Alchemy Emperor of the Divine Dao

Chapter 4316  Caught red-handed

”Do you have a name?” Ling Han asked the little bird.

The standard of his naming skills was chillingly low, yet he just so happened to like naming people.

The little bird shivered for no reason, and hurriedly said, ”Yes, yes, yes, my name is Zhu Hongyi.”

”This name is so lame,” Ling Han grumbled. ”Why donʼt I give you a nickname? En, Iʼll call you Little Red.”

The little red bird tried its best to counter, but it naturally didnʼt dare to say anything verbally. Her expression said, ʼwhatever you likeʼ.

”Letʼs go.” Ling Han grabbed the little red bird, and using the Star Steps, xiu, he directly disappeared from the secret room.

This time, no matter how hard Liu Ming wracked his brains, he could not possibly know how the little red bird had disappeared.

After returning to his residence, Ling Han acted as if nothing had happened. This little red bird definitely had a powerful background. Though he did not know what breed it was for the moment, when he returned, he would ask the Nine Mountains Saint. It should not be too difficult to find out.

However, he used the ley lines to control the entire Liu Clan. Two days later, he discovered that Liu Ming had moved again.

He waited first, and when Liu Ming was almost done stealing, he directly used Star Steps to cross over and apprehend Liu Ming.

”You—”

Pa!

Liu Ming had just managed to ask, when he was knocked unconscious by a palm strike from Ling Han.

Ling Han smiled, and roared at the sky. His voice rolled out, reverberating throughout the entire mountainous area.

Not long after, the members of the Liu Clan all ran over.

Looking at Ling Han, and then looking at the person whose face was covered with a black cloth lying by his feet, wasnʼt that clear enough?

”Brother Ling, have you caught the thief?” The clan leader of the Liu Clan was overjoyed. He had not been able to catch that group of thieves after so many days, but Ling Han had already reaped some results after just a few days. As expected of a disciple of the Ancestral King Academy.

To be honest, he was also very grateful in his heart. That was because the Liu Clan did not possess this True Clouds Metal mine, and was only acting as a doorman for the Imperial Clan. If the ore was lost, the Liu Clan would naturally bear the brunt of it, and could not escape the blame.

Thankfully, Ling Han had finally caught a thief, and there was finally some progress.

”Clan leader Liu, you had best be mentally prepared,” Ling Han said. With a kick, he kicked Liu Ming to the feet of the clan leader of the Liu Clan.

The clan leader of the Liu Clan did not understand. What did he mean by that?

He stretched out a hand and with a wave, the black cloth on Liu Mingʼs face immediately shattered.

Yi!

When they saw that the masked person was actually Liu Ming, all the members of the Liu Clan exclaimed in shock.

How was this possible?

Why was it Liu Ming? How could it be Liu Ming?

This didnʼt make sense.

”Brother Ling, did you make a mistake?” The clan leader of the Liu Clan looked towards Ling Han, his face filled with suspicion. Could it be that Ling Han was also unable to catch the culprit, so he knocked Liu Ming unconscious, and made him look like this, so he could use him as a scapegoat?

Ling Han smiled faintly, ”The digging marks here are still very new. Furthermore, you guys search the Spatial Spirit Tool on him.”

The clan leader of the Liu Clan picked up the Spatial Tool that Liu Ming had on him. With a thought, a large amount of True Clouds Metal appeared out of thin air, piling up like a small mountain.

This time, the members of the Liu Clan were all in an uproar.

Caught red-handed?

The clan leader of the Liu Clan frowned, and sent out a palm strike, waking Liu Ming up.

”—Who is it!” Liu Mingʼs thoughts were still stuck on before he fell unconscious. Thus, the moment he woke up, he continued what he had been saying before he fell unconscious.

He immediately saw the clan leader of the Liu Clan and the others, and couldnʼt help but feel a chill in his heart.

Previously, he had been in a coma, and did not know what had happened. Seeing that the members of the Liu Clan were all here, and the ores that he had just stolen had piled up into a small mountain, as the saying goes, guilty conscience makes one lose his composure.

Pa, he immediately knelt down, and cried, ”Grandpa, save me! You must save me!”

