"My lord, I really tried my best, but those few from the Shen Family just won't come out no matter what," Zhou Haitao said, panting as he drank the tea that Wei Gongzhan had prepared in advance.
"Of course they won't come out." A Li fiddled with the mirror in her hand with her hair, the dangerous look in her eyes making Spirit Mirror's nerves taut, each second feeling like an eternity!
"Those people aren't stupid; why would they willingly walk out and fall for it? According to Shen Er's intelligence, that woman probably only needs to delay for a few days to recover her strength. The longer it goes on, the better for her. In this situation, I would also cower like a turtle."
"Then what should we do?" Zhou Haitao asked anxiously. Although he was a civil official with little talent, as the prefect of Liuzhou, he had accumulated a lot of merit every day. He might be able to take up a post in the Earth Yin and become a City God god. He had even thought about the location. He didn't expect to get the good places because they were occupied by the Shen Family, but some newly developed places were quite good, such as the main cities in the Southeast Commandery. Although they were a bit desolate now, they would definitely become more and more prosperous as the population and influence of the region increased.
But this is all predicated on Chen Qing's physical condition still being intact. If he were to be harmed by a group of demons, he doesn't even dare to think about what he would do in the future.
He brought his family to Jiangnan before the Lunar New Year, and now the whole clan regards him as their pillar of support.
"It's alright," A Li said quietly. "Even that woman has some missing information. This game is all about intelligence."
"Um..." Zhou Haitao glanced at the other person, feeling that he wasn't very reliable, and couldn't help but say, "It would be good if the Laoda were here."
"Looks like you have a lot of confidence in that guy," A Li said with a smile.
"It's just a feeling," Zhou Haitao scratched his head and laughed awkwardly. "It's not that I meant it against you, sir, it's just that we haven't been working together much lately, and in the past, when we encountered such emergencies, it was always the Laoda who turned the tide."
"Don't count on it," A Li said quietly. "Since Chen Qing told you to release me, it means he's not coming back!"
"What?" Both Zhou Haitao and Wei Gongzhan were taken aback.
"There's more than one wave of troubles outside," A Li said quietly. "We made a pact that if something happened outside that he had to deal with, then I would be in charge of ensuring the safety of the entire Jiangnan. That's why I told you the location of the Spirit Realm. Don't you understand? I am the last line of defense for Jiangnan."
"But where did the Laoda go?" Zhou Haitao asked anxiously, swallowing hard.
"Who knows?" A Li yawned. "The fact that he's not coming back means he's facing something far more troublesome than what happened in Jiangnan."
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North Sea City.
"Sir, this should be where Elder Zhang is!"
Perhaps even Elder Liu wouldn't have expected that Chen Qing, who seemed anxious to return to Jiangnan to put out the fire, would actually arrive in North Sea City in the blink of an eye. He had previously said he wouldn't disturb Xu Hu, but now he found Xu Hu immediately.
"It seems that it was the right decision to have you keep an eye on Zhang Zhengyuan's location," Chen Qing sighed. "And thankfully you did."
"I will not miss anything that my lord has entrusted to me. It's just that I didn't quite understand at the time why I was asked to keep an eye on things that should have been the responsibility of the Underworld. It did take a lot of effort," Xu Hu said, feeling ashamed.
He wasn't good at pretending to be someone else. He went to Northern Wolf City several times under the pretext of communicating with the Fang Family before he finally managed to find out where Elder Zhang was.
The other party did not choose to be born inside the Northern Wolf City, but instead chose a nomadic family that roamed the outskirts of the Northern Wasteland. It took me several searches to pinpoint their exact location.
"You've worked hard," Chen Qing sighed. "Hopefully, the other party knows something."
Actually, Chen Qing wasn't very confident either, but Zhang Zhengyuan probably had something he wanted.
"My lord, are you sure you don't need me to return to Jiangnan?" Xu Hu frowned and said, "You yourself said that the Shen Family is in trouble, Jiangnan currently militarily weak. Without you, no one can stop the Shen Family."
"With two reliable people, there shouldn't be any major problems." Chen Qing waved his hand. "I know the Shen Family are a bit troublesome, but right now, we really can't afford to worry about them. Ziyue absolutely cannot fall into their hands; I have to go and rescue her!"
He didn't even reveal to Elder Liu that he was actually going to rescue Ziyue!
Elder Liu and his group have a lot of information, but they lack the latest information. They don't know the current value of Ziyue!
Ziyue, who possesses the power of a top-tier golem, is extremely important in the upcoming battle. If something happens to her, it will be as if Jiangnan didn't protect her at all; she must be saved.
He had long been prepared for the troubles the Shen Family would face within Jiangnan.
He roughly knew who his opponent was through the brief message Shen Er sent: Shen Ling, the master of Nine Heavens Mirror Valley, the top array master in the third version of the era, and among the Heavenly Venerable, his array mastery was almost the strongest!
Back then, half of our group was killed by her; she was arguably our greatest enemy!
Chen Qing didn't know if what Elder Liu said was true or false, but he remained confident in the trump card he had left in Liuzhou.
Often, top-level battles hinge on intelligence, and Chen Qing remembers certain details about A Li that many others are unaware of.
"It's getting dark," Shen San said, gazing at the night sky, a flash of red light in his eyes. "According to your previous prediction, you should have recovered by dawn, right?"
Shen Ling looked at the night outside and nodded, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. She didn't understand, did that fox really do nothing?
Is it still impossible to even get close to here?
So many years have passed, and you still haven't made any progress?
Thinking of this, she smiled and shook her head. Perhaps she had overestimated the other party. After all, given that woman's cowardly behavior back then, and now that she's a genetic clone, how strong could she possibly be?
Moreover, as long as I stay away from outsiders, I will never get into trouble.
"Almost there." Shen Ling stretched and slowly stood up.
She was a woman with a traditional and sweet appearance. Although she was pretty, her languid state lacked the allure of A Li. As the night outside gradually faded, she estimated that she would recover in about half an hour. In this early summer weather, the days were long and the nights were short.
At this final juncture, despite her continued disdain for A Li, her vigilance had reached its peak. The darkness before dawn is often the easiest to exploit, and this psychological tactic is frequently employed in Horde wars, with night raids often taking place at this time.
She certainly wouldn't relax at this time.
The closer we get to victory, the more focused and vigilant we must be.
But then something strange happened.
Half an hour can feel very slow when you're focused, but as each second ticks by, there's still no movement outside the door.
It seems the other party really had no intention of causing trouble for them.
This made her somewhat suspicious. Had Shen Er not informed the other party of the information?
Even if we can't get close, we should at least try, right?
She had always assumed that when the time came, Shen Er and Chen Ying would try to use force to bring A Li to her, and that was exactly what she was worried about.
But it seems the other party didn't mean that.
Are we really giving up?
Seeing the orange-red light rising outside the door, and the originally dark sky slowly brightening, Shen Ling knew that her opponent had no chance!
She stepped straight out the door, bathed in the first rays of the rising sun!