Chapter 645 - 203: Cat Knight Shen Bai 4

He had said everything that needed to be said.

After speaking, Ding Quan stood with his hands at his sides, saying no more.

This was the way of the Observatory—concise and to the point when on a mission, never long-winded.

Shen Bai scanned his surroundings. He felt there was something strange about today’s bloody massacre.

He had been following this very road, and just as he approached Lingyun Dao, this tragedy had taken place right on his path.

He would never believe it was a coincidence.

With this in mind, Shen Bai walked over to the pile of bodies.

Looking at the pile of bodies before him, Shen Bai sighed.

"Pardon the intrusion, but I must bring you all justice."

In this world, the common people suffered the most.

As ordinary people living among Cultivators, the slightest misstep could cost them their lives.

The Great Zhou Country was considered to have done an excellent job in this regard, but such incidents were still unavoidable.

A wisp of Qi split off from within Shen Bai. Under his manipulation, it formed an invisible Eight Trigrams pattern.

Once Shen Bai cast his Infinite Divination Skill, it immediately began its deduction.

Countless invisible threads began to emanate from the pile of bodies before him.

They then began to spread out into the distance.

In Shen Bai’s vision, the threads fanned out, extending in completely different directions.

’There were many perpetrators, and they scattered. More precisely, after killing these people, they dispersed in different directions to confuse any investigation.’

Soon, Shen Bai deduced the reason from the divination’s results.

But Shen Bai didn’t stop there; he activated his Void-breaking Red Eye.

He wanted to see if there was any other important information left behind.

Immediately, the scene before Shen Bai’s eyes began to change.

He took in the residual information left at the scene, piece by piece.

"Ding Quan."

Shen Bai spoke suddenly.

Ding Quan, who was standing guard nearby, hurried forward. "Lord Shen, what do you need me to do?"

Shen Bai asked, "Are the men who came with you reliable?"

Ding Quan froze at the question.

He seemed to understand Shen Bai’s implication and quickly nodded. "Lord Shen, rest assured. All members of the Jia Division are rigorously screened. There will be absolutely no traitors, nor anyone disloyal to the Observatory."

Shen Bai nodded.

Suddenly, he raised his right hand and beckoned to one of the Jia Division members.

"What’s your name?"

The Jia Division member Shen Bai had beckoned to snapped to attention and hastily cupped his fists. "My name is Yang Jian, sir. A pleasure to meet you, Lord Shen."

Shen Bai acknowledged him with a soft "oh" and slowly walked toward Yang Jian.

A flicker of nervousness crossed Yang Jian’s face, but he quickly suppressed it.

To the others, Yang Jian’s nervousness seemed like a natural reaction to the immense pressure Shen Bai exuded.

As Shen Bai drew closer to Yang Jian, the pressure radiating from him intensified.

Dense beads of sweat had already broken out on Yang Jian’s forehead.

Shen Bai’s voice drifted out slowly. "These people have been dead for far too long. Given the Observatory’s standard response speed, you shouldn’t have just arrived. And the person responsible for reporting this to the Observatory was you."

"After the people from the Government Office found you, it seems you were a bit slow to report it. That shouldn’t be the case."

As Shen Bai finished speaking, Yang Jian subconsciously blurted out a response.

"Lord Shen, you weren’t here. How could you possibly...?"

He clamped his mouth shut halfway through the sentence.

But the words were already out. Everyone present was a seasoned veteran, and they all understood the implication.

Everyone drew their weapons in unison, aiming them at Yang Jian.

Shen Bai said lightly, "Perhaps I shouldn’t call you Yang Jian. Maybe I should give you another name."

"So, what should your name be?"

A conflicted expression appeared on Yang Jian’s face.

After a moment, the conflict on his face faded, replaced by a sinister and vicious look.

"You know? You actually know my identity?"

Shen Bai raised his left hand, grabbing Yang Jian’s neck with unerring precision. He then unleashed his Poison Avoidance and Spirit Recovery Skill, its power surging into Yang Jian.

Of course, he knew.

In fact, when Shen Bai had used his Void-breaking Red Eye just moments ago, he had uncovered that very information.

At the same time, he had sensed the aura of the Era of Ten Thousand Cities on Yang Jian.

Before anyone joined the Observatory, their background was investigated for several generations to ensure it was clean.

Therefore, it was impossible for a mistake to have been made in his screening.

And yet, the aura of the Era of Ten thousand Cities on Yang Jian was exceptionally distinct.

Connecting this with the information he had just obtained, Shen Bai deduced Yang Jian’s true circumstances.

Just like Qin Shuang, Yang Jian possessed Innate Wisdom from the Era of Ten Thousand Cities.

And Yang Jian had long since been possessed by some old monster from the Era of Ten Thousand Cities.

The remnants of the Era of Ten Thousand Cities had established Demonic Forces such as the Wild Taoist Sect.

This made Yang Jian’s role as a mole within the Observatory self-evident.

The reason for this tragedy, and for the Jia Division’s late arrival, was that Yang Jian had been stalling.

He was buying time for his accomplices to escape.

Shen Bai held Yang Jian by the throat.

Yang Jian didn’t struggle.

In truth, there was no point in struggling.

He was surrounded by men from the Observatory; he couldn’t escape.

"Don’t think you can trap me with poison. We already know your tricks."

"The shadow of the Era of Ten Thousand Cities will envelop the four nations."

"When that time comes, Heaven and Earth will be completely overturned."

An earthy yellow color began to spread from Yang Jian’s chest.

In just an instant, it covered his entire body.

Within a few breaths, Yang Jian had turned into an earthy-yellow clay figure.