The Pursuit

"Quick, quick, quick! Chase them that way!"

Outside Dragon City, the Chanyu's expression changed as Venerable Black Mountain and Venerable White Bone arrived, and he swiftly issued orders.

"Venerables?"

At the same time, the Chanyu had no choice but to dismount.

The shift from Wu Chao befriending Venerable Lei to being coerced by Jin Chang was too drastic. The Chanyu found it hard to believe that the composed and dignified Wu Chao he had seen over the past three days had been acting under coercion.

"Jin Chang is skilled in the Puppet Technique..."

By the time Venerable Black Mountain finished relaying the Dao Lord's conjecture, the Chanyu was utterly shaken.

"Are you saying my son is very likely being controlled by Jin Chang, or has even been made into a puppet?" the Chanyu asked urgently.

"We can't rule out that possibility," Venerable Black Mountain said with a nod. "He possesses a lesser Divine Ability in the Puppet Technique. He can quickly make puppets, and he can also temporarily control their minds and make them act. Even Venerable Wenhuang fell victim to him!"

"Outrageous!"

The Chanyu flew into a rage.

Even a Venerable had not been spared. The Chanyu felt that his son's chances were grim.

"Jin Chang plotted against the two Venerables and was very likely badly injured. He borrowed the Fourth Prince's body to come to the royal court," Yizhixie, the Left Guli King, said urgently.

"It's possible," Shan Huan, the Right Wise King, agreed with a nod.

"He must have taken my precious medicine to heal his injuries!"

Yizhixie was frantic.

"I noticed long ago that Daba had been asking for too many cultivation resources lately, and sent... ah, I'm furious, furious!"

Yizhixie had been about to reveal that he had sent Linna Shaji to investigate why Wu