After Tianming Shaoyu received the message from the machine bird and learned about the return of the mirage, he immediately rushed back to the stronghold as quickly as possible.
"Old man Ban, what's going on?"
As soon as Tianming caught Master Ban, he immediately asked impatiently.
"That's the literal meaning." Master Ban said with a wry smile and spread his hands, "There was news in the city that the Mirage suddenly returned in the morning and anchored outside Songhai Port."
"Now that the Shadow Guards have taken over the port, martial law has immediately begun in the city, and the news has probably been sent to the east patrol team as soon as possible."
"Did they...find the fairy mountain?" Tianming made a guess that he didn't even believe.
Master Ban and Shao Yu were silent, both of them obviously thought this was nonsense.
Tianming also took the initiative to change his words, "It seems that there was a problem during the voyage... But what kind of trouble could that giant ship, which can be called a sea city, encounter, so that it was forced to return?"
Master Ban sighed and took over the conversation, "We have arranged for people to go check it out, but I don't know if we can get anything out of it. The Shadow Guards will definitely block the information with all their strength."
When Tianming heard this, he waved his hands and said, "Let's go to the city in person."
"That's fine." Master Ban did not stop him and approved Tianming's action.
The current danger level in Songhai has dropped much compared to before.
The snare was removed and the army was withdrawn, leaving only a portion of the Shadow Guard's manpower.
As long as he doesn't provoke the masters of the Yin and Yang family on the mirage, Tianming Shaoyu is basically in no danger.
After two sentences, the action was finalized. Without any delay at dawn, he and Shao Yu set off immediately.
In addition to the two of them, Shi Lan was also accompanying them.
The mirage involved the Fuso Shenmu. Although she had been persuaded before, it was impossible to expect her to give up completely.
Now that the ship came back for no apparent reason, she would definitely not ignore it, so she also followed Tian Ming and the others to the Mo family stronghold, but did not go with them to see Master Ban.
The three of them galloped all the way and soon arrived at Songhai City.
Martial law was indeed instituted inside and outside the city, but the intensity was very average and basically did not cause any hindrance to them.
But the situation at Songhai port is not that simple.
The Shadow Guards almost took three steps to one post, directly sealing off the entire port.
Depending on the formation, you can either force your way in, or you can only fly in from the sky.
As for the news of the mirage's return, it can be completely confirmed - in fact, before meeting Master Ban, they had already seen this behemoth from a distance.
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Before they arrived at dawn, the mirage had just returned.
Zhang Han immediately sent people to take over the dock, sealing off the site and blocking the transmission of news - of course not the news of the mirage's return. This was so obvious that everyone in the city knew that what he wanted to block was the news on the ship from being transmitted to the outside world.
After arranging everything, Zhang Han immediately took people on board.
Many high-level officials of the Yin Yang family had already prepared and had been waiting for a long time. However, they were a little surprised when they saw that it was Zhang Han who came up, and Zhang Han was the only big shot.
Ying Zheng seems to be leaving faster than they expected... Doesn't he still have to deal with Confucianism?
Zhang Han doesn't care about their doubts, he just wants to solve his own doubts now:
"Moon God Protector, Star Soul Protector, what are you doing?"
Zhang Han's tone was very rude - not because he was anxious, but because he didn't want to be polite.
After Gu Xun's many reminders, he really didn't want to have anything to do with the mirage.
As a result, the gangsters from the Yin Yang family gave him a hard time and even hit him in the face, making him unable to even hide.
Then he could only use the fastest speed and the worst attitude to come up with a foolproof answer to the past and report it to the emperor as soon as possible, and then have him removed as soon as possible.
If it wasn't for being too deliberate, he would even want to point his finger at the guys from the Yin Yang family and scold them. It would be best if they didn't want to talk to him at all, thus making him passively eliminated.
It's a pity that I can't criticize...
At this time, Luna took the initiative to step forward and replied, "General Zhang Han, we are returning because our voyage to sea has been hindered."
"What's the obstacle?"
Zhang Han didn't quite understand this answer.
He would understand if Luna said they missed something, but they were hindered... What could stop the mirage?
"This..." Yueshen hesitated for a moment and then replied, "I'm afraid we have to change the place to talk."
Zhang Han did not hesitate and replied directly, "Then please ask Lord Moon to lead the way."
