Mo Bai arrived at the Chu Family but didn't find Zhao Shuning.
Instead, he met a man named Xie An there.
When Du She heard that the black - clothed man was looking for Zhao Shuning, he quickly came out. At that time, in the yard, the people were dealing with the body of the White Tiger.
The White Tiger had used all its strength to block a fatal blow for Zhao Shuning. The power of the Eight - Phase Spiritual Pharmacist was not to be underestimated. It would have been a miracle if it had survived.
"Are you here to look for the senior?"
"Yes. Is she here?"
Since he was facing Ningning's friend, Mo Bai tried his best to restrain his temper and replied patiently.
"The senior was seriously injured and was taken away by a venerable one."
"She's injured? What happened? Did Lin Feng injure her?"
Du She nodded.
Rage welled up in Mo Bai's heart. Then he said, "She's not in the Chu Mansion now?"
"No."
"Is her life in danger?"
Xie An's face was solemn.
"It's hard to say."
Mo Bai's pupils slightly changed color, but he managed to suppress his emotions.
"But she should be okay. With the venerable one saving her, her life should be safe."
"In that case, thank you."
"You're welcome. Are you the senior's friend? May I ask who you are?"
"I'm just an unknown person. I won't bother you all. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Xie An thought the black - clothed man in front of him was a bit strange, but he didn't think too much and let him go.
He just stared at the man's back.
Xie An felt a chill run down his spine.
He turned around.
Then he arranged for everyone to handle the White Tiger's body properly. Then he gave the Yuan Dan left by the White Tiger to Situ Yun, planning to give it to Zhao Shuning when the senior came back.
Du She was about to leave when, coincidentally, the messengers from the Chu siblings arrived.
But since Zhao Shuning was not there, the messengers were very anxious and gave the message in advance.
It turned out that after Chu Wen and Chu Nuan arrived at Nanguan, they found that Ye Xingchen's words were true. They really found the relics of the Chu Family's ancestors there.
Moreover, the spiritual pressure left by the relics was extremely powerful. Relying on their identities as descendants of the Chu Family, they managed not to be sucked into the ancient tomb by the whirlpool formed by the spiritual power.
When they were fully prepared and successfully entered the ancient tomb, they found that the ancient tomb was connected to an endless ocean. The powerful spiritual power in the ancient tomb was used to suppress the mermaids living in the ocean.
Mermaids were the most special kind of beasts in the animal world.
Their upper bodies were in human form, and their lower bodies were like fish.
But mermaids had a special trait. If they had physical contact with you, they would obtain your memories and then transform into the appearance of the person you liked according to your memories.
With this illusion, they would completely keep you in the seabed to live with them.
Since Chu Wen and Chu Nuan were descendants of the Chu Family, they managed to escape by a narrow margin.
Ye Xingchen wasn't so lucky. After entering the ancient tomb, he never came out.
After listening to the messenger's description, Xie An's heart sank.
"The senior is not here, and Lord Situ has to guard the Chu Family. I'll go."
"Leader Xie, this is the Chu Family's matter. We can't involve your Shuiyunsheng."
Du She firmly said, "This is not just the Chu Family's matter. Now Ye Xingchen is involved. Ye Xingchen is my friend, and I still have something to say to him."
After Xie An finished speaking, he gave some instructions to the people of Shuiyunsheng, then led some of his subordinates and rushed towards Nanguan.
Ye Xingchen, the boy whose appearance had always remained at the age of sixteen.
The Ye Xingchen who, despite experiencing many hardships, still remained kind - hearted towards society and friendly to everyone.
Xie An thought that he should go and save him.
After leaving the Jiangchangwu Fort in the state, Situ Yun caught up.
"Leader Xie, wait a moment."
"Lord Situ, don't try to persuade me. I'm definitely going to Nanguan."
Situ Yun shook his head.
Then he took out the White Tiger's Yuan Dan from his bosom and handed it to Xie An.
"This is the senior's thing. I can't take it."
Situ Yun said, "I believe she would rather you take the White Tiger's Yuan Dan. The White Tiger is extremely powerful. If you take its Yuan Dan, your spiritual power will soar rapidly in a short time."
"Precisely because it's so precious, I can't take it."
"Leader Xie, just take it. The person you're going to save is Ye Xingchen. Ye Xingchen has a special relationship with her. If she were here, not to mention a White Tiger's Yuan Dan, even if she had to give you half of her cultivation, she would be willing."
Xie An took the Yuan Dan and put it away.
"Thank you. I won't take this Yuan Dan unless it's absolutely necessary. Lord Situ, please tell the senior for me that I, Xie An, will definitely do my best to bring Ye Xingchen back to her."
"Okay. Thank you."
Xie An set off with several of his confidants.
Along the way, he was worried about Zhao Shuning's injury and also wondered if there was any danger in the place where Ye Xingchen was trapped.
His mind was in a complete mess, and he didn't have time to think about the reasons.
Ye Xingchen, who was willing to confide in him and said they were of the same kind, must not have an accident.
Situ Yun returned to the Chu Family.
According to the Empress's order, he should take over all the affairs of the Lin Family in three days.
During these three days, all he had to do was wait for news.
Wait for the Lin Family to fall into chaos first.
When they were leaderless, the Chu Family would step forward and take over all the affairs of the Lin Family smoothly.
Anyway, all these things originally belonged to Her Majesty.
In the evening of the third day, Situ Yun had just finished delivering food to Lin Siyuan. When he came back, he saw a large number of people gathered in the living room.
The three - day period hadn't fully passed, but these people had crowded into the yard of the Chu Family.
Moreover, the number of people who came was three or four times more than Situ Yun had expected.
As soon as Situ Yun appeared, many big merchants, even those who usually disliked him, quickly bowed and saluted.
Their faces were full of anxiety.
Their postures were as if their families had suffered some great invasion.
Situ Yun raised his hand to signal everyone to be quiet.
The noisy scene instantly fell silent.
A servant carried a grand master's chair and placed it in the middle of the yard. The yard of the Chu Family was very big, and Situ Yun sat on the chair.
He calmed himself down and asked, "Everyone, what happened?"
But what they said next made Situ Yun stand up in shock, slamming the table.
"Lord Situ, the Lin Family is destroyed."
"Not only that, all five hundred or so people in the Lin Family were massacred within three days. After killing them, the murderer threw the bodies into the lotus pond of the Lin Family. It was only discovered today."
"What!"
Her Majesty hadn't touched the old, young, women, and children of the Lin Family. She only wanted to kill Lin Feng. How could this happen?
"Also, the hundreds of spiritual pharmacists who followed the senior Lin up the mountain three days ago came back in a daze. Then they were all killed within three days, with their necks broken. Moreover, the attacker killed them with just one move!"