The sky was dark and it was raining heavily outside the camp.
The area enclosed by railings is huge, but there are only a few tents, and it is even more lonely and deserted inside.
It obviously looks like a very important military base, but there are no guards at all.
It seems that there is no need for general at all.
"Take, take, take!"
From far away, a man dressed in red came flying through the rain.
Look at that appearance, he is a young man.
"Luke is here?"
One of the only two figures in the main tent, Lan Ling, sat in front of the wooden table.
This is a woman in red, with her eyebrows lowered at the moment, and she is carefully studying the super large formation plate on the table.
"good."
Xin looked back at the window.
He also looked at the super large formation plate on the table.
This thing not only occupies most of the wooden table on the horizontal plane, but is also as tall as half a person.
Thirty-six levels of nested structure.
Xin said that after just one look, he felt like he was about to faint.
I really don’t know how these spiritual formation masters can study this thing...
Aren't you bald?
"Any progress?"
Xin touched Tu Lulu's head and asked.
"That's it."
Lan Ling smoothed the black hair on his forehead, raised his face with a frown.
This is a pretty face with very delicate makeup, a beautiful nose and eyebrows, and a skin as white as snow.
The only regret is that even though there is a lot of rouge on the outside of her eye sockets, her dark circles don't seem to be completely covered up.
"Sure enough, you still have to pay some price..."
There is a little comfort in the faith.
Lan Ling took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then asked: "Shouye and others haven't come back yet?"
"It should be soon."
"There are more than ten counties and hundreds of cities near Baiku. It takes a lot of energy to release news one by one in these days."
"Speaking of which..."
When I replied to the letter, I suddenly paused.
Looking at Lan Ling's gaze, he said: "Given the Linglong Stone and the stowaways... Who would really take the bait for such an obvious bait? Are they all so stupid?"
"As long as we are in the extra-dimensional space, even mosquitoes can't fly in."
Lan Ling laughed when he heard this, stood up and bowed.
The red robe instantly outlines her figure vividly. It should be convex but not convex, and should not be concave. It is ordinary, ordinary, and ordinary.
Xin's face was calm, he stared at Lan Ling like an ancient monk and took a breath before waiting for a reply.
"Wouldn't it be better to make the bait more obvious?"
"If it is really a seamless plan, maybe the think tanks of those big families can come up with something."
"But now because it's so obvious, everyone can see this temptation."
"If there are loopholes, then someone will look into them, right?"
Lan Ling adjusted her red robe, paused and said:
"But what if we go in the wrong direction?"
"Currently, everyone's time and energy are limited, and when they discover their mistakes, they will be unable to turn back."
"But if you really don't notice anything, when these individuals feel that the analysis is almost done, they will fall into the trap."
"Am I right?"
Lan Ling stepped to the window, reached out with her bare hands, and touched the pattering raindrops outside.
"I know."
Xin rolled his eyes in confusion, "This is a strategy."
"Um."
Lan Ling stared at the running figure in the distance and asked, "How many layers can you see?"
"Oh, this is awesome."
Xin smiled conceitedly: "This time, with your explanation, I can see the third layer."
"One layer is bait, one layer is our layout, and another layer..."
He chuckled and whispered: "I know you guys who are playing with your brains must have another level. Even if it is studied by others, the final result they get is still wrong."
With a raised eyebrow, the letter seemed to be inviting praise, "What I said is good, right?"
"good."
Lan Ling smiled and nodded.
From the very beginning, he had no intention of really making it clear to this guy with a simple mind and well-developed limbs.
Deceiving... well, just trying to pass it off.
She could make it clear, but the key was that if this guy heard the whole plan, he would be even more confused.
I can see this layer...
to be honest.
Really good.
After all, no regression is the best progress in itself.
"Leaving aside the big family forces, how many ghost beast bodies have been found in the past few days?" Lan Ling asked.
Xin looked solemn, took out a lot of jade slips from the ring, and placed them on the windowsill with a clatter.
"There are quite a few. There are 17 suspected ones, and we are still keeping an eye on them."
