Chapter 1265: Trouble Caused by a Token
Yang Haoran knew that since the newcomers had set up a restrictive formation with his cave as its center, it meant they indeed knew he and Zhong Siyu were inside the cave, and their purpose for this trip was undeniably aimed at them.
The opponent's initiative in setting up the restrictive formation perfectly suited Yang Haoran's intentions. At the very least, it saved him the trouble of needing to set up another restrictive formation to conceal their location.
When Zhong Siyu appeared at the cave entrance, all spatial fissures had vanished. However, suspended in the air diagonally above their cave, two factions of people floated. Each of these factions comprised dozens of individuals. Yet, the power fluctuations emanating from one faction were significantly stronger than the other, and the energies they exuded were distinctly different: the stronger faction radiated Corpse Qi, while the weaker one emitted Yin Qi.
Zhong Siyu's appearance immediately captured everyone's attention. Seeing Zhong Siyu in a white dress, dressed as a pure young girl, every single person present was momentarily stunned. This was completely unlike what they had imagined; to be precise, it was vastly different from their expectations. They even wondered if some part of their intelligence was mistaken, and that this innocent, lovely young girl before them wasn't the person they were looking for at all.
However, when they sensed the Yin Qi emanating from Zhong Siyu, they reconsidered, thinking perhaps they hadn't come to the wrong place after all.
Just as everyone was wavering between surprise and uncertainty, slow footsteps echoed from within the cave. The footsteps weren't loud, yet in the silent night, they resonated with surprising clarity. Each step seemed to tap directly upon the hearts of everyone present. Originally, all eyes had been fixed on Zhong Siyu, but now, because of these slowly approaching footsteps, they all simultaneously turned towards the source of the sound.
Under the collective gaze of the crowd, a figure gradually revealed itself in the moonlight. This person was entirely shrouded in a cloud of Yin Qi, so all they could discern was a humanoid shape. Forget seeing their features clearly, they couldn't even tell the person's gender.
However, as the figure reached Zhong Siyu's side and came to a halt, the Yin Qi enveloping them dispersed. Under the bright and cool moonlight overhead, everyone finally got a clear look at the person's physique and appearance.
This ordinary appearance formed a stark contrast with Zhong Siyu's sweet purity. When Zhong Siyu first appeared, everyone was surprised—surprised by her innocence, by her cuteness, and by her petite yet shapely figure.
The appearance of this person equally astonished everyone, though their surprise stemmed from the individual's utter ordinariness—so plain as to be completely unremarkable. To be so plain truly astonished them. They had expected some primeval beast to burst forth from the cave, but reality diverged greatly from their imagination; they couldn't help but be surprised.
This seemingly unremarkable fellow was none other than Yang Haoran, who had indeed moved towards the cave entrance before Zhong Siyu but emerged after her. However, the physique and appearance Yang Haoran currently displayed were not his true ones, but rather an altered form—the very image he had used previously. The reason his body had been shrouded in Yin Qi moments ago was precisely because he was using a mystical art to change his appearance.
Of course, even if Yang Haoran were to revert to his original appearance, he would still be perfectly ordinary, no better than his current guise. However, as one of the Underworld Office's Guardians, while there were many people he didn't know, there were also many who *did* know him. If his true identity were recognized, even the most common physique and appearance would suddenly seem to shimmer with golden light.
The crowd had hurried to this place in the dead of night to kill, not to hold a beauty pageant. Therefore, whether someone was ugly or beautiful would not affect their actions tonight. After a brief moment of surprise, everyone regained their composure.
“Door Master Shi, are you sure we haven't come to the wrong place, and that these are truly the people we're looking for? ”
The speaker was a young man who appeared to be under thirty. His build and features were unremarkable, but his long, black goatee was exceptionally striking, like a black dagger embedded beneath his mouth.
