After all, the first time Ji Yuan had gone down the mine with Yang Taian, the thought of killing him had crossed his mind. He had already killed Yang Taian's younger brother. Killing Yang Taian too would have ended the threat once and for all.

But a thought was only a thought.

Even if Ji Yuan intended to act, he would not do it inside this Spirit Vein.

"Did Senior Sister Soft Hands say who killed him? Or was it a Spirit Crystal Beast?"

Ji Yuan sent the question to Liu Yuan by voice transmission.

Liu Yuan, after all, was Soft Hands' fellow disciple under the same master. There were things she would tell him but not Ji Yuan.

"No. She only said his death was suspicious."

The two quickened their pace and soon reached the entrance to the Spirit Vein.

Soft Hands, Island Lord Yunmiao, and the Foundation Establishment Cultivators on duty below had all come out. Lady Meiru of the Joy Palace and Guizhen, a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator of Medicine King Valley, had also arrived with their sects' Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

The miners had come out as well. Every one of them stayed inside their own quarters, not daring to show their faces for fear of being caught in the crossfire.

When Ji Yuan and Liu Yuan arrived, Soft Hands said grimly, "Good. Everyone from the Water Dragon Sect is here. You two owe us an explanation. Otherwise, don't blame my sword for failing to recognize friend