Chapter 241: Director Hao’s Earnest Teachings (I)

Chapter 241: Director Hao’s Earnest Teachings (I)

Li Hao didn’t care what happened to the others; he stared intently at Violet Moon. The Red Moon organization nursed nothing but resentment for him these days. His teacher had also killed multiple Red Moon Solars. These people would never show him mercy if they had a chance to act on anything.

He watched her to see how her injuries were and to locate her scarlet shadow. Most Red Moon members walked around with scarlet shadows, but there wasn't a sign of one around her. This was what Li Hao found strange. She hadn’t utilized her scarlet shadow even when she faced overwhelming danger before.

Did she not have one? Or was her shadow not here?

Violet Moon was very strong, so if she had a shadow, it should be on par with a Solar. Why didn’t he see one?

Li Hao was baffled, but there was no one who could give him answers.

Violet Moon heaved for breath off in the distance and snuck a glance back at the Silver Armor. She suddenly turned in Li Hao’s direction. She could sense someone watching her. Although many people were looking at her, this particular gaze made her quite uncomfortable.

Her eyelids fluttered when she looked over—the heir of the Lis!

She was yet to see Li Hao in the ruins before this, but with the Night Watchers entering ahead of Red Moon, she hadn’t been certain if he’d entered the city to investigate or gone off elsewhere. When she continuously failed to see him, she began worrying that he’d died.

Thank goodness he was still alive. More than anyone, Violet Moon did not wish for Li Hao to die in the ruins. The organization’s standing command was that she had to ensure his survival to the best of her efforts, if not capture him. The caveat was that he did not have a chance to grow stronger. His quiet progression to Sunderer was already a source of grave dissatisfaction to those upstairs.

It was best if she could take him alive!

Red Moon’s bottom line was that if the young man did die, she had to bring back an intact corpse. That was her last course of action. She was to guarantee his survival if it was the slightest possibility.

Thus, Violet Moon didn’t care how the young man was looking at her. Some of her brewing resentment at being injured dispersed—Li Hao was over there, he was still alive!

She knew more about the eight families of Silver City than most. It was a very important matter and the organization had made preparations for many years for it. They’d wanted to soundlessly complete their plans, but missteps occurred in their last operation. It was a huge pity.

The organization had managed to disguise the other families’ deaths as natural causes and stayed under the radar. Now, however, the eight families of Silver City were a hot topic.

Another loud explosion traveled out of the city—Hong Yitang was being run down. “Commander Hu!” he had to plead.

Up ahead, Hu Dingfang jerked his head back for a look. The Silver Armor was flying through the air at top speed. It would be hard to outrun this fellow on the ground. Should he save Hong Yitang?

The man’s Sword Sect was stronger than the three great organizations and Hong Yitang was a Silver Moon native. His faction wasn’t a menace to provincial citizens, so while the three great organizations were officially listed as evil organizations, the Sword Sect was not.

After a split second, Hu Dingfang turned and threw a blast of incomparably sharp metal energy through the air. Being a metal supernatural, he condemned his power into a ball of light, flinging it at the Silver Armor!

Kaboom!!

Zhang Ting turned over these thoughts in her mind and looked at the Silver Armor in the distance. The look in her eyes shifted slightly. Silver Moon’s ruins were far stronger than they’d imagined! She had to make a report of this!

Just the one thousand Black Armors, additional Bronze Armors, and the Silver Armor were priceless, to say nothing of anything else! It would make for a martial master army of one thousand strong if they were all turned in! This kind of battalion would trample right over many provinces in a horrifying display of might!

And they were only in the outer city. What about the inner city?

There was at least one origin weapon there, and it might be exceedingly strong. It could be a legendary divine origin weapon...

Origin weapons were divided into ranks. Anything that bore the characteristics of an origin weapon could be categorized thus. For example, absorbing mysterious power of its own volition to supplement the wielder’s consumption, being able to minimize or enlarge the item, being able to store it within the wielder’s body...

All of those formed the definition of an origin weapon. However, they were also divided according to strength. Hers was the weakest and the Flaming Phoenix Spear of Silver Moon was one of the stronger. It would be a rare sight even in the central region.

Zhang Ting glanced at Violet Moon; she hadn’t known what origin weapon the latter carried, but now she knew. It was the Armor of the Thunder God! This was an arcane level item that was one degree higher than her gold level weapon.

As it was an armor type, it was more valuable in comparison. But any item that was an origin weapon was precious, no matter its type. Given that she was one of the seven moons, it was normal for Violet Moon to wield an arcane level weapon.

Zhang Ting observed silently. She hadn’t entered the ruins with too many missions. After she reported in, upstairs gave her only one command. Just keep an eye on things and don’t make a move, but don’t let the defensive origin weapon fall into Hou Xiaochen's hands!

The item was no secret to many people. According to her superiors, this command was to prevent Hou Xiaochen from mutinying and declaring independence. He might do so at any moment once his concerns back home were resolved.

Would Hou Xiaochen revolt?

Zhang Ting didn’t know, but she knew that he’d defied orders many times. He refused to participate in the battle of the central region. Upstairs had sent her to oversee Silver Moon in Hou Xiaochen’s absence, but the man refused to leave. This was already a deed of rebellion!

Zhang Ting’s mind ran through many calculations. She looked at the Red Moon organization and at the Black Armors being thrown out of the city. Where were the ones that the Night Watchers had obtained before? Was Hou Xiaochen secretly raising powerhouses in preparation to rebel? She needed to make a report of this as soon as possible! Hou Xiaochen might really be ready to take up arms!

But why?

Well, it had nothing to do with her.

As a Solar who’d spent the last three years in a backwater province, she might’ve reached late or peak Solar long ago in the central region. She was growing impatient after wasting all this time. This time, she hoped to obtain concrete evidence of Hou Xiaochen’s impending rebellion. The central region might give orders for his arrest then. That would be fully justifiable if the proof declared it.

As for resistance from the three great organizations...

They wouldn’t. They wanted nothing more than for him to leave. That left Hu Dingfang to consider...

Violet Moon looked in the commander’s direction. Collusion with the army was a severe transgression, to say nothing of anything else. The army was an independent entity. According to dynastic laws, the Inspectorate and military were two separate systems that could not collude at any level. Any sign of untoward partnership was an omen of revolt!

Although this was on Hu Dingfang’s personal schedule, he was the commander of the Tiger Wings. Perhaps she’d be able to eliminate even Hu Dingfang this time.