Sudden Onset of Turmoil!
A deep purple stream of light emanated from the air.
The frequency of Soul Power fluctuations is extremely unique.
After the light and shadow dissipate as light particles.
A young man dressed in ordinary clothes had joined the interrogation room.
"What happened? Why did you rush me here so urgently?"
"Seriously, why is he in prison again?"
"You're determined to go to jail, aren't you?"
Before being summoned by Qian Renxue, Ye Qingcang had been spending time with Liu Erlong.
Although Liu Erlong was very excited when she met Yu Xiaogang before, and although Liu Erlong had done some foolish things for Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong had deeply realized her mistakes in the past six months. She even Yu Xiaogang four months ago, after returning from absorbing the Immortal Herb in Sunset Forest.
No one is perfect; everyone makes mistakes.
Even he couldn't guarantee that he wouldn't make a mistake, let alone Liu Erlong?
He simply couldn't bring himself to like the current environment.
He patted his clothes and glanced at his surroundings.
Spear Douluo, an old acquaintance.
The Porcupine Douluo is also an acquaintance.
Qian Renxue called him over; no further explanation is needed.
There was also an ordinary-looking middle-aged man wearing ordinary clothes with faint marks on the stitches. These were custom-made for senior members by the Sky Merchant Guild, with styles depending on personal preference, but the stitches were the main distinguishing feature.
Why did Qian Renxue call herself out?
The answer seems to have become clear.
"Speaking of which, how did you get arrested?"
"How did you find out about A Xue's relationship with me?"
"This should be the first time you and I have met."
"However, if you've seen my photo, this should be the first time I've seen you, not the first time you've seen me. Although there's no point in distinguishing these things... By the way, you must have come with a mission. I noticed before that the Jade Seal Machine's signal was a bit weak, which must have been interfered with by some factors during the merging of the two realms."
"If both Nan Nan and Ju Zi have urgent matters to attend to."
"It was to be expected that they would resort to this time-consuming, laborious, and highly unpredictable method of manual transmission when they couldn't reach me."
"Where's the code?"
Ye Qingcang said this.
The bricks and stones underfoot instantly turned into a floor.
Strands of branches sprouted and grew from it.
They interlock to form a wooden chair.
Then, I sat down in this freshly made chair.
The transformation of matter, the revival of withered trees—all these miraculous methods left everyone speechless. Only Qian Renxue remained calm, teasingly saying, "Impressive, aren't you? So, I underestimated you. Your influence has already reached the Dou Two World without us even realizing it. Our Spirit Hall's intelligence work hasn't even begun yet... By the way, who are Nan Nan and Ju Zi that you just mentioned?"
"Two friends."
"About the same as you."
"But not God Trial Taker."
As they chatted, the topic veered off course. Fortunately, Ye Qingcang's mind was still relatively clear. After explaining to Qian Renxue in a few words, he turned his gaze to his contact and gestured, "It's alright. We're all on the same side. Just say what you want to say. There's no need to hide anything about the code."
The ordinary-looking middle-aged man looked around.
The main focus is on Porcupine Douluo and Spear Douluo.
Seeing that the two titled Douluo were still standing in the same spot and showed no intention of leaving, they had no choice but to give up the idea of letting these outsiders leave.
Starting with the simple and gradually moving to the complex, he began by saying, "These handcuffs are one of the new products from the Mingde Hall of the Sun Moon Empire. They don't even exist in the Heavenly Soul Empire, Dou Ling Empire, and Star Luo Empire, which are from the same world, yet they appear in another world. Moreover, even the back door of the handcuffs is exactly the same, which is too illogical... Therefore, I thought of that great person in the Sun Moon Empire. Although I have never had the chance to meet that great person, and my identity is mostly arranged by the new Sun Moon Empire Emperor Xu Tianran, it seems that this new Sun Moon Empire Emperor is probably that great person's puppet. But that cannot serve as a reason. The only explanation is that that great person has a cooperation with the Spirit Hall; and that great person and my boss are also mutually supportive allies. So I took a gamble, betting that one of the Angel God Test Taker and the two Your Majesties can understand my hint."
"As for his arrest..." Qian Renxue took over the middle-aged man's words and handed the confession on the table to Ye Qingcang: "The reason is in these confessions. You should understand after reading them."
Ye Qingcang took the folder with great interest.
I opened it and skimmed through it, trying to gather the information I needed.
After about half a minute, he nodded slightly.
Close the folder.
He asked this relatively loyal subordinate, "Am I indulging in a youthful reverie?"
