Master of Strange Dao

A fresh face, nameless and surnameless, left no clues; it was clear he was a death soldier nurtured from childhood by some major power.

How many times had it been someone from Daqian, and how many from Dali, or perhaps assassins not aligned with either Daqian or Dali?

To be more specific, were they people from the Crown Prince Faction, other princes, or perhaps the Second Prince himself playing a role?

Song Chengyue himself could no longer clearly say.

And in the Capital City of Daqian, as long as the Crown Prince left the city, eight out of ten times he would encounter assassination attempts.

All these years, no significant affairs had been managed; efforts were completely exhausted here.

Had Emperor Qian not been well-informed and unable to find the culprits, and had not troubled Song Chengyue, Song would have been executed long ago.

The internal contradictions within Daqian, especially among the various princes, had accumulated to a breaking point.

The princes might very well openly break relations the moment Emperor Qian entered seclusion.

That was the critical issue Song Chengyue faced.

Listening to Song Chengyue discussing matters he dared not mention elsewhere, Yu Ziqing was an excellent listener.

After listening, Yu Ziqing finally spoke.

"These matters are not of much concern to you, as long as you don't get too close to any princes. At this time, Emperor Qian definitely won't bother you."

"I know, and it's precisely because I know that I'm truly afraid if the Second Prince were to die."

"Your worries are pointless. Just do your own job well; now, nobody can touch you. I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Go ahead."

"Within the Three Divine Dynasties, Daqian has ordained the highest number of Earth Deities, and the Earth Deities have always been subdued.

I wanted to ask, was the Mother River ordained with a River God?"

"Ah, give me a moment, I'll look it up."

As Song Chengyue turned to leave, Yu Ziqing waited there.

The exact location of the White Water Egg's residence remained unclear to New No. Ten.

But based on his description, isolating the parts he didn't know provided a strong sense of déjà vu.

Yu Ziqing, being in Dadui, had examined many classics of Dadui; Dadui had the broadest understanding of Earth Deities. If one talked about the stage of strongest development of Earth Deities, it was during Dadui's time, unrivaled in understanding.

After synthesizing everything, Yu Ziqing felt that if the process of entering and leaving the Earth Deity Divine Country was integrated into New No. Ten's every departure and entrance from his residence, it all made complete sense.

New No. Ten had made it clear: once, while on a mission, he was at the Mother River.

However, at that time, he didn't follow the methods of entering and exiting his residence, just performing a normal task at Mother River.

And he also noticed something slightly different.

But at that time, these differences could only be ignored, not delved into deeper.

After returning, Yu Ziqing had also asked about it; when in Dadui, encountering the Wig Faceless Man in mid-air, there were no reactions in the current world.

Not a bit of a stir was made.

Yu Ziqing's speculation in his heart slowly completed, verified bit by bit.

The residence of the White Water Egg was possibly within an Earth Deity Divine Country.

It was absolutely secluded; even if something accidental made noise, it wouldn't escape to the external world.

As long as the owner of the Divine Country, that Earth Deity, was an ally, there would absolutely be no exposure.

Even if White Water Egg defected and disclosed their method of entry and exit to others, even if someone flipped the entire Mother River upside down, they would not be able to find them.

After a moment, Song Chengyue returned.

"Mother River did indeed have a River God a long time ago, traceable back to the Ancient Era.

However, later, that River God committed a severe transgression, turning towards the path of an Evil God and was executed.

To this day, Mother River no longer has a River God.

Conversely, several tributary rivers still have River Gods.

But for some reason, these River Gods have always been understated, almost never revealing themselves publicly.

If you hadn't brought it up, I would have completely overlooked these Earth Deities.

I can't find especially detailed information about these Earth Deity affairs.

It feels strange, I had never noticed this before."

"That Mother River God, do records show how he was executed?"

"It is only recorded that he was struck by the Five Thunders Bombarding, body and spirit utterly obliterated. No more details are available."

