1346 Extraditor, the Shepherd (2/2)

She hated pretending to be a friendly person. It felt as if she was stained by a disgusting thing, yet she had no choice but to wear the disguise as an authority of the Enforcement Union.

She took a deep breath. She could already smell freedom. She no longer had to wear a mask after today. She no longer had to drape a filthy human skin over her shoulders. She could just be herself; she could torture others and herself as she wished!

There was a bus parked in the corner of the bus station. It was a coach, heading to a different city.

Cheng Ying sat down in the last row. There were a few passengers on the coach. In front of her was a man wearing a gray hat and an outfit common in the northwest. His legs were on the seats in front of him as he leaned against the chair. His face was covered by the hat, fast asleep.

Members of the Black Vatican did not like meeting in suburban areas; it was unwise to do so. The Enforcement Union would never find them as long as they blended into the crowd and society.

”Blue Deacon Eagle Eye?” the man sleeping on the seat in front other spoke up. He did not purposely lower his voice.

Chen Ying was startled. She initially thought she would meet the Extraditor at her destination. She was surprised to see the Extraditor here on the coach.

”I am,” Cheng Ying knew that only someone from the Black Vatican would know her title.

”I am the Shepherd.”

”It's you… Did the Chief Extraditor send you to me!?” Cheng Ying was overjoyed.

The Shepherd was famous among the Extraditors. It was a great honor for anyone in the Black Vatican to be extradited by him. She believed she had done a great job helping the Cold Prince take out the Elder of the Enforcement Union. She might be promoted to a Great Deacon after returning to the Black Vatican, and even become the right arm of a Red Cardinal!

”You are clearly not worthy enough to be extradited by me. I believe the Chief Extraditor has sent me here to make sure the Enforcement Union doesn't mess with their plan… Master Cold Prince is up to something huge this time, I can feel it! The smile he had was wider than the one he had during the bloodbath of the Mediterranean Sea. I feel bad for China; they first lost their pride as a nation against Salan, and now, they will be trampled by Master Cold Prince again!” the Shepherd replied.

”I'm willing to take part! Mr. Shepherd, please extradite me, I will not let you down!” Cheng Ying said.

”There's no rush; let's see how many of the Enforcement Union are on your trail,” the Shepherd said.

”On my trail? That's impossible. I used a perfect chess piece I had prepared as a decoy. There's no way they will suspect me. I don't think anyone is following me, either,” Cheng Ying said confidently.

”Is that so?” The Shepherd smiled and fell silent.

Cheng Ying was aware of the Shepherd's capabilities. She remained quiet, too.

The coach soon left the city and went off on the highway…

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The highway from Nanping to Jiangxi was along ridges and mountains with a meandering path. The highway either went along the middle of mountains or crossed tall bridges between two mountains and drove through tunnels through the huge mountains. The coach would drive from one mountain to another, so the journey was framed by never-ending mountains and faint mists...

”Here will do,” the Shepherd stated.

”What do you mean?” Cheng Ying was confused.

”So you're an unqualified Blue Deacon? You should know what you're supposed to do, a simple way to find out if anyone is on your trail,” the Shepherd said.

”You're asking me to...” Cheng Ying soon realized what he was referring to...