pertwk Chapter 2363 Eyes and Spy Everywhere
Chapter 2363 Eyes and Spy Everywhere
Chapter 2363 Eyes and Spy Everywhere
The long-armed ape licked the blood from the corner of its mouth. "Last year, a newly arrived demon was delivering something to the underground city. He got lost, wandered around the white house, and was caught by the Mother Goddess's clone, who snapped his neck in one swift motion. And—"
"Furthermore, I heard that many years ago, a thief infiltrated Jade Capital City, also trying to sneak into that white house. However, at the last moment, he was discovered by the Mother Goddess, captured, and had his soul extracted. Every day, he had to suffer the torment of having his soul burned by raging fire!"
Dong Rui responded with an "Oh": "Immortal Thief?"
"Yes, yes, he was a celestial thief. It is said that he was extremely powerful in his lifetime."
Dong Rui paused for a few moments before asking, "Who told you that?"
"The old monsters in the city, like the Cyclops King Tree Hollow and others, have been with the Mother for a long time."
"So, does this immortal thief still exist?"
"It's still there, it's still there."
Seeing its unwavering conviction, Dong Rui subconsciously asked, "Have you seen it with your own eyes?"
“No,” the gibbon said. “Legend has it that he is imprisoned in some secret realm and suffers every day, but we can’t see him.”
Aren't you curious?
“In Jade Capital City, there are countless souls or guardian spirits imprisoned like this,” the Long-Armed Ape honestly confessed. “It’s no wonder we’ve seen so many.”
“Okay, next question.” Dong Rui paused again before continuing, “Over the years, have any monsters in Yujing City rebelled?”
"Huh?" The long-armed ape was taken aback; this question was truly unexpected.
"You monsters are vicious and indiscriminate in eating people as soon as you go outside. It seems you have a hard time in Jade Capital City, don't you?" Dong Rui laughed. "Everything in the city belongs to the Earth Mother. You suffer oppression, but have you never thought of resisting?"
The Earth Mother is the most powerful, and therefore enjoys the richest resources. The difference between her and the second-tier demon generals is like night and day; describing it as a ratio of one in ten thousand is too lenient. As for the lower-ranking demons in Jade Capital, they're lucky if they even get something to eat and don't starve to death.
This isn't winner-takes-all; it's the strong taking all.
The gibbon was stunned and said, "Are you kidding me? This Jade Capital City belongs to the Mother Goddess. Even if we sneeze too loudly, it knows it. And it still resists?"
"No monster has ever done this before?"
Lu Shu, standing nearby, suddenly interjected, "I've heard that there are some. Seven hundred years ago, a dozen or so demons couldn't hold out any longer and plotted to seize the city outside Jade Capital. They even mobilized more than two hundred of their companions. At first, it went quite smoothly, since they usually guarded the underground city. But when they got to the White House, they couldn't break in no matter what they did. Later, they were all captured, beaten, and killed, and then the demon soldiers in the city divided them up in public. Since then, I've never heard of any rebellion."
Dong Rui nodded: "One last question, how will Yujing City distinguish you?"
"what?"
"With lax city management and so many monsters frequently entering and leaving Jade Capital, how does the Earth Mother distinguish you from mountain demons and wild monsters? By tokens?"
“This…” The demons exchanged glances. “In the past, some outside demons could manage to sneak in, but later a Green Tu Demon appeared at the city gate, watching every demon entering the city. Outside wild demons couldn’t hide from it at all, and illusions were no match for it. It could see through illusions.”
Lu Shu added, "If anyone tries to jump over the city wall from another place, that won't work either; the Mother Goddess will discover it immediately."
Dong Rui got up and went to another cubicle before whispering:
"Did you hear everything?"
“I heard you.” He Lingchuan’s reply came to his ear. “They know about the Earth Mother much the same as the other captives.”
During this period, Dong Rui captured many ghost town monsters for interrogation, but: "There wasn't much new information. Too much time has passed, and the origins of many legends can no longer be found."
Sometimes, time is the biggest obstacle.
“Lingshan is probably hunting these monsters to gather intelligence,” He Lingchuan cautioned. “Keep your distance from them, especially don’t release the Ghost Ape in front of them, lest you attract their attention. The people from Lingshan are also very powerful. Also, there are spies from various factions everywhere in the Panlong Wasteland, so don’t stay in one place for too long. The Snail Toad is too conspicuous, so keep it out of sight.”
"That'll save you trouble." Dong Rui patted the snail toad. "Let's go, don't eat anymore! Eating this kind of thing will expose your figure!"
The snail-toad slowly swallowed the last poisonous mushroom, swayed its tentacles to savor the taste, and then, urged by Dong Rui, plunged into the ground and disappeared.
Behind Shiragaki Station is a forest, and there are bound to be some small creatures in the forest.
After the snail and toad left, only one elm tree in the grove moved its branches, and its color changed from blackish-gray to blue.
This isn't a tree branch, it's a chameleon.
It faced the ground where the snail-toad had disappeared, its two eyes darting back and forth in different directions, as if assessing the situation. After a moment, it suddenly darted down the tree and vanished into the pile of fallen leaves in a few swift movements.
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King Shen had just finished his dinner and was strolling in the garden with the Queen to digest their food when a guard rushed over, carrying something in his hands:
"Your Majesty, write the message on the blackboard."
He held a book box in his hands, which was completely black and had a gemstone embedded in it.
The gem is currently yellow.
If it is red, it means that the contents of the box are "extremely urgent".
The importance level decreases in the order of orange, yellow, or blue-green.
Queen Ying was used to her husband's busy schedule and said first, "You're busy, I'll go back and read for a while."
He Chunhua casually picked an apricot blossom and tucked it behind his wife's ear, praising, "You are more beautiful than the flower, and may this flower also share in your good fortune."
He wasn't exaggerating; his wife was even younger and more beautiful than she had been more than a decade ago.
Queen Ying chuckled, satisfied, and left with her maids.
As soon as her figure disappeared behind the flowers, He Chunhua's expression turned solemn. He picked up the book box and walked all the way back to the Imperial Study before gently opening it.
There were no books or letters in the box, but there were two lines of yellow writing on the back panel.
This is also one of the magical abilities of transmitting messages over long distances, imitating the principle of the "heart-connecting grass". Secret messages from two thousand miles away can be displayed on the back panel of the box in real time, hence the name "blackboard writing".
The military intelligence officer in charge of this blackboard doesn't need to check the contents; he can tell the level of military intelligence just by looking at the color of the gem on the surface of the book box.
The content written on the blackboard was delivered by Shan Youjun:
More and more cultivators gathered in Blackwater City, led by two immortals from Mount Ling, who had come in search of the Earth Mother.
I was ordered to visit the residence of the Great Shaman of Zhaomandu, but the Great Shaman was not there.
The spies that Cang Yan sent to Blackwater City did not exhibit any unusual behavior.
He Chunhua read those few lines of text over and over again for a long time before slowly putting down the blackboard, his face full of solemnity.
The immortals from Mount Ling appearing in Blackwater City is one thing, but the Earth Mother slaughtered the city and plundered its mines; their arrival is to be expected.
However, the disappearance of the Great Shaman Zhaomandu indicates that the situation in Blackwater City is complex and unpredictable.
(End of this chapter)