"No matter, I was just asking out of curiosity."

Emerging from the Seventh Floor ring, Yu Ziqing opened his eyes; the more it seemed so, the more it was virtually confirmed.

According to the records of Dadui, if an Earth Deity is strong enough, even if it has fallen, the Earth Deity Divine Country of its domain might not necessarily collapse.

Dadui had accumulated a lot of experience in fighting with deities.

To kill its original form indeed suffices, but to completely eradicate an Earth Deity from a land,

one must execute its original form, destroy its temple, and break its divine country.

This is the most thorough method; afterward, even if you reassign the domain to another Earth Deity, everything starts anew.

Therefore, the Earth Deity Divine Country left by the Mother River God might still possibly exist.

Moreover, New No. Ten said it was from a tributary entering the mainstream.

It is possible that it was a tributary's River God who entered the Earth Deity Divine Country and used it as a pathway to the Earth Deity Divine Country left by the Mother River God.

In this case, it's merely a tributary's River God being controlled by those people, which makes this inference far more sensible and logical.

Otherwise, the Mother River, being a main stem river, and its Earth Deity River God would not be so easily controlled by others.

And this way, it's much safer, eliminating the possibility of anyone accidentally entering and discovering the residence of the White Water Egg.

Let's not rush, let's wait a bit longer.

Yu Ziqing waited for three months, and eventually, New No. Ten came again.

And according to Cece, since the last time New No. Ten had visited, he had not come again.

"I haven't seen you for so long; what happened?"

"There was an incident at the residence, I was recalled, and only now have I come out."

"What happened?"

"No.1 almost died."

"Hmm?"

"There was a problem with the ritual, No.1 intervened, but he paid his entire lifespan as the price, his current lifespan is entirely dependent on external help."

"And you were informed about this?"

"I was looking for No.3 when I accidentally saw his hand; it had no palm lines, the most direct sign of lifespan exhaustion due to an accident, and recently No.3 has also started developing new Life Extension Pills."

Yu Ziqing understood, the extra person who had intervened must have been No.1.

He was really bold; Yu Ziqing, being the person involved, had only used some power of the Three Calamities, not daring to directly interfere with the collision, but he was truly daring.

"Let me ask you something, do you use the Silence Divine Spell?"

"No."

"What I mean is, is there a possibility that you have been subject to the Silence Divine Spell?"

"That's not possible, it's meaningless." New No. Ten shook his head.

"Alright, another question then, supposing you were affected by the Silence Divine Spell, and it got triggered, would people from your place notice it?"

"Even if it were, it's not possible they would notice."

"That's good."

Yu Ziqing's hands morphed, a series of afterimages dissipated, and finally transformed into a Seal.

He lifted his eyelids, looking at New No. Ten.

In an instant, a force emerged from nowhere and began to concentrate in front of New No. Ten's mask, eventually forming three intertwined talismans, sealing over his mouth.

In a moment, New No. Ten was frozen on the spot.

Yu Ziqing dissipated the Seal, watching New No. Ten, who remained rigid for three breaths before recovering.

New No. Ten was silent, his aura had diminished substantially.

Yet Yu Ziqing was not surprised at all.

The genuine Jade Scroll was certainly in the hands of the White Water Egg; thus, the three talismans too, perhaps.

All these items are intrinsically linked; it's unreasonable that these consumables, the White Water Eggs, wouldn't be protected by the Silence Divine Spell as an insurance.

Now, the problem arises.

These White Water Eggs and the Faceless Men of the Dadui era have significant differences.

So, has much of their memory been lost due to the rituals,

or because of the Silence Divine Spell?

These cannot be determined, but one thing can be certain now.

Among the White Water Eggs, someone knows the Silence Divine Spell, and this person is certainly not any of the known individuals who developed the Silence Divine Spell.

The Silence Divine Spell on Yang is precisely seeking such a person.