Wen Sansi waved a hand. "Councilor Puyu was born in Darkstar Gorge, and Darkstar Gorge is a friend of the Ten Arbiters Council. If a friend is in trouble, it's my duty to help." Wen Sansi then changed the topic. "Elder Wu, can you show me around Darkstar Gorge?"
Elder Wu immediately gestured for them to enter, and the two entered.
The events in the Outerverse weren't that big, but the impact was significant. After all, it was related to the Ten Arbiters Council.
Guesses about Lu Yin's identity quickly spread, and the Daynight clan added fuel to the fire by mentioning that Lu Yin was a pirate. This caused quite a few people to become angry.
It was true that pirates had attacked the organizations that had joined together to resist Lu Yin, but Lu Yin had no way to explain this.
Fortunately, there was no concrete evidence, so everything was just speculation.
Wen Sansi stayed in Darkstar Gorge for two whole days before leaving. He had a strange expression on his face, as he hadn't found anything related to the Neohuman Alliance in Darkstar Gorge. Was Puyu's alliance with the Neohuman Alliance his own decision?
If that was the case, then Puyu was too bold.
"Mira, use the Council's power to suppress the speculation that Lu Yin is a pirate. Don't let anyone harm Lu Yin," Wen Sansi ordered.
Mira was puzzled. "Arbiter Wen, we need to investigate whether Lu Yin is a pirate or not. What if he really is a pirate?"
"Don't worry about it. Suppress it immediately," Wen Sansi ordered decisively.
Mira immediately acknowledged the order.
Wen Sansi cut off the call, and his eyes flashed. Although he hadn't found any evidence of Darkstar Gorge colluding with the Neohuman Alliance, that didn't mean that Puyu didn't have other organizations backing him. He didn't want to alert the enemy just yet, so he needed to use Lu Yin to keep Puyu in check. He couldn't stay in the Outerverse forever.
So what if Lu Yin was a pirate? Nothing was more important than the Neohuman Alliance.
However, Lu Yin wasn't simple either, and he definitely had other organizations backing him. Wen Sansi needed someone to keep him in check as well.
Wen Sansi thought of the person Nightking Zhenwu had arranged for. He had originally wanted to transfer that person away, but after some thought, he felt that a tripartite balance of power wasn't a bad idea.
In the Outerverse, on a giant planet belonging to the Nalan family, Madam Nalan, Liu Fuxue, was staring at a screen in shock. Lu Yin's introduction was displayed on the screen.
Ever since the Astral Combat Tournament, Liu Fuxue had made use of the Nalan family's influence to investigate Lu Yin. She had only managed to find out the results today, and the results were unbelievable.
On the surface, Lu Yin was King Zishan of the Frostwave Weave's Great Yu Empire, and he had the bloodline of the Zishan Family. He had come from Earth, and although he looked ordinary, his surname was not. It was a primeval surname. More importantly, the Nalan family had managed to uncover more information about Lu Yin that not even the Great Yu Empire knew. Lu Yin had once been tried by the Ten Arbiters Council.
For some reason, the universe started to view certain people as enemies. These people all had one thing in common, and that was their unique surnames. For example, Lu, Xia, and Liu. These surnames were known as primeval surnames.
The entire universe viewed the primeval surnames with hostility, and those with primeval surnames had either been recognized and given legal status over the long years, such as on Earth in the Great Yu Empire, where there were many people with primeval surnames. Or, they had resisted the hostility of others, such as the Sword Sect's Liu family. However, most of them had disappeared over the course of time.
Liu Fuxue had always been interested in Lu Yin's surname, and the Nalan family's investigation had shifted from Lu Yin's appearance in the Great Yu Empire to the primeval surnames. Because of this, she had managed to find out about Lu Yin and a tragedy that had occurred five years ago.
Five years ago, someone had reported that a certain group had taken in someone with primeval surnames. The Ten Arbiters Council had tried the group and sent them to the Outerverse. Seventy-two people had died during that time, but this incident did not have much of an impact and did not attract much attention. It should have been over, but now, Liu Fuxue had brought it up again.
If Lu Yin had been an ordinary person, this incident would not have attracted much attention since only a few dozen people had died. However, Lu Yin was different now. He had multiple identities and had even become a true Ten Arbiters' candidate. This incident had a huge impact since he had a grudge against the Ten Arbiters.
Liu Fuxue immediately turned off her screen and looked at outer space with a complicated expression.
Lu Yin had a grudge against the Ten Arbiters, and he was slowly climbing up the ladder. This young man had ambition, methods, and even opportunities. His background was complicated, and he might even be related to pirates. Was everything he was doing now to seek justice for what had happened all those years ago?
Liu Fuxue gripped her wine glass. She really wanted to know which Arbiter had proposed the trial of the Lu surname. That person would be Lu Yin's greatest enemy.
Liu Fuxue now had two choices. She could either give up on Lu Yin and not rope him in. After all, this young man had a great enemy in the Ten Arbiters, and his future was filled with danger. Every single Arbiter represented more than just themselves, and there were also countless powers that supported them. Otherwise, they would not have such a high status. The other choice was to watch from the sidelines and occasionally help him, but she would not involve herself too much in order to prevent herself from being implicated in the future.
Liu Fuxue looked at the wine in her glass. At this moment, even she did not know what to choose. The second choice was not to support Lu Yin, but rather to help him occasionally. She was at a loss, as the Ten Arbiters were too terrifying. Even the Sword Sect would not dare to make an enemy out of them.
