On that night, the White Phoenix descended slowly on the outskirts of a small town in Central Province.

Qing Yu changed into the attire of a Hidden Mirror Man and quietly entered the town.

Along the way, there was peace and tranquility. The town's location was somewhat remote, and on normal days, only familiar residents were seen around, so there was no need to worry about thieves acquiring their loot.

As for outsiders who were bandits, ha, being a bandit in Central Province was like courting death. The headquarters of the Six Gates was in Tianjing City of Central Province. If anyone foolish enough tried to be a bandit here, the constables of the Six Gates would "thank" them.

Dealing with criminal cases in Central Province, the merits were much greater than in other provinces.

Qing Yu's hair fluttered behind him as he activated his Three Thousand White Feathers, creating wind beneath his feet and flying across half of the town to his destination.

With Three Thousand White Feathers combined with Wind God Leg, Qing Yu could fly easily and at high speed. It was a rare method of flight, second only to Divine Communication.

The Qing Feng circulated, and Qing Yu slowly descended onto the rooftop of the only wealthy household in the town.

This household was the only distinctive point in the humble town, where even in such late hours, sounds of revelry could still be heard. Such extravagant living was completely at odds with the other residents who turned off lights and slept early.

"This Fatty Meng sure knows how to enjoy life," Qing Yu chuckled, shaking his head.

The person enjoying himself in the house below was none other than Qing Yu's old acquaintance—Meng Yunfei, also known as Fatty Meng. Meng Yunfei, whose public identity was the branch president of the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce, had his hometown right here on the edge of Central Province.

If there was no mission or business deal that required Meng Yunfei's attention, he would generally return to his hometown for a few days, letting the local people witness the extravagant lifestyle of Mr. Meng.

Of course, Qing Yu's late-night visit was not to witness the extravagant life of Fatty Meng, nor was it to see the upcoming erotic performance.

Thus...

An invisible Power of Thought infiltrated. Just as Fatty Meng was getting into the mood, wanting to extend the Meng Family line, he suddenly felt indifferent, his raised "spear" quietly wilted like noodles, unable to rise again.

"Meng Yunfei, come see me."

Meng Yunfei: "..."

Hearing this voice, how could Meng Yunfei not know who interfered? 'Why has this lord come at this time?'

However, after a moment of thought, Meng Yunfei roughly guessed why the Hidden Mirror Man had come.

Quietly hitting the sleeping point on the fourth concubine, Meng Yunfei stealthily jumped out of the window, flying up to the rooftop. His movements were nimble, silently swift for a plump man.

"Your Excellency" Meng Yunfei respectfully greeted.

"Report one by one the intelligence transmitted from the Shadow Pavilion," Qing Yu, with his back to Meng Yunfei, looked up at the half-moon in the night sky, speaking indifferently.

'How did he know the intelligence from the Shadow Pavilion had reached my hands?' Meng Yunfei couldn't help but think.

Then, a terrifying guess crossed his mind, and he hurriedly reined in his thoughts, avoiding reckless speculations, and recounted the intelligence one by one.

"The source of the anomaly that appeared last time in the Nanyun Mountain Range of Hong Province has been investigated and found to be the entrance to a Secret Realm of the Heavenly Demon Palace. Yesterday, the entrance appeared again, with a large number of disciples from the Heavenly Demon Palace stepping out of the Secret Realm and officially entering our world."

"Ah?" Qing Yu slightly glanced sideways toward Meng Yunfei, "Is that all?"

That report was too simplistic, weren't there any details about the individuals who entered the world? What Realm were they from? Who were the combatants previously at Nanyun Mountain Range? Where were those pieces of information?

As the main contact between Qing Yu and the Shadow Pavilion, Meng Yunfei should have received complete intelligence. What kind of brief information that could be summed up in a single sentence was this?

Did you think I didn't know about the anomaly that occurred yesterday? I was almost ready to go and investigate—did you know that?

However, as Qing Yu observed Meng Yunfei's thoughts, he found out that it was indeed the truth; he hadn't lied.

"Your Excellency, due to the previous anomaly being too terrifying, yesterday the Shadow Pavilion only sent a few spies of Innate Realm and Divine Origin Realm to investigate, and all of them have been killed by the Heavenly Demon Palace. Not just them, but spies from other forces too suffered the same fate—heads exploded, instantly fatal. And it seems to be the work of the same person," Meng Yunfei said with a bitter smile.

'Only sent Innate Realm and Divine Origin Realm spies? No wonder.' Qing Yu thought to himself.

Innate Realm and Divine Origin Realm were considered masters among ordinary people, but facing Martial Artists above the True Pill Realm, they were still far too weak.

With such strength, it's no wonder everyone's heads were exploded at the same time.

If it had been True Pill Realm masters who went, they could have gathered more clues.

But then again, he guessed that major forces wouldn't send True Pill Realm experts to investigate the situation in the Heavenly Demon Palace. True Pill Realm was not cabbage; it wasn't available in abundance.

The previous anomaly had already proved how terrifying the Nanyun Mountain Range was. As a True Pill Realm Martial Artist himself, Qing Yu had almost rushed to investigate the reoccurrence of the anomaly, promptly fleeing—other True Pill Realm Martial Artists weren't fools to rush to their deaths.

Moreover, the leaders of major forces might not agree. After all, True Pill Realm Martial Artists were the pillars of a force, not mere cannon fodder. Losing them in the Nanyun Mountain Range would be too great a loss.

'However, saying that the Shadow King has no channels of information is impossible.'

Qing Yu thought, then suddenly said, "The Shadow King has no connections in the Demon Path?"

Qing Yu didn't believe that the Shadow King had no dealings with the Demonic People. Given the already strained relationships with several major Righteous Sects, not finding some friends in the Demon Path just wouldn't be in the Shadow King's character.

Furthermore, the Shadow Pavilion dealt in the business of the hidden world, which naturally involved interactions with Demonic People.

"This..." Meng Yunfei hesitated in his response.

He didn't believe the Shadow King lacked channels within the Demon Path, but since the Shadow King hadn't told him any related intelligence, he dared not speculate further.

"Forget it, I won't make it difficult for you."

Qing Yu then changed the topic, "The 'Heavenly Heart Lotus Ring' you've cultivated is not bad."

Meng Yunfei had indeed cultivated the 'Heavenly Heart Lotus Ring,' which signified that his Heavenly Talent was quite good, even exceptional. Moreover, it indicated that Meng Yunfei was not satisfied with just this; he wanted more power.

Otherwise, why would he risk his life to cultivate the 'Heavenly Heart Lotus Ring'?

"Since that is the case, I will give you more opportunities."

Driven by an inexplicable impulse, the always bowing Meng Yunfei looked up at Qing Yu, and then, he saw a pair of eyes deep like the Abyss, completely falling into it.

When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you.

For Meng Yunfei, Qing Yu was the Abyss. And now, he would be assimilated by the Abyss.

An invisible Power of Thought infiltrated Meng Yunfei's mind, subtly altering his thoughts. He was still that Fatty Meng, still loyal to the Shadow King, but from now on, his loyalty included another.

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