The Dagger Priest nodded, sighing,
"Yes, very powerful. That incident caused quite a stir. Initially, many industry insiders suspected Da Xia was deliberately hyping it up, especially the Onmyoji from Sakura Country. They didn't believe it because a very powerful Onmyoji died in that incident."
"They didn't believe that the Onmyoji was killed by a descendant of the Cao family."
The Bible Priest's interest was piqued, "What happened then? From what you said, Frey, that matter should have been confirmed, right? How was it confirmed? Did the descendant of the Cao family reappear?"
The Dagger Priest shook his head, "Not exactly. The Onmyo-ryo confirmed it later. The Onmyo-ryo is the ghost exorcist organization from Sakura Country, just like our Holy See. It's said that the Onmyo-ryo responded that surveillance footage captured the descendant of the Cao family fighting that powerful Onmyoji."
"My God, there's even video? Frey, send it to me quickly."
"I haven't seen that video. Don't go looking for it either; you won't find it. The Onmyo-ryo isn't releasing the video, but they did say that it was indeed the descendant of the Cao family who killed him. However, they decided not to pursue it because it was found that the Onmyoji was at fault."
"What a pity. A descendant of the Cao family. I'd really like to see them. They are descendants of Cao Cao, an ancient celebrity of Da Xia, and also a military general."
"I'd like to see them too, but the Onmyo-ryo won't allow it. Perhaps they want to save face. After all, think about it, a powerful Onmyoji in their own territory was killed. If they released the video, how embarrassing would that be? Da Xia has a saying, 'Boost the enemy's morale and dampen your own.' "
The two priests chatted idly, waiting for personnel from the Holy See to arrive to clean up the mess and maintain order.
In fact.
The Dagger Priest only told half the story.
They didn't know that the reason the Onmyo-ryo didn't release the video was indeed to avoid embarrassment, but there were two reasons for this embarrassment: one was that a powerful Onmyoji in their own territory was killed, and the other was that they had identified the descendant of the Cao family. This person was very famous in Da Xia and had even been adapted into an anime protagonist.
...
Meanwhile.
Da Xia, Luxia City, Customs Checkpoint.
At this moment.
Lin Tong, Lu Lianxue, and other colleagues arrived here, preparing to receive a package sent from Sakura Country. The package was very important, containing the complete corpse of a mother-child ghost king at the ghost king level, which had high research value, and great importance was attached to it.
Because of this.
Lin Tong personally came to pick it up. Not only that, but people from the Sakura Country office were also sent to escort it.
"Lin Tong, long time no see."
A middle-aged man in a suit pushed a large box and greeted Lin Tong as he approached.
"Su Yuan, long time no see. Did you encounter any trouble during this transport?"
Lin Tong replied with a smile.
Lu Lianxue and the others beside him also greeted him. Lin Tong had told them before that this man in a suit was a Qilin Guard who had recently been to Sakura Country and was assigned to escort the mother-child ghost king's corpse back.
Su Yuan said with a wry smile,
"Your polite words are too perfunctory. With such a big incident, of course, there was trouble. Speaking of which, you've really put me in a bind. It was supposed to be a simple matter of picking up a package and sending it back, but I was almost driven mad by the Onmyo-ryo."
"By the way, do we have any descendants of the Cao family in the Wei Dao Division?"
"Hmm?"
Lin Tong was stunned at first. He didn't know what Zhang Wei had done in Sakura Country, only that Zhang Wei had acquired a higher-level item, the corpse of a ghost king, from Sakura Country.
But soon.
After hearing Su Yuan's explanation, Lin Tong understood the situation and stood frozen:
"...This... it caused such a big fuss? I thought Zhang Wei's friend encountered a mother-child ghost king in Sakura Country, and Zhang Wei remotely resolved it..."
As he spoke.
Lin Tong's mouth twitched inwardly.
