Madam Red's posture was graceful, and her voice was enchanting. Lu Yin had expected to hear her voice, but he had not expected to hear a burst of laughter the moment the call connected.
"You are?" Lu Yin was confused, but then he exclaimed, "Kui Luo?"
"Hahahaha, it's me. Surprised, right?" Kui Luo laughed.
Lu Yin was speechless. "Why do you have Madam Red's gadget?"
Kui Luo laughed. "I happened to see this woman being trapped, so I rescued her. It's on her … Yes, it's called a gadget. Since your name is on her gadget, this old man decided to give it a try."
"Where's Madam Red?" Lu Yin hurriedly asked. "Who trapped her?"
"Hey, girl, I'm talking to you. Who kidnapped you?" Kui Luo asked in an unfriendly tone.
Soon after, a weak voice answered, "Alliance … Alliance Master Lu."
Lu Yin immediately started a video call, and a screen popped up. The first thing he saw was Kui Luo's old face, which was wrinkled with pride. Madam Red's face was pale, and she was bleeding from her seven orifices. Both of her arms were missing, and it was obvious that she had suffered unimaginable torture.
She was a World Imprinter, and an extraordinary one at that. Her power level exceeded 900,000, and she stood above countless people. She was also a Protector of the Daosource Sect, someone who had the qualifications to promise five weaves to Lu Yin, but she had ended up like this.
"What happened?" Lu Yin was curious.
Madam Red stared at Lu Yin with hatred and confusion in the depths of her eyes. "It was Old Man Cangqiong."
"Old Man Cangqiong captured you?
Why? "Lu Yin was curious.
Madam Red's eyes narrowed. "I don't know. He forced me to give him Progenitor Wushang's hide, but I don't have it."
Lu Yin was stunned, but he soon understood. Back then, in order to move Madam Red away and save the giant bloodline, he had purposely used Qingtan to fabricate a story about Progenitor Wushang's hide in exchange for Madam Red's promise to give the Great Eastern Alliance five weaves. Old Man Cangqiong had investigated the matter at the time, and Madam Red had actually agreed to give the Great Eastern Alliance five weaves in order to scheme against Qing Hua. From Old Man Cangqiong's point of view, the deal had already begun long ago, and the condition had been Progenitor Wushang's hide, not Qing Hua.
Back then, he had only casually mentioned the five weaves, and he hadn't expected that Madam Red would have to pay such a painful price for it. He hadn't expected that Cangqiong Old Man would covet Progenitor Wushang's hide and would actually attack Madam Red.
The Red Madam had caused the Fifth Mainland to suffer a blood debt, and Lu Yin had always wanted to take revenge. She had captured the Sea King and the giant bloodline, and she had even nearly killed him in the Starfall Sea. All of these debts were still fresh in his mind, and he had never thought that he would unintentionally scheme against her.
After Old Man Cangqiong had interrogated Madam Red about Progenitor Wushang's hide, she had also thought things through. She knew that she had been tricked by Lu Yin, and her hatred for Lu Yin surpassed Old Man Cangqiong's. But now, she could only hide it. She had fallen into Kui Luo's hands, which was equivalent to falling into Lu Yin's hands.
"Hey, brat, what should we do with this girl?
You know each other, don't you? "Kui Luo leaned over and asked.
Lu Yin smiled. "Senior, she's my enemy."
Madame Hong's expression changed.
Kui Luo's eyes narrowed, and his voice grew much colder. "Is that so? If that's the case …" "Wait!" Madam Red cried out. She stared at Lu Yin with pleading eyes. "We're not enemies, Lu Yin. I've never hurt you."
"Back in the Starfall Sea."
"We're enemies. I have no personal grudges against you, and I didn't cause you any harm back then."
"About the giant bloodline."
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When I captured them, I didn't know that they were your people. Once I found out, I wanted to talk to you. "
"About Guru Qing Hua."
"That was a deal."
Lu Yin beamed at her. "You don't think we're enemies?
Actually, in my dictionary, we can only be friends if we're not enemies. Which one do you belong to? "
Madam Red gulped and subconsciously glanced at Kui Luo. Kui Luo raised his brows and glared at her fiercely, causing her heart to tremble. This old man's strength was unfathomable. She had been imprisoned in Old Man Cangqiong's secret cultivation room, but he had dared to enter such a place. This old man was at least at the Celestial Imprint realm.
"Friends, we're friends," Madam Red said bitterly. Although they were friends, they were actually subordinates.
Lu Yin was satisfied. "Not bad, we're friends. I treat my friends warmly, but we're too far apart, so it's not convenient for me to entertain you. Senior Kui Luo is my senior, so I'll ask him to take care of you for now."
"Hey, kid, I don't have time to take care of this little girl." Kui Luo was dissatisfied.
Lu Yin replied with four words: "Origin Item." Kui Luo grinned and rolled his eyes. "This old man still wants to explore the universe's mysteries."
"Madam Red knows a lot about the Sixth Mainland, especially since she's a Daosource Sect Protector. She should be able to help you," Lu Yin urged. What was Kui Luo's greatest strength?
Exposing other people's secrets was his weakness, but being hunted down by the Cosmic Tree Sect was also his strength. At least, that was how Lu Yin saw it.
Lu Yin did not know where Madam Red had been imprisoned, but it was definitely a secret location. After all, a Daosource Sect Protector had been captured, and if her identity was exposed, even Old Man Cangqiong would be put in a difficult position. Even so, Madam Red had still been rescued by Kui Luo, which proved that this old man had a unique talent for exposing other people's secrets.
