"I saw the person passing along messages in Unbridled's spirit body, but it was a Spirit Servant."
Zhang Yuanqing gave Fu Qingyang a detailed account of the spirit inquiry.
The handsome Centurion, whose features seemed carved with a blade, frowned more deeply as he listened, his expression growing increasingly grave.
After Zhang Yuanqing finished, he looked at that handsome face and said, "Centurion, do you know of Dark Night Rose?"
Fu Qingyang shook his head. "I've never heard of it. There are only two possibilities: Dark Night Rose is an obscure civilian organization, or my clearance is insufficient for me to know about it. But an organization capable of cooperating with Black Impermanence—and making him wary—cannot be insignificant."
So even Fu Qingyang, a Centurion, didn't know of Dark Night Rose? Zhang Yuanqing sank into thought.
Fu Qingyang glanced at him. "What do you think about this? I want to hear your thoughts."
After a moment's thought, Zhang Yuanqing said, "Could you remove my handcuffs first?"
Fu Qingyang paused. "My apologies!"
He walked around behind the high-backed chair and removed Zhang Yuanqing's restraints.
Zhang Yuanqing rolled his wrists and said, "First, from this memory, we can confirm why Black Impermanence is hiding in Songhai. He's waiting for Dark Night Rose's leader. But the two sides don't trust each other and haven't made contact yet. That's an opportunity for us."
Fu Qingyang gave a soft "Mm." "Then what do you think Black Impermanence and Dark Night Rose are plotting?"
How would I know? They're probably planning to destroy the world. Zhang Yuanqing silently made a joke, then suddenly recalled a detail from the memory and slowly said, "For the Fallen Holy Grail."
Unbridled had urged Black Impermanence to meet Dark Night Rose's leader as soon as possible because—taking control of the Fallen