"Pass down my order. Search for him." Mou Haoran tilted his head and ordered. He stared at Miao Yi for a moment, then added, "Interrogate the Netherworld troops."
Before his subordinates could respond, Miao Yi had already interjected, "Governor, my men are not criminals." This was a protest against the person who interrogated him.
"How dare you!" One of the guards immediately rebuked.
Miao Yi cupped his hands and said politely, "The guards do not seem to be under the jurisdiction of the Netherworld Guards. They have no right to interrogate my men."
Mou Haoran slowly said, "My men are here on His Majesty's orders. Can't I?"
Miao Yi hurriedly said, "Since it is His Majesty's orders, I will naturally obey. Governor, please show me your orders. Otherwise, it will be against the rules."
Bluemoon, Long Xin, and the others were fine, but Yang Zhaoqing sighed inwardly. His Excellency was indeed different from before. Back in the day, no one would dare to act like this. As a dignified governor of the guard army, one wouldn't be able to do anything even if the other party wanted to punish him. But now, the governor of the guard army had to weigh the consequences even if he wanted to. His Excellency was no longer someone who could be touched at will. The implications were too great, and one would need a justifiable reason to do so.
This was like the difference between a Heavenly Street Soldier and a Deputy General. A Heavenly Street Soldier might not even pay attention to a shop assistant, but if a Heavenly Street Soldier really became a Deputy General, some shopkeepers would not casually provoke him. With the background of those shopkeepers, it was not that they were afraid of him, and it was not that they could not handle him, but that the Deputy General would definitely be promoted by their superiors. Even if they could handle him, the price of trouble would be higher.
Mou Haoran said, "My men only have verbal orders. Where can I find a clear one for you?"
Miao Yi politely said, "Do you know the Heavenly Palace? As long as the Empress has an order, I will immediately obey. Otherwise, I will not be able to answer to the Empress!"
Mou Haoran's gaze darkened, "There is no need to beat around the bush. This Governor is here on Heaven's orders to suppress the bandits. Can't I ask your men about the bandits? Are you trying to cover up the bandits? Niu Youde … Don't forget that you are also from the Netherworld Guards! " The last sentence seemed to be telling Miao Yi not to forget his background. But his tone seemed to be saying, 'I will give you some face since you are from the Netherworld Guards. Twin chlorine emu cure also lax hydroxyl.
Miao Yi chuckled. "Since you're asking about the bandits, the people of the Netherworld Presidential Manor will naturally cooperate." He gestured for them to do as they pleased.
This was what he was fighting for. Although he had already told his subordinates what to say, if the other party used torture to extort a confession, he couldn't guarantee that nothing would go wrong.
Mou Haoran didn't pay any more attention to Miao Yi. He seemed to know that he wouldn't be able to get anything out of Miao Yi. Leading the group, he strode into the cave where Miao Yi's command center was located, with Miao Yi accompanying him.
The compass in the hall was still there. Mou Haoran walked around it with his hands behind his back and touched the compass. He asked indifferently, "Lieutenant Niu, there are rumors that the bandits are the five million elites of the eastern army in disguise. Is this true?"
Miao Yi muttered, "I have the same suspicions as well, but I can't be certain! Think about it, if the elites of the eastern army were to disguise themselves as bandits, I wouldn't be able to recognize them. They are all unfamiliar faces, so I don't dare to be certain. "He began to feign ignorance, but he didn't say anything definite. He left himself a way out.
"Is that so?" Mou Haoran gave him a sidelong glance and said in a noncommittal tone.
Miao Yi didn't care. He could think whatever the other party wanted. As long as the other party dared to expose Ying Jiuguang's background, he would be happy to cooperate. If he could destroy Ying Jiuguang, he would rather not ask for the compensation. But because he was worried that the person from the Heavenly Palace would turn against Ying Jiuguang, he didn't have to do that. He might as well get some benefits first.
There were some things that people at a certain level were well aware of. He didn't believe that this person didn't understand. Everyone was just feigning ignorance.
So Miao Yi was also observing Mou Haoran's attitude. To put it bluntly, he was trying to see if Master Qing really wanted to mess with Ying Jiuguang.
Thus, Miao Yi was thrown out. The hall was temporarily commandeered by Mou Haoran. Like a dove occupying a magpie's nest, Miao Yi really couldn't do anything about it.
About two hours later, a general entered the hall and reported to Mou Haoran, "Governor, we have searched many places outside and still couldn't find them? The human figures are nowhere to be found. Also, the troops from the Netherworld Army are obviously not telling the truth. Their words and actions are consistent, as if they were in cahoots. Should we pry their mouths open? "
"What do you mean pry? Use your brain and think about it. The fact that the higher-ups didn't give us any specific instructions on the mission is a kind of indication. " Mou Haoran laughed. He placed a chair next to the compass and propped his feet on it, looking bored. He trimmed his nails with a knife and said casually, "? The human race is hiding? If they really want to find them, where can they hide with so many people? Do you think the spies in His Majesty's hands are easy to deal with? There must be spies from the higher-ups in the human race, or even from the major forces. With so many people in the human race, how can there be no traitors? We didn't know about the battle before, so it must have been during the battle. The human race controlled the use of the Star Bell. Now that the battle is over, I'm afraid the major forces have already figured out the situation. Why would they wait for us to investigate? Besides, the investigation isn't under our jurisdiction. That's Gao Guan's job. Why are you worrying about it? "
"Uh …" The general was stunned for a moment. He smiled bitterly and said, "So we made such a big fuss just to go through the motions."