He casually picked up one of the jade slips.
"Do you want to take a look at the information?"
Lan Ling shook his head and said, "Where is your intuition?"
Everyone in Hongyi performs their own duties, and the division of labor is very clear.
She was responsible for the overall arrangements, and other people must have taken care of those things for the battle.
And faith is such a special existence.
Of course, he can use Hong Yi's inspection methods to identify people who are suspected of being possessed by ghost beasts.
But only those who truly understand the inside story know that Xin’s absolute ability is intuition!
Like a natural enemy, this guy can tell at a glance which one is the body of a ghost beast simply by relying on intuition, even without verification.
Such a ridiculous ability, which is similar to cheating, would not exist in a rigorous organization like Hongyi.
But countless battles in the past have proven how terrifying Xin's intuition is.
The accuracy of this guy's identification ability alone is as high as 60%!
"sixty……"
Lan Ling felt a little scary every time he thought about this.
Ghost beast host, what a terrifying existence it is!
Even with Hong Yi's screening method, except for those who search for the first time in a different dimension, they can reach a height of close to sixty.
In the human world, after learning to hide the body of ghost beasts, Hong Yi's method has an accuracy rate of only 78%.
Not even ten.
Let alone sixty!
"My gut says it."
Xin hesitated for a moment, then eliminated the other jade slips, leaving only four of them.
"Four ghost beasts?"
Lan Ling's pupils shrank.
This amount was something she had never expected.
Not too little, but too much!
After all, every time they take action, their target is basically the same.
Xin nodded.
"Yes, this time, the situation is probably a bit serious."
"The guy in the White Cave, despite the last expedition, was still run away. This shows how terrifying his strength is."
"It is absolutely impossible for Xu Yue Gray Palace to let such a strong person go."
"I don't even have to think about it, I'm sure they will send someone to contact me."
"And this time the White Cave is opened, as my mother space, the sealed guy is bound to come back again."
"Perhaps before the White Cave opened, the two parties were aware of each other and had preliminary communication."
Lan Ling was silent for a long time.
She had expected this situation and it was not a surprise.
But just because it's expected doesn't mean it's not difficult.
On the contrary, if these ghost beast bodies form an alliance before the opening of the White Cave, Hong Yi's mission will be even more difficult.
but……
Lan Ling raised the corners of her lips.
This time, their purpose is not as simple as simply hunting ghost beasts.
"In the eighth palace?"
She said the term suddenly.
There was a look of shock in Xin's eyes.
"As expected of Miss Lan Ling, she is so smart!"
"I haven't even said yet..."
"Key point." Lan Ling knocked on the window sill.
"Oh oh."
Xin immediately became serious: "It is true that most of these guys have appeared in the Eighth Palace, but so far, there has been no contact with them."
"I've been watching, don't worry, if there is an inexplicable intersection, then..."
Lan Ling suddenly interrupted: "There's no need to act rashly."
"Um?"
Xin asked in astonishment: "What?"
"plan."
Lan Ling's simple words made Xin suddenly understand.
"Okay, then we should follow the original plan and put them all into the white cave no matter what?"
"Yes."
Lanling thought for a long time before adding: "Including those who have experienced the power of the big families, as well as stowaways."
Xin frowned.
He always felt that the latter two were redundant.
Can……
"plan?"
"plan."
"All right……"
He reluctantly picked up one of the jade slips.
With a touch of hand, the void becomes a curtain of light.
Inside the light curtain, there is a woman in a white dress. Her face cannot be seen clearly, but it is very obvious that she is holding a small copper stove in her right hand.
"Making Xu things."
Lan Ling's eyes quickly focused on the small copper stove.
"right."
Channel: "Theoretically, she shouldn't be so obvious, but..."
"Remember the breath, pay attention to the disguise, and the sudden disappearance of the sign movement, don't be fooled." Lan Ling said flatly.
The letter showed a sign of understanding.
Yes, it is indeed possible.
"It's no problem, I know." He assured, patting his chest.
"Your subordinates know." Lan Ling smiled sweetly and completed the supplement.
