The mirage is still stationed outside the port of Songhai City, like a curtain holding up the sky, covering most of Songhai in shadow.
And in the cloudless clear sky above the mirage, a huge shadow quickly passed by.
The white phoenix fluttered its wings against the sun and quickly passed directly above the mirage. Bai Feng and Pirate Zhi, who were standing on the back of the bird, seized the opportunity to jump down from the sky and dive towards the mirage hull below. go.
After many days of planning and observation, today they will officially start the rescue operation.
The distance of several hundred meters was quickly covered under the acceleration of free fall. Thief Zhi turned over several times before landing, and landed safely after unloading force on the building. Bai Feng was as graceful as a feather. Falling.
The two of them looked at each other, said nothing, each chose a location and left.
They still don't know the specific whereabouts of Tianming and others. They have to find them on the spot, and the time left for them is not unlimited.
Time is running out, so they must work separately to find the person as soon as possible... Moreover, the two of them are a bit competitive, wanting to see who can gain something first.
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At the same time, a melee was quietly taking place on the outskirts of Songhai City... to be more precise, it was an siege.
The party that launched the encirclement and suppression was mainly composed of Mohist disciples, while the party that was encircled and suppressed was mainly composed of snare killers.
Today is the day when Zhi Zhi Baifeng saves people, and it is also the day when Gu Xun and the others launch a major purge against Luo Sheng.
After Zhao Gao left, all the snare killers in the Songhai area basically fell into silence, with only a few still active, carrying out the tasks left by Zhao Gao.
Normally, it is difficult to dig out these hidden killers. Even if Gu Xun mobilizes the power of quicksand, it is basically impossible to uproot them.
But what quicksand cannot do, Luowen can do!
There is someone on top of him (in the snare)!
Relying on the backstabbing of a certain genius, all the trap killers in the Songhai area were mobilized today and entered the preset encirclement circles.
Although this extremely large-scale transfer of personnel is very unconventional, the hierarchy within the network is extremely clear. These killers did not question it, let alone reject their first-class qualifications, and could only step into the trap on their own initiative.
There are all kinds of killers, including monsters and monsters. Except for the only one who is a first-class killer, basically no one has been missed. At most, some low-level logistics personnel who are responsible for doing miscellaneous errands can be spared.
But it doesn't matter whether the minions at this level are dead or not, they don't know anything, and even Zhao Gao can't even hope to learn the truth from them.
Of course, Zhao Gao must know that it was Gu Xun who made the move, and the truth Gu Xun wants to hide is how he did it.
In other words, he was hiding the fact that he was trapping someone.
To be honest, there is a high probability that I won’t be able to hide that old fox Zhao Gao for too long, but... I’ll hide it for a while.
Back to the topic, among the Luowang killers, the four levels of killers, demons, demons and demons, were handed over to the Mohist disciples, while the three levels of Sha Dijue were dealt with by dedicated personnel to prevent the Mohist disciples from suffering too serious casualties.
The Songhai area originally gathered a large number of elite assassins, but later they were transferred to the Dazeshan generation many times, and Zhao Gao left and took away a large number of them. In fact, there are not many high-level killers left.
The three levels of assassins, Killer Zetsu, are only worth dozens of people in total. As long as they are gathered in one place, Yuki Onna alone can eliminate them all.
In fact, this is how it was arranged in the plan.
In order to further protect the identity of 'Quie Xie', Gu Xun did not let her personally participate in this hunting operation. Anyway, one person was enough, and he was on the periphery to ensure that the plan went smoothly.
And this long-planned hunting operation went as smoothly as expected. It couldn't have been smoother.
The Snare Killer would be extremely alert when picked out alone, but when a group of people got together, they lost their alertness.
Probably because the snares have been rampant all over the world these years, these killers feel that no one dares to provoke them casually.
Of course, receiving an order from Tianzi Yiyi is also one of the important reasons.
Somewhere in the woods, a clearing was filled with corpses.
This place was originally full of trees, but now the trees have been broken and collapsed by external forces, forming a man-made open space.
The snow girl stood in the middle of the open space, flicked the green light in her hand, shook off the last remaining traces of blood, and sheathed her sword.
Against the backdrop of the blood stains on the ground, her white hair looked as dazzling as the first snow in winter.
