After the court meeting ended, Phantom Thorn appeared in King Zishan's palace and handed over his first results since he trained the Second Imperial Squadron.
"The Xun family spread a total of twenty-one secrets," Phantom Thorn said in a low voice.
Lu Yin calmly looked at the screen. "Leave. Find out where the Xun family is."
"Understood." Phantom Spike left.
Twenty-one secrets seemed like a lot, but they weren't actually that important. They wouldn't affect the formation of the Great Eastern Alliance, and they were far from enough to expose Cheng Yan's secret. This proved that the Xun Family didn't dare to go too far with him. However, they still spread these secrets. There was only one possibility, and that was that they wanted to use this method to threaten him in order to achieve some kind of goal.
Lu Yin didn't think too much about it and tapped on the contact number that Madam Meilan had given him.
The old man from the Xun family had hung up without hesitation the first time he had contacted Lu Yin. This time, the old man's image appeared on the screen again, but he didn't hang up. Instead, he just looked at Lu Yin calmly.
"So you're Xun Qianye," Lu Yin said bluntly.
On the screen, Xun Qianye nodded and slowly said, "That's right, I'm Xun Qianye. Long time no see, Lu Yin."
"You've seen me before?" Lu Yin's eyes narrowed.
Xun Qianye smiled faintly. "I was also there during the battle on Planet Pyrolyte, but I didn't stand out. I've made a fool of myself in front of King Lu."
"I don't like to waste my breath. Tell me what you want," Lu Yin said coldly.
Xun Qianye's eyes flickered. "Your Highness is a straightforward person, so I won't beat around the bush. In the Sea King's Dome, a junior from my family once wanted to buy a gun, but it was snatched away by Your Highness. Is that true?"
Lu Yin's eyes flashed. He had originally thought that the Xun family's actions against him were related to Xun Meiren. After all, Xun Meiren was the only person who had a grudge with the Xun family. However, why had the Xun family mentioned that gun? Could it be related to the killing of the Enlighter?
That wasn't right. He remembered that after the gun shattered, a piece of paper fell out. There were words on it that he didn't recognize. Monkey had translated it, and it was a person's name.
"That's right. It's just an ordinary spear. Did the Xun family target me because of that spear?" Lu Yin asked.
"As long as Your Highness hands over that spear, my Xun family guarantees that we won't reveal the rest of the secret, nor will we cause trouble for Your Highness," Xun Qianye said.
Lu Yin sneered. "Xun Qianye, I think that you've misunderstood. Everyone knows that I used a gun to kill Enlighters. You can't be thinking that it's that gun, right?"
"Of course not. That gun only has the power level of a Cruiser at most, so how could it possibly deal with an Enlighter? Our Xun family isn't that stupid. Besides, many people in Ironblood Weave saw that your gun had already shattered," Xun Qianye said.
"Is a gun that's at most comparable to a Cruiser's worth of power enough for your Xun family to deal with me by hook or by crook? You've even asked Elder Lohar to help you?" Lu Yin's tone was cold, and his eyes were filled with killing intent.
"There are some things that cannot be measured by price. One of my Xun family's ancestors perished in the Astral Wilderness, and that gun is the only thing he left behind. To the Xun family, that gun is a sacred relic, so I hope that you can understand. I can guarantee that as long as you return the gun, the Xun family will not cause you any more trouble. In fact, we can even send some resources to the Great Yu Empire as compensation," Xun Qianye said.
Lu Yin thought about it for a moment. "Alright, it's just a gun. I was originally planning to give it to a junior as a gift, but since your Xun family wants it so badly, then there's no harm in giving it to you. Remember what you said, and send resources to the Great Yu Empire."
Xun Qianye was delighted. "Of course. Rest assured, Your Highness."
"Time and place."
"Your Highness, you only need to send someone to deliver the gun to Shenwu Continent's space station, and someone from the Xun family will take care of it. There's something I need to remind you, Your Highness. Our Xun family's engineering techniques are extremely profound, so please don't send anyone to follow us. Otherwise, if anything happens, it won't look good for either of us."
Lu Yin ended the call. "Someone, make me a gun using polarium essence as quickly as possible."
That gun had already shattered, and there was no way for him to repair it. He could only forge a new one. The Xun family did not want the gun, but rather the item inside it.
He took out the piece of paper and looked at the words that he did not recognize. "Monkey, take a look and translate a few more."
"Seventh Bro, there are only two people I can translate. I already told you that one is Wen Zhaocheng, and the other is Cang Yi. I don't recognize the rest," the monkey said helplessly. He realized that he had not fought in a long time, and he had even become a civilian.
Lu Yin made a copy of the words and then sent the paper to the Twelfth Imperial Squadron's technology department. At that moment, Ban Jiu was making a gun for him.
The gun's technological content was very low, and the value of the gun itself was not even as high as polarium essence.
Ban Jiu found it strange that Lu Yin would use such precious polarium essence to make a gun, but he did not ask any questions.
"Stuff this paper into the gun," Lu Yin said.
"Alright."
"How long will it take?"
"It's just a gun. Half an hour. If it wasn't made of polarium essence, then I could make hundreds of thousands of them in a few minutes," Ban Jiu said.
Half an hour later, Lu Yin held a brand new gun and tested its power. Even though it was made of polarium essence and the bullets were also made of polarium essence, the gun's destructive power was still not at the level of an Explorer's, let alone a Cruiser's.