Lu Yin hoped to learn more about the Sixth Mainland through Kui Luo.
"The Daosource Sect?"
Kui Luo's eyes lit up. Since ancient times, the Daosource Sect had ruled over the human continent, and the only remaining Daosource Sect was the Sixth Mainland. Truth be told, Kui Luo was very interested.
"It's not just the Daosource Sect. The Sixth Mainland has imprints, bloodlines, martial seals, and so on. They all have cultivation methods that are different from my Fifth Mainland's, which is very interesting," Lu Yin continued.
Kui Luo looked at him with a deep gaze. "An Origin Item's favor isn't enough to make this old man do anything for you."
Lu Yin's expression turned solemn. "Senior, what are you saying? Aren't these the things that you like?"
Kui Luo smiled, and his eyes were filled with anticipation.
Madam Red's heart sank. What had she just heard?
Bloodlines, martial seals, imprints, Daosource Sect … She felt that this development was a little strange, and she glanced at Kui Luo. What was this old man trying to do?
"Alright, this old man won't waste any more words with you." Kui Luo was about to end the call.
Lu Yin hurriedly said, "Wait, I still have some questions for Madam Red."
"Hurry up, the master is coming back," Kui Luo urged.
Lu Yin pursed his lips. How many times had this old man done such things? "Don't worry, Old Man Cangqiong is dead."
Kui Luo was confused. "What do you mean?"
"Old Man Cangqiong is dead?" Madam Red's eyes widened in disbelief.
Lu Yin explained, "The master of that house is Old Man Cangqiong, and he's dead. No one knows how he died, but since he's dead, that place won't be visited for the time being."
Kui Luo was unhappy. "Then there's no sense of accomplishment."
"What happened to Old Man Cangqiong?
How did he die? "
Madam Red asked anxiously. She was both excited and regretful. She had been tortured for so long that her hatred for Old Man Cangqiong had reached the heavens. She had originally planned to report this to the Daosource Sect and destroy Old Man Cangqiong's reputation in the Sixth Mainland, but she had never expected that he would actually be dead.
"I told you that I don't know, so he's dead. Alright, let me ask you this: did you take anything when you destroyed Astral-3?
For example, Stargazing Deck. "
The eight Starmasters of the Astral Combat Academy were not present. Lu Yin had asked around, and it seemed that they had gone to search for Astral-3's lost Stargazing Deck. Astral-10's Starmasters were unable to leave due to special circumstances.
Back in Astral-10, Lu Yin still remembered the strange events that had occurred when his Fatesand had come into contact with Stargazing Deck. That moment had triggered destiny, and Stargazing Deck was related to destiny.
Madam Red thought about it. "When Astral-3 was destroyed, the entire academy was dragged to the Sixth Mainland. After all, the Astral Combat Academy's battleships had been greatly affected when the two mainlands went to war. When the Eternals invaded, Astral-3's battleships weren't able to be brought over, so they were left behind in the Sixth Mainland."
"Left behind in the Sixth Mainland?
Even Stargazing Deck? "Lu Yin frowned.
Madam Red nodded. "They didn't have the ability to bring Astral-3 over at that time."
Lu Yin felt that it was a pity. Astral-3 was gone, which meant that Stargazing Deck was gone as well. The eight Starmasters had been busy for nothing. He wanted to remind them about this, but he decided against it.
"Alright, that's enough. Don't delay this old man. I want to talk to this girl about life," Kui Luo said impatiently.
Lu Yin nodded. "That's all."
Lu Yin was speechless when he saw Kui Luo end the call and Madam Red's horrified expression. He hadn't misunderstood the situation. Kui Luo's so-called life goals were things that would expose other people's secrets. He wanted to brainwash Madam Red, and Lu Yin believed that the Sixth Mainland was going to be in trouble for some time to come.
Madam Red must have misunderstood something.
Lu Yin stared at his gadget in a daze. Madam Red was under Kui Luo's control, which meant that he had a lot of room to maneuver from now on.
A few days later, someone from the Gu Flowzone paid Lu Yin a visit and sent him an invitation.
Lu Yin looked at the invitation in his hand and put it away. Shaohuang Qing had really invited him.
"Alliance Leader, the Divine Gu Dynasty has invited many powers this time. Aside from the Innerverse, the Cosmic Sea, the Neoverse, and even the Hall of Honor have sent people," Wei Rong reported.
"Do you think I should go?" Lu Yin asked.
Wei Rong replied, "Some people don't think so. Someone from the Gu Flowzone just came and asked me to tell you not to go."
"Someone from the Grand Preceptor's faction," Lu Yin confirmed.
Wei Rong nodded. "That's possible."
"Then all the more reason to go. I want to know what Shaohuang Qing plans to do." Lu Yin was interested. He had even dared to go to the Technocracy, let alone the Gu Flowzone. The Second Nightking's strength was constantly recovering, and he was now able to rival Grand Preceptor. A single Gu Flowzone would not be able to stop him.
Back when the Sixth Mainland had invaded the Fifth Mainland, they had not been able to break into the Gu Flowzone because the Gu Flowzone itself was special, and Shaohuang Qing was not weak. More importantly, the weather had changed, and it was not that the Sixth Mainland could not break into the Gu Flowzone.
A Cosmic Imprinter could freely enter and exit the Gu Flowzone.
With the Second Nightking by his side, Lu Yin did not believe that Shaohuang Qing had the ability to assassinate him. He himself was not weak, and Shaohuang Qing was not that stupid.
Since that was the case, there was no harm in making a trip to the Gu Flowzone. After all, it was one of the Eight Great Flowzones, and it would be his territory in the future.