At this time, Gu Xun dragged two limp and probably dead people out of the forest, raised his hand and threw them into the group of corpses on the ground.
"That's right, just two of them ran away." Gu Xun said with a smile.
These killers combined are no match for Yuki Onna, but this is an open terrain after all, and they are determined to escape. Yuki Onna will definitely not be able to keep everyone here.
Relying on a sudden attack, and because these killers were gathered together, they felt that I had the advantage and did not flee easily. She successfully killed most of them, but there were still two elite killers who took advantage of the chaos to escape.
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Then he was blocked by Gu Xun.
Of course, Gu Xun was indeed praising Xue Nu when he said this. With her strength, it was already very difficult for her to miss only two people.
Xue Nu looked sideways at Gu Xun, not paying attention to his compliment, and first asked, "How is the situation in other places?"
Gu Xunyi shrugged, "Basically everything went smoothly. The vigilance of these trap killers is very worrying after they gather together. It won't be long before the operations in all places are concluded successfully."
"The smell of blood is too strong, please leave first."
After Gu Xun finished speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the forest. Seeing this, Xue Nu quickly followed.
"Don't these bodies need to be disposed of?"
Gu Xun shook his head, "No, let the people in the court clean up the matter themselves. There is no need to keep it secret anyway."
There are a lot of traces left on these corpses, making it easy for professionals to identify who moved them.
But this doesn't matter.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The people responsible for carrying out the hunt are mainly people from the Mo family. They are already hardcore rebels, so what about killing a few killers?
At worst, it wouldn't be a bad thing to raise some bounty.
Gu Xun and Liusha may also be involved, but as long as there is no evidence, feel free to doubt it.
After the two of them had walked hundreds of steps, the strong smell of blood had almost dissipated.
Snow Girl walked beside Gu Xun, hesitated for a moment and then asked, "Are you planning to take action against Luo Sheng?"
"Absolutely." Gu Xun raised his head and glanced at the position of the sun in the sky, and replied in a relaxed tone, "It's time to weaken Zhao Gao's strength."
"But the snare is a big problem and it won't be easy to deal with for a while."
"Isn't Liusha's strength enough to compete head-on with Luo Wang?" Snow Girl asked curiously after hearing this.
This was the first time she saw Gu Xun having trouble with an organization.
"If we are talking about a snare in a broad sense... the answer is yes." Gu Xun glanced at her with a smile and replied, "Don't say that most of Liusha's current power is entangled in other things, even if it is intact
At its peak state, quicksand is not enough to withstand a complete snare."
"But..." Gu Xun changed the topic, "If it is a snare in a narrow sense, then there is no need to worry about it in Quicksand."
"In the broad sense and in the narrow sense..." Xue Nu was even more confused. This was the first time she heard that Luo Wang had a broad sense and a narrow sense.
Gu Xun explained cheerfully, "The so-called Luo Sheng in the narrow sense refers to the Luo Sheng organization led by Zhao Gao, but in the broad sense, the Luo Sheng is a real, complete, and complete huge shadow with members all over the world.
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"The development of the Snare has already exceeded the expectations of its founders, its successors, and all its controllers, and it has become a shadow monster that even it itself does not know how huge it is."
"Even Zhao Gao can only control part of the net, but not all of it."
"The former can still be regarded as a specific organization that can be fought against and eliminated, while the latter has become a shadow creature rooted in the entire world and covering the entire empire. Through hundreds of years of disputes and conflicts, death and blood
, it has been nourished and grown bit by bit, and it is now very difficult to destroy it using conventional methods.”
Hearing Gu Xun's description of the broad net, Xue Nu could not help but tremble slightly. She was unconsciously afraid of this huge shadow, and more doubts followed:
"So... the snare cannot be destroyed?"
Gu Xunyi shrugged, "Of course it's impossible!"
"As big as an empire, it will collapse one day. How can an underground organization hidden in the shadows survive forever? It just needs the help of some objective conditions."
The existence and growth of the net are essentially due to hundreds of years of disputes between vassal states. When the world really settles down and society becomes stable, it will fall into decline and die step by step.
Of course, this process can be accelerated in various ways.
However, in today's still turbulent world, there really is no good way to deal with the snare.
"In a short period of time, the snare will indeed be a problem that cannot be solved." Gu Xun concluded.
"Will the existence of the snare ruin your arrangements or plans?" Snow Girl asked again.
