Winter nights always come earlier than spring and summer, and now the night is very deep, and the land of Donglong Shenzhou has long been shrouded in a black curtain......

At this time, in a certain courtyard pavilion on the continent of the Eastern Dragon Divine Prefecture, a figure was standing quietly by the window, looking at the scattered lights outside the window, giving people the feeling that this person was both nostalgic and waiting, which made people feel strange, but the strangest thing was that there was no palm lamp in this attic......

Through the faint light from the window, the figure could be seen as a man. It's just that for some reason, the man's entire body, except for a pair of eyes, is shrouded in a wide black cloak.

After some time, another dark shadow flashed into the pavilion and appeared behind the cloaked man. For the darkness in this room, the figure behind him was accustomed to it, and he was not puzzled by the darkness in this room......

Although someone came in at this moment, the man in the cloak did not say anything, he seemed to know that he was coming, and the figure behind him came into the attic, and he was speechless, as if he was waiting for him to speak......

I don't know how long it took, when the scattered lights outside the window also disappeared, the man in the cloak spat out a word......

"You're here......"

"Yes, Your Majesty...... I'm coming......"

"I haven't seen ...... in years"

"Sixteen years......"

"Yes, sixteen years...... It's been sixteen years...... Isn't it long...... It's not short......"

The man in the cloak had some indescribable emotion, but no one wanted to know what he was feeling......

After another flurry of silence, the man in the cloak continued: "Sixteen years, why are you in such a hurry to see me today......

"Your Excellency, it's like this: there is news about the thing that mysteriously disappeared sixteen years ago!"

The man in the cloak was a little surprised when he heard this, as if he didn't understand

He asked, "What did you say......

"Your Excellency, I mean there's news of the thing that mysteriously disappeared sixteen years ago!"

"Hehehe...... the man in the cloak smiled bitterly, and sighed again: "It's been six years...... It's been sixteen years, and that thing is finally out again......"

The man in the cloak seemed to be a little heavy, but also a little happy. After feeling for a while, he turned around, pulled out a chair next to the bed, and lay down, then closed his eyes and continued to ask, "Where is that thing now?"

"Your Excellency, is that thing in the hands of a hotel owner now?"

"Oh......" The man in the cloak was a little surprised, and continued to ask, "Since that thing has appeared, is there any news of the one who disappeared with that thing sixteen years ago?"

The figure behind the cloaked man shook his head and sighed before he said, "Your Excellency, you know, if that person is hidden, no one in the world can find it......"

"That's it, since that thing has already appeared, I think that the one who escaped back then will definitely not be able to hide, and sooner or later he will show his form, but this time ......" The cloaked man's tone seemed to be a little helpless.

"Your Excellency...... Rest assured, as long as he shows his face this time, I'm afraid he won't be so lucky......"

"I hope so......" The cloaked man seemed to suddenly think of something, and continued, "Oh yes...... How could that thing end up in the hands of a restaurant owner?"

"Your Excellency, it is like this: according to the informant below, the thing was originally on a woman about sixteen or seventeen years old, but for some reason, after the woman finished her meal in the restaurant, she had no money to pay the bill, so she had an argument with the shopkeeper of the store, and was discovered by the shopkeeper, so he snatched it and took it for ......himself."

"Hehehe, this is really no treacherous business......" The cloaked man sneered.

"The shopkeeper may think that it is just an ordinary precious jade, so he has done this!!"

"Woman......" The man in the cloak thought for a moment, felt as if something was wrong, and asked again, "You just said that the thing was on a woman?"

"Yes, it was on a woman......

The man in the cloak, who was still lying on the chair, raised his hand and rubbed his forehead, and then said slowly: "There must be something strange in this, it stands to reason that it should not appear on a woman......

"Your Excellency, this matter is indeed a bit strange, so the ins and outs of this matter have been ordered by my subordinates to investigate, and there will be results soon!"

"Hmm...... That...... Does that woman have any news of her now?"

"Yes...... That woman is now in the Immortal Cloud Sect, it seems that she went there to learn the arts......"

"Oh......"

"Your Excellency, I wonder what to do with that woman?"

"Let's put this matter aside for a while, let's figure out the ins and outs of that strange thing first......

The man in the cloak nodded when he heard the figure say this, and continued, "It's just ...... Regarding the investigation of this matter, you have to explain to the people below, you must be cautious, and do not leak the news......"

"Your Excellency, your subordinates understand ......"

