Seeing the Killing Intent Armor, the shadow forcibly suppressed its anger.
"If there's nothing else, you can leave. Di Qing cannot be handed over to you. He is an object of Shadow's investigation and one of its future members." The shadow snorted coldly, seemingly wanting to see him out.
"One more question," Lin Xiao said.
"As a trade, you will also answer my question."
"Agreed."
Both readily accepted each other's terms.
"Who went to Shashi to prepare to attack my family?" Lin Xiao asked, producing a military knife. "It's fine if you attack me, but if you intend to harm my daughter, I will absolutely not permit it."
"I'm not clear on that, but it was indeed a mission for a Shadow assassin. However, this mission has now been rejected. I don't know the specifics of what happened, but I can confirm that the only one who would issue such a task is Number Thirty-Seven." The shadow replied.
"Your Shadow assassin missions can be rejected?"
Lin Xiao asked out of curiosity, more of a casual inquiry.
"This, you could say, is beyond the scope of our trade," it said, staring at Lin Xiao. "It's not a problem to tell you. Shadow assassins do not kill those below the Divine Realm. Likewise, Shadow assassins will absolutely not act against the future prodigies of the Dragon Country."
"Simply put, it's likely they discovered your daughter might be a future prodigy, which is why the mission was rejected."
"My daughter? A prodigy?"
This truly opened Lin Xiao's eyes. He found it both absurd and amusing. That little girl who everyday begged "Daddy" to cook for her was actually a future prodigy?
Indeed, his genes were superior.
With this thought, he chuckled.
"Now, you can tell me how you tracked my whereabouts," it said, awaiting Lin Xiao's answer.
"True Dragon Qi."
Lin Xiao spoke, and a wisp of True Dragon Qi returned to his hand. This wisp of True Dragon Qi was actually hidden within the clouds above their heads.
"So that's how it is."
Only then did it understand. The reason Lin Xiao had previously erupted with such intense True Dragon Qi to pursue it, only to falter, was not because he couldn't keep up, but because he deliberately created such a commotion to conceal this wisp of True Dragon Qi.
"The trade is concluded. You should leave. While we are unwilling to act against prodigies, this is our Shadow's territory. For an outsider to enter, there are only two options."
"Alright, I'm leaving."
Lin Xiao didn't even wait to hear the two options. He left with a parting remark: "Later, I will prepare properly and conduct another trade with you. You know what I want to trade for."
With that, Lin Xiao departed.
The shadow watched Lin Xiao's retreating figure, naturally knowing what Lin Xiao sought in their trade.
The whereabouts of Number Thirty-Seven.
Lin Xiao was never a magnanimous person, especially when the lives of his entire Lin family were at stake. He certainly wouldn't let this matter go so easily.
After Lin Xiao had gone far, the shadow received a reply from above.
Upon reading this reply, the shadow's expression grew even more grave.
It was instructed to act at its own discretion.
This indicated that Lin Xiao's talent was such that they were willing to spare him even when he touched upon Shadow's secrets.
Just as it had done moments ago.
It seemed Lin Xiao's status would only rise in the future.
A man possessing such dense True Dragon Qi... perhaps in the future, he would have the opportunity to lead the Dragon Country to a different horizon.