Star Odyssey

Chapter 1461: Bringer Of Misfortune

Lu Yin instantly stopped Yun Yang. The youth frowned and wanted to pick up his speed in order to leave, but Lu Yin was faster and he blocked Yun Yang's path.

There were Smokecloud disciples all around, and they glared at Lu Yin with wary eyes. Wang Dashuai was terrified; why was Long Qi trying to create more trouble at this time?

Off in the distance, Cai Shu was similarly stunned. Causing more trouble at this time would be asking for too many problems. Cai Shu was certain that the four ruling powers were all focused on the Cloud Shuttle at this moment to ensure that no news regarding the stellular liquid leaked out. Long Qi could not act so stupidly!

"What are you doing?" Yun Yang gritted his teeth as he glared at Lu Yin.

Lu Yin acted curious. "Why are you running?"

Yun Yang whispered, "The third elder is already dead, so if you don't want to die, get out of my way."

Lu Yin arched a brow. "Is this because of the stellular liquid?"

Hearing Lu Yin's words, Yun Yang instantly blanched. He had only been allowed to stay at the Cloud Shuttle because of his knowledge of the previous day's matter. In the past, the third elder had been the one to handle everything related to stellular liquid, but the recent incident had caused the Celestial Frost Sect to suffer horrible losses, and so the elder had been executed. In order to prevent anyone else from learning of the stellular liquid, Yun Yang had been selected as a replacement for the elder. After all, Yun Yang already had knowledge of the stellular liquid, and he was also part of the Smokecloud Sect.

The truth was that Yun Yang did not want the job, but he had no choice in the matter. If he refused the task, he would die.

At this moment, Yun Yang was much like a bird who had been scared by a bow. He could not wait to escape anyone who so much as mentioned stellular liquid, as he was absolutely certain that he would be the first one to die if anything went wrong.

"Even if you want to die, don't take me with you! How could you say those words?" Yun Yang quietly raged as he reflexively glanced around. He could not help but have the other Smokecloud Sect disciples pull back a bit further.

"What words? Stellular liquid?" Lu Yin was being entertained by the youth's terror, though Lu Yin also realized the seriousness of the matter. One of the Smokecloud Sect's elders had suddenly died, and it was all because stellular liquid had been found.

Yun Yang ground his teeth until he almost crushed them. "Long Qi, what do you want?"

Lu Yin shrugged. "Nothing much. I'm just curious why you're running."

Yun Yang fell silent and simply stared at Lu Yin. Yun Yang was scared of this new Gate Master, and clearly Long Qi had loose lips. Did he really not understand the seriousness of the matter?

Lu Yin did not continue frightening Yun Yang, and instead Lu Yin continued to tour about the Cloud Shuttle while accompanied by the fatty and a few other people. Though Yun Yang had wanted to run and hide, he had remembered something that had caused him to go pale, and then he trailed after Lu Yin like a thief while keeping his distance.

After a while, the Smokecloud Sect Envoy re-appeared. He said a few words to Yun Yang before fixing a vigilant watch onto Lu Yin and his group.

A respected Envoy was forced to simply watch Lu Yin and several more youths for an entire day until they finally left the Cloud Shuttle.

However, the very next day, Lu Yin arrived again, and he resumed wandering about the Cloud Shuttle.

Yun Yang and the Envoy maintained their vigil for another entire day.

The fourth day, the fifth day, the sixth day. Every single day for an entire week, Lu Yin spent visiting the Cloud Shuttle. Xia Taili had grown impatient long ago, or perhaps it was due to the warning she had received from her clan, but she did not accompany Lu Yin. The fatty similarly wanted to avoid the Cloud Shuttle, but Lu Yin forced Wang Dashui along. Yun Yang absolutely hated Lu Yin, but every time that the new Gate Master appeared, Yun Yang would watch him like he was a thief.

The Smokecloud Sect's Envoy had also grown frustrated. He was an Envoy, and he was not supposed to be a bodyguard, but every time that Lu Yin appeared, the Envoy had to watch from a distance, which was quite uncomfortable.

Yun Yang wanted to grab Lu Yin and beat him and ask why he kept returning to the Cloud Shuttle.

