Chapter 197: I Am the Patriarch’s Father!

On the planet Desart, in a desolate desert…
An old man, accompanied by two men in black robes, slowly landed in a certain area of the desert—where Master had killed those two beings in the Divided Mind stage.
The remaining corpses had long been devoured by several magical beasts, and the bloodstains left in the sand had also been covered by more sand and dust, leaving no trace at all.
“There’s still an aura of beast spirits remaining here. Master summoned these beast spirits here to launch an attack. The corpses must have been dealt with already! In such an environment, it’s quite difficult to leave any traces!” The old man frowned slightly.
Although he found nothing, he seemed to sense something and followed the path Master had taken when chasing Wei Jie. The two men in black robes followed closely behind him, silent as ever.
After walking for a while, the old man finally stopped. “This is where he attacked another person—probably that guy named Wei Jie.”
After saying that, he turned and headed back in the direction they had come from. “The beast spirits returned the same way; they must have gone back to dispose of the corpses…”
Returning to that spot, he turned and headed in another direction. “Here, the aura of the beast spirits disappears. It seems they were recalled after finishing everything…”
“Elder, does that mean the murderer waited until Master sent the three beast spirits back before acting? In that case, without the residual energy fluctuations from the beast spirits to guide us, it’s hard to know what happened next,” one of the men in black robes finally spoke up.
“Search the area for any remaining corpses! If there aren’t any, we can only wait for that guy to use his storage ring and locate him using the coordinates shown on it!” The old man frowned deeply, clearly not holding much hope of finding the corpses. He believed that since the murderer chose to attack after Master sent the beast spirits back, his actions must have been premeditated. Moreover, he knew well the weaknesses of the Beast Taming Sect’s techniques and would definitely not leave any traces that could be traced.
What he didn’t know was that Ye Feng chose to attack after Master sent the beast spirits back because Master immediately sent them back after dealing with the corpses. Ye Feng wasn’t waiting for Master to send them away but rather waiting for all the corpses present to be cleaned up.

After searching the area, the two men in black robes returned to the old man and shook their heads.
“Alright, you two, come with me to Agri Planet! That was where Master started tracking that kid from the Alchemy Sect. So it’s possible the killer also started following from there. After killing Master, the killer might have returned to Agri Planet.” The old man’s gaze was resolute; he was clearly determined to see this through at all costs.
“But…” One of the men in black robes was about to speak when the old man interrupted him.
“There’s no ‘but’. He’s my most beloved grandson. I must avenge this!” The old man was firm in his decision. Ignoring the two men in black robes, he rushed alone toward the teleportation array.
The two men in black robes exchanged a look, shook their heads helplessly, and then followed.
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Meanwhile, on Agri Planet, another scene was unfolding.
Inside the Alchemy Sect’s branch, Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng were pacing anxiously in the hall.
“What’s going on with Wei Jie? He’s not following the rules again. We agreed that he would inform us every time the teleportation array was used, so we’d know where the materials had gone. Yet he did this once more—only contacting us once when they arrived in Desat before turning off the communicator.” Lin Peng frowned deeply; clearly, this wasn’t the first time Wei Jie had done such a thing.
“He still doesn’t learn from his mistakes. Last time, he got scolded by the Grand Elder for this. I thought things would be better this time! Under normal circumstances, he should have reached the third transit station by now.” Jiang Yuansong also looked worried.
“Could something have happened to him?” Lin Peng asked anxiously, looking at Jiang Yuansong. “If those materials are lost, it’ll be a problem. The Beast Control Sect said they’ll cancel the order if it’s not completed on time. This is a once-in-a-century big order. If it’s ruined, we’ll both be implicated.”
“I hope he can deliver the goods safely! There’s nothing we can do now. Since we can’t reach him, we can only inform headquarters and ask them to send someone to investigate! At least if we inform them in time, we can avoid some blame when accountability is sought.” Jiang Yuansong shook his head helplessly. “I hope nothing goes wrong! Otherwise, with the Grand Elder’s temper, something serious really will happen this time!”

