Chapter 2092
What! The people from Tianxuan Palace have disappeared?
Once the plan for Tianxuan Palace to break down into smaller units was finalized, it was put into action immediately.
The disciples of Tianxuan Palace descended the mountain one after another, leaving the place where they had lived for many years.
After most of the local people had left, the higher-ups of Tianxuan Palace gradually departed, and soon only the empty mountain gate remained of Tianxuan Palace.
Seeing that most of the elders and disciples of Tianxuan Palace had left, Chu Qingli led two Earth Realm elders to Guangling City.
In order to avoid being discovered by the Great Zhou Dynasty, Chu Qingli disguised herself as an ordinary person and mingled with a caravan on her way to Guangling City.
Chen Min and Pei Shuhua had no idea that Chu Qingli already knew about their plan and had broken up the huge Tianxuan Palace in such a short time. Moreover, Chu Qingli herself had secretly gone to Guangling City.
After gathering fourteen Earth Realm experts, the Great Zhou Dynasty, led by Chen Min, headed to the Heavenly Profound Palace, intending to destroy it.
However, when they arrived at Tianxuan Palace, they only saw an empty mountain gate.
Upon seeing that there wasn't a single Tianxuan Palace disciple in the Tianxuan Palace's territory, Chen Min's expression instantly turned cold.
They were already very careful, how could the news have leaked out?
Chen Min then went to Qinyang City, which was not far from Tianxuan Palace, and sent someone to Qinyang City to inquire about Tianxuan Palace, while she herself found the magistrate of Qinyang County.
Li House.
Li Fu trembled as he looked at the group of Earth Realm Spirit Warriors before him.
Chen Min stared at Li Fu with murderous intent and asked, "Where did those people from Tianxuan Palace go?"
Li Fu replied tremblingly, "My lord, I don't know either."
Chen Min continued, "Tianxuan Palace is so close to Qinyang County, how could you not know anything about it?"
"Could it be that with so many of them leaving Tianxuan Palace, you, the magistrate of Qinyang County, didn't notice at all?"
Li Fu immediately knelt on the ground and said, "My lord, if I had noticed anything unusual about Tianxuan Palace, I would have reported it to the court. I really don't know when those people left."
Seeing Li Fu's frightened look, Chen Min knew that what Li Fu said was probably true.
However, Li Fu, as the magistrate of Qinyang County, was unaware that Tianxuan Palace had fled, which greatly displeased Chen Min.
As a disciple of the Holy Land, Chen Min never regarded the natives of the borderlands as human beings.
Li Fu ruined her plans, which infuriated Chen Min. She drew her long sword and beheaded Li Fu in one stroke.
Chen Min was still not satisfied, and then said to the Dynasty soldiers behind him, "Kill them all, leave no one alive!"
The next moment, heart-wrenching cries echoed throughout the Li residence, plunging it into chaos.
Chen Min quickly calmed down and wondered where the people from Tianxuan Palace had gone.
Chen Min quickly realized that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion was now the most likely to contend with the Great Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, the Palace Master of Tianxuan Palace had visited the Zhennan Prince's Mansion a few days ago, so Tianxuan Palace might have already been preparing to leave Qinyang County at that time.
If we were to say where Tianxuan Palace most likely moved to, it would undoubtedly be Guangling County.
However, with so many people in Tianxuan Palace, their departure from Tianxuan Palace to Guangling County would definitely attract the attention of the spies she had planted.
So far, none of the spies have sent back any news, and no one has discovered the Tianxuan Palace's forces.
Where exactly did Tianxuan Palace go?
Their ability to disappear without a trace proves that Tianxuan Palace must have been aware of the Great Zhou Dynasty's actions, which is why they fled in advance and left quietly.
If a major power like Tianxuan Palace were to relocate, the commotion would be enormous; it wouldn't be so quiet that even the people in the nearby counties wouldn't know.
Chen Min then ordered the people behind her to search for traces of Tianxuan Palace, while she returned to the capital.
