Zhao Letian looked at the message from Ye Junrou with great anticipation, but the sparkle in his eyes soon faded and he appeared extremely disappointed.

According to Ye Junrou, during these three days, she and Princess Ye Siyu had exerted all their power to help Zhao Letian search for his mother's whereabouts.

But, they found nothing.

If it weren't for Zhao Letian's insistence that his mother had definitely been to the Royal Capital, Princess Ye Siyu would even doubt if this person ever existed in the Royal Capital.

Because with her influence, finding someone in the Royal Capital should have been a piece of cake, it shouldn't have taken three days, one day would have been enough to find out any result.

Yet now, after three full days, she couldn't find any clues, which made her incredulous.

"The only hope now lies with Grandfather."

Zhao Letian thought gravely.

As a high-ranking member of the Ghost Shadow Sect, his grandfather had infiltrated the enemy's ranks and certainly had better intelligence-gathering abilities than Princess Ye Siyu; perhaps he had found some clues.

"Bzzz!"

Just as he was thinking, the Communication Jade Scroll left by his grandfather suddenly vibrated.

"Still not found? I can't believe that even Grandfather failed."

Zhao Letian furrowed his brow again after seeing the result.

According to his grandfather, he had examined all the internal information of the Ghost Shadow Sect and covertly investigated the information of the major families in the city, but he found absolutely nothing related to Zhao Letian's mother.

This meant that either Zhao Letian's mother's disappearance had nothing to do with these families, or the other party had covered their tracks too well, leaving no clues behind.

"I can't just sit and wait; the longer it takes, the more dangerous my mother's situation becomes."

After pondering beside the pond for a moment, a resolute look appeared in Zhao Letian's eyes.

Unable to find any news about his mother, he found it impossible to settle down and continue his cultivation; he must find his mother at all costs.

"Eh? You're not continuing your sword training? Feeling upset?"

At this moment, Master Yu came over and curiously asked as he gazed at Zhao Letian's gloomy face.

During the past few days of interaction, Master Yu felt that Zhao Letian's personality was very much to his liking – straightforward, approachable, focused on martial arts practice, away from trifles, and was thus very easy to get along with; hence, his attitude towards Zhao Letian had improved a lot.

"I'm not training anymore. I'm going back."

Zhao Letian put away his longsword, offered a bitter smile, and shook his head.

"Alright, you're the boss, your call,"

Master Yu responded with a casual smile and then followed Zhao Letian as they transformed into streaks of light, soaring towards the Royal Capital.

...

After returning to the Royal Capital this time, Zhao Letian did not encounter any attacks.

In fact, the incident involving Master Yu killing people from Skyfire Country had already been discretely known throughout the Royal Capital three days ago.

Those powers that wanted to deal with him now knew that a high-level Alchemy Master was with him.

With Master Yu present, dealing with Zhao Letian wasn't as easy as before.

To tackle Zhao Letian now would mean making an enemy of Master Yu.

Offending a third-level Alchemy Master wasn't something they could afford lightly.

Even if some forces weren't wary of Master Yu, it wouldn't be easy to capture both Zhao Letian and Master Yu in one fell swoop.

If a King-level Expert personally took action, naturally, it would be easy, but the issue was that for a King-level Expert to target Zhao Letian, a mere eighth realm in the True Martial Realm, it would not only destroy the expert's reputation but also shame the entire family.

Of course, this was not the most important thing; if it was just tarnishing reputation to kill Zhao Letian, having a King-level Expert take action would be fine. However, once a King-level Expert intervened, the situation would escalate – the King-level Experts accompanying Zhao Letian or even those from the Gray Wolf Kingdom's Royal Family would unlikely sit idly by.

Because it would be an act of bullying the lesser, a great taboo in the Martial Arts World, absolutely not allowed. Otherwise, the enemy's King-level Experts could arbitrarily slaughter the younger generations, leading to the extinction of lower-ranking martial artists on both sides, leaving only the top experts. When that happens, chaos would ensue, destroying any hope of a normal life.

In other words, King-level Experts are the deterrence forces of major powers and would not act easily unless absolutely necessary.

A mere eighth realm Zhao Letian wasn't worth a King-level Expert taking action.

If a King-level Expert didn't intervene, then those major powers wishing to deal with Zhao Letian and Master Yu would have to send a large number of high-level warriors in the True Martial Realm to surround and kill them.

However, everyone from the major powers knew that Master Yu was one of the top existences among high-level warriors in the True Martial Realm; ordinary high-level beings in the True Martial Realm had difficulty confronting him, and to capture him and Zhao Letian in one go would require long-term careful planning and meticulous arrangements.

Therefore, in the short term, those major forces planning to assail Zhao Letian had no immediate plans to act.

Of course, those forces would not remain silent for long; they were intensely preparing behind the scenes, and once the time was ripe, they would surely deliver a fatal blow to Zhao Letian.

...

Not long after, Zhao Letian and Master Yu returned to their residence.

"Buzz!"

After returning, just as Zhao Letian was deep in thought, the Array Formation Light Shield outside suddenly vibrated.

"Someone's there?"

Zhao Letian's expression shifted instantly as he dashed outside.

Simultaneously, Master Yu also walked out.

Looking up, they saw a young man clad in a black robe, with black long hair and dark eyes, a black longsword hanging at his waist, hovering in the air. L.o%v@e t*h&i@s$ st@o#ry? S-h$ow s%u!p.po^rt% at *#.

"Brother?"

Zhao Letian's expression shifted, recognizing the visitor as his senior brother in the Galaxy Sect, Li, a legendary figure in their sect, second only to his master, Sword Obsession.

"Such a strong Demonic Qi, this Demon Dao Technique is quite pure. No wonder he represents Dajin Country to head to the Imperial Secret Realm,"

Master Yu eyed Li deeply, expressing admiration.

"Junior brother, the Second Prince wants to see you,"

Li, less talkative than Zhao Letian, glanced at Master Yu expressionlessly, then his gaze fell on Zhao Letian and he spoke without emotion.

"Ye Chenxiao wants to see me? Why?"

Zhao Letian's gaze sharpened.

He knew that Ye Chenxiao had long intended to kill him; his sudden request today raised suspicion about the unknown intentions.

"Because the Second Prince has the information you want. He knows you've been inquiring about someone recently. If you want to know about that person, you have no choice but to see him,"

Li said calmly.