The door was suddenly opened as the Soul Clone snuck into the room.
Yi Yi, who was cultivating her power beside Lu Ye, quickly opened her eyes and saw another Lu Ye entering the room with a saber under the night sky. He placed a finger on his lips to motion for her to keep quiet before closing the door.
A startled Yi Yi glanced at the Soul Clone for a moment before shifting her attention to the Lu Ye beside her. [What’s going on? There are two Lu Yes!]
Most importantly, even though she stayed by Lu Ye’s side every day, she still couldn’t tell which one was the real Lu Ye.
Amber, who had seen the same sight earlier that day, got scared and hid behind Yi Yi before covering its eyes with its paws.
The Soul Clone walked up to the main body and took a seat. Lu Ye took the Inviolable Saber from him and pressed his hand against the Soul Clone’s chest. As the Tree of Glyphs’ power was activated, a root extended into the Soul Clone.
In the blink of an eye, the life-like Soul Clone turned into nothingness. The Spiritual Power and the vitality Lu Ye had used to form the Soul Clone, as well as the root that was broken off, were retrieved in an instant. Only some clothes were left on the floor.
Lu Ye picked up the clothes and kept them.
It wasn’t until he was done with everything that a doubtful Yi Yi asked in shock, “What just happened, Lu Ye?”
Naturally, Lu Ye wouldn’t hide anything from her. After all, Yi Yi was the only person in the world who knew all his secrets.
“It’s the Soul Clone Technique, which is a new skill I’ve acquired.”
“It looked like the real you.” Yi Yi was amazed.
Lu Ye replied with a smile, “In a way, it’s indeed no different from me.”
“It’s incredible.” Yi Yi’s eyes brightened as she took Lu Ye’s arm and made a request. “Show it to me one more time.”
“No.” Lu Ye directly turned her down.
The main problem was that a newly formed Soul Clone was naked, so it was inappropriate to show it to Yi Yi.
As such, he could only come up with an excuse. “It takes a lot of energy. I’ll show it to you if there’s a chance in the future.”
Although Yi Yi was disappointed, she could only nod obediently upon hearing that. “Alright.”
“Let’s cultivate our powers.” Lu Ye patted her head.
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a vibration coming from his military token.
With a serious expression, he quickly had a look. Since he received a message on his military token, it showed that his leader had sent him an order. Therefore, he had to take it seriously.
After reading the message, he discovered that Qian Wudang told him to head to the Ministry of Laws at once.
Since Lu Ye was told to go to the Ministry of Laws at this hour, he had a feeling that something major had happened.
“I’ll have to head out,” Lu Ye said and rose to his feet before pushing the door open.
A moment later, he entered the brightly lit main hall of the Ministry of Laws. A frowning Qian Wudang stood there with his hands behind his back. It was apparent that he was waiting for him.
“Sir.” Lu Ye cupped his fists.
“Yesterday, a Nightingale reported that he had found an anomaly beneath the Foggy Cliff of Mount Mi. There seems to be an ominous beast over there. Initially, Team A5 had taken on the task and was ready to look into the matter. They didn’t manage to do that because of a certain incident.”
Naturally, Lu Ye knew what the incident was. The team leader of Team A5, Zhou Kui, was beaten up by a mysterious person. Then, he came to the Ministry of Laws and accused Lu Ye of hurting him, but he ended up getting punished.
Since he had to recuperate for a few days, he couldn’t take his team to carry out any task.
“Sir, you mean…”
“It wasn’t a big deal initially. There are many ominous beasts across Jiu Zhou, and Bing Zhou is no exception. The Nightingale’s report is unclear. It’s fine to put the matter on hold for a few days. However, I received a message from Nightingale Nest earlier saying that the Nightingale who reported the incident has gone missing.”
Nightingale Nest was an organisation under the Ministry of Laws. It was responsible for managing the Nightingales across different places. The information submitted by the Nightingales was sorted by Nightingale Nest.
Lu Ye had never come into contact with those from Nightingale Nest as they were directly managed by Qian Wudang. No one else could contact them. The members of the organisation were a mystery.
Lu Ye arched his brow. The Nightingale had just discovered an anomaly, but he soon went missing. Something was apparently off.
“Is the Nightingale dead or alive?”
“He’s alive for now.”
It was easy to find out if a person was dead or alive. One just had to see if their Battlefield Imprint had dissipated. Since the Nightingale’s Brand was still around, it showed that he was alive.
“You’re able to look for people, so you’re the best person to handle this matter,” Qian Wudang said.
Only then did Lu Ye realise why Qian Wudang gave the task to him even though there were so many law enforcement teams. It was because he could use a Tracking Disc.
Previously, he had decided to stop using Tracking Discs to complete tasks so that his battle points wouldn’t be wasted. Much to his chagrin, things went against his wishes.
Anyway, he only had himself to blame that the task was given to him.
Initially, Team A5 had taken on the task and was ready to carry it out. However, Zhou Kui was beaten up around 200 kilometres away from Grand Sky City.
Lu Ye had no intention of rejecting the task. It was a task, after all. He would get a reward after completing it.
He had intended to let Li Baxian and the others get some rest for a few days. Since they had a task now, they had to start working right away.
“Once you find the Nightingale, find out what’s going on with him. Also, look around the Foggy Cliff. If there’s indeed an ominous beast, kill it.”
After receiving the order, Lu Ye asked, “What’s the Nightingale’s name?”
Qian Wudang told him a name, and Lu Ye memorised it.
He then said, “Stay safe. If you come across enemies that are too powerful, send me a message right away.”
“Yes.”
“Alright. You may set off now.” Qian Wudang waved his hand.