Xin's face turned dark immediately.
Indeed, his mission is to fight on the front line after it is confirmed that it is the body of a ghost beast.
These identification and judgment matters are all the work of others.
"Give me some face..."
"Next." Lan Ling didn't hesitate at all.
Xin did not continue to the next one, but pointed to the light curtain and said: "I suspect that she is the one we fought against before."
At this moment, Lan Ling's little movement of knocking on the window sill froze.
She seemed to see again the weak red-coated men who collapsed everywhere after the long battle, turning into powerless men.
The power of the seal at that time was really terrifying!
If it weren't for the power of the rules of the small world, it would be difficult for people like them to come out alive.
Even so, the number of red-clothed soldiers who died in that battle was still extremely considerable.
"you sure?"
There was even a hint of trembling in Lan Ling's words.
"uncertain."
Xin shook his head.
"It's so obvious. This woman took action several times, and every time it was clearly the power of the seal, I doubted it was it."
Lan Ling lowered her eyelids and began to think deeply.
"Keep an eye on it."
She did not make a firm conclusion.
"I... my subordinates know."
Xin nodded.
He put down the jade slips and touched the remaining three.
"In addition to the one just now, there are three other guys who look very weird. I guess they are not easy."
With a wave of his hand, three men appeared on the three light screens.
"It's ordinary..."
Lan Ling murmured.
Just looking at this light curtain, it was really difficult for her to see anything.
"Yes, it's really unremarkable."
Xin glanced at her up and down and said, "I can just keep an eye on these people. You may want to be careful about the one who seems to be sealed."
"besides……"
He paused for a moment, then hesitantly touched the fifth jade slip.
"The fifth head?"
Lan Ling's heart tightened.
Is the quantity this time too much?
"Not sure."
Xin hesitated and said: "She couldn't see anything at all. I really just relied on intuition."
"But if it is really a ghost beast, this guy must have been specially trained by Xuyue Gray Palace, and it is so well hidden..."
"Grudge."
Lan Ling interrupted him, and with a flick of his eye, a light curtain appeared.
If it weren't for intuition, she wouldn't want to see it!
With just one glance, Lan Ling's eyes straightened.
I saw a gray-robed woman with an extremely hot figure appearing above the light curtain.
It can be seen that if this loose gray robe is worn on me, it can definitely hide a person in front.
But on this woman's body, there were actually silk threads that only appeared when the clothes were tightened!
"this……"
Lan Lingfa was stunned for a while and said decisively: "She must be a ghost beast!"
letter:"……"
He also knew that the appearance of this woman might shock Miss Lan Ling, but it should be more than that, right?
"It's too much. Hong Yi shouldn't act on impulse."
"A woman's intuition!"
"Your intuition is unreliable."
"But you are reliable!"
letter:"……"
He closed the light curtain silently, "I'm staring at her."
"Keep an eye on me!"
Lan Ling was reluctant to leave.
…
"Master Xin, Sister Lan Ling!"
There was a roar on the window sill, and the man in red who was running wildly in the rain finally burst through the window with a shout.
The rainwater was thrown away by the momentum and immediately sprinkled all over the floor. A lot of it was also sprinkled on the thirty-six-layer nested structure of the Great Spiritual Array.
Lan Lingqiong wrinkled her nose.
"Can't you just pay attention?"
"hey-hey."
The young man Lu Ke had an apologetic smile on his face, but it only took a moment before he retorted: "I don't have spiritual energy as powerful as yours. I can't fly yet, so naturally I can't drain the rainwater."
"You don't know how to wield a sword?"
Xin slapped the guy on the head.
"Ouch."
Lu Ke held his head and shrank, "Isn't it cold when the sword is flying? I don't control it!"
Two people: "..."
cold?
What a funny word!
However, this guy really has no spiritual energy, so there is no way to refute it.
"Your existence has simply tarnished the face of Wuyue Sword Immortal."
Xin rolled his eyes.
"It's okay, okay, my master still likes me very much. He also said that when the White Cave opens, he will come and see me." Lu Ke chuckled.
