685: Chapter 685 Traitor, Investigation and Probing

Yin-Yang Great Island.

"Father, you gave Brother Python away. What should I do?"

Father clearly had the ability to save the Three-Headed Demon Python, but he chose not to. He had his own reasons. Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng didn't mean to complain; he just didn't know what to do.

The contract with his natal spirit beast hadn't been broken yet. If the Three-Headed Demon Python were killed in the depths of the East Sea, he would be done for too.

"What should you do?"

Liu Xuan glanced at Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng. "I will give you two choices now: First, I can help you break the contract with the Three-Headed Demon Python now and have Zhu Pan become your spirit beast instead. Second, keep the contract. The Three-Headed Demon Python might return in the future, but you will have to bear the risk of a potential backlash."

"I choose the second option!" Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng said without hesitation.

"Good!"

Liu Xuan nodded faintly, but he couldn't help but think more highly of Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng. This kid valued loyalty and had courage; he didn't waver in his actions.

"Let Zhu Pan be your bodyguard for now. You don't need to worry about the Three-Headed Demon Python; I have my own arrangements," Liu Xuan instructed.

"Understood!"

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng nodded to show he understood. Seeing that Liu Xuan had no other instructions, he carelessly patted his backside and prepared to leave.

"Come back!" Liu Xuan suddenly called him back and asked, "Are you still going out to train?"

"Yes!" Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng nodded without hesitation. "I feel that the uncertain environment outside is good for my Heart-Nature and Dao of the sword. This time was just bad luck. Father, you don't need to worry; I have a plan in mind."

Liu Xuan nodded approvingly. "The Dao of the sword requires one to forge ahead. It is excellent that you do not feel fear because of a single setback!"

In terms of the Dao of the sword alone, Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng was more suitable and had more talent than Liu Xuan, though this excluded the situation of cheating.

After praising him, Liu Xuan changed the subject. "This time, it wasn't that you had bad luck, but that you were targeted. Do not leave Yin-Yang Great Island in the near future and keep a low profile."

Judging from the reaction of the Shark Queen, the attack on Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng and the Three-Headed Demon Python was not planned by her, but rather someone from Long Whale Palace had intentionally leaked the information to her.

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng and the Three-Headed Demon Python had gone out to train with hidden identities. Only their own people knew the information, which meant there was likely a traitor within the Joyous Union Sect, and their status was not low—at least a Nascent Soul True Lord, and they had to be in a position of power.

"I was targeted?" Daocheng felt a tightness in his chest and frowned. "Should I hide first and let them think I'm dead?"

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng was just fearless in the face of unpredictable risks, not afraid of heaven or earth. Since he knew someone was targeting him, he didn't want to stick his neck out.

"That won't be necessary!" Liu Xuan shook his head. "The one they went to such great lengths to target should be the Three-Headed Demon Python, not you."

"You can continue your activities in the Yin-Yang Archipelago as usual. I will send Demon Lord Chixia to watch over you secretly. Perhaps we can use this to ferret out the traitor."

Hearing that his father would send Demon Lord Chixia to watch over him, Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng instantly breathed a sigh of relief.

Demon Lord Chixia was at the Peak Nascent Soul stage and had the support of the Yin-Yang Great Formation within the Yin-Yang Archipelago. Even if he encountered the Shark Queen again, he would not be in danger.

"I understand!"

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng bowed and withdrew.

Canglan Island.

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng swaggered over to hand in the intelligence gathering mission he had accepted, using this to probe the reactions of everyone on the island.

When he originally went to the battlefield sea area with a hidden identity, he started from here. The Island Master of Canglan, who was at the Early Nascent Soul Stage, was highly suspicious.

Demon Lord Chixia was already secretly watching the Island Master of Canglan, and there were spies watching the various Golden Core True Persons on the island. If anyone showed any abnormality due to the appearance of Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng, they would be immediately arrested and interrogated.

