Chapter 0722: Incriminating
Chapter 0722: Incriminating
Unable to find a suitable dao technique within the Dark Sea Thoroughfare, his newly earned merits could not be spent. He could only leave now.
It was much easier to get out than go in - it felt as though he was being pushed out.
Even before he left, he could vaguely hear the Burning Skies Barracks in an uproar, with many heated voices ringing out.
Perhaps no one knew that Wu Yu was in the Dark Sea Thoroughfare, or they would have followed him in.
As Wu Yu walked out of the Dark Sea Thoroughfare and headed towards the Yuan Dark Squad, many eyes were on him.
It was pretty easy for Primordial Spirit Transformation Realm cultivators to spot Wu Yu.
At this time, they were gathered in groups of twos and threes, discussing. They hurriedly clammed up as Wu Yu passed.
He could hear a few pieces of information.
The most important of which was that Duan Yi had returned. He had learned that the truth had been leaked, and was currently waiting at the Yuan Dark Squad for Wu Yu to return.
He was a new dark north general, and had come from the provincial guard to boot. For now, he had yet to win the full support of the dark north soldiers, which was why they would not hold back in discussing his affairs.
From their conversation, Wu Yu could piece together that the news had already spread through the entirety of Burning Skies Barracks and was moving like wildfire beyond that.
With a thing like Message Talismans, any sensational news could speed through the Dark North Capital in a flash.
Before this, news of the Dark North Emperor Beast appearing in the Level 5 Zone in the Alternate World and the sealing of Minister Yin's granddaughter, Yin Ying, within Cryogenesis had been making the rounds in the Dark North Capital.
They had just been lamenting the suffering of this youthful lady, when the truth had come to light.
Which was: the Dark North Emperor Beast had appeared in the Level 5 Zone because Duan Yi had lured it over, trying to kill Wu Yu. The motive was because of Princess You Xue, and he had worked together with Yin Xuan, Gong Shenjun, and a few others.
Many of the elites of the Dark North Capital had been named.
It was rumored that the evidence was overwhelming, and even the Li Heavenly Province's provincial lord had come to the Dark North Capital.
Wu Yu smiled. This sort of thing had gotten more exaggerated in the retelling, as people began to add to it. It would only get more overblown.
But on the whole, his goal - a devastating psychological blow to Duan Yi, Yin Xuan, Gong Shenjun, and the others - had been fulfilled.
Duan Yi's performance in the Li Heavenly Province had been astounding, and he was an upstanding gentleman. This time around, he had come to the Dark Sea Army with much fanfare, and his goal was definitely not just to be a mere dark north general. He was gunning for the position of dark sea general, and even dark sky general, or the Dark Sea Army General. Of course, if he could win Princess You Xue's heart and become a member of the royal family, then he might even become the Dark Sea Army General before he turned 100!
Perhaps this was Duan Yi's true ambition.
Which was why Princess You Xue was too important to him.
He could not afford to slip up.
Before Wu Yu appeared, he knew that Princess You Xue was predisposed towards him, at least more so than towards Yin Xuan. Compared to him, Yin Xuan paled in both potential and diligence.
However, this ugly news had shattered Duan Yi's heroic reputation, painting him as a petty plotter.
Let alone Yin Xuan. Anyone who could give their sister up so heartlessly was worse than a beast.
Wu Yu had helped take some revenge for Yin Ying. He did not need to physically beat up Duan Yi and the others - sometimes, the emotional beating was even more satisfying. This would have a significant effect on Duan Yi's future progression.
He could only imagine how furious Duan Yi was while he waited for him.