"Greedy Wolf Crown!" A group of special agents from the Action Departnt saluted as they ca to Wang Lan’s side.
"Activate city-wide surveillance. We must find Wen Tao at all costs."
"Yes, sir!"
In broad daylight, soone kidnapped a student at the school gate—news of this would spread across the country within an hour in this age of advanced networks.
Furthermore, why did the mastermind behind the scenes kidnap Wen Tao? Could it be related to the mastermind who designed Wen Xianghua’s death? Wang Lan was still not ready to make a definite judgnt on this point.
The Tianjian Bureau’s communication departnt had full access, tirelessly tracing that figure, but ultimately, they completely lost trace of it a hundred kiloters away.
"Setting up such a ticulous trap to take Wen Xianghua’s life is definitely not as simple as a revenge killing. If it were a revenge killing, I could think of dozens of much simpler thods. The fact that Wen Tao was kidnapped makes believe this wasn’t revenge—why abduct him if a killing would suffice?"
"But that’s just a child. From what I know about Wen Xianghua, he wouldn’t let a child be privy to any secrets," Liu Yuxin said seriously after pondering.
"Then watch over everyone related to Wen Xianghua. If they can’t get what they want from Wen Tao, they will turn to others."
"Understood!"
Late at night, quietness enveloped the apartnt dormitory. Jiang Xinyu brought dinner to the table. "Wang Lan, what do you think their purpose is in kidnapping Wen Xianghua’s son?"
"There are many possibilities, but I think the most probable one is still... Star Origin Flow."
"Star Origin Flow? But didn’t Wen Xianghua fail to obtain it?"
"He didn’t, but others may not believe it. After all, Wen Xianghua pursued the Star Origin Flow for so long and was so close to obtaining it. Even if Wen Tao only awakened recently, if Wen Xianghua had obtained the Star Origin Flow, Wen Tao would have been the most likely person to receive it."
"RING RING RING—"
Wang Lan’s phone suddenly rang. Seeing that it was Liu Yuxin calling, he quickly answered.
"General Wang, the Qi Family of Wuyi City, a Star Martial family, has just been discovered to have been slaughtered to the last person."
"The Qi Family? The Qi Family, one of the top 100 Star Martial families in the world?"
"Yes."
"Alright, I’ll co over imdiately." Wang Lan hung up his phone and glanced at Jiang Xinyu.
"What is it?" she asked. "Official business cos first. Let’s go. Together." It was indeed nice to have an understanding wife.
The two flew directly to the Tianjian Bureau headquarters. Liu Yuxin had also changed out of his military uniform and into his combat gear. Seeing Wang Lan arrive, he approached with a serious expression. "The Qi Family is one of the four great Star Martial families in Huzhou. Their strength is not inferior to that of our Huzhou Tianjian Bureau headquarters. It seems the mastermind behind this is no trivial entity."
"Chief Liu, please lead the way. Let’s fly over and see what the situation is."
"Okay."
Wang Lan didn’t give much thought to whether Chief Liu could fly. It was rare for a Star Martial Warrior at the peak of the Star Sea Realm not to be able to fly. Even if he couldn’t fly innately, he would have learned so sort of flying-type Star Martial Skill.
The trio tore through the void, moving much faster than an airplane. The straight-line distance from headquarters to Wuyi City was five hundred kiloters. They arrived in half an hour, which was incredibly fast.
As the trio landed, the entire Qi Family estate had already turned into ruins. The Tianjian Bureau of Wuyi City had started searching the scene.
The Qi Family’s architecture in Wuyi City was styled in an ancient manner, with black tiles and white walls, built halfway up a hill. From the foot of the hill to almost the summit, the connected buildings all belonged to the Qi Family—a display of the grandeur typical of a Star Martial family.
Now, from the base of the hill to the summit, everything was in ruins. As the trio landed, the Director of the Wuyi City sub-bureau rushed forward to greet them.
"What exactly happened?"
"At 8:10 tonight, we received a report that the Qi Family was attacked by an unknown powerful expert, suffering heavy casualties. But by the ti we got here, it was no longer a matter of heavy casualties—it was a complete annihilation."
"Are there any identifying features of the assailant?"
"When we arrived, all we found were these ruins. The perpetrator’s strength is beyond imagination."
Wang Lan walked through the debris, his eyes flashing with a thoughtful light. "The killer ca in through the main gate."
"The main gate? At the foot of the mountain?"
"Correct. They killed their way up from the foothills, using only their fists. All the bodies show signs of having been flung backward, and each had only one fatal wound, with no elental damage."
"HISS—"
Those around them gasped.
Wang Lan and his companions walked up the mountain path and stopped near the main compound at the highest point. The intensity of the battle here was clearly much higher than elsewhere, but there were only a few bodies.
Su Mu scanned the few bodies around. They’re all Titled Strongn, aren’t they?
"Honeybee Stinger, Thunder Tooth, Red Blood, White Ape... all of them were Titled Strongn belonging to the Qi Family."
Wang Lan crouched down and carefully examined their injuries. Their injuries were similar to the others; the only difference was that while the other victims were killed with one punch, these Titled Strongn were killed with three.
To kill each Titled Strongman with just three punches... Such power... It must be at the Star Soul Realm level. If not, at least Half-step Star Soul.
