The moonlit night was cold, the cold branches withered, and the shadow slowly came out of the corner, blending in with the white snow.

Chen Wangdu's face, which was already stained with the traces of time, couldn't help but twitch, in a trance, the years flowed, and yesterday was today.

The backlight and the moon are in the shade, and the traces of ten years are ten years.

That year, he was as young as Li Mo.

That year, the new leader of the Xuantian Pavilion came from Sun Moon Mountain, with clear eyes and good eyes, and Fanghua became famous.

That year, the flower boats on the gilded river were particularly bright, and the rouge rippled through most of the capital, and I don't know how many young talents fell into the souls.

That year, Chen Wangdu took on the mission of returning to the ruins and quietly entered Beijing and entered the Xuantian Pavilion.

More than 20 years have passed, and he is like a forgotten chess piece, gradually covered by the dust of time in the corner.

Chen Wangdu knew that there were not many chess pieces like him in the Xuantian Pavilion.

Some people may never be enabled in their lifetime.

It is not easy to install a secret agent, if they are not in a key position and can play a key role, these people will always be in a silent state and will not be activated.

Perhaps, because Chen Wangdu has always been just a pawn, even Guixu has long forgotten his existence.

If you stay obscure like this, wait until the day when the knife is sealed and you retire, this should be the best ending!

Once upon a time, Chen Wangdu had such thoughts countless times.

However, he knew that his fate would be different after tonight.

"Shadow-sama!"

Chen Wangdu looked at the visitor, dressed in black, like hiding shadows, only a pair of cold eyes were exposed to the air.

There are countless shadows in the ruins, responding to the secret spies planted in the Xuantian Pavilion.

Their names are shadows, and they are in the light and hidden in the shadows.

They are not only the shadows of the ruins, but also the shadows of these secret spies, life and death go hand in hand, and they cannot get rid of them.

"Chen Wangdu, you have been lurking in the Xuantian Pavilion for nearly thirty years, and now you can be regarded as rising step by step, and you have become a late."

The shadow walked slowly through the snow in the courtyard, and his steps were light, like a ball of air, but he did not leave a trace.

Shadows are always shadows, and their existence is like a trail that comes and goes, without a trace.

"It's not a promotion." Chen Wangdu shook his head.

Now he holds the position of [Young Captain], and his official rank is up to the twelfth rank, which is not low compared to ordinary people at that time, but compared to his qualifications, it is indeed not a high position.

"Some positions don't have to be too high, it's just key." The shadow whispered, and the cold light of his eyes swept over Chen Wangdu's face like a blade.

"Li Mo ......"

A simple name made Chen Wangdu's heart tremble, and his complexion changed suddenly.

"Shadow-sama ......"

"This Hongmen upstart seems to value you very much......"

"Shadow-sama...... I still have ten years to retire......" Chen Wangdu gritted his teeth.

"Ten years? Are you confused? The shadow sneered: "Don't you know the new regulations that the Great Qian Dynasty has just promulgated?" If you're not sixty-five years old, you don't expect to be able to rest......"

"Fifteen years to go, wouldn't it be too wasteful if we didn't make good use of it?"

At this point, the shadows had come closer, and an icy breath came to the face, more biting than the north wind in winter.

"Chen Wangdu, don't forget your identity and responsibilities......"

"You're my spy...... I can't get rid of ...... in my life."

As he spoke, the shadow's cold gaze cast on the house in the distance, which was brightly lit and full of people.

"Wife and children are hot pits...... Having this as you are just exposing your weaknesses......"

"Shadow-sama ......"

Chen Wangdu's face changed suddenly when he heard this, his clenched fists slowly fell, and he was silent for a long time before he said, "I know." ”

Seeing this, the shadow slowly withdrew his cold gaze, and said lightly: "Li Mo...... He also used to appear in Wanjie Mountain. ”

"Him!?" Chen Wangdu's eyes were light.

"He's just in time, Han Qi's notes shouldn't fall into his hands...... And according to the intelligence in Hongmen, Wanjieshan's case seems to be ......"

Chen Wangdu wanted to speak and stopped, and couldn't help but look at the shadow.

"Returned to the ruins."

"Fart!" The shadow was furious.