Gu Xun was stunned for a moment, then slowly shook his head, "Probably not."
"The snare itself has only one appeal, which is chaos. It itself is a dark organization born from chaos."
"It is precisely because he is incomparable with Luo Wang's demands that Zhao Gao can control a considerable part of Luo Wang's power."
"Although my pursuit is exactly the opposite of Luo Wang's appeal, Zhao Gao has not really hindered my ability."
"Although the complete snare is capable, it does not have a real controller. It is itself chaotic and cannot exert its full power."
"Such a snare may be difficult to eliminate, but it is also difficult to achieve, let alone to compete with the brilliant trend. After all, no matter how powerful it is... it is just a shadow hiding under the reality."
"Then...what are you going to do?" Xue Nu hesitated for a while, and finally asked the question with difficulty.
Her question was actually about how Gu Xun planned to treat the Mo family.
Gu Xun could hear what she meant. He laughed first, and then responded carefully:
"I'm not sure if I will change my mind in the future, but for now, I don't intend to destroy any of the hundreds of scholars."
"Whether it's Mohism, Legalism, Confucianism, Taoism, or Yin and Yang's control over soldiers and peasants, etc... all schools, their theories, and their ideas all have merit."
"But..." Snow Girl hesitated to speak.
Gu Xun's answer is of course good news.
But the Mohist family has completely turned against the empire. How much of the so-called non-destruction can be preserved?
Gu Xun saw her thoughts and continued, "I know what you mean, but I can't give you a unilateral answer to this question."
"I will not completely destroy the Mohists just because they are anti-imperial."
"There is indeed a problem in the empire now, but to what extent will the Mohists give up?"
"The empire will make changes? Or will the empire collapse completely? Or wait until the Xiang family rebuilds the Chu Kingdom?"
"Ying Zheng and I are destined to go astray, but I don't agree with the path chosen by the Mo family, and I have no obligation to agree. I have my own choice."
Gu Xun looked at Xue Nu and said meaningfully, "The final relationship between the Mohist family and I depends on which step the Mohist family will go to... To be honest, I don't want to destroy all the schools of thought, but I don't want the excessive power of the world to be seen.
Interfering with temple matters."
"Let those in the world return to the world, and those in the temple return to the temple, isn't it good?"
Xue Nu probably understood what Gu Xun meant - he hoped that the Mo family could stop in time.
This result made the snow girl fall into deep confusion, because there were too many things that she could not control and could not see clearly.
Whether the Mo family was willing to stop in time, she didn't know, and it was hard to control.
The hatred against the empire within the Mohist family was too strong, and in a sense it exceeded the mere opposition to the tyranny of the empire.
But she couldn't say that the Mo family had taken the wrong path.
They hate the Empire because they have been harmed by the Empire. Although acknowledging their mistakes can greatly improve things, even if the Empire is back on track, they have no obligation to forgive the Empire.
Even if the person who did something wrong sincerely admits his mistake and corrects it, he should not be exempted from punishment.
This point seems to be true when it comes to a country or a certain collective.
At the same time, she could not predict whether the empire would change next, and whether the changes would be what they expected.
If the empire not only does not get better, but becomes worse and more brutal, the conflict between the Mohists and the empire will become more intense.
Then it is more likely that the Mo family and Gu Xun will become opposites.
Xue Nu certainly recognized that the Mo family was on the right path in resisting the tyranny of the empire, but she could not deny that what Gu Xun did was definitely wrong.
When two right paths conflict with each other, how should she choose?
She has always wanted to reconcile the conflict between Gu Xun and the Mo family, but now it seems that she has no control over what the outcome will be, and can only accept everything helplessly as a bystander.
Seeing the snow girl's pretty face as delicate as ice and snow covered with sorrow, Gu Xun felt a little distressed. He smiled and raised his hand to brush her snowy hair to comfort her, and said at the same time:
"Don't be so sad. Living in this era, some tragedies may be destined for us to face. Try to accept it calmly."
"I can promise you that I will do my best to bring about a happy ending for as many people as possible."
"Also, I will definitely not kill Master Ben and the others."
Xue Nu raised her head and glanced at Gu Xun, her eyes were still full of confusion and sadness, but she did not question Gu Xun's words, she just leaned gently into Gu Xun's arms.
