"Tell me, what's up with this portrait that everyone in the Dongluo Sect has?" In the portrait that Ling Dong had unfurled, a cultivator with a heroic face was staring straight ahead with a stern expression.
At first glance, the young cultivator in the portrait didn't seem all that special. However, upon closer inspection, one would discover that the cultivator in the portrait bore some resemblance to Ling Dong. In fact, the more one looked at him, the more they resembled each other.
This was the secret of Ling Dong's Shapeshifting Technique. Just a slight change, such as the angle of his mouth or the slightly higher bridge of his nose, was enough to make both Ling Dong and the cultivator in the portrait feel that the person in the portrait was a completely different person from Ling Dong.
When Master You Si heard Ling Dong's words, he suddenly had an idea. He took a closer look at the portrait and the Ling Dong in front of him.
This look gave him a huge fright.
The more he looked at it, the more they resembled each other. The longer he looked at it, the more he felt that the cultivator in the portrait was completely the same person as the Ling Dong in front of him. This also explained why Ling Dong would take out such a scroll of portrait to ask him.
"What? Not going to speak? " The corners of Ling Dong's mouth suddenly curled into a smile that made Master You Si's heart palpitate. The Four Sided Soul Trapping Finger that had trapped him instantly flared with scarlet light.
In that instant, an unstoppable scream rang out from Master You Si's spirit origin. After a few breaths, Master You Si's spirit origin begged Ling Dong for mercy. "I'll speak, I'll speak, I'll speak!"
"As for whether you're telling the truth or not, you can decide for yourself." Ling Dong glanced coldly at Master You Si. If not for the fact that the memories obtained from the Soul Searching Technique were incomplete and that Master You Si's status in the Dongluo Sect wasn't low, Ling Dong wouldn't waste his breath on him.
"Truth, I'll tell you the truth!" Now that his Spirit Origin Source had fallen into Ling Dong's hands, Fourth Master You could neither live nor die. Rather than suffer the destruction of his Spirit Origin Source, he might as well spill the beans. In Fourth Master You's opinion, this wasn't a big deal.
"It's the Sect Leader. Ten years ago, the Sect Leader of the Eastern Sieve Sect suddenly issued an order. No one knows why, and some people questioned it. However, the Sect Leader's attitude was firm. All Eastern Sieve Sect disciples who went out were to have a portrait. If they found the martial artist in the portrait, they were to immediately report it to the Sect."
He paused for a moment, a thoughtful expression on his face. Then, he continued, "Everyone in the Dongluo Sect's Jinluo Hall, including the staff at the front desk, is to record this portrait on death row. If there are any suspicious characters, they are to be reported immediately."
Then, Fourth Master You smiled bitterly. "Over the past ten years, the Dongluo Sect has discovered at least a hundred people who look like the portrait. However, every time we go to great lengths to capture someone who looks like the portrait, the Sect Leader always berates us, saying that we've captured the wrong person."
"More than a hundred, more than ten years. The Dongluo Sect is really persistent. However, Fourth Master You, don't tell me that's all you know? Are you treating me like a three-year-old child? "Ling Dong's face was full of disbelief.
Fourth Master You panicked when he heard this. "It's true, I'm really not lying to you. This is all I know. From beginning to end, I've only been carrying out the Sect Leader's orders."
However, Ling Dong's expression clearly told Fourth Master You that he didn't believe him.
Fourth Master You, who was only left with his Astral Soul wrapped around his spirit origin, was jumping up and down in anxiety. If he still had a heart, he would have cut it open to show his sincerity.
After scratching his head anxiously for a few breaths, Fourth Master You's spirit suddenly jolted, as if he had thought of something. He hurriedly said to Ling Dong mysteriously, "I really don't know anything about this portrait. However, I once heard from my uncle that the Dongluo Sect's Sect Leader, You Tiansheng, is my uncle.
Once, when I went to report on the Jinluo Hall's business situation, I seemed to have heard my uncle's worried sigh before I entered. "
"Speak!" Ling Dong said coldly.
"Sigh, it's already been nine years, and I still haven't completed the mission assigned by the Upper Realm. This is really worrying. Why would the higher-ups assign such a ridiculous search mission?" At this point, Fourth Master You added, "It was three years ago. When I returned to the sect three years ago, I accidentally overheard my uncle say it outside the door. I think it has something to do with this portrait."
"Three years ago? An Upper Realm sect? You're saying that the mission to find the cultivator in the portrait was assigned by the Dongluo Sect's headquarters in the Vermilion Bird Realm? "Ling Dong asked.
"It should be possible. I'm just guessing. However, other than the Dongluo Sect's headquarters, no one else can give my uncle such a headache, "said Fourth Master You.
Ling Dong's expression turned serious. The Dongluo Sect's headquarters in the Vermilion Bird Realm was several times more powerful than the Dongluo Sect in the Wood Realm. However, no matter how hard Ling Dong racked his brains, he couldn't figure out which head of the Dongluo Sect's headquarters in the Vermilion Bird Realm he had offended.
Moreover, according to Fourth Master You, the mission to find the portrait had been assigned by the Dongluo Sect's headquarters twelve years ago. However, twelve years ago, Ling Dong hadn't even been to the Wood Realm, let alone the Vermilion Bird Realm.
At the very most, Ling Dong had only been in the Wood Realm for a little more than four years. It hadn't even been five years. Twelve years ago, Ling Dong had still been on the Big Dipper Continent. Furthermore, he had still been struggling on the Big Dipper Continent.