"Hongmen is getting more and more excessive, and all kinds of basins are deducted on our heads...... Didn't I do it? ”

"Really, not?" Chen Wangdu will be skeptical.

"Nonsense." The shadow shouted in a deep voice, "Han Qi's Venerable Note's notes are very important, and they contain important secrets that are enough to subvert the Xuantian Pavilion...... In addition, there is also the [Blood River Demon Fetus] left by Han Qi, which is the key. ”

"Blood River Demon Fetus!?" Chen Wangdu's expression changed suddenly.

"What's that?"

"In the past, Venerable Han Qi opened a part of the [Holy Creation] plan......"

As soon as the shadow was halfway through his words, he stopped abruptly, and his cold eyes glared at Chen Wangdu fiercely, as if to warn.

The Holy Creation Project is the prototype of the Xuantian Dao Seed, if you can find the living [Blood River Demon Fetus], you may be able to obtain the clues of the Xuantian Dao Seed.

Such a secret is naturally not something that Chen Wangdu can know.

"Don't ask what you shouldn't."

"Are you asking me to probe the secret of Li Mo and see if Han Qi's notes are on him?"

"No, I want you to lure him out of the capital, and you can teach us the rest." The shadow said coldly.

He knew Chen Wangdu's ability very well, and it was almost impossible for him to unknowingly listen to Li Mo's secrets.

In that case, let's use this trust to bring him into the trap, and the rest will be much simpler.

There is no simpler means in this world than violence.

"I see." Chen Wangdu's eyes were deep, and he finally lowered his head heavily.

Call......

When he looked up again, he was still alone in the quiet courtyard, and the north wind was howling, blowing the snow in the courtyard.

……

At this moment, on the outskirts of the capital.

A bright fire rose in the dilapidated temple, dry wood was stained with scarlet blood, and you could still vaguely see the white bones of Senran, piled up in a haphazard corner.

"How's it going?"

Suddenly, a cold voice burst out of the darkness.

"He's already done."

The shadow came from outside and saluted respectfully.

"Lord Sheep still remembers this abandoned son, and he is really clever to plan a corner and move the overall situation."

"Shenzong once said that the wheels of history are often driven by small people...... Who would have thought that such a small role would take the life of this Hongmen upstart. ”

The faint light of the fire shook suddenly, and the shadows of a pair of huge horns flickered on the wall, and then a man with a thin face, cold eyes, and half a piece of grass in his mouth slowly walked out.

Although it was winter, the grass in his mouth was abnormally fresh, and even smelled of earth.

"Sheep-sama...... In my opinion, Han Qi's notes may not be on this person...... We will mobilize the people, in case ......" The shadow wants to speak and stops.

In order to verify a conjecture that is unlikely, using force to kill on a large scale is bound to cause the wrath of Hongmen.

"I'm seeking this person, not entirely for Han Qi's notes......" Yang Xingba chewed the grass in his mouth fiercely.

"This Li Mo is from Luofu Mountain, and he is of the same origin as the Black Sword, and it has long been rumored that this kid is the descendant of the Black Sword."

At this point, a faint luster flashed in Yang Xingba's eyes.

"Back then, as a secret spy, the black sword infiltrated the ruins, and even achieved the position of the lord of the [Demon City]......"

When the shadow heard this, he was silent.

This is almost the worst and most dangerous accident in the history of Guiru.

The chess pieces planted by the Xuantian Pavilion actually rose all the way up, climbing to the top of the ruins, mastering the [Demon City], one of the four major cities, and being among the lords.

The consequences of this are unimaginable.

The most terrifying thing is that later after the East Window incident, the black sword actually retreated, and for this reason, the ruins were silent for nearly three hundred years.

As for later, Black Sword returned to the Xuantian Pavilion and was in charge of the Hongmen, becoming the seventh generation of the sect master in the history of the Hongmen.

"It was really dangerous back then, if it wasn't for the East Window incident...... The black sword may also be involved in the throne of the Lord of the Ruins. ”

The more Yang Xingba spoke, the more strange his face became.

Secret spies have done this, and throughout the history of Daqian, they are also unique.

When Black Sword left the ruins, he took something extremely important with him, but he didn't leave that thing in the Xuantian Pavilion.

