The Canyon Peak District, the city lord's manor.
The secret agents who'd returned from the spiritualist zone were all like headless flies. Little city lord Wei Tianqi seemed to have lost his soul, and looked like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow. Of the four guards who'd gone with him to the spiritualist zone, only Wei Yang had returned in the end, his face deathly pale.
What had happened?
Those who'd returned had brought back some intelligence, but it was obviously incomplete. It lacked many details that only the people involved could have discerned. According to the rules of the city lord's manor, a suicide letter should be delivered even if someone was dead. But this time, the diligent secret agents seemed to have forgotten this rule, and not a single suicide letter had been left behind.
Had they forgotten, or had they never had the chance?
Wei Yang, the family guard, and the six secret agents who'd returned from the spiritualist zone hadn't been summoned by the city lord himself for detailed questioning. As for Wei Tianqi, he'd long since been taken away by servants and taken good care of.
But this bit of warmth didn't dilute the atmosphere in the manor at all. Everyone felt the tension in the air suffocating them.
Xiabong Castellan had never been in such a sorry state before. A mission that shouldn't have been risky had cost them twenty-two secret agents and three family guards. What was even more embarrassing was that they hadn't been able to sort out the details of what had happened. In particular, no one knew anything about the deaths of Wei Ming and the eight secret agents.
The sound of a teacup shattering rang out from the meeting hall. The piercing sound wave seemed to contain the soul of a bird, and even the birds on the branches outside the hall took flight in fright. Then, the entire City Lord Mansion fell into a deathly silence.
It didn't take a genius to know that only Wei Zhong would dare smash a cup in the meeting hall. As a man of subtlety, he rarely lost his temper like this, much less lose his composure in front of so many of his subordinates.
Not to mention the people in the conference hall, even those who were a hundred meters away from the conference hall did not dare to make a sound when they heard this.
Wei Yang was in the meeting hall. The six secret agents who had returned from the spiritualist quadrant fell to their knees, their hearts filled with terror.
The six secret agents were originally stationed in Zhiling City. Assisting Wei Tianqi and his party was their mission after Wei Tianqi and his party arrived at Zhiling City. However, after Wei Ying's death, the City Lord Manor sent more manpower. Twenty-one secret agents, led by the veteran family guard Wei Zhong, infiltrated Zhiling City.
The scale of this operation was rather large. There were only seven spies that the city lord usually left in Zhiling City.
But in the end. Not only had the twenty-one secret agents been annihilated, but one of the seven agents stationed in the spiritualist quadrant had also perished. The other six had been summoned back at top speed to give a report. They could only groan inwardly. They'd acted according to Wei Ming's instructions and pretended to be passersby in order to mislead the pursuers. They'd successfully sent Qin Sang away, but the result hadn't had any effect. All they'd seen in the end was the corpses strewn all over the street in the third district, and the corpses carried out by the Zhiling City guards from the house on the street to the right. Among them was Wei Ming, known as the brains of the city.
Now, the city lord, Wei Zhong, was asking them for an explanation, but that was all they knew. They could all say that it was Lu Ping who had done all of this.
"There's also a girl called Su Tang with him." After that, he could only add this one sentence. After a secret agent spoke first, everyone immediately deeply tilted their heads.
Many people had seen the deaths of Wei Zhong and the fourteen secret agents, including Wei Tianqi and Wei Yang who'd seen it from the Soul Selection Platform. They'd learned most of the story. But they had no idea what had happened on the street to the right after. There was no way to investigate. As for Lu Ping's realm and abilities …
"His punches are very fast and powerful. The chief examiner of the Soul Selection Gathering, Ding Wen, was finished off with one punch. "Wei Yang's report came from his report. This was what he'd seen of Lu Ping's performance on the Soul Selection Platform. However, such a description, as well as the information about Lu Ping's quick speed and quick reflexes, were of no value to the analysis of Lu Ping's Realm Level and supernatural abilities. The city lord's manor had always emphasized efficiency, but when it came to dealing with Lu Ping, they seemed to have encountered an insurmountable barrier. This was the true reason why City Lord Wei Zhong was so angry.
He wasn't afraid of a situation. But he detested the situation of not being able to make the next move after a situation had occurred.
There was no sound in the meeting hall.
There was only so much that could be reported. Wei Zhong's teacup had been smashed. What was next?
Wei Zhong didn't speak. Wei Yang and the six secret agents who were kneeling on the ground had nothing to say. Fortunately, they weren't the only ones in the meeting hall. The remaining eight family guards, except for two who were out on a mission, were also in the meeting hall. They were undoubtedly Wei Zhong's most trusted subordinates.
The one who broke the silence was the head of the twelve family guards, Wei Kang.
He was about the same age as City Lord Wei Zhong. He'd been Wei Zhong's attendant since he was a child and had followed Wei Zhong closely for more than forty years. He might not be the most outstanding among the twelve family guards in terms of ability and strength, but he was the most trusted and had the closest relationship with City Lord Wei Zhong. He was the only one who could speak calmly in the face of Wei Zhong's rage. No one knew better than him how to assist Wei Zhong to make him more satisfied.
"Why don't we find Guo Youdao and ask him first?" Wei Kang suggested.
"Of course we have to. Not just him, but everyone in the Zhaifeng Academy." Wei Zhong said.
"This subordinate understands," Wei Kang immediately responded. Wei Zhong's emotions calmed down quite a bit. He'd placed Wei Kang in such an important position because he was the only one who could understand his intentions without him having to say a word. He was the only one who could carry out his orders quickly and efficiently.
At this time, a shout came from outside the meeting hall, "The latest news."
"Come in." The door was immediately pushed open. The secret agent outside hadn't come in, but he was already reporting the latest news.
"We've investigated that the whereabouts of the chairman of the Zhiling Zone's supervisory board, Ku Qi, and the fifth commander, Venus, are unknown."
"His whereabouts are unknown?" Wei Zhong needed a more concrete explanation for this.
"We've found out that Ku Qi and Venus took action, but we've lost contact with them afterwards. Neither their bodies have been found," the secret agent reported. Although the six secret agents stationed in the Zhiling Zone had been recalled, new agents were immediately dispatched to take over the intelligence work. They naturally wanted to find out everything related to Lu Ping and the others as soon as possible.
"Ku Qi …" Wei Zhong frowned. He knew that this person was most likely dead from the reports he'd received. Just how capable were those brats to be able to kill Ku Qi? The weather in Zhiling City was especially favorable for Ku Qi's abilities.
"Also …" The secret agent didn't know if he should change the report when he saw Wei Zhong deep in thought.
"Speak," Wei Zhong said.
"Nightingale's tracks were discovered in Zhiling City. They've asked the students from Canyon Peak Academy about the failed assassination on Canyon Peak Mountain that night."
*****
It was finally done! The resolution to not sleep until it was done was useful!
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