He Gu and Yun Ying took a casual walk around the military camp and soon arrived at the entrance of the village.

Black Rock Village is built along the hillside of the barren land. It looks particularly peaceful from the outside. Only one or two figures wearing old animal skins can be seen hurriedly passing by on the winding stone road.

If it weren't for the smoke rising from the cooking pots inside near noon, it would be easy for people to think that this is just an abandoned and dead village.

There is a soldier guarding the entire outside of the village every ten steps. It seems to be airtight and no unauthorized entry or exit is allowed for the time being.

I had a casual chat with two soldiers stationed at the entrance of the village. Thanks to one of the soldiers who had just returned from the military camp and recognized them, I learned from the soldiers that the court suspected that a demon was being harbored or had been harboring a demon in the recent past. There was a reason for this.

Case.

It was not easy to interfere casually when they first arrived, so they had to turn around and return to the military camp.

It happened that the old village chief was coming out of the military camp, and they met halfway.

When he suddenly saw the unexpected two people in non-military attire, the old village chief was slightly stunned. As they passed each other, he subconsciously showed a polite smile to them.

He Gu responded with a warm smile out of habit, then stopped and turned around to look.

Looking at the old man's old figure, followed closely by two soldiers, and seeing that he was dressed in the same old animal skins as the villagers, he immediately realized that he should be a half-demon living in Blackstone Village.

He touched his chin, his thoughts moving slightly.

The appearance of this half-demon is no different from that of ordinary humans...

Thinking that ordinary demons are distinguished by their iconic racial abilities or the traces of magic patterns on the bones of their hands, but half-demons do not have the special ability to directly mobilize the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, so naturally the bones of their hands will not

With the appearance of magic marks, I can't help but wonder how outsiders rely on to identify half-demon people.

Yun Ying's mind was quick, and he seemed to have noticed his doubts, and immediately answered in a low voice.

"Young Master, I don't know that although the half-demon does not have the power of the demon seal, he will still react when facing a real demon using the power of the demon seal, and his body will emit varying degrees of resonant black energy uncontrollably, which is very...

It's conspicuous.

Every year, the imperial court regularly escorts some real demons for rigorous inspections, records the newly discovered half-demons in detail, and forcibly tattoos an exclusive mark pattern on the back of both hands, so that even mortals can do so in the future.

You can tell them apart at a glance.”

After hearing this, and looking at the bloody tattoos on the backs of the hands of the distant old man from time to time, He Gu suddenly connected with himself.

I was suddenly surprised.

He was really afraid that he would also experience this kind of sensory manifestation, so he quickly asked the demon rat in the storage bag for advice on this information.

"I have never heard of such a saying among demons. At least I can confirm that such a saying does not exist among demons..."

God immediately rejected it, pondered for a while, and then comforted him: "You don't have to worry too much. It's not like I haven't met them before, so they are fine, right? Maybe only half-demon people can be like this."

He Gu thought the same thing. When he was sneak-attacked by the old devil on the Zongmen Prison Demon Island and pulled into the abyss, he even used the power of the spiritual seal several times to escape. At that time, there was nothing on his body that Yun Ying said. Black air appears.

Later, when he was chased by the Twilight Demon Couple, nothing unusual happened to him.

Based on this, it seems that it should not apply to him.

Out of caution, I secretly made up my mind that I would have to find an opportunity to verify it carefully in person in the future.

God did not forget to remind him at the end: "But you'd better not try to secretly use the original spiritual seal when these half-demon people are present. Maybe they can also resonate with the black energy, and there is no guarantee that they can sense that it is caused by you. "

Thinking of that possibility, He Gu couldn't help but feel a little scared, and immediately took note of it.

After returning to the medical tent of the military camp, the two of them stopped going out for a walk, and it soon became night.

At a certain moment, a female soldier came over and invited him to the big tent for a banquet, so He Gu took Yun Ying with him.

The big tent is not Shen Jiangli's sleeping tent, but the place where she conducts her routine business.

There was only a table of what could only be described as simple and plain meals, but there were no wine utensils on the table.

He Gu felt a little surprised. Before coming, the empress had told him that the top person in charge here would facilitate the connection with him regarding the secret investigation, which meant that the other party clearly knew about his other identity.

It stands to reason that since he is a dignified young master, his official position is obviously a higher level, so the standard of hospitality must be different.

It's not that he cares about this little face-saving thing, he is just sincerely curious and can't help but be curious about his old friend's condition.

Although Cheap Fiancée had always been strong in his impression, he also knew that she had always been very particular about following rules. No, a more accurate description would be that she was overly rule-abiding.

I have always been very stubborn in doing things, to the point where I only accept death.

He had experienced this firsthand when he came to break off the engagement, so that later on he was too lazy to fight with her and chose to avoid the situation and run away secretly.

So it's hard to imagine that one day he would suddenly become so "ignorant of etiquette".

Of course, it's also possible that he was overthinking things at the moment, and maybe she just kept a low profile because of his apparent status as a military doctor.

There were no other female soldiers present in the big tent. Shen Jiangli was still handling the military affairs at hand after the military case, still wearing the same heroic figure in red armor.

