The Former Lands of You Province

"I did the math. By now, they should have had enough time to react," Qian suddenly said. "Ning Qianshi has gone out of contact, and the integration plan has received no response for so long. Those people can't possibly remain unmoved."

"Those people mean...?"

"The Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs," Wei Huang replied.

Mo Yun's heart tightened. "You mean the Sorcery Art practitioners of the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs deliberately leaked this news?"

"That is the most likely guess." Yan Qing nodded. "If they still haven't noticed what happened in Shenzhou after a month and a half, then Seven Stars' intelligence network has some serious problems. Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that Fang Xiandao's divination was wrong, but at such a sensitive time, making more preparations can never be a bad thing."

"If it is the Seven Stars Bureau of Military Affairs, then what they most want to know now is likely the exact situation within Shenzhou and even Jinxia." Qian looked at Mo Yun. "And capturing one or two Sorcery Art practitioners from the Jinxia Faction would undoubtedly be the most efficient way to obtain an accurate answer."

For those heading out to eliminate Evil Spirits, this journey was tantamount to a carefully laid trap. Thus, in the divination signs, it became a signal of danger.

"Our plan is to turn their own scheme against them and encircle any possible threat in return." Yan Qing moved the chain in her hand and pointed toward the Shen-Liu border on the map. "The public Evil Spirit elimination squad will still be deployed according to standard practice, led by Du Yelong of the Hundred-Flower Sword. Yu Linglong will monitor them in secret. Qian and I will bypass the border and approach the village from the Liuzhou