Chapter 254 – Good Fortune Arrives in Pairs, the Unrivaled Temple Master - Part 2
Night fell.
Deep within the winding corridors of the Liu estate, Liu Luzi sat quietly in a secluded courtyard. The moonlight was bright. Out of the darkness of a nearby alley, a figure suddenly appeared—a gaunt man whose skin clung to his bones, eye sockets hollow, cheeks sunken, and hardly any flesh on his body. He looked like a walking skeleton.
This was Liu Sang, the undying husk operative in charge of infiltrating the Holy Tree Temple. Previously, Duan Yangsheng and Liang Ku were his subordinates. No one could have guessed that a hidden passage from the ancient ghost street led straight into the heart of the Liu estate.
“By seniority, I should call you Great Aunt,” Liu Sang said, glancing at Liu Luzi. “A hundred years ago, we were one clan. A hundred years later, we still are.”
Liu Luzi eyed this undying husk. “I did as you suggested. As long as we plant the seed of suspicion in their hearts, they may never actually arrest Li Yuan, but he’ll sense the danger. Eventually, he’ll turn to us.”
Liu Sang nodded. “We need someone like him on our side. His mastery of weaponsmithing and beast taming is far more valuable than the fact he’s reached sixth rank. I want him to commit himself fully to us. But tell me, Great Aunt, do you think there’s really a secret treasure in his possession?”
“If he hasn’t slipped up, then no,” Liu Luzi replied. “But if he does slip up, that’s on him. This sort of thing can only be done, never admitted. If we do it, we keep quiet about it. If we speak of it, we never go too far. Or else, the seeds of discord we sow will return to haunt us. It’s a pity that Jing Banfeng is such a fool, despite his age. He hasn’t a clue how to play this game properly.”
An unpleasantly cold laugh slipped from Liu Sang’s lips. “What an idiot.”
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“What an idiot!” A figure dressed in spotless white stood at a window in the Jing estate, hands clasped behind his back, glaring at his junior. “You’re the clan head now, yet you’re still so foolish!”
This pair was Jing Baikou and Jing Banfeng.
“How could you echo such words from that treacherous mind of Liu Luzi?” Jing Baikou demanded. “She might be twisted by her cultivation technique, but you...what are you trying to accomplish? Investigate Li Yuan? Destroy him? Or spark a civil war within the Holy Tree Temple?”