The No.1 Undercover in the Immortal World-Chapter 164

Lin Yun looked at the streaks of light flying from Shenxiao Sect toward that place bathed in golden brilliance; among them, he noticed a familiar red figure, which somewhat surprised him.

"Hong Yue really is everywhere, but every time, she just seems to be passing by."

Everything was proceeding according to plan. Just now, with so many people at Shenxiao Sect, they must have been investigating Hu Yuling!

Now, judging by the situation, it seems they haven’t found anything. Lin Yun felt a bit guilty for putting Hu Yuling through such an ordeal, but it wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Lin Yun understood Fang Yu’s temperament very well; she was particularly easy to read.

And it seemed that Hu Yuling and Fang Yu didn’t have any deep-seated conflict; their discord might be due to some other misunderstanding. Through his manipulation, in the face of a common enemy, they might be able to establish a profound comradeship. 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"This move of mine is truly brilliant; one stone killing many birds."

Hu Yuling: "I should thank you, huh!"

With Fang Yu leading, she quickly called others to chase in the direction Fang Yu had flown off.

The site of the incident was not far from Shenxiao Sect. Accelerating their flight, the group soon arrived, only to find Fang Yu holding the Thunderclap Sword with a grave expression, a crowd of mortals gawking as spectators, while members of Jade Green Pavilion huddled together, shivering.

This was the place Lin Yun had arranged.

Jade Green Pavilion was an information transfer station Green Lotus had once told Lin Yun about, where he could get some cultivation resources.

Lin Yun had not passed by before, but he remembered the location, instructing the Golden Thunderbolt to expose itself at Green Lotus’s residence. That would have been too obvious, and considering the distance from Shenxiao Sect, the commotion might not have been noticed by the members of Shenxiao Sect.

Only the Jade Green Pavilion in Yuewang City met the requirements for proximity and framing.

As long as others targeted the Jade Green Pavilion for investigation, it wouldn’t be hard to find the connection between the pavilion and the Green Lotus Sect, leading them to surmise that it was Green Lotus’s doing.

Sometimes, evidence doesn’t need to be ample; after all, he was framing someone. The more evidence there is, the easier it is for others to find flaws. Ambiguous evidence, on the other hand, can inspire others to speculate.

At this moment, the master of Jade Green Pavilion felt chilled to the bone.

"We’re just a minor information relay station; how did we attract so many powerhouses!"

When Fang Yu alone appeared, he was just a bit nervous, but with the arrival of the three Demon Sect titans and the Righteous Elders Delegation, he knew things were going south.

"The Sword Spirit has already fled and can’t be found."

Fang Yu announced the outcome regretfully. Even though she had rushed over with all her might, she still couldn’t catch the Sword Spirit.

It was all thanks to the Spiritual Liquid given by Lin Yun, which had restored much of the Golden Thunderbolt’s strength. The Lightning Diao might bear the name of lightning, but it couldn’t possibly be faster than real lightning.

Upon hearing this, Hu Yuling realized the Sword Spirit was indeed lost, and Fang Yu wasn’t just bluffing.

It seems, sometimes she overthought things.

Fortunately, many of her thoughts remained unspoken. Even with that mysterious man in the black robe, she didn’t divulge much of her speculation, merely reporting the failure of the mission.

Anyhow, her identity should now be beyond doubt.

"Who are you people!"

The voice of Liu Ji snapped the Jade Green Pavilion master back to reality.

The Sect Hierarch saying this must be a warning for us not to reveal anything.

"We are just some merchants selling trinkets; we don’t know how we have offended the immortals here?"

Zhang Biyu watched from the sidelines and felt something was off; she was very adept at reading people.

This person definitely had a problem, and furthermore, he must be connected to Liu Ji.

"Shopkeeper, you better tell the truth. Hiding it will only make us resort to harsher measures!"

Zhang Biyu spoke with a gentle tone, but her words were threatening; in fact, they were also meant for Liu Ji.

There was no turning back now. If they had discovered this place before investigating Hu Yuling, everyone could have shifted the blame onto Green Lotus. At that time, the Green Lotus Sect could have sacrificed the pawn to save the chariot, diverting the conflict.

But now, having already checked Hu Yuling and with the revelation that the Sword Spirit appeared at a location related to the Green Lotus Sect, they could only acknowledge it even if they had been calculated against.

Hiding it was impossible.

"No need for idle talk, search!"

Fang Yu didn’t bother with questioning anymore but sought evidence first.

A group of Elders began searching the Jade Green Pavilion, and in the storeroom, they found a destroyed sealing formation, which still retained a great deal of Thunderbolt aura and some traces of Tao.

Clearly, this was where the Thunderclap Sword’s Spirit had been sealed, only it was unknown who had broken the seal and let the Sword Spirit escape.

Not only did they find what sealed the Sword Spirit, but they also found a token of the Green Lotus Sect.

Liu Ji was dumbfounded on the spot.

So, the Jade Green Pavilion was the property of my Green Lotus Sect...

Wait, isn’t this troubling now?

The Green Lotus Sect had no defense; already the Demon Sect’s reputation paled in comparison to Shenxiao Sect, and now it was virtually caught red-handed, with Liu Ji clueless about how to retort.

Zhang Biyu and Dongfang Hongyue exchanged glances, with both intelligent women sensing a whiff of conspiracy. Their previous speculation was correct; there was a hidden mastermind stoking the enmity between the Righteous and Demonic paths.

But at this time, the situation was unsolvable.

The evidence lay before them, and Shenxiao Sect, already enraged due to the investigation of Hu Yuling, would certainly not contemplate further.

And for the Righteous Elders Delegation from the Orthodox Sects, they wouldn’t believe such nebulous conjectures. Even if they held doubts, to quell Shenxiao Sect’s rage, the Green Lotus Sect had to pay a price.

If the Green Lotus Sect refused to admit its mistake, then war was truly unavoidable.

So much so that although the two women had seen through the truth, they couldn’t speak out.

"I never expected Green Lotus to do such a thing, and we three were kept in the dark,"

Zhang Biyu was reminding Liu Ji to quickly cut ties; otherwise, the trouble would escalate.

Luckily, although Liu Ji was straightforward, he quickly picked up on the implication as an old partner and straightforwardly said, "Green Lotus, old thief, how dare you deceive me!"

This came from his heart and was not an act.

The honest man truly hadn’t realized he had been schemed against.

"Stop your acting, hand over Green Lotus immediately!"

Fang Yu’s Whip was already itching for action, and all she wanted now was to beat someone.

"Don’t worry about it. Since Green Lotus did this, we’ll bring back the Thunderclap Sword’s Spirit for you, and I’ll personally take Green Lotus’s dog head,"

Liu Ji’s words were filled with killing intent, a true inner fury felt after realizing his subordinate had trapped him.

Zhang Biyu and Dongfang Hongyue began exchanging glances again.

"Should we explain the situation to Brother Ji?"

"It’s fine to handle it this way."

The two women reached a consensus to leave the investigation of the hidden mastermind to themselves.

Meanwhile, the hidden mastermind was still reading, as if everything was unrelated to him, until a golden Thunderbolt made a beeline for his Dantian...