The incessant screams from the main plaza were deeply unsettling to Lin Yun. In the end, these disciples were innocent, yet they had become the ultimate victims.
But there was nothing to be done. That was just the way of the world. Their only mistake was being disciples of Taiqing Academy.
Standing there alone, he wondered where the upper echelons and talented disciples of Taiqing Academy had gone.
As he mulled it over, a thread gradually began to form in his mind, naturally connecting all the events. It started with his meeting with Qing Zhu, moved to the Qing Zhu Association members impersonating Taiqing Academy to attack the Celestial Spirit Auction House, and ended with the current disappearance of the academy's leadership and prodigies.
Pulled along by this thread, the chain of events clicked into place. Finally, Lin Yun understood Qing Zhu's objective.
