"Brother Huang Que, what's wrong?"
Seeing Huang Que standing there in silence with his brows tightly knitted, Xu Taiping asked with some curiosity.
Because the Nine Prefectures' special Voice Transmission Jade Slips all used Mind-to-Mind Voice Transmission, Xu Taiping had not heard the message Prefect Liu Chuxuan had left in the Jade Slip.
"Here's what happened."
After briefly organizing his thoughts, Huang Que first gave Xu Taiping a concise account of the message Prefect Liu had left in the Jade Slip, then explained:
"Ever since the Barrier around True Martial Heaven began to loosen, the Nine Prefectures have often received news of cultivators from several other heavens entering our True Martial Heaven. But most of these cultivators are spies sent by those other heavens to investigate the situation here, and their cultivation is severely suppressed by the Barrier. They're too busy hiding from us to cause trouble here."
"What happened at the Heavenly Blade Sect this time is extremely rare. That cultivator most likely possesses a treasure that can prevent the Barrier from suppressing him."
After listening carefully to Huang Que's account, Xu Taiping nodded.
"Did Elder Duan Tianya have many enemies in Youyun Heaven?"
Xu Taiping asked Huang Que.
Back at the Yunmeng Marsh Immortal Abode Ruins, Duan Tianya had spoken a little about his past in Youyun Heaven, but Xu Taiping wanted to hear whether Huang Que knew anything else.
"Elder Duan's affairs happened so long ago that even our Nine Prefectures know little about them. But according to some Youyun Prefecture Walkers we later came into contact with, Elder Duan did indeed have a fearsome reputation in Youyun Heaven. It isn't surprising that someone would seek revenge on the Heavenly Blade Sect."
Huang Que spoke with a somewhat awkward smile.
"As the saying goes, even a starved