Chapter 13: Approaching the Secret

A cloud of sorrow appeared on the pointed-faced official's face and stomped on his steps, saying, "I have such speculation, but this possibility is not great. The biggest possibility is that the other party is so entangled by something that he cannot escape and cannot pass the news to us."

Seeing that the other party did not arouse suspicion, Fang Ling looked worried and said, "If you are not afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of if you are. I don't know if the location of the joint is safe?"

The sharp-faced official looked at him and said, "Don't worry about this. The North Refinery is a long-destroyed area. The soldiers in the city will not even patrol it. You can go there at noon tonight to see if he has any information. Whether he is looking for it or not, he must inform the official as soon as possible."

Fang Ling immediately responded, and the sharp-faced official opened the door, then deliberately scolded him a few more words before leaving.

"I'll follow and see where he lives." Xiao Xue said, and then followed quietly. With her Jindan stage cultivation, it was no problem to track a small official with the foundation-building stage cultivation. Fang Ling was not worried either. He stood in the warehouse, carefully pondering what the sharp-faced official said. The more he thought about it, the more he felt an undercurrent surging.

What exactly is the inner city of the old imperial city doing? Such a strict guard is like a military secret. What kind of force does this sharp-faced official represent? But no matter what, the southern ghost realm seems not very peaceful.

In fact, this is also a reasonable thing. The land of the Ghost Realm is based on the strong, and the strong are supreme, and they are deceiving each other. On the surface, it seems that the Ghost Emperor is dominated. In fact, only God knows how muscular the water below is, and this is very worthy of use for the underworld and the cultivation world.

The porters and soldiers are the lowest-ranking roles in this military area, but the old imperial city originally occupied a very wide area, with only three thousand soldiers stationed there, and each person could divide a house in the place where they lived, so the place where everyone lived was also a very grand courtyard house. Fang Ling and others gathered in a big house, which seemed very secret.

Originally, Fang Ling wanted to leave early, but the rules here were still very strict. Patrol soldiers would come to count the number at midnight, so they had to stay until midnight. Fang Ling and the others quietly went to the North Refinery that had been inquired, while Song Yinger and others scattered to the outer city to spy to see if they could find any information.

The North Refinery is one of the four refining sites in the outer city of the old imperial city, but it collapsed in the riot a thousand years ago. Today, the North Refinery is a ruin, with rocks and weeds. Even though it is located in a piece of old building, it is still very eye-catching and has nothing to do with the majestic momentum that the Imperial City still has.

It was quiet here, with only a crescent moon hanging high in the sky, and the surrounding area seemed to be dead silent. It fell to the ground. Xiao Xue watched and asked in a soft voice: "Where will the information the official said stay? Do you have a clue?"

Fang Ling replied: "I can think of many ways to retain information, but not necessarily accurate. However, roughly speaking, it may be that special crystals such as Shadow Red Stone were used. Take Shadow Red Stone as an example, it is a mineral that can be found in the ghost realm. It can avoid the exploration of the five senses. Even if it is under your feet, the five senses cannot find its existence."

Seeing that he was speaking seriously, Xiao Xue couldn't help but smile and said, "I think you really look like His Royal Highness of Hell, so why don't you know if the Palace King has a way to find such a thing?"

Fang Ling smiled and shook his head and said, "There is no way. The army of the Ghost Realm can use these things because there is no way to crack the underworld. But we still have an advantage. Since we know that the thing is in this area, we will eliminate it inch by inch. As long as that thing is here, we will definitely find it."

Xiao Xue nodded. Although the North Refinery is extremely large, it is not too difficult for the two cultivators to find something.

After Fang Ling explained the possible types and characteristics of stones one by one, the two of them took action separately and searched in the ruins. The two opened their minds and five senses, as if they had three heads and six arms. They glanced over at one glance, and the grass and objects within a hundred feet of the surrounding area fell into their eyes. When the thought moved, a large pile of gravel automatically hanged several feet from the ground, and could see through whether there were hidden objects in it at a glance.

Time is tight, and if the search time is too long, it will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the official. Both of them are focused and dare not be distracted at all.

Not long after, Xiao Xue shouted softly, and Fang Ling immediately flew away. She saw a piece of black stone with blood in her hand. The piece of stone was obviously cut and formed manually, which was quite eye-catching compared to the white gravel around the ruins. "The Xuanling Stone is it!" Fang Ling was overjoyed. He took the stone tablet and input a stream of innate energy. He saw a line of text appearing on the stone tablet: The clues are revealed, and the imperial city needs people to come to the south, and the inner city is more cautious. If there is no message, you can wait for an opportunity to move.

"The first clues are revealed? The imperial city needs people? The inner city is indeed secret." Fang Ling murmured, and the two began to fly towards the official's mansion. The outer city was in a tight position. At night, only patrol soldiers and officials could walk on the street. Even the doors were not allowed to go out like soldiers.

