Master of Strange Dao

The little colt flipped over, instantly sidling up with a sweet expression to curry favor.

After a moment of this, the Posthouse Official finally spoke.

"I know you grow slowly, you need the sweet rain, but you can't turn bad, nor pretend to be tired."

The little colt nodded repeatedly, nudging its head to toss the Posthouse Official onto its back.

Riding the little colt, once they merged as one, their speed suddenly increased, soaring fifty percent faster than the Posthouse Official alone.

The small body, like walking on air, took less than half a day to return to the Capital City of Dali.

When the Crown Prince of Dali received the letter, she opened it with a chuckle.

But upon seeing the contents, she could no longer laugh.

The letter stated that the Langya Incarnation Technique, which on the surface appeared to be an Incarnation Technique, was essentially a deranged evil skill, using the guise of reclaiming an incarnation to commit the heinous act of devouring people.

Daqian had a government office called the dong chang, and the chief director intended to wreak havoc in Dali.

The previous rumors were precisely the work of this person.

Within Dali's borders alone, there were known to be five Ninth Tier individuals harmed by his evil skill.

One had fallen, while the remaining victims of the evil skill were receiving treatment, with the evil skill already dispelled, though recovery would take time.

Yu Ziqing's letter did not mention what to ask the Crown Prince of Dali to do.

It was merely to inform her of this intelligence.

Her face was as calm as water, both shocked and angry; she hadn't imagined that within Dali alone, so many victims had been discovered.

Coupled with previous matters, she wouldn't believe that the chief director was not trying to disrupt Dali.

The facts laid bare; these matters were indeed disrupting Dali, uprooting the foundations of Dali.

The Crown Prince took the letter to see Emperor Li.

Upon arrival, after a brief wait, the Crown Prince's master arrived, and she handed the letter to him.

"Master, is there anything wrong with this?"

The elder looked at the content of the letter, his face darkened, and after a moment, he raised his head and said solemnly.

"There is nothing wrong, if that incarnation is a complete person and can be dispelled by the evil skill, then the Langya Incarnation Technique is indeed an evil skill.

I had previously researched it and always felt something was wrong, but I couldn't pinpoint the core issue.

Once this was mentioned in the letter, I understood why.

Because I had been constrained to the realm of incarnations.

If it were only seen as an Incarnation Technique, I might never find the problem.

Classifying it as an evil skill, there is no issue at all."

Emperor Li took a booklet from the desk.

"Tong Family Master, Yangming Sect Master, and Devil Extermination Sect Master, the rumor goes, all three fell in combat.

But there were no clues about where they fought.

Those mentioned in the letter surely included these three, didn't it?"

"So, this rumor, much like the last one, was also spread by that person."

With a few more words, the three understood the full story and the letter's contents.

After the Crown Prince left, Emperor Li sighed lightly.

"This Shadow Department is indeed getting worse with each generation, once again, that person used divine skills to spread rumors.

You must dig him out as soon as possible."

"I accept the decree," someone responded from the darkness, then vanished.

On another note, the Crown Prince looked at the data, knowing well what the rumor meant for the family and the two sects.

Dali needed them now, needed them to step forward.

Now, they couldn't allow their family and sects to suffer a calamity.

The data also mentioned that some forces were stirring and small movements had begun.

Since the matter had to be done, it must be done well, to gain an absolute advantage.

At this time, protecting their families and sects was a cost-effective thing.

The Tong Family had members holding court positions; where the Tong Family was located, they had even more people within the government office, having done well to stabilize the area over the years.

Within the Yangming Sect, there were also several civil servants in the court, and the area where the Yangming Sect was located had been stable.

As for the Devil Extermination Sect, there was no need to mention it; earlier, when the West Desolate Army guarded the Abyssal Rift, the ancestor of the Devil Extermination Sect had emerged from the West Desolate Army, often coordinating with them to suppress demons and devils, which greatly benefited the court.

If chaos broke out in these three places, it would indeed last a long time.

If there were normal rises and falls, the court rarely intervened directly, as the rise and fall of local powers generally benefited the court, preventing the emergence of a particularly strong force over time.

The Divine Dynasty's vast territory made it impossible to control the lowest levels tightly; the number of people required would be enormous.

And how to manage this was a particularly thorny issue.

The government office and court controlled one side, while local powers not directly subordinate to the court also managed regional stability; this was the most suitable method.

And the court actually favored strong yet not overly large powers like the Tong Family.

If such forces fell, the strongest would naturally consume the most, as the strong always grew stronger.

If all these powers collapsed, the leading forces would only grow stronger, while those behind would grow weaker.

Eventually, it would be normal for a force capable of carving out territory to emerge without fearing the court.

In Dali, several sects already showed such signs.

Only the presence of the court's great army and top experts kept them in check.

That chief director certainly knew how to choose targets.