hotmtlnovel Chapter 69 Tian Nan
Chapter 69 Tian Nan
"Happy now?"
Alkaid opened his eyes.
It was a bit of a pity.
He hadn't managed to ask this question before Zhao Sheng was killed.
However...
He slightly raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the void and looking towards a more distant direction.
"Who is the prey."
...
Capital of Tian Nan.
Alkaid had just arrived at Yu Garden, when he immediately sharply perceived something.
The area around Yu Garden had come under surveillance.
He glanced at Zong Yan.
Zong Yan didn't understand at first, but then he caught the meaning in his eyes. After briefly sensing the surroundings, he quickly gestured to one of the Grandmasters.
That Grandmaster instantly got off the car with several people.
Before long, a voice transmitted from a small communication device on Zong Yan.
"It's the local authorities."
"Tell them to leave," Zong Yan ordered.
"Yes."
The voice faded away.
"These people have some relation to your logistics team, right?"
Alkaid inquired.
"To be exact, they are the juniors from my logistics team. The original members of my logistics team are now aged; all have retired," Zong Yan said.
For a Martial Saint to have his own team was nothing out of the ordinary.
However, being one of the three major heads of the Rebirth Society's Dayu headquarters, it seemed a bit of a failure to have only his logistics team members at his disposal...
Zong Yan clearly understood this point as well, and said with a wry smile, "I'm of advanced age, my strength is no longer what it used to be. Besides, I come from Lihuo Country, and although it is not a tiny nation, its power is far from comparing with Dayu's. I am mainly here at the Rebirth Society for supervision and find it difficult to intervene in internal affairs."
Alkaid heard, but said nothing.
As a developed nation, Dayu Country boasted a population of three hundred million and was one of the few countries in the world that could become a pawn in the struggle between Snow Dragon and Red Star.
Just this alone put more than ninety percent of the countries in the world out of its league.
Therefore, Dayu citizens naturally had the pride of being from a developed nation, which made it very difficult for immigrants from other countries to climb to high positions in Dayu, except for those from Red Star or Snow Dragon.
The vehicle stopped at the villa in Yu Garden.
Alkaid got off the car.
Lei Yun, Pang Long, and the others quickly came up to greet him, their expressions filled with solemnity, "Young Master."
"Arrange for the guests," Alkaid instructed.
His composure also made Lei Yun, Pang Long, and the others somewhat relaxed. They responded with a "yes" and promptly attended to the members of Rebirth Society.
However, as they entered the villa and Ai Li came up to meet them, she hesitated, seeming to want to say something.
"Speak frankly, they can be trusted," Alkaid said.
"Grandmaster Yue has arrived," Ai Li whispered.
"Hmm?"
Upon hearing her say that, he quickly sensed an extremely restrained aura upstairs.
"I'll go take a look," he said and instructed her to take good care of Zong Yan and the others before heading to the second floor.
Following his perception, he soon arrived at a study room.
"Grandmaster Yue," Alkaid said as he entered, prompting the highly tensed Yue Xingzhou inside the room to finally dare to relax slightly.
Then, as if he had thought of something, his expression changed, "Alkaid, the situation in Tian Nan has spiraled out of control, Lu Zhenhai and Wei Kongming are going to openly confront us!"
Alkaid had already seen this information in Zhao Sheng's Soul Fragment.
Killing Xia Wuyuan was obviously not enough to express the "Liao Family's" apologies.
He and Yue Xingzhou were the next targets.
As the Yue Family, the local power in Tian Nan Territory, was capable of reacting to any changes at a moment's notice, it wasn't surprising that he learned this news.
"So you..."
"We need to leave Dayu first and hide away for a while," Yue Xingzhou said gravely. "I will take you with me. The Yue Family... cannot contend with the Rebirth Society, and you... might be able to face Rebirth Society in the future, but now, it's not advisable to confront them head-on."
Alkaid looked at Yue Xingzhou somewhat unexpectedly upon hearing this.
