"Yes!" Shangguan Qing naturally did as he was told.
However, after the decree was conveyed to the Heavenly Kings, Shangguan Qing's expression did not look good. He replied, "Your Majesty, the Heavenly Kings are very surprised. They don't think such a thing could have happened. They will immediately investigate!"
Qing Zhu's old face instantly darkened. Investigate? Investigate my ass! How long will the investigation take? It would be too late by the time those old guys found out. It was obvious that they were stalling for time. If they could get it, it would be a feat. If they couldn't get it, they could push the blame onto their subordinates.
In the area under the jurisdiction of those old guys, the subordinates would feel honored and happy to take the blame for the Heavenly Kings.
The reason why they were able to shirk responsibility like this was because the few old fellows were unwilling to shed all pretenses of cordiality with him. Similarly, it was not confirmed whether it was the Undying Wood or not. Qing Zhu couldn't fall out with them. It wouldn't be good if those families joined hands and rebelled.
Even he, Lord Qing, couldn't control them, so the other unlucky Heavenly King Hao could be imagined. All sorts of monsters ran into his territory and behaved atrociously, and Hao Defang had to endure it.
"A bunch of bastards!" Qing Zhu cursed, but he couldn't do anything to the Heavenly Kings. He turned to Pojun and Wuqu and said in a deep voice, "Immediately send people to support them. Be sure to bring them here. I want to interrogate them personally!"
There was no need to remind them. Both of them replied, "The order has been given!"
"Phew!" Qing Zhu let out a long breath. Standing under the eaves, he looked at the sky with his hands clasped behind his back. If he could really find the Undying Wood, he could achieve immortality even if he couldn't break through to the Divine Soul Realm!
At this moment, Qing Zhu's eyebrows twitched. He took out a star bell and frowned for a while before shaking it and replying.
Sima Wentian and the others exchanged glances, feeling slightly surprised. Nowadays, there weren't many people who could contact Master Qing directly. Even for them, if there wasn't anything particularly important, they would first contact Shangguan Qing to see if he was free.
Qing Zhu, who had been contacting the star bell for a while, suddenly sneered and turned to ask everyone, "Do you know who is contacting me?"
Everyone shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.
Qing Zhu turned to look at the sky again. He narrowed his eyes and said slowly, "Boss Buddha."
Buddha? Everyone was shocked. Shangguan Qing asked tentatively, "May I know why Lord Zeng is contacting His Majesty?"
"Boss Buddha said that he hasn't come out for a long time, so he wanted to come and see me!" Qing Zhu sneered, shook his head and said, "What else could there be at this time? I'm afraid he has been alarmed by the matter of the Undying Wood. How could such a big commotion be hidden from him? I reckon he can't sit still and wants a share of the spoils, so he has to come out of the mountain!"
They looked at each other speechlessly. They couldn't stop the Buddha Lord from intervening, so who could stop the Buddha Lord from coming?
In reality, it was not only the Buddhist Lord who knew the news. Although all parties tried their best to hide the news, they could only hide it from most of the ignorant people in the world. There were simply too many people involved, and most of the influential people knew what was going on.
However, there were people who dared to snatch this thing, and there were also people who didn't. Even a feudal lord like Miao Yi, who had millions of troops under his command, didn't dare to interfere so easily. One could only imagine how ordinary forces would feel. Unless they could secretly get their hands on the Undying Wood, it would be a fatal disaster. Ordinary forces could only watch from the sidelines with envy.
The Heaven Valley Gate was situated in the middle of a beautiful mountain range.
The Imperial Guards were the first to arrive, followed by troops one after another. They descended from the sky and hovered in the air, looking down at the ruins below.
The palaces and the like had collapsed, the mountains had collapsed, and the rivers had stopped flowing. The cracked soil was still fresh, and it was obvious that a battle had taken place not long ago.
Everyone realized that they were too late. Someone had already taken the lead.
The Earth Gods and Mountain Gods nearby were quickly captured and interrogated, "Is this the Heaven Valley Gate?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
"What happened here?"
"I don't know either!"
"You are the Earth Gods and Mountain Gods. You don't even know what happened when such a big thing happened. Can you bear the responsibility of dereliction of duty?"
"I really don't know. I heard the commotion and rushed over. I found a group of black-clothed masked men besieging the Heaven Valley Gate. The Heaven Valley Gate was no match for them at all. The difference in strength between the two sides was too great, so they were quickly captured. Basically all the Heaven Valley Gate disciples here have been captured."
It was obvious that someone had beaten them to the punch and wiped out the entire Heaven Valley Sect before they had even arrived.
All the forces gathered here looked at each other, but there seemed to be no one from the Xiahou Family. Could it be that the Xiahou Family had gotten the girls first?
It was not unreasonable to have such doubts. The Xiahou Family's information network was definitely one step ahead of the others, and they had the strength to do so.
All the forces quickly reported the situation.
As soon as the news was sent back, the forces behind them immediately fought fiercely for the three women. All the people who fought for them received orders to capture them alive!
Even if the hairpin was made of Undying Wood, they did not go for the hairpin, but for the origin of the hairpin. If they killed them, how could they ask about the origin of the hairpin?
