The purple-haired female disciple's eyes showed a look of surprise, put down the teapot in her hand, leaned in front of the plate containing the fried food, sniffed it gently, and then stood up, turned around, and glared at the dark green short-haired female disciple who served the fried food.

"Ah, I'm really sorry!" The female disciple with short hair that combed her ears and ears hurriedly bowed to Ye Hengyuan to apologize, "It's my mistake, it's my mistake...... I'm going to change the plate for all the VIPs......"

She took a few quick steps forward, picked up the plate of fried food, and walked quickly back to the small door. Two minutes later, she brought up another plate of square fried cakes with a slightly lighter color.

"It's okay," Ye Hengyuan smiled faintly, "Everyone will inevitably make mistakes." ”

The two female disciples who had served snacks saluted again and stepped back together.

"This VIP has a good sense of perception. The purple-haired female disciple said with a smile. Because of the black mask, no one in the audience could see her face from the outside, and could only hear her words with a smile.

"Oh," Ye Hengyuan shook his head, "It's nothing. I used to be a chef. The pastry I just had was made with rye flour mixed with a special sauce, three different spices, and fried in an iron pan with hot oil, right? I could smell that it had a slight burnt smell, and it was probably a little too fried. But it's okay to go a little bit too far, and many people won't care......"

"Well, that's what you said. That's true. This kind of net fried cake is a snack in the province of Tianluo, and what we have just given you is an improved version of the secret system of this sect. I'm really sorry. As long as you don't like it, we can always change it for you. ”

The purple-haired female disciple bowed lightly, her voice was soft, but her eyes became dim, and she seemed to hide an emotion that was difficult for ordinary people to detect.

Li Wenxin involuntarily turned his head to Ye Hengyuan, and glanced at him a few times in succession, intentionally or unintentionally. He naturally didn't know Ye Hengyuan, at least not as well as Xue Mengyi and Leng Han, but he knew that the Scorpion Sect advocated the same origin of medicine and food as the Qingzhu Gang, and all the food used by these two sects to entertain VIPs was made with their ancestral secret recipes, and if there was no certain spiritual cultivation, it would be difficult for even the top chefs to distinguish the good from the bad just by smelling the taste. The most important thing is that the disciple who is also a spirit general himself is not aware of this at all. And Ye Hengyuan, who cultivated for a first-order gap with himself, discovered it at once...... He remembered that his master had said that any seemingly inconspicuous detail could determine the success of a person or an event......

Lei Xi also looked at Ye Hengyuan, and there was a trace of imperceptible emotion in his eyes. Leng Han didn't say anything, just drank the tea in his cup. Xue Mengyi, on the other hand, didn't react at all, just sat upright on the chair and didn't even take off the mask. She closed her eyes as if she were asleep. Ye Hengyuan glanced at her and didn't say anything.

After about three or four minutes, the door to the parlor opened.

A middle-aged woman walked in. She wore a thick purple dress and a pair of gloves on her hands, each with a scorpion with white edges and a black background printed on the back. She was not wearing a mask, but at the center of her eyebrows was a finger-sized black and purple scorpion-like pattern, which looked like a tattoo. Outwardly, she was about thirty-five years old, but judging by her demeanor, her actual age was definitely much older than that. Behind her, there were eight Dharma Protector disciples in black robes, six men and two women, dressed like the gatekeepers.

"Master Ji. The two female disciples turned around and bowed.

"Hello hall master. ”

The five stood up and saluted. Ye Hengyuan glanced back and saw that Xue Mengyi had already taken off her mask, and her face was covered with a sweet smile.

"Hello, honorable emissaries. ”

The middle-aged woman smiled slightly, and returned the salute with the Dharma Protector disciples who followed behind. Although her smile is not particularly beautiful, it has a bit of charm that is exclusive to adults. A touch of fuchsia lip gloss on her lips is particularly seductive.

"I'm sure you haven't seen me, right? I'm the head of the Scorpion Sect's Foreign Affairs Hall, Ji Liying. May I ask what the emissaries are doing?"

"May I ask Hall Master Ji, does your sect know about the spirit beast riot that happened in the Demon Sound Forest?"

Li Wenxin took a step forward, stood in front of the wooden table, and looked directly into Ji Liying's eyes. His expression and demeanor did not change in the slightest, and his tone was slightly indifferent, sounding like he was talking to a rock. No one noticed that he seemed to have grown a few centimeters taller and his body had become more slender.

"Oh?" Ji Liying smiled and waved her hand gently, "Sit down first." Sit first. ”

The five of them sat back in their seats.

"Spirit beast riot, of course we know about it. We have already sent a Dharma Protector Elder with a group of young disciples to the western part of the Demon Sound Forest to help the resident troops around the forest quell the rebellion. This order was given by the sect leader himself. ”

"Oh," Li Wenxin cleared his throat, "Then may I ask the hall master, does your sect often send disciples to the Demon Sound Forest to collect medicinal materials and raw materials for practice?"

