Chapter 360
"Grandmaster? Thousand Faces Spiritual Master? You must be joking. How could the Red Sun Empire groom a Dou Zong with its foundation? "
Li Xiaojing looked at Ning Qi with a mocking gaze.
"That's the truth. You can interrogate Long Jiutian yourself, Your Majesty."
Ning Qi smiled.
"Long Jiutian? You brought him back? "
Qin Zheng frowned.
"The people of Guanfu Trading Company are escorting him back. It won't take long for them to reach the capital. I think the Thousand Faces Spiritual Master is negotiating with the Herbs Sect and the Green Mist Sect, or he's restraining the grandmasters of the two sects. When the time comes, the Qin Tang Empire will face a fierce battle. Your Majesty, you should be prepared."
Ning Qi smiled.
"Your Majesty, that's nonsense! The Red Sun Empire pays a lot of tribute every year. If they really have a grandmaster, why would the Qin Tang Empire be peaceful for so many years? "
Li Xiaojing sneered.
"That's because the Red Sun Empire's target isn't the Qin Tang Empire. This is just a springboard. The Red Sun Empire plans to become a tripartite force with the Herbs Sect and the Green Mist Sect."
Ning Qi sneered.
"That's enough, you two. Li Xiaojing, take your Dark Shadow Squad and investigate this matter. See if there are any soldiers from the Red Sun Empire lying in ambush in all four directions. If this is true, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Qin Zheng frowned.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Li Xiaojing nodded. Although he still didn't believe Ning Qi's words, he would still listen to Qin Zheng. He glared at Ning Qi and left the study room.
"Dragon Slayer Marquis, if it's true, can you go to the White Tiger Empire and get some reinforcements?"
Qin Zheng looked at Ning Qi and asked.
"I can try, but I can't guarantee that they'll help."
Ning Qi nodded.
"Mm, I understand."
Qin Zheng nodded.
Then, Ning Qi took his leave.
Qin Yao and Ling Yan came back not long after he left the palace.
"Junior Sister, there might be some misunderstanding. Let's wait for you and Heishui Aolong to calm down before we explain."
Ling Yan persuaded.
Qin Yao was expressionless the entire way, not uttering a single word. The sight of her made her heart ache.
"Although I don't know what he's doing with those girls, I'm not stupid. It's definitely not something good. Senior Sister, don't try to persuade me anymore. I'll tell my Imperial Mother and Imperial Father about it. Let's return to the sect. In a few months, the test for true disciples will begin. My only goal now is to become a true disciple."
Qin Yao said.
"Alright then."
Ling Yan nodded.
The next day, the two women left the capital.
…
North of Beijing.
Near the border of Tianfeng Forest, there was a small town, which was completely inconspicuous in the Qin Tang Empire. The people there went out at sunrise and returned at sunset, living an ordinary life. There were no disputes, and no demonic beasts would come to attack, because the demonic beasts here would be cleaned up by the nobles in the capital every year.
Li Xiaojing descended from the sky and walked on a small country road.
From time to time, a peasant woman would pass by. Seeing his extraordinary attire, she would respectfully salute him.
"This is already the northernmost part. That Ning Qi guy is indeed just making empty promises."
Li Xiaojing thought to himself.
Suddenly, a bare-chested middle-aged man not far away caught his attention. This man was working hard in the field. From his movements, it was impossible to tell that he had any cultivation. Every time he waved the hoe, he would be covered in sweat. It was obvious that he had been working in the field for a long time.
His skin was dark, and he looked exactly like the farmers that Li Xiaojing had seen before. There was nothing noteworthy about him. However, that was not what Li Xiaojing noticed.
It was the marks in the field.
The marks dug out by the hoe were exactly five inches and three fen. If it was just one or two, it wouldn't be a big deal. The key was that all the marks were so neat, which made Li Xiaojing a little suspicious.
Therefore, Li Xiaojing stood at the edge of the field and observed the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man glanced at Li Xiaojing, wiped the sweat off his forehead and continued to work.
After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, seeing that Li Xiaojing was still looking at him, the middle-aged man's face changed. A strange look flashed in his eyes as he looked at the field. Next, he changed his strength and the marks were no longer exactly the same. Some were deeper, some were lighter.
Seeing this, Li Xiaojing turned around and left.
The middle-aged man looked at Li Xiaojing's back and suddenly stopped. At this time, the other people in the field also came over.
"Who is this person?"
"I don't know. His aura is at least that of a Dou Huang!"
"Could it be that he discovered us?"
"Impossible. All of us have taken the top grade Xuan Breath Concealing Pill. Even a peak Dou Huang who has entered the ninth stage of life and death would not be able to see through us."
At this time, the middle-aged man's face revealed a bitter smile. He lowered his head and glanced at his field. In a low voice, he said: "Maybe he really discovered something."
Hearing this, a trace of doubt appeared on everyone's faces. When they saw the marks on the field, their faces instantly darkened.
… …
Shadow Guards.
The dozen or so spies that Li Xiaojing had sent out all sent back information. After Li Xiaojing received a piece of information, his face became even more strange.
The information was left behind by the government of the small town that he had just visited. It was clearly recorded that the small town had a total of 37 households and 128 people. Even if there had been some changes recently, it would not exceed 20 people. However, he had clearly felt the aura of over 300 people in the small town!
There had been no disasters recently and naturally, there were no refugees. So who were the extra 100 people?
Or rather, among the 300 people, was there even a single original resident of the town?
Thinking of this, Li Xiaojing suddenly stood up. "All of you, go and bring back the population records of every place and every town. Then send out all the people to check every place to see if the records match. Don't let even a small village go! If there are any problems, report to me immediately! "
"Yes!"
The dozen or so spies heard this and left one after another.
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