Shadow
Night. Stars twinkled in the pitch-black sky, gilding the world with a faint silver glow.
In a dimly lit secret chamber in the Xue family's courtyard, two figures sat facing each other.
"Xue Yu, you've managed Ibaris City quite well."
The one who spoke was a man wrapped in a black robe sitting on the wooden chair on the left. His voice was deep and his tone was a little sinister. His black robe was also faintly shrouded with air currents.
"This is all thanks to the Divine Envoy!"
With a head of pale white hair and dressed in light grey luxurious clothing, it was none other than the head of the Xue family, Xue Yu, the local tyrant of Ibaris Prefecture. However, at this moment, he had a fawning look on his face and a fawning smile.
"Hehe, at least you know how to talk."
A smug black laugh came from under the black robe as Xue Yu slowly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xue Yu, you're already a member of the Temple. This time, I'm here mainly to reward you."
As he spoke, a jet-black arm stretched out from under the black robe. With a casual wave, pieces of sparkling and translucent martial crystals fell onto the table with a crisp sound. Under the dim light, it was extremely conspicuous.
"Ten martial crystals for your three years of hard work."
Seeing the undisguised greed in Xue Yu's eyes, the black-robed man became even more pleased with himself and his voice grew louder.
"Thank you, Divine Envoy, for your reward!"
Xue Yu put the martial crystals into his ring one by one, then stood up and bowed deeply in a very humble manner. However, when he lowered his head, a trace of malevolence and malice flashed across his eyes.
"As long as you sincerely pledge loyalty to the Temple, the Temple will naturally not mistreat you. By the way, how's the situation with the army in Ibaris Prefecture?"
The black-robed man waved his wide sleeves and asked casually.
"Hehe."
Hearing this, Xue Yu straightened his back. "Currently, the army in Ibaris Prefecture has secretly expanded to fifty thousand. All military positions are held by the Xue family's trusted aides. In other words, these fifty thousand troops now only listen to the Xue family's orders, the Temple's orders, and not the Xilan royal family's orders!"
"Very good, well done. Xue Yu, you've done a great service for the Temple again!"
There was a hint of joy in the black-robed man's voice. After a while, he said, "This time, I actually have two things for you to do."
"Please speak, Oracle!"
Xue Yu's heart trembled, but his expression didn't change in the slightest.
"It's like this. I heard that your Young Master is getting married. I will congratulate you in advance, but the Temple hopes that you can invite all the big and small forces in Ibaraki City, and then, put this thing in the wine, do you understand what I mean? "
The black-robed man took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and gently placed it in the middle of the table. "If they are willing, you can give them this on time." He took out a bunch of bottles and said eerily, "If you don't want to, you don't have to care about him. One day later, his whole body will fester and he will die!"
"Oh."
Xue Yu's eyes lit up. "Poison?"
"Yes."
The black-robed man nodded proudly. "Don't worry, this isn't an ordinary poison. Even a Martial Ancestor can't resist it. In the West Mist Kingdom, no one can cure this poison!"
Speaking of this poison, the black-robed man was full of confidence.
"Oracle, don't worry, I will do as you say!"
With a wave of his hand, Xue Yu kept the bottles on the table. The corner of his eyes squinted slightly, but his face was still humble.
"Very good!"
The black-robed man shouted. "There's another thing. Have you heard of the Pu Clan of Chiyang City?"
"Yes."
Xue Yu nodded.
"Currently, your Xue Clan already has three Martial Spirit Realm experts. Due to some reasons, the Temple can't send anyone here, so I want you to send one to reinforce the Pu Clan."
The black-robed man stretched out a pitch-black palm, and streams of black poisonous gas circled around his fingertips. His words were casual, and there was no gesture of request, it was a complete order.
"This …"
A trace of struggle flashed in Xue Yu's eyes. "Alright, after this incident, I will send Xue Hong!"
"Very good!"
The black-robed man stood up. "Do these two things well, and after three years, your reward will be doubled again!"
"Thank you, Oracle!"
Hearing this, Xue Yu was instantly overjoyed.
Black fog floated around the black-robed man, and the door of the secret room was opened. The black-robed man floated out. After a long time, a wall in the secret room was opened, and Xue Yu walked in. Then, the wall was closed again.
In this pitch-black inner room, there was a Demonic Crystal the size of a fist. The Demonic Crystal glowed, and people could see that there were two people inside.
"Master!"
Seeing Xue Yu come in, the two people inside stood up and greeted him respectfully.
"Yes, sit."
At this moment, Xue Yu was no longer in that lowly state. His face was solemn, his eyes narrowed, and he seemed extremely gloomy. He walked straight to the seat at the head and sat down. He glanced at the two of them before slowly saying, "You heard what that fellow from the Shadow Devil Palace said just now, right?"
At this moment, when he mentioned the black-robed man, he directly described him as a guy, and he did not act like a slave at all.
"Yes."
These two people were also close to middle-age. They were the two Martial Spirit Experts that the Xue family had secretly cultivated, Xue Hong and Xue Lan.
"You two, tell me, should we do these two things or not?"
Xue Yu picked up the teacup on the table and slowly took a sip before asking.
"Well …"
Xue Hong, who had a mustache, frowned. "I want to ask Master, when can you break through to Martial Grandmaster?"
"This … It will take a long time."
Xue Yu pondered for a while. "I have only reached the high-level Martial Spirit Realm for five years. Normally, it would take at least twenty years for me to break through to Martial Grandmaster. However, with the Martial Crystals, the time can be shortened by half!"
"Oh, that is to say, it only takes five years for Master to break through to Martial Grandmaster?"
Xue Hong and Xue Lan's eyes were filled with surprise.
"Yes."
The corner of Xue Yu's mouth also raised slightly, and he nodded slightly.
"The dignified Han family has hidden for hundreds of years. Finally, our Han family has a Martial Grandmaster again!"
"The Hua family has occupied the Han family for hundreds of years. It's time for them to return the favor!"
Both of them seemed a little excited.
"It's still too early to say this. I can't make any waves alone!"
Xue Yu waved his arm. "The current Monarch City is also a tough nut to crack. Before the two of you break through to Martial Grandmaster, don't act rashly!"
"Understood. In that case, Master, we still need to borrow the power of the Dark Shadow Sect to fight against the Hua family. Therefore, these two things must be done!"
Xue Hong nodded and said.
"Yes. In that case, after Hun 'er's wedding, Xue Hong, you should go to Chiyang City and fight to control the Pu family!"
"Understood!"
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