2090 Mission
âYouâre the one who obtained the inheritance of Astral Sect?â
Commander Liu turned around and asked Su Zimo who was on the green stone not far away.
Su Zimo ignored it, as though he had not heard anything.
Everyoneâs expressions changed.
It was one thing for Su Zimo to ignore Zuo Zhuxuan and the others earlier onânothing much could happen in the sect grounds.
But now, even the Sect Master of Astral Sect did not dare to be negligent against the Execution Guardâs question.
However, Su Zimo did not even look at him!
The Execution Guards represented the royal family of the Great Jin Immortal Kingdom. If Su Zimo was charged with contempt towards the royal family and killed here, no one would dare to stand up for him.
Shangguan Qian had seen the heart-wrenching sadness in Su Zimoâs eyes before. Right now, she could not bear to see him in trouble, so she stood out and said, âFellow Daoist Mo Ling has just failed in his breakthrough and his Dao Heart is damaged. He has suffered quite a blow and might not be able to let it go right now. Please forgive him, Commander Liu.â
Commander Liu raised his brow slightly and surveyed his surroundings.
Although almost all the cultivators of Astral Sect were present, he had no reservations.
He was an Execution Guard and even the Sect Master of Astral Sect would not dare to attack him!
However, if he interrogated a Grade 5 Earth Immortal in front of everyone and asked the latter to hand over Astral Sectâs inheritance, it would definitely hurt his reputation if word of it spreads.
âItâs fine,â
Commander Liu waved it off and pretended to be magnanimous. âItâs only normal for him to take things too hard after receiving such a serious blow.â
Pausing for a moment, he changed the topic. âHowever, weâre on a mission this time round to hunt down two sinners. In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, we should choose a few Earth Immortals of Astral Sect to accompany us.â
Apart from Sect Master Astral Rain and the other Heaven Immortals, Su Zimo, Shangguan Qian, Xie Tianfeng, Lin Ming and Zuo Zhuxuan were the only ones in front of Su Zimoâs cave abode.
âThe five of you will do. Follow me,â
Commander Liu pointed to Su Zimo and the others and said indifferently.
Actually, among the five of them, Su Zimo was his only true target.
However, it would be too obvious if he took Su Zimo away directly. There was no harm in bringing the others along as a cover.
Later on, he would have many methods to get rid of the other four people to silence them.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
At that time, he could take Su Zimo away without outsiders knowing.
Everyone from Astral Sect would merely take it that the five of them had died outside.
Zuo Zhuxuan, Shangguan Qian and the others could tell that Commander Liuâs target was Su Zimo.
However, Commander Liuâs thoughts were extremely deep. None of them expected that he had already wanted to kill them the moment he chose them!
Xie Tianfeng cupped fists hurriedly and smiled. âThank you for your high regards, Commander Liu. Iâm Xie Tianfeng of the Xie family and Iâll definitely do my best to obey your orders!â
Xie Tianfengâs thoughts were simple.
Since he could not reject it, he might as well agree readily. Instead, he could leave a good impression on this commander of the Execution Guards.
Furthermore, it would naturally be best if he could contribute to the encirclement of any sinners with Commander Liu.
Even if he did nothing, an interaction with Commander Liu would only benefit him and the Xie family.
Immediately after, Lin Ming agreed as well.
Zuo Zhuxuan and Shangguan Qianâs first reaction was conflicted.
However, given the status of the Execution Guards and the order of a commander, the two of them did not dare to disobey.
Sect Master Astral Rainâs expression changed slightly when he heard Commander Liuâs order.
He had lived for 200,000 years and had experienced countless storms and schemes.
He vaguely realized that Su Zimoâs group of five would most likely be doomed if they followed.
He did not mind the death of Zuo Zhuxuan, Shangguan Qian and the other two.
The four of them were from a large family clan in Solar Luna County. Joining Astral Sect this time round was merely a training expedition and they would return to their family clans sooner or later.
However, Mo Ling did not have any status and was alone.
Now that he had obtained Astral Sectâs inheritance, if they could nurture him well, he would definitely be famous in the future and might even have a chance to lead Astral Sect to a rise!
It would be a pity if he died outside just like that.
âCommander Liu,â
Sect Master Astral Rain smiled and cupped his fists. âMo Ling is only a Grade 5 Earth Immortal. Coupled with his failed breakthrough, his Dao Heart is damaged and his combat strength is mostly crippled. He wonât be of much help.â
âHow about I replace this person and followâ¦â
âI donât need you!â
Astral Rain was interrupted by Commander Liu before he could finish.
Commander Liu sneered and glared at Sect Master Astral Rain. âThe two people weâre chasing are only Earth Immortals. Thereâs no need for a Grade 9 Heaven Immortal like you to step in.â
âButâ¦â
Astral Rain had a worried expression and wanted to say something.
âThatâs settled then. The five of you, follow me!â
Commander Liu did not give Astral Rain a chance to speak at all. He pointed at Su Zimoâs group of five and said coldly before leaping onto the immortal boat.
Xie Tianfeng and Lin Ming followed closely behind and leaped onto the immortal boat.
Zuo Zhuxuan and Shangguan Qian hesitated for a moment before hopping in as well.
In the blink of an eye, Su Zimo was the only one left sitting on the green stone.
Commander Liu shifted his gaze and glared at Su Zimo. His eyes gradually narrowed with a cold aura. Just as he was about to speak, Su Zimo suddenly stood up and walked towards the immortal boat with a calm expression.
Commander Liuâs expression softened as he nodded slightly with a satisfied expression.
âMo Ling, youâ¦â
When Sect Master Astral Rain saw that Su Zimoâs face was pale and he was in an extremely bad condition, he was worried and shouted instinctively, wanting to remind him.
âItâs fine,â
Su Zimo waved it off. âIâll go with them.â
Commander Liu looked at Sect Master Astral Rain with a threatening gaze and asked slowly, âWhat else do you want to say?!â
Sect Master Astral Rain sighed internally and shook his head gently.
âLetâs go!â
Commander Liu gestured with his gaze and another Execution Guard controlled the immortal boat. Without stopping, it sped out of Astral Sect and disappeared from everyoneâs line of sight in the blink of an eye.
Before long, a blood beam rose in midair in the east and exploded.
âThat way! Hurry!â
Commander Liu hollered.
Under the control of the other Execution Guard, the immortal boat became even faster!
âSeems like that man and woman are trapped,â
An Execution Guard said softly.
Commander Liu nodded and glanced sideways at Su Zimo who was silent in the corner of the immortal boat, sneering internally.
He was about to kill the couple and was in no hurry to interrogate this person.
Even if managed to force it out of this person, it was inconvenient to cultivate it on the immortal boat.
Once this mission was over, he would have plenty of time to interrogate him properly.
At the side, Xie Tianfeng leaned forward and asked with a pandering smile, âMay I ask, Commander Liu, whatâs the mission this time round? Is it just to encircle and suppress two people?â
âLet me tell you guys, this mission is no small matter. It was sent down personally by Princess Meng Yao of the Great Jin Immortal Kingdom,â
Commander Liu said coldly, âIf we donât handle it well, the few of us will lose our heads!â