The messenger left and, before long, brought back someone wrapped in a black cloak.
Half the visitor's face was hidden beneath his hood, making his features impossible to discern. Once he stood before Zuo Zisheng, he raised his face and lifted the hood slightly, letting Zuo Zisheng see who he was.
The visitor was none other than Yan Ketao, the man who had gone missing from Summer Path Mountain.
Seeing him, Zuo Zisheng smiled beneath his two small patches of mustache. He waved the messenger away before asking soberly, "What urgent matter brought you here in person?"
In this world, the Demonic Path was not alone in planting spies in other sects. The Heavenforging Sect used the same tactic, though it lacked the Demonic Path's energy and ability to carry out such extensive operations. Had Summer Path Mountain not brought in over a hundred people at once, this Heavenforging Sect spy might never have had the chance to enter the Divine Fire Domain.
Though only one spy in Summer Path Mountain had gotten in by a stroke of luck, he had already played a crucial role at a critical moment.
During the earlier Ice Jiao incident on the Icefield, Summer Path Mountain had believed Shi Chun had deceived them. They had then used his lie about five Divine Fires to deceive the Heavenforging Sect, tricking them into joining forces to slaughter the Ice Jiao on the Icefield.
But the real reason the Heavenforging Sect had lost patience and withdrawn midway was not that they had failed to find the Ice Jiao right away.
Those were five Divine Fires-five at once! What was wrong with showing a little more patience and taking their time searching?
The true reason for their withdrawal was Yan Ketao. The spy had taken the initiative to