The once noisy valley of the Myriad Sound Sect suddenly fell silent, with only the whistling of the north wind around.
Xiao Yunlong simply sat down on the steps, sneering, "Your so-called watertight plan is a joke in my eyes, riddled with flaws from the start!"
"That's impossible. I believe I haven't revealed any flaws at the Southern Border camp during this period, nor has Xuanyuan Qingfeng shown any suspicious signs!"
Zhou Yun gritted his teeth and shouted coldly. Although he had been reduced to a prisoner and was completely controlled, his arrogant nature still made him unwilling to submit.
Xiao Yunlong glanced at him coldly and said, "You and Xuanyuan Qingfeng indeed haven't shown any flaws, but that's precisely what makes it more suspicious. In fact, Xuanyuan Qingfeng's appearance at Chuanlong Ridge was too coincidental."
"King Xiao Bei, you don't suspect me just because of such a coincidence, do you?" Xuanyuan Qingfeng, whose meridians had already been severed by Xiao Yunlong, grunted lowly.
"Not entirely!"
Xiao Yunlong smiled slightly and said, "Afterward, I sent people to investigate you. I must say, Xuanyuan Qingfeng, you are very well hidden. But do you think I, Xiao Yunlong, am so easily fooled? I later found out about your brother in Jincheng."
"My brother?" Xuanyuan Qingfeng clearly hadn't understood yet.
"That's right, your brother Xuanyuan Qingming, who was of mediocre ability, was suddenly promoted and transferred to the Celestial Strategy Bureau as a deputy general a year ago. And the one who promoted him was none other than the Wang family of the imperial capital!"
Xiao Yunlong smiled slightly as he said this, then continued, "Of course, at that time, I still thought it was just a coincidence, until I found the four words 'Wang family of the imperial capital' in the pile of ashes in the secret chamber at Canggu Ridge. This made me ponder."
Zhou Yun grunted heavily, "Even so, you can't just conclude that I have a problem, can you?"
Xiao Yunlong still smiled slightly and said, "I admit that you, Deputy Officer Zhou, are even deeper hidden, almost watertight. Even I can't quite see through you, and my secret agents couldn't investigate your origin or identity. However, fortunately, my people found out that the head of the Wang family in the imperial capital had an illegitimate son years ago."
"And even more coincidentally, that illegitimate son of the Wang family head is the same age as you. Combined with the irregular and extraordinary promotion of Xuanyuan Qingfeng's brother, I have reason to infer that you, Zhou Yun, are the illegitimate son of the Wang family, so you should be called Wang Yun, right?"
After saying this, Xiao Yunlong looked at Zhou Yun playfully.
Zhou Yun trembled violently, as if his spine had been suddenly pulled out. Although he still stood still, his entire being seemed to collapse in an instant.
"You actually... you actually found out even this. This is too terrifying. I always thought I had done it perfectly!"
Wang Yun smiled bitterly and suddenly said, "But even if you know my origin, how do you know I've colluded with the Myriad Sound Sect?"
Xiao Yunlong smiled playfully and then said, "This has to start with the leader of Canggu Ridge. That day, I clearly promised him that as long as Zhage Boya revealed the location of the Myriad Sound Sect, I would spare his life. But that old scoundrel Zhage Boya still bit his tongue and committed suicide without hesitation!"
Xiao Yunlong changed the subject and said with firm words, "From this, it can be fully inferred that there is someone more powerful above the leader of Canggu Ridge. He knew that even if I spared him after he revealed the location of the Myriad Sound Sect, he and his family would still not escape death, and their fate would be even worse. That's why the cowardly Zhage Boya chose to commit suicide!"
"Moreover, Zhage Boya also said when he died that he had set up a grand scheme, and combining various clues, it's not difficult to connect them!"
At this moment, Wang Yun was completely stunned. He couldn't believe that everything had already been seen through by the other party.
"You... you are truly a terrifying man!" Zhou Yun finally sighed in dejection.
The Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect snorted coldly, "But I still can't figure out how you detected that we were secretly using the sound curse technique?"
Xiao Yunlong slowly stood up and looked at him, grinning playfully, "You want to ask how I discovered that Wei Qianqian had a problem, right?"
The Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect snorted, "Wei Qianqian is an outstanding figure among the younger generation of our Myriad Sound Sect. She is meticulous and has extraordinary talent in the secret arts of the Myriad Sound Sect. More importantly, twenty years ago, I arranged for her entire family to leave the Myriad Sound Sect headquarters as a hidden chess piece. Even if you sent people to investigate, you wouldn't be able to uncover their identities and origins."
