Chapter 2203 - 1190:

As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Xiao became even more convinced of Sheng Yanlin, as this puppet was once aided in refinement by Beiyu Ye of Dragon Tiger Mountain, and this person was a direct disciple of Master Yunlan of the Taoist Sect.

After Yang Xiao recounted the entire sequence of events, Sheng Yanlin stroked his beard, slowly nodded, and straightforwardly said that this person’s methods of corpse refining and corpse control were quite extraordinary.

Even more incredible is the puppet’s ability to repair itself using the ghost fog, which perfectly complements the ghost fog bottle in Yang Xiao’s possession.

"Do you know the details of this puppet’s life?" Sheng Yanlin manipulated the puppet to blend into the mist with ease, more effortlessly than Yang Xiao, its master.

"I’ve heard from the Jiu Mountain Family that this puppet was once the leader of a sect in Japan called the Mist Hidden Sect. After being killed, its corpse somehow ended up with the Ninja Team General of Japan’s Iga Sect, who refined it into a lifebound puppet," Yang Xiao recalled.

"I vaguely remember the Mist Hidden Sect. There should be records about this in the Scripture Pavilion of my Academy. Once I return, I’ll look it up for you. It should be of help to you."

Sheng Yanlin slightly raised the wisdom stick in his hand, and the next second, the samurai puppet appeared behind Yang Xiao, reestablishing the connection with him, and the ghost fog in the room dispersed immediately.

"The Jiu Mountain Family has helped you so much. You didn’t act recklessly to promise helping them against the Ghost Sect, did you?" Sheng Yanlin tilted his head to look at Yang.

"No, the Jiu Mountain Clan Leader didn’t ask me to make any promises either. I’m from the Patrol Defense Office, not his Jiu Mountain Family’s private army. I can still distinguish between important and trivial matters." Nowadays, Yang Xiao had enough troubles of his own.

The reason he was ambushed by the Ninja Team General of the Iga Sect was that the Jiu Mountain Family leaked the information. They intended to bind him and the Patrol Defense Office behind him to their war chariot.

Both parties were aware of this, but due to face, it was not openly discussed.

After receiving Yang Xiao’s confirmation, Sheng Yanlin put his mind at ease.

Then Yang Xiao spoke to him about Tong Han, who had suffered severe backlash due to obtaining a gem ring and was now being treated by the Japan’s Kusunoki Family.

Upon hearing the name of the woman sealed within the ring, Sheng Yanlin’s shock was akin to seeing the Wordless Heavenly Scripture:

"It’s actually her! The cold-blooded Borgia, the Ice Rose of the Empress!"

"You know her too?"

"Of course, I haven’t seen her, but I’ve heard of her reputation. It’s said she’s very close to the Female Pope."

"This person is not only a core figure in the Church Court but is also renowned in the Western Valutis Empire. She hails from high-ranking nobility, inheriting a noble title, and is one of the few to have vast lands and a private army as an influential top-level aristocrat."

"Moreover, she is extremely brutal by nature. She is a high-level judge of the Church’s Heretic Court. Once heretics are caught by her, they will be impaled with spears and made into human poles standing by the roadside as a deterrent."

"To the heretics, her name is more terrifying than evil ghosts. Due to her peculiar hobby, she was given the infamous name of Piercing Duke."

"I remember once a king from a small kingdom in the West spoke offensively to the Female Pope while drunk, and within days, his castle was breached by the Piercing Duke leading a team. The king and his close ministers were all impaled and made into human poles, one by one, standing outside his castle. It was a ghastly scene."

"The unfortunate king’s skull was sawed off while he was alive, taken back to the Holy City of the Church Court, and placed under the Penitence Platform, doomed to repent for his sins for eternity." Even Sheng Yanlin, an old hand in the martial world, felt a chill when speaking of the ghastly acts of the Piercing Duke.

"Isn’t it, this person’s methods are that ruthless?" Yang Xiao couldn’t help but be startled, as the Jiu Mountain Family hadn’t mentioned this to him before.

"This is just the tip of the iceberg. A whole book wouldn’t be enough to cover all her atrocities. She is a tough character," Sheng Yanlin took a deep breath. "The cold-blooded Borgia, who would have thought she’s not dead, sealed by the Empress inside a ring and stumbled into your hands."

"Not in my hands, but a friend’s," Yang Xiao corrected.

"Ha." Sheng Yanlin gave him a sidelong glance, implying, "Does it make a difference?"

Yang Xiao thought for a few seconds and didn’t argue, as it seemed there wasn’t much difference between the item being with Tong Han and himself.

"Borgia is very powerful, estimated to be no weaker than myself. If that girl can fully control this ring in the future, it would undoubtedly be a great help to you."

"But before that, this matter must be kept confidential. Otherwise, whether it’s the Chamber of Commerce or the Western European Church Court, it’ll be troublesome," Sheng Yanlin reminded.

Yang Xiao naturally understood the importance of this matter. He had left Tong Han with the Japan’s Kusunoki Family for this reason.

Now that Jiu Shan Jinglan has accepted Tong Han as a disciple, it essentially means they are allies with Yang Xiao.

Even Sheng Yanlin did not expect that within just a year of not seeing him, Yang Xiao’s experiences would be more exciting than most people’s lifetimes.

The Taoist Sect’s Wordless Heavenly Book, Japan’s Kusunoki Family, the Western European Piercing Duke Borgia... these significant powers and top-level treasures, which for ordinary Angel Envoys only existed in legends or imaginations, were now all appearing before Yang Xiao.

Sheng Yanlin also began to realize that it was no mere coincidence that the Hundred Demons Coffin Clothes ended up with Yang Xiao; it seemed to be destined in some way.

Finally meeting with Sheng Yanlin, this walking encyclopedia, Yang Xiao was eager to glean as much as he could, so he took out the iron scissors he got from the last nightmare mission and asked Elder Sheng to examine them for him.