Only My Way

Three days later.

A certain small town.

Early morning.

Although not exactly bustling, the streets were filled with the essence of everyday life.

Ling Wuyuan dismounted expressionlessly.

He called out to the owner of a slightly aged shop by the roadside:

"Boss, a bowl of beef noodles, and two catties of braised beef."

The owner immediately responded with a smile:

"Alright!"

"Please wait a moment!"

Soon, Ling Wuyuan had barely found a seat when the two catties of braised beef he ordered were sliced into thick pieces and brought over, along with two small dishes of dipping sauce with different flavors and a bowl of beef broth.

"Young hero, your noodles are still cooking. Have these two catties of beef first."

"This is freshly braised beef…"

In response,

Ling Wuyuan casually tossed a few silver coins to the owner:

"Keep the change, you can go now."

The owner immediately responded with a beaming smile:

"Okay, okay ~"

Just as Ling Wuyuan picked up two pieces of beef and put them in his mouth, before he even had time to chew,

the conversations of the other diners around him caught his attention.

"I heard the results of what happened a few days ago are out!"

Although the speaker didn't specify what the so-called "few days ago" actually referred to,

Ling Wuyuan could guess, based on his recent experiences, that they were talking about the commotion he had caused.

But… what does "results are out" even mean?

What kind of results could there be?

Even if the imperial court really investigated the truth,

he should be the first to know, right?

After all, after the imperial court investigates the truth, without a doubt, they will try to contact him.

That's for sure.

And with his physical characteristics, coupled with the fact that he has never hidden his movements, and passersby see him from time to time… it shouldn't be too difficult for the imperial court to find him!

So, while chewing on the beef with a head full of question marks, Ling Wuyuan silently listened to the conversations between the diners with some confusion.

"Regarding the incident three days ago, after the people from the imperial court's Shadow Division repeatedly investigated the various forces in that area many times, they indeed found some strange information in some old files, and then followed the clues to successfully find a sect called the Longyun Sect…"

"Then, I don't know exactly how things went… anyway, the entire Longyun Sect suffered heavy casualties on the spot!"

"Basically, all the high-level personnel were either beheaded on the spot by the Shadow Division or crippled and taken away for investigation…"

Longyun Sect?

What Longyun Sect?

Who are they?

Hearing this, Ling Wuyuan began to suspect that he might be overthinking things.

Perhaps the matter the diners around him were discussing had nothing to do with him at all.

As for the name "Shadow Division," he did know about it.

It was a special department within the Baiwu Kingdom specifically responsible for supervising the actual situation in various states.

Due to its special nature, it was usually only responsible to the Baiwu Kingdom's ruler.

And there are actually some other targeted special departments with similar functions, such as the Demon Subduing Division, which specializes in dealing with various demonic beasts and evil spirits, and the Demon Exorcising Division, which specializes in dealing with various heretical cultivators.

In this regard,

the various countries in this world are actually quite similar.

Although the names may be different, the various countries basically have special departments with almost identical functions!

Just when Ling Wuyuan felt that he was probably overthinking things,

and that the matter probably had nothing to do with him, and was about to continue eating the beef,

the words of several diners continued in an orderly manner.

"Longyun Sect??"

"Are you kidding me? Isn't that a local sect near Huangsha Town?"

"I remember that although their strength is good, and they can be completely called the local overlords, where did they get the ability to create that towering pillar of fire that is said to be thousands of meters high?"

"The News Report said very clearly that the sword marks on the ground alone stretched for more than seven thousand meters, and the huge pit created by the explosion was more than fifteen thousand meters wide at its widest point. All the animals within the range died on the spot, and even if the plants within the range were not completely destroyed, only some scattered, crooked black wreckage remained!"

"If the Longyun Sect had this ability, would they still be messing around in Huangsha Town??"

"I feel like this is completely fake news…"

Hearing this,

Ling Wuyuan became even more confused.

Are they really talking about that incident?

So he wasn't overthinking things before?

Then what is the situation with the Longyun Sect?

What does it have to do with them?

It can't be that they took the initiative to announce that the sword strike was actually made by their people, and then were exposed by the Shadow Division on the spot and taken away for investigation, right?

That shouldn't be possible…

What, a fantasy world version of a terrorist organization?

No matter what major event happens, they have to rush to announce that they did it?

Are you trying to gain attention and earn funding here?

But facing the opposing opinion of others,

the diner who spoke earlier waved his hand repeatedly, saying with a face full of indifference:

"Heh ~"

"Naive ~"

"Although the Longyun Sect doesn't have that ability, there may be some big shot hidden behind them! !"

"I think that the people from the Longyun Sect who were taken away for investigation may know some extremely secret inside information! !"

"Otherwise, why would the people from the Shadow Division take the initiative to come to their door for no reason? ?"

"If you think about it carefully, isn't that the logic? ?"

"Moreover, it is said that the Shadow Division is also transferring people from other places to the scene of the incident, which just shows that the hidden secrets behind the scenes may be extremely serious…"

As soon as these words came out, the person who had just spoken in rebuttal was immediately stunned.

It seems to make some sense…

For a moment, it was a bit difficult to refute.

But Ling Wuyuan only felt that things were inexplicable.

Inside information?

Where did the inside information come from?

Inside information that even the perpetrator himself doesn't know?

However, thinking about the Shadow Division's behavior and the functional positioning of that department, he felt that those guys shouldn't be reckless talents.

'Could it be that there really is some inside information?'

'But why wouldn't I know about it myself?'

After thinking about it for a while.

Facing the bowl of beef noodles that was brought to the table.

He felt that, as things stand, it might be better to eat the noodles first.

Longyun Sect?

Shadow Division?

Although he doesn't know what those guys are playing at, it doesn't really have much to do with him now.

At least, before they successfully find him, it really has nothing to do with him.

As the saying goes, things that no one knows can be treated as if they never happened.

Ling Wuyuan believes that he can completely pretend that nothing happened…