Xiao Yunlong walked up to him and said, "The plan was laid out twenty years ago. I must say your methods are indeed shrewd. At that time, my people investigated Wei Qianqian's background, and indeed they couldn't find anything. However, they discovered a rather interesting phenomenon. Guess what it is?"
"What interesting phenomenon?" the Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect asked coldly.
"That is, Wei Qianqian's entire family is very skilled in playing musical instruments. Every year, they would perform at village events, whether joyous or sorrowful. Aren't people from your Myriad Sound Sect skilled in this art?" Xiao Yunlong chuckled.
The Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect gritted his teeth and cursed upon hearing this, "Damn it, I had repeatedly warned them not to use musical instruments or expose themselves. These two idiots just wouldn't listen!"
Xiao Yunlong continued, "Of course, based on this alone, I couldn't conclude that Wei Qianqian had a problem. In addition, my people also found that Wei Qianqian had originally graduated from university with a bachelor's degree and returned to work in a cultural department in a city in the Southern Border. But for some reason, she suddenly got admitted to Imperial Capital University. Coincidentally, she was in the same class as my fiancée. My people asked Wei Qianqian's colleagues in the cultural department, who said that Wei Qianqian had no intention of pursuing postgraduate studies before, nor had she done any revision. She hadn't even taken the postgraduate entrance examination!"
After a pause, Xiao Yunlong continued, "Not only that, but Wei Qianqian's fingers are very well-maintained, and she was not a hardworking girl in her hometown, but a pampered young lady. Therefore, her performance at school was nothing more than deliberately approaching my fiancée to gain her favor. Even Wei Qianqian's actions in the Southern Border camp, deliberately helping the servants and even personally preparing tea and snacks, were just to find an opportunity to cast the sound curse!"
At this point, Xiao Yunlong snorted heavily and said, "All of the above are full of loopholes and flaws. How dare you claim to be watertight and flawless?"
The Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect was rendered speechless by his words, his mouth agape, unable to utter a single word.
Xiao Yunlong continued to snort coldly, "However, there is one thing that truly impresses me. You have gone to great lengths to kill me. It seems you have been planning this for at least a year. At that time, you used Wei Qianqian to deliberately approach my fiancée, and you also calculated that I would come to the Southern Border. The Wang family of the imperial capital, what impressive means!"
Speaking of this, Xiao Yunlong turned to look at Wang Yun and asked coldly, "The ambush outside the capital over a year ago, I presume your Wang family was also involved?"
Wang Yun gritted his teeth and snorted, "The winner takes all, the loser is defeated. Originally, this plan was supposed to completely capture you, and then by controlling Nan Wang Lu Zhengtong, we would gradually control the entire Southern Border. Within ten years, I would be the new Southern Border King. Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by you!"
"Xiao, I have nothing to say about losing to you today, but I can tell you clearly that no matter what, you will absolutely not be able to walk into the imperial capital alive, nor will you be able to take up residence in the Celestial Strategy Bureau. I will be waiting for you on the road to the Yellow Springs!"
Wang Yun suddenly burst into laughter as he spoke.
"Then wait for me on the road to the Yellow Springs. I can also tell you clearly that in the near future, your family will be reunited on the road to the Yellow Springs!"
After saying this, Xiao Yunlong reached out his large hand, grabbed the man's throat, and squeezed hard. The ambitious illegitimate son of the Wang family met his end.
Unexpectedly, the Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect then began to beg for mercy, "Spare my life, King Xiao Bei. I am willing to surrender. As long as you promise not to kill me and spare my Myriad Sound Sect disciples, from now on, we are willing to pledge allegiance to you and be your dogs, how about it?"
"I'm sorry, you dogs who sell out the country for glory and profit from national disasters don't even qualify to be my dogs!"
After saying this, Xiao Yunlong punched out and killed the Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect.
"All Myriad Sound Sect disciples present, leave none alive, kill!" Xiao Yunlong immediately issued the order.
Zhuge Wushuang, Tu Fu, and others immediately moved to eliminate the remaining injured Myriad Sound Sect disciples.
As for the ordinary disciples in the village, they had already heard the news and fled into the deep mountains. It was now impossible to pursue them.
However, almost all of those who fled were ordinary outer disciples who had no contact with the core of the Myriad Sound Sect, and they were destined to not cause much trouble.
"Search the entire village and see if there's anything suspicious!"
As Xiao Yunlong waved his hand, he strode directly towards the largest stilted building, which was also the residence of the Sect Master of the Myriad Sound Sect.
As soon as he entered the study on the second floor, the divine kingdom within Xiao Yunlong's body stirred. With a sense of pleasant surprise, his gaze also fell upon a transverse flute on the bookshelf.