"Come?"
Lan Ling and Xin were shocked, "Is your master coming?"
"Forehead……"
Lu Ke was shocked by the strong reaction of the two people, "I, I'm not sure, he just said it was possible."
"Why?"
Xin slapped his forehead and said, "That's not the case. This is just a white cave. What is the Moonless Sword Immortal doing here?"
"Maybe it's because 'there are four swords'?"
Lu Ke speculated: "After all, he also fought against the Eight Masters back then. If he can get the four swords, it will be a good destination."
Lan Ling and Xin looked at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.
This may be the only junior in the Eastern Region who dares to call the Eighth Sword Immortal by his first name.
Such a disrespectful name, but even the two of them did not dare to say it easily!
But yes.
People have this qualification.
"There shouldn't be just four swords."
Lan Ling paced, lingered for a while, and thought: "If your master wants to come over, then there will definitely be some movement in the white clothes he leads."
"But, what could it be?"
"Do you need Wuyue Sword Immortal to come in person?"
Suddenly an idea flashed in Xin's mind: "Saint slave?"
Lan Ling's steps stagnated, and she slowly turned back, with a look of surprise in her eyes.
"When did your brain start to work again?"
She clapped her hands.
"Yes, didn't the Holy Slave cause a big incident in Tiansang Ling Palace recently?"
"Listening to the letter submitted by the Dean of the Spiritual Palace to the Holy Temple, it seems that even Zhan Dao has appeared. Maybe the herding policy back then was actually a problem of raising tigers?"
"But, it's not enough to just cut off the Tao!"
Lu Ke felt guilty after hearing this, and said, "I only said it was possible, but it's not certain. Don't push it."
He was really afraid that if the master didn't come by then, the two guys in front of him would put him on the fire and roast him.
After all, it is not without precedent.
"Maybe it's not just what the Holy Slave has done recently."
Xin received the compliment, but was not proud. Instead, he continued to speculate: "After all, this is the White Cave. It seems that the sleeveless and red-scorched hands of the past were practiced here."
"If I remember correctly, many years ago, the only time Wuyue Sword Immortal made a mistake seemed to be when he destroyed the Saint Slave stronghold in the Central Territory."
"The second in command ran away."
"At that time, the guy who was watching the night was still a subordinate of Wuyue Sword Immortal, right?"
Lu Ke was stunned.
Senior Vigil, was he still a subordinate of his master?
"Interesting, interesting..."
Lan Ling listened with rapt attention and suddenly reacted, "Something's wrong with you today. How can you be so smart?"
"Hehe, I'm not stupid, it's just that you guys are too smart." Shiba grinned happily.
"There's something wrong with you."
Lan Ling squinted and suddenly said: "Three, seven, two, six, four, five, one!"
"Forehead."
Xin's smile suddenly froze.
Does this also need to be verified?
I'm really not stupid!
He said helplessly: "Four, four, eight, six, nine, six."
"puff!"
Lu Ke couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Because you are too smart, you are suspected of being possessed by a ghost or beast?
Master Xin is really too stupid!
Before he could hide his smile, Xin stared at him fiercely and threw his big hand over his shoulder, causing him to grimace in pain.
"Three three two two one one one!"
Lu Ke: "..."
"What did I do wrong that I need to be tested?"
"You just came back from outside." Xin glared.
"One, one, two, three, three, nine."
Lu Ke is autistic.
Every time he recited the "Modern of Life", he always felt it was a very shameful thing.
Although it is said that after being banned by the most powerful heavenly art of Dao Qiongang, the current master of the Holy Temple.
Even if the semi-saint comes, he can't decipher it and read the "life motto" hidden deep in the red soul.
But the content of this setting...
"Why can't Uncle Dao change the order to a higher level when he came up with this 'life motto'? It must be numbers?" Lu Ke was helpless.
"Isn't it okay if it's easy to use?"
Seeing that this guy was not possessed by a ghost beast, Xin immediately hummed.
…
"What do you want from us?"