"Well, it's good to understand......"

"Your Excellency, since that thing has appeared now, I don't know if we ...... it."

Before the figure finished speaking, the man in the cloak waved his hand, and then denied what the man wanted to say: "I understand what you mean, it's just that this time is different from the past, there is, now the plan has changed, and I have other plans for that thing, so I think it's better to forget it now......"

"Yes, Your Excellency...... I see......"

The man in the cloak nodded and said, "It's good to understand, you just do what I instruct, I know ...... in my heart."

"Your Excellency, I wonder what I should do next?"

"What's next......" The man in cloak didn't seem to have thought of his next plan, so he didn't answer the figure's words, but asked rhetorically, "I wonder where the shopkeeper is now?"

"Reject the news below, in the afternoon after the boss got that thing, he didn't even ask for the store, and he had already run away......

"I actually ran away...... "The man in the cloak seemed a little surprised.

"Yes...... Maybe he was afraid that the woman would turn around and bring someone to redeem her!"

"Hehehe......" The cloaked man sneered again, and then said to himself, "A merchant is a merchant, but I believe he will regret this thing one day...... Are you right......"

The figure didn't expect the man in the cloak to ask such a question, so he could only nod blankly and said, "Your Excellency is right......"

"So...... You must not follow his example in the future and do that kind of thing that you will regret...... Do you understand?"

"The subordinates will remember the ...... of the teachings of the Honorable Lord"

"Hmm......" The man in the cloak replied, and then asked, "Have all the people involved in that thing been dealt with?"

"Your Excellency, please rest assured, that woman is out, and other inconsequential people have already been disposed of...... The shopkeeper is also in the hands of his subordinates......"

"In that case, let's keep the news tightly sealed first......"

"Yes, Your Excellency ......"

"If you accidentally leak the news......"

Before the man in the cloak finished speaking, the figure had already spoken: "Please rest assured, there will be no carelessness in the subordinates of these words......"

Hearing this, the man in the cloak nodded with some satisfaction, and then continued: "Well, you don't have to be too nervous about whether or not you can leak the news, you just need to remember one thing about this matter, if there is a real accident, no matter what, I will not allow that thing to return to the hands of the Snowy Temple...... Do you understand......"

"Subordinates understand ......"

"Well, it's good to understand...... But ......."

"What do you want to say?" the figure asked, as if he didn't understand what the cloaked man meant

"It's nothing...... I'm thinking...... What if that thing had fallen into the hands of the Snowy Sanctuary...... As for the consequences...... I guess you should know better."

The last sentence, the man in the cloak said lightly, however, after hearing this sentence, the good figure before had already broken out in a cold sweat, knelt in front of the man in the cloak with a plop, and said cautiously: "Please rest assured, no matter how much I pay...... We won't let the Snowy Sanctuary succeed."

"Hmm...... Not bad" The man in the cloak saw that his beating had paid off, so he said lightly: "Get up and talk back, I'm sure you won't let me down...... Get up and talk......"

"Yes...... ......After receiving the man's instructions from the man in the cloak, the figure slowly stood up, and after easing his nervous mood, he realized that the clothes on his back were already soaked.

"Your Excellency, I wonder if there are any instructions next?"

"Hehehe...... the man in the cloak chuckled lightly when he heard this, and then continued: "Next, let's just sit and wait......"

"Wait ?......" the figure was a little puzzled.

"Yes, just wait......"

As soon as the cloaked man said this, the figure became a little less and less confused about his intentions: "Your Excellency, what are we waiting for......?"

"Wait for the Wind to Rise?......"

"Wait for the Wind to Rise?......"

"Right...... Wait, you remember, when the wind rises, it will be you and me, the day of smiling and proud of Zhongzhou"

"The subordinates understand ......"

"It's good to understand...... You go first...... Leave me alone. ”

"Yes...... Your Excellency, your subordinates retired...... "The figure had already disappeared into this dark attic.

No one knows how long it took, the man in the cloak still didn't seem to be sleepy, so he straightened up, came to the bed side of the attic again, looked at the sky outside the window, and couldn't see his fingers, and wantonly shouted: "The sky is a chessboard star for the son, who is worthy of it? The earth is the pipa road for the string, who dares to play the ?......"

"Hahaha...... Hahaha......"

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With the arrogant howl of the man in the cloak, the night sky of Donglong Shenzhou finally ushered in the darkest and darkest moment before dawn......