If he hadnʼt said this, the clan leader of the Liu Clan would have still been able to defend him. However, now that Liu Ming had said this, it was equivalent to admitting it in public. How could he continue to defend him?

”Evil creature, how dare you!” Clan leader Liu rebuked harshly. He was both furious and confused. This grandson of his had extraordinary natural talent, and had a bright future ahead of him. How could he be so foolish?

ʼYou donʼt lack cultivation resources, so whatʼs the point of stealing the True Clouds Metal?ʼ

Liu Ming was usually proud, but he had never experienced any setbacks, what more when it was such a big matter. He was completely stupefied, and only knew to kowtow continuously, begging the clan leader of the Liu Clan to save him.

The clan leader of the Liu Clan was in a very difficult position. On one side, this was his beloved grandson, who was also the most outstanding descendant of the Liu Clan. In future, he would be able to hold up the banner of the Liu Clan, so he naturally was unwilling to allow Liu Ming to die here.

However, if he wanted to protect Liu Ming, there was only one way, and that was to kill Ling Han here to keep him quiet. He could tell others that Ling Han had been killed by a thief.

In any case, he knew that Ling Han had offended a great many Imperial Clan elites. If he really killed Ling Han, he believed that he would even be rewarded by the Imperial Clan elites.

Thinking of this, he couldnʼt help but feel a killing intent rise up in his heart.

Ling Han saw this, and smiled faintly, ”Clan leader Liu, are you planning to kill me to keep the secret?”

The clan leader of the Liu Clan couldnʼt help but laugh drily when his thoughts were pointed out, ”Brother Ling really knows how to joke. No matter how courageous I am, how would I dare to bully a prodigy of the Ancestral King Academy?”

”That had better be the case,” Ling Han said. ”Perhaps the clan leader of the Liu Clan still doesnʼt know yet. Iʼve mastered the Star Steps!”

The clan leader of the Liu Clan couldnʼt help but feel his heart clench. Thatʼs right, Star Steps!

This was a person that even the Imperial Clan couldnʼt kill, so how could he kill him?

He changed his mind again. In any case, the matter of Liu Ming stealing the True Clouds Metal had nothing to do with the clan. Worse come to worst, he could just sever the weak link for the sake of the whole clanʼs survival. Otherwise, when Ling Han broke free and returned to the Ancestral King Academy, what awaited the Liu Clan would be a calamity.

Seeing the expression on Clan leader Liuʼs face, how could Liu Ming not understand?

He didnʼt want to die.

Thus, he could no longer bother to keep the secret, and said, ”Grandpa, the reason why I stole the True Clouds Metal is because—”

Pu!

Ling Han moved, and with a heavy punch, Liu Ming was instantly blasted into dust.

He naturally could not allow Liu Ming to reveal the secret of the little red bird.

”You!” The clan leader of the Liu Clan pointed angrily at Ling Han. He was still thinking about how he was going to make excuses for his grandson. At the very least, he would have to save his life. Furthermore, why had Liu Ming robbed the mine for no reason? There must be some hidden reason.

Why had Ling Han suddenly made a move?

”The evidence is irrefutable, so we naturally have to kill him,” Ling Han said calmly. ”What is it? Is the leader of the Liu Clan still thinking of how to cover for him?”

The clan leader of the Liu Clan was furious, yet had nothing to say.

”Alright, this matter has been resolved. Iʼm going to return and report to the academy,” Ling Han said as he took a step forward. He activated his Star Steps and arrived before the Liu Residence. He grabbed the little red bird and directly tossed out the formation foundations that formed the intergalactic Transfer Formation.

He left.

Xiu, he and the little red bird crossed the galaxy. After a few teleportations, they returned to the Ancestral King Academy.

Ling Han went to report the matter, and the Liu Clan had already reported this matter through the Galaxy Network. Since Liu Ming had already been killed, the clan leader of the Liu Clan had naturally given up on tampering with the truth, and reported the matter to the higher-ups in full detail.

Ling Han took out a bit of time to return to the Nine Suns Holy Land. He was going to ask the Nine Mountains Saint to take a look at the breed of the little red bird.