However, Lu Yin did not expect the gun to reach the level of a Cruiser. With polarium essence's endurance, he could use his die's Enhance to increase the gun's destructive power to the level of a Cruiser's.
It was not possible to make a gun that powerful, so even if it was a fake, the Xun family should not be able to tell. But even if they did, what they wanted was that paper. Besides, Lu Yin did not plan on letting the Xun family off. This time, he would personally find Xun Qianye and exterminate the entire Xun family.
No matter how powerful the Xun family's mechanical techniques were, they could not conceal the rune lines.
Now that he thought about it, rune lines could be seen on the Fifth Mainland, but not in the Daosource Sect's ruins. Lu Yin was very curious about the nature of these rune lines.
A few days later, Lu Yin rolled his die again. His luck was pretty good, and he rolled Enhance for the third time. He spent some star essence to increase the gun's destructive power to that of a Cruiser's. He then had Huo Qingshan take the gun to Shenwu Continent while he followed behind.
There were Daynight clan members in Shenwu Continent's space station, and the Daynight clan had a good relationship with the Xun family. At this moment, a junior from the Xun family was chatting with Madam Meilan with a smile on his face. It was obvious that the atmosphere was very good.
"Madam, someone from the Great Yu Empire has arrived," a Daynight clan member reported.
Madam Meilan looked across, and the Xun family member's expression changed as a trace of fear appeared in his eyes. Anyone who had heard of Lu Yin's reputation would be afraid, as he was someone who had even killed a few Enlighters. The Xun family was now standing against Lu Yin, so it would be strange if they were not afraid.
"Who is it?" the Xun family member hurriedly asked.
The Daynight clan member replied, "The captain of the Fifth Imperial Squadron, Huo Qingshan."
When they heard that it was not Lu Yin, the Xun family member relaxed. "Lead the way." He then turned to Madam Meilan and said, "Thank you for your hospitality over the past two days. I will take care of some matters and will leave shortly."
"Please do as you wish." Madam Meilan smiled as she watched the Xun family member leave.
Within the space station, the Xun family member met with Huo Qingshan.
Huo Qingshan did not speak to him and simply tossed the gun over. The Xun family member caught it. "Uncle asked me to pass on a message. Thank you, King Lu."
"His Highness asked you not to forget your promise," Huo Qingshan said.
The Xun family member smiled and tossed a cosmic ring to Huo Qingshan. "Take the resources inside as a token of our apology to the Great Yu Empire."
Huo Qingshan put it away.
The Xun family member did not linger and immediately left.
Huo Qingshan calmly watched as the Xun family disappeared. Madam Meilan walked out from behind him and asked curiously, "Aren't you going to chase after them?"
"Why should I?" Huo Qingshan's tone was indifferent. He glanced at Madam Meilan but did not leave.
Madam Meilan's lips curled upwards. Based on her understanding of Lu Yin, the Xun family would not have a good ending.
On the other side, the Xun family member left as quickly as he could, occasionally glancing behind him. Xun Qianye's guess was that Lu Yin would not let them go, but there was indeed no one chasing after them. Regardless, they still needed to disguise themselves.
The Xun family member leaped off the spacecraft and allowed it to fly towards its designated destination. He then hid on a meteorite and slowly headed in a certain direction.
After hiding for two days, the Xun family member finally arrived at a very ordinary planet in the Darkmist Weave.
"I'm back, Uncle." The man arrived at a manor near the sea and saw Xun Qianye.
Xun Qianye hurriedly asked, "Did you do as I said?"
"Don't worry, Uncle. I did as you said, and I made sure that no one was following us."
Xun Qianye nodded and took the gun. After taking a closer look, his expression changed. "No, it's fake."
The man was shocked. "Fake?
How can that be? Every hit from this gun is comparable to a Cruiser's. "
Xun Qianye's gaze turned vicious. "Although I don't know where Lu Yin found this fake gun, it's not what we want." He then exerted some force, causing the gun to slowly crack and finally shatter. A piece of paper fell out, and Xun Qianye's expression changed. He opened the paper and looked at it before lowering his head in thought.
The man looked at the paper that had fallen out of the gun with a puzzled expression.
Suddenly, Xun Qianye's gadget beeped. He opened it and his expression changed. "Lu Yin is here."
The man was shocked. At that moment, there was a loud explosion in the sky, and Lu Yin appeared in his universal armor.
No matter how the Xun family members tried to disguise themselves, they could not hide their rune lines unless they disappeared from Lu Yin's sight.
Lu Yin looked down at Xun Qianye, who was glaring at him. When he saw the paper in the man's hand, he said coldly, "I didn't expect you to be so close."
"Lu Yin, you went back on your word!" the man from the Xun family shouted, unable to hide the fear in his eyes.
Xun Qianye took a step forward and stared at Lu Yin. "You used a fake to fool me. Lu Yin, hand over the real thing, or I can guarantee that this matter will be much more troublesome than you can imagine. Your Great Yu Empire might even be destroyed because of this."
"You still dare to threaten me at this point? Forget about the Xun family, even if the Daynight clan joined forces, it wouldn't matter. The Innerverse and Outerverse have already been separated. You should think about how to survive first." Lu Yin raised a hand and pressed down.
Xun Qianye looked up, his face pale. "Lu Yin, I'll say it one last time. Hand over the real thing, or everyone related to you will die. Even if you have the power to resist an Enlighter, it will be useless."