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“Ha ha,” Ling Mo Xie chuckled lightly, not explaining anything further, letting them think as they wished; after all, it was beneficial to him.
Seeing Ling Mo Xie's expression, Ling Siwen took it as tacit approval but still was unwilling to tell him the truth.
Ling Siwen sighed and shook his head, realizing that this child still held some reservations in his heart.
However, Ling Mo Xie did not dwell on it and directly stated his purpose.
“What? You want information on the Eastern City Association?” Ling Siwen looked at Ling Mo Xie in confusion and asked him in surprise, “Why are you interested in this? About the Zheng Family incident last time... you’re not planning to take action against the Eastern City Association this time, are you?”
Ling Mo Xie smiled at Ling Siwen and said, “Why not? As far as I know, the Eastern City Association was a dominant force among the commoners when they were in Skywind City. Now that Skywind City has suffered from the Grievance Disaster and they’ve moved outside the city to take refuge, the city lord's office is overwhelmed and has no time to deal with those small factions. The Eastern City Association... should be even more domineering now, right?”
After hearing Ling Mo Xie's explanation, Ling Siwen looked at him and nodded, saying, “You’re right, but destroying the Eastern City Association wouldn’t benefit us at all. Why go through the trouble for no gain?”
Upon hearing Ling Siwen's words, Ling Mo Xie looked up at him and said, “As expected of the family head; always thinking about the family.”
“Well... if you want to go, then go! Just make sure to bring more people from the family...” Ling Siwen advised repeatedly.
Ling Mo Xie pouted, stood up, and walked over to a nearby cabinet to search for information on the Eastern City Association.
After a while, he finally found the information on the Eastern City Association among piles of documents. It seemed that the Eastern City Association was not valued by the Ling Family; a small stack of documents was placed in a corner, covered in dust, indicating it had been there for quite some time.
I guess I’ll have to make do with this, Ling Mo Xie thought helplessly as he opened the document.
The Eastern City Association turned out to be a small force with some background; it had existed in Skywind City for over three hundred years. The leader of the association was referred to as the president; currently, the president was Ji Chen, who was at the initial stage of Golden Core and had ten generals at the Heart-Feeling Stage under him.
Aside from the strength of the Eastern City Association, the information above only recorded details about the Eastern City Association's residence and industries, but given the current situation, that information is no longer useful.
“How long ago was this data?” Ling Mo Xie looked up and asked the still-chattering Ling Siwen.
Upon hearing Ling Mo Xie's question, Ling Siwen glanced over and realized that Ling Mo Xie had already started reviewing the Eastern City Association's information. With a helpless expression, she replied, “This should be data from five years ago. Five years ago, for some reason, the Eastern City Association suddenly produced many spirit beasts. Although their ranks were low, almost everyone in the association had one. This was too abnormal, which is why we sent someone to investigate.”
Hearing Ling Siwen's words, Ling Mo Xie paused for a moment and then continued to flip through the materials in his hands. The last few pages contained the information that Ling Siwen mentioned, accompanied by images.
Ling Mo Xie looked at those variously shaped spirit beasts and murmured softly, “No, these spirit beasts don’t seem to be ones we would have here.”
As he flipped through the pages, Ling Mo Xie suddenly stopped at an image before him. It depicted a snow-white fox following a small thug-like person as they walked down the street.
On the roadside, there was a vendor selling chickens, and that fox was turning its head to look at the chicken coop, its eyes tinged with a faint blood-red hue.
Something was off. Spirit beasts are pure-hearted; even when hunting prey, they wouldn’t show such bloodthirsty red in their eyes but would instead display a calm and composed demeanor.
Spirit beasts hunt for survival; it is their nature to capture prey—not out of bloodlust. Therefore, even when they are hunting, there wouldn’t be any other emotions reflected in their eyes.
Demon beasts are different. Demon beasts kill purely for the sake of killing; they are inherently brutal. Even when not hungry, they may still hunt other creatures if they feel inclined. Whenever a demon beast gets excited, its eyes turn blood-red.
This fox is not a spirit beast; it is a demon beast!
In this world, few people keep demon beasts as pets unless they themselves are wicked individuals. Yet in this image, the fox's owner is merely a small thug.
“Old Man, where did this image come from?” Ling Mo Xie suddenly looked up and asked Ling Siwen.
Hearing Ling Mo Xie's question, Ling Siwen was momentarily taken aback, unsure why Ling Mo Xie was more interested in where the image came from rather than its content.
However, since Ling Mo Xie had asked, Ling Siwen felt he had to respond. He glanced at the images in Ling Mo Xie's hand and said, "This is a type of rare stone called 'Shadow Stone.' The Shadow Stone is widely used in the Cultivation World to capture a moment in time. However, it is quite precious, so commoners cannot use it."
"Shadow Stone?" Ling Mo Xie exclaimed in surprise as he listened to Ling Siwen's explanation. Damn! Isn't this just the camera of the Cultivation World? This means that the image is definitely a scene from that time, and not what he had vaguely guessed—that the artist made a mistake by dotting red on the fox's eyes while painting.
"Exactly. Our Ling family has produced such a genius as your father; we have access to all sorts of rare things. In Tianfeng City, only our Ling family can use Shadow Stones to gather intelligence," Ling Siwen said proudly.
He then sighed and added, "Don't let this information slip out. Innocent people can suffer for possessing something valuable! Ever since we lost Yun'er, we no longer have the right to hold onto such things. Whether it's a blessing or a curse, before Yun'er went missing, she had a falling out with our Ling family, so no one would suspect she left any treasures behind."
"Father... is she really missing?" Ling Mo Xie suddenly turned to Ling Siwen and asked when he heard him mention Ling Li Yun. He already knew that the Death Warrior camp ruins were built for Ling Li Yun.
At that time, Ling Li Yun was regarded as the next head of the family, so naturally, they built the Death Warrior camp to cultivate warriors loyal to her.
From what he saw at those ruins, it certainly didn't seem like a simple disappearance!
Seeing that Ling Mo Xie was asking about this matter, Ling Siwen turned towards his desk and said in a calm tone, "Yes, she is missing. What else could it be?"
Ling Mo Xie's gaze deepened; this matter was far from as simple as Ling Siwen claimed.
Perhaps to deter further questions from Ling Mo Xie, Ling Siwen suddenly spoke up and said, "Your father is much more formidable than you imagine. His reputation extends beyond the borders of Youyun Kingdom. In the future, when you go out, it's best not to casually mention that you are his son; people from other places may not know that he has never left anything for you."
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