Chapter 468: Chapter 0329: The Destined Nesis Chapter 468: Chapter 0329: The Destined Nesis Chapter 0329 – A Preordained Nesis
After buying the books, Qi Tian visited other stalls. By the ti he was almost finished, Jiang Fan and Lu Kui, sowhat disgruntled and accompanied by Lin Youbi and Wan Xiaolan, left the campsite.
The results of their search left them dissatisfied. They obtained nothing despite scouring two campsites. To Wan Xiaolan, they claid that their disciples were killed hundreds of miles away, but the truth, known only to them, was far grimr. Over a hundred Half-step Golden Core cultivators were brutally slain. They had visited the native cultivators’ village and discovered it completely destroyed. Though no bodies of cultivators were found, signs of struggle were clear. Although they did not know the secret passage to the spiritual stone veins, their search yielded so clues. Discovering the supposed location of the secretive passage obliterated, they realised their betrayers had most likely been murdered by the Wanjie Comrce.
Thus, their visit was to find the killer. Every mber of the Ghost God Temple possessed a secretive thod to mark the killer right before their death. With over a hundred deaths, surely they could find at least so culprits? Yet, they could not locate a single person, which was highly abnormal.
Were all Wanjie Comrce mbers harmless? Or could the murderer of their Ghost God Temple disciples not be in the camp, but still in the mine?
“Brother Wan, may I visit the mine?” Jiang Fan asked Wan Xiaolan directly, not caring if the request was unreasonable. If he didn’t investigate thoroughly, he would shoulder a trendous responsibility. With the death of over a hundred Half-step Golden Cores, execution or confinent for tens or hundreds of years was quite likely. Considering his own safety, what was an unreasonable request?
Wan Xiaolan frowned and said, “Jiang Fan, is this enough? You think our Wanjie Comrce can be pushed around, right? You claid your disciples died hundreds of miles from here and desired to find the murderer. I agreed out of sympathy for your desire for vengeance. But have you considered the illogic of suspecting us of a murder so far away? Can you provide evidence? Why don’t you suspect the native cultivators? Wouldn’t they have more reason to kill your Ghost God Temple mbers?”
Upon hearing this, Jiang Fan felt a lump in his throat. He realized he had neglected the possibility of the native cultivators targeting the Ghost God Temple. The suggestion to join forces against Wanjie Comrce had co from the indigenous cultivators. Though they verified from various sources that the coalition was sincere, who could promise that the villagers would not renege halfway, and shift their target from Wanjie Comrce to the Ghost God Temple? In the eyes of the indigenous cultivators, the Ghost God Temple cultivators might not be any better than those from Wanjie Comrce.
At that mont, Lu Kui coughed and said, “Sir Wan, don’t try to confuse the issue. Your first responsibility as the Wanjie Comrce is not to shift bla but to prove your innocence.”
Lin Youbi stepped forward and said, “That’s not quite right. You are the ones suspecting us, so it’s on you to provide evidence. We’ve let you search two campsites, which is quite generous. If you continue to suspect us without producing any proof, it won’t be acceptable. Or do you genuinely think we’re easy to bully? That Sir Wan and I are willing to bear humiliation?”
Both Wan Xiaolan and Lin Youbi were reaching the limits of their patience. Constant pressure from Jiang Fan and Lu Kui was triggering their pride as Gold Core cultivators, making them wish to engage in a fierce confrontation. They didn’t intend to provoke an unnecessary conflict with the Ghost God Temple, but if it ca to it, they were ready.
Jiang Fan and Lu Kui exchanged glances, assessing the cost of falling out with Wan Xiaolan. Being in Wanjie Comrce’s territory was disadvantageous, yet that might be overco considering the punishnt they could face upon returning. They knew Wan Xiaolan and Lin Youbi were not particularly skilled fighters – comparatively speaking – and the Wanjie Comrce would be cautious about the Ghost God Temple’s influence. If a conflict occurred, they would try their best to limit the fight to the four of them and exclude Half-step Golden Cores and Foundation Establishnt Stage cultivators. If it ca down to a fight between just the four of them, they were confident in defeating Wan Xiaolan and Lin Youbi. Then, they would have free rein to explore the Wanjie Comrce campsite and mine.
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