Shen Le naturally couldn't just kill without cleaning up afterward—correction, he truly didn't even file a report.
He had merely operated at full power for at least a day and a night, and needed rest. After bathing and changing, eating a hearty meal, and collapsing into a long sleep, he sat upright before the Special Affairs Bureau personnel and began his report, pointing at the screen.
"I was attacked at this location... I'd only just surfaced when they opened fire on me, and then there was the 12.7..."
"At this location, I took out the mastermind behind the attack... They said my appearance had been recorded, and once they realized it was me, they gave the order to attack..."
"And then I... here... here... and here..."
One of Gu Yulin's hands pressed against his thigh, his thumb digging fiercely into the soft flesh beside his knee. He had even forgotten what pain felt like.
He held his breath and listened for quite a while. Finally, while Shen Le paused to drink some water, he tremblingly asked:
"So, when you made your move, did you know what these places were used for?"
"I knew." Shen Le nodded seriously. Gu Yulin had only just let out a breath of relief when Shen Le added:
"The earth veins told me they were uncomfortable. They were stuck here... blocked by outside forces, unable to flow smoothly..."
Gu Yulin: "..."
If I weren't with the Special Affairs Bureau myself, and if I hadn't truly heard plenty of things about earth veins from other cultivators, I'd think you were spouting nonsense...
And besides!
For the earth veins on our side, we can still bring in a few cultivators to help verify and confirm things;
*But for the earth veins across the strait, are we supposed to