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Chapter 467 Using Moutai to fuel the fire?
A grove of trees to the west of the temple.
Xia Ning turned to Song Yao: "Elder Song Yao, the Lord of Silence has fallen. How do you plan to explain this to the other elders of the Holy Temple?"
Song Yao raised an eyebrow slightly, her tone casual: "Naturally, we won't mention a word, letting them figure it out themselves in the future."
"In recent years, the Temple of Silent Realm has seemingly been under the control of Karen, but in reality, it has long been disloyal and fragmented."
"The elders each have their own agendas. Some wish Karen would die soon, some are loyal to him, and others are watching from both sides and waiting to reap the benefits."
"If I were to step forward and confess that we joined forces to kill the Lord of Silence, what do you think the consequences would be?"
Xia Ning pondered for a moment, then whispered, "The Temple will be thrown into chaos."
"It's more than just chaos." Song Yao sneered. "Those elders who are loyal to Karen will definitely join forces to attack me immediately, seeing me as a thorn in their side and wanting to get rid of me as soon as possible!"
She paused briefly, her tone gradually softening, revealing a detached acceptance of the world's ways:
"So it's better to keep quiet, ignore it, and stay out of it."
"Once they discover it themselves, descend into chaos, fight amongst themselves, and come to a conclusion, who will remember me as the 'murderer'?"
Lin Feng suddenly spoke up: "Elder Song, you have rendered great service in eliminating the Lord of Silence, and you are fully qualified to succeed him as the new Lord of Silence."
Song Yao turned to look at Lin Feng, her expression as if she had heard a joke.
"Master of Silence?" She repeated the two words lightly, a disdainful smile curving her lips. "This seat is for whoever wants to sit."
She waved her hand casually, her expression carefree and unrestrained: "I only ask for a peaceful and carefree life, I don't want to become a second Karen, bound by power for half my life."
Lin Feng nodded, then asked, "Elder Song, what should we do with the corpse of the Lonely Lord?"
"The corpse..." She hesitated for a moment, then raised her hand to rub her temples. "It is indeed a problem."
She took a few steps forward, squatted down, and carefully examined Karen's body.
Under the moonlight, Karen's face still held the fear and resentment of her last moments.
The ice spike wound below the third rib on the left chest was clearly visible, with the edges of the cut showing a faint dark purple hue. The wind blade cut at the throat was even more shocking.
"His body had too many wounds," Song Yao frowned, her tone becoming serious. "Ice spike wounds, poisonous fog corrosion, wind blade cuts... these marks are too obvious."
"If the other elders discover this, they will definitely follow these clues and investigate further."
Xia Ning nodded solemnly: "So it must be cleaned thoroughly."
"Yes," Song Yao's gaze swept back and forth over Karen's corpse twice, "burning it is the easiest way."
"When the bones are burned to the point of carbonization, you can't even see any ice spike wounds or wind blade wounds."
Upon hearing this, Xia Ning turned to look at Lin Feng: "Honey, do you have any kindling on you?"
Lin Feng nodded: "We have baijiu (Chinese liquor)."
Song Yao immediately urged, "Then take it out quickly."
Lin Feng looked around, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding trees and grass, his brow furrowing slightly: "Burn it here?"
Song Yao retorted, "Or what? Drag it back to the temple and burn it?"
Lin Feng pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke up: "I have a safer method."
Song Yao and Xia Ning turned to look at him simultaneously: "What method?"
"Why not burn it in the forbidden area?" Lin Feng's voice was not loud, but every word was firm and resounding. "At the same time, we can destroy the stone gate of the forbidden area."
Song Yao's pupils contracted slightly.
Lin Feng continued:
"The fact that the Lord of Silence used the forbidden land to nurture the Holy Embryo is his greatest secret and also his greatest crime."
"If we destroy the stone gate and expose the interior of the forbidden area, the elders will naturally go in to investigate—and what will they see then?"
He paused, his eyes gleaming:
"They will see a mad Lord of Silence, in his own secretly created forbidden land, using evil magic to nurture the Holy Embryo, eventually going mad, killing the Holy Embryo, and then burning himself to death."
Song Yao's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
Lin Feng continued, "In this way, the death of the Lonely Master has a complete storyline—going mad with demonic possession and self-immolation in despair."
"They'll just think, 'Oh, so this old bastard did so many filthy things behind the scenes, he deserved to die.'"
"By then, who will bother to investigate the truth?"
After hearing this, Xia Ning's lips curved into a smile, and her gaze towards Lin Feng held a hint of admiration.
Song Yao remained silent for a few moments, then nodded heavily and patted Lin Feng on the shoulder.
"You little rascal..." A slow grin spread across her face, revealing a set of white teeth, "You've got some skills!"
She withdrew her hand and straightened her back: "Then let's not delay, let's go to the forbidden area now."
The three exchanged a glance and said no more nonsense.
Song Yao bent down, grabbed Karen's corpse by the back of her collar with one hand, and lifted the emaciated body up like a chick...
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In front of the forbidden area gate.
Song Yao cleared her throat and whispered the incantation—"Little bunny, open the door..."
The stone wall trembled in response, and the hidden stone door slowly opened, revealing a deep passage.
The three of them quickly passed through the passage and soon arrived at the inner circular space.
The Holy Embryo had fallen to the ground, its hands wrapped around its knees, its body curled up in a ball.
But it was already dead; the dagger had pierced its heart with pinpoint accuracy, the edges of the wound blackened and congealed, it was beyond dead.
"He's dead." Song Yao glanced at the Holy Embryo on the ground, then squatted down and began to fiddle with Karen's corpse.
She carefully positioned Karen in a cross-legged sitting position, gently placing her hands on his knees, straightening his back, and making him lower his head slightly.
"Alright." Song Yao clapped her hands, stood up, looked down at her "work," and a satisfied smile appeared on her lips.
Immediately, she took out the Source-Slaying Blade from her waist, walked to the Holy Embryo, aimed it at the wound on the heart, and precisely stabbed it in at the original angle.
The blade sank in, fitting perfectly.
Then he pulled out the Source-Slaying Blade, walked back to Karen's side, and squatted down again.
First, rub the leather cord on the handle repeatedly on Karen's right palm, letting the fingerprints, oil, and sweat from his palm soak into it.
Then, she took Karen's right hand, adjusted his position little by little so that his fingers were just around the hilt of the knife, and then gently released it, letting the knife fall to the ground next to Karen.
"Mission accomplished." Song Yao stood up, exhaling a breath of stale air. "Alright, bring the wine."
Lin Feng nodded in response, then took out a bottle of Moutai from his spatial storage and handed it to Song Yao.
The moment Song Yao unscrewed the bottle cap, a rich aroma of wine wafted out.
"Tsk," Song Yao lowered her head, took a deep breath of the wine, and looked as if she were savoring some rare delicacy. "It smells so good."
She couldn't resist tilting her head back and taking a big gulp straight from the bottle.
"Excellent wine," she smacked her lips, her tone full of praise, "aged for at least twenty years, with a prominent soy sauce aroma, a mellow body, and a long finish..."
She looked down at the wine bottle in her hand, a pained expression of regret at the waste of such a precious resource appearing on her face.
"Use it to start a fire? That's like using the 'Preface to the Orchid Pavilion' as toilet paper, or using the He Shi Bi jade as a table leg!"