Red Heart Patrols the Sky

The joint investigation launched by Qi and Jing regarding Jiang Wang’s loss at Frost Wind Valley has already lasted for a full seven days, involving nine major human cities, including the Flame Prison and Iron Rock.

It can be said to have combed through thousands of miles in detail.

However, the mysterious True Man who borrowed Mei Xuelin’s body to attack Jiang Wang and repel Ji Zhaonan was not uncovered.

If a True Man of the age intends to conceal themselves, it’s naturally difficult to ferret them out. Each True Man has their own legend, and hiding one’s cultivation is not a difficult task.

But whether in the present world or the Civilization Basin, Qi and Jing rank among the strongest forces of the age. These two countries jointly demarcated a region and thoroughly investigated it, making it almost impossible for even a tiny suspicion to be concealed.

Yet, after all these seven days of investigation, no result came out.

This naturally gives rise to reasonable doubt—does such a mysterious True Man even exist?

Could it be one of the Guardians of the Monster Realm acting secretly?

Within the scope of these nine cities, there are three public True Men of the age. They are True Man Pei Xinghe, Disaster Relief Commander; Han Que, a general from Chuguo; and Helian Yuyi, an Imperial Clan True Man from Mugu.

Among these True Men, Pei Xinghe’s reputation is renowned and needs no further mention.

Han Que was the right-wing commander of Chuguo during the Battle of the Valley. It was his right-wing collapse, with retreating soldiers sweeping through the middle army, leading to Zuo Guanglie’s audacious raid on Fengyang Mountain losing its strategic value, ultimately resulting in an irreparable tragic outcome of the entire battle. He narrowly escaped with his life from the war, was stripped of all titles after the defeat, and entered The gate of all demons, vowing to spend his life redeeming his sins.

He has a son named Han Li, who is on good terms with Xiang Bei. Jiang Wang once saw him at Huangliang Platform in Chuguo.

On the other hand, Helian Yuyi is another True Man of the age from the Imperial Clan of Mugu, a central force of the Da Mu Royal Family, being the empress’s legitimate cousin, and Helian Yuyun’s paternal aunt.

During the ongoing battle at Frost Wind Valley, both Han Que and Helian Yuyi appeared on their respective fronts, with absolutely no time to stir up trouble at Frost Wind Valley.

Although Pei Xinghe was not on the battlefield, he was meeting with the messenger from Qing Country at that time—the people of Qing naturally have no obligation to cover for Jinguo. Conversely, even this matter was openly discussed, showing Jinguo’s sincerity in clearing suspicions and avoiding strategic misjudgments.

From Qing’s side, True Man Gan Xie, responsible for the Qing Monster Realm battlefield, also publicly stated that sending a Qing messenger to Jinguo’s great city was for discussing border defense issues.

The unknown True Man wasn’t found, and all the visible True Men have evidence clearing their suspicions.

Thus, the entire investigation has come to a stalemate.

As Xiu Yuan expected beforehand, the mysterious mastermind might have already erased all traces and fled hastily...

Gao Ling City.

As one of Jinguo’s major cities in the northern part of the Civilization Basin, Gao Ling City is even more imposing than Iron Rock City, with a straight-line distance of about eight hundred miles between them, forming a mutually supporting defense.

"Jingzong." In a tavern, Chu Zicheng, slightly tipsy, said with curiosity, "The trouble with that Marquis Wu’an recently from Qi Country, I heard he was originally from your Zhuang Country?"

Chu Zicheng, hailing from Ji Country, with a Dual Mansion cultivation, has no Divine Skills, and in the foreseeable future, it would be difficult for him to attain such skills. He is not at the top, but above average.

His apparent identity is that of a talent from a civilian family in Ji Country, who relied on his own efforts, seized an extraordinary opportunity, and cultivated to the level of Inner Mansion Realm. Now serving in Gao Ling City, he ties his life to his belt to earn some cultivation resources—this is the norm for many small country cultivators in the Central Region, and Ji Country itself doesn’t offer many opportunities for him.

However, his actual identity is as a member of Jinguo’s Mirror World Platform. He was recruited from a young age, working on intelligence matters under the guise of a Ji Country cultivator.

Seated across from him and drinking with him is Qiao Jingzong, an Inner Mansion cultivator from Zhuang Country, and ranked seventh among the Xin’an Eight Talents, an interesting group. Earlier this year, through connections with Daoist Countries, he came to serve in Gao Ling City after entering The gate of all demons.

Nowadays, Zhuang Country is certainly far stronger than Ji Country. But to make a living beyond The gate of all demons on one’s own is still far from enough, and one must still rely on the grand banner of Jinguo.

They had previously intersected on the battlefield, somewhat familiar with each other, but without deep friendship. Yet, friends formed over a few drinks and chats become real friends.

These days, ’friend’ is not an important term. Often, it’s a friend who knows how to hurt you.

After a major battle, emerging unscathed, he invites Qiao Jingzong for a drink, which is only natural. During boisterous drinking, they naturally chat about recent hot topics.

Qiao Jingzong was originally from Qiao Country, and because he saw no prospects in his own country, he went abroad seeking a wise ruler. He indeed found significant usage in Zhuang Country, even advancing his cultivation, opening the Inner Mansion, and ranking among the Xin’an Eight Talents, above Zhuang Country’s native Jiang Liu Yue.

At this moment, he just circled his wine cup, gazed drunkenly at Chu Zicheng, and said, "What’s there to say about that fellow?"

Chu Zicheng raised his cup to clink with him, "In the Celestial Prison World, life and death are common occurrences. For people like us, when don’t dozens or hundreds die on the battlefield? Who cares? Throughout history, many geniuses have gotten into trouble in Celestial Prison. Unlike that previous Jinguo figure... it’s just that this Marquis Wu’an causing a commotion in Frost Wind Valley, that’s what stirs my curiosity... just chatting, that’s all."

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