"Of course it's true. Haven't you seen the carriages and horses passing through the Luo clan's territory these days?" A vagrant spat out a chewed crab leg. "We really didn't recognize the value of gold and jade in the past. Who could have imagined that a guest official of the Luo family would be so capable and powerful? It is said that everyone in the Great World calls him 'Your Excellency'. Do you know where the Luo family is moving to? Even the grandeur of the Clouded Leopard Realm is now looked down upon by them."
"If you ask me, this Luo family is really..." One of them just shook his head and sighed, not even eating anything. "Have you heard that nursery rhyme recently? My kid doesn't understand anything, he just sings it with all his heart... 'One person dies, the whole family ascends to heaven. The father is proud, the son is finished.' The Luo family lost a son, and immediately they boast about the father. I heard that it's not certain how the secret realm collapsed..."
He was barely halfway through his words when a cold hand pressed down on his shoulder. The next moment, a faint voice rang out from the idler: "Where did those nursery rhymes and rumors come from? Could you please come with me so we can clarify this matter?"
The idle man felt a chill in his heart, knowing that something was wrong. He suppressed his fear and turned around. The man behind him was indeed wearing a purple robe embroidered with a python, the same style as the guests who had come in and out of the Luo family in the past few days.
The man smiled at the idler, his thin, forked tongue flickering in and out like lightning, his smile as cold as a snake.
"Excuse me! If we ignore such slanderous words against the young master, the master will burn us into a pot of soup." The man exerted force with his hands, and the idle man followed him like a lost soul. He warned the rest of the people, who were already trembling in fear, with a look of concern: "Everyone, please be careful with your words."
The man in the python-embroidered robe led the idler into the Luo clan compound, where the gatekeepers and servants all bowed their heads in greeting. He walked through the small garden and the front hall, then grasped the idler's shoulder and pushed him toward a subordinate in a snake-patterned robe. "As usual," he said with a smile, "keep him in the cellar and starve him for two or three days to clear his entangled bowels."
Seeing his subordinate take the person, the purple-clothed man pushed open the door in front of him and shook his head as he entered: "Seventh Brother, there are so many people in the world who don't care about their lives that they can't be killed. I just went out for a breath of fresh air, and I caught someone who was good at talking."
"You're back?" The man in the room also wore a green robe embroidered with a python. He had sharp fangs, long pupils, and a thin, forked tongue. He put down his teacup. "We've already found out. The one who made up the nursery rhyme and the source of the rumor are both from the Du family."
"Oh, this is hilarious." The purple-robed guest hissed a laugh. "We haven't even had a chance to cause them any trouble, and they're already charging right back at us. The master has already ordered us to capture the Du family's patriarch and interrogate him. If he's connected to the young master, he'll be punished, life or death. I guess he's afraid we'll forget about him, right?"
"You're so long-winded." The man in green robe frowned. "When did you start joking about what the master told you? Before tonight, I want to meet all the suspicious people in the Du family. I will personally handle the operation and conduct the interrogations."
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Five days ago, colorful auspicious clouds rose and five golden thunders floated, indicating that another person in the Three Thousand Worlds had entered the Mahayana realm.
This newly entered Mahayana realm came riding on thousands of snakes. That night, he broke the boundary membranes of three first-class worlds with his own strength, merged them into one world, changed the name of the world to Spirit Snake, and proclaimed himself the master of this world.
As for the original masters of these three great worlds, they were all at the peak of the Spirit Severing Realm, and none of them could match the power of one finger of this Lord. They either wisely gave way to the lord or suffered a miserable defeat.
The name of the Spirit Snake Master is Zhen Shuangliu.
The day after the Spirit Serpent Lord ascended the throne, a hundred trusted teams set out from the Spirit Serpent Realm, intending to explore various worlds, large and small. They all had a common mission—to secretly search for a fourteen-year-old boy named Luo Jiujiang.
Out of consideration for certain old friends and old events, the entire mission was carried out in secret, and no clues were given to the outside world.
In the next three months, pieces of disheartening news continued to reach Zhen Shuangliu's desk.
When the news from the last team arrived, Ziyun watched his elder brother Bai Lian holding the jade slip and standing in front of the lobby for a long time, still hesitating whether to present it to the master.
"Brother...would you please let me pass it on?"
Bai Lian sighed deeply and finally took another step forward: "In fact, the master may not be unaware of this outcome..."
The Nine Snakes were the product of Zhen Shuangliu's blood and sweat, so how could they not know that they had stayed so close for so long? The master didn't urge them, clearly unwilling to hear any news.
Ziyun was taken aback, but still followed Bai Lian's footsteps. Zhen Shuangliu was sitting high on the throne. He lowered his eyes to examine the jade slip of communication that Bai Lian presented, then gently pushed it away with a finger.
"Take it away, it's not necessary. This news is not accurate. I know Jiujiang must still be alive and well."
However, Ziyun clearly saw that when Bai Lian entered the hall next time, the amount of paper money, incense and candles in his hand was twice as much as before.
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