"Sect Master, I'm sorry. I brought someone in without the sect's permission. I'm willing to accept your punishment," Elder Angio said in a low voice.
Meng Tianlong waved a hand. "Let's not talk about this for now. Now that Cheng Yan is dead, the Great Yu Empire won't let this matter rest. What do you think?"
Elder Angio frowned. "The Great Yu Empire doesn't care about Cheng Yan; he was just a messenger. Now that he's dead, they'll definitely send someone important to negotiate with us. At the very least, it'll be a Hunter."
"Will Lu Yin come?" Meng Tianlong asked worriedly.
He wasn't the only one worried; everyone, including Elder Angio, was worried. Lu Yin was too overbearing, and he wouldn't leave easily once he showed up. The Vastdearth Sect might not be able to give him the results he wanted, and when the time came, blood would flow like rivers.
"I never thought that the child who entered the Astral Combat Academy at the same time as my son would be able to make my Vastdearth Sect helpless," Meng Tianlong sighed.
Not long after, Meng Tianlong appeared alone at the foot of a barren mountain in the Vastdearth Sect. He bowed and said, "Meng Tianlong requests an audience with the elder."
There was no response.
Meng Tianlong shouted again, but there was still no response. He sighed helplessly. "The sect is in danger, and this junior requests the elder to help us survive this crisis."
However, there was still no response, so Meng Tianlong helplessly left.
This was where the Vastdearth Sect's elder, Meng Qing, had gone into seclusion. He had not appeared since a thousand years ago, and Meng Tianlong had only tried to call out to him, but the results were disappointing.
News of Cheng Yan's death quickly reached Lu Yin's ears, and he also learned the details. Cheng Yan wasn't the only person from the Great Yu Empire in the Vastdearth Sect; there were also others who had been bribed with money or other methods.
He immediately tried to contact the Mistchild, but she couldn't be reached. It was only a few hours later that she sent a message.
"Your Highness, you were looking for me?" The Mistchild appeared on the screen. She looked exhausted, and there was still a trace of killing intent in her eyes. It was obvious that she had just completed a mission.
"Who else knows about those secrets besides me?" Lu Yin asked directly.
The Mistchild was puzzled. "Why do you ask, Your Highness?"
"Haven't you received the news?
Cheng Yan is dead, and his secrets have been exposed, "Lu Yin said as he stared at her.
The bespectacled Mistchild was shocked, and she hurriedly lowered her head to look at something. Her expression constantly changed, and she finally looked at Lu Yin and apprehensively said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness. Someone from Mafioso Planet betrayed us and took away those secrets in the form of a rubbing."
"To whom?" Lu Yin's tone turned cold.
The bespectacled Mistchild shook her head. "I'm not sure. The traitor is a Hunter realm assassin, and he's second only to the original Hunter Mistchild. I don't know much about this person. I'm sorry, Your Highness."
"Has Mafioso Planet made any contact with the Daynight clan recently?"
The Mistchild replied, "No, but I just received a mission. The one who issued it has a certain connection to the Daynight clan."
Lu Yin retracted his gaze. If he hadn't guessed wrong, then she had been purposely transferred away so that the Hunter realm assassin could steal her secrets. Of course, there was also another possibility, which was that this woman was trying to do business with both parties. She had sold the secrets to both Lu Yin and the Daynight clan.
"Your Highness, you're not doubting me, are you?" The bespectacled Mistchild looked at Lu Yin with an aggrieved expression.
Lu Yin did not reply and immediately cut off the call. He then contacted another person, Phantom Sting, who was a Hunter from Mafioso Planet, Mistchild.
"On Mafioso Planet, who has access to the core secrets?" Lu Yin asked Phantom Sting on his screen.
Phantom Sting answered in a low voice, "A Mistchild is a symbol of status on Mafioso Planet. Even a Sentinel Mistchild has access to more information than an ordinary Explorer realm assassin. No matter how strong an assassin is, they're still an assassin. Mistchildren are an exception."
"I know that Mafioso Planet has a habit of recording the client's secrets on metal plates. Who has access to them?" Lu Yin asked again.
Phantom Sting fell silent for a moment. "Mistchildren."
"Can a Hunter realm assassin have access to them?" Lu Yin asked.
"Unless they avoid the Mistchildren, they can't."
Lu Yin muttered to himself. The bespectacled Mistchild was the only Mistchild left on Mafioso Planet. The others had either been killed or transferred away, such as Topmist. As an Enlighter Mistchild, he was one of the top powerhouses on Mafioso Planet, and he was currently in Ironblood Weave.
Without the Mistchildren around, the Hunters were the strongest, and they might be able to steal the secrets.
After ending his conversation with Phantom Sting, the bespectacled Mistchild contacted him again. Lu Yin did not pick up, which showed that he did not trust her.
He was not angry, as the bespectacled Mistchild was not his subordinate. Even if she had sold the goods, it could not be considered a betrayal. He had only done so to show his attitude and pressure her, which would make things easier for him in the future.
Right now, he wanted to contact Madam Meilan, as he wanted to know what the Daynight clan was planning.
"Student Lu, I've been waiting for you." Madam Meilan appeared on his screen and beamed at him.
Lu Yin smiled. "In that case, Madam should know what I'm trying to do."
Madam Meilan nodded. "You should be looking for the Xun family."
"The Xun family?" Lu Yin was truly surprised, as he did not know where they had come from.
"The Xun family contacted Elder Qiuyu, and he asked us to cooperate with them to deal with you."
