Woo——
A dull horn sounded like a dragon's roar, and several warships docked on the coast.
A Crimson Feather Army soldier wearing red armor came from top to bottom.
Hai He City Lord Sun Kaixuan was waiting on the shore early with documents.
When he saw the warship docking, he immediately ran towards it.
"I congratulate Commander Lin on his triumphant return from suppressing bandits."
He plopped down, knelt down directly on the ground, and spoke with great respect.
In fact, his official position does not require such a ceremony.
But after learning that Crimson Feather Army was less than 10 days this time, all the five Piratess that had been entrenched in the Near Sea area during this period were wiped out.
He then understood that Commander Lin was definitely more domineering and cruel than he imagined.
He has been City Lord at Hai He City for so many years and knows people at the Crimson Feather Army and even Gongsun family quite well.
The situation of these Piratess in the Near Sea area is also very clear.
This time, Commander Lin obviously completely removed Gongsun family from Hai He Valley.
The Crimson Feather Army soldiers left, and Lin Sheng stepped out with the golden sword. His eyes fell on Sun Kaixuan, with a smile on his face.
"Sun City Lord is too polite. Why do you need to give me such a big gift? Get up."
"Thank you, Commander Lin."
Hearing this, Sun Kaixuan stood up and at the same time winked at the clerk behind him.
The latter immediately waved to the rear.
Soon a carriage drove over.
Sun Kaixuan said with a smile on his face.
"Commander Lin, this is the blood of Demon Beast that I have searched for during this period. Please accept it, Commander, as a token of appreciation for the commander's trip to suppress the bandits."
While talking, the clerk had already opened the car curtain, revealing several jade bottles inside.
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Lin Sheng raised his eyebrows.
Originally, he just said it casually, but he didn't expect that the other party actually found Demon Beast blood for him.
The fat meat was brought to his mouth, and he naturally had no intention of letting it go, and immediately stepped to the carriage.
These jade bottles are basically the size of a human head, seven in total.
He checked them one by one and found that they were indeed full of Demon Beast essence and blood. Although they did not come from the same Demon Beast, they were quite good.
"Sun City Lord is serious about it. If that's the case, then Lin will accept it."
He turned around and said with a smile.
"As long as Mr. Lin is satisfied, that's fine."
Seeing that there was nothing strange about the other party, Sun Kaixuan immediately relaxed a lot and agreed with a flattering smile on his face.
Although this Demon Beast blood cost him a lot of energy and money, it was nothing compared to his life.
"Okay, Mr. Lin still has military affairs to deal with, so he will stay soon."
"Of course, this is a carriage prepared by a villain for adults."
Sun Kaixuan immediately got out of the way, and a rather luxurious carriage parked aside early.
"I'm determined."
Lin Sheng was not polite and stepped directly onto the carriage, which was hardly smaller than the original carriage Moyunzi.
The team continued forward and soon arrived at the military camp.
Inside the tent.
Lin Sheng slowly opened his eyes, and the jade bottles in front of him were already empty.
His eyes fell on the fifth ring mark on his chest.
At this time, the gray mark can already be seen with an extra line of red blood, but it is still far from completely filling the entire mark.
With a thought, he had already called up the panel.
The activation progress of the fifth mark is only just 2%.
Although he had already been prepared in his heart, he still couldn't help but frown when he saw this slight activation progress.
"Sure enough, the difficulty of activation is far beyond that of Fourth Mark."
You must know that the quality of Demon Beast's blood in these jade bottles is not low, and there is even the tyrannical Demon Beast's essence blood that is not inferior to that of Deep Sea Ghost Shark.
But even so, the progress is really touching.
Shaking his head slightly, Lin Sheng breathed and felt his chest heat up.
It's as if a certain bottleneck in the body has been broken.
With a thought in his mind, he immediately called up Attribute Panel.
[Lin Sheng]
[Realm: Divine Form]
[Strength: 25] [Constitution: 26] [Agility: 22] [Perception: 16] [Spirit: 8]
[Talent: Dragon Elephant Power]
[Talent: Sea Sacrifice Demonic Blood]
"Has your physique improved a little again? Not bad."
Looking at the changes on the panel, Lin Sheng raised a smile on his lips.
During this time at sea, he had basically completely refined those Demon Beast blood beads.
Finally there was a substantial improvement.
A slight improvement in physical fitness may not seem like much, but the performance on the body is quite obvious.
He could clearly feel his physical strength increasing.
He sensed carefully again that after this improvement, there was not much left of the Vital Blood energy obtained from refining the Demon Beast blood in his body.
