Chapter 9: A Figure in Black Treading the Clouds
“Xiong Jin?”
Li Shun’s physical body, suspended upon the torture net, trembled uncontrollably as wisps of his vitality were drawn away. Yet within the hidden Fangcun space, his true consciousness had already been thrown into violent turmoil.
He had no clear idea what had transpired in the outside world. But seeing this once-arrogant leader of the Xiang faction reduced to a prisoner sealed within a “golden cocoon,” Li Shun could not help but feel deeply shaken.
“It seems I was worried for nothing.”
He had originally assumed that even if he reported the matter, the Lengshan County authorities would ultimately be crushed when faced with such a powerful assault.
At best, they might only hold out a little longer.
Yet contrary to his expectations, the Great Qian officials had not only withstood the attack, they had even captured Xiong Jin alive.
“Could it be… because of that golden light?” Li Shun’s thoughts raced as he recalled what his substitute puppet had witnessed while seizing the Lengshan Venerable.
“It seems the foundations of Great Qian run far deeper than I imagined.”