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After finding the general location, Liu Guanfeng returned and asked, "Do you know the whereabouts of Qin Hongguan?"
"In response to the master, Qin Hongguan has been frequently inspecting the conscription situation between his three jurisdictions. He just returned to his General's Mansion yesterday evening."
"Alright, this is no longer your concern. You may leave now."
Once everyone had left, Liu Guanfeng changed into a set of night clothes and jumped out of the window. Qin Hongguan's General's Mansion was easy to find, as it was the largest place in Qianlong City. Liu Guanfeng quietly approached the outer perimeter of the mansion. After confirming with his spiritual sense that there were no Sentinels present, he leaped over the courtyard wall.
The General's Mansion was vast, and Liu Guanfeng did not dare to move carelessly. He cautiously released his spiritual sense and, after confirming there was no danger, began to proceed further. From the conversations of the common people, he learned that Qin Hongguan's strength had definitely reached the level of a Divine Knight, and he seemed to be even stronger than the Divine Envoy of Huaxing Kingdom.
At the same time, he already had powerful subordinates who were Divine Knights, indicating that his own strength would not be lacking. However, Liu Guanfeng was unsure if there were any Divine Knights within the mansion itself, so he remained extremely cautious.
Just as Liu Guanfeng was stealthily advancing, he heard a guard shout, "Is the silver ear bird's nest porridge ready from the kitchen? The General feels hungry."
"It will be ready soon."
"Hurry up! You know how the General is." After saying this, the guard left.
Before long, a person resembling a cook emerged from a small room, carrying a tray with a porcelain bowl on it and a small bowl beside it. Liu Guanfeng nodded to himself: Just when I needed someone to lead me in, here comes a guide.
With this thought in mind, Liu Guanfeng began to follow the cook. The cook remained completely unaware and continued walking forward with the tray. He twisted and turned until he arrived at a small room. The cook gently knocked on the door and said, "General, your silver ear bird's nest porridge is ready."
The door opened, revealing a burly man standing before the cook: "Next time remember to be quicker; otherwise, don't blame me for breaking your hands."
"I understand, General Ba."
"Get lost."
The cook wiped his sweat and quickly left.
The General Ba turned around and closed the door. Liu Guanfeng quietly circled to the back of the house, finding a small tree to hide behind.
Standing behind the small tree, Liu Guanfeng carefully released his spiritual sense. Everything went smoothly, and he gradually began to sense the situation inside the house. However, at that moment, his spiritual sense seemed to hit a wall. A loud voice came from inside: "Who?" Immediately after, two figures jumped out of the window one after the other.
Seeing this, Liu Guanfeng was startled and quickly instructed Little Black, "Senior Brother, lead them away."
Without hesitation, Little Black dashed out. At this moment, Liu Guanfeng held his breath and used Fighting Qi to slow down his heartbeat significantly. He could clearly feel an active Wood Element and Earth Element surrounding him.
Liu Guanfeng stood steadily behind the tree, drawing the Wood Element and Earth Element towards himself. This sensation was something he had never experienced before; slowly, he felt as if he was transforming into a large tree one moment and a stone the next.
For a moment, Liu Guanfeng completely forgot that he was in a dangerous place. He entered a meditative state he had never experienced before.
Meanwhile, Little Black charged towards the two individuals and then began running in another direction while they pursued him with all their might. After running for a while, Little Black jumped onto a wall and leaped into the sky. Seeing they could no longer catch up, the two gave up the chase.
The two returned to the room one after another, but they did not notice Liu Guanfeng, who had been so close to them just moments ago. Liu Guanfeng was still behind the small tree, happily transitioning between being a tree and a stone.
Gradually, Liu Guanfeng felt his vision becoming clearer; he could even see grasshoppers jumping in the bushes two meters away with perfect clarity. At this moment, his spiritual sense was not even open, which puzzled him—how could he see what was happening several meters away with his eyes closed?
As Liu Guanfeng delved deeper into meditation, his field of vision expanded further—from initially seeing one or two meters away to eventually being able to perceive over ten meters. Within a radius of over ten meters around him, nothing escaped Liu Guanfeng's awareness.
He could even hear the conversation between the two people inside the room clearly. He saw them return one after another; General Ba asked, "General, who was that just now?"
"I couldn't see clearly either, but that little beast is quite formidable; it managed to escape from both of us."
"Should we search the entire city?"
"There's no need for that. Haven't we been under surveillance for years? But what have they managed to find out? At least eight out of ten times, the people were killed by us, and the other two times they were severely injured. Anyway, that little brat didn't hear anything this time, but you need to tell everyone to strengthen security around here."
"Understood." General Ba turned and left the room to give orders. It wasn't long before Liu Guanfeng felt many people surrounding him; the closest person was only three meters away, yet that person didn't even notice him. Why was that? Doubts arose in Liu Guanfeng's mind.
However, Liu Guanfeng still felt no sense of urgency. He didn't understand why he could remain so calm in this environment.
Soon after, General Ba returned to the room. "General, I've given the orders."
Then a presence swept through the room, scanning Liu Guanfeng without stopping before returning. "Hmm, well done. Everyone from Underworld is here."