The capital city, the imperial palace.
The Empress Dowager's palace. "What? Those people from Tianxuan Palace have disappeared?"
"How is this possible? Tianxuan Palace has at least a thousand people, how could they suddenly disappear into thin air?"
Pei Shuhua found it hard to believe what Chen Min said.
Chen Min said, "I was also very surprised."
“But there really isn’t a single person in Tianxuan Palace right now. I’ve already sent people to look for them. I don’t believe that with so many disciples in Tianxuan Palace, we can’t find a single one.”
"Even if they left Tianxuan Palace, they're probably still in the Great Zhou."
Pei Shuhua walked to the window and said thoughtfully, "Could it be that Tianxuan Palace sensed our movements in advance, which is why they went into hiding?"
Chen Min said, "It's highly likely that someone tipped us off."
Pei Shuhua sighed slightly, "Thinking about it, it makes sense. If you can gather information about Tianxuan Palace, how could Tianxuan Palace not have some spies planted in the capital? I'm afraid our every move is being watched by Tianxuan Palace."
At this point, Pei Shuhua placed her delicate hand on the windowsill and gently knocked on the window.
They had originally planned to eliminate a potential rival, but instead they had forced Tianxuan Palace into the shadows. A rival in the shadows is far more difficult to guard against than one in the open; no one knows what underhanded tricks Tianxuan Palace might pull.
Fortunately, their Qionghua Holy Land firmly controls the Great Zhou Dynasty. As long as Tianxuan Palace does not leave the Great Zhou Dynasty, they can use the power of the Great Zhou Dynasty to find Tianxuan Palace hidden in the shadows.
At this moment, Pei Shuhua suddenly thought of something and said, "Could it be that Tianxuan Palace has moved to Guangling County?"
Chen Min said, "I also suspect that Tianxuan Palace went to Guangling County, but our people have not found any trace of them. Perhaps they are disguised as merchants. I have already sent people to Guangling County to investigate the situation."
"If anyone from Tianxuan Palace appears in Guangling County, our spies will report it immediately."
Pei Shuhua frowned.
She now regrets not taking drastic measures against the Zhennan Prince's Mansion back then, dragging things out, which resulted in the Zhennan Prince's Mansion becoming so powerful.
If she knew that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion could one day rival the Great Zhou Dynasty, she would do anything to have Lu Chen, the only bloodline of the Zhennan Prince's Mansion, eliminated.
However, there's no use thinking about these things now. What we need to do now is figure out where Tianxuan Palace went. As for Zhennan Prince's Mansion, we can't do anything about it for the time being. At least, before the restrictions on the borderlands are lifted, we can't afford to offend Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
Actually, there is still a big problem. According to information gathered by people from Qionghua Holy Land, a Heavenly Realm Spiritual Warrior may have appeared in Yunya City, and that person may have come from Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
This news has not been confirmed, but judging from the series of actions taken by Tianxuan Palace, it is indeed possible that the Zhennan Prince's Mansion contains a Heavenly Realm.
The biggest problem now is that if Tianxuan Palace instigates this Heavenly Realm expert to attack their Qionghua Holy Land, then the Qionghua Holy Land will most likely not be able to withstand it.
Pei Shuhua was very worried that one day that Heavenly Realm expert would suddenly break into the palace and kill her with a single blow.
The biggest threat is this Heavenly Realm, but they have no means to counter it.
Thinking of this, Pei Shuhua asked, "Didn't you send people to Guangling County to inquire about that Heavenly Realm expert? Did you gather any clues about him?"
Chen Min said, "No, I just heard some rumors."
"It is said that one night, a spiritual aura appeared in the sky above Guangling County, covering the entire city, which was suspected to be caused by a Heavenly Realm expert."
Pei Shuhua thought about it for a moment; she knew about this matter as well.
Not long after, the Pei family arrested some remnants of the Yellow Springs Cult. It was through these members of the Yellow Springs Cult that the Pei family learned of the events in Guangling City. (End of Chapter)