Combat Emperor: Zhang Yu's Journey
Chapter 293: Must Go
"Do you know him?"
Zhang Yu looked at Long Shen as if he had a special memory of a figure named Fang Shuai. He still noticed her and seemed to squint on several occasions.
"I'm not sure. But I seem to have heard it."
"really?"
Long Shen nodded his head. "Yes, of course. But why are you suddenly talking about that guy?"
Zhang Yu pointed to several names and bloodlines of Fang Shuai's blood. "This is related to the chaos caused by the eradication group. They slaughtered several clans and noble families, but the truth was that they were targeting Fang Shuai's descendants."
"So far, there has only been one of his descendants untouched. However it was because there was no clear information about them."
"His name is Xiang He. He was an adopted son who was raised directly by Fang Shuai. Do you feel familiar with him?" ask Zhang Yu.
Once again it made Long Shen link his two eyebrows together. He stared fixedly and tried to remember something that had been hidden for a long time.
"..."
Ten minutes have passed. Zhang Yu continued to wait for a response from Long Shen despite finally having to give up because Long Shen had not said anything since he fell silent.
"To know the purpose of the eradication group, I need to know what they're really looking for. What Fang Shuai's descendants possessed so that the group of eradicators would not hesitate to slaughter them."
"I remember!"
After being silent for quite a while, Long Shen exclaimed as he raised his hand. Zhang Yu, who had given up, returned full hope to him.
"You remember? Try saying what you remember now" Zhang Yu asked.
Long Shen looked doubtful for a while, he stroked his taper chin while paying attention to the paper in Zhang Yu's hands. "As you know, this Fang Shuai has five children. He was an influential and highly respected person at that time."
"If you ask about Xiang He's descendants, it's likely that you know them better than I do."
Long Shen's last sentence made Zhang Yu frown. "You kidding? How could I know them? I've never even met anyone surnamed Xiang."
Long Shen shook his head while clucking softly. "It seems like I'm starting to understand what their purpose is. Fang Shuai, spirit palace, ... It turned out that they still did not give up on that plan."
"Why are you talking so mysteriously? You have to tell everything clearly. What do you mean by plan?" Zhang Yu was getting even more annoyed that Long Shen had always been acting mysterious. Even in this situation, he still relayed information periodically.
Long Shen clucked back. "You are very impatient. Didn't I say that, you know more about Xiang He's descendants. If you still don't understand, have you really forgotten the true purpose of the Spirit Palace? Their goal came to the Xuan Empire before you killed most of them."
Zhang Yu was stunned for a moment before his eyes were perfectly rounded. "Blood sacrifice? Soul control techniques? He's family?"
"True," Long Shen said.
"Didn't I ever tell you about the origin of the He family that isn't simple? Fang Shuai was the one who created the soul controlling technique. The eradication group must have thought that the soul control technique was passed down to one of its descendants. Hence they slaughtered an entire family or clan that still had ties to Fang Shuai's descendants."
Zhang Yu was still doubtful towards some of the information Long Shen had conveyed. Given that the eradication group was the Spirit Palace, they should have known that the one with the soul controlling technique was a descendant of Xiang He.
"Wait!"
Zhang Yu who was thinking suddenly recalled something.
"If their goal was a soul controlling technique, wouldn't all that's left be the He family after they slaughtered the entire Fang Shuai lineage that was in the Long Empire?"
"That's right."
Zhang Yu moistened his lips and momentarily looked back at the paper in his hand. It was also then that he recalled what Liu Bei had said about the final target of the eradication group in Long Empire was four days ago. It was likely that they were now on their way to the Xuan Empire.
"Are you intending to go to the Xuan Empire?" ask Long Shen.
Zhang Yu confirmed it. Even if he did not wish to do so, he also had to leave to make sure that the soul controlling technique did not fall into the hands of the eradication group.
In his room, Xuan Yin began to realize that his attitude towards Zhang Yu was a little outrageous. He stared at the door of the room that was still tightly closed, and wished for Zhang Yu to come to him.
"Do I have to apologize to her when she comes?" muttered.
His pride was still too high to say sorry to this situation. But on the other hand he also felt guilty for not being able to control his emotions.
It just so happened that Zhang Yu entered the room. The previous Xuan Yin had already gathered the intention to apologize even as if forgetting his intentions. She turned her back to Zhang Yu but was still curious about her husband's arrival.
"Why did he come? What to apologize for?" Xuan Yin thought that this might be a good opportunity to resolve this matter. If Zhang Yu really apologized, he would be kind and forgive him.
"Yin'er," called Zhang Yu.
Gradually Xuan Yin twisted the direction of her sitting a little often in front of Zhang Yu. She was waiting for an apology from her husband. However, it was not as if Zhang Yu's apology had even revealed the intention of his departure.
No doubt it made Xuan Yin spontaneously stand up from her position.
"Go? Go where?" tanyakanya.
Xuan Yin seemed to have forgotten about the matter that was going on between the two of them. Right now on his face was only filled with questions that he wanted to convey.
Zhang Yu held onto the wife's shoulder and led her back to the side of the bed. He told step by step the situation about the eradication group that might already be on its way to the Xuan Empire. Go after the controlling technique that was in the hands of He Jiao and his mother.
No one knows what the eradication group will do. But seeing how they slaughtered clans and families with Fang Shuai's bloodline, it did not rule out the possibility that they would also destroy the academy.
Xuan Yin's face froze hearing Zhang Yu's story. Despite hearing about the eradication group, I did not think that the eradication group was more ruthless than he had imagined.
"Can't I really go with you?" asked Xuan Yin.
The academy had too many memories for him. Besides, there were some of his brothers who were definitely there. Also with teachers, elders or other students. Xuan Yin could not imagine that all of them would be victims.
"sorry. But I'll go alone. You have to stay in the domain."
Blood sacrifice techniques in addition to requiring soul control techniques also required the physical body of the moon goddess as a container. The eradication group was clearly also looking for the owner of the physical body of the moon goddess. Zhang Yu couldn't possibly let Xuan Yin be in danger for already promising to always guard and protect her.