Chapter Seventy-Four: Light on the Ground and Darkness Underground II
81_81671 The little girl slowly raised her head and looked at her cold face. Again, she looked scared, but she didn't immediately bow her head. Although Leng Han slowed down the tone of his speech, his expression was still cold, and he couldn't see a trace of a smile.
"It's just an evil spirit master, is it necessary to talk nonsense with her?" The other tall spirit master was a little impatient, and walked two steps forward quickly, walking in front of the little girl. A beige-colored wave of spiritual power shot out from the middle finger of his right hand and hit the little girl's head. The little girl fell to the ground and fell unconscious.
Leng Han turned his head and glanced at the big bearded spirit master, but didn't say anything. In his capacity, it was possible to stop this rudeness, but he did not stop it.
"You're all doing a great job. ”
A soft female voice suddenly came from above. A ball of spherical white spiritual power rose from the direction of the Governor's Mansion and floated towards the clouds of colorful light released by Ye Hengyuan and Xue Mengyi.
Leng Han, Li Wenxin and Lei Xi rose into the air at the same time and flew to the side of the colorful light cloud. The clouds of colorful light slowly dispersed and slowly disappeared. The figures of Ye Hengyuan and Xue Mengyi reappeared.
The spherical spiritual power shield instantly flew in front of the five people and slowly opened. The figures of Bai Suxin and Huang Yixiong appeared in front of them. Huang Yixiong was followed by several provincial officials such as the director of the Cangyan Provincial Security Department and the chief of the Cangqing City Security Team, as well as dozens of guardian spirit masters behind them.
"Governor. General White. Led by Li Wenxin, the five of them saluted Bai Suxin and Huang Yixiong at the same time.
"Spiritual envoys, don't be polite," Huang Yixiong smiled, "We should thank you." Arresting gangsters and cracking down on the trafficking of banned drugs should be our job, but we need your help. I'm so sorry. ”
"There's nothing to be ashamed of, Governor Huang," said Bai Suxin, "and that's our job, too. All of us are for the long-term peace and stability of the country and for the peace and contentment of the common people. ”
Ye Hengyuan didn't speak, just nodded.
"Governor Huang, General Bai, all the spirit envoys," said the chief of security standing behind Huang Yixiong, "shall we take all the prisoners back for trial now?"
"Interrogation overnight!" Huang Yixiong waved his hand, "We must ask everything they know as soon as possible, and then carry out the next plan! We must hurry up and wipe out the entire Five Beast Gang! They have threatened the stability of society and the safety of the civilians! We must exterminate them! Also, focus on interrogating that Xie Bao! The confessions of him and Fu Guoping are very important!"
"Understood!" saluted the Director of Security.
"Fellow spirit envoys, you have indeed done a good job," Huang Yixiong gave a thumbs up, "and completed their respective tasks in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost. You are really young and promising. At your age, I, Huang, was just an ordinary clerk. ”
"The most important thing is that you basically didn't kill anyone," Bai Suxin said with satisfaction, "This couldn't be better." Although they are sinners who have fallen into darkness, they are also our fellow citizens after all. As long as we can save it, we have to save it. ”
Ye Hengyuan tilted his head slightly and glanced at the ground below. Several spirit masters were escorting Xie Bao in the direction of the security hall. With his eyesight, he could see that Xie Bao was constantly struggling and fluttering, trying to break free from the control of the spirit masters. There seemed to be something more in his eyes.
"Where there are people, there is the ground and the underground, and there is light and darkness. We can't completely wipe out the dark world underground, but we can control it and not let it pollute the light on earth. ”
Bai Suxin turned around and glanced into the distance. A pale bronze hook peeked through the black clouds. It was the last quarter moon.
"Let's go back and rest. You must all be tired. ”
Cangyan Province Border. Outpost Command.
Long Yao sat at his desk, reading a large stack of papers on the desk. He didn't light the lamp, just used the light of his own spiritual power to illuminate the documents. He reads carefully, but also quickly, basically reading a page in a dozen seconds. Three heavily armed Guardian Spirit Masters stood behind him, forming a triangular formation. Generally speaking, with Long Yao's cultivation, there is basically no need to worry about someone assassinating him, and there is no need to protect the spirit master, but there are strict rules on the Cangling* side, and the commander of any legion cannot be without guards around him, and he must have them at any time. After all, not every general is a high-level spirit master. Even in the main battle force of Cangling Country, there are by no means a few generals from ordinary people.
Long Lin stood ten paces away from the table. There was no tiredness on his face, and there was even a hint of brilliance.
"You guys go outside the door and wait. ”
Long Yao waved his hand and motioned for the three Guardian Spirit Masters to go out. The three Guardian Spirit Masters saluted Long Yao at the same time, lined up, and walked out of the command room.
"Lin'er. Long Yao's voice sank. He stretched out his hand and motioned for his son to come forward. A layer of dark brown spiritual power fluctuations spread out from his body, firmly sealing the entire command room.
"Father. Long Lin took a few steps forward and stood in front of Long Yao.
"All the information is here?"
"Yes," Long Lin replied respectfully, "all of this is the information I got from Cangyan Province. Among them were the confessions of the assassins, as well as the analysis report of the corpses of the spirit beasts in the Demon Sound Forest. I and several of them were involved in the interrogation of the Assassins. Several of them should now be carrying out the next step in the search plan. ”
"Very good," Long Yao nodded, "Is Cangqing City under martial law now?"
"Yes. The towns around Cangqing City were also under martial law. The same is true of the cities and towns near the Magic Sound Forest. Governor Huang personally told me about the additional patrol force. ”
"Good. Good. ”
Long Yao put down the documents in his hand and laid his arms flat on the desk.
"Are you sure there's nothing wrong with all this information you've given me?"