The so-called chatting in a different place actually means leaving the minions around and chatting with these big shots alone.
Not all of the Yin Yang family set out, only the Moon God Xinghun, who was the protector, and Yun Zhongjun, who was the captain of the mirage.
Zhang Han followed the three of them and turned around a few times before arriving at an empty space with no one around.
Seeing Yueshen and others stop, Zhang Han said impatiently, "Okay, can you guys tell the truth now?"
The three Moon Goddess looked at each other, and finally Xinghun came forward and explained first:
"We encountered a... a sea monster in the depths of the East China Sea."
"What!?" Zhang Han looked like he was kidding me when he heard this, his facial features almost squeezing into a ball, "Are you guys trying to make me happy?"
"If possible, I also hope this is just a joke." Xinghun responded with a gloomy face.
Luna then further explained, "Five days ago, the mirage drove into a fog at night. It was not a normal fog, and it would almost make people lose their sight completely."
"The Star Soul Protector was the first to notice something was wrong, and immediately commanded the mirage to withdraw from the range of the fog."
"After that, we made many attempts to get around the fog, but the scope of the fog was so vast that we couldn't get around it in a short time no matter which direction we went."
"What does this have to do with sea monsters? You can't doubt that this fog is caused by sea monsters, right?" Zhang Han interjected and asked.
Yun Zhongjun took over the conversation and replied, "It's not doubt, it's certainty."
"After discovering that the fog was difficult to circumvent, we sent a large number of mechanical batwings and single-person boats into the fog to explore the situation. Most people never came out, and the few who escaped mostly fell into madness, and their
The most mentioned things in crazy words are monsters and giant mouths that spit out psychedelic mist."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After hearing these words, Zhang Han couldn't even imagine his expression now.
He felt that the three people on the Moon God teamed up to deceive him...or should be said that they were planning to deceive the emperor.
But what he said was serious and did not seem to be false.
Moreover, the expressions of these three people are uglier than the last, and they all seem to have a huge headache over this...
"So...do you think it's caused by a sea monster?" Zhang Han confirmed, but his tone couldn't help but be awkward.
"Otherwise? What advice does General Zhang Han have?" Xinghun also had a bad temper and immediately spoke out.
Although he hopes that the mirage will return to solve Tianming's problem, he does not want the mirage to return for this reason... How should we deal with this monster!?
Zhang Han didn't care about Xinghun's attitude and just continued to ask in a business-like manner, "Now that you have made your judgment, can you confirm what the sea monster is?"
Luna replied, "During the return trip, we consulted a large number of relevant classics, and the most likely conclusion we made was... a mirage."
"Mirage?" Zhang Han knew a lot about ghosts and monsters, but this was the first time he had heard of this thing...if you don't count the name mirage.
Moon God further explained, "There are very few things about this strange beast, and there is no detailed information about it."
"It is said that this beast looks like a giant clam and was born in the sea. It can swallow clouds and spit out mist. The mist it spits can form an illusory castle in the sky. If a person enters it, it will be confused and difficult to distinguish between true and false. This is also a 'mirage'.
The origin of the word.”
"However, there is another theory that the mirage is a genus of dragon. It looks like a snake and is as big as a dragon. It has horns like a dragon. It can also swallow clouds and mist. The effect is similar to the previous one."
Zhang Han seemed to be listening to a story, but found it extremely absurd.
However, it is not up to him to judge whether these words are true or false. All he has to do is collect information:
"Now that you have guessed the true identity of this monster, do you have any solutions?"
The three of them fell into silence. After a long time, Moon God replied:
"Not yet, it still needs to be studied."
"Well..." Zhang Han nodded, "In that case, I won't bother you. We have to report these situations to His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible."
"As for this 'mirage' matter, I hope a few people can restrain the people on the mirage and prevent it from being leaked."
"It's natural."
"Farewell!" Zhang Han raised his hand and saluted, turned around and left immediately.
The three remaining members of the Yin Yang family looked at each other with uncertain expressions on their faces.
After a long time, Yun Zhongjun said cautiously, "Two adults, this matter needs to be reported to Headmaster Donghuang as soon as possible and let him make a decision, right?"
Xinghun sneered, "Of course, after all, you and I don't know what to do."
"However, I wonder what Lord Moon God thinks?"
"It's fine according to Master Yi Xinghun's wishes. I won't ask any questions." Yue Shen left a few words and left.
