Blue Phoenix Chapter 104 - Banquet

Hui Yue did not go into detail about how he was planning to kill the third prince, and neither did his friends ask, yet deep within the eyes of Deng Wu and Wang Ju Long, a small fire started burning. A fire which would only be extinguished with the death of the prince.

"There is no point to rush out now and find Shu Yun as it has already been so long. She will return here if she can, and we do not know where to even start looking for her. We should at least eat before we do anything else," Cai Jie said after a moment of silence. Afterwards, he helped himself to some food which had been placed on the table. The atmosphere within the dining hall was somber, and although everyone was speaking with one another about light, casual subjects, no one could let go of the feeling of dread that had crept into their hearts.

Their worry about Sha Yun was making everyone distracted and saddened, but they knew that Cai Jie was right. Instead of rushing out without a plan, they should eat and wait for Gao Yan to get more information about their missing friend. If she had been killed then, traces should have been left behind. However, if she were seen anywhere then with Gao Yan’s information network, even if she were in another city, they would instantly know. Hui Yue did not think that Sha Yun was dead, but what made him worried was the fact that she had still not returned.

"In light of this matter, there is something I would like to know about everyone," Hui Yue finally said after everyone was mostly finished eating. Everyone instantly looked at Hui Yue with curious eyes. Hui Yue had not said much during dinner. It was clear that the fact that Sha Yun was missing was weighing heavily on his heart and all he had done was speak politely while answering questions. Now he was taking the initiative to speak, and his words caused everyone to listen intently.

"I regret that I did not travel with everyone in the grave," he started. "I assumed that it would be more dangerous being with me since I would be fighting Saints, but because of m

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