However, most of the patrol soldiers in the outer city were in the foundation building stage, so there was no obstacle for the two of them to wander around the city.

Soon, the two of them came to the official's mansion and naturally chose the back door. They knocked on the door. A soldier opened the door and saw that it was the two of them and came in vigilantly.

In the small hall of the mansion, the pointed-faced official obviously sat waiting. When he saw the two of them coming, he asked, "Is there any news?"

Fang Ling handed the stone tablet on it. He had long thought that since the two of them could be sent by officials to get such important contact information, it proved that the two must be the confidants of the pointed-faced official, so he had no intention of avoiding it at all.

The pointed-faced official was immediately overjoyed. As expected, he did not let the two of them retreat. Instead, he directly entered the innate energy in front of them. When he saw the things recorded on the Xuanling Stone, he looked happy when he saw the first half of the sentence, and his expression was sunk when he saw the second half of the sentence.

He immediately stood up and said, "Let's go to Lord Che's mansion."

Fang Ling and the others followed immediately. Fang Ling knew this Lord Che. Although the porters and soldiers lived in different places into several yards, they were very familiar with each other. So at dinner time, several soldiers came to chat and mentioned the matter in the city.

The master named Che is probably the highest official in the outer city, Deputy General Che, and the highest official in the inner city is the guard Yan Ke, and the next one is the deputy general Ding Wei, the next one.

If the deputy general of the outer city and the sharp-faced officials were in the same group, it seems that the power behind the two was probably quite large. Of course, the battle within the ghost domain is second, and the most important thing for Fang Ling was to enter the inner city through them.

At night, he had already waited for an opportunity to observe the situation outside the inner city. The entire inner city was very strict. When he entered the breath, he found that the guards inside were in groups of three or five. Moreover, after all, this place was once the place of the imperial city, and there were countless hidden mechanisms and magic circles. If he acted rashly, he would reveal his identity.

After a while, a group of people came to Deputy General Che's official residence. Several followers stayed outside the door, and Fang Ling and the others, as confidants, followed the pointed-faced official and walked into the official residence in a swagger.

After waiting in the small hall for a while, a man in black who was mighty in appearance walked out. The man looked cold and had a bit evil spirit, and his cultivation was even more like a figure at the Golden Pill stage.

As soon as he came over, the sharp-faced official handed over the Xuanling stone tablet. Deputy General Che did not look at it immediately, but turned around and walked towards another passage on one side of the small hall. The sharp-faced official immediately led Fang Ling and the others to follow. When he arrived in a remote secret room, Deputy General Che then looked at the things recorded in the stone tablet.

After reading it, the deputy general car's face was gloomy and said to the pointed-faced official: "Is this only one message?"

The sharp-faced official immediately looked at Fang Ling and the others, and Fang Ling immediately replied: "There is only this stone slab where information is hidden."

It is not surprising that Vice General Che’s question is like this. Although the Xuanling Stone has the characteristics of the five senses that cannot be detected, it also has one disadvantage, that is, it has very few spiritual seals, and such a line of words can be recorded on such a thin piece of stone.

However, Fang Ling has confirmed since he saw the text on the stone, he has confirmed that the other party had already passed all the information, and it can be seen that the other party is very tight in time and has taken a lot of risks to be able to convey the information.

Deputy General Che looked unpredictable, and the pointed-faced official said: "Sir, it seems that the things in the inner city are already eye-catching. We can no longer stand by and watch. We have to find a way to get the secret treasure."

"Secret treasure?" Deputy General Che sneered suddenly, "Brother Lai, do you really think the inner city is digging out what secret treasure?"

"This..." The official surnamed Lai was stunned and said, "If it weren't for excavating the secret treasure, what were you doing?"

Deputy General Che curled his lips deeply, looked at him, glanced at him, glanced at Fang Ling and the others, and then said: "Now the matter is coming to an end, it's okay to tell you some secrets, but if the news leaked half a word from your mouth, you should know what the outcome would be."

The official surnamed Lai said with a solemn expression: "Don't worry, Lord Che, the lower-ranking official's mouth has always been airtight. As for my two men, who are also iron-clad men, how could they do such things that harm others and themselves?"

The face of the deputy general Che had a little warmth, and he smiled and said, "Brother Lai, don't go to your heart. I'm just reminding me. If you don't trust Brother Lai, how could you tell you the next secret? You have to know that in the city, only the general and the contact person inside know this secret."

"Thank you for your respect. We will definitely try our best to share your worries!" The official surnamed Lai replied quickly.

Fang Ling and the others quickly agreed, and at the same time they pricked up their ears to hear what kind of secrets were hidden in the inner city of the old imperial city.
Chapter completed!