Chapter 1144: Chapter 1129: Total Chaos
Plop plop!
As two glaring blood-red talisman lights exploded over Star Island, the expressions of both the overt and covert martial artists stationed at Stars Tower inside and outside Star Island simultaneously tensed.
How many years has it been? It’s still the first time seeing blood-colored warning talismans in the skies over Star Island.
Some elder figures distinctly recalled that the last time they saw warning talismans was seventeen years ago, and even then, it was an orange warning talisman.
First time seeing it is still first time seeing it, but the internal training of Stars Tower personnel is no joke.
Even though the blood-red warning talisman exploded in the sky, not a single Establishment King stationed outside Star Island moved.
In the palm of the Great Commander on duty, a talisman light flew out, and formation lights rose continuously from inside and outside Star Island.
The first to rise was one guardian spirit light barrier after another, covering all of Star Island. This formation’s function isn’t much, but once there is an intruder or someone trying to leave from any direction, the guards of Star Island will immediately know.
From inside to outside, the guardian spirit light barrier consists of nine layers, starting from the core region of Star Island, one layer encasing the next, dividing the vast Star Island into nine major regions.
Wherever there is an anomaly or a forced intrusion, it can be immediately detected.
Meanwhile, an incredibly thick guardian barrier rises from the perimeter of Star Island’s core region, first to protect the core area. If someone causes trouble inside Star Island, with Stars Tower’s power, they will inevitably be captured alive.
At the same moment, teams of Establishment Kings rapidly assembled, led by their commanders, holding spirit talismans and swiftly passing through layer after layer of guardian barriers, rushing straight to the place where the blood-red warning talisman exploded.
After overcoming the initial panic, tens of thousands of Vein Forging Realm martial artists under the command of elders from various families formed into teams of ten, patrolling either on the ground or soaring through the skies, each clutching a warning talisman in hand. Upon discovering any anomaly, they would promptly activate the warning talisman.
Hundred Breaths.
In less than a hundred breaths of time, the entire Star Island turned into an ironclad fortress, impenetrable even to birds, and a fly entering would be immediately detected.
Witnessing these changes through some flowers and trees controlled by the Little Demon, Ye Zhen couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.
Stars Tower really managed their homeland Star Island like an iron fortress.
If it weren’t for his Earth Escape Divine Ability, anyone else who ran a bit slower would be caught as if in a barrel.
The guardian formation is grand enough, but when the teams of Establishment Kings arrived at the courtyard where the incident occurred and saw the corpses of the Fourth Tower Chief Ning Chun and Ancestor Yan Tu of the Yan Family, they were instantly dumbfounded.
These are the most divine-like existences of Stars Tower.
They rarely see them in ordinary times, how could they suddenly die here?
In an instant, the Establishment Kings belonging to each family gathered here became astonished, and chaos ensued.
“Quick, quickly contact the Tower Chief!”
“The Tower Chief is in seclusion, immediately inform the Gai Family members to knock!”
“Huh, where are the few Young Tower Chiefs, why are they all missing?”
“Quick, quickly have the few Young Tower Chiefs come over!”
“Huang Mian, immediately seal the scene, not a blade of grass or a leaf is allowed to move. Wait for the Tower Chief to come and then decide!”
The expression of the Gai Family’s Grand Elder Gai Zhishi changed and with a swift wave of his hand, he issued an order, and Stars Tower Chief Inspector Huang Mian promptly commanded a group of martial artists to immediately drive Yan Family and Ning Family martial artists to the edges.
At this moment, most martial artists were still in extreme shock, only shocked at the event itself. Upon the roar of Gai Family’s Grand Elder Gai Zhishi, many people’s minds started to turn.
Ning Chun, the Fourth Tower Chief, and Ancestor Yan Tu died here simultaneously, and died in the courtyard of Ancestor Yan Tu’s silent cultivation. This matter seems quite complicated.
Moreover, it is well-known that the Fourth Tower Chief Ning Chun should be in secluded cultivation, how did he end up on the Yan Family’s territory?
In an instant, various thoughts arose in the minds of everyone present, especially the direct lineage descendants of the Yan Family and Ning Family.
In moments, the martial artists of the Ning Family looked at the descendants of the Yan Family with a hint of caution.
Simultaneously, the descendants of the Yan Family looked at the Ning Family martial artists with a touch of vigilance.
Originally lying on the corpses of Ning Chun and Yan Tu, crying bitterly, the younger generation of the two families suddenly lifted their heads, with a hint of evil qi already in their eyes.
Gai Family Grand Elder Gai Zhishi’s words seemed to have opened a Pandora’s box, unleashing the most malevolent and poisonous thoughts in people’s hearts.
For a moment, it seemed as though the identity of the murderer wasn’t as important, what mattered was why Tower Chief Ning died at the Yan Family’s place!
However, this matter is too significant, none dared to delve too deeply, only waiting for Tower Chief Lord Gaishan to come and make a decision.
“Tower Chief…..!”
In the courtyard of the Eastern Mansion Gai Family, a heart-wrenching cry suddenly erupted, followed by uncontrollable sobbing and exclamations of shock.
The corner of Gai Family Grand Elder Gai Zhishi’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch as he wondered if there also was trouble at the Gai Family.
A figure flew over, from afar, one could see that person’s face was covered in tears. As he sped along, the tears were like beads breaking off a string, rapidly flung behind.
“Grand Elder, the Tower Chief…..”
