<h4>Chapter 714: Suspected Identity</h4>
The Blood Fiend Sect of Setting Sun Inds and the Blood Fiend Sect under Jiang Zhuzhe were very different in the eyes of Land of Chaos’ martial practitioners.
Jiang Zhuzhe was infamous, and nearly all forces out there viewed him as a heretic and refused to admit him as a member of Blood Fiend Sect.
To this day, none of Jiang Zhuzhe’s subordinates dared to operate openly or even show themselves at densely popted areas of the Land of Chaos.
To an outsider, Qin Lie’s act of carrying the Ice Phoenix’s body behind his back was both eerie and abnormal. But it subtly matched Jiang Zhuzhe’s style.
It was reasonable that Yue Ji would think this way. Everyone agreed to what she said in their minds after some careful thought.
Even Dong Wanzhai was starting to harbor doubts in his mind. “This Yao Tian can’t be a subordinate of Jiang Zhuzhe, can he?” He couldn’t help but look at Qin Lie with a bit of disgust in his eyes when he thought this.
“Jiang Zhuzhe and us Blood Fiend Sect are like water and fire. There is absolutely no chance of reconcilement between the two of us!” Qin Lie said righteously and seriously, “I dare send a message to the Setting Sun Inds right now and prove that I am unrted to Jiang Zhuzhe!”
“That may not necessarily be true,” Yue Ji added coldly.
This woman looked to be at most thirty years old, and there was a thin haze around her eyes that made her look somewhat enigmatic and extraordinarily attractive.
Besides that, her well rounded body filled with the charm of a mature woman made her look outstanding too.
“No one read the letter you sent to Setting Sun Inds, so who knows what you’ve actually written to them?” Yue Ji frowned with a ridiculing sneer on her face, “You could’ve written a few general lines on the letter, and those people at the Setting Sun Inds wouldn’t know that you belong to Jiang Zhuzhe’s faction. They may even think that you’re just a member of our Moon Worshipping Sect. In that case, they would return the three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones that we’ve sent to them. All it would prove is that your name wasn’t enough to sway them. What can we say about that?”
Qin Lie was stumped for words.
He had to admit that this woman had a sharp tongue. He couldn’t find an excuse to refute her ims.
If he really did belong under Jiang Zhuzhe, he absolutely could’ve written a careless request in Moon Worshipping Pce’s name to make a purchase request of the zing Profound Bombs.
If Blood Fiend Sect was willing to sell the zing Profound Bombs, they would of course deliver them the spirit artifacts. If they weren’t, they would return the three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones.
If that happened, he would neither draw Blood Fiend Sect’s attention, nor expose himself to Moon Worshipping Pce.
“You are right, Yue Ji!” a few Moon Worshipping Pce martial practitioners echoed her sentiment.
“If he really does belong to Jiang Zhuzhe’s faction, then he cannot be allowed to stay in Moonstone City. In fact, we must detain him!” Yue Ji’s eyes turned cold. “Terminator Sect had only acknowledged the Blood Fiend Sect of the Setting Sun Inds. Jiang Zhuzhe’s Blood Fiend Sect is not included! A thousand years ago, Jiang Zhuzhe had a bloody war that spanned across manynds. There were plenty of our ancestors who had their blood sucked and killed by Jiang Zhuzhe’s subordinates!”
Dong Wanzhai frowned deeply with a sudden look of dilemma.
“The zing Profound Bombs produced by Gray Ind is incredibly popr right now, and there are countless forces who are fighting to buy some for themselves. It is nearly impossible for all forces who do not share any ties with Blood Fiend Sect to make a purchase at market price.” The Moon Worshipping Pce martial practitioner named Liu He pondered for a moment before saying, “If this Yao Tian do not belong to the Setting Sun Inds, there is no way he could get us the zing Profound Bombs! Let us wait. If the trade actually goes through, then we can be sure that Yao Tian’s identity is absolutely authentic!”
“On the other hand, if three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones are returned from the item teleportation formation…”
Liu He inhaled once and stared at Qin Lie with unfriendly eyes. “Then we must investigate Yao Tian’s identity!”
“Your logic is sound, Uncle Liu.” Yue Ji nodded slightly.
The two other women also agreed with Liu He’s words.
In the room, many Moon Worshipping Pce martial practitioners chattered and exchanged opinions with each other in small voices.
If the zing Profound Bombs had returned from the item teleportation formation, then Qin Lie must be a member of the Blood Fiend Sect of the Setting Sun Inds.
Otherwise, there were two possibilities. Either Qin Lie wasn’t important enough in Setting Sun Inds’ Blood Fiend Sect to win them a trade…
…Or Qin Lie wasn’t a member of the Setting Sun Inds’ Blood Fiend Sect at all! He was Jiang Zhuzhe’s!
Jiang Zhuzhe’s infamy spread far and wide, and there were plenty of martial practitioners in Moonstone City who itched to ughter his kind to thest!
If they confirmed that Qin Lie was connected to Jiang Zhuzhe, then his fate would be horrendous to say the least.
“Let us wait for an hour first,” Dong Wanzhai said solemnly.
He didn’t express his stance openly.
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Liu He was responsible for gathering and tidying the Moon Worshipping Pce’s intel. To a certain degree, he knew the past and experiences of all Moon Worshipping Pce members.
Thanks to Liu He’s message, Dong Wanzhai slowly realized why Yue Ji was acting so unlike her usual self. His felt a headacheing on.
He hesitated.
