The Four-Man Investigation Team

"Recorder Ning, could you please confirm the location again? Is he really inside Suiyang City?"

"It's one thing for us to cross boundaries, but how are we supposed to get into Suiyang City?"

"We don't have a secret order; the license plates are all problematic!"

"We cannot enter Suiyang City!"

Twenty miles outside Suiyang City, Ning Cheng and his companions had no choice but to solve their food problem by hunting.

The four men sat in a circle on the ground, while military horses grazed on a nearby hillside.

Writing large characters on the city wall of Shanggu County only requires a slight punishment; the offender will be captured and put to appropriate military service, and will be released after several months.

But Zhufu Yan mentioned something important: the other party actually knew the way through the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains.

This forced the four to give chase and uncover the secrets the other side was hiding.

However, being outside the Northern Border region left the four of them feeling restricted.

In Dong Zhongshu's words, this is the area where they have gone beyond the scope of their duties.

Officials are assigned to specific areas where they work; they can't be running around in different places.

This is not only to constrain officials to do real work in a certain place, but also to prevent them from forming cliques and engaging in corrupt practices, and to avoid them from constantly moving around and forming gangs.

Consequently, Ning Cheng and his group were unable to enter Suiyang City.

But you can't find Zhang Xuezhou without entering Suiyang City.

The four spent the night outside, and could only wait outside the city afterwards.

But waiting wasn't entirely a waste, as the four of them had at least recovered some of their physical strength.

As seasoned combat experts, the group had no problem surviving in the wild and could even live quite well.

When the sun was high in the sky, the general surnamed Lu urged Ning Cheng, who had been hit on the head by a groundhog, to cast the spell again.

"Don't rush me. General Lang's technique can only stop the bleeding, not the head injury. After such a long march, the pain here has increased, and it's much more difficult for me to perceive the Technique Method marks than before," Ning Cheng said with a headache.

"You sorcerers are so delicate," said the general surnamed Lu. "Look at me, I got hit by that kid, and I'm perfectly fine!"

"Then you'll have to put in more effort later!"

Ning Cheng pursed his lips.

His physical condition was already considered above average among sorcerers. Even when injured, he could still run hundreds of miles with the mage. Anyone else would have been lying down to rest long ago.

However, he did not argue with the military officer surnamed Lu.

When his gaze swept over another guerrilla general, the man shuddered and slightly tugged at the officer surnamed Lu.

"What are you doing? It's just a little more effort. I ate half a rabbit last night, I'm got plenty of energy now," the military officer surnamed Lu grumbled. "When we're working, we have to put in the effort, we can't dawdle like women!"

"Heh... heh heh!"

The guerrilla general chuckled dryly and offered no further advice.

Whenever there was any dirty or strenuous work to be done, the military officer surnamed Lu would be the first to step up.

"Let's go, he must have already left the city!"

After closing his eyes and sensing for a long time, Ning Cheng finally pointed in the direction.

"Ning, are you kidding me? Whether that kid leaves the city through the south gate or the north gate, we can't get around this place," the military officer surnamed Lu asked doubtfully. "How did he manage to escape right under our noses?"

"If he didn't leave through the south or north gates, then he must have gone through a side gate of Suiyang City," the guerrilla general said.

"It's also possible he used another method," General Lang said. "After all, he did infiltrate Shanggu County before!"

"Let's stop guessing. As long as he's not in Suiyang City, that's fine. Once we get to the direction Ning Lushi pointed out, I refuse to believe we can't catch that kid," said the military officer surnamed Lu.

The four men spurred their horses, cracked their whips, and hurried on their way again.

With Ning Cheng's Technique Method mark positioned, as long as the opponent doesn't leave the casting range, they can't escape their grasp.

"Actually, it's not too difficult for him to break my Technique Method mark. As long as he goes beyond 500 miles, gives us a wrong direction while fleeing, and then changes direction to create distance again, the Technique Method mark will be useless!"

When the heartless Lu-surnamed military general excitedly inquired about Technique Method from Ning Cheng, Ning Cheng still provided an answer.

