The girl returned to the city and went straight to Daming Palace without a sound.
In the palace, Zhang Dongyun sat on the high seat. "Thank you for your hard work."
"Big brother, you don't have to be so polite with me." The girl presented the inkstone and placed it on the table in front of Zhang Dongyun.
Zhang Dongyun glanced at the inkstone, and a mass of thick ink rose from the inkstone.
Trapped in the thick ink were Mr. Mingxi and the other members of the Cheng family.
Zhang Dongyun raised his hand and pointed gently. The thick ink flew out of the palace and fell into the hands of his projection, Mr. Dark Cloud.
Then, he said to Shen Herong,
"Among the people we captured this time, there are many who practice Confucianism. You can pick and choose the ones you can use."
"The family school of the Cheng family is really not very useful."
Shen Herong said, "It's just teaching people how to read and write. Any Confucian cultivator can be useful. Little sister, keep a close eye on them and don't let them do anything bad."
Zhang Dongyun nodded. "Later, I'll go to Dark Cloud to pick them up."
"That Wu Yun seems to be quite capable. Congratulations to Big Brother for getting such a good servant."
Shen Herong praised, "It seems to be more than the Eighth State?"
Zhang Dongyun smiled faintly. "It's rare for Twelfth Sister to praise someone."
"The others still need to grow." Shen Herong also smiled. "Chaoyan has a lot of potential."
"They're still far from it." Zhang Dongyun commented indifferently.
"It's even rarer for Big Brother to praise someone." Shen Herong smiled, and then his expression became serious again.
"The higher-ups of Qingbokgung and Mirror Moon Tower were captured this time."
She whispered, "By interrogating them, we may be able to find out if Yang Li is hiding in these two families."
Zhang Dongyun nodded. "Dark Cloud has already started the interrogation."
Shen Herong nodded silently. "Then I'll go back to the Academy first. If there's any news, please let me know."
"Don't worry."
Zhang Dongyun watched him leave and nodded to himself.
He was not surprised that the other party had easily taken down Cheng Jingyuan, who was also at the seventh level of the scholarly faction.
If it were other cultivators, Shen Herong might have had to put in more effort.
But since they were both Confucians, it was much easier for her.
Her inkstone was no ordinary item. It was a special treasure.
She surrounded the people of the Cheng family with thick ink, condensing a group of living people into a little bit of ink. It was like a miniature version of a Daoist's bag and a Buddhist's mustard seed.
This was not something that a cultivator at the seventh level of the scholarly faction could accomplish.
In order to do so, one had to be at the ninth level of the scholarly faction, the World Conquering Realm.
As the saying goes, one's country is the world. Cultivators at the ninth level of the Confucian school could use their literary talent to create an illusory world and create their own world.
Shen Herong's technique just now was to use a bit of ink to create a world of its own, containing and imprisoning the people of the Cheng family.
But right now, she was a solid Realm Seven.
To be able to do so, apart from the wisdom of her previous life, she also had the help of that inkstone.
In the memories of the Evil Emperor Ming Tonghui, this inkstone was not among the items that Shen Herong carried with him in his previous life.
Zhang Dongyun sat alone in the Great Ming Palace, thinking silently.
As for Mister Mingxi and the others, so be it if they were captured.
The current situation was not enough to scare them to the point that no one dared to come.
Unfortunately, Mister Mingxi and Cheng Jingyuan did not enter the range of the System's influence and did not trigger the protection mission. Then, they were taken down by Shen Herong outside.
When he came in, they were already in a state of no threat. Naturally, the mission could not be triggered and there was no reward.
The System's protection mission points were still 2,800. It was really not easy to get the last 200 points.
Right, speaking of treasures, there are other spoils of war this time … Zhang Dongyun suddenly remembered.
With a thought, a lamp and a Daoist robe appeared in mid-air in the main hall.
Qingbokgung's treasure, the Li Fire Golden Lamp.
And Fuzhen Guan's treasure, the Illusory Mist Robe.
For the former, he did not have any interest in it at the moment.
The latter, on the other hand, could transform into clouds and smoke to hide his tracks. If he had to leave the city in the future, this treasure might come in handy.
But there was no need to rush. Firstly, it was still early. Secondly, he lacked conclusive information.
Conclusive information … Zhang Dongyun's heart suddenly moved slightly.
Or, he could deal with Cheng Jingyuan and the others like he did with the two Cheng family members who went to scout the way.
With Shen Herong's help, not a single one of them escaped alive. Then, wouldn't Chang 'an have the final say in what news they spread?
It was not that credible to say that the two sides were in a stalemate and needed reinforcements.
Because that meant that the siege army had already surrounded the city and completely controlled the area outside the mountains.
When the other side's reinforcements arrived, they would be able to sense that something was wrong.
Since they had been completely wiped out, it was better to let nature take its course.
But this did not mean that even a little bit of news could not be spread.
If they could spread news, there was room for manipulation.
Zhang Dongyun immediately projected Mr. Dark Cloud to deal with the leader of the other side this time, Cheng Jingyuan, the elder of the Cheng family.
From the other side, Mr. Dark Cloud obtained three information channels.
First, to contact the ancestral land of the Cheng family.
Second, to contact the heir of the Eastern Tang Kingdom in the capital.
Third, to contact the Sikong family, who had joined forces to besiege Chang 'an but had yet to arrive at Longbei County.
Mr. Dark Cloud immediately acted and sent letters through the three channels at the same time.
…
Thousands of miles south of Longbei County, in the long mountain range east of Yechuan County, the elder of the Sikong family received a letter from Longbei County.
He opened it and read it a few times, then fell silent.
The young man beside him asked, "Seventh Uncle, is it another letter from the Cheng family urging us?"
"The Cheng family has already lost."
The old man looked at the mountain range in the distance without turning his head.
The young man was shocked. "Uncle, is Chang 'an really that powerful?"
The old man said slowly, "It's just a facade. Cheng Jingyuan and the others fell under the city and could only desperately send a letter for help.
However, a considerable part of the reason is that the Mirror Moon Tower secretly colluded with Chang 'an and attacked them. As a result, Cheng Jingyuan and the others were attacked from both sides and failed on the verge of success. "
"Mirror Moon Tower?" The young man was surprised.
"That's right. This is also beyond my expectations." The old man fell into deep thought.
The young man asked tentatively, "Uncle, what should we do next?"
"They'll fight theirs, and we'll fight ours."
The old man looked at the mountain range in the distance.
"The Chen family can hide in the so-called Chang 'an for a while, but they can't hide forever.
We'll capture the Chen family in Yechuan County and don't kill them first. Later, we can try to lure the remaining members of the Chen family in Longbei County out of Chang 'an.
Why should we wade in muddy water with the Cheng family and work so hard to besiege the city? "
"Seventh Uncle is right."
The young man asked, "Mr. Mingxi and the others fell this time. We can ignore them, but what if the Cheng family contacts us again?"
"The remaining members of the Chen family deliberately ambushed us in order to help their clansmen in Chang 'an and prevent us from rushing to Chang' an," the old man said calmly.
The young man understood. "Yes, Uncle."
At the same time, in the Eastern Tang capital, Crown Prince Li Hong also received a reply from Longbei County.
"Mirror Moon Tower?" He frowned.
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