Master of Strange Dao

Hearing the words "dong chang," the leader's face slightly changed.

He immediately took out the Communication Magic Treasure and, using the Shadow Department's special method, directly transmitted the information back to the government office of the Shadow Department.

Moments later, he received a message.

The Shadow Department had never given them temporary tasks, telling them to return immediately to report in person.

His face looked extremely grim, and as he listened to Yu Ziqing's mocking voice, his expression grew more sullen.

Something big had happened.

Someone had learned their secret message and used their special channels to issue them a task.

Yu Ziqing released the person in his hands and even patted the other's shoulder.

"Use your brain a little. Haven't you all noticed that your task isn't very normal? No wonder even at the Seventh Tier, you still haven't made it as a Shadow Envoy."

Yu Ziqing had already felt something was amiss before: the timing was wrong, and the procedure was also wrong.

He had left a card up his sleeve, not killing them all outright.

If he had killed them all, the issue of these few people temporarily changing their task would have been easily erased.

The matter would have turned into three spies of the Shadow Department being killed by the Evil Dao while performing a standard mission.

Then, the Shadow Department could justifiably deploy a large force to openly intervene in these matters.

Even if the chief or deputy director personally intervened, there would be nothing wrong at all.

The three from the Shadow Department all kept silent faces, enduring Yu Ziqing's ridicule without speaking or responding, turning to leave on their own.

Yu Ziqing looked at Shan Daoyu, who stood there bewildered throughout the whole process, and spoke.

"Is it your first time going out for training? You are so simple; do your elders really allow you to go out alone?"

"I..." Shan Daoyu stammered, feeling that he had acted recklessly and a bit foolish.

"You sword cultivators, is this how you all are?"

"Overthinking makes it hard to achieve Sword Heart Clarity." Shan Daoyu solemnly replied.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go."

"Friend, please forgive me for being too rash and nearly causing a great disaster. Whatever you need to do, I assume I can still be of some help." Shan Daoyu bowed again.

Yu Ziqing originally did not intend to say much to him, but looking at his naive appearance, he changed his mind.

The Mysterious Heaven Sect of Dali was recognized as one of the top three great sects in Dali.

And looking at Shan Daoyu's appearance, with a righteous persona and considerable strength.

"Alright, then follow me. I want to see if those three guys would be killed on their way back."

"Uh, who would dare to lay hands on someone from the Shadow Department?"

"If no one dared to lay hands on someone from the Shadow Department, not so many of them would die every year."

At this moment, a flying sword descended from above the clouds, aimed directly at Yu Ziqing.

Yu Ziqing caught the flying sword and glanced at the message inside.

Lin Fu had visited the outer family, and indeed, Song's son had been kidnapped.

While out playing, he had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a letter delivered to his family.

The kidnappers demanded that his family prepare the ransom and had his father deliver it alone to the specified location, clearly stating that any tracking attempt would result in the hostage being killed.

Lin Fu had personally gone to secretly investigate but found nothing with no traces left.

And the kidnappers had not sent another letter.

Yu Ziqing put away the letter, furrowing his brows slightly. If the chief director had found out about Song's son, why not directly find Song in secret?

Why was there a need to first give the Gu Family a letter?

What benefit would come from blowing the matter up?

Yu Ziqing temporarily set aside his doubts and followed Shan Daoyu in the direction of the Capital City of Dali.

Those three spies from the Shadow Department would surely head straight back to the government office of the Shadow Department.

Whether or not they sent the message back, the likelihood of them being silenced was very high.

Even if those three were killed, Fu Xiao could still continue with the original plan.

Yu Ziqing hadn't killed them, so he couldn't let anyone else kill them either.

No matter what, those three had to return alive to the government office of the Shadow Department. If they returned alive, the matter would still become big.

Only this time, the nature of it becoming big was different.

After journeying with Shan Daoyu for a day, Yu Ziqing almost thoroughly understood this guy.

With an extremely high talent, he had been taken in as a disciple by the Sect Master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect since his childhood, diligently cultivating within the sect and was one of the very few disciples who walked the path of a sword cultivator.

This was indeed his first time venturing out because the Sect Master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect felt that if he kept going like this, his strength would indeed become stronger and stronger. However, his lack of experience was a significant issue, so he had to make him leave the mountain gate for three to five decades of experience before returning.

As long as he didn't die outside and didn't find a place to practice in seclusion, he could do whatever he wanted.

Yu Ziqing felt somewhat speechless.

It seemed that the Sect Master of the Mysterious Heaven Sect had long grown impatient and now felt that a Seventh Tier sword cultivator's power, combined with the status of a True Disciple of the Mysterious Heaven Sect, afforded him some degree of self-preservation, so he hurriedly sent him out for training.

With this guy's life experiences, he was indeed quite easily manipulated to death.

He had been used as a pawn before, and to a certain extent, he was still being used as a pawn now.

The duo pursued for over a day, finally sensing combat fluctuations ahead.

Yu Ziqing patted Shan Daoyu on the shoulder.

"Your time to act righteously has come, go."

Shan Daoyu was quite shocked.

"Brother Wenchou, is there really someone daring to intercept and kill them?"

"Quickly go, if you go late, they will die."

Shan Daoyu transformed into tunneling light and flew ahead.

Yu Ziqing followed leisurely behind him.

When they arrived at the location, they could see from afar that the three from the Shadow Department, with one person of the Seventh Tier heavily injured and on the ground, while the remaining two were also wounded, faces pale, with their True Yuan greatly depleted.