Chapter 1019: [(733)] Advance (First Update)_2 Chapter 1019: [(733)] Advance (First Update)_2 …


    In a certain small courtyard.


    Elder Inorganic sat by the pond fishing, and after his subordinate had finished reporting, he bowed and left.


    Hardly a moment later, Bai Hu came looking for him.


    “I didn’t mention it during the meeting, nor did you, and it seemed nobody else did either, but do you really think just because it wasn’t mentioned, others don’t know?” Bai Hu said, lowering her voice seriously.


    Elder Inorganic, with his back to her, calmly asked, “What are you trying to say?”


    “Is Candle still alive?” Bai Hu pressed, her voice low.


    Elder Inorganic showed little change in expression. “What exactly are you worried about?”


    “Has that guy betrayed the organization? He knows too much about us. If he betrays us, none of us will have it easy.”


    “This matter is still under investigation.” Elder Inorganic paused and continued calmly, “For now, there’s no concrete evidence to prove he did it…”


    “But it was his own stronghold. To understand those strongholds so clearly, even his closest confidants might not know as much. There were also traces of Judgement Place’s Secret Techniques at the scene. I have reason to suspect he has joined Judgement Place.”


    Elder Inorganic looked up. “Didn’t you use to often invite him for tea? Why are you so certain now?”


    “I have tea with everyone; that means nothing. I just don’t want his existence to affect me, especially since our identities haven’t been completely revealed yet.” Bai Hu was indeed frightened.


    Once her real identity was exposed, it would inevitably be a devastating blow to her and her family’s reputation.


    Elder Inorganic’s voice rose slowly. “You don’t need to worry so much.”


    “What about the Demon King? Aren’t you worried about his identity being leaked?” Bai Hu suddenly asked.


    Elder Inorganic remained silent.


    Bai Hu spoke again. “Ghost Fang is dead. The one who killed him is very likely Candle’s trusted agent, Blood Thorn. We’ve currently lost track of Blood Thorn. He might be in hiding.”


    “The matter with the Demon King is none of your concern,” Elder Inorganic said gravely.


    “But he…”


    Before Bai Hu could finish, Elder Inorganic’s aura abruptly intensified. “This is my warning to you, Bai Hu!”


    The words Bai Hu had intended to say were suddenly swallowed back down.


    She stood silently behind Elder Inorganic for a moment, then turned and left.


    Elder Inorganic sat alone by the pond. He soon took out an old-fashioned cell phone and dialed Pei Jinye’s number but didn’t get through.


    The Elder did not attempt a second call, simply sitting in the wicker chair, lost in thought.


    …


    …


    A mist had settled over Baiyu City at some unknown time.


    As a small city located in the Western Continent,


    Baiyu City was as inconspicuous in the Western Continent as Da Peng City was in Central State, even more so.


    But today,


    A bright light flashed from a corner of the mountains.


    Followed by a thunderous explosion that reverberated across them, countless fierce beasts cowered or desperately fled, trying to escape this disastrous place.


    “Who exactly are you!” a dark-faced, strong man roared.


    But in an instant, Pei Jinye’s hand, as if cast in steel, viciously broke through his Gang Qi defense and landed squarely on his chest.


    “Crack!”


    The sound of bones breaking echoed.


    In the dust.


    The strong man with the dark face looked horrified and didn’t dare stay a second longer; he got up from the ground and started to run.


    But Pei Jinye’s figure, blending into the shadows, was utterly unpredictable.


    With one appearance, he swept his leg out.


    The strong man once again spat blood as he was sent flying.


    “Splash!”


    Pei Jinye grabbed his head and hoisted him up.


    The other man was covered in blood and struggled to speak, “Who… are you really…”


    “You were involved in this plot, don’t you know who I am?” Pei Jinye said, expressionless.


    Hearing this, the strong man’s eyes widened in terror: “You are… the De…”


    He couldn’t finish his words.


    Pei Jinye’s hand was already clamped on his face.


    He then dragged him into the forest.


    …


    …


    Night fell.


    “Who is Blood Thorn?”


    “Remember now, Candle’s confidant. If we find him, we should be able to locate Candle.”


    Pei Jinye looked down.


    He packed up all the cultivation materials the other had hidden away and took them.


    Then, picking up a cell phone, he assumed a false identity and sent a message to Blood Thorn.


    There was no reply.


    “Little waste is quite cautious.”


    Looking up, he sensed a powerful presence approaching rapidly from afar. Pei Jinye’s figure dove into the shadows and vanished in an instant.


    “Thinking of running!!!” A furious shout came from the air.


    The person struck out violently.


    In an instant, two figures collided.


    “Boom!!!”


    “South Willow, I’m here to assist you!” An elderly man hurried over, but by the time he arrived, only South Willow remained, and he was taken aback: “Where did he go?”


    “I think… I’ve just…” South Willow scratched his head uncertainly, “I think I just saw the Old Pope.”


    “??? Didn’t he die a while ago?”


    “Yeah, so who was that man just now…” South Willow looked puzzled.


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    The elder looked doubtful: “Could you have seen wrong?”


    “Impossible!” South Willow stated definitively, “I would recognize that guy even if he turned to ash; it was him.”


    “Why didn’t you keep him here then!”


    “Damn, I got startled for a moment; that’s why he got away… Speaking of which, why were you so slow? If you’d been a little earlier, we could have kept him.” South Willow complained.


    The elder didn’t argue with him but made a phone call: “Murong Jing, we’re currently in the Western Continent, we’ve encountered some trouble here…”