It's not just Sima Xian who came, but he was also accompanied by Xu Changwen and Ge Miaoyin. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info These two people have no desires, but because PHS is in the Night Alliance, and the Night Alliance wants to participate in this operation, they are not at ease, so they follow Sima Xian.

Chen Ran didn't have much to say, so he could only acquiesce. The people who came this time were all the strongest people in the Shadow Continent, they all came secretly, and no one else knew about it at all, including their own subordinates!

The meeting place for everyone was at Shenlong Ridge in the west of Shenlong City. Shenlong Ridge is a vast area, and it is the best place to hide and gather. Regardless of the chronological order, everyone is rushing over at the fastest speed, but after entering the Xia Empire, everyone must be careful, even if it is a master like the Five Emperors, they must move forward cautiously, and they must not fly in the air blatantly, so it takes a lot of time to reach Shenlong Ridge.

However, Chen Ran will not worry about their safety, just don't expose yourself to these strong reinforcements. Thinking that as the deacon of the Assassin Alliance, Zi Feng and the others have secret means to act, and they are afraid that Sima will idle them. Fortunately, there is time and space God Yue Chi, he can be transferred in space, and he should not be discovered by the people of the Xia Empire.

And the people of the Night Alliance will follow Xia Yin to Shenlong City, and their speed will naturally be much faster. Xia Yin led all the way, and they were sure to be unimpeded.

This operation was called "Operation Thorny Dragon" by Chen Ran.

It's just that before taking action, Xu Lai still wants to go back to Dark Cloud City to have a look.

Dark Cloud City was not on the way, but Chen Ran still agreed to Xu Lai's request, after all, this was originally planned from the beginning. Now that there is more operation Thorny Dragon, the danger of this matter is self-evident, and if it is not successful, it will become a benevolent, so it is also appropriate to get together with your family first.

Xia Yin took the people of the Night Alliance out of the city, Takizawa guarded, and behind him was a large group of guards, and the name of going to Shenlong City this time was to pay tribute. Just after the New Year, Xia Yin did not return to Shenlong City for the New Year, according to the previous practice, he was originally going to pay tribute after the New Year, but the time was a little earlier.

Shenlong City is in the easternmost part of the empire, and Dark Cloud City is in the south, Xia Yin led everyone all the way south and went straight to Dark Cloud City. This move will not arouse anyone's suspicion, because Xia Yin often does this. He usually stays in Fanlin City, and when he finally returns to Shenlong City, he will also take many detours, that is to go to other city-states to play and get oil and water, and the high-level of the Xia Empire is not surprised.

The only thing that made Chen Ran muttered in his heart was the matter of the demon kings. Originally, he wanted to inform the other Demon Kings earlier, but the Earth Demon King, the Flame Demon King, and the Wind Demon King were firmly opposed. According to their words, they waited until the battle began to call the other demon kings. If you tell me in advance, the demon kings of the demon world will definitely be eager to come to the human world, and the scene will be difficult to control at that time, and it is very likely to be exposed.

So Chen Ran agreed to the suggestion of the three demon kings, but he was a little worried that the three demon kings would not move the other demon kings.

But the Earth Demon Kings swore an oath that Chen Ran chose to believe them.

This way to Dark Cloud City is not only unimpeded, but the city-states along the road are even more warmly invited. There was no need for Xia Yin to speak, those city lords all patted their asses one by one and took the initiative to give gifts.

Xia Yin has to live for a day every time he goes to a city-state, there is no way, if he goes all the way directly to Dark Cloud City, it will seem abnormal, so according to his usual habits, it will be no problem.

It's just that in this way, a lot of time is wasted. When I arrived at Chongyang City, it was already the fifteenth day.

Chongyang City is where Tong Tong lives, and when he arrives here, he is not far from Wuyun City.

Chen Ran took Tong Tong out of the team, they were going to Xiangyang Mountain to pay tribute to the dead Ling'er, while the others followed Xia Yin into the city.

After many years, there is little change in Xiangyang Mountain.

Chen Ran and Tong Tong were familiar with the road, and went directly to the underground to the secret room where Ling'er was buried.

The original passage to the entrance had been sealed, but Chen Ran easily opened a new one. If he hadn't taken Tong Tong with him, he would have been able to sneak into the secret room without damaging anything. But Tong Tong can't blend into the darkness, so he can only use the darkness to build a passage.

