On the other side.
Blackwood Cliff.
Under the setting sun, in the back mountain of Blackwood Cliff, even though it was only January, the maple leaves on the huge wind trees in the back mountain were as red as fire.
Combined with the inky black stones behind Blackwood Cliff, it gives off a sense of solemnity and desolation.
At this moment, Dongfang Bubai, still dressed in a fiery red robe, stood still with one hand. As his true energy circulated, the maple leaves around him seemed to be drawn by an invisible force, surrounding him.
Under the dim yellow sunset, they looked like several swimming dragons.
The golden crown and hair tied up at this moment made Dongfang Bubai look exceptionally domineering.
However, at that moment, Sang San Niang's voice suddenly came from the entrance of the back mountain.
"Master."
Upon hearing Sang San Niang's voice, Dongfang Bubai frowned slightly.
With the burst of true energy, the maple leaves around them instantly fell from the sky.
After opening his eyes, Dongfang Bubai said in a cold voice, "Come in!"
A dozen or so breaths later, Sang San Niang knelt before Dongfang Bubai and bowed, saying, "Master, news has come from Yushui City that people from Shenshui Palace entered Yushui City yesterday. Some people vaguely heard the disciples of Shenshui Palace address one of them as Palace Master, which is very likely the Palace Master of Shenshui Palace, Shui Mu Yin Ji."
"Jellyfish Yin Princess?"
Upon hearing what Sang San Niang said, Dongfang Bubai frowned slightly.
"Jelly Queen Yin actually went to Yushui City in person!"
Clearly, Dongfang Bubai had never imagined that a mere jade token would entice the Palace Master of Shenshui Palace to personally take action.
After a few breaths, Dongfang Bubai pondered for a moment and asked, "Is Yaoyue still in Yushui City?"
In response to Dongfang Bubai's question, Sang Sanniang replied, "I haven't received any news of the Palace Mistress Yaoyue leaving yet. I suppose she's still in Young Master Chu's courtyard."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Bubai's expression relaxed slightly.
Dongfang Bubai was well aware of Yaoyue's strength. Looking across the world, among those at the Grandmaster level, apart from those slightly inferior to himself, there was no one else who could rival her.
The Water Mother Yin Ji was only at the mid-stage of the Grandmaster realm, and Yu Shui City was not part of the Divine Water Palace's forces.
With Yue Yao present at Chu Qinghe's home, even if the Water Mother Yin Ji herself were to arrive, Chu Qinghe would not encounter any problems.
Then, Dongfang Bubai asked, "Have you found out who Ren Woxing contacted in Longyue City before?"
Sang San Niang said in a low voice, "Reporting to the sect leader, during this period of time, I have led people to interrogate everyone in Longyue City who had contact with Ren Woxing or even those who might have had contact with him. Some people did see Ren Woxing meeting with others, but that person was wearing a black bamboo hat, making it difficult to identify his identity."
Upon hearing this, Dongfang Bubai frowned.
Clearly, they were not satisfied with this result.
A moment later, Dongfang Bubai cursed under his breath, "It's all that stupid woman's fault for meddling. Now all the clues are gone."
After eliminating Ren Woxing's remaining followers in the Sun Moon Cult, the Sun Moon Cult can now be described as a one-man show run by Dongfang Bubai.
Under such circumstances, how could Dongfang Bubai not know that Ren Woxing, Ren Yingying, and Xiang Wentian had sneaked into Blackwood Cliff that night?
The reason for pretending not to know was to lure out the person who had contact with Ren Woxing that day.
Little did he know that Yaoyue would suddenly appear, and that idiot Ren Woxing would even take the initiative to approach Yaoyue, eventually bringing three corpses to mock him.
The trail has now gone cold, and the person behind Ren Woxing hasn't been found either.
If he had known this would happen, Dongfang Bubai would have preferred to just kill Ren Woxing and the others with his own hands; it would have been much more satisfying.
Taking a deep breath and suppressing the urge to have Ren Woxing's skeletal remains exhumed from the mass grave, Dongfang Bubai changed the subject, asking, "How are the preparations going with the Five Mountains Sword Sect?"
Sang San Niang replied, "Reporting to the Sect Leader, as you said, during this period, apart from the Hengshan Sect, our Sun Moon Divine Sect's forces have been secretly entering the Huashan, Songshan, and other four sects in batches."
"However, some elders in the sect have recently been puzzled as to why the sect leader has spared the Hengshan Sect when he was preparing to attack the other four sects of the Five Mountains Sword Sect."
Dongfang Bubai said coldly, "Does this leader need to explain his actions to them?"
Sensing the obvious dissatisfaction in Dongfang Bubai's tone, Sang Sanniang quickly lowered her head: "This subordinate dares not."
Seeing this, Dongfang Bubai snorted lightly, then said, "Give the order: we will depart for the Songshan Sect tomorrow."
Sang San Niang quickly cupped her hands and said, "Your subordinate obeys."
As soon as the voice fell, Sang San Niang quickly stood up.
However, just as Sang San Niang turned around to leave, she seemed to remember something and said to Dongfang Bubai, "In addition, I have something else to report."
Dongfang Bubai said coldly, "Speak!"
Sang San Niang said, "During this period, it seems that the people from Yihua Palace arranged for the printing of more storybooks in many towns in the west and sent them to various places. It is said that these storybooks have already spread to the Tang Dynasty, and the source of these storybooks should be Elder Qu's granddaughter."
"Storybooks?"
Hearing what Sang San Niang said, Dongfang Bubai looked doubtful.
But upon further reflection, Dongfang Bubai had already roughly guessed the reason.
"He's quite the little devil, always coming up with ideas to mess with people."
Then Dongfang Bubai waved his hand and said, "There's no need to concern yourself with this matter."
After a slight pause, Dongfang Bubai continued, "In addition, whenever that girl brings a new storybook to the bookstore, she should bring a copy over as soon as it's printed out."
Sang San Niang bowed and said, "Your subordinate understands."
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