Light and shadow swayed faintly.
From who knew where, he took out something resembling a tablet.
After tapping it a few times, he projected several dozen densely packed lines of text.
The other party made no attempt to hide it.
Su Xinghe looked carefully.
His name and identity information were listed there, looking like a personal résumé.
It detailed his date of birth, family members, the true martial arts and secret techniques he had learned over the past few years, and his current martial cultivation realm. Even his earliest "Ascending Dragon Stance" and "Red Lotus Treasure Vase Qi" were on it.
He saw the Veteran's Trade House in the dossier...
He saw Princess Red Lotus of the Peaceful Heaven Sect...
He also saw the Eastern Palace Crown Prince far away in the Capital...
And the Lu Family... and Lu Xuanji...
It was as if every one of his secrets had already been thoroughly investigated.
"Mending Heaven Pavilion..."
"Just what kind of force is this..."
Just as Su Xinghe stood on full alert.
A calm psychic ripple arrived.
"Heh heh..."
"You needn't be nervous. Relax a little."
Perhaps seeing that Su Xinghe still looked as though he were facing a great enemy, the newcomer began to introduce himself.
"I am Xu Ling of the Mending Heaven Pavilion of the Desolate Region Hundred Alliances, and I will be your guide for this trip to the Outer Battlefield. As for everything you did in the Zhou Martial Sage Dynasty, it has nothing to do with our Mending Heaven Pavilion."
"You may call me Deacon Xu."
"Let me register you first. It will be needed over there shortly."
"Oh, and it would be best if you smiled..."
The moment he heard "Outer Battlefield," Su Xinghe relaxed.
But he still could not smile.
Then