That day, everyone in Liuzhou knew that something big had happened.
Since Lord Chen took over, the Liuzhou Wharf has been shut down three times, each time a major incident. This time, however, the scale was even more severe. Flames shot into the sky from the harbor, illuminating the entire night sky. The scene was extraordinary. Not only the people of Liuzhou, but even those as far away as Nanming Prefecture could see the towering flames and the crimson-tinged clouds!
This caused widespread panic among the households. While major events had occurred in Jiangnan before, none had ever been of this scale.
" Lord Shen, everything has been activated, but the area is too large, and with such power, the energy consumption is likely enormous."
The sorcerer in charge of controlling the array was none other than Shen Yuan, who had returned from Cloud City. His assistant was Yun Ke'er, who had exceptional talent in array formations. Unlike Yun Ke'er, who was extremely excited and controlling so many large arrays, Shen Yuan seemed somewhat worried.
Lord Ziyue has just gone on an expedition, and Lady Chen Ying is still in seclusion recuperating. For something like this to happen at home is truly worrying.
"Don't worry about the consumption," Shen San said softly, gazing at the sea. "It's just temporarily set aside for the West Sea. Once Lord Ziyue returns, everything will be much easier."
"Don't worry, my lord!" Yun Ke'er said excitedly, "I will definitely keep watch for you until Lord Ziyue returns!"
"Great!" Shen San immediately laughed, "My Ke'er is amazing!"
Yun Ke'er immediately became smug, and Shen Yuan, seeing this, couldn't help but have a strange look flash in his eyes.
Elder Shen San was the Shen Family Shen Family with whom he had the best relationship, besides Elder Shen Qi. Compared to the gloomy and cold Second Master Shen, Elder Shen San's gentle personality had always made people feel very good about him. Although Elder Shen San's voice was as gentle as ever, it felt as if it was somewhat different from before.
For some reason, just standing next to this guy gave him goosebumps. This eerie feeling gave him a strange sense of familiarity, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.
"My lord," he hesitated for a moment before asking, "I heard that Second Master Shen is still in charge of the investigation at the Dragon Palace?"
The meaning is clear: activating the Blazing Yang Grand Formation now would essentially lock Second Master Shen out.
"The situation is urgent." Shen San glanced at the West Sea Dragon Palace and said quietly, "We can't wait any longer. Second Brother is a man who can adapt to circumstances; he'll be alright."
These words seemed like a forced attempt to comfort himself, brimming with selfless righteousness, but for some reason, Shen Yuan felt an icy chill in his heart; something just didn't feel right.
"I understand, Third Master. You've kept watch all night. Go back and rest. I'll take care of things here," Shen Yuan said respectfully.
"It's alright." Shen San smiled. "How could I let you juniors take the lead? You focus on maintaining the formation, and I'll handle the rest."
"In that case, I'll trouble you, sir." Shen Yuan bowed and silently walked to the core of the array, beginning to carefully inspect the condition of each of the Blazing Yang Grand Formation.
Shen Three-Eyes softened slightly at the sight of Shen San's complete dedication to the formation.
Shen Yuan felt increasingly cold inside.
There's a problem.
There's no mistake, there's definitely something wrong with Master Shen San!
Although there was no evidence, Shen Yuan sensed that Shen San was wary of him, and the reason for this wariness was that he had mentioned Second Master Shen.
But there was nothing inherently wrong with that; he was simply concerned about Second Master Shen's safety, so what was there to be alarmed about?
Isn't he the only one we should be wary of?
Why lock Second Master Shen outside and rush to activate the Blazing Yang Grand Formation?
Saying things like "just to be on the safe side" might fool outsiders, but he has an extraordinary understanding of the Dragon Palace. The West Sea Dragon King has always been a key target of Lord Ziyue's vigilance, and as Lord Ziyue's first deputy at the Dragon Palace Academy, he knows a great deal about the Dragon King.
Even if the Dragon King had a plan to escape, it would be impossible to collect enough Blood Essence Stone in a short time. Even if he had enough Blood Essence Stone, given the Dragon King's size, it would take him at least two days just to absorb Blood Essence Stone, not even counting the frozen aquatic creatures.
Activating the Blazing Yang Grand Formation so early, is it really to defend against the Dragon King?
" The Blazing Yang Grand Formation?"
Chen Qing, who was far away in the Northern Wasteland, also saw the flames soaring into the sky over Jiangnan immediately. The scale of the flames was probably the largest ever seen in Jiangnan.
Meanwhile, similar fluctuations were occurring in the South Sea, with both Ziyue and Jiangnan employing their most powerful trump cards.
What exactly happened?
Chen Qing frowned. Ziyue's side had likely been tricked by someone, but what about Jiangnan? Could it be that the West Sea Dragon King had escaped?
Who's behind this?
"You're in quite a bit of trouble over there," Elder Liu said in a low voice.
"It seems so."
"It's the same for me. I can't help you much for now. I have to do my best to hide my influence, otherwise it might be eliminated before it's even started."
"Can you help me?" Chen Qing frowned and looked at Elder Liu: " The Divine Martial Guild is so active, they must have quite a few troops, right? How many King Level Heavenly Python do they control?"
"Not a single one," Elder Liu said with a wry smile, shaking his head.
"What?" Chen Qing was taken aback. He felt that the Divine Martial Guild was almost the most active, with Kagura's clones setting up plans everywhere. In the Battle of Cloud Capital, Kagura was also the leader, while the other Four Great Guilds only represented a few people. He thought that the Divine Martial Guild held a dominant position in the Heavenly Python Palace.
"I just found out about the news myself." Elder Liu smiled bitterly, "The Heavenly Python from beyond the heavens, those who had the closest cooperation with our Divine Martial Guild, have all died unexpectedly!"
"Uh," Chen Qing looked at the other party, "Such a valuable resource could die unexpectedly? Are you just letting it roam free?"
"We can only let them roam freely." Elder Liu shook his head and sighed, "In a world that was still undeveloped and resources were scarce, were we really going to feed these Heavenly Python? We have indeed taken enough security measures to protect them, and theoretically, outsiders shouldn't be able to threaten them, but..."
"Is there an internal problem?"
I guess so.
Do you know who did it?
"We don't know yet, but who made the move is no longer important. What's important is that the situation is what it is now. We're out of manpower, and you absolutely cannot lose Jiangnan!"
"I see." Chen Qing immediately laughed, "So that's why you suddenly came to find me; you were desperate."
"Sending you back into this world was originally a way to leave myself an escape route," Elder Liu said calmly. "If it weren't for a last resort, I certainly wouldn't like cooperating with someone as indecisive as you."
Chen Qing: "."
"But it seems you're still not entirely reliable." Elder Liu looked at the flames soaring into the sky over Jiangnan: "It seems that your forces aren't as united as they appear."
"That's true." Elder Liu looked at Chen Qing with a deep gaze. "Human soldiers have always been the most unstable source of manpower, and humans are also the most unreliable. In comparison, although demons are more brutal, they have a higher degree of stability."
"The old man still holds a grudge about what happened back then," Chen Qing said with a wry smile.
"Those people who risked their lives for you back then, which one of them doesn't hold a grudge?" Elder Liu scoffed. "If those people regained their memories, do you think they would still be willing to continue following you?"