“Pce Master, I’ve joined Moon Worshipping Pce for many years, but I’ve never begged you for anything, have I? Then I shall do so this once.” Yue Ji lowered her head and said softly and firmly, “If the zing Profound Bombs do not return from the Setting Sun Inds after an hour, I hope that you can allow me to deal with this Yao Tian!”
Dong Wanzhai frowned deeply, “He may just be a normal Blood Fiend Sect disciple that doesn’t possess enough authority to sway Blood Fiend Sect’s decision.”
“He is at the Fulfillment Realm, and he’s incredibly young! Even in the past, a Fulfillment Realm martial practitioner as young as him would’ve been put at an important position in Blood Fiend Sect, even more so now!” Yue Ji looked up abruptly with frigid eyes. “There are only two possibilities: Either he’s an incredibly important person in the Blood Fiend Sect of the Setting Sun Inds, or he’s an incredibly important person who’s tied to Jiang Zhuzhe!”
Dong Wanzhai gave it a thought and found her answer reasonable. He was already leaning towards Yue Ji on the inside.
Considering how young Qin Lie was, to be a Fulfillment Realm martial practitioner already, he would most definitely be given great power on either side of Blood Fiend Sect. He would’ve been given the treatment of a genius with great potential.
There should be no problems whatsoever for someone like him to write a letter to Blood Fiend Sect and ask for a favor on behalf of Moon Worshipping Pce.
Plus, it wasn’t like they weren’t paying for the zing Profound Bombs.
Dong Wanzhai slowly made up his mind.
“If the zing Profound Bombs aren’t delivered an hourter, then I’lle with you.” Qin Lie smiled calmly.
He was absolutely confident.
With his current status in the Setting Sun Inds, either Blood Fiend Sect or Gray Ind’s Armament Sect would have made the appropriate arrangements to meet his request no matter what.
In his opinion, one hour was more than enough for the zing Profound Bombs to be delivered.
“Alright!” Dong Wanzhai eximed and stared at Yao Tian with odd eyes, “I trust you, young friend Yao Tian!”
He shot him a look of praise.
The Moon Worshipping Pce martial practitioners inside the room were also surprised to see how confident Qin Lie was. It would appear that he really did belong to the Blood Fiend Sect of the Setting Sun Inds.
They rxed after a moment’s thoughtter, and even Liu He wasforting Yue Ji in a soft voice, “Let us wait. We will have our answer after an hour. But before that, you are not allowed to treat young friend Yao Tian rudely!”
“Then I will wait for an hour.” Yue Ji shot Qin Lie a nce before she lowered her head suddenly and sat down in the room.
Her two sisters also sat next to her and waited patiently for the time to arrive.
Time passed slowly.
Suddenly, the room fellpletely silent. No one said a word at all.
“It has been over an hour!” Liu He suddenly said.
Everyone’s gazes were instantly trained onto the item teleportation formation. They discovered that there were neither the zing Profound Bombs nor their three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones.
Everyone’s eyebrows furrowed.
“Something’s not right.”
“How can this be?”
“They should’ve returned our spirit stones even if they weren’t willing to sell us the zing Profound Bombs, shouldn’t they?”
“Blood Fiend Sect had always been a reputable sect!”
Everyone began to discuss amongst each other.
“Dong Wanzhai’s expression had also turned dark.
Three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones were no small number to Moon Worshipping Pce. Even he couldn’t keep his cool to find his funds vanishing just like that.
“Yao Tian, what on earth have you written on your letter? Why did it turn out this way?” Dong Wanzhai asked heavily.
“It’s nothing unusual. I simply told them to send back ten zing Profound Bombs. I’ve also exined a little on how I’m doing. That’s all,” Qin Lie answered.
He himself was very surprised.
If his letter did make its way to the Setting Sun Inds, then be it the martial practitioners of Blood Fiend Sect, Gray Ind or Gold Sun Ind, they should’ve treated it as a matter of great importance and respond to the letter swiftly.
It didn’t make sense that there would be no response from Blood Fiend Sect despite being given an hour’s time.
“It is very likely that the letter he sent out is questionable. Perhaps… perhaps they identified him as a member of Jiang Zhuzhe from his writing. That’s the only exnation that would exin why Setting Sun Inds’ Blood Fiend Sect is withholding our funds!” Liu He said urgently.
Three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones was no small sum to anyone present. Liu He especially was responsible for the ounting of Moon Worshipping Pce, and he knew just what three thousand thousand Earth Grade spirit stones meant to Moon Worshipping Pce.
Everyone in Moon Worshipping Pce turned anxious after learning that they had lost three hundred thousand Earth Grade spirit stones just like that.
It was at this moment Yue Ji suddenly stood up from the floor and told Dong Wanzhai, “Please leave this person to me, Pce Master. Don’t worry, I won’t kill him right away I’ll interrogate him slowly and find out exactly what he has written on that letter of his.”
“Pce Master, Yue Ji has never gone overboard at work. You can leave this task to her without worries,” Liu He also persuaded.
Dong Wanzhai pondered for a moment and said with a dark look on his face, “Alright.”
Qin Lie immediately fell into a dilemma.
Most martial practitioners in Moon Worshipping Pce were at thete stage of the Fulfillment Realm, while the rest were at the Fragmentation Realm. None of them were easy to deal with.
He weighed his chances and figured out that an attempt to break through their encirclement would be almost impossible to achieve.
If he reacted excessively, he might even be killed on the spot and die for no good reason.
He also believed that Blood Fiend Sect would respond to his letter and prove his innocence eventually.
All he needed now was time.
And so he quickly came to his answer and nodded to Dong Wanzhai. He said cooperatively, “I’lle with you.”