Chapter 928: Orders
Yang Haoran didn't waste words with the woman, directly extracting her soul.
Although he desperately wanted to know her identity and why she sought to kill him, these questions didn't require her to be alive. Even with her dead, he could still find answers from her soul.
After her soul was extracted, it remained in a deep slumber. Yang Haoran didn't awaken it, as the current location wasn't suitable for interrogation.
Moreover, Guan Hai and Xia Mo were still unconscious. He needed to examine their bodies to ascertain their exact condition. What if the woman had left some hidden trick on them, and he failed to deal with it in time? It could potentially cost the couple their lives.
The reason Yang Haoran could instantly break free from the Lock Yin Talisman's restraints was that he had directly opened his Heaven and Earth Souls, causing his power to surge dramatically. Otherwise, he wouldn't have possessed the ability to escape a Black Talisman-grade Lock Yin Talisman.
The moment he kicked the woman flying, he immediately reined in his potent power fluctuations. This was precisely why, when her body shattered the barrier enveloping the area, his formidable power didn't spread outwards.
Otherwise, at that very moment, countless non-ordinary individuals in Lecheng would have been shocked by the powerful fluctuations, inevitably leading to trouble.
Previously, his reluctance to expose his strength was out of necessity, as he dared not reveal it casually. But now, with someone attempting to kill him—first Wu Junior, and then this woman before him—he had even more reason not to easily reveal his true power. Only if his opponents remained ignorant of his strength would he be safer and capable of adapting to their moves.
His gaze stretched far into the distance, fixed on the precise location of Guan Hai's residence.
Suddenly, he sensed something and took an item from within his black robe. Had one possessed a special ocular technique for night vision, they would have seen it was a jade pendant, its interior laced with thin red threads of blood.
The moment the jade pendant was taken out, it emitted a crisp crack. A fissure then appeared in its center, and the entire pendant instantly split into two pieces, a trickle of scarlet blood seeping from within the fractured jade.
The black-robed man lowered his gaze to the shattered jade in his hand. After a moment of silence, he crushed the fractured pendant into dust with a single grip.
"With a Lock Yin Talisman in hand, to still lose her life—what a useless piece of trash, wasting one of my Lock Yin Talismans."
A hoarse voice emerged from the black-robed man's lips. Following that, he departed in the opposite direction of Guan Hai's residence, showing no inclination whatsoever to investigate the situation at Guan Hai's home. He was exceedingly cautious.
From the black-robed man's words, it wasn't difficult to infer that he knew the woman Yang Haoran had just killed, or rather, they were working together.
Indeed, this was the case. The black-robed man was the one who had given Qin Yefeng the talisman. The talisman he had given Qin Yefeng was precisely the Lock Yin Talisman the woman had just used on Yang Haoran, and the woman killed by Yang Haoran was the one who had been by Qin Yefeng's side.
The day the black-robed man delivered the talisman to Qin Yefeng, Qin Yefeng began to plan his move against Yang Haoran. As the matter was of great importance and allowed no room for error, he had to proceed with extreme caution.
During this period, the black-robed man voluntarily met Qin Yefeng once more and held a secret discussion with him. Finally, they formulated a plan, the first step of which was to kill Yang Haoran.
The black-robed man's primary objective was solely to kill Yang Haoran. As for the subsequent actions after Yang Haoran's death, he had no intention of participating; that was Qin Yefeng's concern, unrelated to him.
It was precisely because he cared deeply about Yang Haoran's fate that he personally monitored the woman's actions tonight.
For the sake of safety and to ensure he remained undiscovered, he didn't approach Guan Hai's residence. Instead, he chose a remote spot far away, patiently awaiting good news from the woman.
However, the outcome greatly disappointed him. Not only did the woman possess a Lock Yin Talisman, but she was also a formidable exorcist. Yet, despite all this, she had still died.
