She shot a questioning look to Xiao Tianyao and he simply ignored it. Apparently, he forgot to explain about this to her.

"Hmm," Xiao Jun hummed. "Since Xinghe went down, their people scattered across the neighboring Country and L Clan under Misty Cloud Clan order had been gathering them. However, they only let the children alive and killed the older one. By now, those children must have grown up."

"The teenager who attacked us?" Senja felt that the scattered pieces were gradually gathering together.

"Most likely." Xiao Jun said.

"Did the Misty Cloud Clan cooperate with The Emperor of Azura and using those children to go for war?" The deep understanding of the situation that they were facing now gradually dawn on her.

"That what we assumed." Xiao Jun nodded. Yet, it sounded like he was agreeing Senja's statement. "Without the Military Power from the Black Sword Clan, The Kingdom of Azura supposedly doesn't have any forces and manpower for war. But, he has it."

"So, first The Emperor of Azura destroyed the Kingdom of Xinghe and enslaved their offspring to overthrow the Black Sword Clan military power?"

"Good analysis."

"Wow…" Senja dumbfounded by the news. "He killed his brother to usurp the throne, used Xiao Tianyao to destroy the Kingdom of Xinghe and now he has been using the remaining of Xinghe' people to work for him to take over the Military power from the Black Sword Clan, so he could control the military by himself?"

"I can say you are smart." Xiao Jun gave her halfhearted praise.

"Of course I am." Senja said haughtily. "Your brother really has high standard, you know?" She grinned at Xiao Tianyao beside her who remained silence all the way of their expedition.

She didn't forget to praise her husband while praising herself.

"Xiao Jun, I think there is mind controller who has survived…" Senja said carefully. She has encountered more than once, the people with the strange emotion like them.

"That couldn't be possible." Xiao Tianyao chimed in.

"Why?" Senja asked him, but darted her questioning gazed at Xiao Jun. Because of the lack of light, Xiao Tianyao missed this.

"If there is mind controller who has survived, he or she couldn't be possible to perform hypnosis at mass people." Xiao Tianyao said. "We are talking about hundreds teenager, not only those who attacked us."

Senja stared intently at Xiao Jun, waiting for his opinion. Since he knew something that Xiao Tianyao had forgotten, he must have his own theory on this.

But, Xiao Jun agreed with his brother. "Most likely." He concluded.

Senja furrowed her eyebrows and sensed that there was something that he hid. She couldn't point it out, but she knew that Xiao Jun was trying to hide the fact from Xiao Tianyao.

She bit her lips, considering whether to straight forwardly confront Xiao Jun or found the right time to ask him in private.

However, before she could decide it they had arrived at the end of their track. It was another dead end. But, this time the rock covered with wooden board, so it must be another secret door.

And like what Senja had thought, Xiao Jun moved to the other corner and tugged a rotten rope that was hanging poorly from the ceiling.

With a click sound, the wooden board split into two and each side was moving to the opposite direction which then revealed a room that was totally screwed with dust and dirt were flying in the air and ruins everywhere.

Half of the ceiling had been broken and the blazing afternoon sun invaded their eyes, creating an oddly beautiful array of streaming lights.

This place was like an abandoned huge library with many books and the remaining bookshelves still intact to their original place, suffering greatly from centuries of neglect and attacked.

Under the light of the sunrays, the pillars of the stone emanated a pure white glow.

"This place is beautiful…" Senja mumbled.

"Yes, it was…" Xiao Jun replied, reminiscing the last time he was here.

It had been twelve years old since the last time he was here, his last meeting with Riana before she disappeared like dust.

Senja and Xiao Tianyao followed him while avoiding the ruins of the stone.

"The master's chamber was in the third floor in the second building. Whoever behind this, probably would be there. So, you better be careful." Xiao Jun warning most likely directed to Senja, because he wouldn't bother to warn his brother since both of them had known very well about the risk.

"Alright…" Senja said, rolling her eyes and making a face behind him because she knew Xiao Jun couldn't see him, but Xiao Tianyao flicked her head.

"What?" Senja snapped at him beside her.

"Be careful." Xiao Tianyao talked monotonously.

They had walked out from the messy room and had arrived at the open yard that surrounded by many pillars when Xiao Jun suddenly backed away.