But as they approached the chamber, Chen Ran noticed that there were many traces of destruction around them. There were no traces of these at first, it seems that someone had visited and then reburied the place.

Finally, when I came to the secret room, I found that the stone door of the secret room was wide open, and it had been buried by rock and soil.

"How can this be?" Tong Tong excitedly dug through the rock and soil with his hands, he could have used his perception ability to move the rock and soil, but by this time he had lost his mind.

Chen Ran quickly grabbed him, and then carefully cleared the contents of the secret room with the power of darkness.

When the secret room was cleaned up, Ling'er's body was not found, not even a single skeleton!

"What about Ling'er, what about Ling'er!" Tong Tong asked as he tugged at Chenran's clothes and wept bitterly. Losing his mind, he didn't know what to do, so he could only turn to Chen Ran for help.

Chen Ran touched his head and said, "Don't worry, Ling'er is gone, but it means that her body should be safe." Someone must have been here, and the other party destroyed the secret room, and could have destroyed Ling'er's body at the same time, but they didn't do it, indicating that they had another purpose. You can sense it and see who did it. ”

Tong Tong kept shaking his head: "I can perceive everything, but Ling'er's things can't be perceived." As soon as I perceive something about her, my mind is in turmoil, and the power of perception cannot work, let alone predict. ”

This is a heart disease, and it is a hurdle that Tong Tong can't overcome, so he can't perceive Ling'er.

Chen Ran comforted: "It's okay, let's go back to Chongyang City first, Xiangyang Mountain is the boundary of Chongyang City, and we must be able to find clues in the city." ”

Tong Tong finally calmed down and followed Chen Ran back to the ground.

They quickly headed for Chongyang City, where Takizawa, Mi Cai, and Xu Lai were waiting for them at the city gates.

It was normal for Takizawa to receive Chenran into the city, but it was a little strange that Mi Cai and Xu Lai were anxiously at the city gate.

As soon as Chen Ran and Tong Tong approached, Xu Lai ran up and whispered in his ear: "Oh no, the city lord of Chongyang City is our old enemy." If we hadn't changed our faces and added King Lin's cover, we would have been recognized by him. ”

"Who is it?" Chen Ran asked curiously, to be honest, there were not many people who had an enmity with him.

Xu Lai leaned over and explained, "Do you remember the Zhou family in Chongyang City back then?"

The Zhou family is the culprit who caused Ling'er's death, Chen Ran killed the third young master Zhou Jin, Tong Tong cut off the life of the second young master Zhou Yue and Master Zhou, and let them cut off their children and grandchildren, they can't forget this matter.

Mi Cai said: "The current city lord of Chongyang City is the eldest young master of the Zhou family, his name is Zhou Sheng! When we went to the city lord's mansion, Zhou Sheng personally came out to greet him. We haven't seen this person, so naturally we don't know each other, but later he introduced his family, and the second young master Zhou Yue was among them. And Master Zhou is dead, he is already old, he was cut off from the root of his life back then, he was injured too badly, and he died in a few days, so this Zhou Sheng must hate us to the bone!"

Unexpectedly, the inconspicuous Zhou family appeared again, and the disappearance of Ling'er's body must also be related to the Zhou family. Now Zhou Sheng is the city lord of Chongyang City, and he must have mobilized the power of the city lord's mansion to find Ling'er's body in Xiangyang Mountain. As for how he treated Ling'er's corpse, Chen Ran didn't dare to think about it, it wouldn't be a good thing anyway.

Tong Tong couldn't hold it anymore, he naturally thought of the key to it, and decided that Ling'er's disappearance was related to Zhou Sheng, and he wanted to confront Zhou Sheng now.

Fortunately, Chen Ran pulled him and comforted him in a low voice: "There are many ways to deal with the Zhou family, but you can't confront him head-on." Don't forget that we still have Operation Thorn Dragon, and we must not reveal our identity here. ”

Tong Tong calmed down, looked at Chen Ran and said, "Brother Chen, you must find out Ling'er's whereabouts and teach the Zhou family a lesson!"

If Ling'er's body is still there, then there is hope of resurrection. But if even the body is gone, Tong Tong is afraid that he will be completely desperate.

Chen Ran nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, I will definitely find out the reason, let's go to the city first, and go to meet this Zhou Sheng for a while......!" (To be continued.) )