Cai Shu also wanted to ask Lu Yin why he was so focused on the Cloud Shuttle, but Lu Yin was still the acting Gate Master of Huaiyuan Gate. No one had the authority to interfere with Lu Yin's activities. Not even Qing Chen or the other Middle Realm Gate Masters possessed such authority.

One seventh day, while Lu Yin was still at the Cloud Shuttle. Wang Dashuai had already become numb to the situation. "Bro, where's that traitor you mentioned?"

Lu Yin instantly grew serious. "I've been observing them for more than ten days. Don't worry, we'll have results soon."

The fatty just rolled his eyes. He had lost faith in Lu Yin. In the Yinshan District, Long Qi had managed to immediately arrest multiple traitors after barely laying eyes on them. At this time, Yun Yang had grown so nervous that he had pulled back even further while watching Lu Yin. Just why did Lu Yin need more than ten days to observe a traitor?

The fatty guessed that Lu Yin was returning every day because there had been no show of support by way of donations from the Smokecloud Sect. Actually, the fatty was starting to wonder why the Smokecloud Sect was so oblivious as to ignore the tribute they owed Humility's Gate. Had it gotten lost?

Wang Dashuai had no choice but to give Yun Yang a reminder.

However, Yun Yang was helpless. His sect master was in isolation, and nothing had been decided before that. This was a matter that the sect master had to personally decide. Yun Yang had tried to explain the situation to Lu Yin, but the new Gate Master had not understood the situation, which left Yun Yang in a helpless position.

Lu Yin leaped and landed on a cloud platform. The fatty and the others followed. They had all become numb to Lu Yin's recent behavior. Off in the distance, Yun Yang's heart skipped a beat. He reflexively glanced over at the Envoy the Smokecloud Sect had sent, Uncle Kuang.

Uncle Kuang squinted, and unconsciously, his fingers twitched.

Lu Yin calmly moved along. It looked like he was simply intending to move on to the next cloud, which he had been doing for more than ten days.

However, this time Lu Yin stopped in front of a certain man on the cloud platform. He smiled at the man.

Uncle Kuang was watching, and he instantly felt that this was not good. He immediately attacked, but it looked like Long Qi was already prepared, as he had taken out the power vessel he had received from Liu Ye and Fei Hua.

This was a defensive power vessel that had been given to Lu Yin. The ring-shaped power vessel had been destroyed in the Dominion Realm, so this new power vessel had arrived at a convenient time.

Just as the name of the power vessel suggested, a phantom willow leaf appeared when the power vessel was activated and would swirl around the user's body. At the same time, a beautiful flower would bloom on the willow leaf.

Uncle Kuang shattered the void with a hand to grab the man in front of Lu Yin, but the Envoy was blocked by Lu Yin's power vessel, and the powerhouse was left unable to move even an inch.

Cai Shu was not able to react in time to this sudden change due to his distance. He could not understand why Uncle Kuang had attacked so suddenly, but Cai Shu could also not understand how Long Qi had managed to react so quickly with putting up a defensive power vessel.

Although the power vessel managed to block Uncle Kuang's attack, the shockwave still impacted the surrounding area, and it pushed back Shang Qing and the others while simultaneously breaking apart the cloud beneath their feet.

Lu Yin grabbed the man in front of him, though the man instinctively resisted. However, the man was only an Enlighter, so how could he overpower Lu Yin? The man ended up being easily captured.

Cai Shu emerged from the void and stood in front of Lu Yin. At the same time, Uncle Kuang also appeared, and the Envoy stared at Lu Yin with bloodshot eyes. "Let him go."

Cai Shu gave Lu Yin a suspicious look. The older man had a bad premonition.

Lu Yin kept a tight hold of his captive. "I'm sorry, did you just tell me to release this traitor?"

Uncle Kuang shouted, "He's a distinguished guest of my Smokecloud Sect! What do you mean a traitor?"

At this moment, Yun Yang arrived. His face was pale. "Long Qi, let him go! Let him go!"

Lu Yin glared at the other youth. "This person has been very suspicious, and I'm quite sure he's a traitor. What is the Smokecloud Sect's intentions by stopping me from arresting people?"

