bookbashuk Chapter 490 Everyone Depends On Their Ability
Chapter 490 Everyone Depends On Their Ability
The Wenren Family's martial arts arena, where many families have gathered today, is seeking an explanation from the Wenren Family.
Among the people who died in the Secret Realm tragedy, some held important positions in their families, while others were insignificant.
However, at this point, it is no longer just a matter of avenging the younger generation of the clan, but a matter of stance.
Whether to punish the Wenren Family or defend them is no longer determined by personal emotions.
Even those who stand on the side of the Wenren Family have suffered tragic deaths among their younger generations, but they still have to speak up for the Wenren Family.
"Fellow Daoist Leng probably doesn't have children, so he doesn't understand the infinite love and trust parents have for their children.
There are rumors that Wenren Shu kills and eats people, and we can all have doubts, but how can a father not believe in his own daughter? So, I think it's unreasonable to attack the Wenren Family on this point."
The allies of the Wenren Family quickly spoke up, and the head of the Wenren Family also realized that at this point, they could only insist on the deep bond between father and daughter and firmly deny the rumors.
"Fellow Daoist Zhu is right. Shu'er is the pride of our Wenren Family and has a bright future. I don't understand why you would accuse her, even though she may be the only survivor of the Secret Realm.
But does that mean your people were harmed by Shu'er?
Could it be that they encountered a formidable enemy and only Shu'er, with the highest cultivation, managed to survive by chance?
In these days, there have been constant rumors maliciously defaming Shu'er, but there is not a single piece of solid evidence.
Everyone, put yourselves in her shoes. If Shu'er were a member of your family, would you be willing to let her suffer such injustice without any explanation?
Shu'er's life and death are uncertain now, and as a father, I am deeply saddened. The only thing I can do is to conduct a thorough investigation, follow the clues, and strive to clear Shu'er's name and give an account to the deceased.
Fellow Daoists, we are not enemies, so why must we stand on opposite sides?"
The head of the Wenren Family's words were sincere, but they did not move Leng Yuefeng.
It has been a long time since the Secret Realm tragedy, and many families have been searching for clues, yet none of the individuals related to the Secret Realm can be found.
If there wasn't someone secretly helping to cover up, would these major families really be unable to find any clues?
Leng Yuefeng didn't believe it!
As for the news that Wenren Shu eats people, although there is indeed no evidence and it sounds like a rumor, it coincides with the news of Leng Qinghan's remains.
The Leng Family has always had a grudge against the Wenren Family, so they naturally have their eyes fixed on them.
Unfortunately, the evidence is insufficient, and it is too difficult to make the Wenren Family yield based on mere speculation.
Using normal means, it is almost impossible to uncover the truth of this case.
Leng Yuefeng wants to avenge Leng Qinghan, but more importantly, it is for the honor of the family.
If the matter ends abruptly without a result after the Leng Family has made such a fuss and everyone knows about it, who will still respect the Leng Family in the future?
Where is the deterrent power of the Leng Family over the major families?
Leng Yuefeng has almost concluded that Wenren Shu is the culprit, but the Wenren Family is protecting her and dare not expose this matter.
If that's the case, then force them to reveal it!
"Master of the Wenren Family, you speak well. With such deep love for your daughter, it must have been heartbreaking for you when Shu'er went missing. In that case, I have a few methods that can help you find Shu'er. I wonder if the Master of the Wenren Family is willing to cooperate?"
The head of the Wenren Family's heart tightened, but he still pretended to be pleasantly surprised and asked, "What methods do you have?"
"When in doubt, consult the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion. I believe that as the young lady of the Wenren Family, Shu'er should have some personal treasures on her. If the people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion can calculate those treasures, won't they be able to find Shu'er?"
It's just that the rules of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion are too strict, and they cannot be sought out. Otherwise, the Leng Family would have already paid a high price to find people from the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion.
Wenren Family Lord heard this and quickly said, "Fellow Daoist Leng, you don't know. I have already tried this idea before. It seems that Shu'er went through a great battle and all those treasures were destroyed."
This reason is irrefutable.
Wenren Family Lord had already been on guard against this when he saw Wenren Shu.
In order to prevent Wenren Shu from being found through the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, all the things that Wenren Shu originally had must be destroyed.
As long as no one can find Wenren Shu, Wenren Shu will be safe.
Wenren Shu needs to hide for a long time, at least until she can completely conceal her identity as a ghost clan member before appearing again.
Wenren Family Lord had already prepared his argument, but Leng Yuefeng's eyes darkened, clearly showing a surge of killing intent.
How could things be so coincidental?
If defensive Law Weapons were destroyed, it could be overlooked, but attack-type Law Weapons shouldn't be destroyed, right?