As soon as she left, Yun Zhongjun smiled and said to Xinghun, "Master Xinghun, do you think Master Moon is in a hurry or not?"
"She...hum!" Xinghun snorted coldly, "Who knows how much information this woman has hidden. Maybe she already knew about the mirage."
"Ah?" Xinghun's words made Yun Zhongjun a little surprised, "Isn't this serious? Such a strange thing, Lord Moon God..."
"If she didn't know, how could she not care at all that that brat wasn't on the ship?" Xinghun crossed his arms with a chill on his face, "I thought she really had other ideas, but it seems like she's still the same."
"What's next?" Yun Zhongjun asked.
"Since Lord Moon God doesn't ask questions, then let's just do whatever we need to do."
Xinghun replied calmly and left immediately.
Only Yun Zhongjun himself was left. He twirled his beard and looked like his balls ached:
"This trouble is just one after another, never ending..."
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"Gu Xun has long known that there is a problem deep in the East China Sea?"
After Moon God and Xinghun separated, they immediately went to a hidden corner and met Concubine Yan there.
Luna asked as soon as they met.
Concubine Yan nodded, "Probably...he should have been to the depths of the East China Sea himself."
"He felt that there were alien beasts blocking the way and we couldn't succeed, so he just gave up and left?" Moon God asked again.
Star Soul thought that Moon God knew something about the 'mirage', but in fact she knew nothing.
Concubine Yan hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "It shouldn't be because of this. I'm afraid this so-called monster can't really stop the mirage."
"You mean, Donghuang Taiyi has a way to deal with it?" Yueshen raised his eyebrows.
Not only did she know nothing about mirages, but she also thought Donghuang Taiyi didn't know about them either.
Although the Yin Yang family has always been closely involved with things like gods and ghosts, the top of the sky is a 'dead thing' like the Fuso tree, and it has no contact with real ghosts and ghosts.
The only person involved was probably the eldest son Siming. They had previously carried out a mission to the ancient Loulan country. Although they did not see any monsters, they did see the even more terrifying Demon God of War.
"The Yin Yang family's thousand-year plan cannot even take this first step." Concubine Yan replied calmly.
"I hope so."
Neither the Moon God nor Concubine Yan wanted Donghuang Taiyi’s plan to stop here.
"There will be results soon." Concubine Yan replied calmly.
She has great confidence in Mrs. Donghuang.
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"There is no chance at all!"
Tianming and the others hid outside the port and observed for a long time, and finally had to admit that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it.
This time, the Shadow Guards' defense was fully deployed. There were sentries guarding not only the port area, but also almost the entire seaside part of Songhai.
Even if they wanted to take the water route at dawn, they would have to make a long detour, and the distance in the water would be at least doubled.
Swimming is really tiring, even for them, it would be a bit unbearable to swim so far in one go.
Shao Yu rubbed his sore eyes and said in a deep voice, "The biggest trouble is not how to get on the ship, but how to get the information."
"Looking at the formation of the Shadow Guards, I suspect that only Zhang Han, as the commander, knows what happened. There is no chance of trying to pry information from him."
"So we can only go to the parties involved on the ship?" Tian Ming understood what Shao Yu meant and was a little worried, "But I'm afraid not everyone on the ship knows what happened... Is it possible to go to those high-level officials?"
The reason for the sudden return of the mirage can only be found out from those with knowledge of the matter, but apart from Zhang Han, the only people with knowledge of the matter are most likely the senior officials of the Yin Yang family.
As for the ordinary Yin Yang family disciples, as well as those boys and girls who work on the ship, the chances of knowing about it are slim.
Maybe a few people will know some inside information, but...finding possible insiders among thousands of people is not much easier than finding a needle in a haystack.
The senior leaders of the Yin Yang Family have clear goals, but the difficulty is not low at all.
If the former is like finding a needle in a haystack, then the latter is like finding the moon in the water.
They might be able to capture the person, but it would be unrealistic to extract information through torture.
"The information must be reported to the Eastern Patrol Team, why not try to intercept it?" Shi Lan suggested, changing her mind.
Tianming waved his hand directly, indicating that it was also unrealistic.
Shaoyu followed up and explained, "Because everyone knows that the process of information transmission is the most prone to problems, so the empire has always done its best in this regard, and we have the smallest chance of taking advantage of loopholes."
