King of Creation
Chapter 600 - 593: Three Things

Chapter 600: Chapter 593: Three Things

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After letting Miaoo Yu leave, Ye Zhen thought hard for nearly two hours in the Silent Chamber before he stepped out and made Miaoo Yu, who had been anxiously waiting in the courtyard for news, stand up abruptly, "Master," her face filled with anticipation.

"What is your sister’s name, and do you have a portrait of her?" Ye Zhen asked.

"Answering Master, my sister’s name is Miaoo Zhu! I don’t have a portrait, but I can draw one right away!" Miaoo Yu said excitedly.

As Ye Zhen nodded, Miaoo Yu dashed to the study, swiftly spread out paper and ink, and began to draw her sister’s portrait. Though her strokes were somewhat clumsy, it took less than half a quarter-hour for a likeness of a beautiful woman to emerge on the paper.

She resembled Miaoo Yu closely, sharing about eighty to ninety percent similarity, but her cheeks looked rounder and her nose slightly more pronounced.

"Alright, you wait here with peace of mind. I’ll go and ask someone to see if we can rescue your sister!" Ye Zhen said.

Upon hearing this, Miaoo Yu immediately knelt down before Ye Zhen, frantically kowtowing, "Thank you for your mercy, Master, thank you for your mercy. I will repay your great kindness, even if it means working like an ox or horse..."

"There’s no need to thank me just yet. If we can rescue her at all is still uncertain, you just wait!" Ye Zhen instructed before he leisurely walked through the door. Watching Ye Zhen leave, Miaoo Yu’s expression changed. She bit her lip, seeming to want to say something, but ultimately, she remained silent.

As Miaoo Yu watched Ye Zhen leave, a palm-sized cloud Qi rose from a shadowy corner of the wall, swiftly soaring into the sky and quickly blending with the expansive clouds overhead.

At this time, just as the moon rose above the willow tips, the Sun and Moon Divine Sect’s Lanshan was inherently cloudy and foggy. Even during the day, clouds and fog were constant, to say nothing of the night when the moisture rose, and the fog thickened, occasionally covering the moon.

In such conditions, the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten stealthily disappeared into the sky. Even a martial artist in the True Essence Realm like Miaoo Yu, let alone those in the Vein Forging Realm, would find it difficult to notice.

Walking out of Spirit Academy, Ye Zhen greeted his colleagues from Moonlight Hall with a smile, but his mind was tightly focused on the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, attentively watching every move of Miaoo Yu inside the Spirit Academy.

Just now, while meditating in the Silent Chamber for two hours, Ye Zhen had figured out three questions!

The first question was, since Yua Hanjing had set up this poisonous plan, what would her method be against Ye Zhen?

The answer was not hard to figure out. Due to the rules of the Divine Sect, even if Yua Hanjing despised Ye Zhen, she couldn’t personally take action. Her methods against Ye Zhen would be either to use someone else to do her dirty work or to lure Ye Zhen into violating the Divine Sect’s rules—the kind that warranted death.

Previously luring Ye Zhen into the forbidden Sun and Moon Divine Altar was such a tactic, and this time, Ye Zhen felt it very likely involved both scenarios.

Having determined her method against him, the next question was: where and when would she strike?

In comparison to this question, the answer was easier to ascertain; it would likely be Zhu Jiutian’s residence. If Ye Zhen were to rough up Zhu Jiutian or even attempt to kill him, then someone would conveniently break in and frame Ye Zhen with various charges.

This problem was manipulable at will by Yua Hanjing, yet it could not deviate from those key points. Otherwise, Yua Hanjing would not have chosen Zhu Jiutian, a so-called villain, to be the scapegoat.

Zhu Jiutian’s status was a known factor. As long as something happened to Zhu Jiutian, considering the position of Zhu Ling as the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall, even if Zhu Jiutian didn’t die, Ye Zhen wouldn’t end up well. If Zhu Jiutian were to die, then probably the entire Sun and Moon Divine Sect would pursue Ye Zhen.

