Xiabong Castellan.
The backyard, which spanned a hundred meters, was completely silent. Ever since Wei Tianqi's two seniors from the South Sky Academy had arrived at Canyon Peak City, everyone in the backyard had been cleared out. Not even the guards were left behind. This place had become Ge Bing and Liu Yun's exclusive zone. Normally, apart from Wei Tianqi, even his most trusted guard, Wei Chao, wouldn't dare to set foot here.
At this moment, Wei Chao had only reached the courtyard's entrance when he stopped. He shouted towards the inside, "Teachers, our city lord invites you over. He has something important to discuss with you."
"Oh? Is there something important? We'll be right there, "Ge Bing responded immediately. He and Liu Yun hadn't reached the point where they could accept disciples in the South Sky Academy, but after leaving the four great academies, their strength was more than enough to become the dean of many academies. Everyone in Xiabong Castellan addressed them as "teachers", and the two accepted it calmly.
"Yes," Wei Chao responded at the entrance, but he didn't leave. As expected, Ge Bing and Liu Yun quickly walked out of the courtyard. Seeing Wei Chao waiting respectfully at the entrance, they were very satisfied and gave him a rare smile.
"The two teachers invite you over." Wei Chao didn't dare to be negligent. The respect for these two could be said to be passed down from generation to generation in the city lord's mansion. If Wei Tianqi had something to discuss with the two, he would definitely visit them in person. This time, he sent Wei Chao to invite them, but Ge Bing and Liu Yun didn't seem to mind at all. With Wei Chao leading the way, they soon arrived at the meeting hall.
"Senior Brother, Senior Sister. Something happened here, so it's inconvenient for me to leave. Sorry for the trouble. "Wei Tianqi first explained why he couldn't visit them in person this time.
"No need to be so polite, Junior Brother. Something important must have happened," Ge Bing said.
"Yes." Wei Tianqi nodded.
Lu Ping and Chu Min were here. This was his enemy and also a wanted criminal of the Empire. Naturally, Wei Tianqi valued them more than the ordinary members of the Nightingale Club. Ever since the three of them swaggered into Canyon Peak City, Wei Tianqi had been constantly listening to the tip-offs.
First, he received news that the three of them had contacted Nightingale.
After that, the stalkers were shaken off one by one.
And then until now, there was actually no then!
Six of Wei Ran's subordinates were left behind one after another, leaving Wei Ran alone to stare at the enemy. However, some time had already passed, and Wei Ran had yet to send back any information. The spies he had planted in Gorge Peak City didn't report back either.
After explaining the situation, Wei Tianqi saw a trace of displeasure flash across Senior Sister Liu Yun's face.
"Is this the so-called important matter?" Liu Yun asked.
Chu Min, Lu Ping, and the others might be famous in the Xuan Army Empire, but they were just insignificant people in Liu Yun's eyes. He didn't care about them at all. Hearing that Wei Tianqi had anxiously invited her and Ge Bing over because of these insignificant figures, she immediately felt displeased.
"I just feel that they're acting ostentatiously, as if they have someone to rely on," Wei Tianqi hurriedly explained.
"Junior Brother's worries aren't unreasonable," Ge Bing said.
"Is that so? Then I'd like to see how powerful his backing is, "Liu Yun said with a cold snort. On her side, she had the backing of the Southern Sky Academy. She didn't believe that any backing could be more powerful than theirs.
"This … the first person to be put on the wanted list is a person called Siffin. He seems to be a family member of Yan Qiuci," Wei Tianqi said. No matter how he thought about it, this seemed to be the only connection that could make Lu Ping and the others so fearless. But if this really was the case, Wei Tianqi knew that the implications would be great.
Yan Qiuci was one of the six great cultivators of the northwest, an existence that could stand on equal footing with factions like the three empires and the four great academies.
That day, the city lord's manor and the Council had jointly issued a wanted order for five names: Lu Ping, Su Tang, Siffin, Morin, and Chu Min.
However, the wanted order was quickly upgraded. It was issued by the Empire's Law and Arrest Bureau that the five of them were wanted throughout the nation, and an additional name was added to the list: Guo Youdao.
However, the wanted order didn't end there. Another wanted order was issued not long after that. This time, a name was erased from the list of six.
Siffin.
Without any explanation, the name had disappeared just like that.
Why?
Those who noticed the change guessed that this person had been captured or found dead. In that case, he could naturally be erased from the wanted list. Apart from the important figures of the Empire, only those who had personally experienced the events in Gorge Peak City knew the true reason. The citizens of Gorge Peak City had seen a mountain cleaved in two, but didn't know what had happened.
Siffin was a family member of Yan Qiuci's, so he had been let off without a word.
Wei Tianqi was a bit angry, but even with the South Sky Academy as his backing, he didn't dare challenge Yan Qiuci. It was just like how the Empire could turn a blind eye to this crime after learning of Yan Qiuci's relationship. Wei Tianqi didn't even have the right to know if the important figures of the Empire had communicated with Luo City.
He only knew that the name had been erased by the Empire, and he could only temporarily forget about it. Unless one day, he had the strength to fight against an entire nation on his own.