"Left hand holding a yellow dog, right hand holding a falcon..." The middle-aged man was taken aback for a moment, then his mind cleared instantly. He knew that the contact opposite him had seen through his little trick of deliberately picking up trivial matters, and he quickly replied, "Wearing brocade hats and sable coats, a thousand horsemen sweeping across the plains?"
"To repay the city's loyalty to the governor."
"Shoot the tiger yourself, like Sun Quan."
"Even when drunk, one's heart and courage remain open."
"My temples are slightly frosted, but what does it matter?"
Ye Qingcang continued speaking.
Upon seeing this, the middle-aged man quickly continued with the final coded message: "Holding the imperial staff in the clouds, when will Feng Tang be sent? I will draw my bow like a full moon, gazing northwest, to shoot the Heavenly Wolf... I am the head of the Sky Merchant Guild stationed in the Heavenly Soul Empire, codenamed Mole. My real name has been sealed by the boss. I hope you will forgive me. Due to the suddenness of the situation and the loss of communication, the boss has no choice but to use me to convey important intelligence to you. Also, that important figure from the Sun Moon Empire has consulted with the boss and entrusted me with the same important task... Please allow me to deactivate the Soul Power suppression device and take out the letter to return."
"No problem." Ye Qingcang snapped his fingers, and the handcuffs and shackles that could suppress Soul Power were unlocked at the same time. In the next second, he did something that made the middle-aged man's brain shut down. He raised his hand and pulled out two letters with red stamps from the air. "As for the intelligence, you don't need to go through the trouble of activating your Martial Soul to retrieve it. You go ahead and do your work. I'll take a look at the contents of this intelligence."
Should I get busy first?
What am I busy with!
You're quite polite!
The seemingly ordinary middle-aged man quickly summoned his Martial Soul, and six Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose up in succession. One of the two purple Soul Ring suddenly lit up, causing ripples to spread through the air, but it did not emit anything.
"Although I hate to admit it, what you did really frightened me." At this point, the middle-aged man understood everything. He withdrew his hand with a wry smile, and casually dispelled the Martial Soul Possession state. "At least let me go through the formalities, so I can feel at ease..."
"Well, I'm really sorry, because I'm a pragmatist," Ye Qingcang said casually, then suddenly looked up, startling Qian Renxue who was glancing in his direction and completely unsuspecting. He smiled and said, "It seems you're quite interested in this information?"
"Now, even if I said I wasn't interested, I doubt you'd believe me."
"If I can't even fool myself, then I have nothing to be ashamed of."
"That's right."
"I'm just curious, just how important are these two intelligence reports that they would require an intelligence officer who is practically the king of spies to be deployed, even at the risk of exposing his identity, to deliver the message to you in a timely manner?"
Qian Renxue's smile was full of sincerity.
She and Ye Qingcang were friends, and even more so, confidantes.
Ye Qingcang didn't hide anything from her, even something as highly confidential as the code. How could she be the kind of heartless person to deceive Ye Qingcang?
"Hiss... Your question is really hard to answer right now." Ye Qingcang unfolded one of the letters, which he had just finished reading, and handed it to Qian Renxue. As he handed it over, he summarized based on his understanding of the contents. "In the letter Nan Nan gave me, she mentioned three things. First, Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion Master, and Limit Douluo Mu En received the baptism of the Sea God's Light and were given the Golden Trident by the Sea God Tang San, becoming a Divine Examiner; second, the Phoenix God Ma Hongjun accompanied Tang San..." The divine trial was descended, and Ma Xiaotao, a descendant of the divine trial examiner, also became a divine trial examiner. The third matter: Shrek Academy's attitude towards her is unclear. Although gods are forbidden from interfering in human affairs, and she and I are still friends, whether it's the Sea God Tang San or the Phoenix God Ma Hongjun, if they dare to attack her, they will inevitably face the Shura God lineage behind me and the Destruction God King lineage in the Dou Er God Realm, who are already at odds with them. However, interfering in human affairs through a divine trial examiner is not against the rules, yet Mu En hasn't acted, nor have the higher-ups at Shrek Academy, which is truly perplexing.
"There are three more things..." Qian Renxue, using Ye Qingcang's explanation, processed the contents of the letter. Upon reaching the bottom, she paused to ponder, "First and foremost, the royal families of the three kingdoms sent envoys to Shrek City. In the Poseidon Pavilion at the Shrek Academy, they discussed some unknown secrets. If we trace back to the last meeting of the three royal families, it was over four thousand years ago at the conference that ended the war with the Sun Moon Empire. Perhaps coincidentally, that conference was also held in Shrek City; secondly, considering the changing political landscape, she was forced to adopt a precautionary strategy, activating this mole codenamed ' Mole,' and having him lead..." A group of people have come to the Dou One World, which is our side. We hope you can replace the other intelligence personnel Faceless Men, and then release them back, making them a thorn in the side of the Three Kingdoms, even in their heart. Finally, with various forces vying for power, Shrek Academy has fallen into factional infighting. The attitude of the higher-ups is still unclear, and at the lower levels, the neutral faction, the academy faction, the Deity descendants faction, the commoners faction, the royal family, the noble and noble system, and the family and sect faction are all in chaos. Among them, Xu Sanshi, who has the support of the Xuanming Sect, has launched a fierce pursuit of her. Tang Ya's Tang Sect is being reorganized, and she can only temporarily block communication to ensure the independence of the Sky Merchant Guild.