If things were really that devastating, how could anyone survive?
Leng Yuefeng completely didn't believe Wenren Family Lord's nonsense, but he also knew that Wenren Family would never admit to these things based on reasoning alone. He couldn't just strike down Wenren Family in one fell swoop; instead, it would allow them to gradually repair the loopholes in their words.
Since that's the case, it's better not to say anything.
He sneered and said, "If this method doesn't work, then Wenren Family should at least have some items that Wenren Shu has used, such as clothes, shoes, bed sheets, anything that has Wenren Shu's scent."
"In order to find Miss Wenren, my Leng Family has spent a huge amount of resources to cultivate this tracking dog."
Leng Yuefeng said this and took out a black dog from his Spirit Beast bag.
This tracking dog doesn't have any other abilities, it can only track and locate. Unless there are special needs, generally no one would spend a lot of money to cultivate this kind of Spirit Beast with little combat power.
Seeing the tracking dog, Wenren Family Lord's heart sank. Oh no, Leng Yuefeng came prepared!
"What's wrong? Wenren Family Lord, are you trying to tell us that Wenren Shu didn't leave behind any clothes or used items at home? If you use this excuse, it won't convince us."
Wenren Family Lord was caught in a dilemma.
If they provide the things that Leng Yuefeng needs and the tracking dog finds Wenren Shu, it would be equivalent to exposing that they already know where Wenren Shu is.
Leng Family hasn't taken any action against Wenren Shu for the past half year, but unexpectedly, they struck hard right from the start.
Regardless, they cannot let Leng Yuefeng find Wenren Shu. If Wenren Shu is exposed to the public, whether Wenren Family can rise or even survive is a question.
But he can't openly oppose it, so he can only say to Leng Yuefeng, "The things Fellow Daoist Leng needs are indeed preserved in the mansion, but it has been so long, I don't know if the tracking dog can still find them. Anyway, let's do our best."
"Someone, go and bring back the things that Miss used in her room."
He acted as if he wasn't afraid of being investigated and ordered a maid to fetch the items.
He had someone go and fetch them, but whether they can retrieve them intact or if they will make a mistake, that remains to be seen.
With the appearance of the tracking dog, the atmosphere in the martial arts arena eased slightly, and everyone returned to a harmonious state.
However, Leng Yuefeng knew that all of this was just superficial. The maid who went to fetch the items probably won't be able to bring them back smoothly, or she might cause some trouble.
Leng Yuefeng didn't mind. It was very difficult to find evidence against Wenren Family, but it was easy to verify whether Wenren Shu was being protected by Wenren Family.
Once this was confirmed, the Leng Family would directly launch a thunderous operation. They no longer intended to waste time with Wenren Family.
This is the usual style of the Leng Family.
Decisive and efficient.
Not long after, the maid who had been given the order came back with some things.
"Shu'er is still unmarried, so it is inconvenient to bring out personal items from her chamber. However, this hairpin was a gift from the lowly servant to Shu'er, and she has been wearing it for many years. How about letting Fellow Daoist Leng try to use it? If it doesn't work, then we can bring out the personal item. What does Fellow Daoist Leng think?"
The reasoning seemed reasonable, and Leng Yuefeng didn't want to immediately confront the situation. He had the maid bring the hairpin over and placed it under the nose of the tracking hound, allowing the hound to sniff it carefully.
The tracking hound sniffed around and remembered the location, but it spun in circles as if searching for the scent's clues.
Gradually, the tracking hound's speed increased, but it still couldn't lock onto a direction.
The tracking hound was capable of tracking Spirit Beasts and could lock onto a range of tens of thousands of miles. After searching for so long without any clues, it was highly likely that the other party was not within the search range.
However, Leng Yuefeng didn't know that this hairpin didn't belong to Wenren Shu at all; it belonged to Wenren Li.
Wenren Li was far away in the Western Continent, and the intelligent tracking hound could search within a range of tens of thousands of miles. How could it possibly find Wenren Li?
If Leng Yuefeng had the determination to continue searching with the tracking hound, even to the Western Continent, in the end, he would only find Wenren Li.
The Wenren Family's plan was quite cunning, attempting to drive away the tiger and swallow the wolf.
And Leng Yuefeng did indeed care a lot about this matter. He left with the tracking hound.
With the leader gone, the others dispersed.
This rumor storm temporarily passed like this. The head of the Wenren Family was furious and began ordering a thorough investigation.
"Go and investigate who is spreading the rumors!"
The head of the Wenren Family quickly realized that someone was still targeting Wenren Shu, or rather, targeting the Wenren Family.
