Lu Yin's words only drew a cold sneer from Yun Wu. "How absurd. How could there be traces left behind in the void? Do you expect all of us to just take your word for it? Or do you think that everyone will believe you just because you mentioned Senior Xu Wuwei's name?"
The other members of the Cloudview clan were not fully convinced either. Xu Wuwei's name carried a great deal of weight, but that was not enough for them to blindly trust Xuan Qi.
Even Yun Yun felt the same way.
Lu Yin raised a hand and once again used Spiral Domain.
This time, everyone's eyes grew large in surprise. Spiral Domain was Xu Wuwei's signature technique, and while it was very mysterious, it was also known for being impossible to avoid. Countless people sought to learn this battle technique, but all of them had failed. Yun Yun was no exception. It was even because of Spiral Domain that Yun Wu had secretly developed a crush on Xuan Qi.
The sight of Spiral Domain would shock anyone from the Voidforce Universe, and Yun Wu was no exception.
"Dimensions are indeed similar to landmasses, and people leave traces behind when they travel through either one. Just now, when using Spiral Domain, I noticed something strange; why would you need to enter the void inside your own home? It’s only a few steps, and yet you choose to travel to that location through the void. Can you explain that?" As Lu Yin spoke, he stared at a specific corner of the garden.
Yun Wu's expression changed dramatically, and she spun around. Lu Yin used his voidforce energy to peel back the void in that corner, revealing a scarlet eye.
Everyone's faces changed drastically.
Yun Yun's face fell, and she shouted, furious. "Auntie!"
Yun Wu instantly appeared next to the eye and snatched it. She tried to escape, as she had never expected to be discovered.
She was a cautious person. Every time she contacted Aeternus with the scarlet eye, she had torn through the void. She also always hid the eye in the void in that particular corner so that no one would realize how frequently she visited that place in her garden. She had been reluctant to keep the eye in her cosmic ring, as she had been afraid of unexpected incidents.
Her caution had not been misplaced. After all, since she did not leave her home, it made no difference if she kept the scarlet eye in her cosmic ring or in the void in the garden. It was all the same.
Unfortunately for Yun Wu, Lu Yin had accessed her memories, which was how he knew her actions like the back of his hand. After bluffing with Xu Wuwei's name, Lu Yin had easily exposed the scarlet eye, exposing the woman.
Why did Aeternus’s spies insist on using the scarlet eyes as their communication methods? Lu Yin had never been able to understand that. After all, there was no way for a person to protest their innocence after they were discovered with one of the scarlet eyes in their possession. The only possible answer that Lu Yin could come up with was to avoid the possibility of eavesdropping. Calls with communication crystals could be intercepted, but those made with the scarlet eyes could not.
Another possibility that he had considered was that the eyes represented the spies’ identity. If Aeternus conquered the Voidforce Universe, it would be impossible to prove who supported Aeternus and who resisted them, aside from the scarlet eyes that Aeternus recognized.
Yun Wu grabbed the scarlet eye and instantly fled at top speed. Out of everyone present, only a single elder reacted. The moment Yun Wu tried to escape, that elder made his move. A spear appeared out of nowhere, and it was covered with a vast amount of voidforce energy.
Yun Wu turned pale as a butterfly danced through the void. It possessed equally impressive amounts of voidforce energy. While Yun Wu was personally weaker than the elder, her butterfly possessed as much energy as the elder’s spear.
With a bang, the voidforce puppets collided, and the surrounding mountains and land were destroyed as the void warped from the impact. Shockwaves swept across the Cloudview clan’s territory.
The elder took a step back and beckoned for his spear to return, before once again thrusting the weapon forward.
Yun Wu had also been knocked back. She spat out a mouthful of blood as she threw a cold glare at Lu Yin. Her butterfly spread its wings to block the spear, and at the same time, Yun Wu prepared to tear through the void and escape.
"Aren't you underestimating Spiral Domain?" Lu Yin's voice reached the woman’s ear.
Yun Wu's pupils contracted, and Lu Yin’s bone pike appeared right in front of her eyes, pointed between her eyebrows. The killing intent radiating from the weapon left Yun Wu’s scalp tingling with fear.
Her autumn butterfly landed and made no attempt to launch any further attacks. The spear appeared and stabbed Yun Wu's shoulder, pinning her to the ground. The woman’s blood flowed across the land.
Yun Yun watched, feeling incredibly torn by the strange developments. The aunt that she had respected since childhood had just been unveiled as an Aeternus spy.
As for the rest of the members of the Cloudview clan, they stared at Xuan Qi in awe. This young man had actually forced Yun Wu to submit. Was that the true power of Spiral Domain?
Lu Yin retrieved his bone pike.
The Cloudview clan elder stared at the young man for a moment before stepping forward. When he arrived at Yun Wu's side, he said, "Little Wu, you've disappointed me greatly."
Yun Wu looked up at the elder, her eyes filled with loathing. "If not for that child, you never would have been able to defeat me!"
The elder shook his head. "Why betray humanity?"
Yun Wu sneered at the man. "Humans shouldn't even exist! The Aeternals are the only race that should exist in any universe! They are immortal, unfettered by emotions, and can do as they please. But humans? They age, they get sick, and they die. They lie, manipulate, and possess those revolting emotions."
"Silence!" Yun Yun shouted, "Elder, take her away. She's gone mad."
The elder sighed before grabbing Yun Wu and leaving.
The other clansmen remained silent. Discovering a traitor within a family never generated good feelings.
Lu Yin watched as Yun Wu was taken away. Her words had demonstrated just how completely controlled by Cheng Kong she was, as well as how blindly faithful to Aeternus. Lu Yin wondered if there was any way to undo such control. Also, how would the family deal with Yun Wu? Even if she had been controlled, how would they make amends for her crimes?
"Yun Yun-"
Lu Yin wanted to say something, Yun Yun interrupted him. "Brother Xuan Qi, thank you."
Lu Yin sighed. "What will happen with her?"
Yun Yun looked grim, though she said nothing.
Behind them, one member of the Cloudview clan said, "All traitors who are discovered and captured are supposed to be handed over to the Bureau."
"We captured her ourselves. This matter has nothing to do with the Bureau," someone else countered.
Yun Yun frowned. "Go back."
The other members of the clan all left.
Lu Yin looked at the woman next to him. "Will you send her to the Bureau?"
Yun Yun met Lu Yin's eyes. "No."
Lu Yin said nothing. He had already expected this answer. In the Perennial World, Humility's Gate enjoyed far greater influence and respect than the Bureau did in the Sixverse Association. Even with that being the case, when a spy had been discovered within the Liu family, that person had been executed on the spot rather than handed over to Humility's Gate. Lu Yin did not expect things to be any different in the Voidforce Universe.
This was not even just regarding the Cloudview clan, as Lu Yin believed that any family in the Voidforce Universe would internally handle any uncovered spies. No one would be willing to turn exposed traitors over to the Bureau. According to what Lu Yin had learned from Xu Lie, this refusal to cooperate was one of the reasons why the Bureau was so ineffective.
"You're not going to hand her over to us? I can't allow that," a voice suddenly rang out.
Yun Yun and Lu Yin's expressions changed, and they looked up to see a man floating in the air. Neither of them had any idea how long the man had been there for.
Not even Lu Yin had noticed the man at all.