"Since Li Mo is known as the heir of the Black Sword...... That thing might be on him......" Yang Xingba said in a deep voice.

If this is the case, it is also appropriate to take a little risk, even if it is not there, it is a credit to catch this Hongmen upstart.

After all, he is not the only one who returns to Beijing this time, and at the end of the year, it is much better to be able to get some credits than to return empty-handed in the end.

"Is there any movement over there?" Yang Xingba changed his words and suddenly asked.

This time, tracking down Han Qi's notes and searching for the Blood River Demon Fetus is mainly based on the [Demon City] Xia Cicada Song.

If this is done, it will be a real great achievement.

Therefore, Yang Xingba also had to devote a part of his attention to his top boss.

"There doesn't seem to be any movement, I heard that Xu Zengshou is gone......" Shadow said.

"Gone?" Yang Xingba was stunned for a moment.

Xu Zengshou is a master of the [Ghost Market], and his cultivation of the [Eight-armed Flame Demon Hand] already has three points of fire, and this time he was transferred and placed under the command of Xia Cicada, how could he not see it?

"I don't know...... The subordinates received the news that Xia Chanming had sent someone to return to the ruins and escort the [Red Lotus Demon Boy] to come...... After all, the fire spirit bone on Xu Zengshou's body came from this little demon. ”

The shadow is extremely well-informed, and he has already mastered all the news from Xia Chanming's side.

"Red Lotus Demon Boy!?" Yang Xingba's eyes narrowed slightly, and a cold smile appeared on his thin face.

"Would she be so kind? I'm afraid it's for myself. ”

"Why do you say that?"

"Xia Cicada Ming has a special background, which is derived from the ...... of the [Nine Treasure Spirit Cicada]" Yang Xingba said in a deep voice.

The Nine Treasure Cicada is the bloodline of the ancient demon, which is naturally powerful, and is known as having nine changes and changing treasures, among which the [Golden Cicada] is respected.

It's a pity that more than 900 years ago, the Divine Sect destroyed the law and had already killed this demon vein cleanly.

Xia Chanming's ancestors threw themselves into the ruins, and only then did they save this sporadic bloodline.

"Xia Cicada Ming is now just the body of the [Silver Cicada], the Red Lotus Demon Boy has the fire of anger, and her life is strange, if she is reborn from the fire, she may be able to help her enter the body ......of the [Golden Cicada]."

Speaking of this, Yang Xingba's face became cold and hideous.

is also a master of the [Demon City], just because of the unique bloodline of Xia Chanming, this woman can cultivate into a [Five-Turn Spirit Demon] at such an age, which is equivalent to a human [Mai Miao Realm] powerhouse.

But he was still circling around the [Four Turns Spirit Demon].

If you really let Xia Cicada Ming step into the [Golden Cicada] body, then it will be worth it?

"Maybe Xu Zengshou died in her hands, covering people's eyes and ears, and just brought the Red Lotus Demon Boy." Yang Xingba sneered.

This little demon has been imprisoned in the [Swagger Banner], this artifact is very peculiar, it has been sleeping for a long time, if you want to take the demon from it, you need the [Ghost City Lord] Talisman.

Now that Xu Zengshou is missing, this reason seems too legitimate.

"I can't imagine that this woman is so scheming, and she didn't hesitate to kill Xu Zengshou for the sake of [Golden Cicada Body]?" The shadow said in a deep voice.

"How can I let her do it?" Yang Xingba sneered: "Keep an eye on me, once that little demon comes, I will strike first and kill it." ”

"For now, let's take Li Mo first."

A smile appeared on Yang Xingba's face, he had already planned his bright and brilliant future.

Take down Li Mo, kill the Red Lotus Demon Boy, counter Xia Cicada Ming, find Han Qi's notes, and suppress the Blood River Demon Fetus...... Pile by pile, all are great achievements, and his future is boundless.

Thinking of this, Yang Xingba couldn't help laughing.

……

Three days later.

On the outskirts of the capital, Wuji Ridge.

In the middle of the moon, a "moo" cow cry resounded through the mountains.

In front of the dilapidated temple gate, corpses swayed in the mountain wind like dried bacon, and the dissected bellies were filled with hay.

