"What did you say?"
In the Commander-in-Chief's office, Lin Qiye looked up with a frown.
"The mountains shook, strange lights fell from the sky... and someone claimed to have seen a divine bird?"
"Yes, near Shennongjia. Quite a few people witnessed it."
"Shennongjia... was it a 'Mystery'?"
"It didn't look like one... What kind of 'Mystery' could cause such a huge commotion?"
Lin Qiye leaned back in his chair, rubbing his chin with one hand as if something had occurred to him.
"Where is Fang Mo?"
"After Xia Simeng's memorial service ended, Demon Squad remained on standby in Shangjing City."
"Have him come see me immediately."
"Yes."
Half an hour later, Fang Mo hurried into the office.
"Commander, do we have a mission?" Fang Mo asked impatiently the moment he entered.
"Don't rush. Let me ask you a few questions first."
After Fang Mo sat down, Lin Qiye spoke again. "You told me before that, aside from you, there are eleven other agents of Great Xia's Golden Immortals, correct?"
"That's right." Fang Mo nodded. "Three years ago, didn't you have me look for them? But the seal on that hidden realm was still in place. It seemed they hadn't come out yet."
"Where is that hidden realm?"
"Near Shennongjia."
At that answer, realization appeared in Lin Qiye's eyes. He slowly rose from his seat.
"You said before that time flows differently inside the hidden realm. Three days pass there while only one day passes outside... and the condition for leaving that seal was for the agents to reach seventeen years old?"
"That's right... but when I went last time, the seal on the hidden realm seemed to have been altered by the Celestial Venerable. I don't know what the conditions for coming out have become."
Fang Mo sighed. "Those other