"Why would the Xun family want to deal with me?" Lu Yin was curious.
Madam Meilan shook her head. "I'm not sure. The current leader of the Xun family in the Outerverse is an elder called Xun Qianye. He was left behind in the Outerverse because of the struggle for pyrolyte. Right, Xun Qianye has a granddaughter called Xun Meiren. You should have met her before."
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed. "She died at the hands of a Corpse King in Mingdu. It has nothing to do with me."
"But you were the one who initiated the attack on Mingdu, and you were also the one who forced Xun Meiren, Nightking Changfeng, and the others to gather. To the Daynight clan, the death of any Nightking is a huge matter. Nightking Changfeng's death is directly related to you, and Xun Meiren is also involved. Elder Qiuyu asked us to cooperate with the Xun family to deal with you because of this."
Lu Yin was puzzled. "Madam, aren't you afraid that Elder Qiuyu will find out that you're telling me this?"
Madam Meilan smiled. "The Daynight clan can't wait for us to do all the tyrannical things in the universe. So what if I tell you? I just want you to die with a clear understanding. This is what most people in the Daynight clan think. Student Lu, how do you plan to deal with this?"
"Madam, you don't seem to have much enmity towards me."
Madam Meilan smiled. "You should be clear about the internal relationships of the Daynight clan, so why ask so many questions? However, I can't help you."
"Is the Xun family really targeting me just because of Xun Meiren?"
Lu Yin asked. He did not believe it. The Xun family was able to occupy a Flowzone in the Innerverse, even if it was just a small Flowzone. The Xun family's boldness was not something that ordinary people could compare to. Furthermore, they were a semi-hidden family, so why would they target him just because of a junior? Lu Yin's battle record was something that even Enlighters would not dare to provoke.
"Student Lu, if you don't believe me, you can contact the Xun family yourself. However, I'm not sure if you'll be able to contact them," Madam Meilan said before giving Lu Yin a contact number.
Lu Yin bid farewell to Madam Meilan and ended the call. He then contacted the Xun family.
The call was successfully connected, and an old man appeared on the screen. The moment he saw Lu Yin, he immediately ended the call.
Lu Yin's eyes flashed coldly. It seemed that the Xun family was determined to become his enemy. Was it worth it for Xun Meiren?
Furthermore, Xun Meiren had died at the hands of a Corpse King, which seemed a little far-fetched to him.
But if it wasn't for Xun Meiren, then why would the Xun family oppose him?
Even the Daynight clan had endured for the time being, but the Xun family had jumped out and attacked without holding back. They definitely had something to back them up, but where did their confidence come from?
Lu Yin calculated the number of enemies that could threaten him. Nightqueen Qiuyu, Huo Houye, and Granny Chan were all three Enlighters. The Xun family had already contacted Nightqueen Qiuyu and received the support of the Daynight clan. Perhaps they might have contacted Huo Houye or Granny Chan as well. Given the style of a semi-hidden family, they definitely had full confidence in taking action. This was evident from the fact that they had immediately ended the call without saying a single word.
How had he offended the Xun family to the point that they had to take action?
Lu Yin suddenly recalled his conflict with Xun Jiong in the Starfall Sea. That shouldn't have been the case, as it had only been a small conflict.
Regardless of why the Xun family wanted to become his enemy, what he needed to do now was to limit his losses.
Lu Yin stopped all activities related to forming an alliance. As long as he did not expose those secrets, the Xun family would not take the initiative to do so. He needed to minimize his losses as much as possible.
That night, news spread that a huge change had occurred in the Six-Fingered Tribe in Lars Weave. Luke Shamus' secret had been exposed, and the current leader of the Six-Fingered Tribe, Bach Shamus, was actually Luke Shamus' son. Luke Shamus had even assassinated the previous leader.
This secret shook the entire Lars Weave, and the Six-Fingered Tribe was furious. Everyone demanded an explanation from Luke Shamus, and even Bach Shamus' position as leader was questioned.
A few hours after the news broke, Luke Shamus committed suicide. He admitted that he had assassinated the previous leader, but he firmly denied that he had anything to do with Bach Shamus. His death temporarily quelled the rumors.
Along with this scandal, Luke Shamus' deal with the Great Yu Empire was also exposed. This caused the Six-Fingered Tribe to be filled with suspicion and resentment towards the Great Yu Empire. Many of the tribe members believed that Luke Shamus had betrayed the Great Yu Empire, and he had even handed over the inheritance of the tribe's sacrificial grounds to Lu Yin. This was something that the Six-Fingered Tribe could not accept.
Fortunately, Bach Shamus had been in power for many years and had some prestige, so he was able to temporarily suppress this matter. Otherwise, not only would the alliance have collapsed, but it might have even caused a war.
By the time Lu Yin received the news, it was already too late, and he could not deal with it in time. Although he was furious, it was not visible on his face.
The Xun family had given him a huge gift, and he would remember it.
However, this was not the greatest gift that the Xun family had given Lu Yin. The next day, Lu Yin saw Elder Lohar's image appear on a screen in front of him, and he knew that the biggest problem had arrived. He had used the Hall of Honor's name to form the Great Eastern Alliance, and if no one revealed this to the public, Elder Lohar would not care too much about it. After all, forming the Great Eastern Alliance would benefit the Outerverse.
However, if someone exposed this matter, then it would not be easy to deal with. The Hall of Honor's name was not something that could be casually used, and this was the Xun family's greatest weapon against Lu Yin.