These corpses were human and animal heads, pigs, cows, and dogs......

"The means of returning to the ruins ......"

In the night, Li Mo rode the green ox away, jumped up, and landed in front of the temple gate, looking up at the dried corpses.

"The Law of Creating Animals...... It is rumored that there is a technique in Guiru that can turn ordinary people into livestock......"

At this moment, Chen Wangdu followed closely.

In the early years, Guixu had preached this method to the people, demagoguery, some black-hearted shops, the guests from the south to the north were fascinated, and then they were turned into pigs, cows, sheep and dogs with [the method of making animals], or killed or eaten or sold......

"This is a stronghold in Guixu......" Li Mo thought for a moment and glanced at Chen Wangdu deeply.

"You can be found in such a remote area, Lao Chen, you have some means."

"The adults praised it falsely, and the small ones still have some eyeliner inside and outside the capital." Chen Wangdu said with a dry smile.

"Your Excellency will stay here for a while, and I will go back and dispatch people to seal this place and investigate it thoroughly."

"Go now, go back quickly."

Li Mo waved his hand and watched Chen Wangdu leave.

Under the moonlight, only Li Mo was left in front of the dilapidated ancient temple.

Suddenly, the biting cold wind suddenly stopped, the snow-covered ground began to freeze, and the originally dead trees quickly shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in the blink of an eye, they turned into a pair of dry branches and dead grass.

"Huh!?"

Li Mo raised his eyes and looked, and in an instant, a radius of ten miles was completely barren.

A terrifying demonic aura emerged from the Wuji Ridge, like a black cloud, and there seemed to be a pair of horns in the trance, clearly murderous.

"Four Turns Spirit Demon!?"

Li Mo's eyes were slightly gloomy, but he was a little moved.

He could naturally see the extraordinaryness of this demon, the four turns of the spirit demon, such a cultivation was rare, not to mention that this was a suburb of the capital.

The most terrifying thing is that the place where this demon haunts is completely barren within a radius of ten miles.

Obviously, this Wuji Ridge has long been built into an iron plate, hiding a fierce array.

Li Mo only glanced at it, and he could see that there were at least five or six array eyes here, hiding ambush treasures, once urged, they would be like a pocket of faces, suddenly retracted, and it was difficult to exert all kinds of magical powers, and all of them would turn into dry grass and branches.

"Guixu is really talented." Li Mo sat in front of the ruined temple, picked up the hay on the ground, and fed the green cows.

"Little ghost, this [Desolate Sheep Array] can be used for hundreds of miles, and it is specially designed for you......"

A cold laugh came from the sky-rushing demonic aura: "Hongmen upstart? You're just a little ghost after all, you're too young......"

Yang Xingba's voice rippled the heavens and the earth, not to mention that he had the cultivation of the four-turn spirit demon, just with this [Desolate Sheep Array], it could eat all the powerhouses in the same realm, even against a master like Xia Chanming, it had the power to fight.

"It's not easy...... It's been three days to set it up, right...... Hundreds of masters have been transferred...... It's really bloody. ”

Li Mo fed Niu Niu and said casually.

"Huh? How do you ......"

In the demonic aura that soared into the sky, the originally chilling and piercing laughter came to an abrupt end, and a touch of surprise floated in Yang Xingba's voice.

"Kill them all, keep the fat sheep."

Li Mo rubbed his palms and whispered.

Giggle......

As soon as the words fell, a high-pitched cry shook through the mountains, and then, a dazzling sword light rose into the sky, as if the sun was rising, hunting and hunting.

The terrifying sword aura permeated vertically and horizontally, and the domineering killing power instantly tore through a formation eye, and the crying and roaring immediately filled Wuji Ridge.

"You ......"

The demon clouds shook, and Yang Xingba roared loudly, but before he could react, a piece of blood suddenly appeared, pressing from the sky.

"Hehe, I really don't know if I'm alive or dead."

A six-winged black mosquito emerged, its mouth wide open, like an abyss, and it instantly engulfed the two array eyes.

The hidden master of the ruins didn't even have time to scream, and it turned into a rolling torrent and sank into the belly of the mosquito man.

"So you've been prepared......

Yang Xingba roared wildly, angrily raised a demon wind, and pressed towards Li Mo.