Lin Peng picked up the communicator in his hand, hesitated for a while, but eventually handed it to Jiang Yuansong. “Senior Jiang, you should speak. As the senior brother of the sect leader, I’m sure they won’t dare say anything if you inform them.”
“You brat!” Jiang Yuansong reluctantly took the communicator from him. After adjusting it, he finally heard a voice on the other end.
“Emergency Response Center, what happened over there?” It was a deep male voice that sounded somewhat cold.
“This is the Agri Planet branch. I’m Jiang Yuansong…”
“Just tell me what happened. I’m busy and don’t have time to figure out who you are!” The voice on the other end left Jiang Yuansong speechless.
“Alright, we have a shipment that set off from Agri Planet yesterday. The carrier is Wei Jie, the son of the Grand Elder. After contacting us once at the first transit station, there’s been no news from him since…”
“Which transit station should he have reached by now?” The voice remained calm, showing no sign of panic at hearing the mention of the Grand Elder.
“At this time, he should have reached the third station…” Before Jiang Yuansong could finish, he was interrupted again.
“Don’t you know that for safety reasons, you must establish contact with each station? If you can’t make contact, you must inform us immediately. Why didn’t you notify us at the second station?” The voice clearly carried a tone of reproach.
“We thought he didn’t contact us at the second station because he forgot. We left a message for him to definitely respond to us at the third station, but even now, he still hasn’t responded,” Jiang Yuansong explained.
“Anyway, you failed to inform us promptly after learning about this at the second station. If anything goes wrong, you’ll bear responsibility. I’ll report this to the sect leader. Just pray nothing bad has happened!” The voice sounded extremely arrogant.
Jiang Yuansong finally lost his patience. “How dare you speak to me like this? Do you know who I am? I’m the senior brother of the sect leader!”
“Do you know who I am? I’m the sect leader’s father!!!” The voice grew even more arrogant.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuansong and Lin Peng’s expressions changed drastically. Voices of several others came through the communicator, “Elder Thirteen, you’d better go play somewhere else. If the sect leader finds out you’re here, he’ll be angry…”

“I’m the patriarch’s father…” That voice gradually faded away…
“Senior Jiang, I’m sorry about earlier. It was Elder Thirteen who wouldn’t leave me. But I’ve heard everything that happened. Don’t worry; I’ll tell the patriarch that you informed us at the second transit station.” The young voice paused briefly, then lowered its tone and said, “I heard there are some great local specialties on Agri Planet. Could you bring some back for us to try when you return?”
“Of course, definitely…” Jiang Yuansong’s expression changed slightly. He naturally understood what the other person meant by “local specialties.” It was clearly a way of saying, “I’ll help you solve this problem, and you should give me something in return when you come back.”
“Alright, then I’ll go inform the patriarch right away. I’ll let you know once there’s any news!”
“Elder Thirteen won’t tell the patriarch about this, right?” Jiang Yuansong was still worried.
“Don’t worry. Elder Thirteen can be settled with just a pack of candies. After all, he only has the intelligence of a three-year-old! And I’m very good at dealing with kids!” The young voice gave Jiang Yuansong a chilling feeling.
After hanging up, Jiang Yuansong seemed deeply preoccupied.
“Senior Jiang? What’s wrong? Since he said he’ll help us solve this, there should be no problem. We just need to give him something when we return, and no one will know about this!” Lin Peng looked at Jiang Yuansong, whose expression was not good, in surprise.
“Nothing. I was just thinking about Elder Thirteen.” Jiang Yuansong shook his head and sighed. “A once-powerful warrior has fallen to such a state.”
“Is he really the patriarch’s father?” Lin Peng looked utterly incredulous. “Although some people have mentioned Elder Thirteen’s identity, no one has ever confirmed it.”
“My junior brother is extremely proud. Keeping Elder Thirteen in the sect is already a great concession on his part. How could he admit such a thing?” Jiang Yuansong clearly knew the ins and outs of this matter. “If it weren’t for the pressure from the Grand Elder and others to bring his father back, my uncle would probably still be wandering the streets.”