The air around Uncle Kuang's body warped. The man was clearly about to explode.

Yun Yang turned his focus over to Cai Shu. "This man is the same as the person who was found ten days ago! Please release him!"

Cai Shu was shocked; this man was another mule for stellular liquid! Cai Shu looked at Lu Yin. "Long Qi, release him. Don't move on this person."

Lu Yin frowned. "Senior, something's off about this person."

As Lu Yin spoke, he squeezed his hands and exerted a bit of strength to force the man to the ground. Pain overcame the man, and he roared, "Boy, let me go! You're courting death!"

Lu Yin slapped the man, stunning him dizzy and leaving him barely conscious.

Uncle Kuang grew anxious. "Junior, you really are asking to die!"

Cai Shu's face twitched, as even he was growing a bit nervous. "Long Qi, this really is someone we can't touch. Have you already forgotten what I said?"

Wang Dashuai was in the back, and he was absolutely terrified. It was happening again! He desperately wanted to return to the Junior Progenitor Planet, even if it did mean that he would be hung from the bridge again. Even that was better than death! How was it that Long Qi kept targeting people transporting stellular liquid? This was chasing death!

Shang Qing's eyes flashed. They were close.

Lu Yin frowned and glanced back at Cai Shu in surprise. "Senior, do you mean that this person is also transporting-"

"Long Qi!" Yun Yang and Uncle Kuang both shouted as one to prevent Lu Yin from saying anything further.

Lu Yin pursed his lips. "Is that really the case? I have an innate gift that allows me to see through people, and I'm positive that there's something wrong with this guy."

Uncle Kuang quickly said, "That's all it is! Please don't make a mistake, and just let him go."

Lu Yin looked over at Yun Yang. The youth was about to cry. "Long Qi, let him go! No one wants to die, so just go with what you've been told."

Lu Yin looked back at Cai Shu once more, and the older man nodded.

Lu Yin let out a breath and relaxed his grip. "Well, looks like he really is just delivering-"

"LONG QI!" everyone shouted once again.

Lu Yin rubbed his ears and kicked the man away. "Alright! I really didn't know the deal."

He paused, and then looked at Yun Yang and the others' flushed faces. He spread out his hands in an innocent manner. "My mistake."

Yun Yang and Uncle Kuang both heaved sighs of relief. Luckily, Long Qi was not stupid and he was not pursuing the matter of transporting stellular liquid. He had immediately released the mule upon realization of what was happening, which was only right. Only an idiot would search for stellular liquid. They had been worrying about nothing for these ten days, and the transporters would be fine in the future, as Long Qi did not dare move against them.

Cai Shu also felt relieved, though he was staring at Lu Yin in surprise. How had this kid known that there was something off about that particular person?

After the incident several days before, all of the inspections for the transporters had been conducted out of sight, in order to ensure that nothing was seen by accident. However Lu Yin had a domain. While his domain was not able to pass through the visual barriers that were used to hide the inspections, Lu Yin was still able to observe people with his domain.

In the past, he had rolled a six on his die and had Possessed someone from the Fifth Mainland's Honor Mountain. The man's name was San Liang, and he was a talented individual who had also studied psychology for many years, which had allowed him to become quite accurate when reading body language. Lu Yin had gleaned a great deal of memories from the man, and had gained a bit of understanding of the man's methods.

His domain had allowed him to observe the Smokecloud Sect's disciples, and he had noticed how respectful they had been to this man. While it had not been very obvious, they had not been able to hide their subtle behavior from Lu Yin, who had used their behavior to confirm that something was off about the man he had targeted.

There had certainly been a degree of luck to the whole thing, but there had been no risk. After all, no one would say anything if Lu Yin had been wrong, but since he had been correct, it had become a big deal when he had won his bet.

Lu Yin released the man, which left everyone happy. The fatty patted his chest and finally relaxed.

Lu Yin had kicked the man away, which enraged the man to the point that he whirled around, ready to cuss Lu Yin out. However, the man was stopped by Uncle Kuang. The Envoy said something quietly, and it caused the man's expression to instantly change. He then immediately turned and made his way towards another cloud platform. He had clearly been frightened.