He wouldn't feel at ease until he found this rat hiding in the gutter.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
The news was spread by Jiang Qingyun. Zhang Chi heard that the major families in Central State knew about his existence, so he knew who had done it in secret.
Apart from Wenren Shu, there wouldn't be anyone else. In that case, Zhang Chi naturally wanted to retaliate.
Before parting ways with Jiang Qingyun, he asked Jiang Qingyun for this favor. The Demon Race spread rumors very quickly and would run away after spreading them, not afraid of being pursued.
Good luck finding them.
At this moment, while the Wenren Family thought that Leng Yuefeng would be searching everywhere for the owner of the hairpin, he wasn't as anxious as they had expected.
He simply left with the people from the Leng Family, leaving the Wenren Family's territory in a domineering manner. After shaking off the Wenren Family's surveillance, Leng Yuefeng decisively lurked in the territory controlled by the Wenren Family with the tracking hound.
Only a fool would let the tracking hound find someone based on the scent of a hairpin.
This was just a diversion.
In reality, his target had always been the head of the Wenren Family.
Leng Yuefeng believed that if the Wenren Family had hidden Wenren Shu, they would have placed her in a particularly secure location, not easily accessible to outsiders.
However, Wenren Family's head, as Wenren Shu's father, couldn't avoid meeting her for a long time.
In this way, Leng Yuefeng could find Wenren Shu's location based on the head of the Wenren Family's movements.
Once caught in the act, let's see how the Wenren Family would explain themselves!
In this way, Leng Yuefeng and his trusted subordinates lurked near the Wenren Family.
Leng Yuefeng had put in a lot of effort to catch the Wenren Family's handle.
Half a month later, Leng Yuefeng took the initiative and had the tracking hound search for the head of the Wenren Family's movements.
If Wenren Family's main character meets Wenren Shu during this half month, then they will be directly caught.
If they don't meet, then they can only continue to wait.
Fortunately, the tracker dog quickly found the activity trajectory of Wenren Family's main character, so Leng Yuefeng directly led his trusted subordinates to follow the trajectory and investigate.
For the safety of Wenren Shu's hiding place, there are not too many defensive measures nearby to avoid arousing suspicion.
This place is also remote enough that Wenren Shu can basically protect herself.
It is because of this that Leng Yuefeng was able to find her smoothly.
When the tracker dog appeared within Wenren Shu's perception range, she realized that something was not right.
She had to leave here. Once she exposed herself, Wenren Family would be in trouble.
Fortunately, this safe cabin had already left a secure passage.
Without using any magical techniques, she was afraid of attracting Leng Yuefeng's attention with fluctuations in her magical power. Running with her legs was the safest and most effective method.
Not long after Wenren Shu hurriedly left through the secret passage, Leng Yuefeng also found her residence with his men, but there was no one inside.
"Chase!"
Leng Yuefeng was not frustrated. Instead, he became excited because he knew he had found the right direction.
The tracker dog quickly memorized the scent here and began to use its innate ability to pursue.
At this point, Wenren Family finally realized that Wenren Shu had been targeted by Leng Yuefeng. Wenren Family's main character had to face two choices.
Abandon Wenren Shu or do whatever it takes to protect her.
After thinking for only a second, Wenren Family's main character made a decision.
Wenren Shu must be protected!
He had invested too much and sacrificed too much for Wenren Shu.
Once Wenren Shu was caught by Leng Yuefeng, Wenren Family would also be in big trouble. Instead of waiting for future calamities, it was better to take a risk now.
Wenren Family's main character quickly convened a meeting of elders and issued only one order.
The elders must do everything in their power to kill all members of the Leng Family!
Once the order was given, the elders were in an uproar.
"Family head, are you really going to destroy Wenren Family for the sake of a daughter?"
Some elders didn't understand Wenren Family's main character's thinking.
Is this one daughter really more important than Wenren Family?
"I am saving Wenren Family. If we don't take action now, Wenren Family will truly be finished!"
Wenren Family's main character's eyes were sharp as he scanned all the members of the elder council and said, "Shu'er has indeed transformed into a member of the ghost clan. Once the Leng Family learns of this news, they will definitely not let us off easily.
Now, if we intervene, there is still a glimmer of hope."
Using the truth, Wenren Family's main character kidnapped all the elders of Wenren Family and brought them onto his war chariot. At this moment, the elders of the elder council finally learned that Wenren Shu had indeed become a ghost.
If they had known earlier, they would have already planned their retreat, whether it was to sacrifice their own kin or to distance themselves from the situation.
But now, they really had no choice but to take action.
"Wenren Zhao, you are truly capable! Wenren Family will ultimately perish in your hands!" (End of this chapter)