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Chen Xiaojun strolled out of Chen Zhang's courtyard. The warm afternoon sun shone on him, but it could not dispel the heaviness in his heart.
The faint smell of medicine from Chen Zhang's room still clung to his clothes, reminding him of the price paid for this operation. It also kept making those words from earlier echo in his mind, along with the darkness surging beneath the vast whirlpool that was Heaven Dou City...
He walked aimlessly beneath the corridor, his fingers unconsciously rubbing the jade pendant hanging at his waist.
He had thought this Gao Ying Competition was merely a stage for the younger generation to contend with one another, and he himself had carried a few missions as well. Who would have thought it would drag out so many monsters and demons?
Second uncle had presided over the northern counterattack against the Crimson Church, and that strike had been beautifully done.
First came the Black Nether Legion, then the Blood Desire Cult. Soul Fighting City, the Huiming Bureau, and the Supervision Department had joined forces to strike. But although they had pulled out two huge nails, the sheer trouble posed by evil soul masters had truly taught him a lesson. This wave had given him a very real, cold warning.
"Evil spirits... Egg of Blood Lust..." Chen Xiaojun murmured, his brows knitting into a knot.
Monsters like that, fed by devouring desire, evil thoughts, and even human blood, had actually been able to hatch and grow to such a degree right under the emperor's nose in Heaven Dou City. It was simply inconceivable.
It seemed the empire's surveillance network was not seamless after all. Or rather, the desires and dark sides of the human heart were loopholes