Master of Strange Dao

Song Chengyue looked at the Old Eunuch hesitating and chuckled softly before suddenly asking a question.

"In the past two years, has he ever reported anything to you?"

"Never."

"Then, has he ever inquired about His Majesty's well-being?"

"Never."

The uncertainty on the Old Eunuch's face gradually dissipated.

"That dog has gone completely wild and forgotten that he is still a dog with a master," Song Chengyue said gleefully.

The Old Eunuch no longer hesitated. Whether or not Song Chengyue sought revenge, at least his words were true.

In the past two years, so many things had happened, yet the Dong Chang chief director never reported anything nor did he greet anyone with the respect due from a subject and subordinate.

His heart deserved condemnation.

"If Dong Chang is to be disbanded, I want the list of those people and all their detailed information, not a single page less," he said.

As long as those people, including the chief director, were no longer of Dong Chang, and were no longer eunuchs belonging to the palace,

they would no longer fall under the areas Jinyi Wei couldn't meddle in, and Song Chengyue could justifiably do anything he wished.

With the imperial authority granted, one could execute first and report afterward.

The Old Eunuch looked deeply at Song Chengyue and nodded.

"Very well."

Three days later, Song Chengyue received a Storage Bag.

When he opened it, inside were all the records of the eunuchs that had been sent out, including those of the chief director.

Song Chengyue couldn't say it was right for Dong Chang to be disbanded, but the Old Eunuch was the most suitable person to see it done.

Song Chengyue didn't know how he had persuaded Emperor Qian, but currently, at least in principle, the Daqian Dynasty no longer had Dong Chang as a governmental entity.

It was entirely reasonable and within the rules for him, Song Chengyue, to possess these documents, and no one could criticize him for it.

Most of the records were marked with a "deceased" tag.

Yet Song Chengyue still carefully went through each one.

It wasn't until the end that he focused on the chief director's information.

To be frank, despite serving as Jinyiwei Commander for so long, he didn't actually know much about these palace eunuchs.

It was a sensitive matter, and even though non-personal records were available in the archives of Jinyi Wei, without absolute necessity, he never took the initiative to look into them.

Looking through these records now officially meant that there was no turning back for him; he had to follow this path to the end and he had to win.

In the records, there were images from when the chief director was young, his background, and the Dharma Method he once cultivated were all crystal clear.

Later, after being dispatched, the records detailed where he went and what he did in the beginning.

However, in the latter half, the information became increasingly brief; in the recent few hundred years, significant events were only recorded after lengthy intervals.

The record of the most recent century was especially lackluster, nearly devoid of any significant events.

With the perspective of hindsight, one could see that the chief director's ambition was growing step by step; he was gradually spinning out of control.

Song Chengyue looked at the information and scoffed, calling over his confidants immediately.

He took out the records of those marked as deceased and ordered them to confirm, one by one, whether they were truly dead and where they were buried; everything had to be thoroughly investigated.

As a Cultivator, a corpse's bones wouldn't decay for hundreds to thousands of years without special treatment.

They had to dig them all up for inspection, though it was difficult for others, it was easy to check with eunuchs.

Even with just the remaining skeletons, they could identify whether they had been eunuchs in life.

This task was especially straightforward for Jinyi Wei.

Once they completed this, they would start tracing those who were still alive.

From the lower-ranking individuals, slowly working up to the leader, this was what he and Jinyi Wei were best at, and it was the regular procedure for an investigation.

Otherwise, even with the documentation of the chief director's past in hand, he doubted he could find where the present chief director was, or who he was.

Holding the dossier, Song Chengyue entered the Seventh Floor with a hearty laugh.

Leaking information was just a minor and not important detail.

Besides, these people were neither part of the Daqian court nor were they registered eunuchs in the palace.

He was not, therefore, betraying any important information.

Seeing Qi No. 7 walking up the stairs, Song Chengyue cheerfully said,

"I have gathered some information you might find very interesting."

He listed them one by one, including the records of the deceased Dong Chang eunuchs.

Yu Ziqing was greatly shocked.

What was Old Song doing? How did he come into possession of this information?

"Dong Chang has been quietly disbanded," he explained.

Upon mentioning this, Song Chengyue couldn't help but display some pride.

"Good lord..."

Yu Ziqing gave Old Song a big thumbs-up.

He only wished for Emperor Qian to stop protecting the chief director, and yet Old Song managed to get Emperor Qian to disband Dong Chang.

Now, even if Emperor Qian personally wanted the chief director dead, whoever he sent would be completely justified.

Yu Ziqing took note of all the information, particularly that of the chief director's.

Without this earliest set of Early Period records, Yu Ziqing might have found it as difficult as reaching the sky to even clarify the chief director's True Name.

In this initial documentation from the Daqian Palace, the name was the least important piece of information.

To discover the present chief director from his records was nearly impossible,

but for Yu Ziqing, this data was extremely valuable.

The True Name, his most original and core identity, and the essential Dharma Method he cultivated were all there.

Yu Ziqing now had a feeling that he was close to making a determination about a person.

A True Name and identity label, seemingly the simplest, could sometimes be the most elusive to obtain.

Especially this True Name, both the simplest and the most difficult lay in this.