Lu Yin's eyes flashed when he heard Little Can's words. "You were captured because of the wisdom root?"
Little Can was already numb, and he replied tiredly, "I was stupid and selfish. I was afraid of death after entering the battlefield, so I used the wisdom root in exchange for a chance to leave early. I also used the wisdom root in exchange for Commander Wang Xun's protection. If I wasn't so cowardly, I wouldn't have been targeted by the Wang family and trapped here forever. I brought all of this upon myself."
Lu Yin finally understood. So it was Wang Xun.
Little Can had indeed said that he would use the wisdom root in exchange for Commander Ji's protection and a chance to leave the battlefield early. He had indeed left the battlefield, but the Wang family had also found out about his wisdom root.
Wang Xun would not have attacked him in the battlefield, but he had attacked after he had left.
At that time, Little Can had been in a hurry to leave the battlefield, but perhaps Wang Xun had been even more anxious.
This was fate. If Little Can was not afraid of death and wanted to leave the battlefield on the back side earlier, maybe he would have a different life. Of course, he might also die on the battlefield on the back side. But to him now, even if he died on the battlefield on the back side, it would be better than dying here.
Lu Yin suddenly thought of karma. Was there really such a thing as karma?
As he watched Little Can leave, Lu Yin wanted to save him if possible, not because of the wisdom root, but because he wanted to know more about Little Can's relationship with Ancestor Hui.
How could a wandering cultivator have so many wisdom roots?
If this person really was a descendant of Ancestor Hui, then Lu Yin wanted to save his life regardless of what happened to him.
Elsewhere, Wang Zheng had arrived at the Frigid Immortal Sect.
The acting sect master of the Frigid Immortal Sect was someone called Bai Su. He was not a direct descendant of the Bai family, but rather a branch. This person was far inferior to Bai Teng. No matter how Bai Teng had become the sect master, he was at least at the fifth Tribulation Origin Stage, while Bai Su was only at the third.
He would be a powerhouse outside, but in the Frigid Immortal Sect, he was not strong enough to become the sect master.
If not for the fact that there was no one in charge of the Frigid Immortal Sect, it would not have been his turn.
Bai Su received Wang Zheng with a puzzled expression. "Sect Master Wang Zheng, I heard that you recalled some details about our sect master's disappearance?"
Many of the upper echelons of the Frigid Immortal Sect had gathered, including Ancestor Wu Yao.
Wang Zheng's expression was solemn. He suppressed the suspicion that the Immortal Cold Sect might have had against Wang Xiao Fan and said, "I remember when Long Yang returned to Wang Yu Island, his eyes were lifeless. It was as if he was being controlled."
Baisu was surprised. "Are you sure?"
"Clan Head Wang Zheng, why didn't you say so earlier?"
Wu Yao asked loudly.
Wang Zheng said, "I didn't think of that possibility, and Long Ke kept saying that he had forgotten how to get back to Wangyu. In my opinion, it was more like an excuse. But when I thought about it, if someone could steal the resources of Junior Progenitor Planet right under the nose of the Culinary God, then controlling Long Ke wouldn't be impossible."
Bai Su and Wu Yao looked at each other, and the surrounding high-ranking members of the Frigid Immortal Sect looked at Wang Zheng with confusion.
Wang Zheng's statement was somewhat contradictory, but they clearly saw the purpose of Wang Zheng's visit. It was to prove Long Ke's innocence. Why would he do that?
In such a short time, could it be that the White Dragon Clan had given the Wang Family some benefits?
There were some things that Bai Su, the acting Sovereign, couldn't say. Wu Yao shouted, "Patriarch Wang Zheng, your testimony is contradictory. What is the reason?
Did the White Dragon Race give your Wang Clan some benefits? "
Wang Zheng was furious. "Half Ancestor Wu Yao, do you know what you're saying?
You're slandering two of the Four Scales. Don't think that the Frigid Immortal Sect will protect my king.
