Chapter 1266: White Silver King?

Dark clouds loomed over the Qiao Gang headquarters.

Continuous wind and rain drifted into the Qiao Gang through holes in the ceiling. The Qiao Gang members, who had just experienced the "6 of Hearts" incident, nervously swallowed as they looked up at more than a dozen figures in the sky, each radiating terrifying pressure.

Eight-rank, Seven-rank, Seven-rank, Seven-rank, Seven-rank, Seven-rank, Six-rank, Six-rank, Six-rank...Gasp...Is this the true strength of the Pu family?

The two Seven-rank leaders of the Qiao Gang felt cold sweat continuously seeping from their backs as they witnessed this scene. It proved that the Pu family's heritage was simply beyond comparison with any other divine path organization in any other realm. After all, this was the only divine path organization among the Nine Realms with a demigod in residence, excluding "terrorist organizations" like the Twilight Society's Usurpers. Even in the South Sea Realm, which possessed two ancient divine path inheritances, the Pu family could firmly hold the position of the leading power. This was naturally due not only to their political maneuvering but also to their absolute strength. Not to mention, this wasn't even the Pu family's full strength. They still had a Nine-rank ancestor who remained secluded from the world, and an Eight-rank judgment enforcer in the Tianshu Realm. It's no exaggeration to say that the fully realized Pu family could even directly contend with any other realm.

"Did you get the information?" the Patriarch asked calmly, hands clasped behind his back, as he looked at the Pu family members emerging from the Qiao Gang building.

"Yes, Patriarch, he ran in that direction."

The person pointed in a direction.

"Pursue."

As soon as the Patriarch's words fell, the surrounding high-ranking Pu family members immediately flew in that direction. Numerous figures streaked across the sky, drawing the attention of many citizens.

"Patriarch, can we really find Chen Ling by searching like this?" the Fourth Uncle of the Pu family couldn't help but ask.

Some time had passed since the incident at the Qiao Gang and the Pu family's pursuit. If Chen Ling was fast enough, he should have already vanished without a trace by now. To be honest, although their group was powerful, Fourth Pu didn't think they could still catch Chen Ling. After all, if they were truly adept at tracking criminals, they wouldn't have placed all their hopes for solving the case on Han Meng.

"Whether we find him or not, it's not important," the Patriarch said slowly. "What's important is our 'stance'."

"Stance?"

"A world-ending calamity has infiltrated the South Sea Realm. Our Pu family was the first to fully mobilize and confront this disaster... that's our stance," the Patriarch said, glancing sideways at the center of the South Sea Realm.

"In the past century, our Pu family has risen powerfully. Our ancestor advanced to demigod status, concealing all his lifelong insights into the Divine Path of Literature within the surname 'Pu'... All children of our Pu family have an extremely high affinity for the Divine Path of Literature, and their advancement speed after embarking on the divine path is remarkably fast. Now, the entire ancient literary inheritance bears the surname 'Pu'. In a few more decades, perhaps the entire South Sea will bear the surname 'Pu'..."

"What kind of person is the South Sea Monarch? How could he allow such a thing to happen?"

"So, we're doing this for the South Sea Monarch to see," Fourth Pu realized with a sudden understanding.

"Fourth Brother, you should just stick to writing with that brain of yours. Even the younger generation in our family understands this, and you're only just realizing it," Sixth Pu snorted coldly.

"Before, our Pu family truly was the 'sky' of the South Sea Realm. But now the South Sea Monarch has awakened, and he will only allow one 'sky' here... that is himself. He ordered a strict prohibition on divine path holders participating in the Alliance Council, and this time he sent people to interrogate the Pu family. These are all warnings and reprimands for the Pu family. If it weren't wartime, he would probably be moving against our ancestor by now."

"Whether or not we catch Chen Ling is not important. What's important is to let the residents of the South Sea Realm see our stance, and to let the South Sea Monarch know that, at this juncture at least, our Pu family is indispensable."

In a sense, this was the Pu family's "counterattack" against the South Sea Monarch's order for interrogation.

"Politics is truly complicated," Fourth Pu muttered. "I'll just stick to writing honestly..."

Suddenly, he seemed to recall something else.

"What if, by chance, we really encounter the Mocking Calamity?"

Sixth Pu's expression stiffened, and he glanced sideways at the Patriarch...

"If we encounter it, we naturally must act," the Patriarch replied as if it were obvious.

"But that's a world-ending disaster. What if he goes berserk... Can we, with just our strength, stop him?"

"If it truly comes to that, then we become unimportant. That would be a headache for the South Sea Monarch and our ancestor."

"True..."

As they spoke, the Pu family members had already arrived at the location where Pu Jianyue had entered the sewer.

The Patriarch's gaze swept around, and he spoke calmly: "Let's search separately."

"Alright."

Numerous figures immediately dispersed in all directions.

Sixth Pu knew that this pursuit was mostly a show, so his actions were rather casual. Just as he was about to pick a random direction, a thought suddenly came to mind, and he instinctively looked towards a certain direction... No matter, I'll just go that way. Sixth Pu's figure flickered and he pursued in that direction.

Streaks of ink seeped out from the gaps in the manhole cover, re-forming into Pu Jianyue's figure in the deserted alley. Pu Jianyue looked around, and after confirming that no one was following him, he let out a long sigh of relief. Although it was a bit regrettable that he hadn't drawn out the King of Silver, at least he had completed his mission and successfully escaped... As for why the King of Silver hadn't appeared, perhaps Queen of Spades's information was incorrect? Or did he realize that he was being lured? Pu Jianyue didn't want to think about it anymore; the best choice now was to go directly to Queen of Spades and get clarification. When Pu Jianyue escaped, he chose a route close to the hotel, so it wasn't far to find Queen of Spades now; he just needed to cross a road.

Just as he donned his cloak and hood and was leaving the alley, a figure sped from a distance. That figure did not conceal its divine path, but openly flew through the air, drawing gasps of surprise from the people on the street below. Seeing this, Pu Jianyue immediately retracted the step he had just taken.

What's going on?

Pu Jianyue frowned deeply. After a moment of hesitation, he cautiously poked his head out and looked towards the speeding figure... When he clearly saw the person's appearance, Pu Jianyue seemed to freeze, then quickly darted back into the alley. He crouched in a dark corner, his chest heaving violently! His heart was pounding!

"King of Silver..." Pu Jianyue gritted his teeth. "You really came!"

Pu Jianyue would never forget that face... The impression left by that person was so profound that whenever Pu Jianyue saw him, an instinctive irritation and resistance rose within him. Just like in the Boundless Realm, Chen Ling's Yesterday's Revolver had only exchanged Pu Jianyue's memories but hadn't altered the original character's appearance. At this moment, he had already substituted his father's image into the role of "King of Silver," and his mind raced.

It seemed Queen of Spades was right; the King of Silver... he had actually been lured out by him!