"Of course, if they can run and fly, or if they can use a thousand-mile horse to increase the distance between us in pursuit, I will eventually lose sight of my target," Ning Cheng said. "This is only a countermeasure for when they are fleeing. If someone has a cultivation level beyond my own, using Law Power to wash away the mark is also a viable method!"

"I thought there was no way to break your tracking technique, but it turns out it's just a common trick. You can't be careful and someone will escape," the general surnamed Lu muttered.

"There's no such thing as a perfect spell," Ning Cheng retorted. "If I cast this spell on a sorcerer, they can Curse me back. But if I cast it on a powerful expert, they can just slap me to death, and the Technique Method's mark will be broken instantly!"

Many sorcerers have described you as incredibly powerful!

"My story isn't particularly amazing; the most incredible story belongs to Li Shaojun!"

Who is that?

"Someone who seems capable but isn't actually that capable!"

Ning Cheng gave an extremely awkward reply.

His response puzzled the military officer surnamed Lu, but it gave the guerrilla general and General Lang some food for thought.

The four of them found their journey not too boring. After riding for 180 li, they stopped in front of a mountain.

"Is that kid on the mountain?" General Lu asked happily.

"That's right," Ning Cheng nodded. "He hasn't changed positions in a long time. It seems he's either exhausted and resting, or he has no choice but to lie down and sleep!"

"Damn it, if I catch this kid, I'm going to slap him twice across the face. We grandpas have been looking for him for ages!"

After being given directions, the military officer surnamed Lu dismounted, said nothing more, and strode up the mountain with extremely light steps.

With the guerrilla general and General Lang following behind, Ning Cheng lagged behind at the very back.

"This place boasts beautiful mountains and rivers, seemingly harboring hidden dragons and crouching tigers. It's an excellent feng shui location. If a master of feng Yin-Yang School were here, they could make a fortune by locating and selecting a burial site!"

Ning Cheng initially appeared extremely relaxed as he traveled along the mountain road.

But after traveling several miles, his expression turned serious.

"The soil here is hard, and weeds can hardly grow. It seems that a lot of people have been trampling on it to form this shape. Could someone have built a large tomb here?"

Ning Cheng scanned the surroundings and sensed a growing murderous intent in the newly sprouted forest.

Every large burial area must have a plan. It's one thing for those who have been dead for a long time, but if it's a tomb built by the living, the arrangement must be very strict.

"The marks are so fresh, could it be that the King of Liang built his tomb here?"

The trampling marks on the ground were not recent, only two or three years old. To have the ability to build a large tomb within the State of Liang's territory, Ning Cheng could only suspect the leaders of powerful forces such as the King of Liang.

"King Liang... he's no ordinary king!"

After thinking it over, Ning Cheng couldn't help but be extremely wary.

He didn't think highly of the seemingly miraculous Li Shaojun, but he was extremely wary of the Prince of Liang.

Some people are rumored to be very capable, while others are genuinely very capable.

If he could, Ning Cheng would never want to meet these people, much less step into their trap.

His face was solemn, and he walked cautiously step by step. Only when he heard a series of urgent bird calls did Ning Cheng quicken his pace.

"Recorder Ning, we've run around in your direction and still haven't seen that kid. Try resetting the location and see if he's run off again!"

Previously, he wanted to slap Zhang Xuezhou twice across the face. After another failed attempt to capture him, the general surnamed Lu felt that he had to slap Zhang ten times to vent his anger once he caught him.

Upon seeing Ning Cheng, he couldn't help but urge him on urgently.

"Don't rush me, don't rush me, my head hurts!"

Ning Cheng waved his hand, and a point of blue Law Power light appeared in his hand, which then streaked across the sky like a star and fell to the ground under a large tree more than a hundred meters away.

"It's not surprising that he knows the reverse of fossilization techniques, and he also knows some Earth Escape Technique to escape from the earth). He's currently hiding in that patch of soil!"

Ning Cheng pointed at the big tree, appearing extremely confident.

"As long as we keep digging there, we'll definitely find him!"