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Ling Yun lightly pulled open the curtain, and looked at the two sides of the street through the bead curtain. In his hand, he held a jade tablet that was engraved with complex and profound runes.

The piece of jade was a long one, and it emitted a strange fluctuation. This was a transmission jade, and it could be used to transmit messages. It was a type of special jade that was refined by a refiner.

Even if it was someone who had never cultivated before, they could still use it. However, the jade stones they made were extremely precious and only the people from powerful clans had them.

It was mainly used for information transmission and the like, which was very convenient.

Ling Yun quickly transmitted a message, but it was not to Zhao Xin, but to one of the three great underground powers of Ling Xiao City, Cloud Mist Tower.

Even though he could not cultivate in the past, it did not mean that he did not understand the situation in the Soaring Cloud Empire.

Hence, he secretly set up his own information network to observe the movements of other organisations.

Although the scale was not very big, but at least they still knew what was happening in the Lingxiao City and the nearby cities.

Even Ling Zhan and Ling Ao did not know about this matter, and Ling Tian and the others did. This was because they were among them, and Ling Yun was only responsible.

In this world, there was a bright side. There would definitely be a dark side, and most of the time, it would be some underworld forces.

Amongst the Underground Forces of Ling Xiao City, there were three powers that were the strongest: the Gold Dragon Gang, the Wild Lion Gang, and the Cloud Mist Tower.

Among them, the ones behind the Gold Dragon Gang and the Wild Lion Gang were the imperial family and the Wen Yuan Marquis Palace.

The Cloud Mist Tower was just like its name – it was like a ball of fog that people could not see through. It was the most mysterious of the three underground powers, never interfering in the battle between the other two.

No one knew which power was supporting them, and no one was in the shadows. How could any other power possibly dare to contend against those two forces?

The other two powers wanted to rope him in, because as long as Misty Pavilion stood on their side, they would break the balance and completely suppress the other side.

However, the Misty Cloud Tower had always maintained a neutral stance. They didn't help each other, neither did they offend each other, but neither did they show any sign of weakness.

The Imperial Family and the Marquis of Wen Yuan had investigated this seemingly mysterious Misty Cloud Tower.

He just couldn't find anything. There was usually a clue, but it would quickly end. The person behind the scenes had never surfaced.

At this moment, on the outskirts of the eastern city of Lingxiao City, there was a lake shrouded in mist.

In the fog, one could vaguely see the flickering lights and the outline of the manor.

This was the headquarters of the Cloud Mist Tower. The lake was named Cloud Mist Lake because of the Cloud Mist Tower.

Within the fog, the members of Misty Cloud Tower stood proudly with sharp weapons in their hands. There was a sentry a few meters away, and the guards were heavily guarded as teams patrolled the area.

In a secret room in the Cloud Mist Tower's main hall, a man suddenly opened his eyes. With a flip of his hand, a communication jade appeared in his hand.

"It belongs to His Highness!" The man's eyes revealed a hint of surprise. He placed the message jade on his forehead, closed his eyes, and quickly opened them.

One command after another flowed out of the communication jade like water before closing his eyes to cultivate once more. A dense amount of spiritual energy was being sent out from his body.

Only a voice reverberated in the chamber, "It is normal for His Highness to want to investigate Wen Shang, but why would he want information on the bandit gang?"

The secret chamber quickly quietened down, but there were people entering and exiting the Cloud Mist Tower outside. They busied themselves, one by one, using various channels to gather information …

Inside the carriage, Ling Yun gazed into the distance at the outskirts of Ling Xiao City and said softly, "I hope we can find some clues! "Wen Shang, you'd better hope that I don't find out, or else …"

The carriage continued to move forward and soon reached the palace. The golden armored guards saw that it was Lingyun's carriage and immediately let him pass.

Within the imperial palace and the imperial study, Ling Ao was still revising the memorial. On his calm and dignified face, worry was shrouding his brows. In his dignified eyes, there was helplessness along with a trace of exhaustion.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince's Palace is waiting for you outside!" An old eunuch pulled at the duck's voice, a horsetail whisk in his hand as he slowly walked in front of Ling Ao and said.

"Let him in. I've already told you how many times. As long as it's Yun'er, you don't need to notify him. You can come in at any time." Ling Ao raised his head, looking at the old eunuch as he said unhappily.

This old eunuch had accompanied him since he was young. He could be said to be the person he trusted the most as the steward of the palace.

Of course, being able to accompany Ling Ao at his side meant that his strength definitely wasn't weak. It was just that there weren't many people who had seen him fight before, and they didn't know how strong he was.

Lingyun walked in and smiled at the old eunuch who was bent over and cupped his hands. "Eunuch Wu!"

Eunuch Wu did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Greetings, Royal Grandfather!"

Ling Yun walked in front of Ling Ao and respectfully greeted.

"Yun'er, come, sit here!" Ling Ao looked dotingly at Ling Yun, and pointed at a nearby chair.

Only Ling Yun would receive such treatment. When others came, even if Wen Yuan or Hou Wen Cheng came, they would still have to stand. There was no place to sit.

"Huh?" Ling Ao suddenly let out a surprised sound, looked at Ling Yun, and asked in surprise: "Yun'er, you broke through?"

"En!" Lingyun smiled and nodded, "Royal Grandfather, is there anything you need for me?"

"It's nothing major!" Ling Ao smiled, "It's just that we haven't been peaceful recently, so I'm reminding you to be careful when you go out!"

His eyes revealed a trace of reproach, "And you brat, even if grandfather didn't pass on the message, don't you know that you still came to the palace to chat with grandfather?"

Lingyun smiled and scratched his head.

He changed the topic and asked, "Does Royal Grandfather know which bandit the Mo Family fleet was robbed by?"

Ling Ao faintly sighed as he shook his head. His eyes flickered with wisdom as he said: "I don't know where to hide for a long time, but which group of bandits is not important!"

Lingyun nodded his head, his eyes were sharp, "Yeah, how could an ordinary bandit have the courage to tug the tiger's whiskers? It must be someone behind the scenes!"

"Oh?" Ling Ao looked at Ling Yun in shock, and a look of praise appeared in his eyes, as he laughed: "Then, which faction do you think is the most suspicious?"

Ling Yun pondered for a moment, and said: "According to common sense, the first person to suspect something like this should be our Ling Xiao Empire's arch-enemy, the Earth Fiend Sect.

However, the Mo Clan's caravan was plundered at Black Wind Mountain, which was not far from the Ling Xiao City. The chances of it being the Earth Fiend Sect were slim.

Because of what happened half a month ago, the powers of the Earth Fiend Sect in the nearby cities were basically wiped out. Those who managed to escape this calamity did not have the guts to show up now.

If my guess is correct, it should be Marquis Wen Yuan's mansion, or someone from his side! Of course, we can't rule out the possibility of it being Earth Fiend Sect! "

Ling Ao slightly nodded, the praise in his eyes becoming even stronger.

However, Ling Yun secretly twitched his mouth, and felt like he was being treated as a retard. How could this question be so difficult, how could it be difficult for him?

An ordinary person wouldn't think that someone was behind all of this. After all, robbers were after all killing and robbing money!