“The Tower Chief, he…”
This appearance gave Gai Zhishi a great fright, and an extremely terrifying thought suddenly flashed through his mind. But just as this thought arose, Gai Zhishi shook his head fiercely to shake it off.
“Little Shiqi, speak quickly, what happened to the Tower Chief?” Gai Zhishi jumped to the informant martial artist, wishing he could reach into the person’s throat to make him speak faster, so urgent was he.
“The Tower Chief, he… he’s dead!” After uttering these seven words, Little Shiqi immediately fell to the ground, crying bitterly, looking extremely sad.
Gai Zhishi’s figure swayed violently, retreating several steps and almost falling, his face turning deathly pale, “This is impossible!”
“The Tower Chief’s cultivation is unsurpassed, and he is surrounded by layers of formations. How could anything happen to him? It is absolutely impossible…” The Chief Inspector, Huang Mian, suddenly roared.
Before he finished speaking, cries of all kinds suddenly erupted from the Eastern Mansion, like a thunderstorm, spreading instantly across the entire Star Island.
The voices were all women’s voices.
The meaning they represented couldn’t be clearer.
Gai Zhishi’s vision went black for a moment, his body swayed and he almost fainted on the spot.
Meanwhile, the Chief Inspector Huang Mian stumbled, nearly falling to the ground.
Throughout his life, Tower Chief Lord Gaishan had many wives and concubines, over a hundred, and combined with the wives and concubines of his children and grandchildren, the direct lineage numbered in the thousands.
The cries were surely the result of the Tower Chief’s wives and concubines mourning.
This could only mean one thing: the Tower Chief, truly… had fallen!
The successive upheavals hit Gai Zhishi like a series of heavy thunders, leaving him completely stunned.
Gai Zhishi moved to rush straight to the Eastern Mansion to see the situation clearly, but seeing the expectant gazes of the martial artists present, he suddenly halted.
Gai Zhishi was the Grand Elder of the Gai Family, but also the Grand Elder within the entire Stars Tower, the first under the Fifth Tower Chief. With the Second and Third Elders accompanying Ou Tu and the other Tower Chiefs on business, others were either out on patrol or otherwise occupied.
Only he, the Grand Elder, and the Chief Inspector Huang Mian remained.
At this critical moment for the Stars Tower, everyone was looking to the Grand Elder Gai Zhishi for leadership.
Gai Zhishi understood that at this crucial moment, he had to maintain stability, no matter what.
If he made a wrong move, it could spell disaster for the Stars Tower!
Taking several deep breaths to calm himself and organizing his thoughts, Gai Zhishi glanced around and suddenly shouted, “Where are the five Young Tower Chiefs? Did no one go to summon them? Why haven’t any of them arrived?”
“Report to the Grand Elder, someone has gone to summon them, but for some reason, they haven’t come yet!” someone replied.
“Pass my order: all elders of each mansion must immediately lead teams to escort and protect the five Young Tower Chiefs, no mistakes allowed! If anything happens to the Young Tower Chiefs, you’ll answer with your heads!”
“Yes, we solemnly follow the Grand Elder’s orders!”
“Immediately order all mansions: except for the Establishment Kings, no one is allowed to move around randomly. Chief Steward Huang, immediately deploy your inspection department personnel. Anyone in violation is to be killed without mercy!”
“Command all mansions to immediately contact the three Tower Chiefs who went out and the Ancestor of the Ning Family! I don’t care what methods you use, whatever cost is necessary, contact the three Tower Chiefs and inform them of the situation here!” Gai Zhishi issued a series of orders!
“Leave fifty people here, the rest, come with me to the Eastern Mansion to investigate!” Gai Zhishi shouted.
However, just as Gai Zhishi turned and was about to move, he saw the Yan Family’s butler stumbling over, looking utterly panicked.
“Grand Elder, something’s happened. Our Young Tower Chief… the Young Tower Chief is missing!” the Yan Mansion butler said, his face colorless.
“Missing? What do you mean? Quickly send a talisman communication!” Gai Zhishi shouted.
“Grand Elder, we can’t reach him with talisman communication. In the Young Tower Chief’s room, we found the bodies of his maidservant and chess companion Yu Congjing…”
At this, the Yan Mansion butler began to cry, “Grand Elder, please give the order, save our Young Tower Chief!”
Gai Zhishi was greatly shocked, “How can this be? Come, follow me to see…”
Before Gai Zhishi could finish speaking, three or four figures were already rolling and crawling towards him in a rush.
“Grand Elder, something terrible has happened, our Young Tower Chief is missing!” This was the steward of the Huang Mansion.
In an instant, the Chief Inspector Huang Mian’s eyes bulged as he rushed forward, directly lifting the Huang Mansion steward, “What did you say?”
As Huang Mian raged, the stewards of the Ning and Ou Mansions also arrived, “Grand Elder, something major has happened, our Young Tower Chief disappeared from his room, two concubines lying dead on the bed!”
“Grand Elder, it’s bad, we can’t find our Young Tower Chief anywhere…”
When the last staggering elder arrived, Gai Zhishi’s expression turned incredibly fearful, reluctant to hear more.
It was their Gai Mansion’s Grand Steward, and he already guessed what the Grand Steward came to report, yet now he was afraid to hear it. “Third Uncle, it’s bad, Brother Che… he’s missing!”
“Puff puff!”
Blood arrows spewed violently from the mouths of the Stars Tower’s Grand Elder Gai Zhishi and the Chief Inspector Huang Mian. Huang Mian fared better, his body swaying, while Gai Zhishi, with a face as pale as gold paper, fell back!