"It's not exactly a formality. If we didn't come, do you think the battle would end so quickly? If we didn't come, do you think Niu Youde could win? If we didn't come, do you think Hao Defang's men wouldn't dare to come in and kill Niu Youde? " Mou Haoran shook his head and pointed with the knife in his hand. "The higher-ups have sent word. Go and arrange for His Highness to meet Niu Youde."
"Yes!" The general cupped his fists and left quickly.
There was no one else in the cave hall. Mou Haoran scratched the edge of the knife with his thumb and muttered thoughtfully, "Are they already cultivating forces for His Highness? But what does this demotion mean … "
Yuan Venerate Qing's name in the guards was not Yuan Venerate Qing, but Hu Yong. He was really an ordinary soldier, and no one in the headquarters knew Hu Yong's real identity. This was also deliberately arranged by the guards. Even though everyone in the world knew that the emperor had been demoted to the guards, the guards were so big and so many people were scattered all over the place. The Heavenly Court still had the ability to stagger the time difference to avoid suspicion.
It was very difficult for external forces to interfere with the guards, and it would probably be difficult for other forces to find Yuan Venerate Qing's location. Even Miao Yi didn't know where Yuan Venerate Qing was at the beginning. If Yuan Venerate Qing hadn't been in contact with the Empress and found out through her, it would have been really difficult to find him.
Xiahou Chengyu had already spoken. Even if Mou Haoran hadn't arranged for it, Miao Yi still wanted to meet Yuan Venerate Qing.
Yuan Venerate Qing was currently guarding a mountain pass with the others. Coincidentally, Miao Yi also had a group of people in the area. Using the opportunity of patrolling, he came over and met up with Head Guard Liao Yingtong along the way.
The meeting was open and aboveboard. On the surface, Liao Yingtong was cupping his fists and greeting Miao Yi normally, but what he actually said was, "Liao Yingtong greets my lord."
Miao Yi didn't know whether Lord Qing had done it intentionally or not. Liao Yingtong had been a subordinate of his in the guards and was also a survivor of the battle in the Youding Domain. After the Black Dragon Division was disbanded, he was sent here, and Yuan Venerate Qing happened to be under Liao Yingtong.
Miao Yi looked around and saw that there was no one nearby. He smiled and said, "Not bad. You've been promoted to the headquarters again."
Most of the surviving subordinates of his half a Tiger Banner had climbed to the position of Senior Commander in the guards. There were also a few who had been promoted to the position of Headquarters, such as Liao Yingtong. There were also some who were mediocre and couldn't improve. Overall, they weren't doing too badly. After all, they had the support of sufficient cultivation resources, which was a great help to raising their cultivation base. Raising one's cultivation base was also an indispensable part of climbing up the ranks.
Liao Yingtong smiled and said, "I've embarrassed myself in front of you, my lord. I was promoted not long ago. It was five hundred years ago."
Miao Yi looked around again. "Aren't you afraid of arousing suspicion by meeting me so openly?"
Liao Yingtong said, "Don't worry, my lord. Coincidentally, I just received a hint from the higher-ups. They want me to find a way to talk to you and arrange for you to meet His Highness."
At first, he didn't know that Yuan Venerate Qing was under him, because Yuan Venerate Qing wasn't the only one who had been transferred in and out. Later, Miao Yi told him about it and told him to be careful. At the time, he was shocked that the Son of Heaven had actually become his subordinate.
"Oh!" Miao Yi chuckled. What a coincidence. This was exactly what he had come for. He immediately asked, "Where is His Highness?"
"He's on the right side of the mountain pass, guarding the sharp rock."
Miao Yi immediately turned his head and looked over. With his transcendence vision, he saw that it was indeed Yuan Venerate Qing. He was clad in golden armor and holding a long spear. He stood quietly among his comrades and looked no different from an ordinary person. However, his facial features and expression were clearly much more mature than when he had first met him. After such a huge blow and having stayed at the bottom for so many years, it would be difficult for him not to mature.
Yuan Venerate Qing also saw him and exchanged glances with him. He had a complicated expression on his face.
Liao Yingtong was secretly observing Miao Yi's reaction and was secretly surprised. He didn't know what was going on and why the guards had actually arranged for this. He realized that his old superior was really unfathomable. He had also heard about Miao Yi and the five million elites of the Eastern Army working together. He had just heard the rumor that the five million elites of the Eastern Army had been defeated by this old superior.
"My lord, I heard that the five million elite soldiers of the eastern army were planning to ambush you at the Black Dragon Swamp. Is that true?" Liao Yingtong asked tentatively.
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