Lu Yin took off his sunglasses and was surprised. "You're under my command?"
It was too hasty. He had just joined.
Xu Wuji said, "None of those pieces of trash are useful. How many spies have you caught after so many years?
With Tai Xuan's help, you can capture as many as you want in the future. Of course, I'll listen to you. "
"Um, senior, can you wait for a moment? I still have something to say to Yunyun," Lu Yin said.
Xu Wuji looked at Lu Yin and then at Yun Yun. He sneered. "Got it. There's no rush." With that, his body vanished as he stepped into outer space.
After Xu Wuji left, Yun Yun said bitterly, "Brother Xuan Qi, you shouldn't have agreed to Senior's request. It's not that easy for the Heaven's Mirror Manor to catch spies, and it'll offend too many people. Their reputation in the Six Direction Society is very bad."
"That's why I'm staying behind. If I go to the Heaven's Reflection Hall, the people there definitely won't tell me the truth," Lu Yin said.
Yun Yun sighed and told him everything she knew about the Heaven's Reflection Manor.
Lu Yin had learned from Xu Lie that the Heaven's Reflection Manor was in a bad situation, but he had not expected it to be this bad.
The Heaven's Reflection Manor was fundamentally different from the Humble School. Even though they both captured spies, the Humble School had the Lu Clan's support from the start. Even after the Lu Clan was exiled and the Four Cardinal Scales took control, the Progenitor Realm experts remained in the Sovereign Realm to fight against the Eternals in order to stabilize their rear. As a result, the Humble School, with Mu Xie in charge, could do almost anything they wanted. Apart from the Liu Clan, the Farmer Clan, and a few other great clans, they could capture anyone they suspected. No one could resist.
On the surface, the Heaven's Mirror Manor had Progenitor powerhouses in the Six Direction Association's civilization, but in the current civilization, a single Progenitor was clearly not enough to support the Heaven's Mirror Manor's actions. Xu Wuji was the manor master of the Heaven's Mirror Manor in the Void God Universe, but even with his support, the Heaven's Mirror Manor could not do whatever they wanted in the Void God Universe. There were too many conflicts of interest between the two organizations, and the Everlasting Race's spies had to be important people as well. For example, if Lu Yin had not coincidentally entered her body to read her memories, who would have thought that she was a spy? Even after revealing her identity, Xu Wuji had not been able to take her away as he had to return the favor to the Jingyun family.
This was the difference between the Heaven's Mirror Manor and the Humble Class. Mu Xie owed the Lu Clan a favor at most, but with Mu Xie's character, it didn't matter who he owed a favor to. He would still capture those who needed to be captured. He was also extremely powerful, enough to make Bai Wangyuan and the others wary.
However, Xu Wuji was tied down by the Jingyun family's favor.
This was only the first point. Another point was that many spies were not willing, but were controlled by Cheng Kong's Dreamy Bubbles. Such people were troublesome. Even if they were captured, how to deal with them was a problem. Spies were not ordinary people, and they had a lot of people behind them. It was impossible to directly execute them. If they were not executed, it would be hard to convince the masses. This led to the Heaven Mirror Manor capturing spies, as long as they refused to admit that they were willing, they would say that they were controlled by Cheng Kong. The Heaven Mirror Manor was helpless.
This was the current situation of the Heaven Mirror Manor. First, finding spies was a problem. Then, whether or not they could be captured was another problem. Once captured, how to deal with them was yet another problem. These problems were intertwined, and the Heaven Mirror Manor was unable to do anything. The Heaven Mirror Manor's original intention was to capture spies and Corpse Kings. If they did nothing, others would complain. For example, Xu Lie had caused trouble for the Heaven Mirror Manor after he had been ambushed while traveling through spacetime with Lu Yin. He had questioned why the Heaven Mirror Manor had not detected the two Corpse Kings' tracks beforehand.
Those who had been exposed as spies but admitted that they were controlled by Cheng Kong were also dissatisfied with the Heaven Mirror Manor. After all, even if spies were controlled by Cheng Kong, they would still be recorded, which was equivalent to being destroyed. This caused the Heaven Mirror Manor to be in an awkward position.
This was why most people in the Six Direction Society had the impression that the Heaven Mirror Manor was just a place to be scolded.
This place was completely meaningless.
"Brother Xuan Qi, please contact Senior Xu Wuwei and ask him to let you leave the Heaven Mirror Manor," Yun Yun advised.
Lu Yin replied, "If I leave the Heaven Mirror Manor now, I'll be offending Senior Xu Wuji."
Yun Yun was troubled. "If I join the Heaven Mirror Manor for too long, my reputation will be tarnished."
Lu Yin muttered to himself. Tarnished?
That wasn't bad, but the Heaven Mirror Manor's situation was worse than he had imagined.
At that moment, the Cloudvision Stone vibrated, and Yun Yun accepted the call. She then put down her hand. "Auntie can't explain why she became a spy, but there's only one explanation for this situation."
"She's being controlled by Cheng Kong?"
Yun Yun nodded.
"I don't know if she's faking it or not, but in any case, all spies say the same thing when they're caught. If Auntie really is being controlled by Cheng Kong, then she didn't do what she did willingly. Even Senior Xu Wuji would find it difficult to deal with such a situation. In the end, she'll be recorded and imprisoned until the day that there's a way to remove Cheng Kong's control."
Cheng Kong alone made it difficult for the Heaven Mirror Manor to continue capturing spies. Fortunately, there was no existence like Cheng Kong in the Astral Tree Realm. Otherwise, the Commoners' situation would not be much better. Although Mu Xie was not afraid of anyone, he was assigned to different Commoners, and there were many people from different families within the Commoners.
