Published: November 30, -0001
Qin Chen followed the instructions of the Skeleton Helmsman and arrived in front of a palace ruin several days later.
“Master!” The Skeleton Helmsman promptly approached and spoke respectfully. Then, upon seeing Ji Ruoyue and the others, a mischievous smile appeared on its face as it discreetly gave Qin Chen a thumbs-up.
Qin Chen felt speechless and pretended not to see it.
“Then what about Zhou Zhiwei?” Qin Chen asked in a low voice.
The story of him killing Feng Yu Lei was known only to those present and Zhou Zhiwei from Piao Miao Palace. This matter absolutely could not be publicized.
Even though Qin Chen wasn’t afraid, if it got out, it would greatly affect You Qianxue and the people from the Northern Sky Domain. “Master, rest assured, Zhou Zhiwei’s memory has been erased by me. She absolutely won’t remember what happened before. During this time, she has been cultivating here, but not long ago, it seems she received some sort of message and entered this palace,” the Skeleton Helmsman replied.
The Demon Tribe excels at manipulating both the physical body and the soul, so erasing memories is not a big deal for it.
Qin Chen nodded and said, “So it’s very likely that the people from Piao Miao Palace are inside?”
“It should be so,” the Skeleton Helmsman said. “Moreover, in these past few days, I have seen quite a few people enter this ruin.”
“Oh?”
Qin Chen frowned. He carefully recalled that inexplicable feeling of summoning seemed to also come from deep within this ruin.
What exactly is hidden in this palace ruin?
“Then let’s go in too,” Qin Chen said to Ji Ruoyue, You Qianxue, and Chen Sisi. “By the way, Yong Ye, wear a mask on your face. Ji Ruoyue, if anyone asks later, just say this person is from your Law Enforcement Hall.” The Skeleton Helmsman’s origins were unclear, and if they encountered someone from the Alchemy Pavilion, it wouldn’t be convenient for him to explain. Among the major forces, only the Law Enforcement Hall secretly brought in a group of mysterious individuals. This group was so mysterious that even the Law Enforcement Hall itself did not know their origins, and all of them wore masks, making it easy to impersonate.
However, upon hearing this, Ji Ruoyue was momentarily taken aback, puzzled as to why Qin Chen would say this. Did this person have some hidden secrets?
But it shouldn’t matter, as most of the powerful figures who came here had met before; it was impossible that they hadn’t seen each other.
Ji Ruoyue had arrived late and naturally didn’t know that the Skeleton Helmsman was not a Martial Emperor from the major forces; its identity could not withstand scrutiny.
However, she trusted Qin Chen greatly and nodded. This small matter was of no concern to her.
As for Chen Sisi, although she knew the Skeleton Helmsman was neither from the Alchemy Pavilion nor the Law Enforcement Hall, and its background was quite strange, since it was the Skeleton Helmsman who had saved her before, she naturally wouldn’t say much.
Just as the group was about to enter, suddenly...
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Several sharp sounds of breaking through the air came, and a group of people landed at the entrance of the ruins in an instant.
Qin Chen saw the newcomers and felt the world was small; the people were several Martial Emperors from Wu Yinmen whom he had encountered before. In addition, there were some others who clearly came from different forces, all exuding extraordinary auras.
Among them, the most formidable were three late-stage Martial Emperors, whose auras were restrained but imposing.
“It’s you guys!”
The Wu Yinmen experts showed surprise upon seeing Qin Chen.
“Greetings, everyone, hope you’ve been well,” Qin Chen smiled and cupped his hands in greeting.
“You're still alive!” One of the Wu Yinmen Martial Emperors blurted out, clearly astonished that Qin Chen was still alive.
They had seen Qin Chen being chased by Gu Cang, a late-stage Martial Emperor from the Xuanyuan Empire, and in their estimation, Qin Chen should have been dead by now.