My disciples are all villains.

Ye Zhixing was shocked.

Si Wuya had always been careful. Even when some things were obvious, he would always demand evidence. However, this matter regarding Jiang Aijian was different. At this point, even without concrete evidence, he was rather certain Jiang Aijian was the Third Prince.

"During one of the feuds in the palace, the Second Prince torched Jinghe Palace to get rid of those who opposed him. Thousands of lives were burned to cinders, but Liu Chen's body was never found. He must have managed to escape at that time," Si Wuya said with his hands on his back.

"Perhaps, he was burned into ashes?" Ye Zhixing wondered.

Si Wuya remained silent. It was possible but improbable.

Jinghe Palace's Liu Chen was a cultivator, after all. If there had not been a puppet master behind the scene, this would not have been the result.

"Continue the investigation."

"Understood." Ye Zhixing bowed. "Sect master, Miss Fifth is still looking after the Empress Dowager in the palace and has yet to return to the Evil Sky Pavilion. I'm worried that Mo Li will act against her."

"Think of a way to persuade her to return."

"But…"

"Don't swallow your words." Si Wuya frowned. When information was lacking, his judgment would not be as accurate.

Ye Zhixing bowed and said, "The Fourth Prince, Liu Bing, had triumphantly returned to the palace. The Second Prince invited him on a hunt at the enclosure in Rongbei as a welcoming gesture. I'm worried that the Empress Dowager and Miss Fifth will head to Rongbei as well. The Emperor has given approval for the Empress Dowager to go out and get some fresh air."

"Rongbei is a good place." Si Wuya turned to look in Rongbei's direction. He looked at the sun in the sky and continued to say, "The Second Prince is ambitious. His desire is to rule. Liu Bing has military achievements under his belt, and he's attracting support. Naturally, the Second Prince is guarded against him."

Ye Zhixing remained silent.

Si Wuya said, "Miss Fifth is also a member of the Imperial family…"

"That's what I'm worried about."

"When's the hunt?"

"When autumn and winter switch. About three months from now."

The Fourth Prince, the Third Prince, the Second Prince… and the princess who suddenly reappeared. Everyone was accounted for.

When autumn and winter were mentioned, Si Wuya was slightly filled with emotions. In the Brahman Sea Eight Meridians or above, a cultivator would be almost immune to cold and heat in their surroundings. They would not feel anything during the change of the seasons. However, he had lost his cultivation base. Now that the end of autumn was drawing near, he was beginning to feel the drop in temperature.

Si Wuya sighed and said, "If Jiang Aijian is really the Third Prince, he would look out for Fifth Senior Sister. Just to be safe, the Darknet will help."

"Understood." Ye Zhixing cupped his fists and bowed. He respectfully retreated to the side.

At this moment, another gray-robed cultivator flew over.

He fell to one knee and said, "Sect master, Miss Sixth is here…"

Si Wuya appeared to be delighted. He walked out of the secluded hut. He stood outside and looked at the entrance. Perhaps, it was due to the building being located deep in the mountains, a thin layer of fog shrouded the entrance, slightly obscuring his vision.

White clothes, white hair, white shoes, white cape. She held a white umbrella aloft with her jade-like fingers as she walked over. Her steps were neither fast nor slow. She seemed like she was taking a leisurely stroll through the mist and across the field. The dew and impurities seemed unable to touch or taint her. This was Si Wuya's Sixth Senior Sister, Ye Tianxin. She was also the Evil Sky Pavilion's sixth disciple.

"Si Wuya greets Sixth Senior Sister." Si Wuya cupped his fists.

Ye Tianxin looked at Si Wuya. She studied him for a moment before saying, "Seventh Junior Brother, what happened to your cultivation base?"

All this while, Ye Tianxin had been looking for a way to heal her wounds and recover her cultivation base. She had secretly kept an eye on the Evil Sky Pavilion and seldom paid attention to anything else.

Si Wuya smiled helplessly and said, "This is the work of our master's Binding Mantra."

"Hm?" Ye Tianxin frowned slightly.

"It's a misunderstanding. Eldest Senior Brother and I wanted to destroy the Clarity Sect, but we didn't expect master to interfere. Out of helplessness, I could only lure master away. And… that's how I accidentally got hit by master's mantra."

Ye Tianxin's face remained expressionless. She looked away from the handsome and scholarly Si Wuya and said, "It shouldn't be difficult for you to undo the mantra with your abilities."

"There's something you don't know, Sixth Senior Sister… Master has absorbed the barrier's power. His methods are shocking. Even a Daoist from the Celestial Masters Sect couldn't undo this mantra." Si Wuya shook his head helplessly.

Ye Tianxin was slightly stunned. She remembered when she last faced her master. Whether it was due to some Primal Fiend medicine or the barrier's power, she had personally seen nine leaves under her master's feet, 'Did I imagine it?'

When Si Wuya saw Ye Tianxin lost in her thoughts, he called out, "Sixth Senior Sister?"

Ye Tianxin cleared her thoughts and said, "I'm alright."

"Since you left the Evil Sky Pavilion, have you recovered your cultivation base?" Si Wuya asked.

"Almost…" Ye Tianxin replied indifferently.

"What are your plans now, senior sister?" Si Wuya asked. Although he had asked it casually, it was a loaded question, and he was keenly interested in her answer. He wanted to know what Ye Tianxin's relationship with the Evil Sky Pavilion was, especially after the incident with the Five Mice.

Ye Tianxin said, "I'm looking for something that might not even exist…"

Si Wuya smiled and said, "What are you looking for, senior sister? Perhaps, I can help you."

"You?"

"That's right. The Darknet's information network is spread throughout the lands. There's no information that I cannot get," Si Wuya said confidently.

Ye Tianxin studied Si Wuya again. She had not been in close contact with Si Wuya throughout the years since she left the Evil Sky Pavilion. She had heard about the Darknet's information network as well. She finally said tonelessly, "The thing I'm looking for is called Cheng Huang."

"Cheng Huang?" Si Wuya frowned.

Ye Tianxin shook her head and smiled bitterly before she said, "Forget it. I'll look for it on my own. There's no need to trouble yourself over it."

"Senior sister…" When Si Wuya saw Ye Tianxin was leaving, he quickly walked over and barred her way. He cupped his fists and said, "It's no trouble at all…"

"Hm?"

"The nation of the Fairfolk, people with white skin and hair, is north of the Dragon Fish. Cheng Huang is shaped like a fox with horns on its back. The person who's able to ride it is said to be able to live for 2,000 years," Si Wuya said as though he was reciting from a text he had memorized.

Ye Tianxin regarded Si Wuya with a complicated look in her eyes, "You know about Cheng Huang?"

"After Wei Zhuoyan's death, I ordered my men to investigate the incident at Measure Heaven River. During the investigation, we stumbled upon information on Cheng Huang," Si Wuya sighed and said, "Apart from that, we found nothing else."

His meaning was clear. If the Darknet could not find it, how would a single person be able to find it?

"Seventh Junior Brother, do you believe in the existence of the beasts?" Ye Tianxin asked.

"Well…"

The life limit had always been the main stumbling block for human cultivators. There had never been an exception to the life limit.

'Ride it and live for 2,000 years. Isn't that equivalent to overcoming the 1,000-year limit? Is that possible?' Si Wuya asked, "Do you believe in them, Sixth Senior Sister?"

"I do." Ye Tianxin's tone was firm.

This surprised Si Wuya slightly. He did not know where Ye Tianxin's confidence came from, but her tone and determined gaze showed that she truly believed in it. Perhaps, she believed in it more than most people.