"Yun Yun, I understand what you're saying. For the time being, I definitely won't be able to leave the Heaven Mirror Manor," Lu Yin said. He then bid farewell to Yun Yun and left the Scenic Cloud Clan, heading into outer space.
Yun Yun sighed. She didn't know if it was because Lu Yin had joined the Heaven Mirror Manor or because Yunwu had become a spy.
She had received a lot of information on this day.
In outer space, outside the Scenic Cloud Clan, Xu Wuji looked at Lu Yin with interest. "That girl should have said everything she needed to say. What do you think now?"
Lu Yin was curious. "Senior, why are you the Heaven Mirror Manor's Manor Head?"
"Is there something strange about that?"
Xu Wuji raised a brow.
Lu Yin asked, "Since the Heaven Mirror Manor is in such a state, and you're not the type to look for trouble, why are you still the Manor Head?"
Xu Wuji flicked his sunglasses. "Will you be able to join the Heaven Mirror Manor without worry if I answer your question?"
Lu Yin smiled. "Regardless of whether Senior answers my question or not, I will still join the Heaven Mirror Manor."
"Oh?
That makes me curious. "Xu Wuji was astonished.
Lu Yin sighed. "There are some things that need to be done. Since I can contribute to the search for spies, why not?"
"You worked so hard to capture a spy, but in the end, you might not receive the punishment you wanted. How can you tolerate that?"
Xu Wuji asked.
Lu Yin replied, "Let's capture him first."
Xu Wuji laughed and put his sunglasses back on. "To tell you the truth, I became the Manor Head purely out of luck. It's not some grand dream, and it's not that inspiring. I just lost by drawing lots."
Lu Yin blinked. This answer was unexpected, but it also made sense.
"How is it?
Does your heart sink? "
Xu Wuji teased.
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. "A little. It feels like there's no one to back me up."
Xu Wuji replied, "You don't have to worry about that. Although I was forced to become the Manor Head, I will still do what I need to do and shoulder the responsibilities that I need to shoulder. Don't worry and boldly go find a spy. No matter what his status or background is, if anyone tries to stop you, just use my name."
Lu Yin probed.
"What if the person you're capturing has a powerful background?"
"Can it be more powerful than mine?"
Xu Wuji glared at Lu Yin. "Don't worry and boldly do it."
Lu Yin smiled. "I understand. Don't worry, Senior."
Xu Wuji was satisfied. "Young man, you should be arrogant when doing things. As long as you confirm that he's a spy, that'll prove that he's the Manor Head's son. Even if he's the Manor Head's son, I can still help you capture him." Xu Wuji's neck shrank back as he cursed himself for speaking too quickly. He hurriedly said, "Of course, the Manor Head doesn't have a son. Let's go, I'll take you to the headquarters."
With Xu Wuji leading the way, their speed was very fast. They tore through the void and arrived at a dark red star region.
Here, the sky was dark red, and so were the planets. It was not a scorching red. Red was just a color that stretched as far as the eye could see.
"This is the headquarters of my Heaven's Mirror Manor, and people call it the Red Domain. There's nothing special about it, and it's only because of the astronomical phenomena that this place is completely red. It was Gui San's idea to choose this place, as he said that it looked more dignified." Xu Wuji then led Lu Yin into the Red Domain.
Soon after, Lu Yin saw the headquarters of the Heaven's Mirror Manor on a planet. It was a dilapidated city, but the architectural style was very grand. The lowest building was a hundred meters tall, and the tallest was a clock tower that was tall enough to pierce through the atmosphere and into outer space.
Clang!
A loud clang startled Lu Yin, as it had come from the clock tower.
The sound was so loud that it caused ripples in the void that spread out in all directions like the surface of a lake.
Lu Yin was stunned, as this was the first time he had heard such a loud bell sound.
"How is it? This bell sound is good, right? Anyone who comes here will hear it. Don't look at how the outside world says that my Heaven's Mirror Manor is meaningless. In reality, we capture a group of spies every year. The spies that the Everlasting Race personally nurtures have too many conflicts of interest, and it's very difficult to find them. However, those spies will always give themselves away," Xu Wuji said.
Lu Yin nodded. "The bell sound is indeed very loud."
"This city was moved here as well. It originally belonged to a giant race, but that race was unlucky and was completely wiped out by the Everlasting Race. So, I simply moved that city here, and it looks very intimidating." Xu Wuji then led Lu Yin into the city.
Lu Yin paid special attention to the city gate, where the words "Heaven's Mirror Manor" were written.
"There are 3,600 people in the Heaven's Mirror Manor, and they are divided into five groups of 100 people each. The leaders are Guan Lao Da, Gui San, Ning Ran, Yu Pi, and Old Crazy."
"Operations Team, Guan Lao Da, Yu Pi."
"Search Team, Old Crazy, Gui San."
"Interrogation Team, Ning Ran."
"The rest are left to guard the Heaven's Mirror Manor. I am responsible for receiving information, assigning resources, and assigning missions …"
Lu Yin sat on the top floor of the clock tower and quietly listened to the report of a middle-aged man in front of him. This man was the Heaven's Mirror Manor's housekeeper, and he was also known as the Manor Steward. Xu Wuji had just explained to Lu Yin that he would temporarily be in charge of the Heaven's Mirror Manor from this day onwards.
Through the cracks in the walls, Lu Yin could see the city's scenery. This city had experienced the destruction of an entire race, and bloodstains could be seen everywhere, including the moat. The buildings outside looked tall, but they were already in tatters and would crumble at the slightest touch.
After the Manor Steward finished his report, he looked at Lu Yin with a calm expression. "May I ask if Lord Xuan Qi has any other questions?"
Lu Yin replied, "Five groups. The entire Heaven's Mirror Manor's executive power rests on these five groups. I want to see them."
The Manor Steward raised a hand and used the Cloud Connection Stone to contact Lu Yin.