Chapter 1360 Prophecy
Lie Changsheng had already guessed that the other party might not be the rebel army.
So he had lowered his guard. It was at this moment that he suddenly felt a powerful surge of energy enveloping him.
Before Lie Changsheng could react, Chen Yang had already pulled him from a distance to his presence.
Chen Yang said nothing, his eyes fixed on Lie Changsheng.
Silence was more eloquent than words. Lie Changsheng felt his back instantly drenched in sweat, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead, falling like large drops.
Too strong!
He was so strong that Lie Changsheng had no time or possibility to resist.
Lie Changsheng considered himself a great general in the Feiyun Dynasty.
Even their Lord and the National Preceptor had never underestimated him, otherwise, they wouldn't have sent him to such a place.
This was precisely because everyone valued Lie Changsheng.
But from birth to cultivation, and up to this moment, Lie Changsheng had never experienced such fear.
It was terror!
He felt like an ant held in the palm of the other party's hand, and if they squeezed, his life would surely be forfeit.
This feeling was worse than death!
The Blazing Flame Saber in Lie Changsheng's hand suddenly dropped. He opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
Under the suppression of this realm, what use would it be to say more?
Lie Changsheng parted his lips bitterly and said in a hoarse voice, "Kill me or torture me as you please."
Lie Changsheng couldn't understand why the other party would suddenly attack.
This person was not one of the rebel army. If the rebel army truly possessed such a powerful figure, they could have contended with the Lord of the Feiyun Dynasty, instead of hiding like rats.
Countless thoughts swirled in Lie Changsheng's mind, but at this moment, he just wanted to cry for his own foolishness.
"What good would killing you do?"
"Those villagers were not killed by you. I came to find you simply to ask about the people who did that."
Chen Yang's repeated questions about the rebel army immediately sparked Lie Changsheng's thoughts.
Although he didn't know the origin of this person before him, it seemed the other party wanted revenge for the villagers outside Luoxian City.
"Esteemed Lord... the enemies capable of such acts in and around Luoxian City are primarily two groups. The most likely to have done this are the rebel army. Not just Luoxian City, but many people throughout the Feiyun Dynasty have been slaughtered by them."
"As for the other group, they are the demon race from further away."
"They have always wanted to occupy Luoxian City and have secretly colluded with the rebel army."
"When your Lord suddenly appeared outside Luoxian City, I thought these people were trying to catch me off guard..." As he said this, Lie Changsheng's face flushed slightly.
Lie Changsheng felt like a clown.
If the esteemed Lord before him truly wanted to kill him, it would only take the flick of a finger.
Moreover, the other party had been warning and hinting at him from the beginning, and he had actually failed to understand!
After releasing Lie Changsheng, Chen Yang waved his hand, and a wave of water covered the entire Luoxian City.
As the water passed over Luoxian City, the fires in various places were completely extinguished.
The people in Luoxian City, who were still fighting the fires, immediately prostrated themselves in the direction of Chen Yang upon seeing this.
In their eyes, this was a celestial being descending to save them.
Only Lie Changsheng saw clearly how powerful the esteemed Lord before him was!
With a single wave of his hand, he condensed a power that equaled the full spiritual energy of a cultivator at the fifth level of the Core Condensation realm!
It was truly eye-opening!
Lie Changsheng had had some contact with the Lord of the Feiyun Dynasty, but he had never seen him make a move.
This was his first time seeing someone at the Nascent Soul realm in action!
"On behalf of everyone in Luoxian City, I thank you, Esteemed Lord." Lie Changsheng's tone contained no hint of dissatisfaction.
Even the way Chen Yang had dealt with him earlier was completely disregarded by Lie Changsheng. Not only did he not dare to mind, but he was also genuinely grateful to Chen Yang from the bottom of his heart.
Lie Changsheng led Chen Yang into the City Lord's mansion. Chen Yang glanced at the messy surroundings and said nothing. He casually found a clean chair and sat down, then said, "To cut a long story short, I just have a few things I want to ask you. Answer truthfully."
Lie Changsheng was surprised by the esteemed Lord's lack of formality. He hurriedly replied respectfully, "Please ask, Esteemed Lord. I will answer truthfully."
Compared to the old man Chen Yang had met at the foot of Luoxian Mountain before, this person before him was a native cultivator at the Core Condensation realm and knew more.
Chen Yang inquired about the Feiyun Dynasty and the situation of other surrounding powers, asking about them one by one.
Finally, Chen Yang casually asked, "Have you heard of the Qin family?"
As he spoke, Chen Yang threw the jade pendant he was holding to Lie Changsheng.
Lie Changsheng took it and examined it repeatedly, but he had no recollection of the Qin family.
"I am familiar with a few Qin families within the Feiyun Dynasty, but I have never heard of anyone among them being able to craft such an exquisite jade pendant."
Lie Changsheng certainly knew of a few people surnamed Qin in the Feiyun Dynasty.
He was fully aware of their strength and the development of their families.
The jade pendant thrown by Esteemed Lord Chen Yang, while appearing unremarkable at first glance, was made of material as warm and lustrous as mutton fat, emitting a faint spiritual energy, and the inscription of the character 'Qin' did not resemble anything he knew.
Chen Yang raised an eyebrow. The old man from the Qin family had said that upon his arrival, he could find the Qin family with this jade pendant. Now it seemed he had been talking nonsense.
Just as Chen Yang was about to put the jade pendant away, Lie Changsheng's eyes suddenly widened, and he quickly snatched the jade pendant from Chen Yang's hand.
"This... this, could it be!" Lie Changsheng's voice was somewhat frantic.
Seeing this, Chen Yang condensed a drop of clear water with his fingertip and sent it towards Lie Changsheng's forehead.
Chen Yang had no intention of harming him. This drop of water was a Daoist technique.
Lie Changsheng instantly felt his intensely agitated emotions forcefully suppressed.
It was evident that this was all due to that drop of water!
Seeing Chen Yang's gaze upon him, Lie Changsheng quickly explained, "Although there is no such emblem within the Feiyun Dynasty, I once heard the National Preceptor mention a place called the Tianqin Domain, a million li away. The family that governs the Tianqin Domain is a Qin family."
As Lie Changsheng spoke, he respectfully returned the jade pendant to Chen Yang and whispered, "The National Preceptor's description matches the character 'Qin' on this jade pendant exactly!"