Chapter 569: Detailed Information
Yang Haoran saw the excitement on the Night Watcher's face. His smile remained unchanged as he chuckled faintly, "It's good that you're cautious. If you believed just anyone who came along, I'd actually find you quite naive."
<r>Seeing that Yang Haoran, this Emissary of Death, had not taken offense at his previous rudeness, the Night Watcher grew even more agitated, profusely thanking Yang Haoran for his magnanimity.
<r>"We're all on the same side, so there's no need to be so polite with me. Right now, I want to know exactly what happened in Cloud River City. The more detailed, the better. Tell me everything you know, and then I'll have a clear understanding and can apply the right remedy to the problem," Yang Haoran said with a smile.
<r>The Night Watcher did not hesitate. Seeing Yang Haoran inquire about the matter, he immediately recounted everything he knew in detail, not daring to omit a single thing.
<r>As a Night Watcher, he naturally knew more about the Underworld Office than outsiders. Many of these matters usually involved secrets, but in the current circumstances, he could hardly worry about such things. Compared to the catastrophe their Cloud River City Underworld Office had just endured, those laughable secrets were utterly insignificant.
<r>Throughout the entire process, the Night Watcher did most of the talking, with Yang Haoran interjecting occasionally to ask questions. Whatever Yang Haoran inquired about, as long as the Night Watcher knew, he would explain in detail.
<r>About ten minutes later, Yang Haoran stopped asking questions. He had, through the information gleaned from the Night Watcher, gained a more comprehensive understanding of what had transpired at the Cloud River City Underworld Office this time.
<r>Just as Ye Zhiqiu had said, Cloud River City's Emissary of Death had indeed gone missing, and it had only happened in the last few days.
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The reason Cloud River City's Emissary of Death was deemed missing, even by his own Night Watchers, naturally stemmed from specific circumstances.
<r>A few days prior, news suddenly spread that Cloud River City's Emissary of Death had gone missing. This news hadn't come from within the Underworld Office but had first circulated externally. Initially, the Cloud River City Night Watchers didn't believe it; in their view, it was purely a deliberate rumor. After all, they had just seen their Emissary of Death. How could he possibly vanish in such a short time? It was simply impossible.
<r>What they hadn't expected was that on the very night the rumor spread, one of their Underworld Office's Death God Temples was attacked. The Death God Temple was destroyed, and the three temple keepers who managed it also lost their lives that night.
<r>Not only were the three temple keepers dead, but the devotees residing in the temple were also brutally slaughtered that night, leaving no one alive. Even their souls had vanished; it was unknown whether they had been forcibly dispersed or taken away, a mystery yet unsolved.
<r>After the incident, other Night Watchers were unaware of what had happened until the next day, when devotees came to the temple to worship and discovered the gruesome scene, immediately calling the police in fright.
<r>Upon the police's arrival, the Death God Temple was sealed off, and a gag order was issued to those who had made the discovery. It was precisely because of the timely gag order from the police that ordinary people didn't know much about the incident. They only knew that something major had occurred at the Death God Temple, but what exactly it was, few knew, and they could only make wild guesses.
<r>Just because ordinary people didn't know didn't mean those "in the know" were also oblivious. On the contrary, the matter spread throughout the supernatural community that very day, causing an enormous sensation!
<r>The Underworld Office was unlike other organizations. It was not only immensely powerful but also wielded great authority, so very few individuals or groups dared to offend it. An act like completely wiping out a Death God Temple overnight was not unheard of, but it was exceedingly rare. Thus, its spread within the community caused a massive stir.
<r>To those in the know, anyone daring to commit such an act must surely be a Spirit Medium, directly opposing the Underworld Office. Given that the two sides had been in a hostile relationship since ancient times, such an act was not surprising.
<r>Compared to this, what truly concerned those in the know was how the Underworld Office would retaliate. After all, this incident was far more than just losing face. If it wasn't handled properly, it wouldn't just be the Cloud River City Underworld Office that was disgraced; the entire Underworld Office would be shamed, impacting its prestige. If the higher-ups then laid blame, Cloud River City's Emissary of Death would likely face serious trouble!
<r>Therefore, everyone in the community at the time believed the Cloud River City Underworld Office would undoubtedly launch a fierce retaliation. But to their surprise, the Cloud River City Underworld Office made no major moves.
<r>Not only that, but on the second night, yet another Death God Temple was attacked. The temple keepers and devotees inside were, without exception, all brutally killed, and again, no souls were left behind.
<r>By the third day, rumors of Cloud River City's Emissary of Death going missing spread even more fiercely through the community. Even the vast majority of Night Watchers believed their Emissary of Death had indeed disappeared; otherwise, why would the enemy dare to be so rampant, and why had he not appeared?
<r>Once the news spread, Cloud River City's supernatural community erupted like boiling water. To mitigate the impact, Night Watchers immediately came forward to refute the rumors. However, their actions did not achieve the desired effect; instead, they gave off a feeling of "protesting too much. " After all, only the Night Watchers had appeared, while their Emissary of Death had consistently remained unseen, which only served to confirm that everything the rumors said was true.
<r>And the Cloud River City Night Watchers, immediately after the incident, tried every method to contact their Emissary of Death. But regrettably, nothing worked; their Emissary of Death had, just as the rumors stated, completely vanished.
<r>For these Night Watchers, without the Emissary of Death, they had lost their backbone. Although there was also a second-in-command among them who handled all matters, big or small, when the Emissary of Death was absent, the second-in-command's strength was ultimately limited. How could he compare to the Emissary of Death? The sense of security the Emissary of Death could provide was something the second-in-command simply couldn't offer.
<r>Of course, one couldn't say that the Cloud River City Underworld Office's second-in-command was useless. On the contrary, he played a crucial role. If not for the second-in-command's presence in the past few days, all of Cloud River City's Death God Temples would likely have been razed to the ground.
<r>While mobilizing all the Night Watchers, the second-in-command also secretly sent out distress calls to other organizations. Among them, the Spirit Police provided the greatest assistance. It was precisely because of the Spirit Police's strong support that their Cloud River City Underworld Office had managed to hold on until now.
<r>The Night Watcher before Yang Haoran was originally the temple keeper of this small Death God Temple. Last night, he received orders from the second-in-command to leave this Death God Temple and proceed to another, where he and other Night Watchers lay in ambush, awaiting the enemy's attack.
<r>The enemy did appear, and because their ambush was highly successful, they inflicted heavy losses on the opposing side. However, they also suffered considerably, not only sustaining heavy casualties but also seeing two more Death God Temples damaged to varying degrees. The very Death God Temple where Yang Haoran now stood was one of them.
<r>After all, the Night Watcher before him was the temple keeper of this Death God Temple, and also a devout believer. As long as he was still alive, he would absolutely not abandon this Death God Temple, nor would he abandon his faith, even in the current exceptional circumstances.
<r>Thus, he had arranged for workers early that morning to begin repairing the damaged parts of the place, from the outside in.
<r>Judging by the extent of the damage this place had sustained, it was utterly impossible for just those few workers at the entrance to fully repair it in a short amount of time.
<r>Moreover, even if it were repaired, this Death God Temple might not survive the night. There was a strong possibility that his Death God Temple, and he himself, could face devastating destruction tonight.
<r>Although he understood all this in his heart, he had no intention of "smashing a cracked pot. " In his words, as a Night Watcher and a devout believer, as long as he was alive, he had to do everything he was supposed to do, even if death stood right before him!
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