Lan Ling opened his white teeth lightly: "You wouldn't rush all the way here just to complain about it, right?"
At this question, Lu Ke's originally cheerful expression suddenly turned a little serious.
When he fell silent, the two people in the tent were also silent.
The sound of raindrops outside the window suddenly became quite noisy.
Lan Ling's eyes narrowed.
Could this kid have discovered something else?
"Why did you let those innocent people into the white cave?" Lu Ke finally said.
really.
Lan Ling understood immediately.
Lu Ke didn't believe it. This guy's understanding was extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn't have been accepted as a disciple by Wuyue Sword Immortal.
but.
"You are not at the right level, so you have no right to know." Lan Ling said coldly.
"Sister, I saw it!"
Lu Ke's words were full of indignation: "What's that under the Thirty-six Heavenly Sealing Wu Formation?"
"You have no right to know."
"The Great Dragon Blood Platform, that is a heavenly sacrifice, a heavenly sacrifice!"
Lu Ke sneered and said: "Do you really think I don't know? I saw this thing from Uncle Dao when I was a child, but how can you use it in the White Cave? That is not for human use!"
Lan Ling's eyes darkened.
It turned out that I realized it when I was a child.
"You have no right to know." Her reply was still cold.
"I……"
Lu Ke was choked.
Xin was also confused by the conversation between the two people.
"What kind of big dragon blood platform, what kind of heavenly sacrifice?"
When he was about to speak, Lan Ling stopped him.
"Letter, give it away."
"I do not go!"
Lu Ke said angrily: "Those people are innocent and cannot die. The blood on Hong Yi's body can only be contributed by ghost beasts!"
The movement of delivering the letter froze.
He is indeed not stupid.
He had also asked about Lu Ke's doubts just now, and Lan Ling's answer was a strategy.
So, is this the plan?
"Extreme measures?"
Xin slightly dropped his shoulders, as if his whole body was weak.
Is it time to resort to extreme measures again?
However, it is indeed true!
That sealed ghost beast and the gray mist man probably wouldn't be able to defeat them just by relying on red-coated combat power or human sea tactics without extreme measures.
Lu Ke was still shouting something loudly in his ears, but Lan Ling remained silent.
Xin looked back slightly and looked out the window.
It was still dark and raining.
Even the air is slightly cold.
Sometimes, Xin also doubts whether Hong Yi is really just.
This idea came to him when he participated in extreme actions for the first time.
But when he saw those ordinary people who died tragically due to the ravages of ghost beasts, the compassion in their bodies still told him that he really needed to do more.
"In the final analysis, it's just that the strength is not enough."
"If I can kill ghost beasts instantly, if I can... what other extreme measures are needed?"
In Xin's mind, the only remaining captain's head appeared after the extreme action.
At that time, blood was still spurting from his neck, but his words will be unforgettable for the rest of his life.
"Justice has to pay a price."
Yes.
Xin clenched his fists and raised his shoulders.
Without the sacrifice of a few people, where can there be true peace?
"Master Xin!"
Memories are broken.
Lu Ke's roar came.
"Please tell me something. You taught me that the blood on Hong Yi's body can only be contributed by ghost beasts!"
"letter."
Lan Ling is just one word.
Xin looked at this young man whose blood was surging and his face was red, as if he saw himself back then.
Once upon a time, he also had such a firm and resolute belief.
But after the extreme action, everything was shattered.
Then.
Believe, be more determined!
"Lu Ke, you have to leave."
Xin picked up the young man and walked to the camp gate.
Lu Ke's whole body froze.
He could see that Master Xin also understood something.
But why didn't he stop it?
"Master Xin!"
boom!
Xin threw Lu Ke to the ground, and the rain washed away, turning the boy into a drowned rat again.
"You are wrong!"
"You are wrong..."
Lu Ke's anger seemed to have gone cold, from roaring to weakly whispering to himself, shaking his head uncontrollably.
Xin closed his eyes and let the rain wash over him.
It seems like this can wash away all sins.
"Let's go."
He finally waved his hand and gave an extremely rare explanation: "You are still young and don't understand."