After Zhang Yu left the encampment, he flew for half a day and arrived at the Southwest Wilderness of Qingyang Upper Continent.
Relying on the information provided by Craftsman Weng, he searched the Wasteland for a while and found a hidden well that led underground.
He had Wen Liang and the others wait outside while he descended in a streak of rainbow light.
Following the passage, he landed three thousand meters underground in an instant. There was a wide and deep passage that led forward, and there was only a faint light around it.
He glanced around and quickly discovered that this was a large underground military base. However, it should have been abandoned for a long time. The old objects and the old layout all indicated that this was something from fifty to sixty years ago.
There was only one person in the deepest part of such a large place.
His eyes flickered, and he walked along a cabin path until he reached the deepest part of the military base. The cabin door in front of him opened silently.
He stepped in and saw a young man standing there. Seeing him come in, the young man bowed and said, "Greetings, I've been waiting for you here for a long time."
This was an artisan. He only had eyes, ears, and mouth on his face, and there was no hair on his body. He looked like a half-finished product.
Zhang Yu looked at him and said, "Looks like Master Craftsman Han has already left. Did he ask you to stay behind to pass on a message?"
He glanced around. From the various traces here, the owner of this place had left for at least two months, and he left in a hurry. He didn't even take the tools around with him.
Thinking about it, this happened right after the invasion of Mishou Province.
It looked like the owner of this place knew that Frost Province had been breached, and he didn't receive the person he was supposed to receive, so he left in a hurry.
The young artisan said, "Master Craftsman Han said that you don't need to look for him. You can't find him, and he won't interfere with you in the future. However, if you're still so aggressive, then think carefully. It's not like we don't have the means to resist."
Zhang Yu said indifferently, "Resist? Are you talking about the five mystic weapons buried under our feet? "
The young artisan clearly didn't expect him to see through the layout here at a glance. He was a crude artisan, and he only stayed to pass on a message and carry out the final order. He only had simple intelligence and no emotions, so when he sensed that the plan might fail, he immediately reacted.
In an instant, an unprecedented light burst out from the underground fortress.
With a loud and muffled rumble, the ground suddenly arched up. Many wide and long cracks appeared on the ground. Light and air waves rushed out from the cracks in the ground, carrying sand and sand.
At this moment, a light flashed above the sky, and Zhang Yu appeared in mid-air. The starlight behind him slowly retracted.
Wen Liang asked, "Xuan Zheng?
Zhang Yu: "No problem."
With his current cultivation, the explosion of a few Xuan Weapons was no threat to him at all. Moreover, these Xuan Weapons were buried in different places and not concentrated in one place. Thus, their power was greatly dispersed.
He looked down and said, "Let's return to the continent."
After leaving this place, he and the cultivators fled north. Half a day later, they entered the southernmost border province of Qingyang Upper Continent, Liang Province.
He didn't go further into the continent, but stopped at Liang Province. He found the Inspection Department's office here and passed on an order.
He had the Inspection Department and the cultivators in the continent investigate the whereabouts of the several master craftsmen who were in communication with Shuang Province.
On the surface, in addition to Master Craftsman Han, there were two other master craftsmen. One was called Fan Shang, from Ju Province's Tenki-in Hall, and the other was called Fei Liao, from Han Province's Tenki-in Hall.
If they were still here, then they needed to be immediately captured. If they were hiding, then they needed to be found.
Currently, there were cultivators stationed in the Inspection Department. First, it was convenient to control the cultivators who might be infected by nightmares.
Second, the cultivators only needed to learn a little to quickly grasp the Radiant Transmission Technique. There was no need to arrange for such people to be sent. This greatly increased the speed of information transmission, and cultivators became indispensable figures in the Inspection Department.
It was also because of this that it only took half a day for the news regarding the two master craftsmen to be sent over.
The cultivator in charge of the Radiant Transmission Technique came over and reported, "Xuan Zheng, according to the news from both sides, Master Craftsman Fan has recently left his post. He's now following the newly opened northern route to Yujing. Master Craftsman Fei of Han Province's Tenki-in Hall is still in the courtyard. The local report says there's no abnormality. "
Zhang Yu asked, "How long has it been since Master Craftsman Fan left?"
The cultivator said, "The report says it's been a month."
Zhang Yu thought for a moment, then said to Shi Yue, Cao Fangding, and the others, "We need to find a way to bring this person back."
The cultivator said, "Xuan Zheng, Master Craftsman Fan left on a flying boat. At this time, he should be halfway through his journey. At most, he'll reach Yujing in a month."
Zhang Yu said, "I tried to understand the situation in the north from General Cao. Although Taibo has been driven away, he only lost the ability to fight with us on a large scale. However, those scattered monsters still have a certain amount of power in the Wasteland, so the journey is not safe.