Everyone believed that the Ten Arbiters had absolute martial strength and powerful backgrounds, but Liu Fuxue knew much more than that. The Ten Arbiters had more than that; they had a foundation that even old freaks with power levels in the hundreds of thousands feared. Liu Fuxue had only heard of such a foundation by chance, and she was terrified.
To help or not to help?
Liu Fuxue was truly at a loss!
Ten days passed by in a flash, and Lu Yin spent these ten days very peacefully. Puyu did not cause any trouble for him, and the rumors about him being a pirate gradually disappeared. Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
Wen Sansi had also left San Dios a few days ago and returned to the Innerverse. In other words, the true rulers of San Dios were now Puyu and Lu Yin.
Even though Lu Yin had been stripped of his status as an acting councilor, his status was still the highest among all of Wendy Yushan's subordinates. He was even on the same level as Wendy Yushan, so her former subordinates still listened to him, especially Barley.
Two days ago, Lu Yin and Puyu had taken care of some matters at the San Dios Tower.
Puyu ignored Lu Yin. If Wen Sansi could guess that the warning to the people of Darkstar Gorge was related to Lu Yin, then Puyu could as well. Puyu now looked at Lu Yin with a gaze full of fear.
Lu Yin did not take the initiative to cause trouble for Puyu, as he knew that Puyu would not live for long. Vulture's existence had already kicked Puyu into the abyss. Wen Sansi had not acted yet because he was checking to see if there was anyone else backing Puyu. Once he was sure, Puyu would be finished.
But if Puyu was finished, then who would be in charge of San Dios?
Ten Arbiters would definitely not hand San Dios over to Lu Yin or Wendy Yushan. It seemed that a new councilor would be arriving soon.
On this day, San Dios welcomed Wendy Yushan's new subordinates, Yue Xianzi and An Shaohua.
The two arrived at almost the same time and reported to Lu Yin.
Barley led the two into Lu Yin's courtyard and respectfully asked for instructions.
"Let Brother An in," Lu Yin replied.
Barley nodded and gestured for An Shaohua to enter.
Yue Xianzi's expression turned ugly. "What about me?"
Barley replied apologetically, "Please wait a moment, Yue Xianzi. Councilor Lu will definitely see you one by one."
Yue Xianzi snorted and unhappily stood to the side.
An Shaohua knew about the old grudge between her and Lu Yin, as Lu Yin had even cheated her at Shenwu Continent's space station. He smiled nonchalantly and entered the courtyard.
His goal in coming here was simple: to get close to Lu Yin. If this person really did have a chance to compete for the position of Ten Arbiters in the future, then An Shaohua would have a ladder to climb up. After all, the two of them were about the same age, and the current Ten Arbiters were much older than them. They would eventually have to wait until those Ten Arbiters abdicated. As long as nothing unexpected happened, Lu Yin would have a chance to compete for the position one day.
Watermoon Villa did not want to fall behind.
When he saw An Shaohua, Lu Yin was unhappy that he had not been paid, but he still put on a good front. "Brother An, it's been a few months since we last met. How have you been?"
As he spoke, Lu Yin invited An Shaohua to sit down and poured him a cup of water.
An Shaohua replied politely and sighed. "It's been a few months since we last met. I never thought that Brother Lu would not only become the champion of the Tournament of the Strongest, but also an acting councilor of the Outerverse Youth Council. Your accomplishments are truly astonishing."
Lu Yin laughed. "Forget about being an acting councilor. Someone else removed me from that position, haha."
An Shaohua smiled. "Even if you're not an acting councilor, Brother Lu's status as a member of the Council of Astral Academy isn't too bad. In the Outerverse's East and West San Dios, Brother Lu's status is definitely within the top five."
Lu Yin took a sip of tea. "Brother An, I'm very curious. How did you pass the trial back then?
Your particle camera seems to have been destroyed as well. "
An Shaohua replied, "I'm not like Brother Lu, who dared to ask the Ten Arbiters to judge. I asked a space-exploring powerhouse to judge and provide some information. That was how I passed the trial."
Lu Yin understood. As expected of a large organization, as long as one could leave Shenwu Continent alive, they would be able to pass the trial. Lu Yin guessed that the information had been discovered long ago, but they had not mentioned it. Instead, they had given it to their disciples.
This was one of the benefits of having a background, as everything was prepared.
Over the next two hours, Lu Yin and An Shaohua got to know more about the situation in Watermoon Villa and the general situation in the Spirit Seal Flowzone. What Lu Yin was most interested in wasn't a powerful organization like Myriad Swords Peak, but rather the Souldream Tribe.
The Souldream Tribe was filled with beauties and had connections with countless powers. This tribe had quite a bit of influence, and Lu Yin was not unfamiliar with them. Xi Yue was from the Souldream Tribe, and the two of them had become somewhat connected due to a misunderstanding. However, it had been a long time since they had contacted each other, and Lu Yin wondered if the washboard had changed.
I'll find some time to get to know each other better, Lu Yin thought to himself.
"Brother Lu, I'll take my leave first. If there's anything you need, just let me know," An Shaohua said in a more respectful tone. He was very clear about his position, and he knew that their statuses were different now.
Lu Yin smiled and nodded, and he had Barley escort An Shaohua out.