"Ghost."

Song Yun murmured, never having heard of this code name before.

But on second thought, it made sense. The reputation of the Blood Flow Path wasn’t prominent, and its members rarely moved about outside. How could he possibly know one of their code names? However, since it had been around for thousands of years, it should have some foundation, right? Logically, as the current Sect Leader of the Green Dragon Sect, he should know a bit about these things. But based on the current situation, this so-called sudden appearance of the Blood Flow Path, manipulating things from the shadows, could this envoy really be a ghost?

He continued asking Kiyoda Chushu, "Did the envoy ever tell you why his code name is ’Ghost’?"

"No, he didn’t say anything. He just appeared out of nowhere, then revealed some information to us, asking us to help them find the secret manual. They said whoever found it would be given a qualification, allowing us to return to the embrace of the Ninja path."

Kiyoda Chushu shook his head.

Song Yun asked again, "Then did he say why the Blood Flow Path is collecting ancient secret texts?"

Kiyoda Chushu shook his head again: "He never mentioned it."

Song Yun frowned slightly: "Then what do you know?"

"I... I..."

Kiyoda Chushu was nervous, stammering for a long time before finally remembering something. He quickly said, "Right, when Ghost communicated with the Sect Leader, I heard Ghost mention that the Blood Flow Path was preparing for ’Qi Martial Association’. Perhaps collecting the ancient texts was for this reason. But beyond that, I really don’t know anything else. After all, I’m not an important figure. In front of that envoy, I’m just a small fry."

Song Yun suspiciously said, "Qi Martial Association? What the heck is that? Damn it, why are there suddenly all these inexplicable things, as if they just appeared out of thin air?"

"I don’t..."

Kiyoda Chushu initially wanted to say he didn’t know, but with Song Yun constantly asking and him having no answers, he didn’t dare open his mouth. He quickly shut up, fearing that Song Yun, that Demon King, would fix his gaze on him and give him a good beating.

Seeing that he couldn’t extract any useful information from Kiyoda Chushu, Song Yun picked up a lighter from the windowsill and pointed to the door of the smoking room: "Let’s go, come out with me."

Kiyoda Chushu exclaimed in surprise: "You’re letting me go?"

Song Yun replied, "I just said I’d spare your life, not let you go. Why are you always daydreaming? Do you think if it were me getting caught by you, you would let me go?"

Upon hearing this, Kiyoda Chushu’s face fell, realizing he had been played by Song Yun.

But, Song Yun didn’t really lie to him. It was just the vastness of the Chinese language. Kiyoda Chushu, being nervous, despite learning Chinese well, didn’t catch the nuances in Song Yun’s words.

Knowing that Song Yun wouldn’t let him go, Kiyoda Chushu, desperate, launched an attack on Song Yun. He could only fight for his life now. If Song Yun kept him here, based on Song Yun’s previous treatment of Japanese people, he would undoubtedly suffer. But Kiyoda Chushu had lived a comfortable life for a long time and wouldn’t let his fate be in someone else’s hands.

But with a short sword in his right hand and a broken left hand, how could he be a match for Song Yun? In this state, let alone at his peak, Song Yun could subdue him easily with one hand out of commission.

Song Yun easily overpowered Kiyoda Chushu, knocking him out, and dragged him out of the smoking room.

Just as he came out, he ran into Song Ergou coming down the stairs.

Seeing Song Yun dragging someone, Song Ergou looked at him with confusion. 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

Song Yun said to Song Ergou, "Dad, this guy is an upper-level ninja from the Jingno-ryu. Take him away and see if the family can extract any more information. I have a feeling this bastard is hiding many secrets, but I don’t have time to deal with it now."

"An upper-level ninja from Jingno-ryu!"

Song Ergou’s eyes lit up as he looked at Kiyoda Chushu and asked, "What’s going on? Why is he here?"

Song Yun pointed to the smoking room and said, "I just came over to have a smoke and saw him playing with throwing knives there. Who would have thought he’d accidentally stab his own hand? I found him suspicious, so I took the opportunity to rough him up, interrogated him for his identity, knocked him out, and dragged him out."

Song Ergou’s mouth twitched, thinking how bizarre it was for an upper-level ninja to hurt himself playing with throwing knives.

He knew it was Song Yun’s doing but didn’t say much. He immediately ordered someone to come up, bind Kiyoda Chushu tightly, and take him away.

At this point, Song Ergou harbored a profound hatred for Japanese people and ninjas.

Song Yun knew that with Kiyoda Chushu falling into his father’s hands, the man was surely doomed.

"Song Yun, what are your plans going forward? The storm will eventually pass, and you should start thinking about what to do next." Song Ergou said, lighting a cigarette and slowly exhaling a cloud of smoke, "You, kid, are too impulsive. I know you’re a fine older brother, but as my and your mother’s son, you’re far from it! You should have told us about going to Japan so we could help find someone or come up with a plan. But you, kid, just charged in on your own. Fortunately, nothing happened. If something had gone wrong, you’d be in big trouble."

"Heh, heh, nothing happened, right, Dad? Didn’t you feel bad seeing Yu Xue return in that state? I knew if you found out that those Japanese ninjas did those things, it would cause an even bigger mess. I was taking the burden off your shoulders." Song Yun replied with a playful grin.

"You little rascal, ah, I’m getting old. Eventually, it will be a world for you youngsters, and I can’t manage it all. All I can do now is clean up after you. Don’t think you’ve flawlessly covered up your actions; you’ve even involved Chen Qingzhi. Do you think those old foxes don’t know it was you?" Chen Ergou said, giving Song Yun a flick on the forehead, "I diverted the trouble for you, directing it to an old fossil in YD. As for Chen Qingzhi, give him a heads-up, tell him to be careful for a while. What you did involves too many parties, and the other side’s allies may already be sharpening their knives."

"No way, can those people really investigate so quickly?" Song Yun was a bit taken aback.

"Of course, don’t underestimate your enemies as fools, alright? Some of them are quite proficient strategists, they might not be as formidable as me, but they are recognized globally. You’re attracting too much attention now, so you should distance yourself from all these affairs as soon as possible. Otherwise, whenever something happens, people will think of you first."