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Liu Guanfeng brought the Thunder Eagle Knight to a secluded area and dismounted from Mount. He carefully plucked a plant, staring at it in a daze, thinking to himself: although you are beautiful, you are harmful. Behind your beauty lies endless suffering for people.
The four members of Chonghong imitated Liu Guanfeng and also pulled out a plant to examine. They had no idea what these things were. However, as they admired the flowers above, they happily discussed, "These flowers are really pretty! When I get married, I will give my wife these flowers; she will definitely like them."
"Yes, I will plant these flowers in our garden too. Just looking at them makes me happy."
Hearing their conversation, Liu Guanfeng coldly said, "If you’re not afraid of dying, then go ahead and give them as gifts or plant them. But let me make this clear: if I find out that any of you have touched these things, I will kill you first." Liu Guanfeng's words were icy. The others had never seen him with such an expression and tone before, causing them to drop the plants in fear.
Chonghong approached Liu Guanfeng and asked, "Master, were you serious just now? What exactly are these plants?"
Liu Guanfeng closed his eyes tightly and took a deep breath before softly saying, "Poppy."
It was the first time Chonghong and the others had heard this term. "Master, what is Poppy? Is it poison?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded. "This is a plant more toxic than any poison. However, it is not entirely useless; it can be used in medicine for pain relief and has many therapeutic effects. But consuming it can easily lead to addiction, and once addicted, it is very difficult to cure. Ultimately, it will result in death due to overdose."
As a modern person, Liu Guanfeng was very familiar with Poppy and knew how many lives it had ruined and how much harm it had brought to families—he couldn't even count them all. Therefore, when he saw these plants, his first thought was that they could not continue to exist in this world.
"President, what should we do? How will you handle these plants?"
"These things cannot be left here. However, we can't act yet to avoid alerting them. In the future, I must destroy all of these to prevent further harm."
"President, how do we sneak in to gather information about those people? Their guards are really strict." Chongkuo was unfamiliar with stealth tactics.
"It's fine; it's already dark now. I will go investigate myself; you all head back for now and focus on gathering intelligence in the city."
"President, we want to stay with you; it's too dangerous for you to go alone."
"Don't worry; if I can get in, I can get out. If you stay here, you might ruin my plans. Go back to the city and wait for me. Remember to keep today’s events confidential."
"President, don't worry; we'll head back now."
All the Thunder Eagle Knights rode their Thunder Eagles back to Qianlong City while Liu Guanfeng took one last look at the patch of hemp before mounting Little Black and heading towards the basin.
After Liu Guanfeng avoided all the obvious and hidden traps, he finally arrived in the basin. He specifically changed into a set of night gear, as Little Black was black and served as his best camouflage. Thus, he and his mount acted separately to investigate what this place was.
Liu Guanfeng quietly approached the highest two-story building in the basin. This building was adjacent to the mountain, so there were no structures behind it. The two-story building appeared very unique, leading him to believe that he might find something here.
Liu Guanfeng looked up at the small building and placed his hand on the wall. He then summoned Earth Element, and his hands stuck to the wall like suction cups. With a slight smile, he began to climb upward. Upon reaching the second floor, Liu Guanfeng found himself in a room resembling a living room, where a person sat with their back to him in a chair. This person had bright red hair that stood up like steel needles.
Inside the room were five people in total. Besides this individual, there was another person standing beside him, clad in armor with tiger-like eyes and a round face, sporting a short steel beard.
Opposite these two individuals knelt three people—the same three who had attacked Sheng Tian earlier.
At this moment, the seated individual spoke up: "Gui Da, tell me what happened. How could you three return empty-handed after suffering such significant losses of mounts?"
The man who had led earlier responded, "General, please calm your anger. We were close to success but were suddenly ambushed by over twenty Thunder Eagles, three of which seemed to be at the Seventh Tier. These Thunder Eagles appeared to be hunting; they not only injured our men but also captured many mounts. Those three individuals and their mounts were also taken by the twenty-odd Thunder Eagles."
"And where did those Thunder Eagles go afterward?"
"After capturing those three individuals, the Thunder Eagles flew toward the Golden Beast Mountain Range."
"Although this isn't entirely your fault, rules are rules. You not only failed but also lost many mounts. According to regulations, you will face punishment."
"Yes, General. I am willing to accept my punishment."
"After you receive your punishment, go to those three individuals' homes. I trust you know what to do?"
Gui Da bowed deeply: "I understand."
"Go now."
After Gui Da and the others left, the large man standing nearby spoke up: "Gui Da and his companions have really suffered; what should have been a reward has turned into punishment."
"Bao Qiang, how many soldiers do we currently have in the Demon King Army?"
