Published: March 2, 2025
Lin Tianxue once made a name for herself in Beijing.
As the only daughter of Lin Haifeng, after the death of Kuang Liu, she became the center of attention and affection.
Although she often struggled to find her place, it must be said that Lin Tianxue herself had never committed any unforgivable sins.
Her birth to Fang Yujie was not her fault; Fang Yujie being favored by the immortal emperor and replacing her did not implicate Lin Tianxue herself—based on her actions, she was not part of this series of events.
Because of this, Lin Tianxue's current state made Wen Yu sigh even more...
After all, they were old friends. Seeing Lin Tianxue lose her mind, Wen Yu couldn't help but feel uneasy.
He gently patted Fang Yuqiong's shoulder, not saying much, just watching as a hint of apology appeared on Fang Yuqiong's face before chasing after his mother upstairs. Only then did Wen Yu turn to the butler and ask,
"How long has she been like this?"
"It has been nearly a hundred years... Usually, the mistress behaves normally, but only when the second young master is mentioned does she go mad... In fact, thinking back, it's not really madness; she just knows too much... But at that time, who could have guessed it? Who would dare to guess?"
The butler answered bitterly, no longer acting deaf and mute as before.
Wen Yu was also helpless.
Many times, the truth lay right under everyone's noses, yet believing it or not was the key.
If only someone had believed Lin Tianxue's "mad ramblings" a little earlier...
Thinking this way, Wen Yu dismissed the thought of deeper contemplation.
Because the outcome would not have changed.
The immortal emperor not directly killing Lin Tianxue proved that her state had no impact on the larger situation.
"Wait for Fang Yuqiong to come out; tell him if he needs help, just let me know. I'm leaving now."
The butler nodded in understanding and escorted Wen Yu out of the Fang residence. Wen Yu got into the car, and the driver took him directly back to the commander-in-chief's headquarters.
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In the commander-in-chief's office, Wen Yu glanced at Fran—after all that had happened, Fran was still asleep. Out of helplessness, Wen Yu instructed Li Quan'an to carry Fran back to the bedroom, then sat down in his office chair, half-closing his eyes while connecting with the mountain puppet's soul link.
"Mountain Puppet."
"Master! Master!"
The mountain puppet's response was filled with excitement; after all, the soul puppets had returned to Wen Yu's side.
Wen Yu chuckled lightly.
"Please send my regards to the corpse puppet, cloud puppet, and the others."
"Okay, Master!"
After a brief exchange of greetings, Wen Yu got straight to the point and discussed serious matters.
"How are things on your side?"
"Tang Hao has already arrived here. I am currently mobilizing personnel to prepare for the extermination of the sea king clan in the layered battlefield."
"You know the locations, right?"
"Of course, after all, our soul puppet intelligence system is not significantly weaker than that of Beijing!"
At this point, the mountain puppet's tone was filled with confidence—the cloud puppet clan was, after all, born spies.
Afterward, Wen Yu encouraged the mountain puppet a bit, urging them to work hard, before finally ending the soul connection. Then, Wen Yu connected with the spiritual fluctuations of the Yahagi avatar.
"It has been confirmed that some members of the mouse tribe have undergone transformation, in addition to some high-ranking members of the ox tribe, pig tribe, sheep clan, tiger tribe, etc. I haven’t had the chance to check the rest, but I must say, Bai’s movements are swift."
The numbers indeed exceeded Wen Yu's expectations, suggesting that there was certainly more than one transformation array discovered above the earth's core origin.
However, Wen Yu was too lazy to look for the others; what he wanted now was simply slaughter and revenge.
The Yahagi avatar naturally understood Wen Yu's thoughts, and after a brief communication, it took the initiative to end the soul connection.