"Senior, would you please stay here for the time being?"
At the government office, Shen Laosan escorted the woman surnamed Shen all the way to the government office. At this Wei Gongcheng still looked ferocious, with eyes as black as ink, which was terrifying to behold even in broad daylight.
Although Wei Gongcheng looked intimidating in front of Miss Shen, he was able to remain calm and at least didn't cause any trouble, which showed that Miss Shen was indeed a person with some skills.
"What are those tall buildings?" Miss Shen looked at the two twin towers in Liuzhou, somewhat taken aback.
I never expected to see modern concrete and steel buildings in this world; it felt quite strange.
"Ah, that was designed by students from the Yellow Academy College, who major in engineering. There are still many such engineering designs in Jiangnan today, and the people of Jiangnan have benefited greatly from them."
"Really?" The woman gave the twin towers a long look, then smiled and said, "That's interesting."
"May I ask, senior, when will Lord Wei regain consciousness?"
"Half a day," Miss Shen said calmly. "Didn't I say that before?"
"Alright, time is of the essence, so I'll have to trouble you, senior. Please feel free to make any requests, and I will do my best to fulfill them."
"Let's not do it for now," Miss Shen said after glancing outside. "Let's get through this difficult time first."
"Alright, then I won't bother you any longer, senior. If you need anything, you can use the communication jade at the door to give instructions at any time. This communication jade can transmit sound within a radius of ten miles, and it can be used with a little thought."
"It seems that Chen Qing has produced quite a few good things over the years," Miss Shen smiled, then bid farewell to him and took Wei Gongcheng to the designated hut for refuge.
After she entered the room, Shen San quickly went to another room at the other end of the government office, where Shen Shiyi and the others were all waiting.
"Third Brother, is this woman trustworthy?"
Inside the room, a huge light screen flickered, clearly showing the entire situation in the room where the woman surnamed Shen and Wei Gongcheng were.
"Of course it's unbelievable," Shen Laosan said, his polite smile vanishing, replaced by a cold expression. "This woman's words are half true and half false, with many suspicious points, but those aren't the key. The key is whether she lied about the issues concerning our lord and Lord Wei."
"Does Third Brother mean that the Lord's disappearance might be related to her?"
"It's not impossible," Shen Laosan said coldly. " Wei Gongcheng is with the Lord. The Lord values Lord Wei highly and will not abandon him unless absolutely necessary. If even Lord Wei is in this state, the Lord is likely in grave danger, and may even be imprisoned somewhere."
"If our lord is imprisoned by this woman using special methods, and Wei Gongcheng is brought back, her intentions will be terrifying."
"What's the purpose?" Shen Shiyi frowned.
"You didn't even think of that?" Shen Laoliu slapped Shen Shiyi on the shoulder. " Jiangnan's military strength is currently weak, as they're all out in the field. Once this woman can completely control Wei Gongcheng, with the troops under his Wei Gongcheng, she could very well overthrow the current state of Jiangnan!"
"This..." Shen Shiyi exclaimed in horror upon hearing this, "Then why did you hand Lord Wei over to her?"
"There's nothing we can do," Shen San sighed. "We can't save Wei Gongcheng. In the current situation, the West Sea Dragon King is taking advantage of the situation to launch another attack, and Xu Hu's side can't easily retreat, otherwise the Northern Wasteland will be completely cut off from contact. Once we in Jiangnan can't protect the Northern Wasteland, the prestige we've built up will be in vain, and it will be extremely difficult to establish prestige again in the future."
" Xu Hu cannot be easily withdrawn, and General Tian Heng's troops cannot be withdrawn either. Once the Central Plains pass is lost, with the Lord and Lord Ziyue absent, who can withstand the King Level Heavenly Python?"
"We can't move on either side, but we need troops to resist the unrest in the West Sea. Wei Gongcheng has to wake up. Whether what this woman said is true or false, we have to take the gamble."
"But," Shen Laosi frowned, "What if... that woman is in cahoots with that guy from the West Sea?"
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the other members of the Shen Family changed!
If that's the case, the situation will be very troublesome. Once Wei Gongcheng is controlled by them again, and Wei Gongcheng controls the Underworld forces, Jiangnan will be completely finished!
"Probably not." Shen Laosan shook his head. "If the other party were in cahoots with that guy from the West Sea, they wouldn't need to make such a fuss like this. They could have spent a few more days outside, letting Wei Gongcheng be completely under control, before acting quietly, instead of making such a big show of it now, because that would only encourage us to ask for help from outside."
"That's true."
"I have a feeling that the woman in the West Sea is causing this commotion right now," Shen San said in a low voice, looking at the woman fiddling with Wei Gongcheng on the screen. " The West Sea Dragon King and she are not only not on the same side, but they are very likely mortal enemies!"
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Thousand-Eye Technique?
As soon as the woman surnamed Shen entered the room, she noticed the hidden eye in the corner, but she didn't pay much attention to it. Time was of the essence, and she didn't have time to scheme against her younger relatives.
She had personally experienced how unreliable her own offspring could be.
The most urgent task now is to buy time.
The spiritual energy has surged, and that old man from the West Sea will be able to recover to his peak condition in three to five days at most. That one secretly learned a lot of skills in the Buddha Kingdom back then, and his strength is even no less than that of King Xiang. He dares to make a move against me, a Venerable One, so he must have some foundation.
If I can't recover my strength in a short period of time, I'm afraid I'm really doomed this time.
What exactly do you want to do?
Wei Gongcheng's weakened consciousness was actually within the spiritual sea of the woman surnamed Shen. Perhaps no one could have imagined that what was currently occupying Wei Gongcheng's body was an Ancient Insect!
"Don't worry, it won't harm your life." The woman surnamed Shen laughed in the spiritual sea. "Although you are products forcibly derived from the Divine Path Style, you have indeed grasped some of the laws of life and death. Moreover, most importantly, your method is not rejected by this world. In the past, countless people wanted to grasp the Life and Death Dao Fruit, but all ended in failure. Some were even torn into several pieces by the World Will and permanently suppressed. It can be said to be a forbidden zone, and no one can touch it at all."
Upon hearing this, Wei Gongcheng became wary. Judging from the woman's tone, it seemed she was plotting to seize their Underworld power.
"Don't worry, I at least have this idea, but I won't try it lightly without absolute certainty." The woman surnamed Shen smiled and said, "I suffered a great loss back then, always wanting to obtain a more powerful Dao Fruit, but I was too impatient. Now it seems that the Divine Path Style is a very good method, distributing the power of the Dao Fruit among local NPCs, with the Divine Lord ultimately controlling the power. This model is very good; at least from what I've seen of Chen Qing so far, he hasn't been rejected by the World Will."
" Venerable?"
"It seems Chen Qing didn't mention this to you, which makes sense. You possess such terrifying abilities; if he had easily revealed them, it could have caused trouble if you became greedy in the future."
"What nonsense are you spouting?" Wei Gongcheng's face darkened. Although he wasn't as loyal and enthusiastic as Xu Hu appeared, he had actually already decided that Chen Qing was his lifelong master!
He couldn't stand others speaking ill of him.
"We'll have opportunities to cooperate in the future, so let me let you know more," the woman surnamed Shen said. "About... the Venerable's secret!"