CHAPTER 2126: CHAPTER 2124: THE LURING PLAN

"Then why do they conceal the truth from the Jiuli Clan and forbid the Jiuli people from knowing the truth?" Bai Ruozhu raised her eyebrow.

Feng Cheng sighed, "Don’t you think that sometimes, the more you know, the less happy you are?"

Bai Ruozhu was stunned for a moment. He was speaking from his own experience.

"That monster has been sealed here for over a thousand years. Back then, they set up the barrier and exiled the guilty here to guard the monster. But as generations passed, many people no longer knew the original truth. The first group of people were indeed guilty but not heinously evil; they were remorseful, which is why they were given a chance."

Feng Cheng slowly explained, "Hundreds of years ago, a major event occurred. Someone learned the truth, and the matter quickly spread in the Jiuli Clan. By then, the people already saw themselves as God’s favored ones and couldn’t accept the idea that they were descendants of criminals. A large portion wanted to demand justice through the barrier, just like I did back in the day, and there were even more outraged individuals who sought the monster."

"Perhaps they initially didn’t intend to release the monster, or they thought they could kill it. As a result, many died, and the monster nearly escaped its seal."

"What about those who used the teleportation array?" Bai Ruozhu hurriedly asked.

Feng Cheng shook his head, "Not just anyone can use the teleportation array. If you don’t meet the requirements, you’ll die inside."

"Torn apart by the space storm?" Bai Ruozhu suddenly blurted out.

Feng Cheng looked at her in surprise, "How do you know?"

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched, "It’s so fantastical, how could I not think of it?"

Feng Cheng looked at her with suspicion. She shouldn’t know so much. Who exactly is she? Could it be that the fairy taught her many things?

"What happened next?" Bai Ruozhu continued to ask.

"Most of the people who went died. Those who didn’t die were either severely injured or couldn’t adapt to the environment there. But they couldn’t endure another teleportation, and almost everyone perished there. Only the strongest survived, becoming the first guardian of the Jiuli Clan, much like myself now."

"That time, Jiuli suffered a great setback. The barrier opened wide, and many entered the Jiuli Valley, nearly releasing the monster. That day, more than a dozen experts sacrificed themselves to reseal the monster. Afterwards, lessons were learned, and they decided that the Jiuli people should not know too much because this place is a protective barrier for the monster’s seal; if Jiuli fell into chaos, the monster’s seal would weaken."

Bai Ruozhu became increasingly alarmed as she listened, "Back then, it hadn’t even escaped the seal, and more than a dozen experts were sacrificed. What if it truly escapes now; how many will die then?"

"Many, maybe, or perhaps not. You might be able to change the course of the battle." Feng Cheng said, his expression finally relaxing slightly.

"Who’s there!" a shout from the Third Elder was heard.

Feng Cheng frowned and disappeared in a flash.

Immediately, the Third Elder appeared like the wind and looked at Bai Ruozhu, asking, "What happened?"

Bai Ruozhu’s mouth twitched; the Third Elder was quite sensitive, wasn’t he?

"Nothing, just meeting a friend." Bai Ruozhu said awkwardly. After all, with the conservative mindset of the ancients, a woman meeting a man outside at night was not very appropriate.

The Third Elder showed an understanding expression, "It’s the guardian spirit we’ve met before, right? Does he know who the culprit is?"

The Third Elder assumed Bai Ruozhu asked the guardian spirit to help track down the culprit.

"He was previously recovering from serious injuries and just recently came out, so he knows nothing." Bai Ruozhu replied after some thought.

The Third Elder nodded, "The guardian spirit could be destroyed too. Last time, the monster was too powerful. If you see him again, thank him for me; without him, we might not have escaped."

"Sure."

Bai Ruozhu then returned to the Diaojiao Building with the Third Elder. Luckily, the others were not awakened, so she didn’t have to explain much. The Third Elder knew what was important and would not talk about the guardian spirit to others.

But she found it amusing to think that everyone assumed Feng Cheng was the guardian spirit. Well, an old demon over a hundred years old could be considered a guardian spirit too.

In the blink of an eye, it was the next day. The "luring the snake out of its hole" plan was set in motion. Very soon, people in the Jiuli Clan heard that the mysterious assassin had been caught. They said it was a relative of the Second Elder, who sought revenge on the clan for the Second Elder, and the person had already been detained.

People in the clan became curious; which relative of the Second Elder could it be? Wasn’t it true that many of the Second Elder’s followers were still locked up and not released?

The families of the victims were filled with anger with nowhere to vent. They flocked to the Assembly Hall, demanding the murderer be sentenced to death. He killed several people, and just keeping him in confinement was too lenient, wasn’t it?

The clan leader, who was once Elder Su, hesitated and said to the crowd, "Don’t ask anymore; the clan has always had this regulation."

This made several families even more dissatisfied, and some even started to create a commotion.

"Hand over the culprit, or we’ll guard this place and not leave!"

"Yes, we want to know how his heart became so twisted, why he had to kill our family members!"

The clan leader frowned, "After Jiuli’s recent calamity, it’s rare to have some peace. For the sake of the clan, you shouldn’t cause such a scene!" He spoke angrily, shaking his sleeves, "If you want to stay, then stay. I have other matters to attend to."

With that, he left directly. Seeing this, the other elders followed, some hesitating but only shaking their heads in sigh.

This made people even more convinced that the clan leader was covering for the culprit. Who on earth could the murderer be? Could it be a relative of the clan leader?

Someone unwilling to let it go immediately went to inquire in the clan and found that the Second Elder’s family members were either in jail due to the evil technique or just staying at home without anyone missing.

The clan began to discuss wildly about who the real murderer was and why the clan leader and elders refused to reveal the person’s identity.

"Sun Xu, who do you think it could be? We’re the main force of the Disciplinary Hall. Why haven’t we heard anything? Have you heard something?" A young man patted his friend’s shoulder, asking curiously.

Sun Xu displayed a puzzled look, "Could it be they haven’t caught the person and are just making this up to calm the people?"

"That’s impossible. The most secure Confinement Room in the clan held someone this morning. It’s probably an expert, afraid he’d escape, so they chose that room. Just saying, even if our clan leader is locked in there, he probably wouldn’t escape."

"Isn’t our most powerful person the Third Elder, not the clan leader?" Sun Xu chuckled and said.

"I’m just making a comparison. Who do you think it could be?" The young man was dying of curiosity, yet he couldn’t think of anything.

A strange light flashed in Sun Xu’s eyes; who became his scapegoat? Was it a coincidence, or was it a trap laid by someone else?

At this moment, inside the Confinement Room the young man mentioned, Bai Ruozhu was boredly picking her nails, regretting bringing herself to this ghostly place...