The large man replied respectfully: "Reporting to the General, we currently have thirty-seven thousand two hundred sixty-five soldiers in the Demon King Army."
"Is this all? Last time the General called us, that demon lord had over forty-five thousand people. At this rate, I won't have a place to stand in front of the General."
"This can't be helped, General. Recently, the people of Hidden Dragon City haven't dared to come out. The General attacked that demon lord last time, which is why he has so many followers. Don't worry, didn't the General say he would come here in three months? As long as we set up things carefully, we should be able to capture over ten thousand people, right? That would be about the same as the demon lord."
"Go tell the other capture squads to pay more attention to Hidden Dragon City's movements these days and bring back a few more people. Otherwise, none of us can afford to delay the General's grand plans."
"Rest assured, General. I will take care of it right away."
Bao Qiang turned and left the room. Liu Guanfeng understood much after listening to their conversation. Everything was being orchestrated by the General behind the scenes, and given Hidden Dragon City's location, this General they spoke of was likely Qin Hongguan.
At that moment, Liu Guanfeng heard Little Black's voice in his mind: "Xiaofeng, come here quickly. I have new findings."
Liu Guanfeng slowly climbed down from the second floor and reached Little Black's side. Little Black was standing behind a row of small houses: "Xiaofeng, what do you think those people are doing?"
Liu Guanfeng looked through a gap and saw a large kang inside the room where many soldiers were lying down, each with a large pipe. Between two of them was a small oil lamp. All the soldiers were lying on the kang, continuously exhaling smoke: "They are smoking opium."
"What is smoking opium?"
"Brother, do you remember those plants we found outside?"
"Is it that thing you called Poppy earlier?"
Liu Guanfeng nodded: "Yes, those things. Brother, we both come from the same place. After you left for a while, our country was severely harmed by this substance. Even when I arrived, this thing was still disrupting our country, and it's not just our country; the entire world is suffering from its poison, especially among young people. Every country has tried everything but failed to stop its harm."
"I see they seem to be enjoying it very much," Little Black said in confusion.
"That's why it creates dependency. I see that these people rely on this method to control these soldiers. If they don't consume it for a while, they will feel extremely uncomfortable—it's a suffering worse than death."
"Is it really that powerful? I should keep my distance from them."
"Once I've resolved everything, I must destroy all the Poppy here without leaving a trace; otherwise, it will cause permanent harm."
"Okay, when the time comes, I'll definitely help you. We can't let these things continue to harm others."
"The soldiers here have all been poisoned. Even if we rescue them, they won't survive for long. We've seen enough here; let's head back, Senior Brother."
Liu Guanfeng and Little Black quietly left the basin. On the way back, Liu Guanfeng thought about how it was impossible to eliminate all these threats; perhaps the best he could do was to impose a ban.
Upon returning to Hakka Old Inn, Liu Guanfeng ordered some food and drinks. After eating and drinking to his fill, he enjoyed a hot bath and then lay on his bed, reflecting on what he had heard on the second floor.
Based on the general's words from the second floor, there were several teams like theirs, with at least two known so far. Therefore, in the coming days, his priority was to quickly identify these locations and report the intelligence he had gathered to the ruler of the Eastern Dragon Empire, Shangguan Ji.
What Liu Guanfeng despised most was that these people used opium to control the soldiers. For their own interests, they sacrificed so many lives. Such individuals should not continue to exist in this world.
Determined to eliminate this threat swiftly, Liu Guanfeng knew that allowing such people to gain power would mark the beginning of a nightmare for the common folk.
So early the next morning, Liu Guanfeng summoned Chonghong and three others to his side: "Listen carefully. Based on my investigation last night, there must be similar basins near Azure Dragon City and Crimson Dragon City. You four will split into two groups, each taking fifteen Thunder Eagle Knights. Immediately head to Azure Dragon City and Crimson Dragon City to gather information. You don't need to enter; just find out where they are located. Report back to me as soon as you have any leads; I will investigate personally. Time is of the essence; I do not want these scoundrels continuing to live in this world."
"Yes, Master. Rest assured, we will do our utmost."
"Remember to stay safe. There are many experts in those areas; the general from last night’s basin was a Divine Knight. So once you locate their hideouts, return immediately to inform me."
"Take care, Master."
With that, Chonghong and the others left Hakka Old Inn in groups. Once outside, they wasted no time gathering people at the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. The two groups departed from Qianlong City one after another. After leaving Qianlong City, Chonghong and his companions mounted their flying mounts, aiming to reach their destinations as quickly as possible. They had sensed Liu Guanfeng's determination to eradicate this evil force from his words and felt his deep-seated disgust for something called Poppy.
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