Hao Ren and Han Lingshi executed Edler, and then they went inside the palace and Hao Ren said, "I will go and bring these things to Mala Gram. I finally found a piece to set the trap."
Han Lingshi nodded and said, "I will go and handle the news transmission for the people."
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Hao Ren came to the courtyard where Mala was staying, and found her mobilizing the guards. The young man said, "Young Miss Gram, there is something that you need to see."
Mala Gram was surprised and welcomed him inside the courtyard. Hao Ren looked at the guards and used his spiritual communication, "Please send away the guards, I don't trust anyone but you."
Mala Gram thought and nodded, before she said, "Go, search the continent and see if you can find any of the Dead Blood Clan people remaining."
The guards bowed and quickly left. Mala waited for a few moments, before she asked, "Master Hao, what is it?"
Hao Ren said, "What I am about to tell you might come as a shock to you so please bear with it."
Mala furrowed her brows and Hao Ren said, "We caught and killed all the Dead Blood People. However, upon interrogating their leader, we found that the one who sent them through the rift was none other then Karl Gram, the second young master of the Gram family."
Mala opened her eyes wide, as she did not expect this. Hao Ren quickly followed up, "I am not making baseless accusation here, but I have evidence that he has been doing this for a long time."
Mala asked, "What evidence?"
Hao Ren then took out the image stones that he found from Edler, and gave them to Mala to see for herself if she was telling the truth. After a few minutes, Mala was shivering, and she asked, "How can he do this?"
Hao Ren shrugged and replied, "Desire of power can make people do some really stupid stuff. I am not intent on you going back and sparking a civil war, however, if this matter got out to anyone who holds a grudge against your people, they it would be a disaster.
Miss Mala, these past few days of exchanging knowledge, I have understood how righteous you are. We are two parties involved in a trading relationship. While that is true, I am also the protector of my realm. I cannot let this matter go. I hope you can get me an explanation from the elders of your family."
Mala Gram realized the gravity of the situation and she nodded before saying, "I will definitely get you an explanation. Please don't worry, Master Hao. Me and my family treat this trade relation with great importance."
Hao Ren said, "Young Miss, earlier you told me that the Dead Blood Clan is hated by everyone in the upper realm, and that if anyone is found connection with them, they would be dealt with an iron fist?"
Mala nodded, her expression was as if she had been given a bitter fruit to swallow. How could she not understand that Hao Ren wanted her Second Brother to be punished.
The young man said, "Young Miss Mala, from what I understood, your family does not discriminate between males or females. Right?"
Mala nodded and said, "Yes, in the upper realm, strength is what matters. There are many females who are leading big forces because they are strong."
Hao Ren said, "Then if you get this news to your family elders, and expose the culprit, won't you gain more power?"
Mala was surprised, Hao Ren continued, "Young Miss, if you have more power in the family, then I would be at more ease when we trade. I will teach you about arrays as much as I know, without hiding a single thing. However, for that, you must get justice for my people. Had we not equipped all the cities with arrays, many places would have become mass graveyards by now. These things are not easy to kill."
Obviously, Mala was aware of all these things as she had seen them first hand. However, Hao Ren used his hypnosis skill and made her feel the threat even more intensely. She took a deep breath and said, "I will get this information to my family right away. You will get the answer within a week."
Hao Ren was surprised and asked, "What do you mean by a week?"
Mala said, "When you travel through the rift in small numbers, it becomes easier to cover more distance in a small duration of time."
The young man nodded and then Mala said, "Amin."
A young man walked out of her shadow, and Hao Ren found that his realm was also Dao Sky. Mala said, "Master Hao, Amin is my most trusted guard and friend. He will bring this message to my father directly."
Amin bowed his head and Mala gave him a few instructions before the man vanished.
Hao Ren asked, "How can you trust his so much?"
Mala replied calmly as she adjusted her Hanfu, "As cruel as it may sound but Amin is a blood slave that my family raised for me. He will betray himself but not me. Every member of the family has one such blood slave."
Hao Ren frowned, and asked, "What if your brother finds him?"
Mala shook her head and replied, "Nobody can find a blood slave apart from the family head and the master. They have their own tricks to move around, and my position in the family is that of a nerd, Karl has never taken me seriously, even Eldest Sister Allyna doesn't. So, we can carry this out with ease."
Hao Ren nodded and sighed in relief, as he said, "Well, I hope that the result is good."
One week flew away in a blink, and Mala came to meet Hao Ren who was inspecting the array around the city. The young man asked, "What is going on? Did you get the result?"
Mala nodded and said, "My father was informed, and he conducted a swift investigation. It is said that Second Brother was cultivating, and his spirit deviated before he exploded in a bloody mist. Similarly, his mother, and the her maternal family also went missing. It is assumed that they have ran away."
The young man took a deep breath and asked shockingly, "Your family sure deals a heavy hand."
Mala smiled, "Well, thanks to your help, I have been rewarded, and my father has told me to learn a good deal about arrays and take the charge of the array business in the family."
Hao Ren nodded with a smile and said, "That is a good thing. Let us continue with the information exchange."
Mala nodded, then she took out the space ring and said, "This is the payment you asked for in return of those Earth/world level array jade plates."
Hao Ren's eyes gleamed, he took the space ring and checked the content. He took a deep breath because he could sense that the vitality of these herbs was not shallow. He thought about something and said, "Miss Mala, I will see you in the evening. Right now I have to go and deal with something."
The lady nodded and Hao Ren vanished quickly.
Hao Ren appeared in the alchemy hall, and said, "Alright, all of you listen up!"
The people stopped whatever they were doing and looked at Hao Ren. The young man said, "Gather all the Alchemy Masters, we have a big project coming up. Go!"
The people dashed away, and Hao Ren moved to the alchemy room to segregate the herbs for refining. Within a few minutes all the available alchemists appeared in the alchemy hall. Hao Ren said, "These are all the herbs that we found from the upper realms. I will refine a pill with them. You all will learn the process. They are a bit different but the essence is same and the vitality is stronger. Do you all understand?"
The alchemists nodded, Hao Ren set up his cauldron and they gathered him quickly for the demonstration. The young man was a grandmaster in alchemy, he could lead these people by their noses if he wished for it, however, it was his generous wish of teaching these people that got him immense fame and respect. Ofcourse, then there was his brutal strength of killing them all with one blow.
After an hour, pills were ready and then began a task of mass production. Fifty two alchemists began to refine pills under his guidance and scolding. There were many old alchemists and Hao Ren chided them as if they were rookies, but none dared to mind him, because what he said was for their own good.
Hao Ren spent an entire day with them and the entire lot of herbs was refined into pills and was ready to be circulated.