The mind-subduing power entered his brain. Liu Ciyuan shuddered, his eyes turning vacant once more.
This time, however, he could put his answers into words. "The Imperial Seal, the First Emperor's Mausoleum..."
What he said largely matched Kangjinlong's account.
Zhang Lingjun's death demanded an explanation.
Dragon-Slaying City intended to use vengeance as a pretext to strike fear into the Jianghu of the Central Plains.
The Imperial Seal was their target because it was the key to opening the First Emperor's Mausoleum.
That parchment scroll was the Azure Volume, obtained from the guardian of the Li Family of Qilu.
There was also Inkstone Heart Academy beside Taihu Lake in Suzhou, and Su Yanqiu, who might be hiding the Mystic Volume.
Having verified everything, Lu Changfeng nodded and rose. "Now we can rest easy."
Li Lingyue asked, "Why not kill him and cut off any future trouble?"
Lu Changfeng shook his head. "We should keep something in reserve. Killing him would settle everything, but it would also leave Dragon-Slaying City with nothing to worry about. Keeping him alive makes them fear smashing the vase when they strike at the rat. If something like Qing Dai's situation happens again, we won't be left without a way to undo it. Don't worry. If I can send him into qi deviation once, I can do it a second time!"
Li Lingyue nodded.
Even if she had not intervened back then, Liu Ciyuan's defeat had been certain.
After confirming the intelligence, Lu Changfeng also treated Kangjinlong and the remaining Twenty-Seven Mansions.
Kangjinlong's bones had all been shattered, and his dantian had been destroyed. Lu Changfeng used the Supreme Unity Divine Needle to clear his severed meridians, then nourished and repaired them with the Shennong Ruler's power, setting his bones and reconnecting his meridians one by one-but