After leaving the imperial palace, Jing Hongchen settled into his carriage, his expression gradually darkening.
The Body Sect's hounds had noses far too keen-they had actually sniffed out the warehouse's location. Who knew how long they had been plotting? He did not believe they would leave it at that.
Now Xu Tianran's men were getting involved as well. The warehouse in the outer city that housed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Embryo was no longer safe.
He immediately scrapped his original security plan. The embryo could not stay there any longer. The God-Sealing Platform had to be moved overnight, without delay, to the Underground Base beneath Mingde Hall Headquarters.
Upon returning to Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen immediately summoned his trusted subordinates.
The transport convoy abandoned the single vehicle originally prepared and hastily requisitioned three identical-looking soul tool vehicles, sending them along separate routes simultaneously.
Ming Capital, the hotel where the Shrek Academy delegation was staying.
Qian Duoduo had already withdrawn with the other accompanying teachers. As an exchange student, Huo Yuhao was currently staying at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Only Yan Shaozhe remained in the spacious suite, sitting in the shadows beside the window as he waited for Xuan Zi to return.
Without any wind, the window suddenly swung open. A dusty gray figure swept into the room from the night, landing without a sound.
Yan Shaozhe immediately rose.
Xuan Zi closed the window behind him and casually tossed the cloth bundle tucked under his arm onto a broad wooden chair nearby. The wrapping fell open, revealing an unconscious child.
The boy was only about eight years old, with short, dark blue hair.
Despite his youth, his frame was noticeably sturdier than that of other children his age. His limbs were firm with muscle, and the fluctuations