Under such circumstances, Yue Xingzhou was still considering taking him along to escape.
But...
He paused slightly, "We should have a piece of land that is our own."
Coming to this "home" called Yu Yuan, being surveilled by others...
He didn't like this feeling.
"Wait a moment!"
At this time, Yue Xingzhou suddenly called out.
He looked at Alkaid...
Again, after a long while, he reiterated, "You... truly became a Martial Saint?"
"If not, how could we have caught Zhao Sheng and the rest of the demons all in one net," Alkaid replied.
"Martial Saint! Martial Saint! Martial Saint!"
Yue Xingzhou repeated the term.
It took a while before he seemed to barely accept this reality.
Then, his expression gradually turned stern, "There's an inside story to Xia Wuyuan's death."
"I know," Alkaid said.
"No! The inside story I'm talking about isn't what you're thinking!" Yue Xingzhou said, hesitating for a moment, "The night before he died, he called me, he asked if I knew about the Artifact Sect, if I knew the truth about the world."
"How did you reply?"
"There are naturally records of the Artifact Sect in the Yue Family's archives," replied Yue Xingzhou. "Out of respect for the person Xia Wuyuan was, I told him the truth about the Artifact Sect."
As he said this, he paused, "But after I finished, he told me that I was wrong, that the truth about the world is not as I understood it."
Yue Xingzhou knew about the Artifact Sect and Alkaid did not find it surprising.
He already knew from the Rebirth Society about the true nature of the Noble Families.
Essentially, behind every Noble Family, there was a disciple of the Artifact Sect.
The scale and level of their families in the world depended on the status and position of their Martial Saint within the Artifact Sect.
But...
"The truth about the world? Wrong?"
"I don't know what he was talking about."
Yue Xingzhou shook his head, "But theoretically... for a Grandmaster who originated from a local Sect like him, being aware of the existence of 'the Artifact Sect' is already at the limit, how could he know more information? Not to mention the truth about the world."
"You should go to the True Martial Fist and see what he was trying to express."
Alkaid mused.
"And you..."
Yue Xingzhou looked at Alkaid.
"I won't go for now," Alkaid stated calmly.
The real murderer remains at large.
It is not too late to go after he has completed what he has to do.
Yue Xingzhou didn't understand but didn't argue with Alkaid's words and simply nodded firmly, "I'll go right now."
However, just as he was about to leave, he stopped in his tracks and turned to Alkaid, "May I inform Yue Nanxing of your achievement of becoming a Martial Saint?"
"You may."
"It's nothing that needs to be hidden," Alkaid replied.
After hearing this, Yue Xingzhou nodded solemnly, "Even though I do not represent the entire Yue Family at this moment, I believe that once he learns of your ascension to Martial Saint, he will unconditionally support my decision."
He bowed deeply, "From this day forward, the Yue Family pledges allegiance to Young Master Su, following your lead, ready at your command."
Alkaid wasn't surprised by Yue Xingzhou's decision.
The gift worth four billion he sent previously had already shown goodwill.
Back then, he probably still had the mindset of a mutually beneficial partnership.
But Alkaid's rapid ascension to Martial Saint had made Yue Xingzhou realize that Martial Saint was certainly not his limit.
So naturally, his thoughts changed.
Partnership transformed into a clear hierarchy.
And Alkaid had anticipated this when he accepted his gift in the first place.
He didn't refuse but merely asked, "Does the Yue Family have people in all the major departments of Tian Nan?"
"Yes!"
Yue Xingzhou said solemnly, "If it were not for the fear of Lu Zhenhai and Wei Kongming backed by the Royal Family Liao Family, our Yue Family's influence could take over Tian Nan at any moment."
"Then what are we waiting for?"
"I will deal with the Liao Family, can I give you one month? Is that enough?" Alkaid said.
"Enough!"
Yue Xingzhou nodded solemnly, "In one month's time, within the Tian Nan Territory, there will be only one voice!"