Chapter 1501: Chapter 1499: What Is the Real Lan Zhengqing Truly Like?

No time to lose!

The three figures flashed and rushed into the ruins!

The scene inside was a complete mess!

Various items were scattered on the ground, stone walls, stone slabs, and pavements were all cracked into countless fissures. In some places, entire walls had collapsed, shattering into powder on the ground.

It was as if it had been bombed; there wasn’t a single intact spot in the entire residence.

One room, in particular, was severely damaged, as if it had been blown into the sky and then heavily smashed back onto the ground.

Chaos.

Confusion.

Desolation.

As soon as Zhu Qilue entered the residence, he immediately saw the most devastated room and rushed over to take a closer look.

"Miss Lan, come and look. This place is more severely damaged than the others. I think this must be where the explosion occurred. Come and see, is this Lan Zhengqing’s room?"

Lan Yunwei frowned slightly and quickly walked over, stepping into the ruins.

It was really too chaotic here!

For a moment.

She couldn’t determine where exactly she was.

This made Zhu Qilue anxious.

"Miss Lan, say something, don’t stay silent!"

"Let me think."

Lan Yunwei propped her chin, her brows heavy with thought. After pondering for a moment and searching through the ruins, she finally returned to Zhu Qilue and gently shook her head.

"No, this is not where Zhengqing lived."

"No?"

Zhu Qilue was taken aback, puzzled.

Logically.

To unleash such violent power, no one other than Lan Zhengqing could achieve it. He thought proving this was Lan Zhengqing’s residence would confirm it was his doing.

But it turned out, it’s not!

"It doesn’t make sense that this isn’t... then..." Zhu Qilue was left speechless, as if a shroud of confusion covered his eyes, making it all baffling.

Lan Yunwei swept her gaze around again. After multiple confirmations, she gave a confident answer. "This indeed isn’t Lan Zhengqing’s room, nor does it look like a place he would come to. Look here, it’s in a remote corner of the residence, more like a storage room, without any signs of habitation."

She furrowed her brows deeply, falling into contemplation.

Although this place isn’t Lan Zhengqing’s residence, it’s definitely the start of the explosion—there must be some clues left behind.

She began to search the room inch by inch.

The room was filled with dust.

The air was thick and made it hard to breathe, concealing what lay ahead.

Yet.

They all could feel a powerful aura still lingering in the room.

This domineering presence remained in the room, as if boasting to the world, even though its owner was nowhere to be found.

Such an audacious aura was scarce.

Lan Yunwei was very familiar with Lan Zhengqing; this did not feel like his aura.

She wandered around a few times, without finding any clues, just as she was about to give up.

Suddenly!

The dust cleared, revealing a cold blue light on the ground.

Lan Yunwei’s eyebrows twitched, stepping quickly over and squatting down.

"This is..."

She stared at the patch of blue light, pondering as if she’d seen it before somewhere. But suddenly, the blue light burst out with intense brilliance.

In a flash!

It vanished, leaving no trace.

Lan Yunwei was startled, falling to the ground with a thud, shocked and bewildered.

Hearing the sound, Zhu Qilue and Zhu Ruoling hurried over from other parts of the room.

"What happened?"

Lan Yunwei remained silent, her face pale as paper, devoid of color.

Zhu Qilue and Zhu Ruoling exchanged glances, bewildered. She was fine just a moment ago, what happened to her?

"Miss Lan, what happened?"

Zhu Qilue spoke while trying to help Lan Yunwei up from the ground.

But Lan Yunwei remained unmoved, eyes vacant, staring blankly ahead.

"Frost... Frost Sky Formation..."

After some time.

She whispered those words.

Zhu Qilue frowned, countless question marks popping up in his mind, and Zhu Ruoling was equally baffled.

"Frost Sky Formation? What is that?"

Lan Yunwei drew a sharp breath, slowly explaining, "It’s a formation used by the Water Clan to imprison offenders, similar to an ice coffin structure, imprisoning them within. If the imprisoned struggles with spiritual power, the Frost Sky Formation absorbs it until exhaustion and death. If they don’t struggle, as long as the caster doesn’t release it, they must remain inside for eternity... thousands of years, even eons!"

Zhu Qilue and Zhu Ruoling were also taken aback by this, swallowing nervously.

"Then why is it here?" Zhu Ruoling scratched her head in confusion.

Silence.

Deafening silence.

Zhu Qilue and Lan Yunwei exchanged a glance, not answering Zhu Ruoling’s question.

Zhu Ruoling was still too naive to think of this.

The moment Lan Yunwei explained the Frost Sky Formation, Zhu Qilue realized what was happening!

Moreover.

Seeing Lan Yunwei’s reaction, it seemed she understood the situation the moment she saw traces of the formation.

It was clear!

The Frost Sky Formation couldn’t be set up casually unless there was an absolute need to imprison someone.

Based on earlier reports from Tian Lu and the Wenyu City guards...

Lin Fan, Divine Phoenix, and Zhu Ruoling all had connections to Lan Zhengqing. Now that Zhu Ruoling was with them, the one imprisoned must be either Lin Fan or Divine Phoenix!

Hum—

Lan Yunwei’s mind went blank.

She never imagined Lan Zhengqing would use a prisoner’s formation like the Frost Sky Formation on Lin Fan or Divine Phoenix.

Neither Lin Fan nor Divine Phoenix, being people from the Sumeru Continent, could endure the formation’s siphoning, likely becoming a pool of blood.

Huff—

Huff—

Lan Yunwei took two deep breaths, feeling more uncertain about her brother Lan Zhengqing.

The Lan Zhengqing she thought she knew may not have been the real Lan Zhengqing.

Now, she was about to meet the true Lan Zhengqing.

She couldn’t help but feel afraid, her heart violently stirred.

Afraid.

Frightened.

Panicked.

Disoriented.

Helpless.

She feared seeing a Lan Zhengqing she never knew, someone completely different from the cultured, elegant figure he used to appear as.

So when she saw the traces of the Frost Sky Formation, her heart almost skipped a beat, ready to leap from her throat.

Yet.

A question inevitably arose in her mind.

What is the real Lan Zhengqing like?

She stood there frozen, staring blankly at where the Frost Sky Formation traces had disappeared, envisioning two Lan Zhengqings—one good and one evil, one visible and one hidden.

Lan Yunwei was beginning to spiral into confusion.

Thud, thud, thud!

The sound of chaotic footsteps approached them, as scattered guards searching for Divine Phoenix’s whereabouts gathered before Lan Yunwei.

"Miss, we didn’t find any traces of the outsider woman you mentioned."

"Nothing here, either."

"Same with us."

"No suspicious signs spotted."

"Same here."

...

Everyone reported the situation, as expected by Lan Yunwei and Zhu Qilue; neither Divine Phoenix, Lin Fan, nor Lan Zhengqing were in this residence.

Where could they have gone?

What exactly happened here?!

The three exchanged looks, letting out a deep sigh.