The Sect Leader Has Taken in a New Female Disciple-Chapter 964 - 301: Guo Datou’s Awakening

"Send the order, instruct Guo Datou to continue surveillance, paying particular attention to individuals going out alone."

"Yes!" The Peak Master of Dragon Ridge Peak departed after receiving the order.

Subsequently, Cao Zhengyang stood with his hands behind his back at the window, gazing at the undulating mountains in the distance, a trace of mockery flashing in his eyes.

People from the hinterlands ultimately don't understand the survival principles of this territory.

...

In the following days, Guo Datou scoured various rare materials at the behest of those five people.

It seemed like it was to repair a crucial magical artifact.

"Damn, they're so stingy!" Guo Datou inwardly cursed while counting the materials.

He was asked to help collect so many valuable materials, yet they refused to give even a single spirit stone.

They named it "testing sincerity," claiming that if he failed, they'd find someone else to collaborate with.

"Testing my foot! Do I need you to test me?" Guo Datou became increasingly angry, "If Bai Lian Hall had such resources, would it still be a second-rate sect?"

Luckily, Taiqing Sect had been secretly offering support, allowing him to gather all the materials swiftly and deliver them to the other party.

That very night, a shadow quietly left Bai Lian Hall, heading straight northwest.

At the same time, a Peak Master responsible for surveillance promptly notified others while secretly following the figure...

...

Benefits have always been mutual.

Years ago, the Emperor favored Liu Ying not only for her once dazzling beauty but also for the Liu family's accumulated heritage in the art of pills.

Those exclusive pill formulas that made any force envious.

Yet as time passed, once the Royal Family acquired those formulas, the Liu Family became like sugarcane squeezed dry, losing its sweetness and leaving behind only useless residue.

After the Fifth Prince's death, the Liu Family's situation deteriorated further.

However, a skinny camel is still bigger than a horse.

As long as they retain their status as imperial kin, the Liu Family can maintain superficial prosperity.

The premise is that no factor threatens this status.

Therefore, they cannot let the Seventh Prince gain any opportunity to become the Dragon Reserve.

And Taiqing Sect is the only breakthrough point.

However, Taiqing Sect's prowess far exceeded expectations, making coercion futile, forcing them to look for other methods.

Thus, they thought of the Shen Family's secret forbidden elixir—the Binding Soul Lock Heart Pill.

It is among the few pills the Royal Family hasn't grasped and is the Liu Family's last trump card.

This pill can silently control others' heart and spirit, making the consumer act entirely according to the manipulator's will.

To exert its effect, it must be used with the "String Mirror," which allows real-time surveillance through the consumer's eyes and the issuance of commands.

Since their second visit to Taiqing Sect experienced an abrupt shift in attitude, they suspected being under surveillance.

Even more daunting, Taiqing Sect might be colluding with forces responsible for Xuanyuan Fengtai's assassination.

Hence, they specially dispatched County Governor Zhong Yao and Mansion Master Xiao Ji.

Yet, the Liu family's entourage was too conspicuous.

Those guards accompanying them from the Imperial City were ostensibly for protection, hiding an unknown number of watchful eyes.

Thus, they needed an inconspicuous local force as a puppet, and Bai Lian Hall's dilapidated sect plaque caught their attention.

To disguise their motive, only the Fourth Elder Liu Hansong remained at Bai Lian Hall in secret.

Until Guo Datou gathered all the artifact refining materials.

A Binding Soul Lock Heart Pill remains, but the "String Mirror" was damaged when targeting the Seventh Prince's maternal clan previously.

Therefore, such meticulous efforts to find materials for repair were necessary.

Additionally, they possessed numerous poison pills, with each mixed with Liu Family's secret "Soul-Eroding Powder."

It's presumed that the sect in such a remote location lacks the strength to resolve it.

"Just need to control one key figure..." Fourth Elder Liu Hansong sinisterly smiled.

"Then quietly administer poison pills to others, and the plan will be successful."

In that case, with the Golden Thunder Sect's imaging stone and Taiqing Sect members' "testimony," the Seventh Prince Xuanyuan Yichen's crime of fratricide would be indisputable.

Given the Holy Emperor's suspicious nature, even if the Seventh Prince argued eloquently, he wouldn't prove his innocence.

Better yet, the other princes would certainly seize the chance to add insult to injury.

The internal power struggle of the Royal Family never required external encouragement.

With this in mind, Liu Hansong sped up, seeking to quickly reach the valley where the flying ship docked and reunite with others.

While scheming, he suddenly paused, his figure abruptly halting mid-air.

"Something's wrong!"

Liu Hansong's experienced eyes constricted, feeling a chill run down his back tonight.

Almost instinctively, his withered hand formed a spell, a layer of dull gray protective spiritual light suddenly illuminating.

"Buzz—" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

In the next moment, the ground abruptly lit up with glaring array patterns, four beams of light soared skywards, quickly forming a trapping array.

By the time he recognized it, he was already trapped within the array...