Over the following half-month, Velin continuously commanded the shadow assassins to test Lien again and again.
Facts proved that this youth was indeed an old fellow.
From his level of concern for his family, it could also be proven that he was an old fellow who had returned from the future.
"My Lord, I believe it is time to close the net." Kyle put down the latest records concerning Lien and proposed to his liege.
Hearing this, Velin nodded in response: "It truly is time to close the net."
"Dispatch a squad of shadow assassins to capture Lien and his family and bring them back." Saying this, Velin paused, then added, "Try not to harm the three of them. I always feel there is something strange about this, and should it provoke a rebellious mindset in the other party, the loss would outweigh the gain."
Hearing this, Kyle nodded.
Soul-searching methods were very effective, but that assumed the target's soul was not sealed.
To prevent information within the soul from leaking, some organizations would place a certain safeguard on their members' souls. Once subjected to soul-searching, it might instantly disintegrate the searched soul or purge the relevant memories.
At night, five shadow assassins gathered at the Malice Merchant Guild, joining the shadow assassin monitoring Lien. There were six in total. They entered the Malice Merchant Guild from four directions and began capturing Lien's family of three.
As for the guild's laborers and servants, the shadow assassins did not deal fatal blows; they merely knocked them unconscious, laid them out properly, and did not harm their lives.
Inside the room, Lien abruptly opened his eyes. Looking at the three masked men in black who had appeared beside him—one Five-Seal Assassin and two Four-Seal Assassins—a mocking smile appeared on his face: "You