Essentially, Ye Zhen had almost seen through all the methods Yua Hanjing used against him — the differences were only in the details.

Even so, it still shocked Ye Zhen greatly. Fortunately, Tian Guizhang had brought up that point, which sparked an idea in Ye Zhen. Otherwise, Ye Zhen might already have fallen into the trap, and the consequences...

Having figured out this second problem, that left only one last issue. Since Ye Zhen had essentially seen through Yua Hanjing’s malicious plans, how could he turn the tables against her?

Ye Zhen had spent most of the two hours in the Silent Chamber thinking about this issue. Now, he already had a preliminary plan, but there were still a few problems to solve.

It was for this reason that Ye Zhen was not heading to Zhu Jiutian’s residence but was instead seeking Vice Sect Master Tian Guizhang of the Sun and Moon Divine Sect.

There were several key issues in Ye Zhen’s plan that required Tian Guizhang’s assistance.

Suddenly, a fierce smile appeared on Ye Zhen’s lips. "Just as I thought, Miaoo Yu really is problematic..."

In Ye Zhen’s room at the Spirit Academy, shortly after Ye Zhen had left, Miaoo Yu pretended to look around outside. After estimating that Ye Zhen was far away, she nervously shook her hand and sent out a Talisman Communication. After sending it, she still anxiously patted her high chest.

She thought her act was flawless, but it was all witnessed by the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten in the sky, so Ye Zhen saw everything as well.

This scene alone made Ye Zhen even more certain of everything he inferred. Otherwise, how could a Maid of True Essence Realm have the capability to send Talisman Communications unless someone had provided her with the means beforehand?

As Ye Zhen had predicted, it wasn’t long after Miaoo Yu’s Talisman Communication was sent that a figure stealthily descended from the sky into Ye Zhen’s Spirit Academy. After staying for less than a hundred breaths, the figure hurriedly soared into the sky and left Ye Zhen’s Spirit Academy.

Through the eyes of the Cloud Winged Tiger King Kitten, Ye Zhen recognized that familiar figure. It was Jiao Xi!

"Vice Sect Master Tian, there’s something I want you to know!"

Inside Vice Sect Master Tian Guizhang’s residence in the Sun and Moon Divine Sect, when he heard Ye Zhen’s words, Tian Guizhang’s voice suddenly became much more serious.

His relationship with Ye Zhen was already quite familiar. Privately, Ye Zhen normally addressed him as Old Tian. Today, there was clearly no one else present, but Ye Zhen solemnly used the title ’Vice Sect Master’, which was clearly unusual.

"Hmm, I’m listening!"

Ye Zhen flicked his hand, and a dense Silent Barrier enveloped him and Tian Guizhang. "That day, the mysterious death of Liu Hong was caused by me!"

"What?"

Tian Guizhang’s hands trembled involuntarily. With his hearing abilities, he naturally heard Ye Zhen’s words clearly, but this matter was truly too shocking.

Moreover, Tian Guizhang understood that since Ye Zhen had come to him today, he was definitely speaking the truth.

"Liu Hong killed my maid Hundred Herbs, so I killed him!"

"How many moves did it take? Where did this happen, and why was there no sound?"

"On the outskirts of the Divine Sect, um, it took two moves!"

"Two moves?" Tian Guizhang’s eyes widened once more in disbelief. Liu Hong was a Fourth Stage Vein Forging Realm cultivator, and even for Tian Guizhang, it would not be easy to kill Liu Hong in two moves. If he did not trust Ye Zhen’s character, Tian Guizhang would hardly believe this news.

"It was two moves, but I used a little trick to catch him off guard!" Ye Zhen said.

Even though Ye Zhen explained, Tian Guizhang’s astonishment did not diminish. A Fourth Stage Vein Forging Realm expert, and yet, Ye Zhen was merely a Third Stage Soul Sea Realm martial artist.

Not to mention catching someone off guard, even if other Peak Fifth Stage Soul Sea Realm martial artists were to bomb Liu Hong while he stood still, it is likely he would come to no harm.