"Go ahead."

Li Mo also replied, just whispering.

Thundered......

As soon as the words fell, the green cow stepped out, revealing Kuigang's true body, and in an instant, the thunder shook, and the black gas surged, as if there was a lotus platform blooming, shining and mighty.

"Dare to be presumptuous in front of the master?"

Kui Gang shook his body and rushed straight towards him like a small mountain.

In an instant, a violent sound came from the depths of Wuji Ridge, and Yang Xingba let out a miserable scream, and the demonic qi around him collapsed, almost difficult to condense.

At this moment, a black hand with a mane like a row of arrows poked out from the clouds, and the supreme divine power surged, grabbing Yang Xingba's neck with one hand.

"You...... What are you......"

Yang Xingba roared, and saw that there seemed to be a black pig man standing in the black clouds in the sky, demonic, domineering and fierce, and the terrifying aura was like divine help, gently crushing, and let it show its true body.

"Baa Baa ......"

The next moment, a snow-white fat sheep fell from the sky and smashed in front of Li Mo, the horns on its head had been broken, and it was drenched in blood, like a dead dog, and there was no longer the arrogance just now.

"You still want to earn me like you?"

Li Mo smiled, walked in front of Yang Xingba, and stepped on the drooping sheep's head.

"Master, it's already passed out."

The pig came from the sky and landed in front of the ruined temple.

In the distance, the mosquito Dao people and Ji Tianqi were still cleaning the battlefield.

"Take him back, I'm going to have to squeeze something out of him."

Li Mo sneered, what he cared about most at the moment was the whereabouts of the [Blood River Demon Fetus], which was related to the secret of merging the [Natural Spirit Pool] and comprehending the Miao Realm.

"Holo."

The pig just grinned, picked up the big fat sheep that had passed out, stepped out, and disappeared into the vast night.

Kui Gang staggered over and turned into a green cow again.

I don't know how long it took, Chen Wangdu rode his horse and rushed over, with soldiers and horses behind him, and when he saw Li Mo, who was safe and sound, and the ruins left by the surrounding battle, a subtle color flashed in his eyes.

"Your ......, my lord"

"Lao Chen, your information is still a little wrong and missing...... Note it next time. ”

Li Mo glanced at Chen Wangdu deeply, left only such a sentence, and left without looking back.

"Subordinates remember."

Chen Wangdu lowered his head, and his voice was faint.

……

Tonight is destined to be unpeaceful.

The movement of Wujiling obviously cannot be concealed, after all, Guiru has mobilized many masters, and those are all hidden piles near the capital, and they are quite good at lurking on weekdays.

"Over the years, Guiru has grown a lot, and I have been able to mobilize so many masters to come in."

Wang Lingce relied on the light, looked at the information he had just sent, and couldn't help but sigh.

Li Mo ...... I underestimated him, I was able to control such a situation without using the people of the pavilion......" Wang Lingce's eyes flashed with a different kind of brilliance.

"The energy behind him is not small......"

Wang Lingce was silent, he had given Li Mo the information about the ambush in Wujiling three days ago.

It's just that he didn't expect Li Mo to dare to risk his life, but he hasn't used Hongmen's men yet.

You must know that in the battle of Wujiling, even if he goes, there will be death or life.

"Zhennan Wangfu or Ningguo Mansion?" Wang Lingce's mind turned sharply.

He knew that Li Mo's relationship with these two families was not counted, especially the prince of Zhennan, who had a deep friendship with him, and if he really borrowed a master, it would be reasonable.

"Is there a live mouth?"

At this moment, Wang Lingce suddenly raised his head and looked at the dark corner.

"There was no ...... left alive"

"You're sitting nicely." Wang Lingce nodded, and immediately put down the information in his hand, and his gaze almost turned into a line.

"The Xuantian Pavilion sent you to the Guiru undercover...... Return to the ruins and send you to the Xuantian Pavilion undercover ......"

"Who would have thought that it would take more than twenty years for your dark chess to be activated."

A meaningful smile appeared on Wang Lingce's face.

"Where the duty lies."

In the dim light, a figure walked out of the corner, and the face revealed under the interweaving of light and darkness was Chen Wangdu.