From Li Xiaomei, Ye Ling received the expected answer, a slight curve forming on his lips as he said, "Then tell me, what kind of information does the Shadow Hall store online?"
The former Red Dust Pavilion was essentially the Shadow Hall's pawns in the mortal realm. Although the Red Dust Pavilion had been destroyed, the mortal realm, being the most important of the three realms, was not something the Shadow Hall would simply abandon.
Moreover, Ye Ling had noticed the numerous obstacles encountered after the establishment of the Demon Palace, and could vaguely sense the presence of a mastermind behind the scenes.
That mastermind was likely a new force being supported by the Shadow Hall in the mortal realm.
Ye Ling had originally planned to start his investigation from the mortal realm, but before he could act, the incident of Li Xiaoxiao being abducted by Huang occurred.
Li Xiaomei said, "The Shadow Hall has supported a new emerging force in the mortal realm called the Shadow Pavilion. They are still developing, with fewer than a thousand members, but with the assistance of the immortal realm, the Shadow Pavilion is developing rapidly."
"I believe it won't be long before the Shadow Pavilion's influence in the mortal realm surpasses that of the Demon Palace, becoming the second Red Dust Pavilion."
"If Your Imperial Majesty can uproot the Shadow Pavilion while it is still in its nascent stage, it will undoubtedly deal a heavy blow to the Shadow Hall!"
"Another Shadow Pavilion established in the mortal realm..."
Ye Ling murmured the words, noting down this force. He then asked Li Xiaomei, "Do you know which family or power is leading the Shadow Pavilion?"
For the Shadow Hall to support an emerging force in the mortal realm, finding an existing power would be the fastest way.
Whether it was the Red Dust Pavilion or the Cloud Palace, the Shadow Hall had always utilized existing powers in the world. Ye Ling believed this new Shadow Pavilion would be similar.
Li Xiaomei replied, "In the capital of Huaguo, the Su family."
"The Su family of the capital?" Ye Ling asked in surprise, "Are you sure?"
This Su family of the capital was Su Ruoxue's clan and one of the four major families of Huaguo.
Although the so-called four major families were nothing to Ye Ling, and not top-tier powers on a global scale...
The key was that the Shadow Hall had chosen the Su family!
The Shadow Hall had previously colluded with the Void Organization to abduct Su Ruoxue once. If the Shadow Hall didn't know about the relationship between Su Ruoxue and Ye Ling, Ye Ling wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death!
Li Xiaomei nodded, "That's right, the head of the Su family, Su Chen, is an elder of the Shadow Pavilion. Currently, all activities of the Shadow Pavilion in the mortal realm are presided over by Su Chen..."
Hearing Li Xiaomei's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but say, "The Shadow Hall saw that I protected Ruoxue and had no opportunity to act, so they chose the Su family of the capital..."
Indeed, the Su family had considerable influence in Huaguo. Coupled with their relationship with Su Ruoxue, binding the Su family to the Shadow Hall's ship was undoubtedly an excellent choice.
The Shadow Hall could use the Su family to restrain Ye Ling!
However, the Shadow Hall had likely miscalculated one point.
Although Ye Ling cared about Su Ruoxue, it did not mean he cared about the entire Su family!
When the Su family forced Su Ruoxue to marry into the Jiang family, Ye Ling had already seen through the family's disposition. He could unhesitatingly crush the Su family of Jiangcheng, let alone this Su family of the capital.
If the Su family of the capital truly became the Shadow Hall's pawns, Ye Ling would unhesitatingly send their family members to be reborn.
Ye Ling had put so much effort into creating the Demon Palace precisely to prevent the emergence of a second Red Dust Pavilion. If the Su family harbored such ambitions, he would show no mercy.
Seeing Ye Ling in thought, Li Xiaomei did not continue speaking. Instead, she compiled all the information regarding the Su family of the capital and the Shadow Pavilion into a document and transmitted it to Ye Ling. "Your Imperial Majesty, I have compiled all the specific information. Furthermore, I have left a backdoor in the Shadow Pavilion's electronic backend. If Your Imperial Majesty needs it, you can check it yourself after returning to Earth."
"Thank you."
Ye Ling accepted the information transmitted by Li Xiaomei, quickly browsed through it, and then said, "This information is of great use to me. The misunderstanding between us can be settled."
Li Xiaomei replied respectfully, "Thank you for Your Imperial Majesty's understanding. It is my honor to be of assistance to Your Imperial Majesty."
Li Xiaomei now realized that Ye Ling was already planning to deal with the Shadow Hall, and their goals were aligned. She did not need to use leverage to ask Ye Ling for help, as it would only be counterproductive.
Sharing the information she knew with Ye Ling unconditionally was beneficial to both parties.
There was no need for her to stand on Ye Ling's opposing side.
Ye Ling was not an unfeeling person. He took Huang's head from his waist and threw it to Li Xiaomei. "I have already removed the black energy from this fellow's head, but his entire brain is almost gone, and his soul is at its last breath. I will not save him. I will leave him to you to deal with."
"Thank you, Your Imperial Majesty."
Li Xiaomei caught Huang's head, seemingly not saddened or frightened by Huang's current state.
Seeing Li Xiaomei's reaction, Ye Ling couldn't help but ask curiously, "How do you plan to deal with Huang?"
Although Li Xiaomei was an embodiment of the Law of Light, her actual combat power was less than True Martial, making her purely a functional character.
If she had to rely on herself, let alone resurrect Huang, she wouldn't even be able to preserve Huang's soul.
Li Xiaomei did not hide anything and honestly replied, "I previously stored Huang's soul data. Using that data, I can resurrect Huang as a data entity. As long as Huang regains consciousness, preserving his remnant soul will not be a problem. With Huang's own abilities, his revival will only be a matter of time."
Hearing Li Xiaomei's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but marvel. He hadn't expected Li Xiaomei to come up with such a roundabout method!
Indeed, Huang had a good foundation and must have had life-saving measures. It was just that the erosion by the black energy was too sudden, preventing him from reacting, and ultimately leading to his near-soul dissipation.
If Huang could truly regain consciousness, reshaping his physical body should not be difficult.
With this in mind, Ye Ling couldn't help but praise Li Xiaomei, "I underestimated you. It seems there is a reason you were chosen by the Law of Light and became its embodiment."
Li Xiaomei smiled, "Thank you for Your Imperial Majesty's praise. I have already guided Xue Sha onto a path, and I believe he will find Your Imperial Majesty soon."
As soon as Li Xiaomei finished speaking, a loud noise came from outside the space, followed by an extremely violent aura of blood and killing intent that broke through the virtual space and swept around.
"You scoundrel, I've finally found you! Return Li Xiaoxiao!"
The imposing Xue Sha rushed into the virtual space and happened to see Ye Ling within it. His entire aura instantly vanished, and he stared at Ye Ling in surprise, "Boss? What are you doing here?"
Seeing Xue Sha appear, Li Xiaomei also smiled at Ye Ling, "Your Imperial Majesty, he is here."
Ye Ling shook his head and smiled at Xue Sha's bewildered expression. He then gestured for Xue Sha to calm down and asked Li Xiaomei with a smile, "I have one last request."
Li Xiaomei replied, "Your Imperial Majesty, please command. As long as I can do it, I will definitely agree."
Ye Ling said, "Copy a portion of Huang's memory data for me."
Li Xiaomei paused, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Yes..."