It seems that even after it is completely digested, it may not be able to improve its attributes at all.
After all, his current strength and physical attributes have reached an extremely powerful level.
"However, as my cultivation has improved and I have entered Divine Form realm, my body's limits have also grown. It seems that after returning to Imperial Capital, I can refine some Demon Beast blood to feed myself back."
This thought flashed through his mind.
I took a look and saw that the sky was getting dark outside.
I'm too lazy to stay here any longer.
Even if you plan to return to Imperial Capital.
Things are over now, and there is no point in staying here.
It was night, and two figures, three to be precise, were speeding away from the Crimson Feather Army.
The leader has a tall and straight posture, messy hair shawl, and sharp features. He is not Lin Sheng or someone else.
Behind him is Meng Lie in light armor.
"Are you sure you don't want to stay in the camp and return to Imperial Capital with me?"
Lin Sheng asked calmly.
"There are no hidden dangers and threats in the Crimson Feather Army. Xie Kui and others are enough. This trip has almost completely wiped out Gongsun family's people. There are subordinates who will accompany the general back together, so that His Majesty can be informed of what happened here."
Meng Lie said respectfully, holding a mud-like figure in his hand. It was Gongsun Changyue who was the only one left alive.
Gongsun family embezzled armaments, colluded with Pirates, and was in secret collusion with the forces over Silo Kingdom.
Especially the latter.
This matter is no longer as simple as controlling Crimson Feather Army and appropriating arms.
"You said that Gongsun family has been colluding with the underground forces over Silo Kingdom for a long time. What is that force called?"
Hearing what the other party said, Lin Sheng nodded, and then asked again as if he had thought of something.
After annihilating Obsidian Pirates, Meng Lie and others interrogated a lot of information from some survivors.
The most noteworthy is the connection with the Silo Kingdom.
"Reporting back to the general, that force is called Heart of Thorns, and its methods are quite vicious. They even use living beings as food for cultivation. As far as my subordinates know, this organization has carried out massacres several times. It is notorious among the Silo Kingdom. Of course, its strength is also extremely strong. Even though Silo Kingdom has a strong national power and many masters, it has not been able to wipe it out."
Meng Lie immediately revealed what he learned.
"Heart of Thorns? It's quite interesting."
After hearing Meng Lie's words, Lin Sheng murmured a few words.
This Heart of Thorns sounds somewhat similar to Dark Star, but the two are quite different.
As both underground forces, Dark Star is basically an assassination organization. As the foundation of the Former Dynasty Royal Family, its basic purpose is to overthrow Northern Yan Imperial Court.
And this Heart of Thorns sounds more like a complete cult force.
Using living beings as nourishment for cultivation is somewhat similar to the Heavenly Net Sect.
But being able to massacre a city is obviously more evil than Heavenly Net Sect.
He couldn't help but think of the vines with countless human faces growing on them when he fought with Steve.
This method is indeed quite strange and very powerful.
It has extremely strong binding ability, and even after being entangled by it, the operation of force will become extremely difficult.
Even if an ordinary Second Realm Grandmaster is bound by it, it may be difficult to break free.
This method is also quite different from the Southern Qi Holy Spirit Light System that he has learned about.
Obviously this is the special feature of the so-called Heart of Thorns.
His eyes fell on Meng Lie.
"You do know a lot."
"The general laughed. In fact, his subordinates only found out about Heart of Thorns half a year ago. Because the relationship between Southern Qi and Silo Kingdom has become increasingly close, Heart of Thorns also came into our sight."
Meng Lie smiled and explained.
"Speaking of which, Silo Kingdom sent a batch of military equipment to Southern Qi, but it was robbed by Heart of Thorns on the way. It seems that due to the outbreak of Black Disaster in Southern Qi, this Heart of Thorns organization also has a tendency to leave Southern Qi."
"Now it seems that Gongsun family is the pedal found by the Heart of Thorns organization."
When Meng Lie said this, his expression became a little more serious, he glanced at the unconscious Gongsun Changyue in his hand, and said bitterly.
"These damn bastards dare to cooperate with Heart of Thorns. If they are allowed to gain a foothold in Southern Qi, I don't know how many casualties they will cause."
Hearing this, Lin Sheng understood.
This time, Gongsun family went too far.
If this kind of cult organization like Heavenly Net Sect reaches Southern Qi, given the current situation where the main warring forces of the two countries are on the frontline battlefield.
Southern Qi absolutely cannot spare too much power to suppress it.
If we send experts, it will definitely affect the war. If we don't care, we don't know how many tragedies will happen.
