Jiang Zitao Seeks Help

For the next few days, Shen Yi spent almost all his time at the Shadow Division.

From the time he entered high school to university, it had been less than a year in total. Before he could even experience university life, he had already reached Level 8.

"Shen Yi, when do you think I'll be able to catch up to you? Are you already Level 8 now?" Huang Ren hadn't taken the university entrance exam and instead trained in the Shadow Division every day.

Shen Yi could see him every day at the Shadow Division.

"Do you think Level 8 is so great? My Awakened level might look a lot higher than yours, but do you have any idea how much I've suffered?"

Hearing him say this, Huang Ren fell silent.

Indeed, to be able to reach Level 8 so quickly, who knew how many life-and-death situations he had gone through.

Just as he was about to say something...

"I also want to be like you, putting effort into cultivation every day, but my talent just doesn't allow it. I do nothing every day, yet my Awakened level just keeps skyrocketing. How could you possibly understand this kind of pain?"

"Fuck you..." If he weren't unable to beat him, Huang Ren would have beaten Shen Yi to death right then and there.

Did that even sound like human language?

What did he mean by doing nothing yet his Awakened level kept skyrocketing?

And he even called it pain.

How was this pain?!

The more he listened, the angrier he got. Huang Ren directly pinned Shen Yi to the ground, and the two of them wrestled.

Once they were both exhausted, they sat on the grass.

"Shen Yi, what are your plans for the future?"

"No plans at all. After all, I'm only nineteen."

Huang Ren: "..."

This conversation was officially over.

"Is there anything exciting to do? Want to go out and play tonight?" Shen Yi had been in Jingdu for quite a while, but he had basically never gone out to enjoy himself.

"I haven't been out in forever. Every day is either training or more training. My grandfather said if I don't reach Level 6, he will personally come to train me." Huang Ren lay on the grass, looking up at the sky with a face full of despair.

"Now I kind of understand why my dad refused to come to Jingdu."

"Why?" Shen Yi was very curious about this. Ever since he learned that Huang Ren's family was extremely powerful in Jingdu, he had been very curious.

"Who could stand it? Every day is either training or meditation. Look at my life right now, is this even a life for a human?"

"My dad is currently in Lincheng running his own little diner. When he wants to work, he opens; when he doesn't, he closes and rests. He goes wherever he wants."

"Once I have enough strength, I'll follow my dad's lead, sever ties with my grandfather, find a place, marry a wife, and open a small diner."

Incredible. Truly father and son.

The thoughts of this father and son were practically identical.

Both of them were thinking about when they could sever ties with the family.

"Your grandfather doesn't have it easy either. After dealing with your dad, he still has to worry about you severing ties." Shen Yi patted his shoulder and said casually.

"You don't understand the life of these clans. Before, my grandfather forced me to cultivate at home. I'd rather choose to come to this Shadow Division. Home is simply not a place for humans to live." Huang Ren brushed his hand away and said crossly.

"By the way, Shen Yi, do you have time recently?"

"Why, is something up?"

"My grandfather said he wants to meet you. His birthday is coming up soon, so I'll invite you to come along then."

"When?"

"Next Wednesday. Four days left."

"Sure, let me know when the time comes."

As they were talking, someone approached.

"Mr. Shen Yi, someone outside is looking for you." The person was a guard outside the Shadow Division. Outsiders who wanted to enter the Shadow Division had to be announced.

"Who is looking for me?"

"I don't know, but they look very anxious."

"Ah Huang, keep training. I'll go out and take a look." After saying goodbye to Huang Ren, he walked toward the gate of the Shadow Division.

Walking to an entrance outside the Shadow Division, he saw a familiar figure in the distance.

Jiang Zitao.

"Brother Tao, what brings you here?"

"Shen Yi, I tried calling you but couldn't get through. I heard you were at the Shadow Division, so I asked someone to find you."

"Did something happen? I just came out of a Foreign Realm, and my phone was in my storage space. I forgot to take it out." Having spent so much time in the Foreign Realm, he felt like he was about to give up on his phone.

"Xiao Shi is missing, and the person who disappeared with her is Ji Yan."

"Xiao Shi's family can't find her either. A few days ago, she heard Ji Yan had come out of a Foreign Realm and wanted to hang out with her. The two went somewhere, and no one has seen them for days." Jiang Zitao said anxiously.

"Brother Tao, don't worry. Maybe they just went to some Foreign Realm to play. That's normal. Besides, neither of them is ordinary. Who could possibly do anything to them?" Hearing his words, Shen Yi didn't take it too seriously. He didn't know Xu Yingshi very well.

But he knew Ji Yan's strength very well. In Huaxia, there was basically no danger to her.

Even if they entered a Foreign Realm, Ji Yan's space-type ability was completely enough for the two of them to escape.

Back in the Wa Nation, it was thanks to her space ability that they had completed many great feats.

"I really suspect something happened to them. Even if they went to a Foreign Realm, they would need to register, but Xiao Shi didn't say anything to anyone."

"She didn't even inform her family, as if she just vanished into thin air." Jiang Zitao's anxiety wasn't eased by Shen Yi's words; instead, he grew more worried.

He firmly believed something had happened to Xu Yingshi.

But Shen Yi indeed hadn't seen Ji Yan for several days since his return.

Ji Yan was also always at the Shadow Division, but he didn't know much about her personal life.

He hadn't even asked where her home was or who her family members were.

"Brother Tao, don't worry. I'll go ask around to see if there are any clues, and I'll let you know immediately." Seeing his burning anxiety, Shen Yi comforted him.

He planned to go to the Shadow Division's intelligence department to ask. After all, Ji Yan belonged to the Shadow Division.

The Shadow Division would have records of her whereabouts.

"Alright, sorry to trouble you, Shen Yi. Once we find Xiao Shi, I'll treat you to dinner."

"Brother Tao, rest assured. The two of them won't have any trouble. With their Awakened levels, it's already a blessing if they don't go around bullying others."

After Jiang Zitao left, Shen Yi returned to the Shadow Division.

He was now extremely familiar with the Shadow Division.

He walked to the intelligence room, into Li Suqi's office.

"Captain Li." Shen Yi pushed open the door and greeted her.

"Shen Yi, what brings you to my place today?" Seeing him walk in, a strange light flickered in Li Suqi's eyes.

"Could you help me check where Ji Yan went recently?" He went straight to the point, stating his purpose clearly.

"Ji Yan?"

"Yes, I want to know where she went recently, along with Xu Yingshi. The two of them seem to have vanished without a trace."

"A friend just asked me about it, so I came to see if you have any clues."

"Alright, wait a moment, I'll check for you. However, the information of Shadow Division personnel is encrypted, so I'm not sure if we can get anything."