As they watched Xie Biyan leave, the Sikou Family of the Chu Yun Empire did not remain idle.
They immediately used the Heavenly Fragrance House's intelligence network to mobilize the countless experts and factions they had cultivated over the years, quietly gathering them toward Tianrong City. At the same time, some troublesome factions that had roamed around Tianrong City for years began drawing their forces together, as though waiting for something.
After making all the arrangements, Sikou Old Ghost, Sikou Qingtian, and the others continued their discussions in the great hall for a long while. Even Sikou Thirteen and Sikou Ning had not known that Sikou Old Ghost was still alive, and seeing their imperial father, who had been "dead" for so long, filled them both with surprise and delight.
Inside the great hall, they talked for a long time. Sikou Thirteen and Sikou Ning recounted the hardships they had faced over the years, while Sikou Old Ghost listened quietly.
He did not tell them that he had been watching over them in secret all along. In fact, a considerable portion of the arrangements Sikou Qingtian had made for them had been orchestrated behind the scenes by their "dead" imperial father.
At the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect, the aura radiating from Xie Biyan upon his return naturally drew the attention of the sect's experts.
"Grand Elder, what happened?"
Sensing the murderous intent emanating from Xie Biyan, several elders of the Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect flew out immediately and looked at him in confusion.
The Ten Thousand Scorpion Sect had dominated the Chu Yun Empire for so many years, yet they had never seen Xie Biyan like this. Even when the Sect Master's scheme in Zhanyun City had gone awry recently, the Grand Elder had merely offered a few words