Can't my clan do anything to you? "
Wu Yao's gaze turned cold. "Your purpose here is obvious. You're here for Long Ke. There must be a reason for you to change your testimony in such a short time."
"I told you, I suddenly figured it out. Long Ke's eyes were lifeless at the time, so he might have been controlled. As for how you treat Long Ke, I don't care. I'm just telling you what I know," Wang Zheng said.
Bai Su was in a difficult situation. Wang Zheng had accused Long Ke before, giving them a reason to imprison Long Ke. Now that he was helping Long Ke, they had no reason to imprison Long Ke. Bai Su felt very passive. Whether they captured Long Ke or not depended on Wang Zheng's words. When did the Frigid Immortal Sect become so passive?
Of course, he didn't care too much. After all, he was only the acting Sovereign and had no ambition to fight for the main branch. Ancestor Bai Wangyuan was still there, and the main branch also had the shocking Bai Xianer. He just needed to be a good puppet.
Wang Zheng stayed in the Frigid Immortal Sect for two whole days before leaving with Long Ke.
The Frigid Immortal Sect had no choice. Wang Zheng only needed to change his testimony. With the pressure from the White Dragon Clan and the balance of the four sides, they had to release Long Ke. As for Bai Teng's whereabouts, they could continue investigating.
Long Ke had only been imprisoned in the Frigid Immortal Sect during this time. The Frigid Immortal Sect didn't dare to do anything to him unless they had concrete evidence that he had done something to Bai Teng.
"Thank you, Brother Wang, for clearing my name," Long Ke said gratefully. He looked at Wang Zheng with a complicated gaze. He had been captured because of this person, and now he was released because of this person.
"Brother Long, don't you think it's strange?"
Wang Zheng asked.
Long Ke didn't understand. "What do you mean?"
"I was the one who proved that you had something to do with Bai Teng's disappearance, and I'm also the one who helped you now," Wang Zheng said.
Long Ke shook his head. "I'm very grateful that Brother Wang spoke up for me, but the Frigid Immortal Sect won't confirm that I had nothing to do with Bai Teng's disappearance just because of your testimony."
"Of course I know that, so I want to ask Brother Long Ke, have you encountered any difficulties in the Frigid Immortal Sect?"
Wang Zheng looked at Long Ke and asked.
Long Ke shook his head. "Apart from the necessary inquiries, I'm no different from a guest in the Frigid Immortal Sect. I can even move around freely in certain areas."
Wang Zheng was surprised. Didn't the Frigid Immortal Sect ask Long Ke to hand over the restrictions?
He asked Long Ke many more questions, but Long Ke only answered one thing: he didn't do anything strange in the Frigid Immortal Sect.
Long Ke had planned to return to the White Dragon Clan, but he found out that Long Tian was in the Wang Clan. Wang Zheng also told him about the White Dragon Clan's speculations about the Frigid Immortal Sect.
Long Ke's expression turned ugly. "I knew it. Who could make Bai Teng disappear inexplicably, and right under the nose of the Food God? Unless it was an Ancestor, no one could do it. Even Grand Elder Ni Huang couldn't do it. If it was really the Frigid Immortal Sect acting, then it could be explained."
"And Brother Long Ke just said that the Frigid Immortal Sect didn't do anything to you. I don't think so," Wang Zheng said.
Long Ke suddenly said, "I was indeed controlled, but I don't remember anything when I returned to Wang Yu. That means I might have been controlled in the Frigid Immortal Sect as well."
Wang Zheng didn't know if Long Ke had been controlled or not. What he said in the Cold Immortal Sect was just to bring Long Ke out as soon as possible, but Long Ke seemed to have really been controlled. If it was true, then he must have been controlled in the Cold Immortal Sect. This also explained why the Cold Immortal Sect didn't do anything to him, because they had done it, and Long Ke didn't know it himself.
It would also explain why the Frigid Immortal Sect had been willing to release Long Ke.
Long Ke's value had been used up.
