"Third Prince, this time, you must have flown here directly on clouds after the white mist dissipated, right?"
Shen Gongbao suddenly spoke.
Upon hearing this, Ao Bing's face showed a hint of doubt:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, what are you saying?"
Shen Gongbao did not answer Ao Bing's question directly. His gaze lingered on Ao Bing for a moment before he slowly said:
"It's nothing. I just wanted to say that if you had come back from the main road, you wouldn't have said such things."
Ao Bing frowned even more. He felt that Shen Gongbao's words seemed to hide some deeper meaning, but he couldn't figure it out for the moment.
So he eagerly pressed on with the question:
"Fellow Daoist Shen, what exactly do you know?"
Shen Gongbao spoke calmly and unhurriedly:
"It's nothing. I just happened to kill a few people in that white mist. And those people just happened to have some special identities. They might be helpful for your investigation into who is secretly targeting the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion, so I'm reminding you."
Is his/her identity somewhat special?
Could it be someone from one of their rival factions?
But if it's an enemy of their Sihai Tongbao Pavilion, Shen Gongbao would just say so directly; why bother with such cryptic language?
Just as Ao Bing was about to ask further questions, Shen Gongbao began to speak on his own:
"Now that you're all back, I doubt anyone's in the mood for rest. Let's get ready and set off!"
Ao Bing then realized that, after the previous events, the sky was already beginning to lighten.
Of course, this is not the key point. For cultivators, there is no essential difference between day and night.
The real key issue is that their Sihai Tongbao Pavilion caravan has just been attacked, and they don't know if they will encounter danger again.
The formation that had been set up here has been broken, and many cultivators were severely injured in the previous battle with the Snow Wolf Clan.
Staying here will only increase the risks.
In comparison, it would be better to set off as soon as possible, as Shen Gongbao suggested.
Thinking of this, Ao Bing immediately ordered everyone to organize the goods and arrange for the injured to get on the vehicles.
While he was directing the others, Shen Gongbao had already returned to his own carriage.
Ao Bing wanted to stop him, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
At this moment, he could only hear the people around him whispering amongst themselves:
"That guy Shen Gongbao is indeed worthy of being a Golden Immortal. He is really powerful. He killed so many snow wolves, including one Golden Immortal, all of them in one go."
"The thunder and lightning that filled the sky really terrified me. But Shen Gongbao was really ruthless. Zhongli Wan and Mu Sheng just said something to him casually, and he pulled out their tongues in one go."
"Shh, are you out of your mind? I've figured it out now. Since we rogue cultivators can't afford to offend either side, we shouldn't offend either side. Zhongli Wan and Mu Sheng were just trying to curry favor with Changmei Zhenren, which is why they deliberately targeted Shen Gongbao. But they didn't consider that even though Shen Gongbao was expelled from the Chan Sect by the Sage, he is still a dignified Golden Immortal cultivator. How could they insult him at will?"
...
"So much happened in between?"
Although Kani Yokoe had explained to him the general events that occurred after they left, it was naturally impossible to say such things in public.
Suddenly, Ao Bing became even more interested in Shen Gongbao.
However, that's not his top priority right now.
"Aunt Lan, do you remember the formation we just saw, or the person who attacked us?"
Ao Lan frowned:
"The previous formation was shrouded in white mist and showed no signs of magical power fluctuations. When we entered, we were immediately plunged into the void and lost all five senses. Even in our Four Seas Dragon Palace, only the few formations personally passed down by the Ancestral Dragon can rival this level of formation. The power that can set up such a formation is definitely not to be underestimated. More importantly, I had never even heard of this formation before."
"So what's your guess?"
Upon hearing this, Ao Lan frowned even more deeply:
"Anyone who can possess a formation of this level must be at least comparable to our Four Seas Dragon Clan. Without sufficient evidence, I dare not speculate on any of these forces."
As he spoke, Ao Lan gave a wry smile:
“You also had contact with the cultivator we fought before. Although we couldn’t see his true identity because he deliberately concealed his true form, he was able to exert strength no weaker than mine despite his True Immortal cultivation. Do you think this is something that an ordinary force could do?”
Ao Bing remained silent.
To possess such strength, and to be able to conceal one's true identity from them and prevent them from discovering it, one must be someone they know well.
Recalling that person's fighting style back then, which was upright and honest without a trace of evil, Ao Bing once again ruled out several other forces.
The rest…
Looking at the few remaining faction names in his mind.
Ao Bing fell silent.
This is no less powerful than the Four Seas Dragon Palace!
The strength of each of these forces far surpasses that of the Four Seas Dragon Palace. No wonder Ao Lan didn't dare to casually mention their names before.
Without sufficient evidence, any unauthorized disclosure would bring unimaginable disaster upon the Four Seas Dragon Palace.
"Aunt Lan, do you think the white mist formation disappeared? Could it have been Shen Gongbao who did it?"
Ao Bing suddenly looked up and asked.
Upon hearing this, Ao Lan hesitated for a moment, then said somewhat uncertainly:
"I have some knowledge of formations, but I couldn't see any trace of the previous formation. I hadn't heard of Shen Gongbao having any special achievements in formations before, so I think it's unlikely that Shen Gongbao broke that formation. But considering the situation at the time, Shen Gongbao is the most likely candidate..."
Before Ao Lan could continue, Ao Bing waved his hand:
"Alright, since Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao didn't say that he broke the formation, let's not continue investigating. Now, let's go see the special person Fellow Daoist Shen Gongbao mentioned. I wonder if he can give us any clues!"
As he spoke, Ao Bing had already stood up.
Since the other party has already made a move, they have no choice but to accept it, whether they like it or not. If they can know more about the other party, it will give them more confidence in dealing with the situation.
"Set off!"
"Since Shen Gongbao doesn't want to say who he killed, let's go and see for ourselves who is so special that he can't even speak about it?"
Ao Lan nodded and led the team out first.
The road leading to Chongcheng had been traversed countless times by the members of the Sihai Tongbao Pavilion. If it weren't for the worry that the white mist formation would reappear, Ao Lan wouldn't have needed to lead the team personally.
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