Damn it, Zhang Wei, are you sure you were going to buy goods? You robbed someone else's goods and bought them from them?
Su Yuan didn't notice Lin Tong's expression and continued with a wry smile,
"You don't know, the Onmyo-ryo kept talking about how deeply Da Xia hid its secrets, that the descendants of the Cao family were also ghost exorcists, and that they even refined military generals into Shikigami."
"Oh, and there were some very curious Onmyoji who prostrated themselves before me, kneeling directly in front of me, begging to meet the descendant of the Cao family and learn the art of Shikigami. It was the first time I'd seen such a standard Dogeza."
"But how would I know about any descendants of the Cao family? They insisted there were, and said we were hiding in plain sight, even making anime commercials about the descendants of the Cao family. They even showed me the video."
"If I hadn't said I'd go back and ask Cao Yanbing, the descendant of the Cao family, to see what he thought, I probably would have been pestered to death."
"So, this time, besides escorting the goods, I also want to ask, is Zhang Wei Cao Yanbing? Or did Zhang Wei ask Cao Yanbing for help? Also, when did our Wei Dao Division make an anime about ghost exorcists? I didn't know."
Lin Tong and the others were stunned, looking at each other, some amused, some speechless.
Afterward.
Lin Tong said awkwardly,
"Ahem, Su Yuan, you've been working abroad for a long time, so you're not aware. That Cao Yanbing is Zhang Wei's method."
"What do you mean? Cao Yanbing is Zhang Wei's method??? Damn it?! Did Zhang Wei refine the descendants of the Cao family into Shikigami?"
Su Yuan's eyes widened,
"I know that a master has recently emerged in our country. I heard from Director Sheng Xuan before that his name is Zhang Wei, and he's very powerful, ranking in the top three on the New Star List. I didn't know he was so ruthless, refining the descendants of Cao Cao and all the military generals into Shikigami? Or corpses?"
Lin Tong said with a wry smile,
"Su Yuan, stop guessing. Let me explain..."
...
At the same time.
Da Xia, Wei Dao Division Headquarters, Archives Department.
A logistics staff member, carrying a file bag, opened the door to the archives department.
Without hesitation, he walked directly to a manager in the archives department and handed over the file in his hand:
"Old Feng, this is Zhang Wei's latest file information. Please update Zhang Wei's personal file."
"Zhang Wei? The Zhang Wei who is third on the New Star List?"
"Yes."
"Then let me take a look."
The manager, known as Old Feng, picked up the information and looked at it.
[Name]: Zhang Wei
[Gender]: Male
[Place of Birth]: Fujian Province
[Occupation]: Ancient Sorcerer
...
Soon.
His gaze fell on the [Occupation] column of Zhang Wei's file. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he suddenly looked up at the logistics staff member:
"Holy crap? They've already figured out Zhang Wei's occupation? Ancient Sorcerer? Sorcery? This is even rarer than the extremely rare ghost exorcist profession."
Just like citizen file information in a police station, the Wei Dao Division also collects information on ghost exorcists from across the country and even from other countries, which facilitates management and investigation.
As a figure on the New Star List, Zhang Wei naturally had his file information in the Wei Dao Division.
And Old Feng was the one who was previously responsible for entering Zhang Wei's file. He knew that Zhang Wei's previous occupation as a ghost exorcist was 'Daoist,' with the word 'suspected' added. The Wei Dao Division was not sure.
It's important to know that Zhang Wei was a figure on the New Star List and had reached the rank of Qilin Guard, killing many ghost kings, and was very famous in the current ghost exorcist circles.
Precisely because of this.
Old Feng and others responsible for recording ghost exorcist files often discussed what Zhang Wei's occupation was. Some said he was a corpse driver, some said he was a paper craftsman who could create all sorts of paper figures to help himself, and some said...
But ultimately, there was no definitive answer.
However, the authorities had finally confirmed Zhang Wei's occupation as an Ancient Sorcerer.
...