If Master Craftsman Fan wants to leave, he must go with the military fleet. The military fleet has a certain mission, so they won't take care of someone alone. Once a battle breaks out, they will be delayed on the road. Therefore, it's impossible for him to leave quickly. Perhaps he's still in a military relay station. If we go after him now, we'll definitely be able to catch up. "
Cao Fangding thought for a moment, then stood up and cupped his hands, saying, "Xuan Zheng, I'm willing to go."
Zhang Yu nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll leave it to Fellow Daoist Cao."
Shi Yue said, "Then what about the other Master Craftsman Fei?"
Zhang Yu: "Han and Master Craftsman Fan both escaped. It's impossible that this person didn't receive the news. It's very likely that the one left there is only a substitute. However, we still have to catch what needs to be caught. Fellow Daoist Shi, I'll have to trouble you to make this trip."
Shi Yue cupped her hands and said, "Yes, Xuan Zheng. I'll definitely bring him back."
At this moment, in the sky above the Duzhou, on the main ship of the Qingyang Fleet, Commandant Ming and Mo Ruohua were standing guard outside the hall.
One summer before, Cao Du called in the five captains of the Sharp Strike Army. It seemed that they were discussing something important.
Commandant Ming was very bored and said, "Commandant Mo, what do you think they're discussing? The battle is already over, but they're still so nervous. Why did they have to call both of us here? "
Mo Ruohua didn't look at him and said indifferently, "This is the Sharp Strike Army's military affairs. Commandant Ming is also an elite in the army and should know the rules of the army. Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask about."
Commandant Ming leaned against the door and said, "I'm just bored. Also, since General Cao called us here, it means he doesn't treat us as outsiders. There's no harm in discussing a bit. Commandant Mo, don't you have any doubts?"
Mo Ruohua said, "I don't have any doubts."
Commandant Ming said gloomily, "Hey, you're killing the conversation."
Mo Ruohua didn't respond.
Commandant Ming sighed and put his hands behind his head. "How much longer? It'd be great if my assistant was here. He could talk to me."
At this moment, his expression suddenly shifted and he tilted his head, asking cautiously, "Commandant Mo?"
Mo Ruohua's expression also turned serious. "I heard."
She heard the sound of fighting inside, but it quickly subsided. However, they had been taken care of today. As long as they weren't called from inside, they only needed to stand guard here.
At this moment, inside the hall, a majestic middle-aged commandant was being held down by Commandant Zhan and another commandant.
Cao Du sat on the main seat and said in a deep voice, "Commandant Zhuan, you've been with me for many years. I didn't expect you to be an creator."
Before investigating the army, the first thing he had to do was to inspect the military academies, especially the people around him.
During the meeting, he placed metal plates on everyone's chairs for testing and found that there was something wrong with the special commandant.
Commandant Zhuan struggled for a bit and said unjustly, "General, what creator? I don't know. General, you have to believe me."
Cao Du looked at him silently.
At this moment, the middle-aged advisor walked over and whispered in his ear.
Cao Du thought for a moment and said, "Look at his left shoulder. He blocked a sword for me in the early years. If he's the real person, then there should be a sword scar there."
Commandant Zhan reached out and pulled on his military robe. There were only thick muscles on the left side of his chest, but there was no scar.
Cao Du said in a deep voice, "How do you explain this?"
Commandant Zhuan refuted, "It's just a scar. I washed it away with medicine."
Cao Du nodded. "It seems you're not the real person because there's no sword scar on his body."
Commandant Zhuan was shocked and said angrily, "Cao Du, you tricked me?"
Cao Du didn't argue with him. Although this method was very old-fashioned, it was very useful.
In fact, he could have the cultivators arranged by Zhang Yu come in and use the soul-searching technique. However, this would make everyone feel insecure and cause estrangement and distrust among his subordinates. Thus, he wasn't prepared to use such a method now.
He said solemnly, "Let me ask you, where did the real Commandant Zhuan go?"
Lieutenant Zhuan snorted. After a while, he raised his head and sneered, "He died a long time ago. Don't get me wrong, I didn't kill him. Ten years ago, he died during the battle with Tabor. It's just that I replaced him later on.
All these years, I've never wronged him. His wife was also raised by me. If it weren't for me, how could they have such a good life now? "
Cao Du stared at him and said, "Whose orders did you follow, and who let you replace the commandant?"
Commandant Zhuan suddenly laughed and said, "Cao Du, it seems you want to continue investigating. Let me tell you, you won't be able to find anything. Also, don't think you can get anything from me." As he spoke, he revealed a strange smile. Then, he lowered his head and went silent.
The middle-aged advisor went over to check and shook his head at Cao Du.
Cao Du looked at the remaining four commandants in the hall and said solemnly, "The inspection can't stop. Call the commandants under your command over. Today, we'll completely eliminate the creators who sneaked into the army!"
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