Chapter 0407 – Gate of the Northern Underworld – Absolute Return

Jian Wuji sat in the teahouse, sipping tea while observing the pedestrians coming and going.

The streets are snow-covered, but the pedestrians are walking steadily, with no sign of slipping. They are just like the residents living in the sand and wind outside the country, who have long been accustomed to the life with snow and ice.

He was going to meet here today, with someone he had never met before. So he didn’t know which pedestrian, exactly, would suddenly walk into the teahouse and sit across from him.

The reason he wore a bucket hat and covered his face was not to hide his identity, but to protect the other party’s safety. It was because the other party was someone whose identity was extremely secretive.

After an unknown amount of time, a middle-aged man, walked straight to the opposite side of Jian Wuji and sat down.

“Ouch, it’s freezing.”

This man had a kind face and a bloated figure, looking like an ordinary merchant, but he was the head of Silver Moon’s North Sea Branch.

Nowadays, all the intelligence networks of the Tongtian Pavilion and Silver Moon were focused on the Northern Blood Sect and the Northern Sea Ice Palace, while he suddenly contacted Jian Wuji, saying that he had something important to report. This matter could have been communicated through a sound transmission note, but he still decided to come in person and meet with Jian Wuji.

“Have a cup of hot tea to warm up first, it’s been hard on you.”

Jian Wuji said as he poured a cup of hot tea for the other party. He knew that these intelligence officers, who were always on the move, worked very hard, so he wanted to do his part.

If he could, he would prefer to buy the other party a cup of wine. But the reason why he chose a teahouse instead of a restaurant was because the Drunken Demon was in the process of quitting drinking. Although he had promised Cold Snow that he would drink with her, he decided that until Drunken Demon succeeded in quitting drinking, he wouldn’t touch a drop of alcohol either.

Taking advantage of Jian Wuji’s effort to pour the tea, the middle-aged man quickly transmitted his voice, “The second son of the Northern Blood Sect, Yang Zhong, is dead.”

This news made Jian Wuji a bit surprised. He had previously anticipated that Yang Zhong would lose his qualification as the heir because of this incident, but he had not expected that Yang Zhong would die.

“It seems that the Northern Blood Sect Sect Master is even more ruthless than I thought.”

Jian Wuji secretly said in his heart, just what was it that was worth sacrificing his own son?

The cause of Yang Zhong’s death was easy to fabricate. After all, he was the son of the Northern Blood Sect’s Sectmaster, and no one would pursue the cause of his death.

However, this incident made Jian Wuji even more certain that there was an ulterior secret between the Northern Blood Sect and the Blood King.

Otherwise, the Northern Blood Sect Sect Master, would never be so eager to silence him.

“Pay close attention to the movements of the Northern Blood Sect’s eldest son.” Jian Wuji transmitted his voice.

“Yes, my subordinate will pay close attention and report to the young sect master as soon as there is any news.”

“Hard work.”

The middle-aged man got up to say goodbye and left the teahouse.

Jian Wuji finished the rest of the tea and left the teahouse as well.

Walking out of the teahouse, it suddenly occurred to him that the name, Northern Blood Sect, was really aptly acquired.

It was like a gate to hell, guiding the Blood King, towards destruction.

“Blood King, did you know? The Gate of the Northern Underworld is the path to the Yellow Springs.”

When Jian Wuji returned to his residence, the Drunken Demon couldn’t wait to tell him, “I know why she was killed.”

He didn’t tell Li An and Cold Snow because he wanted to wait for Jian Wu Ji to return and share the news together.

“I knew that Big Brother Drunken Devil would be able to find the answer.”

In front of Cold Snow, Jian Wuji called Drunken Demon “Drunken Demon Big Brother” instead of “Drunken Demon”.

The drunken devil told the crowd what he had found out.

“I first ascertained that her death, must have been connected with liquor, and then began to peruse the letters she had written to me, trying to find some clue in them.”

The letters left behind by the previous Palace Master were all written to her by drunken demons, so it was hard to find clues from them.

“At last, I’ve found it.”

The Drunken Demon pointed to a sentence on the letter and said, “She said that she also wanted to try the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, it was the first time that Jian Wuji and Li An had heard of it, but Cold Snow knew this drunk very well.

“Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, is not an ordinary wine, it has a special effect.” Cold Snow explained.

“What effect?” Liam asked curiously.

“It can enhance one’s resistance to cold. Drinking alcohol is supposed to drive away the cold, but the effect of Xiangxue Ice Wine is even more significant.”

The Drunken Demon also knew about the effects of the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, and when he saw the words, a sudden thought occurred to him.

“Those people, aren’t they looking for an extremely cold body?”

The Extreme Cold Body and the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine are both related to cold.

“Is it just a coincidence?”

Both Jian Wuji and Li An felt that, in this, there must be some sort of connection.

“Isn’t it a bit hasty to conclude that the former Palace Master was murdered just because of this?” Cold Snow questioned.

“Of course not.”

The Drunken Devil nodded and spoke another key clue.

“As far as I know, the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine, one must obtain permission from the Ice Palace to brew it.”

“That’s right, all drunks with special effects must be licensed by the Ice Palace before they can be brewed.” Cold Snow said.

“But I checked White Drunken Snow’s brewing records and didn’t find any record of Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

“No records? How is that possible?”

If White Drunken Snow had really brewed Fragrant Snow Ice Wine and there was no record of it, that would be too suspicious.

“It seems that someone privately, commissioned the former Palace Master to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.” Jian Wuji said.

“That’s right.” The Drunken Demon nodded, “Moreover, the former Palace Master didn’t tell me about this, which means that she didn’t know, what this drunkenness would be used for. She must have been commissioned by some acquaintance, and she trusted this person very much.”

The Drunken Devil knew the former Palace Master very well, which was why he was able to make such an inference.

“Did she say who commissioned her to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine?” Li An asked.

The Drunken Devil shook his head and said regretfully, ”She didn’t say. She just said that it was her first time brewing Fragrant Snow Ice Wine and that she felt it was very interesting. I, on the other hand, just said that I wanted to try this kind of wine.”

“It’s awesome to find the answer just with that one sentence.”

Jian Wuji heartily marveled. He had previously thought that the Drunken Demon was just a reckless man with a thirst for drunkenness, but he did not expect him to be so thoughtful.

“It seems that after quitting drinking, my brain has become more lucid.” The Drunken Demon said with a smile.

Jian Wuji smiled and turned his head to look at Cold Snow.

Cold Snow knew what Jian Wuji wanted her to do.

“I will investigate clearly who actually commissioned the previous Palace Master to brew the Fragrant Snow Ice Wine.”

Although she said so on her lips, she was not certain in her heart. If the former Palace Master was really brewing Fragrant Snow Ice Wine in private, then she would have definitely concealed the matter without a trace.

“You go with Li An to investigate.” Jian Wuji said.

“I’ll just go by myself.”

Cold Snow refused Jian Wuji’s offer.

Sharing a room with Liam had already made her uncomfortable, and now she had to move in with her?

“I know.”

“Then why did you do it?”

“I fear for your safety.”

This reason surprised Cold Snow, Li An and the Drunken Demon.

“You’re worried about my safety? I’m the Young Palace Master of the Ice Palace.”

“Yang Zhong is dead.” Jian Wuji said.

Li An sniffed and was taken aback.

“He’s dead? Why?”

“Because he is no longer of use to the Northern Blood Sect Sect Master.”

That statement, it says it all.

Yang Zhong betrayed the secrets of the Northern Blood Sect in order to stay alive, so he must die. But what was shocking was that the person who killed him was his own father.

Cold Snow was also very shocked, but what shocked her was not Yang Zhong’s death, but the fact that Jian Wuji had known about it even earlier than her.

“His intelligence network, it’s even better than our Ice Palace? And it’s still in our territory?”

Cold Snow said in her heart, “Does mother know about this?”

“You must not take this lightly.” Jian Wuji reminded, “The son of the Northern Blood Sect’s Sect Master, who actually died in the Northern Blood Sect, is the essence of this battle.”

In other words, this battle, at any time, could spread to the Ice Palace and even jeopardize Cold Snow’s life.

“That’s why you have to move with Liam.”