"Yes," Ji Liying nodded, "The Demon Sound Forest is indeed one of the places where I teach my disciples to collect medicinal herbs. However, the scale of disciples has not been large, and the collection of medicinal materials is also very small. I don't really know the exact number. Do you need me to find the hall master of the Medicine Hall?"

"No, not anymore. ”

Li Wenxin waved his hand.

"What we want to know is whether your sect has sent disciples into the Demon Sound Forest in the near future to collect medicinal materials from the Demon Sound Forest on a large scale. ”

This time, it was Xue Mengyi who spoke.

"And, hunt the spirit beasts in the Demon Sound Forest. ”

Ye Hengyuan first glanced at Xue Mengyi, then turned around and looked at Ji Liying's crooked eyes. He watched her carefully, as if he were looking at an extremely dangerous snake that could attack at any moment. Lei Xi noticed his expression, his face changed slightly, but he didn't speak.

"Heh, hehehe......"

Ji Liying raised her hand, covered her mouth and laughed. Her laughter was a little tired, and it sounded a bit like the laughter of a dancer in the night.

"This is the daughter of the Mingguang family, right? ”

"You've won a prize. Xue Mengyi just smiled and didn't show any mood swings.

"Where, where," Ji Liying smiled and waved her hand, the white edge of the scorpion pattern on her gloves faintly flashing, "I'm not a winner." Our Scorpion Sect and your Mingguang family are old friends, aren't they?"

Xue Mengyi didn't answer immediately as if she hadn't heard this.

"In the past month, we haven't sent any of our disciples to the Demon Sound Forest to collect medicinal herbs," Ji Liying said, "and we haven't hunted any spirit beasts in the Demon Sound Forest." At least not in our attendance and mission records at the Foreign Affairs Hall. ”

The two male disciples took out two dossiers from the pockets of their robes and held them to Ji Liying's side. It was two thick paper papers, bound together with hemp rope nearly the thickness of a little thumb.

"If you don't believe it, you can check it," Ji Liying said with a smile, "There will never be a fake." ”

Ye Hengyuan and Xue Mengyi glanced at each other, and their expressions became very strange at the same time.

"Hall Master, I don't think it's necessary. ”

Lei Xi suddenly spoke, with a soft smile on his face.

"We can trust the credibility of the Scorpion Cult. ”

"That's right," Li Wenxin immediately said, "We're just here to ask questions on the orders of the boss." Since there is no problem, let's take our leave. Don't bother you anymore. ”

"Okay. Ji Liying smiled softly, and the corners of her hook-like mouth turned up slightly.

The capital of Cangyan Province, the northern suburb of Cangqing City. Joint Command.

In the huge war room, there is a huge sand table. There is everything on the sand table, towns, villages, checkpoints, peaks, valleys, and rivers are all made in accordance with the topography of the Cangyan Mountain Range. Contour lines are drawn on the peaks, slopes are drawn on the roads, small flags are inserted on the checkpoints indicating the total strength of the enemy army and the number of spirit masters, and each spirit animal gathering area is surrounded by red and white ribbons.

In front of the sandbox is a large military map, about a quarter the size of the sandbox. More than a dozen generals in full uniform gathered in front of the map, babbling their opinions. Apart from them, there was no one else in the entire war room, even the high-level spirit master guards were gathered outside the war room.

"Report!" a loud shout rang out from outside the door.

Long Yao put down the pen in his hand, shook the cloak behind him, and stood up from the map. The light shone on the golden-red armor on his body, reflecting a dazzling light. The map in front of him had been drawn with countless lines, countless arrows, and countless numbers.

"Come in. ”

A non-commissioned officer in a maroon uniform and protective armor walked briskly into the war room and gave a military salute.

"Report to the commander! News has come from the Demon Sound Forest! The riot has been basically quelled! The Demon Bat King has agreed to stop the riot! Most of the spirit beasts have withdrawn to the forest!"

"Hmm......" Long Yao nodded heavily, "I see." The central government should also know. You go back first. ”

"Yes!" the non-commissioned officer saluted again and walked out of the war room.

"Report!" was another shouting report.

"Come in!" Long Yao's voice was a little low, revealing an unapproachable majesty.

Another non-commissioned officer in a turquoise uniform and silver armor walked in. A faint fluctuation of spiritual power emanated from his body, which drove the air flow around his body, speeding up the flow of air flow a little.

"Report to the commander, the Northwest Spirit Division Legion and the Blazing Flame Force have set off to meet the enemy Spirit Division team suspected of being a 'mysterious force'!"

"Okay!" Long Yao waved his hand, "I see! You inform Chongyun Pass that the reinforcements from the headquarters will arrive within an hour to an hour and a half!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" the non-commissioned officer saluted again and left the war room.

Long Yao turned around and faced the generals behind him. A look of excitement flashed across his face, fleeting.

"Alright! That's it! Go as planned! Three hours later, the offensive begins!"