"It is my duty to ensure the safety of the General."
"General Ba, as the leader of Underworld, you must keep your subordinates vigilant around my residence at all times. I don't want to see today's incident happen again."
"Rest assured, General. I will send a few people every day to protect your safety."
"That's for the best."
"General, our troop reinforcements in the four regions haven't been very good lately."
"I know this, so we must increase our recruitment efforts."
"General, it seems that some officials in court have voiced their concerns about our recruitment over these past few years."
"Those old Little Guys have been opposing me since before. Seeing my inability to deal with bandits over these years, they've intensified their attacks against me. I suspect that today's beast was released by those Little Guys."
"What should we do from now on?"
"This is easy. I already discussed it with the Demon General last time. This time we will attack them and have their soldiers secretly transferred to the Demon General after they are gathered, merging both forces."
"Right, then we can justifiably say we have eradicated a group of bandits, and we can be bolder regarding personnel losses."
"Fortunately, His Majesty didn't believe their words; otherwise, things would be difficult for me here. If we pretend to have successfully made the payment this time, it will not only strike those old Little Guys but also allow that old Little Guy Shangguan Ji to continue trusting me."
"The Grand General is indeed superior; this way, our long-planned scheme can continue to be implemented."
Qin Hongguan nodded, "Even so, I don't want to wait too long. We can be said to be strong now, but we still lack some military supplies. Especially that useless Yelü Chuxing, who inexplicably had his country destroyed. If it weren't for the fact that he is my nephew, I would have eliminated him long ago. How could our Qin family have such a useless person? It's causing the military supply issues to be delayed by another two years."
"Grand General, why didn't you lend a hand back then?"
"I didn't receive orders from Shangguan Ji at that time and couldn't easily deploy troops. Moreover, if I had volunteered, it might have exposed our relationship. I originally thought it would be fine, but I didn't expect that useless person couldn't even handle a small Capital City."
"Grand General, you need not be angry; calm down first. Consort Rou is already prepared; you should rest early."
When General Ba mentioned Consort Rou, Qin Hongguan's eyes immediately filled with desire, and he nearly drooled: "You're right; I should go vent my frustration first. Just thinking about that little fiery Consort Rou makes me unable to hold back. Make sure to guard the house well; I'm going to rest."
"Farewell, Grand General."
Qin Hongguan turned and left the room. At the same time, Liu Guanfeng noticed that all of his Sentinels had suddenly disappeared. Liu Guanfeng greatly admired Qin Hongguan because although his Underworld members numbered only a dozen or so, their stealth skills were already very close to those of One-Pin Hall members. Even more frightening was that these dozen people were all Advanced Knights whose combat power surpassed that of One-Pin Hall members.
Once Liu Guanfeng felt that everyone had left, he awakened from his meditative state and slowly followed in the direction Qin Hongguan had taken. Throughout this journey, Liu Guanfeng maintained the feeling of being in a meditative state; even though he was far away, he did not dare release his spiritual sense and followed Qin Hongguan through sheer intuition.
Qin Hongguan headed straight for the back garden. In the center of the garden was a large artificial lake with a small island in its center and several long corridors surrounding it. It looked no different from an ordinary back garden, but Liu Guanfeng wondered why he was looking for Consort Rou here.
Just as Liu Guanfeng was pondering, a shadow rushed in from a distance and quickly reached Qin Hongguan's side. Qin Hongguan showed no signs of tension and reached out to pat the shadow on the head twice. "Old buddy, you haven't rested yet?"
"Aren't you the one who hasn't slept? Why are you here looking for Consort Rou again?"
"You understand me well, I’ll take my leave now."
"Won't keep you any longer." With that, the shadow ran off into the distance.
Their brief conversation allowed Liu Guanfeng to see clearly that the shadow was a Tyrannosaurus Rex. This was the second time Liu Guanfeng had seen a Tyrannosaurus Rex; the last time was on Earth Dragon Island when he almost got killed by one there.
It seemed that this Tyrannosaurus Rex was Qin Hongguan's mount and also a Ninth-Stage Beast.
Liu Guanfeng also noticed that after Qin Hongguan entered this back garden, those Underworld people did not follow him in. It appeared that this place was considered a forbidden area within the General's Mansion. However, it was better this way; without anyone watching, it would be much easier.
But with that Tyrannosaurus Rex around, he couldn't let his guard down too much. Thus, Liu Guanfeng and Qin Hongguan maintained a certain distance from each other.
Qin Hongguan arrived at a small pavilion and gently tapped on one of the pillars inside twice, then tapped on another pillar twice. After tapping on four pillars in succession, he pressed firmly on the fifth pillar.
A black hole appeared at the Pavilion's location, emitting a faint glow from within. After ensuring that no one was around, Qin Hongguan descended the stairs. At this moment, Liu Guanfeng was watching from not far away. As Qin Hongguan walked down the stairs, Liu Guanfeng quickly approached the Pavilion.
At this point, Qin Hongguan was no longer visible, but Liu Guanfeng sensed that he had already gone down the stairs. Liu Guanfeng swiftly followed suit, and just as he entered the black hole, the entrance behind him closed with a "click."
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