At the same time, the search for the Heaven Valley Gate's whereabouts was also carried out. Even those who did not know before now knew that it must have something to do with the Heaven Valley Gate. Since there was a target, they naturally had to investigate. Any person or force that had dealings with the Heaven Valley Gate was under investigation, and whoever had captured the disciples of the Heaven Valley Gate was also under strict investigation. Almost all the Starry Gates within the territory of the Southern Army quickly set up checkpoints.
"Undying Wood?"
In the attic of the Boundless Star Holy Palace in the Purgatory, Yang Qing turned around and asked in surprise.
Hearing his words, Jin Man, who had been paying attention to the movements outside, nodded and said, "Yes! It has been confirmed. Now all the major forces in the Gengwu Domain are engaged in a fierce competition for the three women who may know the whereabouts of the Undying Wood. If those traitors get the Undying Wood, it will be really good for them. Unfortunately, we are not strong enough, otherwise we would also fight for it. "
Yang Qing's eyes flashed, and he immediately asked, "Is the Gengwu Domain in the territory of the Southern Army?"
Jin Man was stunned for a moment. There were so many Starry Domains in the world, how could he remember all of them? Even she only knew that it was in the territory of the Southern Army after checking. She did not expect Yang Qing to ask so directly. She immediately nodded and said, "Not bad, you have a good memory."
Yang Qing shook his head slightly and revealed a slight smile. After a while, he nodded and said, "Thank you, Holy Lord."
Jin Man asked, "Do you have any other orders?"
Yang Qing smiled and said, "Continue to pay attention."
Speaking of paying attention, Jin Man was a little suspicious and said, "You suddenly paid special attention to the movements outside. Could it be related to this matter?"
Yang Qing smiled bitterly. "You think too much. If I knew about this in advance, we would have definitely taken the initiative to gain the upper hand. How could we wait for those traitors to snatch it?"
Jin Man pondered for a moment, then stared at him and shook her head. "That's not right. The Holy King is facing a dangerous situation. Suddenly, this happened and effectively solved the Holy King's dangerous situation. It is extremely beneficial to the Holy King. Could this have been planned by the Holy King?"
"From what you said, it seems like the Holy King has the Undying Wood."
"It can be planned even without the Undying Wood. Moreover, those people who were snatching it didn't confirm whether it was the real Undying Wood or not. Maybe it doesn't even exist."
"You are really thinking too much. If there was no Undying Wood, this matter would be over in a flash, and the danger that the Holy King should face would still come back."
In short, Yang Qing had to spend quite a bit of effort to finally get Jin Man to leave. Looking at Jin Man's departing figure, Yang Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly. He knew that this woman was already suspicious, and his explanation wasn't enough to dispel her doubts.
Not to mention Jin Man, even Qing Ju, whose eyes were flickering, came over after Jin Man left. She asked cautiously, "Milord, was it really planned by Miao Yi?"
Yang Qing slowly walked to the back of the table and sat down. He shook his head and said, "No! It should be that person who made a move. Miao Yi had come this far, so I guessed that he wouldn't easily let Miao Yi's previous efforts go to waste. As expected, he still made a move! "
Qing Ju already knew who 'that person' was, and her face was filled with surprise.
Yang Qing gently leaned against the back of the chair, and clicked his tongue as he said, "Before this, I was still worried whether he would make a move or not, because I didn't know how he could solve the huge crisis that Miao Yi was facing, so I wasn't sure. I never would have thought that he would actually throw out the Undying Wood. The weight of this item isn't ordinary, to be able to solve the situation without even batting an eyelid. How ingenious. I reckon that person really has the Undying Wood in his hands. As expected, he has a deep background, to be able to take out something like this. It's really surprising. "
Qing Ju asked in surprise, "Milord, how can you be sure that person really has the Undying Wood in his hands?"
Yang Qing said, "The reason is very simple. If he had a fake, he would be exposed as soon as the investigation started, and the matter would be over very quickly. Only the real thing can create chaos."
Qing Ju was quite shocked. The Undying Wood was not an ordinary item. It was indeed shocking to have such an item. She then asked doubtfully, "Didn't Milord say that he was afraid of exposing his relationship with Miao Yi, and wouldn't make a move so easily? Creating such a huge commotion, and with so many forces working together to track him down, isn't he afraid that some clues will be found? "
Yang Qing chuckled and said, "You worry too much. It's precisely because he is afraid of exposing himself that such a person doesn't make a move, but once he does, it will naturally be flawless. Everything must have been arranged beforehand. The ins and outs of this Undying Wood will definitely be well-founded. We won't be able to trace it back to him."
As he finished speaking, he waved his hand, indicating that she shouldn't ask any more questions. After quietly pondering for a while, he took out the Star Bell and contacted Miao Yi.
At this moment, Miao Yi was watching the commotion, watching all the big shots fighting over the Undying Wood. He was clearly facing a dangerous situation, but in the blink of an eye, he had nothing to do with it.
Of course, he wasn't idling around either. Yun Zhiqiu had already quietly left the Nether Realm and returned to the small world. Even though the tree had been chopped down by Feng Beichen, Cloudfall Peak was a place that no one usually went to. Perhaps he could find some remnants to verify whether or not it was the Undying Wood.
Meanwhile, Miao Yi himself was looking around at the newly built army, as well as the residences for their families.
When he received Yang Qing's message, Miao Yi was in the newly built residence of the Tyrannical Daoist Family.
As soon as Yang Qing spoke, Miao Yi was shocked. 'Milord, the time for the Netherworld Army to attack the Southern Army has arrived!
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