"No problem, Father. Long Lin replied.
"That's great," Long Yao said, "and it seems that the conclusions reached by the joint command are completely correct." ”
"What's the conclusion?" Long Lin asked.
"The spirit beasts of the Demon Sound Forest are caused by the Five Beast Gang!" Long Yao stood up from his chair, "Moreover, they made this incident under the command of the Jianyan Army! Their backstage is the two dark spirit troops commanded by Dugu Yunhe and Ji Zhengde!"
The corners of Long Lin's mouth twitched twice, but his face did not change in the slightest.
"The autopsy reports of more than a dozen members of the Dark Spirit Force who did not self-destruct by the researchers of the command show that several major spiritual veins in the bodies of these members of the Dark Spirit Force who practice evil arts have been contaminated by evil arts. And the autopsy report you gave me shows that the spiritual veins in the bodies of these Five Beast Gang assassins have also been similarly contaminated! The most important thing is that the spiritual veins in their bodies have strong traces of change and misalignment! The changes and misplaced shapes of the spiritual veins in each assassin's body can match the members of the dark spirits!"
"This means...... The evil arts cultivated by the Five Beast Gang may come from the Dark Spirit Army?"
"That's right!" Long Yao slapped on the table, "The Five Beast Gang has long been the lackeys of the Jianyan Country! The 'Dark Spirit' troops must have given them instructions through some special method or way! In that sneak attack half a year ago, it is also very likely that they provided the Dark Spirit with a map of our army's defensive line! If it weren't for this, it would have been difficult for the Dark Spirit Troops to find a few weaknesses in our army's defensive line at that time!"
"Father, do you mean ......" Long Lin lowered his voice, "Is it possible that there are still internal ghosts in the army now?
"I can't rule out this possibility!" Long Yao raised his eyebrows, "I can't be sure about this yet." But I am sure that they must have a communication channel that can pass through our defenses! Moreover, this passage must have existed for a long time!"
"This ......"
Long Lin's gaze immediately became alert. He turned his head to look at the wall to his right. Two streaks of burgundy light were released from his eyes, illuminating the map of the Cangling Continent on the wall. This map is about the size of the sand table in the operations command room in the Joint Command Headquarters, and occupies almost half of the wall.
"Do you think that at the moment when we have strengthened our defense and rebuilt our defensive line, which way and which path are they most likely to use to connect with the people of Jianyan Country?" Long Yao asked in a deep voice.
"Sea ...... By sea?" replied Long Lin uncertainly.
"Yes. That's what I thought, too. ”
Long Yao walked to the front of the map, stretched out his big hand like a fan, and slapped it twice on the map. The two positions he struck were the southwestern part of Tianluo Province near the Thread Sea and the northeastern part of Xiliang Province near the Xiliang Sea.
"Which side do you think is more likely?"
"It should be the Xiliang Sea area," Long Lin said, "At present, the known range of activities of the Five Beast Gang is the border area between Cangyan Province and Xiliang Province, and they should not have the ability to infiltrate Tianluo Province yet." ”
"That's right," Long Yao patted around the Xiliang Sea again, "I'm sure their passage is at the mouth of the Xiliang Sea." There are several pirate groups entrenched in the Xiliang Sea area all year round, and the situation has always been unstable, and it is difficult for both China and Jianyan to effectively supervise there. But if the central government approves the complete extermination of the Five Beast Gang, it is necessary to find out this joint passage of theirs and cut it off completely! Otherwise, it is very likely that some fish will escape through that passage to the Jianyan Country! Even those pirate groups may participate in this war and become the evil spirit division troops to which the Jianyan Country belongs!"
"Yes. Exterminating the Five Beasts Gang is tantamount to a major reshuffle of the underground world in the Northwest Region, which may lead to panic among the dark forces in the entire Northwest Region. If you don't handle it well, you can get into big trouble. ”
"You're right, Lin'er," Long Yao said, "that's why the three provinces in the northwest have been relatively lax. The Northwest is too chaotic to manage. The so-called 350 years of peace is only the peace in official documents and in the mouths of many ordinary people. If this war can be exchanged for real long-term peace, perhaps it will be a good thing. ”
"Father, do you need me to go and ask the central government for instructions?" asked Long Lin.
"No," Long Yao waved his hand, "you better stay in the headquarters." The Central Committee will understand the situation. For us, it is more important to strengthen the defense of the first line of Yandang Pass, as well as the next offensive plan against the Suppression of Evil Pass and the Third Pass. Tomorrow, I will take the time to propose to the joint command whether to send troops to support the operation to wipe out the Five Beasts. However, I guess the central government will send someone there. Either the troops of the Spirit Core Valley, or the Spirit Master troops around the Plains Province. ”
"Yes, Father. Long Lin saluted.
"Alright, Lin'er," Long Yao waved his hand, "you go and rest." I'm going to rest soon. In the past few days, if your second uncle or the elders send a secret letter, you can collect it for me first. If it's a big thing in the sect, give it to me, and if it's not that important, it's up to you to reply. ”
"Yes. Long Lin stepped back, ready to go out.
"Hey, wait. Long Yao beckoned as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Father, is there anything else?" asked Long Lin.
"How is Ye Hengyuan's cultivation now?Can you still see it?" Long Yao's tone sounded casual at first glance, but if he listened carefully, he would feel a little thoughtful.
"He's probably a third-order or fourth-level cultivator now. The advantage is still physical attack and speed. The energy attack ability is not bad either. The defense capability has improved greatly in this half year. And a little ......"
"What?" Long Yao's eyes widened.
"He should have obtained a spirit element," Long Lin raised his head, his eyes shining again, "This spirit element is likely to come from a wind-attribute demon sound demon bat." ”