But now, it was very likely that the wind would not stop blowing. Now that the Empire had let Siffin off without a word, he didn't dare to pester Siffin anymore. But what if Yan Qiuci still wanted to stand up for Lu Ping, and fought his way back to Gorge Peak City in his father's name?
This was what Wei Tianqi was most worried about at the moment. The reason he had asked Ge Bing and Liu Yun to come over to discuss this possibility.
And the name Yan Qiuci was enough to make Ge Bing and Liu Yun put away their internal and external pride.
Liu Yun didn't say anything, while Ge Bing frowned.
Wei Tianqi's heart skipped a beat. In fact, he had hesitated about whether he should mention this to Ge Bing and Liu Yun. He was a little worried that if they knew that Yan Qiuci was involved, Ge Yun, Liu Yun, and even his teacher and the South Sky Academy's attitude towards him would change. But on second thought, if this became true, Ge Yun and the others would naturally find out that he was deliberately hiding it, and he would still lose his greatest backer. So he might as well tell them the truth, and see how Ge Bing and the others would react. The South Sky Academy was one of the powers that could contend with the Six Great Experts. Even if he had scruples, he couldn't show too much fear. Just like the Empire of Xuan Jun, they could seal off the news and let Siffin off without a word, but they would never say that it was because of Yan Qiuci.
There was a slight silence in the meeting hall, but it only lasted for a moment before Ge Bing smiled again. "Junior brother is worrying too much."
"What do you think, senior brother?" Wei Tianqi hurriedly asked.
"If they really had such a powerful backer, they would have come to us directly, and not hide after entering the city," Ge Bing said.
Wei Tianqi was startled, then nodded. "Senior brother is right."
"Moreover, they came into contact with Nightingale after entering the city, so they must have been on the same path. If Nightingale had any powerful backer, they wouldn't have fallen to such a state, "Ge Bing analyzed further.
Wei Tianqi nodded. "It's not that I haven't thought about what senior brother said, but I don't understand why they would be so brazen when entering the city. This doesn't match the actions of any Nightingale member before."
"They're just deliberately mystifying things. If you're so suspicious, you'll fall right into their trap," Liu Yun said.
"These few must have some strength. They didn't care about the deployment at the north exit, so they were a bit bolder," Ge Bing said.
"These few are indeed quite daring." Wei Tianqi listened to Ge Bing's words, and felt a little relieved. Thinking about the last time, didn't Lu Ping and the others also force their way in like this? Breaking into the north exit to save Mo Sen, breaking into the City Lord's Mansion to kidnap him, what backing did they have? Perhaps this time, there was no blockade at the north exit, and they were still muttering in their hearts! As Wei Tianqi pondered this, he managed to guess what Lu Ping and the others were thinking.
"Junior brother, don't worry! Who cares what schemes they have, we'll crush them with our own strength. Even if the two of us aren't enough, teacher will come in three days, what's there for junior brother to worry about? "Ge Bing said.
"With senior brother and senior sister here, I'm already very at ease." Wei Tianqi said, and the three of them instantly became happy again. The atmosphere that had turned cold when Yan Qiu Ci was mentioned was now tacitly not mentioned again.
The three of them then started chatting, but Wei Tianqi's heart was still preoccupied with the lack of news from Wei Ran. At this moment, a subordinate finally rushed in to report.
"Is there news from Wei Ran?" Wei Tianqi asked.
"Lord Wei Ran … … was captured by the other party," the subordinate who came to report said.
"What?" Wei Tianqi immediately stood up after hearing this, even Ge Bing and Liu Yun immediately looked at the person who came.
"Did someone else make a move?" Wei Tianqi asked. Although Yan Qiu Ci's existence had been analyzed to be unrealistic, there was still a shadow in their hearts. Wei Tianqi was still concerned about this possibility from the start. And Ge Bing and Liu Yun were also concerned about this problem.
"This … … for the time being, we don't know how Lord Wei Ran was captured. The brothers who were monitoring Nightingale's location sent back the news. Lord Wei Ran was brought back by them. There was no one else with him, "the subordinate said.
Hearing that there was no one else, Wei Tianqi was slightly relieved, he waved his hand at the subordinate and said: "Continue to confirm the situation."
"That … … the brothers over there said that they have been exposed, do we continue to monitor them like this?" the subordinate said.
"Exposed?" Wei Tianqi was startled, but then he immediately thought of Wei Ran being captured by the other party, and his face immediately turned cold.
"Pass down the order, adjust the deployment of the entire city," Wei Tianqi turned his head and said to Wei Chao.
"Yes," Wei Chao received the order and left.
"Over there, let them continue to monitor until the other party starts to move, report back immediately if there's any news!" Wei Tianqi then ordered his subordinate.
"Yes," the subordinate went down, and the new news came back very quickly.
"Lu Ping and the other two left first, Nightingale started to evacuate after them."
"Continue to pay attention to their whereabouts."
"Yes."
Not long after, new news came in.
"Lu Ping and the other two are eating noodles in Elm Alley," the new news said.
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