"Those are all minor matters."
"It's obvious what the Heavenly Soul Empire, Dou Ling Empire, and Star Luo Empire are plotting."
"The Heavenly Soul Empire desires to restore its kingdom, and so does the Dou Ling Empire."
"We were one family four thousand years ago."
"Now, they are fighting over who has the final say, who is the real emperor."
"Power is a poison."
"The emperor is fighting, and the royal family is fighting too."
"When the royal family makes a move, there are far too many academies and sects involved."
"As for the Star Luo Empire... their ascension to the throne is illegitimate. The current Xingluo Royal Family is the Xu Family. It would be one thing if the Sea God Poseidon Tang San Poseidon Tang San didn't descend, but not only did he descend, he also gave the spot of the God Trial Taker to Mu En. The Xu Family of the Xingluo Royal Family is very wary of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion!"
"And the group that the Mole brought, after filtering out the loyal ones, replaced all the rest with Faceless Men, which has become a routine."
"It's simply a backup plan."
"It won't be that passive."
"The final factional struggle... Ha, whatever the real method of stabbing each other in the back, it must be bloodless. If it gets out of hand, it won't benefit anyone... Considering the arrival of the Poseidon Tang San, it's likely that the royal families of the three kingdoms reached some kind of agreement. But the private grudges and desires also have to be resolved. So, a factional struggle was created to let the young people compete, while the old folks plotted for even greater benefits behind the scenes."
"As for what this benefit is?"
"Human desires are End Realm!"
Ye Qingcang flicked the pristine white letter paper.
He handed over the second letter.
Qian Renxue accepted the gift with understanding, but her thoughts were still lingering on Ye Qingcang's words. Suddenly, a thought struck her, and she seemed to understand something instantly, exclaiming in surprise, "They wouldn't be planning a counterattack on our side, would they...? No, perhaps it should be called a counter-invasion?"
"I will never complain about having too many resources at my disposal."
"I don't mind that my house is too big."
"Given that resources cannot be supplied indefinitely, war is inevitable. Just like the war that broke out Douluo Continent and Sun Moon Continent more than four thousand years ago in the Dou Two World. Not counting the frictions of the past four thousand years, just considering the losses of that great war, Douluo Continent Goddess of Life more than seven million soldiers. More than twenty million soldiers were wounded in the war but did not die. Hundreds of millions of civilians lost their families and homes due to bandits and marauders. At least a billion people lost their immediate family members."
"The same is true for the Sun Moon Empire."
"Under the combined attack of nearly a hundred Title Douluo mobilized by the Shrek Academy at the time, the death rate was calculated on a per-brigade basis."
"This is true of any collision between two continents."
"The collision of two planets, or even two star systems, is unimaginable. The war would be incredibly brutal... In order to plunder resources for survival, and also to protect our own resources from being plundered, I believe that you and I would use every means possible to prevent those connected to us from suffering harm."
As Ye Qingcang spoke, he took the paper cup handed to him by the Spear Douluo, took a sip of water, thanked him, and waited for Qian Renxue to finish digesting.
This fact is so ugly it's unbearable to look at.
But this world is just that ugly.
"I will not entrust my Destiny... and the Destiny of those I want to protect, to the whim of my opponent." Qian Renxue sighed and shook her head helplessly. "Therefore, the other side will not either... because their foundation is the nobility, while our Spirit Hall's foundation is the common people. If the nobles want to live well, they must be above the common people. If the common people want to live well, they must overthrow all the nobles... In this way, even if it's not for any benefit, we will inevitably face a battle with them."
"But this is just a game for the Deity."
Ye Qingcang added meaningfully.
"That's right." Qian Renxue smiled, folded the two letters, and returned them to Ye Qingcang. "In that case, let the God Trial Taker decide everything... Let's see how that God Trial Taker of the Poseidon God will decide who is in control and who is passive in this relationship!"
"I do have an idea," Ye Qingcang suggested, pondering the timeline of the Dou Two World. "Why not change the Soul Master Competition?"