cessary.This year, she hardly sought逍遙's assistance at all. At most, she would ask for suggestions regarding the ways of martial arts from逍遙, just suggestions and not actual techniques or anything."Te...Chapter 584: A Carefree Life 1

The Cao family, although not very powerful, had seen their share of dark dealings and even participated in some themselves. Therefore, it was understandable that Lord Cao would suspect he might be under surveillance or that someone was plotting against the Cao family.

Internal strife within the Cao family existed as well. In-fighting could often be more ruthless than external battles, a timeless truth proving many heroes die not from defending their homeland but from internal conflicts.

Although Lord Cao currently held his position in the Cao family, there were still many relatives coveting this role and possessing considerable strength. Thus, it was reasonable for him to suspect internal betrayal.

In light of these suspicions, Lord Cao believed that contacting the Black Wind Fort and attempting to sway them to their side was crucial.

Given the benefits at stake, he trusted the Black Wind Fort would abandon their stance.

Hence, regardless of his motivations, establishing contact with the Black Wind Fort and meeting with its leader became an inevitable choice for Lord Cao.

Upon receiving this information, the Black Wind Fort felt equally puzzled. They weren't concerned about false accusations but rather who could have done such a thing

The Black Wind Fort, despite being mysterious, wasn’t a tightly knit organization. Their anonymity stemmed from protection by certain groups seeking to use their identity.

To maintain this secrecy, members below a certain rank couldn't leave without orders and only under the leadership of a superior. Such superiors usually acted independently, with no consultations needed for decisions.

However, after investigation, they concluded that the matter seemed unrelated to them; none had been outside recently due to their annual Flower Festival event, which was strictly monitored.

No one left this year either, making it virtually impossible for them to have carried out the deed. So who could have

Was it an opponent of the Cao family

After ruling out their own involvement, they inferred that another powerful family might be behind it, similar to Lord Cao's suspicions.

This assumption wasn't unique to them; other families in Eastern Europe made the same guess, each suspecting one another for possible motives.

This situation had turned a single-family issue into a matter of concern across all of Eastern Europe. Everyone watched their rivals closely, hoping to exploit any weaknesses.

Such opportunities would not be missed!

No matter their intentions or actions, everyone began investigating the whereabouts of Xianyao, making him the focus in Eastern Europe. Even those named Xianyao were interrogated rigorously by the Cao family.

This was a disaster for these individuals; they changed names following this incident, an unintended consequence of Xianyao’s indirect involvement with no fatalities reported.

Unexpectedly, due to Eastern Europe's investigation into Xianyao, his name caught the attention of other well-informed individuals or groups across the continent.

Those with reliable sources in Eastern Europe were either monitoring developments there closely or possessed extensive information networks.

The former was unlikely since Eastern Europe generally garnered little interest. Even fewer cared about Xianyao specifically.

Therefore, the speculation about the former has been ruled out, leaving only the latter option. This implies that he is someone with a powerful information network, and having such a strong network also indicates his formidable strength; these two factors are almost equivalent.

In this continent, there aren't many people at that level, including the Black Snow of the Demon Sect and the Third Miss Nan Gong from the military side of the Tang Dynasty Empire.

The Third Miss Nan Gong didn't find this information strange because she knew that Xianyou was going to the Eastern European Kingdom. Creating a bit of trouble there was considered normal, although at first, she couldn’t understand why Xianyou would do such things.

Soon after, it seemed like the Third Miss Nan Gong specifically had someone gather intelligence on why Xianyou became an object everyone in the Eastern European Kingdom wanted. She quickly guessed the reasons behind this; though not entirely sure, she knew that Xianyou definitely wanted to know about the whereabouts of Black Wind Village, so she used her information network to help look for it. With the Tang Dynasty Empire's military information network, they could find it relatively soon, possibly even faster than having the Cao family guide him.

Xianyou might have known this; he could ask others for help and achieve his goal. He had thought about it before but ultimately dismissed it because he didn’t think it would be much quicker or necessary to trouble others.

This was Xianyou's personality—unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn't trouble others, especially when he could solve things himself with comparable efficiency.

Of course, if someone offered help voluntarily, he wouldn’t mind and certainly wouldn't stop them.

Different from the Third Miss Nan Gong, Black Snow found Xianyou's presence in the Eastern European Kingdom odd. She had just received news about him from Prince Cheng Li and knew that Xianyou was already back in Skywind Country, preparing to send someone to investigate what he was up to when she got a message from him.

Black Snow didn’t understand why Xianyou would go to the Eastern European Kingdom but could connect some information. It might be related to his background; her understanding of Xianyou was extraordinary, almost probing every detail about him.

The fact that he was adopted was common knowledge and easy to discover by anyone who looked into it. The Mo Family wouldn’t hide this from others, nor did Xianyou himself think it needed confidentiality.

Unbeknownst to her, Black Snow also used the Demon Sect's resources to search for Black Wind Village. The Demon Sect’s resources seemed better in this regard, requiring less time.

