Pursued by the Top Grade Saintess after Engagement Annulled-Chapter 348 - 344: The Eastern Divine Guard Squad’s Secret Mission

Chapter 348: Chapter 344: The Eastern Divine Guard Squad’s Secret Mission

Dongfang Zhong’s eyes gradually widened, the key to the Infinite Secret Realm?

Damn, how could such a thing be in that small family of the Fourth Branch.

He suddenly realized why the Clan Leader had called him, a Decurion, to handle this matter.

This matter absolutely cannot be known by more people.

If the other three major families find out the Dongfang Clan lost a key to the Infinite Secret Realm, their reputation would be utterly ruined.

Dongfang Haokong gritted his molars: "At any cost, you must find that key for me."

"Remember, don’t let anyone know your real purpose."

"Your squad is just supposed to find those two little thieves who stole the Divine Marrow."

"If successful, it wouldn’t be impossible for you to manage the heavy responsibility of the Fourth Branch."

His gaze carried a bit of pressure: "But if you fail..."

Dongfang Zhong’s body trembled slightly and immediately said, "Rest assured, Clan Leader, Zhong will not disgrace the mission."

Dongfang Haokong withdrew the intense pressure he had on him, waved his arm slightly, and a golden token fell into Dongfang Zhong’s hand.

The token conspicuously engraved with the character "Dongfang," like some kind of identity proof.

Dongfang Haokong sighed: "Alright, you may leave, depart today."

Dongfang Zhong wiped the sweat off his forehead, put the token in his pocket, and obediently walked out.

The team members outside were curious and peeked over: "Captain, what did the Clan Leader say to you?"

Dongfang Zhong forced a smile: "Good news."

Although it’s supposed to be good news, Dongfang Zhong’s eyes showed some unease, making the nearby team members a bit skeptical.

"Really, Captain? You don’t seem too happy."

Dongfang Zhong’s heart twisted, and he rolled his eyes at them: "Stop blabbering, I’m just too happy."

"The Clan Leader wants our squad to find those two thieves who stole the Divine Marrow."

"If things go smoothly, before long I might just become the branch Clan Leader of the Fourth Branch."

He raised his eyebrows at the surrounding team members: "What, isn’t this good news to you?"

"By then, you can all become my core team, and become elites of the Fourth Branch."

The team members, initially puzzled, were now all overwhelmed by this great opportunity.

Even though they were initially confused about why an ordinary Eastern Divine Guard Squad leader was chosen for this task,

but then they thought, the previous branch Clan Leader’s cultivation was only the Profound Tier Ninth Layer Martial God.

But Dongfang Zhong’s cultivation has reached the Earth Tier Third Layer Martial God, plus he’s young, with unlimited potential ahead.

Presumably, this is a kind of subtle reward.

These team members’ faces lit up with joy, thinking they had chosen the right person to follow.

So if the Captain eats meat, they could at least drink a bit of soup.

When Dongfang Zhong arrived at the Fourth Branch, the whole clan seemed somewhat chaotic.

The leaders looked at Dongfang Zhong eagerly: "Sir, please show us a way to survive."

He frowned slightly: "Have you compiled the losses during this period?"

The leader looked unpleasant as he spoke: "Compiled, everything in the treasury is gone."

"Even the private treasury of the former Clan Leader has been looted clean."

"The Scripture Pavilion was also ransacked, over two hundred people died, all losses are listed in a document in the former Clan Leader’s house."

...

He paused a moment before speaking with a gloomy face: "The bodies of the dead were also searched, not a single Storage Ring was left behind." 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

"They died very strangely, as if terrified by something, without any signs of a fight, even appearing like they died of fright..."

As he spoke, his tone was filled with doubt, as if he himself didn’t believe his own words.

Dongfang Zhong paused, his face also not looking good, since even Dongfang Changming’s private treasury was looted, the chances of the key still being in the Fourth Branch were very slim.

He glanced around the rooms, though there were no signs of fighting, the houses bore marks of Divine Power damage.

Someone by his side quietly added: "Sir, after the Divine Vein collapsed, many slaves ran away, some even stole a bit..."

"These marks were left by those slaves before they escaped, when we first arrived here, there were no signs of fighting in any of the houses."

Dongfang Zhong took a deep breath, his face turning even more grim.

Great, it’s more troublesome now, it’s not just about the two little thieves anymore, the key may have been taken by those damned slaves.

He suppressed the fury on his face, turned to the leader: "Take me to Dongfang Changming’s room, I need to check the list."

The leader opened his mouth, seeming to want to ask something, but was quickly nudged by the person behind him, swallowing his unspoken question.

They were curious too, why was he not starting by catching the little thieves or those frightened slaves?

Why did Dongfang Zhong want to see the list first?

With varied thoughts, they followed into Dongfang Changming’s room, and upon seeing things inside, Dongfang Zhong’s face grew darker.

It was unclear if the traces were left by that little thief earlier or by the slaves later.

Everywhere bore signs of being searched.

He sensed the token in his pocket with no response, his face turning sour enough to drip water.

The person by his side dug up the list and handed it to Dongfang Zhong who scanned it quickly.

There was nothing written about the Infinite Secret Realm’s key, not even a related mention.

He glanced at those who followed in and said coldly: "You all go out first."

Their expressions showed a hint of surprise, unable to understand why Dongfang Zhong said that, yet they reluctantly withdrew.

After everyone left, Dongfang Zhong took out the token, carefully inspected it, and confirmed it had no response in this room.

There wasn’t even any response within the entire Dongfang Clan Fourth Branch.

His expression turned even darker, the key had already been taken out of the Dongfang Clan...

Outside the door, they exchanged bewildered glances, confused why Dongfang Zhong had them all leave.

A leader whispered: "Anything of value in there has been taken, there really is nothing left behind."

He had just finished speaking when several of the team members looked over, their expressions somewhat hostile, as if about to start a fight.

Just before the conflict could escalate, Dongfang Zhong burst open the door with a cold face and walked out.