Caught off guard, to directly kill a Fourth Stage Vein Forging Realm warrior like Liu Hong would at least require a warrior from the Second and Third Stage of Vein Forging Realm.

"Is Ye Zhen that powerful?" With this thought, Tian Guizhang suddenly became hopeful. Now that Ye Zhen could kill Liu Hong, perhaps he could achieve a high ranking at the Spirit Returning Assembly. By then, as his recommender, he would have made a great contribution and could press down Vice Sect Master Yao Sen within the sect.

Watching the changes in Tian Guizhang’s expression, Ye Zhen did not speak, quietly observing everything.

He had actively shared this astonishing news with Tian Guizhang merely to enhance his value in Tian Guizhang’s eyes.

Did Ye Zhen and Tian Guizhang have a relationship?

Yes!

But not much, very little in fact.

The reason Tian Guizhang was so protective and always spoke up for Ye Zhen was mainly driven by Ye Zhen’s utility, his value for utilization.

Having a relationship with a sixty or seventy-year-old old fox, especially one who had struggled in the sect’s internal power fights for decades, was an unreliable venture.

With such people, a relationship based on mutual interests was far more reliable and solid.

Between Ye Zhen and Tian Guizhang, it was Ye Zhen’s value of utilization that cultivated their ties—the higher this value, the closer their relationship.

Ye Zhen had come tonight precisely to refresh his value in front of Tian Guizhang.

Clearly, the old fox Tian Guizhang had also sensed something.

"Ye Zhen, you didn’t come today just to tell me the truth about Liu Hong’s death, did you? What is it, speak up?"

"Three things!"

"Speak!"

"A set of robes, the attire of the Sunshine Hall members, a name tag, and a map!"

After pondering for a moment, Tian Guizhang nodded in agreement with Ye Zhen and handed over a set of sky-blue robes embroidered with radiant light, the exclusive attire of the Sunshine Hall members!

"The name tag, who is it for?"

"Zhu Jiutian! I don’t have his Talisman Lead."

"Zhu Jiutian?" Tian Guizhang was momentarily stunned and then realized, "You mean Zhu Mingxu, the son of Head of the Inner Affairs Hall Zhu Ling?"

Suddenly, Tian Guizhang’s expression changed, "You’re sending a name tag to Zhu Jiutian, what are you planning?"

As soon as Ye Zhen saw that Tian Guizhang recognized Zhu Jiutian’s nickname right away, he was more certain that what Miaoo Yu had said was true.

However, in the face of Tian Guizhang’s questioning, Ye Zhen did not respond, merely gazing steadily at him.

A few breaths later, Tian Guizhang sighed softly, "Alright, I can do it. What’s the content, do you want to sign a name?"

"A visit, signed under the name of Jiao Xi."

"Jiao Xi?" Tian Guizhang’s expression changed again, but he proceeded to make the name tag. A few breaths later, a Red Jade Name Tag was handed to Ye Zhen.

"Since it’s for Zhu Jiutian, then the map must surely be of Zhu Jiutian’s residence, right? Zhu Jiutian is the son of the Head of the Inner Affairs Hall Zhu Ling and currently lives in Zhu Ling’s residence. However, due to the presence of female family members, Zhu Jiutian’s son resides in the Eastern Courtyard."

As he spoke, a map, accurate to the Divine Record, was handed to Ye Zhen, "I’ve been to Zhu Ling’s place quite a few times, the map should be more or less accurate!"

At this point, Tian Guizhang could no longer suppress his curiosity and asked, "Ye Zhen, what exactly are you up to? The Head of the Inner Affairs Hall Zhu Ling is no ordinary person."

"After tonight, you’ll know! Actually, haven’t you almost guessed it? Well, that’s all for today’s business. The 1.4 million mid-grade Spirit Crystals you still owe me are now squared off!"

Having said that, Ye Zhen turned and left, "Oh, and tonight, act as if I was never here."

Watching Ye Zhen’s departing figure, Tian Guizhang’s eyes were full of complexity, "Be cautious in everything, and do not act rashly..."