Following the Clues

Before long, Qian Mo drafted a letter explaining the situation and swiftly sent it out.

Compared to Shrek's makeshift supervisory corps system ten thousand years later, the Angel Clan of this era far surpassed them in both scale and responsiveness, perfectly demonstrating the value of swift military action.

By noon the very next day, the Angel Clan's special enforcement team for Fallen Soul Masters had arrived in Golden Ear City and sought out Qian Mo.

There were only five people in the group, but Qian Mo felt no dissatisfaction that the higher-ups had not taken the matter seriously enough.

Because Qian Mo knew.

On one hand, Douluo Continent was simply too vast, and Martial Soul Hall had to investigate Evil Spirit Masters across the entire continent. So even with the Angel Clan's immense resources and lack of achievements, they could not possibly mobilize a large force every time they received news of an Evil Spirit Master.

That would be like using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

However, because Evil Spirit Masters grew so quickly and possessed bizarre methods, every enforcement team leader was at least a Soul Emperor with a sacred attribute.

The remaining members were likewise carefully selected elites from within Martial Soul Hall.

So while five people might seem few, once they encountered an Evil Spirit Master—

Unless the enemy was a big fish at the Soul Douluo level, ordinary Evil Spirit Masters would only be slaughtered before this squad.

Although Qian Mo was very satisfied with the team's strength,

his brow still twitched uncontrollably, and his body instinctively wanted to retreat.

But the opposing team captain reacted even faster than Qian Mo.

She was a mature woman with golden hair and golden eyes, dressed in a pale yellow combat outfit, valiant and dashing.

With a single step, Ye Lulu's pale golden hair swept through the air in a beautiful streak of light. In the next instant, she appeared before Qian Mo and gave him a huge hug.

Feeling the soft, mountainous pressure against his chest, Qian Mo said helplessly,

"Lulu, calm down! Calm down!"

"Hehehe, don't be so distant, little Qian Mo. I'm your favorite Lulu.

Come on! Let me dote on you properly. We haven't seen each other for years, and you've only gotten more handsome~ Hehehe~"

Amid a strange burst of laughter,

the captain Qian Mo called Lulu spoke like a pervert, but she did not actually do anything excessive, such as reaching for his crotch.

Qian Mo was helpless about it, yet he could not resist at all. His body even seemed long accustomed to such contact.

After all, even among the Angel Clan's many handsome men and beautiful women, Qian Mo's looks ranked among the very best.

Especially when Qian Mo had been young—he had been an unbelievably adorable little boy, the sort the Angel Clan's older sisters simply loved to fuss over.

And Lulu had once been one of them.

Furthermore, Lulu's full name was Ye Lulu.

That was right, the same Ye as Ye Yun.

Because of that connection, even now that Qian Mo was an adult, the two of them remained the closest within the Angel Clan.

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Ye Lulu instantly turned serious. Her pale golden eyes brimmed with killing intent, with not a trace of her previous frivolity remaining.

"So, little Qian Mo, where is the Evil Spirit Master you reported? It's fine if you haven't investigated everything clearly. Just tell us what you know; we have professionals on our side.

"I can't wait to purify their filthy flesh and souls!" Ye Lulu said coldly.

Straightening the clothes Ye Lulu had rumpled, Qian Mo said calmly,

"Lulu, I'm glad you're so motivated.

But unfortunately, I'm afraid you won't be able to take the lead in this matter."

As he spoke, Qian Mo took a stack of files from his storage soul tool and handed them to Ye Lulu.

Ye Lulu accepted the files and quickly scanned them. She had barely begun reading when her expression visibly darkened.

Although only one night had passed, and Qian Mo knew full well how professional Martial Soul Hall was when it came to Evil Spirit Masters,

his hatred for human traffickers had kept him busy throughout the night as well. Using Attunement to begin with Er Gou and the others, he gradually narrowed down the issue and followed the clues, uncovering quite a few shocking secrets.

For example, the bishop of Golden Ear City's Martial Soul Hall was implicated in the affair.

Even after a whole night, Qian Mo could still remember how heavy his heart had felt at the time.

And how fortunate he had felt.

Fortunate that he had been cautious. Otherwise, he would have been in danger!

And this intelligence had been gathered by Qian Mo, an amateur intelligence collector.

That meant someone of an even higher rank was likely manipulating this incident from the shadows. In that case, it was no longer something Ye Lulu, a mere Soul Emperor, could handle.

The air fell silent for a moment before Ye Lulu finally set down the files and asked Qian Mo,

"Little Qian Mo, you've been clever since you were young. So what do you think we should do now?

"Should we immediately call for reinforcements from above?"

After hesitating briefly, Qian Mo answered seriously,

"We definitely need to call for reinforcements, but I don't think simply killing Bishop Raine and the Evil Spirit Masters in the shadows will be enough.

"In my view, they are ultimately just pawns.

"If we do not pull up the weeds by their roots, they will grow again with the spring wind.

"Even if we kill one batch of people like this, another batch will still come to plague Golden Ear City."

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing him.

Yet their eyes also held some confusion. They could tell Qian Mo was implying something, but they did not know what exactly he was concealing.

Considering the average intelligence level on Douluo Continent, Qian Mo did not beat around the bush. At this point, his expression became unprecedentedly solemn as he said,

"What I mean is, either don't do it, or do it thoroughly.

"I hope everyone can gather as much intelligence as possible before the reinforcements arrive. Ideally, we should find the true mastermind behind this.

"And I already have a suspect. It is Earl Jack, the great noble in the area."

At that, Qian Mo looked at Ye Lulu.

"Lulu, once it is confirmed, I hope we can kill him."

Hearing that, Ye Lulu immediately looked troubled and replied instinctively,

"But little Qian Mo, he is a great noble of the Heaven Dou Empire. If Martial Soul Hall crosses the line and kills him, it will cause a great deal of trouble.

"How about reporting him directly to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family when the time comes and letting them handle it themselves?"

Ye Lulu's answer won the approval of all her teammates, because that was the common practice on Douluo Continent.

Although Martial Soul Hall held a transcendent position, it was ultimately a Soul Master organization rather than a nation.

Interfering in another country's internal affairs without authorization was a major taboo throughout Douluo Continent.

Regarding this, Qian Mo rarely found himself criticizing Martial Soul Hall for being inferior to Shrek.

Look at Shrek. They were also the number one Soul Master force on Douluo Continent.

Although Shrek was likewise secretly guarded against by the major empires, its supervisory corps truly acted with the unrestrained confidence of a hegemonic power.

They went after Evil Spirit Masters, and they went after nobles they did not like as well!

In contrast, Martial Soul Hall was constrained at every turn.

When it wanted to seize a nation, it clearly had the option of directly slaughtering the imperial family, yet everyone in Martial Soul Hall somehow came up with a brain-dead undercover plan.