"No reaction. Did I guess wrong?"

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng waited for a long time, but there was no fluctuation of Spiritual Qi on Canglan Island, which meant the Island Master of Canglan didn't care at all whether he appeared or not.

"Perhaps the news hasn't reached him yet. Let's wait and see."

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng left the mission hall and headed to the nearest restaurant, intending to eat while he waited.

"Fourth Young Master!"

The restaurant was an enterprise of the Liu Clan Merchant Alliance, and the manager recognized this Young Master of their own clan at a glance.

He quickly chased after the waiter who was preparing to greet customers and personally stepped forward to lead Daocheng.

"Fourth Young Master, it is a great joy that you could come. How about I take you to the best private room on the top floor?"

"You recognize me?" Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng asked casually as he walked forward.

"I am an old hand of the Merchant Alliance. I had the honor of seeing Fourth Young Master from afar when we were at Biyou Immortal City in the Southern Territory."

Hearing that he was an old hand of the Merchant Alliance, Daocheng's expression softened a bit, and he ordered, "Arrange a conspicuous seat for me, and bring up a table of your signature dishes."

"I understand, please wait a moment!"

The manager led Daocheng to the largest private room on the second floor, then personally went to the back kitchen to have the spirit chef use the highest quality ingredients to prepare the meal, ensuring there wouldn't be a single mistake.

Fourth Young Master Liu Daocheng leaned against the window on the second floor, listening to the storyteller in the center of the hall below talking nonsense.

Suddenly!

He felt several abnormal fluctuations of Divine Sense. Turning his head to look, he saw several Cultivators who had just entered from the door staring at him in horror.

Before the few of them could react, a Nascent Soul Divine Sense instantly locked onto them.

Everything went black before their eyes, and they felt their heads spin. After their vision cleared again, they appeared in the private room on the second floor, with a Young Master sitting upright and a black-robed strong man staring at them.

"What are you doing!"

"This is Canglan Island, in public..."

Before Xiao Tinglan could finish speaking, he was stopped by Lei Wantai, who then hurriedly bowed to Daocheng.

"Junior greets Fourth Young Master!"

The few people behind him also bowed respectfully, "Greetings, Fourth Young Master!"

Daocheng picked up his wine cup and shook it slightly. "I didn't expect you all to be alive. Good luck!"

"Thanks to your blessing, Young Master, we were lucky enough to escape with our lives!"

"If you hadn't drawn away the Shark race pursuers back then, we might all have died."

Lei Wantai bowed solemnly to Daocheng and said sincerely, "The grace of saving a life is greater than heaven. I am willing to serve you as a dog or horse!"

Daocheng was surprised that they hadn't died, and Lei Wantai and the others were even more surprised that he was still alive.

When Liu Daocheng fled alone, the Shark race that appeared was already at the Nascent Soul Demon Lord realm. After they took the opportunity to escape, they even saw from afar that the entire vast sea area had undergone a drastic change.

It was said that a Hua Shen Demon Saint had appeared, directly causing a turmoil in the entire front-line sea area, and they had fled back to the hinterland of the Yin-Yang Branch because of this.

These days they had already found out clearly that the Golden Core True Person named Liu Daocheng, who called himself Fourth Young Master, was the son of the Sect Master, and his status was above many Nascent Soul Demon Lords.

They were just feeling sorry for the fall of such a Genius, when in the blink of an eye, they met the living Fourth Young Master in the restaurant.

"Want to serve me?" Daocheng smiled and shook his head. "You are too weak!"

"However, we can be considered to have a bond. If everything is just a coincidence, I can make the decision to let you join my Liu Clan Merchant Alliance."

He turned his head and instructed Zhu Pan, "Check their recent movements, as well as the forces behind them. If it has nothing to do with this matter, they will work under you in the future."

"Yes!"

Zhu Pan waved to the door, and two Golden Core True Persons immediately came in to take them away.