This wasn't just about such matters; even concerning other things, the Demon Sect had stronger information capabilities, penetrating everywhere without gaps.

No matter how these people reacted, Xianyou無疑成為了東歐國的一個焦點，但那是一個隻聞其聲不見其人的焦點。這也是讓東歐國這些人為難的事情。

而逍遙當然現在不知道彆人在為自己頭痛，他現在還是做著自己的事情，在北溟城收集資訊，緊接著就是回到東海城，這個彆人都不會覺得他會出現的地方，這裡反而是最安全的，當然還是要化妝一下，不然總會有人會看到。

至於逍遙收集到的資訊，雖然他隻是一個人，倒也將所有有關的事情都翻了出來。他有著一套情報蒐集的能力，在北溟城三天，就已經找到很多二十年前的事情。

這個要是放在一些人身上，就算是找一輩子可能都找不到，畢竟都是二十年前的事了，在這個時候找起來會很麻煩，而逍遙不一樣，他的資訊蒐集能力很強，除了那些實在冇有辦法找到的以外，他都已經找到了。

情報收集也是一門技術，有些人一輩子都找不到，而有些人卻隻需要聊聊天就已經找到線索。逍遙為了得到資源曾經在這方麵做過研究，所以他對此已經是手到擒來的事了。

根據逍遙所蒐集的訊息，也能找到一些資訊，當年在北溟城有一群神秘人出現，並且還有一對年輕夫妻失蹤了，而這對年輕夫妻住在那裡的鄰居告訴過他，妻子就是方純雪，同時當時生了一個男孩。

這個鄰居是唯一一個當時僅存的人，其他人都很快就搬走或者消失無蹤。隻有他在那個時候因為一些事情離開了，並且離開十幾年後纔回來，幾乎冇有人知道有這個人存在，自然也就無法通過他得到什麼資訊了。

玉佩的事？這當然是不知道的，冇有人會注意這麼普通的玉佩，就算知道了也不能確定是不是當年的那一塊，所以在這一方麵逍遙冇有任何的資訊。隻是確認方純雪的確住在那裡，並且還生了一個男孩，時間上似乎差不多。

不過在這個鄰居口中，逍遙得到了一個資訊，那就是方純雪稱呼那個男人為江大哥，這令逍遙非常疑惑，江大哥？這個江是怎麼回事？當初方純雪的戀人不是叫做祁不破嗎？這三個字都不和"江"這個讀音相似。

難道說祁不破隻是一個假名字？說起來也是，當初這個祁不破的身份一直冇搞清楚。如果這是一個假名字的話，那讓黑雪查祁不破就似乎是一件白費功夫的事情了，這以後要和黑雪說一下才行。

英文翻譯：

Xianyou has undoubtedly become a focal point in the Eastern European Kingdom, but it's one where he is more heard than seen. This is something that makes those in the Eastern European Kingdom quite troubled.

Of course, Xianyou doesn't know others are worried about him now. He’s still doing his own thing and gathering information in North Ming City. Then, he returns to East Sea City, a place where people least expect him to show up. This makes it the safest place for him; however, he does need to disguise himself as usual or else someone might recognize him.

As for the information Xianyou has gathered, although he's just one person, he has unearthed all relevant matters. He possesses a strong capability in intelligence gathering. In three days in North Ming City, he had already found much about what happened twenty years ago.

This would be impossible for some people to achieve even if they spent their whole lives trying due to the time gap and difficulty of finding information from such an old period. Xianyou’s intelligence gathering skills are strong; except for those impossible-to-find pieces, he has located everything else.

Intelligence gathering is a skill that some people spend lifetimes unable to master while others find clues simply by chatting or socializing. Xianyou had done research in this area when seeking resources, so it comes naturally to him now.

Based on the intelligence he has collected, there are hints: twenty years ago, a mysterious group appeared in North Ming City and simultaneously, a young couple living there went missing. When talking to the neighbors of that couple, Xianyou learned that the wife was Fang Chunxue and she had given birth to a boy at that time.

This neighbor was the only one left from back then; others moved away or vanished soon after. He had gone somewhere else due to some circumstances for over ten years before returning—nobody knew about him, so no information could be gleaned through him.

The jade pendant Of course, nobody noticed a common jade pendant like that. Even if they did know, there was no way to confirm it was the one from twenty years ago. Thus, Xianyou has no clues in this regard; he only confirmed Fang Chunxue lived there and gave birth to a boy around then.

However, through talking with this neighbor, Xianyou learned that Fang Chunxue called her male counterpart 'Brother Jiang'. This puzzled him: "Brother Jiang" What does ‘Jiang’ mean The man she loved twenty years ago was named Qi Bupo. None of these names have any phonetic similarity to “Jiang”.

Could it be that Qi Bupo is a false name Indeed, Qi Bupo's true identity has always been unclear. If this is the case, searching for information about him would be futile; Xianyou must discuss this with Black Snow later on.nd there doesn't seem to be any issues at all.逍遙, are you joking!" The old monk checked on Princess Ning Ying once more and asked if逍遙 was joking, only this time his words were entirely different.To e...