Once a guess was verified to a certain extent, the rest of the guesses would move in that direction.
This was what Wei Rong had said to him. Back then, Lu Yin hadn't thought much about it, but now, he deeply understood what Wei Rong had said.
Lu Yin watched as Wang Zheng and Long Ke discussed their speculations about the Frigid Immortal Sect. He didn't even need to say anything.
"If the Frigid Immortal Sect doesn't have the Wang Clan's restrictions, then they'll definitely do everything they can. What do the White Dragon Clan and Shenwu Heaven plan to do?"
Wang Zheng asked.
Long Ke looked at Lu Yin.
Lu Yin coughed. "That's a matter for the higher-ups. I'm only responsible for delivering the letter."
Long Ke said, "There are many Emissaries in the Star Alliance. Aside from the ones at the back of the battlefield, there are at least twenty in the Astral Tree Domain. We can first think of a way to move these twenty to a place where the Frigid Immortal Sect can't find them. That way, even if they have the restrictions, they won't be able to do anything."
Wang Zheng agreed. "That's right. The Star Alliance's usage rights belong to the Four Cardinal Scales. The Frigid Immortal Sect can mobilize them, and so can the Wang Clan. In short, we need to think of a way to hide the Star Alliance cultivators who can be mobilized. Even if the Frigid Immortal Sect obtains the restrictions, it'll be useless. Once we have evidence that the Frigid Immortal Sect acted against Xia Xing, then we'll leave the rest to the ancestors."
As he listened to their conversation, Lu Yin also thought of a serious problem. Right, even if they obtained the restrictions, if the Star Alliance cultivators were hidden, then he wouldn't be able to save them.
This was troublesome.
They guessed that the Frigid Immortal Sect wanted to obtain the Star Alliance, so they were trying to find a way to deal with him.
Lu Yin fell into deep thought. Fortunately, he now had the identity of Xia Yuan, so he could know some things.
He wanted to use Xia Yuan's identity to find out where Wang Zheng and Long Ke wanted to hide the Star Alliance cultivators, but they refused to say anything. They only wanted to contact Xia Xing's main body.
Lu Yin's eyes flickered. Xia Xing's main body?
Long Ke didn't want to stay on the Wang Clan's mainland for too long. He didn't want the Frigid Immortal Sect to find out that they had already guessed part of the truth. Just as he was about to leave, a piece of news came that infuriated Long Ke.
The cultivator from the White Dragon Clan's branch that had been left behind in the city below had been severely injured.
This news infuriated Long Ke, and he immediately left with Long Tian. Wang Zheng followed closely behind. This had happened in the Wang Clan, so he couldn't just ignore it.
Lu Yin also followed behind.
They quickly arrived at the Lei Clan's courtyard, where they saw the White Dragon Clan cultivator lying on the ground. He was severely injured, but he hadn't lost consciousness yet, which was why he was able to send a message to Long Tian.
Long Tian helped the cultivator up. "Who did this?"
Long Ke, Wang Zheng, and Lu Yin were all there.
The White Dragon Clan cultivator coughed up blood, and he wanted to bow when he saw Long Ke.
Long Ke raised a hand and pressed it down. "Who injured you?"
The White Dragon Clan cultivator shook his head. "I don't know. I was fine in the courtyard, but I was suddenly injured. I didn't even see the attacker."
The difference between them was too great. These words appeared in everyone's minds.
At that moment, Lu Yin was six meters away from Long Ke, while Long Ke was less than a meter away from Wang Zheng. Long Tian was also watching. Lu Yin looked up and looked around. If he hadn't guessed wrong, there were still experts from the Wang Clan watching. This was a rare opportunity, and whether or not they could capture Wang Zheng depended on this moment.
Lu Yin's gaze turned cold, and he took a step forward. When he was five meters away from Long Ke, he instantly merged into Long Ke's body. He didn't attack immediately, but instead searched through his memories regarding the Wang Clan's mainland.