The Shining Star Above The Heaven-Chapter 924: Furious

Vars looked at the man he had just killed without much expression.

'A bunch of pseudo Immortal Foundation stage cultivators. They truly want to make sure that the young master cannot escape,' he thought.

He then used shadow laws to engulf all of the corpses, leaving no traces behind, before he disappeared and reappeared on a rooftop. He looked at another figure who was also standing on a rooftop across the street and looking in his direction.

Around that figure, there were a few traces of the corpses of those who had attempted to ambush Zander. That figure had also just finished destroying the corpses by pouring a liquid that caused them to melt entirely.

The figure was wearing a black robe but did not cover his head, allowing Vars to see him clearly. He was a middle-aged man with the same cultivation stage as Vars, at the middle Pseudo Immortal Establishment realm.

Vars knew that this man was the hidden guardian sent by Duke Seigerfield to protect his daughter. That figure always followed her in the shadows, and because of his role, there had been a misunderstanding between them in the past. They had nearly fought when that figure thought that someone was tailing the duke's daughter.

However, they eventually understood each other and continued to do their own jobs without interfering in one another's affairs. Unless their masters were involved, they did not engage in conversation or work together like this.

Vars nodded to him, and he responded in the same manner before both of them disappeared.

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A few hours later, in the mansion of Marquess Lored, the marquess himself sat in his dining room with his family. There were his wife and their two children, one male and one female.

Marquess Lored wore a calm expression as he drank his wine, while the others were still feasting on the food in front of them, except for his wife. The beautiful blonde-haired woman looked at the food before her with eyes burning with fury. She gritted her teeth and looked at the marquess.

"Did we finally catch him?" she asked.

Marquess Lored put the glass of wine on the table and glanced at his wife with a smile.

"It should be. Although he is in a place that is quite dangerous for us to move on our own, he will still be caught. Those Dark Vipers are a tough bunch, and I already paid a heavy price for them to do their job. They will not let their prey go again this time."

His wife's expression turned vicious.

"If he is successfully caught, I would like to torture him personally," she said. "How dare he… how dare he… my son." Her voice broke as she truly grieved for her son, the son she had paid special attention to because of his talent.

Seeing her deep sorrow, Marquess Lored spoke to her.

"You can do it later. I will make sure he does not have a good death. I would also like to torture him myself." His eyes glistened dangerously.

Hearing their parents, their two children did not show any expression, but inwardly, they were actually happy every time their parents brought up the matter of their dead brother. They were deeply envious of how their parents had treated him because of his talent and had already been waiting for this kind of moment.

They never liked their brother, not only because of the preferential treatment he received from their parents but also because of his conceited character. He also liked to bully them, and they could only endure it silently.

However, the moment they heard the news of their brother being killed, they were truly rejoicing.

Because of his arrogant attitude, they knew that sooner or later he would bring about his own doom, and that time had truly come. Because of his arrogance, he was killed by a nobody.

With his death, their lives would become much easier without a bully.

As the family was still in the dining room and enjoying their time, suddenly the marquess's butler came in from the side door in a rush. When the marquess saw his butler enter so hurriedly, he knew that he was likely bringing news, so he allowed him to approach.

The butler then lowered his body and whispered something to the marquess, which made the marquess widen his eyes in shock. He looked at his butler.

"What?!"

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Across the Orian Continent, an announcement made by the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild became a headline topic. Many people were still often talking about the incident in Sword Emperor Jitian's tomb, so they still remembered Zorzal's brave actions when he killed some noble descendants.

With the Guild Master now meddling in this matter, people were automatically talking about it and thought that it was an interesting development, wanting to see how the nobles or anyone opposed to Zorzal would react.

The Adventurer Guild Master announced that he was supporting Zorzal and placing him under his protection. He even firmly stated that anyone who tried to harm Zorzal would be the same as harming the interests of the Adventurer Guild, and that he would personally make a move if anyone still attempted to hurt Zorzal.

This announcement, of course, caused many to raise their eyebrows, as they had never seen such an action from the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild.

They could not help but suspect that something had happened behind the scenes after the months-long disappearance of Zorzal. The nobles or anyone who was still searching for Zorzal had been unable to find him all these months, and then suddenly, the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild made such an announcement.

They were interested to see what those nobles would do next.

Would they stubbornly continue to look for Zorzal, or would they heed the Guild Master's warning?

The Adventurer Guild Master was not someone to be underestimated. Although he rarely showed himself to anyone, his name was already famous as a strong cultivator. He himself had been an adventurer in the past before taking the seat of Guild Master. His fame rose during that era when he fought many strong opponents, and many of them were powerful devils.

That was only the Guild Master's personal power, not even counting the power of the Adventurer Guild as a whole. They possessed deep foundations and connections that allowed them to stand for a long time.

If those nobles still chose violence, it would turn into an ugly battle that would cost them greatly. Those nobles were powerful, but their influence was only strong within their own kingdoms. It was different from the Adventurer Guild, whose reach spread across the entire continent.

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In Gerisa City of the Martal Empire, the capital city of the Seigerfield Dukedom, the duke himself was already reading the report regarding the Guild Master of the Adventurer Guild.

The middle-aged man with blonde hair and a strong stature smiled as he rolled up the scroll in his hand and placed it on the table beside him.

"It looks like Brother Alfred has made his move. Well, Zander must have already asked for his help," he said.

Near him was a beautiful woman with long blonde hair, and she also showed a smile. She was his wife, Evina Seigerfield.

"That is expected. The first thing on Zander's mind must have been asking help from the guild he belonged to. Still, I feel it is quite disappointing that Zander went to Brother Alfred instead of us. If only he had come to us, we would have helped him," she released a sigh.

"If not for the fact that we do not know how Aldrian the Great would react, we would have already helped Zander the moment he was pursued by those people."

Duke Seigerfield nodded. "Well, it looks like it is Brother Alfred's fortune, as it has attracted much attention and Aldrian the Great will hear about it." Then he smiled.

"But we are not truly without gain. At least we can see that our daughter is very close to Zander."

His wife nodded. "I never saw Evalina pay attention to a man the way she does toward Zander. At least that is a good sign for us, and the man she has set her sights on is more than worthy of her."

Duke Seigerfield kept his smile. "If they can develop their relationship to a more intimate level, then that would be the best result we could get. She would have a strong cultivator as her husband, and we would also gain an indirect connection to Aldrian the Great."

Duke Seigerfield crossed his arms.

"Anyway, this matter will be blown to a much larger scale than it was supposed to be because of Brother Alfred's announcement. I know that His Majesty will undoubtedly learn about the matter regarding Zander, and I can imagine that he will do something behind the scenes to help Zander," he said.

"I hope that those nobles of the Valhemin Kingdom know when to step back and forget about their vengeance."

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As the announcement had already spread and many people were talking about it, the atmosphere surrounding Marquess Lored was extremely bad at this moment.

He was sitting inside his private room, clenching his fist as his expression contorted with fury. The report he had received made him want to explode in rage and storm to the place where Zander was to kill him.

When he thought that he had almost caught him, he suddenly received this kind of warning from the Adventurer Guild Master. He also had not received any report from the group of Dark Vipers tasked with capturing Zander and his friend.

He felt truly furious, as when he thought that everything would succeed, he was met with the opposite result.

What was happening behind the scenes? Why was the Adventurer Guild Master suddenly supporting Zander?

As he was thinking, suddenly the door of the room opened, and an old man walked in.

The moment Marquess Lored saw him, he raised his eyebrows.

"Father?"