It wasn't until He Gu stood still in the tent that she put down the documents in her hand, calmly stood up and stepped forward to greet him.

She glanced at the cloud shadow behind He Gu a little longer, but this time she didn't say anything more.

He casually set up a sound-blocking barrier around him, then changed his previous superior attitude and made a greeting gesture, saying with a hint of respect: "Please sit down, Master Shao Guoshi."

He Gu nodded calmly and took his seat immediately.

Shen Jiangli immediately followed and sat down.

Yun Ying observed their words and stepped forward to pour tea in front of the two of them. Then he insisted on his duty of guarding and stood silently behind the young master.

But without waiting for He Gu to speak, Shen Jiangli immediately got straight to the point and took the initiative to tell the whole story in detail, including the purpose of the army surrounding Blackstone Village and the secret of Blackstone Village's secret trade of abyssal stones with the devil.

Then she also told the truth about how she had sneaked into the abyss river several times at night to conduct secret investigations but had yet to gain anything.

The bowls and chopsticks were not touched from the beginning to the end, as if they were all props and decorations used to set up this secret meeting, as if they were keeping a distance in a business-like manner.

She finally concluded in a deep voice: "The recent abnormalities of the demons should originate from this abyss boundary river. However, it is difficult for humans to enter that depth silently, so they have not been able to effectively detect it..."

As he spoke, he paused and paid attention to the changes in the expression on the other side, hoping to see something in advance.

He Gu felt a headache after hearing this. To put it bluntly, the next step would have to be solved entirely by his own ability, but he couldn't expose the power of the spiritual seal casually now.

After all, on the surface, he is just a person with secrets in the Six Realms, and it is difficult for him to show incredible abilities that go beyond the common sense of the human race.

In this case, he would have to find an opportunity to secretly venture to the abyss boundary river alone, and this involved how to cleverly place the cloud shadow so that there would be no suspicion.

Thinking of Yun Ying's temperament, he intuitively realized that this would not be an easy task.

Seeing that there was no movement on his face, Shen Jiangli didn't think much, and then continued: "Except for going deep, even if I stay outside for a long time, I can't do it now in the Six Paths Realm."

What?!

He Guzheng picked up the tea cup and wanted to take a sip. When he heard that his cheap fiancée had reached the same six realms as himself, he choked and immediately coughed several times.

I originally thought that my fiancée would only be in the late stage of the Five Realms, but I never imagined that she would grow up so amazingly.

If he is overtaken by far in the future, he will never be able to get rid of him!

Just thinking about it makes me feel a bit scary.

Behind him, Yun Ying hurriedly handed a clean handkerchief to the young master and patted his back gently.

He quickly took the handkerchief and wiped it. Seeing that the fiancée opposite him seemed to be showing a look of confusion, He Gu quickly stopped his gaffe.

He smiled awkwardly and forcefully explained: "Haha... this tea is too hot."

His face regained his composure, but his heart exploded.

Is it true?! He was promoted from the Fourth Realm to the Sixth Realm in just over three years?

When did cultivation become so easy? Why didn’t I know?

Thinking of the many adventures he had encountered and that he had only cultivated to the late stage of the Six Paths Realm, and that the last time we were separated, his cultivation level was still a big level higher than that of the other party, He Gu felt quite shocked in his heart and felt a little unbelievable for a moment.

Finally, I corrected my mentality and slowly accepted this "cruel" reality.

If he has a chance encounter, others will naturally have a chance as well. Luck does not revolve around only one person. It depends on each person. There is no reason why others will not have it if he has it.

It can only be said that things are unpredictable, and sometimes plans just can't keep up with changes.

Originally, he didn't care about the engagement at all, but now he really feels a little bit of a sense of crisis.

Based on this, he also had a preliminary understanding of the military strength of the Dawu Dynasty. However, a small army of nearly a thousand people was equipped with a general of the Six Paths Realm. It was expected that such an army would be far more than just a few or a dozen.

By analogy, the generals at the higher level of marquis level must at least start with the cultivation level of the Seventh Realm, so naturally there will not be only a few.

In addition to the border troops on all sides, the dynasty also had countless large and small cities. These cities also had city lords and soldiers, not to mention other important departments of the court and princes.

It is worthy of being the top force that has been able to firmly occupy the most fertile land in Xuan Dao Continent for thousands of years. It is also worthy of being the biggest force that has been blocking the demon clan from invading the human race. This background is really scary!

He couldn't help but feel slightly shocked again.

Yun Ying was focused on the young master and was a little surprised when he felt reassured.

Although her current Seventh Realm is much higher than that of the other party, there is a gap in bone age between the two. She is several years older than the other party.

Moreover, she achieved such achievements under the empress's hard training, and the power behind her could not be superior to this.

However, the higher a cultivator goes, the more difficult it is to practice, and the gap between the same realms becomes larger, so she was only a little surprised.

Of course she is not stupid, and she also thought of the great opportunity.

Most of the opportunities are temporary, and the biggest opportunity she has is the long-term care of the dynasty's luck, which will continue to take effect.

Furthermore, since she met the young master, she has regarded him as the most talented person, so she felt okay at the moment and calmed down quickly.
To be continued...