Jing Jiu did not mention his discovery to Zhao Layue. He said, "A sigh alone wasn't enough to make you do all this."
Zhao Layue said, "At first, I thought I was imagining things too, but afterward, the more I thought about it, the more something felt wrong. My Sword Heart wouldn't settle. Half a year later, I couldn't help using my family's connections to look into that Nether Department disciple. I thought that if nothing was wrong, I could stop thinking about it."
Since the temporary truce between the Human Race and the Nether Department, the two sides had maintained considerable secret contact. The Zhao Household held a high position in Chaoge City and had considerable influence in the military as well. They did indeed have channels through which to investigate.
"And you found a problem?" Jing Jiu asked.
"It wasn't that I found a problem. I couldn't find this person at all."
Looking at the corpse in the pit, Zhao Layue said, "It seems this person never existed in the Nether Department."
Jing Jiu said, "What was his name?"
Zhao Layue said, "At the restaurant, he gave his name as Yin San."
The Nether Department placed great importance on Soul Fire returning home. Every dead person stranded abroad would be carefully recorded in the Nether Book.
If the name Yin San could not be found in the Nether Book, it could only mean it was a false name, or that more secrets lay hidden.
"Master Meng," Jing Jiu said suddenly.
Zhao Layue fell silent for a moment, then said, "Yes. Later, I began secretly investigating Master Meng."
Master Meng had been her instructor in the outer sect, caring for her with great affection, just as Master Lü had cared for Liu S sui and Jing Jiu.
Master Meng