"Twelve years ago, I should have just come out of the Connecting Heaven Palace in the Big Dipper Continent, right?" Ling Dong carefully thought back to what had happened twelve years ago.
However, when Ling Dong thought back to this point in time, his eyes suddenly lit up with a terrifying radiance. A figure flashed through Ling Dong's mind. "Could it be him?"
"Who?" Fourth Master You asked instinctively when he heard Ling Dong's words.
However, it would have been better if he hadn't asked. Now that he had asked, Fourth Master You immediately knew the date of his death.
"Not a bad answer. Very well, then I'll give you a quick death. I won't let your spirit suffer any longer!" When he heard Fourth Master You's question, Ling Dong instantly turned around and said this expressionlessly, frightening Fourth Master You out of his wits.
"Spare me, spare me. You can't kill me, you can't kill me …"
As Fourth Master You's face contorted with fear, Ling Dong clenched his fingers slightly. The Four Sided Soul Trapping Finger abruptly shrank. A flash of scarlet light flashed from Ling Dong's palm. Fourth Master You's spirit origin was instantly horrified. Then, under the attack of the scarlet light, it turned into specks of light and returned to its origin.
Ling Dong had wanted to frame Fourth Master You even more for the Dongluo Sect. However, after much consideration, he decided to just kill him.
This was mainly because Fourth Master You had already seen the treasures Ling Dong had taken out to exchange for silver, especially the last two or three treasures recorded in the Big Dipper Treasure Talisman.
Under normal circumstances, it wouldn't have been a big deal if they were found out. However, now that things had gotten out of hand, if Fourth Master You was allowed to live and other people found out and investigated, Ling Dong might be consigned to eternal damnation in an instant. Therefore, it was better for those treasures to disappear with Fourth Master You.
Ling Dong had given this a lot of thought, especially the treasures he'd smuggled out of the Big Dipper Secret Realm. Currently, he could only sell the lowest-quality treasures. However, even such items were considered top-grade treasures outside the Big Dipper Secret Realm.
As for the treasures that ranked in the top twenty or even the top forty or fifty, Ling Dong didn't dare take out a single one for fear of attracting trouble. He could only wait for the right opportunity to do so.
Four hours later, figures danced in the air above the Jinluo Hall. Grand Commander Guan Huaze, who was usually like a local tyrant in Qinggu City, had gathered all of his subordinates to pay their respects to Ling Dong.
"Sir Envoy, the 182 shops and sixteen warehouses belonging to the Jinluo Hall in Qinggu City have all been sealed by the Heavenly Monarch Guard. All of the treasures have been accounted for and sealed. The total value of the Reiki is eighty-five thousand high-grade reiki. The value of the other goods is hard to determine, but a rough estimate puts them at twenty thousand high-grade reiki and above.
What should we do with these goods? Should we confiscate them? Please give us your instructions, Sir Envoy! " Grand Commander Guan Huaze's respectful manner caused the other four vice commanders, including Vice Commander Lin, to keep quiet out of fear with respectful expressions on their faces.
"If we don't confiscate them, then there's no need for that!" Ling Dong shook his head and refused Grand Commander Guan's good intentions.
It was true that the total amount of goods was more than a hundred thousand high-grade Reiki. If converted to medium-grade reiki, it would be more than ten million medium-grade Reiki. Who wouldn't be tempted?
Grand Commander Guan's meaning was extremely straightforward. Confiscate them! As long as he was charged with the crime of robbing and killing the Special Envoy, confiscating ten million medium-grade Reiki would be a piece of cake.
When the time came, the biggest part of the ten million Reiki would belong to Ling Dong. Of course, at that time, Ling Dong would eat the meat while Commander Guan and the others would drink the soup. It would be a soup made of meat.
However, Ling Dong couldn't do that.
Di Nankun had given the Patrol Golden Token to Ling Dong for his convenience. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he was the Special Envoy. However, if Ling Dong used it to seize the goods, Di Nankun would look down on him for no reason.
Moreover, Ling Dong wasn't that stupid to directly destroy the huge sales system of the Jinluo Hall. Ling Dong's ambition was bigger than Grand Commander Guan's. Of course, it would be more difficult to put it into practice. However, Ling Dong already had a rough plan in his mind.
"Are you not going to confiscate them?" Grand Commander Guan Huaze was a little surprised. He obviously didn't understand why the Special Envoy wouldn't agree to it. This was obviously a great deal that had fallen from the sky.
"First, imprison them all for robbing and killing the Special Envoy. Also, imprison all the workers, shopkeepers and stewards of the Jinluo Hall. However, they are not to be tortured. Just imprison them! Before I report this to Inspector Di and Sir Inspector Di, the workers, stewards and shopkeepers of the Jinluo Hall are not to be killed or maimed. Release any of them! "Ling Dong instructed coldly.
Guan Huaze was shocked when he heard that Ling Dong was going to report this matter to Di Nankun. He was also secretly shocked by Ling Dong's ruthlessness. Was he going to use this crime to uproot the Dongluo Sect?
Wasn't this Special Envoy Ling's appetite a little too big?
Although Ling Dong's appetite was huge, Guan Huaze could only carefully comply and do as Ling Dong said. This was the benefit of having authority.
"Oh right, Grand Commander Guan, where is the Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower's Vice-Commander in Qinggu City?" Ling Dong asked.
"The Bloody Slaughter Demonic Flower?" Grand Commander Guan Huaze looked a little embarrassed when he heard these words. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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