Although he didn't know exactly what had happened, the fact that the woman was dead was undeniable. His certainty stemmed, naturally, from the blood jade.
The blood jade was refined through a secret art, containing a drop of the woman's vital blood. Should her physical body die, the blood jade would instantly shatter. It was for this reason that when the black-robed man saw the blood jade crack and bleed, he knew the woman was dead.
It was impossible for the black-robed man to have no doubts about the woman's death, yet he cautiously avoided taking any risks. Upon discovering her physical death, he didn't choose to unravel the mystery; instead, he immediately opted to flee, lest he invite trouble upon himself.
At Guan Hai's home, after Yang Haoran extracted the woman's soul, he didn't immediately interrogate it. Instead, he first placed her slumbering soul into his Soul-Gathering Bead, then immediately proceeded to examine Guan Hai and his wife's bodies.
After a thorough examination, he found that both of them were indeed only unconscious, their bodies unharmed. Whether the woman disdained harming two ordinary people or simply didn't have time to leave any underhanded tricks on them was hard to say.
With their bodies fine, Yang Haoran's mind was completely at ease. Although Guan Hai was merely an ordinary person in his eyes, he had never looked down on him or distanced himself from him because of that.
On the contrary, he had always regarded Guan Hai as a true friend. It was precisely for this reason that upon discovering Guan Hai was in trouble this time, he didn't hesitate for a moment, instantly tearing through space to rush over. With his cautious nature, he would never have done so unless the person held an extremely important place in his heart.
Given what had happened, Yang Haoran naturally wouldn't leave Guan Hai and his wife here any longer. Even if they weren't harmed and merely unconscious, it wouldn't do. What if the woman had accomplices? If he left, and they showed up right after, the unconscious couple would undoubtedly be doomed.
Yang Haoran certainly didn't want to see such a situation unfold. Thus, without seeking their consent, he directly took the couple back to his villa. As for the woman's corpse, he would arrange for someone to deal with it upon his return; he didn't need to worry about it.
Back at the villa, before he could even awaken Guan Hai and his wife, he sensed someone tearing through space and arriving outside the villa.
It was late at night. For someone to arrive at his place at such an hour, they were either seeking trouble or had an urgent matter.
Judging by the power fluctuations emanating from the other party, the newcomer should be a Talisman Master, as the energy he sensed was the Talisman Spirit Power unique to them.
Under these circumstances, Yang Haoran could only let Guan Hai and his wife sleep a little longer, then personally head outside the villa.
Outside the restrictive barrier, Yang Haoran saw a familiar face. It was none other than Wang Yiming, the current head of the Talisman Order in Lecheng.
However, Wang Yiming's expression at the moment was not good; his face was etched with worry, making it clear he had encountered a significant problem.
Seeing Yang Haoran appear, Wang Yiming immediately rushed forward. Before Yang Haoran could even open his mouth to ask, Wang Yiming spoke first.
"Brother Yang, something terrible has happened."
A habitual smile appeared on Yang Haoran's face. He then lightly patted Wang Yiming's shoulder, saying with a chuckle,
"No need to rush. We can talk about whatever it is slowly once we're inside."
Wang Yiming hesitated, as if wanting to speak but refraining. After a moment's thought, he nodded to Yang Haoran and followed him into the villa.
The two entered the study. For safety, Yang Haoran set up another restrictive barrier before asking Wang Yiming,
"What happened? Why are you so flustered?"
Unlike the anxious Wang Yiming, Yang Haoran appeared perfectly calm.
"I just received a message from above," Wang Yiming said, his voice laced with urgency. "The gist of it is that our Lecheng Talisman Order is not permitted to interfere in the affairs between the Lecheng Administrative Council and the An City Administrative Chief. Official matters are to be handled by the officials themselves. From this information, it seems the An City Administrative Chief is likely going to make a move against our Lecheng. If that's truly the case, then our peaceful days in Lecheng are over. I don't know how many people will die in this war."
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