As the man with the goatee spoke, Yang Haoran and Zhong Siyu's gazes settled upon him. Though the dagger-like goatee was indeed eye-catching, Yang Haoran's gaze didn't linger on it; instead, he looked at the clothes the man was wearing.
The man was surprisingly clad in the Underworld Office's unique Death God attire. However, unlike the Death God attire Yang Haoran currently wasn't wearing, this man's Death God attire was exclusive to Emissaries of Death. In other words, this man with the goatee was an Underworld Office Emissary of Death.
Behind the man with the goatee stood dozens more individuals. They were all uniformly dressed in black robes, also the Underworld Office's Death God attire. However, the Death God attire worn by these dozens was of the lowest grade. From their clothing, their identities were clear: they were all Night Watchers under the goatee-wearing man.
“Rest assured, Soul Transporter Gou, this Door Master has absolutely not made a mistake. This is the place we were meant to come to, and these two are indeed the people we're looking for. ”
Shi Weihan spoke in a low, heavy voice, his tone full of certainty, but his face was brimming with killing intent. As he spoke, his gaze was not on the man with the goatee, but fixed intently on Yang Haoran.
Although Yang Haoran's appearance was ordinary and the power fluctuations emanating from him were not particularly strong, Yang Haoran gave Shi Weihan a very dangerous feeling. Thus, ever since Yang Haoran appeared, his gaze had been locked onto him.
Seeing that Shi Weihan wasn't looking at him, the man with the goatee felt slighted, and his expression consequently soured. Although he genuinely believed they hadn't come to the wrong place or found the wrong people, the displeasure he felt made him want to retort a few words.
“Hmph, you'd best not be mistaken. Otherwise, if trouble arises, and my superiors investigate, I won't have an easy time of it. So I hope you keep your eyes peeled! ”
The man with the goatee retorted coldly, his internal discomfort making his attitude less than pleasant. Upon hearing his words, a cold glint flashed in Shi Weihan's eyes, and his expression turned very grim.
Not only was Shi Weihan's expression grim, but the alluring woman beside him, and all the high-ranking members of the Corpse Sect behind him, without exception, looked displeased. After all, Shi Weihan was their Corpse Sect Door Master, and the goatee-wearing man's attitude towards him was also a blatant insult to their own "face. " How could their expressions be anything but grim?
“The reason I could accurately locate this place is that the Identity Tokens of my Corpse Sect's high-ranking members are vastly different from those of ordinary disciples. The tokens for high-ranking members are refined through special means and consecrated with our Corpse Sect's unique mystical arts. Therefore, as long as I activate the corresponding art, I can sense the location of every high-ranking member. Unless a token is destroyed or placed into an independent space, it absolutely cannot be wrong. ”
The moment Shi Weihan uttered these words, not only did the goatee-wearing man's brows furrow, but even the expressions of the high-ranking Corpse Sect members behind Shi Weihan subtly shifted. The reason for their change in expression was that they themselves had been unaware of this fact. At this moment, they finally understood why Shi Weihan had always insisted they wear their Identity Tokens on their persons.
Shi Weihan had no eyes on the back of his head, so he couldn't see the changing expressions of the Corpse Sect's high-ranking members. However, even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. Since he dared to reveal this matter publicly, he wasn't afraid of anyone making an issue of it. Besides, the token merely concealed a positioning function and wouldn't cause any harm to the wearer, so in his view, revealing this matter was no big deal.
Having said this, Shi Weihan then shifted his gaze to Zhong Siyu, and continued speaking in a cold voice.
“The token in her hand is precisely the unique token reserved for my Corpse Sect's high-ranking members. I trouble Soul Transporter Gou to open your eyes wide and see clearly: isn't there a token in her hand! ”
The goatee-wearing man had been impolite, and Shi Weihan's demeanor, in turn, became equally discourteous, his voice chilling to the bone. Shi Weihan's words once again made Zhong Siyu the center of attention; everyone's gaze converged on her.
To be precise, their gaze converged on the token Zhong Siyu was idly toying with in her hand!
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