The sky was filled with swirling yellow sand, blinding to the eyes.
A solitary figure advanced through the raging sandstorm, the footprints behind quickly swallowed by the wind, leaving no trace.
Encountering such weather, Ye Qiu felt helpless, but he could only steel himself and push forward.
At this mont, Ye Qiu was no longer in Luohé City; alone, he was preparing to head to the Shadow Headquarters to rescue Shangguan Mingyue.
Zhang Shanfeng had intended to accompany him, but Ye Qiu insisted on leaving him in Luohé City. The Dan Shen Sect branch had just been established, and the newly recruited disciples had not yet been transferred from Qingfeng County; all of this needed soone to manage.
Reluctantly, Zhang Shanfeng had to stay behind to handle the Dan Shen Sect branch affairs. If difficulties arose, Ye Qiu instructed that he could seek help from Zhu Cang or Bai Lingtian.
Ye Qiu’s departure was sudden, and many in Luohé City were unaware of his disappearance.
Only a select few, like Zhu Cang and Bai Lingtian, were inford.
Ye Qiu wasn’t concerned about any troubles the branch might encounter after its establishnt, as Zhu Tian and Bai Lingtian were there to watch over things.
He had been in Luohé City for a while, and with only a few days left until the month’s end, he had to set out; otherwise, by the ti he saw Shangguan Mingyue again, she would be married, and Ye Qiu truly didn’t know how he would face it.
Therefore, he ca regardless of everything, determined to go to the Shadow Headquarters to reclaim her.
This decision was so reckless that even Bai Lingtian found it unbelievable.
However, Ye Qiu was determined to proceed.
He felt he had wronged Shangguan Mingyue, wronged the other won; if it weren’t for him, the won wouldn’t have perished along with the shattering of the Ancient Land...
According to the information extracted from the spirit of that middle-aged Shadow man, the Shadow Headquarters was located in a very concealed place.
Shadow, being an organization of assassination and murder, operated from the shadows.
To so sects and families, such forces were very repulsive and detestable. While not to the extent of being universally reviled, they were still quite unpopular.
After all, Shadow caused plenty of killings and offended nurous people.
If the location of the Shadow Headquarters were ever discovered, it would be fatal for the Shadow, which is why for so many years, many attempted to find the Shadow Headquarters but always ca up empty-handed.
Ye Qiu pressed on towards the Shadow Headquarters based on the gathered information. Along the way, he traversed mountains and waters, even encountering several dangers. After spending around five days, Ye Qiu finally reached his destination.
A seemingly ordinary mountain village.
This village was the Shadow Headquarters. If Ye Qiu hadn’t cross-referenced it multiple tis, he wouldn’t believe that what appeared to be a peaceful and ordinary village was actually the infamous Shadow Headquarters.
Gazing at the village before him, Ye Qiu recalled the village he had first entered upon arriving in the Ancestral Land, Qingshan Village, where he had t Wang Tiegang and Wang Hu. Now, he didn’t know how they were doing.
The mories flickered briefly; now was not the ti to reminisce about the past. Ye Qiu emptied the middle-aged man he had previously soul-searched from the storage bag.
He then transferred the soul from the Saint’s avatar into the body of this Shadow man; in an instant, a dead man stood upright once again.
Ye Qiu assessed for a mont, then entered the Taihuang Bell, concealed on the avatar’s clothing.
With a thought, the Shadow avatar’s figure flickered and imdiately dashed towards the village.
...
The village was very quiet, with many villagers busy with their own affairs.
From appearances, one couldn’t tell that these villagers were all assassins of Shadow.
Upon seeing the Shadow avatar appear, several villagers greeted him, nodding in acknowledgnt. Ye Qiu said nothing more, as speaking too much would only arouse suspicion.
After nodding in return, the Shadow avatar headed into the depths of the village. On the shoulder of this avatar was a tiny speck of dust within which Ye Qiu hid, observing the various scenes of the village.
"Feiniao, you’re back." Just as the Shadow avatar was about to turn, a voice called out to him.
"Yeah." The Shadow avatar nodded.
Ye Qiu’s mind raced to find information regarding Falcon, but he quickly realized he knew nothing about this person before him.
When he conducted the Soul Search earlier, he only focused on Shangguan Mingyue and that Imperial Prince, neglecting everyone else.
This wasn’t good; appearing here as a mber of Shadow without recognizing Falcon could easily lead to exposure.
Seeing that the Shadow avatar said nothing and took no action, Falcon frowned, saying: "Hey, Feiniao, you can act now, even ignoring , your brother? Since becoming the Imperial Prince’s trusted aide, you’ve changed, you no longer recognize , Falcon."
"Falcon?" Ye Qiu felt a surge of relief. His silence was due to being unsure of how to respond, certainly not starting with a casual "Hey."
But now that Falcon had announced himself, it was manageable. The Shadow avatar imdiately smiled, saying, "Brother Falcon, you’re overthinking it; I’m wary of too many eyes around, lest anyone badmouths to the Imperial Prince, which is why I kept my distance. I hope Brother Falcon doesn’t mind."
Falcon stared at the Shadow avatar for a while; Ye Qiu thought he had been exposed, preparing to kill Falcon if necessary, but then Falcon laughed heartily: "So that’s it, good, good."
"Haha..." The Shadow avatar also chuckled.
Ye Qiu secretly exhaled in relief. If he truly was exposed before Falcon, he would have to kill him outright. Any resultant commotion would only worsen the situation, but luckily the other party didn’t suspect he was an imposter.
In fact, with Ye Qiu impersonating a Shadow mber, unless soone was extrely familiar with Ye Qiu’s Shadow avatar, most people wouldn’t discern the truth.
Notably, Ye Qiu’s impersonation used spiritual substitution; in terms of appearance, the physical body, it looked like the original person. Unless soone deeply skilled in soul studies investigated, it wouldn’t be recognized that the Shadow avatar was actually Ye Qiu.
"Oh right, Brother Feiniao, you’re back just in ti; the Imperial Prince’s wedding day is approaching." Falcon said.
"I’m here to celebrate the Imperial Prince and also to complete the task he assigned ," the Shadow avatar said.
"Tsk tsk... seems like you’re going to be highly valued by the Imperial Prince." Falcon said enviously; following the Imperial Prince was a rare opportunity in Shadow, known to all that barring accident, the Imperial Prince was to lead Shadow.
"Alright, Brother Falcon, I need to go report to the Imperial Prince. Let’s talk another day." Ye Qiu said no more, Falcon made no attempt to stop him, watching the Shadow avatar leave.
"After becoming the Imperial Prince’s man, he’s indeed different—more lively. I wonder when I can also work for the Imperial Prince." Falcon said, shaking his head as he turned away. anwhile, Ye Qiu’s spiritual power never left him, ensuring that if Falcon detected anything wrong with the Shadow avatar, Ye Qiu would kill him without hesitation.
"It seems I need to be more restrained, colder, lest the Imperial Prince find sothing off about , which would be terrible." Despite the encounter with Falcon being nerve-wracking, it ultimately helped. It affird that Ye Qiu’s Shadow avatar was naturally inclined to a cold deanor.
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