After all, the organization that was able to massacre cities at every turn in the Silo Kingdom would probably be even crazier in Southern Qi in a foreign country.
This kind of thing is absolutely intolerable to Southern Qi.
However, Gongsun family has been rooted in Southern Qi for a long time. It depends on how Emperor Jing His Majesty decides.
Shaking his head slightly, Lin Sheng asked Meng Lie for some information about Heart of Thorns. Without further words, the two quickened their pace and disappeared into the night in an instant.
Southern Qi Imperial City.
Inside the palace.
"Gongsun family, so brave!"
After reading the content on the communication jade in my hand.
Emperor Jing frowned slightly, and then his face darkened.
Holding the jade in his hand tightly, he kept pacing in the hall.
He seemed to be thinking about something.
Suddenly, a thin figure slowly emerged from the shadow beside him.
"Old Dragon, you are here."
Looking at the sudden appearance of the old man, Emperor Jing stopped and bowed slightly.
"I already know the matter, what are you going to do?"
Old Dragon There was not much expression on the wrinkled old face, and he asked softly.
Emperor Jing showed hesitation, as if he was thinking about something, and finally spoke slowly.
"I didn't expect that old guy Gongsun Yue to be so bold. It's beyond expectation."
He originally just wanted to beat Gongsun family, but he didn't expect that it would involve so many things.
When it comes to how to deal with Gongsun family, he is quite embarrassed now.
Gongsun family existed when Southern Qi founded the country. It can be said that it is a founding figure and has made many illustrious military achievements. Otherwise, it would not have been passed down to this day.
Especially today's Gongsun family, even among Southern Qi, is a quite powerful force. He can be regarded as the right-hand man in the royal family.
If they were to be dealt with, it would definitely be a pain for the royal family, especially at this time, it would be even more embarrassing for him.
Old Dragon on the side looked at the hesitation on Emperor Jing's face and snorted coldly.
"Why! Are you still hesitant at this point?"
"Gongsun family dared to step through the line of fire to do this. Do you think you still have royalty in your heart? What's more, this time Gongsun family's descendants were almost all slaughtered, and even Gongsun Changhai, who secretly stepped into Grandmaster, is dead."
"Tian Yuan There is no room for easing the matter. Even if it can be eased, Gongsun family cannot stay."
Old Dragon's voice was low, with a cold and murderous tone in his flat tone.
"I understand, Old Dragon."
Emperor Jing sighed and spoke quietly.
Naturally, he knew this, but not everyone could make up his mind easily.
"Gongsun family This cancer will have to be removed sooner or later, so why keep it for a long time? If things can't get better, then we have to make an end of it."
"Without Gongsun family, Southern Qi is still Southern Qi, not to mention that Lin Sheng is still here."
Speaking of this, Old Dragon showed a somewhat complicated look.
"No wonder Mr. Tang would take the initiative to facilitate the marriage between Ling Yu and his son. This son's talent is truly unprecedented. This move can protect me, Southern Qi, for hundreds of years."
Hearing the other party mention Lin Sheng, Emperor Jing's face was also full of complexity.
When he saw the message from Meng Lie, he was even more shocked by the fact that Lin Sheng reversely beheaded Grandmaster than the secret collusion between Gongsun family and Heart of Thorns.
According to the information collected, he had put Lin Sheng's strength to an extremely high level, but he did not expect that the opponent's true strength would be far beyond expectations.
"This time, when Lin Sheng comes back, we will arrange Ling Yu's marriage."
Old Dragon warned.
"That's exactly what I meant." Emperor Jing nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I guess Gongsun family has received the information soon. I'll arrange the manpower right now and finish it off today."
Old Dragon's hoarse voice sounded, and the next moment his figure had disappeared into the hall.
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Imperial Capital, Gongsun family mansion.
"No information has come back yet?"
Within Study, the voice of Gongsun Yue sounded.
"Sir, my subordinate has already sent someone to contact the other side. I think it won't be long before I get a reply."
Hei He said respectfully with lowered eyebrows.
"Master, don't worry. With Young Master Changhai's strength, the guards arranged by Emperor Jing are nothing at all. What's more, there are experts over there, so there will definitely be no accidents."
"That's right."
Gongsun Yue nodded, his expression softened a bit.
I just don't know why, but he always has a bad feeling in his heart. This feeling has not appeared for countless years, and it makes him a little irritable for a while.
At this moment, rapid footsteps sounded outside the door.
"Master, it's not good, something serious is going to happen..."
Panic shouts rang out from the courtyard.
In the sky above Gongsun's mansion, a lifelike dragon-shaped shadow emerged.