The two each took out half a jade pendant, and when the two pendants were put together, they formed a complete pattern.
A faint talisman floated up from the pattern.
The two nodded and put away their jade pendants.
This spy had been sent to the Great Liang Kingdom from a young age, and after so many years, no one could recognize his appearance.
Moreover, to ensure secrecy, even during this rendezvous, he still did not show his true face.
The talisman within this jade pendant was the only proof of identity!
"Has the envoy come this time because His Majesty has new instructions?" the spy asked in a low voice.
"That's right," the envoy nodded. "His Majesty has a new mission for you. You should return to the Great Ling Kingdom immediately. I will take care of things in Great Liang for now..."
As he spoke, their faces changed!
They had arrived a few minutes before Ye Fan and the other person. It was precisely at the time when the stray dogs were barking towards the temple.
Their meeting here absolutely could not be seen by anyone!
There was no other way but to silence them!
The spy extended a finger and began to circulate his true qi.
The envoy stood to the side, not making a move.
He had already scanned the area with his divine sense.
The two people outside were one at the Qi Refining stage, and the other was a mortal with no cultivation at all.
Such weaklings were more than enough for the spy alone.
What they didn't know was that a golden light had appeared on the roof of the dilapidated temple at some unknown time...
The spy's true qi had fully condensed and was about to be unleashed towards the outside of the temple.
"Crash—!"
The dilapidated temple collapsed!
With their strength, the collapse of a building would have been a trivial matter.
However, they were suddenly horrified to find that they couldn't move!
Even more terrifying was that the falling bricks and tiles emitted an aura that made their hearts palpitate!
The sound of the dilapidated temple collapsing startled Ye Fan and the others as well.
"That was close!" Liang Rujing patted her chest in lingering fear. "If those dogs had come out a little later, we would have been crushed to death."
"Huh?" Speaking of this, Liang Rujing said in surprise, "It seems there are people inside!"
The two quickly walked to the ruins.
An arm was sticking out of the rubble, all alone.
Ye Fan and Liang Rujing hurriedly began to clear away the bricks.
A few minutes later, the envoy and the spy were dug out by them.
"This one is beyond saving," Ye Fan said, checking the envoy's pulse and breath, and shook his head.
Then, Ye Fan reached towards the spy.
"Whoosh!"
The spy suddenly grabbed Ye Fan's arm, his eyes fixed on Ye Fan.
His condition was dire.
His bones and meridians were all broken, and he was clearly not going to live.
But he couldn't understand what had just happened...
Judging by his expression, he seemed to want to get an answer from Ye Fan.
Unfortunately, his current body did not allow him to do so.
He tried to open his mouth, but no sound came out.
"This is bad," Liang Rujing said worriedly after checking the spy's condition with her true qi. "His bones and meridians are all broken. If he doesn't get treatment, he's doomed!"
As she spoke, she took out a small porcelain bottle from her ring.
It contained pills given to her by the Second Elder.
She remembered the Second Elder saying that these pills had excellent therapeutic effects on injuries to bones and meridians.
She had great faith in the pills from these two elders.
Her own ancestor, Liang Feifan, had recovered from his severe old injury, which was a testament to their efficacy!
This poor man was about to die, and she had to find a way to save him.
Unfortunately, she was still a step too late.
Before she could administer the medicine, the spy's head lolled, and he died...
"Truly pitiful..." Liang Rujing sighed, and helplessly put away the pills.
Ye Fan seemed to have discovered something, and crouched down to take the spy's other hand.
The hand was clenched tightly, and a red string was peeking out from between his fingers.
"I understand!" Liang Rujing exclaimed in realization. "He held onto it so tightly even in death; this must be very important to him! When he grabbed your arm just now, it must have been to entrust something about this to you!"
Liang Rujing began to pry open the spy's hand as she spoke.
"Rujing... isn't this a bit inappropriate..." Ye Fan said with some difficulty.
After all, the person was dead, and Liang Rujing's act of searching the body seemed a bit disrespectful.
"He clung to it until death, so it must be a very important matter," Liang Rujing said while busy. "I'm sure he wouldn't mind! It's just that he's gripping it too tightly..."
After trying in vain to open the hand, Liang Rujing sighed helplessly.
Then, to Ye Fan's stunned expression, she took a saw from her spatial ring...
"Don't worry, Ye Fan," Liang Rujing explained as she sawed. "This isn't an ordinary saw; it can even cut through the corpses of Nascent Soul stage demonic beasts!"
Ye Fan: ???
Is that what I mean?
Does it matter what kind of saw it is?
What matters is why you carry something like this with you!
And also.
Is it really okay for you to saw off a dead person's hand like this?
...
After much effort, Liang Rujing successfully sawed off the spy's hand...
"It's half a jade pendant?" Liang Rujing picked up the half jade pendant and said in realization. "I understand!"
"This jade pendant must be very important to his family!" Liang Rujing said, tying the jade pendant to Ye Fan's belt. "He must have wanted to entrust us with delivering this half jade pendant to his family!"
"But we don't know his family at all?" Ye Fan said speechlessly. "And why are you tying it to me?"
"Because you're both men, so it should be worn by you," Liang Rujing said with a smile. "We don't need to actively look for them; we can return it to his family if we meet them later."
Ye Fan said nothing more.
He was defeated by Liang Rujing's bizarre logic...
He didn't care that the jade pendant was tied to him.
If they really met his family later, he would return it.
If his family thought he had harmed this person, then that would be even better!
Ye Fan was now determined not to miss any opportunity that could consume the system's energy.
He only worried if the other party was strong enough to successfully kill him.
After finishing, Liang Rujing took out two shovels, and the two dug two pits and buried the spy and the envoy.
As for why Liang Rujing had shovels in her ring...
Since she even had a saw, having a couple of shovels was not strange at all...
After leaving a large pile of food for the dogs, the two set off on their bed again.
They traveled, ate, drank, played, and slacked off, and a month passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day.
As the two were flying on their bed, several cultivators wielding swords flew towards them.