"Four Titled Strongn, killed so easily? Who in the world is the perpetrator? Could it be... that Demon Lucifer?" Liu Yuxin asked, his voice trembling.
"It can’t be Lucifer. With his strength, he wouldn’t need three moves to kill them. Besides, I suspect the perpetrator’s motive this ti is... revenge!"
"Revenge?"
"The perpetrator had the capability to kill everyone with an area-effect Star Martial Skill and could have killed all four Titled Strongn simultaneously in a very short period. However, the killer fought their way from the foot of the mountain using only fists."
"Furthermore, look at the expressions on the Qi Family mbers: bewildernt, fear, anger, and more. This indicates they all knew who the killer was before they died. If the killer wasn’t enjoying the thrill of revenge, why go to such trouble?"
"If I were to eliminate the Qi Family, I guarantee most of them would die without even knowing what happened. But the killer didn’t do that. So, killing them wasn’t the primary goal; enjoying the act of killing was."
"General Wang, a killer of this strength... can you handle him?" Liu Yuxin asked, swallowing hard. He was panicking; he was extrely flustered.
"If he dares to stand before , I’m ninety percent confident I can take him down," Wang Lan said calmly. The surrounding Tianjian Bureau agents collectively breathed a sigh of relief.
Even though this killer was powerful, Wang Lan remained fully confident. After mastering Divine Might, Wang Lan’s strength had undergone a complete transformation. Moreover, even without using Divine Might, Wang Lan was already one of the top experts of the current era.
Previously, there was still so gap between Wang Lan and Star Soul Realm experts like the Five Emperors. But now, in a one-on-one fight, Wang Lan could decisively suppress them.
"General Wang, Chief Liu, the agent who first arrived at the scene has woken up."
"Oh? What did she say?"
"She was already nearby. After receiving the reinforcent order, she rushed over. However, before she could even react, soone knocked her unconscious from behind. She didn’t even see what happened."
"Where was she knocked out?"
"Right at the foot of the mountain."
"So, the perpetrator had already finished their work by then. They could have easily killed our agent but chose to knock her out instead. This indicates they’re not a bloodthirsty maniac; their target was solely the Qi Family."
"Wasn’t it because they feared the Tianjian Bureau that they showed rcy?" Liu Yuxin asked, puzzled.
"Do you think they’re afraid of the Tianjian Bureau? If they were, they wouldn’t have done this in the first place. And even if they showed rcy, would we go easy on them? Impossible."
"How could the Qi Family have provoked such a powerful expert? Or rather, how would the Qi Family dare to provoke soone like that?"
"What if, when the Qi Family provoked them, the killer wasn’t yet a powerful expert?" Wang Lan said calmly, continuing towards the mountain peak. Stepping onto the ruins, he looked down. The entire Qi Family estate had been so thoroughly demolished that not a single wall remained standing.
Suddenly, Wang Lan’s eyes turned blood-red, with magatama spinning in his pupils.
"There’s still soone alive!" Wang Lan pressed a palm to the ground. RUMBLE—
The earth trembled, and the ground in front of them erupted like a fountain. Soon, a youth bound by special iron chains was unearthed by Wang Lan from beneath the soil.
"Wen Tao?" Liu Yuxin cried out the mont he saw the youth.
"Chief Liu, you know him?"
"That’s Director Wen’s son, Wen Tao."
"Eh?" Wang Lan flicked a finger, and the iron chains binding Wen Tao snapped apart.
Things are getting more and more interesting. Wen Tao, kidnapped five hundred kiloters away, was found buried beneath the Qi Family’s estate? Could the Qi Family’s annihilation be related to him? Impossible. If an expert of this caliber were involved with Wen Tao, Wen Xianghua wouldn’t have died in such a way. Regardless of whether this expert was Wen Xianghua’s friend or foe, Wen Xianghua’s end would have been much simpler.
"Wen Tao, how did you end up here? What happened?"
"I... I don’t know either..." Fear was still evident in Wen Tao’s eyes. "I had just finished school when a mysterious person captured . He flew with all the way here."
"Then they threw into a basent and tied up. Afterwards, they sliced open my palm and shoved a jade token into my hand. Then this jade token lit up, and a diagram was projected into the sky."
"They seed very excited, saying sothing about finally finding it. Later, their servants ca to report that a formidable enemy was attacking. Then... then they all went out, leaving alone in the secret chamber."
"After that, I heard thunderous noises, and the secret chamber collapsed. Then I lost consciousness. When I opened my eyes again, it was just a mont ago. I was being crushed by stones and couldn’t breathe. I tried to break the chains, but I wasn’t strong enough. Then you rescued ..."
"A jade token? The Qi Family captured you to activate so jade token?" This situation is straying further and further from my guesses. I’m still far from figuring out who masterminded Wen Xianghua’s death, and now another strange affair like this pops up?
"That seems to be the case. But I don’t know why they captured to activate the jade token."
It seems the slaughter of the Qi Family is far more complex than I imagined. "What did that jade token look like?"
"I think... I think it had a Kylin carved on it."
At that mont, Liu Yuxin’s phone suddenly rang. After picking it up, Liu Yuxin’s expression changed drastically within just three seconds.
"What did you say? Ling City’s Zhao Family? Okay, I’m on my way."
"Another incident?" Wang Lan asked hurriedly.
"The Zhao Family in Ling City has also been massacred."
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