1379 Emotional Entanglemen (2/2)
Old Sycamore's expression changed suddenly. He observed the young man that had entered the room in the guise of a tea room attendant.
The attendant looked at the scene outside through the window and then greeted him with cupped fists. ”Greetings, Senior Sycamore. This junior is a member of the Great Tang Empire's Intelligence Department.”
Old Sycamore furrowed his brows and then asked him, ”What's this Intelligence Department? And how do you know me?”
The server replied respectfully, ”The Intelligence Department is the intel network of the Great Tang Empire. I'm the person-in-charge of Aether City. Actually, senior was already on the radar of our Intelligence Department even before you entered the Immortal Lyceum. A few minutes ago, I received a message from the department head to give you the answer you have been seeking for so long.”
Old Sycamore's expression morphed as he asked in a deep voice, ”Where is the Great Tang Heavenly Emperor?”
”As long as senior can help me settle the matter outside, you will be able to obtain His Majesty's location right away.”
Whoosh…
Old Sycamore appeared mid-air above the street instantly, suppressing the grey-haired woman with a powerful aura while saying in a cold voice, ”You have two choices. State your identity and your grudge with the deceased, or accept death.”
The grey-haired woman's pupils contracted, and shock filled her eyes. She had never dreamt that a cultivator of the Perfected Golden Immortal Stage existed in Aether City. And that too a cultivator with a formidable cultivation base that was higher than the early Perfected Golden Immortal Stage.
”Senior, I'm Snowfrost, the sect master of the Heavenly Arcanum Sect. The person who we chased till here and then killed is Xuan Fei, a traitor of my sect. He killed my daughter and stole my sect's Sol Immortal Mirror. Although we don't look well upon the Great Tang Empire's laws, we had no intention of violating them deliberately.”
Old Sycamore glanced at the captain and said in a cold voice, ”She has already spoken. It's up to you to decide how to handle it.”
The captain contemplated for a while and took out a Communication Signet. It returned back after a few minutes, and realization dawned upon his face once he went through the information he received. He then said in a neutral voice, ”You're indeed the sect master of the Heavenly Arcanum Sect. It appears that a major incident took place in your sect in the last 6 months too, so you seem to have spoken the truth. Never mind, then. If you're willing to live by my Great Tang Empire's laws, you can stay in our Immortal Lyceum, but if you feel dissatisfied with them, you're free to leave.”
Snowfrost mused over it for a moment and then said in a soft voice, ”Actually, the laws of the Great Tang Empire are pretty good. They act as a force of deterrence towards criminals and their ilk. We're willing to stay behind as long as the Great Tang Empire doesn't make things difficult for the Heavenly Arcanum Sect.”
She then glanced towards Old Sycamore and asked respectfully, ”May I ask who you are, Senior?”
Old Sycamore replied indifferently, ”There is no need for you to know that. You just need to act per the laws of the Great Tang Empire, and that will be enough. You all can leave now.”
”Understood!”
Snowfrost smiled bitterly and left with the two other disciples after cupping her fists.
Swoosh…
The tea room attendant shot a jade slip towards Old Sycamore and disappeared after that. A few moments later, Old Sycamore glanced towards the tearoom and furrowed his brows slightly since he had discovered that the attendant was no longer inside the tearoom.
”This is interesting.”
Covering a range of five thousand kilometers around him with his spiritual sense, the smile on Old Sycamore's face froze instantly. In just a few seconds, the intel operative of the Great Tang Empire, who hadn't even become an Immortal yet, had surprisingly disappeared without a trace from this range.
”How can this be possible?
”It's impossible for him to have left so quickly.
”Have my senses failed to detect a concealment array present in this Aether City? No, wait. This doesn't feel like a concealment array. Is it perhaps a… spatial teleportation array?”
Old Sycamore trembled and raised his guard immediately.
A few days later.
Old Sycamore rushed to the location mentioned in the jade slip that the tearoom attendant had given him. When he arrived at that secluded island, he saw Tang Xiu and Gu Yan'er drinking tea calmly while sitting cross-legged before a tea table.
”It's been a while, but you are as classy as ever, Old Sycamore!”
Tang Xiu raised his head slowly and let out a faint smile towards Old Sycamore.
Old Sycamore gazed at Tang Xiu with complex emotions and asked in a gruff voice, ”I want an explanation.”
Tang Xiu tapped the tabletop lightly, and the cup of aromatic tea on top floated up gently before stopping in front of Old Sycamore. He then smiled and said, ”This tea is to thank you for helping my Great Tang Empire's soldiers in Aether City, please have it.”
Old Sycamore remained silent for a moment but decided to accept it in the end. After draining the cup in one gulp, he asked, ”You ought to tell me now, right?”
The smile on Tang Xiu's face faded away gradually, and a wry expression replaced it. ”Is an explanation really that important? He's already dead, and you have your own life too. Why must you tie yourself down with emotional entanglement?”