Capítulo 1879: Chapter 1880: The Two Realms Connected

The woman enveloped entirely in darkness paused momentarily, despite trying to suppress her emotions, she couldn’t help but slightly look up to observe Ye Qingci’s expression.

However, Ye Qingci’s calm demeanor at this moment made Zigui hardly believe it.

“Cold Moon Envoy… how could you possibly know about the Secret Envoys?”

Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoys differed from the well-known Twelve Holy Emissaries and the Eighteen Dragon Soul Guards.

As a department responsible for penal affairs, their identities and existence naturally required a higher degree of secrecy.

The Heaven, Earth, Human-named Heavenly Punishment Secret Envoys were particularly unknown within the Heavenly Punishment Department.

Not even Demon Slayer Department’s Saint Envoy and Yang Chengyin knew of their existence and were unaware of their Heaven, Earth, Human titles.

“Naturally, someone informed me, someone knowledgeable about your affairs.”

Zigui’s expression subtly changed, contemplating the limited individuals aware of their existence, and after eliminating the few basic options, she had her suspicions.

“Did you find the Sect Hierarch?”

Ye Qingci paused her document browsing, turning to glance at Zigui.

“You seem already aware the Lord Chou is still alive?”

Zigui took a deep breath and said, “Lord Chou’s close ties to the Heavenly Punishment Department mean that as long as he lives, the Sect Master position cannot fall into anyone else’s hands. This explains why no new Sect Master has taken office in the Heavenly Punishment Department for so many years.”

“Indeed, it appears to be so.”

Ye Qingci responded mildly, unsurprised by this answer, though she hadn’t personally asked Qiu Tianlin about it.

The Heavenly Punishment Department had dramatically changed, if not removing Qiu Tianlin’s title, Zhao Xuanzhen probably couldn’t do so.

“So, Zigui Secret Envoy, can you answer my question now?”

Facing Ye Qingci’s persistent questioning, Zigui fell into silence once more, yet Ye Qingci did not rush.

Despite Xu Nanzhi awaiting outside, under such public scrutiny, it was unlikely for someone like Yang Chengyin to appear unexpectedly.

Besides, Ye Qingci considered the matter to be significant.

She sought not just an answer, but the attitude of this Secret Envoy person.

“Among the Heaven, Earth, Human groups, totaling twenty-one Secret Envoys, only I remain alive in this world.”

This revelation slightly surprised Ye Qingci, though she quickly suppressed the surprise, speaking softly.

“Why are you still alive then?”

Zigui lifted her head to look at Ye Qingci, taking a deep breath and replied, “Because I cannot die yet, if I do, the entire Heavenly Punishment Department would become utterly extinct.”

Ye Qingci smiled, inspecting Zigui and asked, “Can you Enter Void?”

Zigui bit her lower lip, somewhat unwilling, “Just half a step away.”

“No wonder amongst the Luo Clan, you had no voice even in front of Han Xiaotian.”

Zigui instinctively wished to retort but recalled what happened inside Luo Clan’s Blessed Realm and closed her mouth.

Whether it was Su Chengyu or Ye Qingci, they once made Han Xiaotian compromise with their strength.

“The idea is good, patience is indeed necessary. But be aware, hiding your prowess too much only makes people think you’re a toothless tiger.”

With those words, Ye Qingci seemed to finish reviewing the documents handed over, closing them all.

“Lord Qiu asked me to deliver a message: The duty of Heavenly Punishment is never abandoned till death.”

Leaving these words with Zigui alone, Ye Qingci did not linger and turned to leave the Demon Suppression Tower.

While leaving the tower, Ye Qingci happened to see Ye Qingming and Ye Wujiang exiting another part of the Demon Suppression Tower. After a brief exchange of glances, Ye Qingci fully departed from the Demon Suppression Tower.

“Saint Envoy Ye…”

Perceiving Ye Qingci’s presence, Xu Nanzhi immediately finished her meditation and stood up.

Ye Qingci nodded and softly said, “No need to be so formal; decades of mysteries finally show some progress thanks to you, our greatest contributor.”

Xu Nanzhi paused, then hesitantly responded, “Aunt Ye?”

“Too antiquated, just call me Sister. Even in Lin An, it’s my common moniker.”

“Okay, Sister Ye.”

Hearing Ye Qingci’s tone, Xu Nanzhi felt less constrained and replied.

“So where are we headed now?”

“Su Chengyu is at his residence in the Capital City, which is now called Qilong Court. Can you drive a car?”

“Yes.”

Flying is prohibited in Capital City, although they could swiftly head to Qilong Court.

But Xu Nanzhi, freshly out from Demon Suppression Tower, should avoid drawing too much attention; a slow drive would attract less notice.

After half a day of driving, Xu Nanzhi, following Ye Qingci’s directions, arrived in front of Qilong Court.

Seeing the decor closely resembling her residence in Lin Jiang, Xu Nanzhi felt somewhat disoriented.

Times had changed; Xu Nanzhi did not expect to witness this familiar scene again but couldn’t find those familiar faces within.

“Enter, the formation in this courtyard may not match the Luo Clan’s Great Formation, but it’s sufficient to avoid most eyes and ears.”

Ye Qingci said, glancing around before leading Xu Nanzhi into the courtyard together.

As soon as the gate closed, Xu Nanzhi asked.

“Those spies outside the courtyard.”

“Various factions monitoring Su Chengyu’s movements. Su Chengyu cleared them once before, but given his prolonged absence, there are always fools willing to return.”

Xu Nanzhi blinked, “Why not then…”

“It’s endless; being sent here they are considered expendable sacrifices, and nowadays many have noticed abnormalities in Su Chengyu’s condition. Overreacting would only make them think we’re afraid.”

Xu Nanzhi, being intelligent, quickly grasped Ye Qingci’s meaning and reverted to the main subject.

“Any news from Chengyu over there now?”

“None about him, but… while investigating another matter, I received some bad intel, possibly linked to his side.”

“Linked to Chengyu?”

Xu Nanzhi was puzzled, as when she previously was with Feng Jie Yu, she inquired about Su Chengyu several times.

According to Feng Jie Yu, the place Su Chengyu went had no direct link with here; even the worlds’ only connection was established after Su Zhedian spent decades working on it. She couldn’t fathom what could tie matters here to Su Chengyu’s side.

“Perhaps I should start from the beginning; are you aware of Su Chengyu’s disciples?”

Xu Nanzhi nodded, “I know of two, one a little demon born from Qingqiu Fox Clan. The other… that Sect Hierarch the Demonic Path has tirelessly sought.”

“Correct. Bai Huang is now with those demon clans from Luo Clan on a small island in Liuli Country. Thanks to those God Beast descendants, not much trouble should arise briefly. The other one… after killing a Luo Clan’s Earth Immortal, headed alone to Southern Xinjiang.”

Also, not long ago, we just confirmed; Southern Xinjiang is one of Demonic Path’s hidden bases over the past century. More unfortunately, Ms. Feng went there some days ago?”

“Senior Feng went to handle Demonic Path?”

“No, it’s because apparently a passage leading to another world appeared, precisely at Su Chengyu’s present location. Southern Xinjiang’s recent disturbances, the emergence of the passage, and the complete disappearance of Yu Yanshu, these cascading bad news inevitably connect in my mind. If it truly links to Su Chengyu’s place…”

“Sister Ye, I am willing to go to Southern Xinjiang.”

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