Under One Person: The Puppet Immortal in the Tang Sect

Moreover, they were all Japanese psychopaths, so they naturally became more shrewd.

'At most, they'll find that Bi Heren has disappeared, but they won't trace it back to me.'

While responding, Cui Ming's movements remained unaffected, and he continued to descend.

'The scouts from Jianghu Inn should be nearby by now, but they haven't found any clues.'

'It seems you're quite familiar with how these intelligence organizations operate.'

The nameless swordsman floated in Cui Ming's consciousness space, his eyes filled with mockery.

We've dealt with each other a few times.

Cui Ming explained.

"Caution is both their strength and their weakness. Because they are cautious, they dare not approach rashly when the situation is unclear, which gives me time to clean up the scene."

The nameless swordsman's remnant soul remained silent for a moment.

'You're better at these... underhanded tactics than I thought.'

'Huh? Didn't I say that? I come from the Tang Clan of Sichuan; assassination is second nature to me.'

The nameless swordsman's forehead twitched.

No one knows who came up and unleashed a barrage of arrows, followed by a series of underhanded tactics.

He talks like some kind of upright person...

Cui Ming unilaterally ended the dialogue.

Focus on maintaining the Earthwalking Technique, while constantly sensing the situation on the ground above through one's own divine soul.

On a hillside three miles away from Guijianchou.

A man in his thirties or forties, dressed like a woodcutter, was lying behind a bush, using a monocular telescope to observe the entrance to the mountain stream.

He was Wang Qiao, a spy from Jianghu Xiaozhan, who had been staking out the place for several hours.

Not long ago, after the Higoren's troops entered this Ghostly Sorrow area in batches, they never came out again.

Then, the earth shook violently.

But not a single sound came from the direction of Ghost's Sorrow, not even the birds or beasts were startled.

Something's not right!

Wang Qiao quickly put away his binoculars, picked up a large bundle of firewood that had been thrown down beside him, and pretended to be an ordinary woodcutter, carrying the firewood as he staggered over.

But just by walking to the entrance of this place that even ghosts fear, Wang Qiao couldn't help but widen his pupils slightly.

He immediately looked annoyed, as if he had forgotten something, and turned back the way he came.

He maintained a normal pace, his expression was natural, and he occasionally stopped to pick up some firewood from the woods, behaving just like an ordinary woodcutter.

But his back was already soaked with cold sweat.

The place is too clean.

It was so clean that it didn't look like anyone had passed by, much less like a battle had taken place.

Being too perfect is, in the eyes of these intelligence agents, the biggest flaw.

The more this is the case, the more it indicates a problem!

To be able to achieve this level of skill, the other party's methods and efficiency are extremely frightening.

Moreover, the time is extremely short.

Given this situation, even if you killed Wang Qiao, he wouldn't dare to venture deeper into this Ghost's Sorrowful Cave.

Let's get this information out as soon as possible.

Wang Qiao didn't dare to think too much and quickened his pace.

……

The backyard of a teahouse in western Jinan.

On the surface, it's a legitimate business, but there are three underground rooms in the backyard used for storing files, transmitting secret messages, and receiving informants.

Wang Qiao entered the teahouse and, without saying much, simply showed the coded message representing urgent intelligence to the waiter behind the counter.

The waiter understood and led him through the kitchen and into the cellar.

In the dark room, the shopkeeper Zhao Rucheng was sorting through intelligence files sent from various places recently.

When Wang Qiao came in, he put down his pen.

"how?"

"Higanbana has all disappeared."

Wang Qiao lowered his voice.

"They all disappeared after entering Ghost's Sorrow, without leaving a trace. The scene was meticulously cleaned, so clean it was practically a case of trying to hide something obvious."

Zhao Rucheng frowned.

"Tell me more about it."

Wang Qiao described what he saw in detail.

The footprints at the entrance only led in and did not leave. The vegetation in the mountain stream was intact, and there were no signs of fighting on the ground, but the usual chirping of insects and birds was nowhere to be seen.

“I’ve searched the area, and there are no ambushes, no remnants of formations, and no signs of large-scale Qi circulation.”

Wang Qiao's face was filled with disbelief.

"It's like... they vanished into thin air after they walked into the mountain stream."

Zhao Rucheng pondered.

Hiroshi's infiltration of the Eastern Kingdom has been closely watched by all the sects and factions.

After suffering heavy losses in the Battle of Black Pine Forest, the mission of Jianghu Inn was to monitor their movements in order to facilitate their continued operations.

But now the person is gone.

They didn't even know whether Bihe Ren had gone into hiding or had been dealt with.

If it's hidden, what's the purpose?

If it was resolved, who did it?

Which sect or faction in the Eastern Kingdom's world of supernatural beings still possesses this strength?

The Celestial Master's Mansion? The Sanyi Sect? Or are those bastards from the Quanxing Sect up to their old tricks again?...

"Go and rest first."

Zhao Rucheng pinched his brow.

"This matter must not be spread."

Wang Qiao responded and withdrew.

Zhao Rucheng got up and walked to the map on the wall.

The location of Guijianchou was marked. There were no known sects or experts within a 50-mile radius, nor was there any news of any masters having been active in the vicinity recently.

To be able to silently eliminate an entire Higanbana ninja team without leaving a trace... that kind of strength...

He took out a piece of paper and began writing a secret report.

Regardless of the truth, this matter must be reported to the main warehouse.

……

Three days later, news of Higo Ninja's disappearance spread among the upper echelons of the supernatural community in the Eastern Kingdom.

The initial reaction from each faction was disbelief.

Dozens of elite ninjas, including many experts, how could they just disappear like that?

But the reputation of Jianghu Xiaozhan is undeniable; the investigation records they provide are detailed and reliable, leaving no room for doubt.

The Divine Machine Alliance first sent people to Guijianchou for a follow-up investigation.

The team was led by senior representatives from various factions within the league.

They spent the entire day in the mountain stream, using their respective secret exploration techniques to examine every inch of the ground, rock face, and bushes.

The result was consistent with what Wang Qiao had said.

No signs of battle, no bloodstains, no corpses...

Even the remaining Qi was completely cleaned up.

"It's not a formation."

An elder of the Zhuge family stated this during his report.

"Even the most sophisticated formations will leave traces of Qi circulation once they are used, but there's nothing here..."

"It's as if it's been wiped clean by something, too clean..."

Each sect sent its own disciples to verify the situation again and again.

But no matter who it is, they can only get one answer: Bihe Ren and his group have completely disappeared.

It was as if this ghost-scaring beast had truly swallowed all these monstrous beasts whole.

The area within a ten-mile radius was thoroughly searched inch by inch by the strange beings, but there wasn't a single skeleton, not even a trace of blood...

The more each faction investigated, the more alarmed they became.

This indicates that a powerful, unknown force is still hidden in the world of supernatural beings.

All factions began to tense up.

They are not afraid of enemies in the open, but rather of those who lurk in the shadows and whose methods are unpredictable.

The pressure is greatest for the small inn in the Jianghu.

As an intelligence organization, their failure to detect any signs beforehand and their inability to find any clues afterwards severely damaged their credibility.

The main warehouse sent three veteran employees to assist Zhao Rucheng in his investigation.