Chapter 882: Chapter 31: Falling Snow!
The Heart God Perception withdrew from the Xunwang Order, and Chen Yi’s perception enveloped Youdu City, finding Ning Xue and the others. Seeing their normal expressions and no sign of wanting to scout the Demon Court’s movents, he let out a long breath.
Though he had tily arrived in Youdu City last ti to save Ning Xue and the others, and despite the recent purge of Demon Court puppets within the Human Race, he still couldn’t completely relax.
“Many puppets have been investigated, and that Qiu Yangming has also been suppressed in Human Extre City, yet Bai Yuanguang’s whereabouts still remain unknown.”
Chen Yi knew in his heart that those Demon Race puppets found by several ancestors should be those on the surface—or rather, the discarded shields deliberately abandoned by that “Bai Yuanguang”, while Bai Yuanguang himself remained deeply hidden.
They’ve startled the snake by hitting the grass.
It’s unlikely to find “Bai Yuanguang” as easily as before.
“I wonder if Hong Tian, Bai Shan, and the ancestors can pry open Qiu Yangming’s mouth and extract so useful information from him.”
Thinking this, Chen Yi dispersed the Sword Intent enveloped outside the pavilion, opened the window, and looked at the street scene outside.
At so point, the sky had gathered another layer of ominous clouds, and snowflakes began to fall.
“Snow?”
Chen Yi realized that the weather within Taizhou Mountain was different from Tianyuan Continent, without detailed seasonal divisions.
Sotis it was very hot, sotis very cold, unpredictable.
So ordinary people in strong cities, guards, and inner cities would always prepare both winter and sumr clothing to prevent illness from weather changes.
Soldiers, however, were unaffected by the weather due to their cultivation.
Snowfall…
Suddenly, images of his ti at Sword Edge Mountain surfaced in Chen Yi’s mind, when he first realized the eldest’s predicant at Wuliang Mountain, with Senior Sister Ning Xue following him through the wind and snow.
“Senior Sister.”
A slight smile appeared on Chen Yi’s face as he perceived Ning Xue standing gracefully beside Zhan Hongxiu and others, and he imdiately approached them.
“Junior Brother, you’re finally here.” Zhan Hongxiu seed to breathe a sigh of relief and imdiately said:
“Uncle Master Yue just sent word, consistent with your earlier guess, the Demon Court is now stationed not far outside the city, and all scouts who went out to explore the situation are missing without exception.”
Chen Yi’s smile vanished, and he asked, “Is it the sa for every city?”
He had previously sensed sothing amiss outside the city. If there were no conspiracy, based on the Demon Court’s past behavior, they would surely either attack or retreat openly and straightforwardly, not hiding like now.
It’s as if they’re afraid the Human Race won’t notice their machinations.
“Except for the scouts from my Youdu City and the neighboring Sky Do City, scouts from strong cities and guard cities, including Human Extre City and Earth Fla City, have all gone missing.”
Zhan Hongxiu said with a serious deanor: “And it’s not an isolated case, but all scouts who ventured deep into the Demon Court have vanished without a trace, not even the outposts were spared and completely removed by the Demon Court.”
Chen Yi furrowed his brow and bowed his head in thought.
The Demon Court’s actions clearly had its sches, not only drastically different in style, becoming much more covert, but even their purposes were hard to fathom.
It’s as if they suddenly replaced a strategist with extraordinary intelligence.
The faces of Ning Xue, Lv Cheng, and Jiang Yunni remained calm. They had long witnessed the threat of the Demon Court and didn’t find it surprising.
Despite being extrely cautious, without sufficient cultivation and strength, every task outside the city was a life-threatening endeavor.
After contemplating for a mont, Chen Yi asked, “What else did Uncle Master Yue say?”
“He said nothing else, only instructed us to stay put for the ti being. Until the Demon Court’s purpose is thoroughly investigated, all soldiers’ rotations are canceled, and they’re to be ready at all tis.”
Zhan Hongxiu recalled: “However, orders from Sky Do City earlier can’t be refused.”
Chen Yi understood, “Soone has to conduct investigations.”
Zhan Hongxiu nodded, saying seriously: “Junior Brother, I know this matter is extrely dangerous, but as Youdu City’s scouts, our duty is to ensure the safety of Sky Do City…”
Before she could finish, Chen Yi raised his hand, interrupting, “Duty is duty, risking lives is risking lives. Senior Sister, I know you want to contribute, but the current situation is different from before; moving recklessly will only worsen the situation.”
Lv Cheng echoed persuasively, “Junior Brother is right. Senior Sister, even if investigations are needed, it should be done by cultivators more adept at concealnt. We’re all sword cultivators, we’re good at fighting, but lacking in stealth.”
Jiang Yunni nodded repeatedly, “Senior Sister Zhan, in my view, there’s no rush. With Brother Chen here, there will certainly be a better way.”
Ning Xue pursed her lips without speaking, but her eyes were constantly fixed on Chen Yi, apparently waiting for him to make a decision.
Zhan Hongxiu, seeing this, helplessly rubbed her forehead and said, “Alright, alright, I rely intended to alleviate so of Uncle Master Yue’s anxieties. After all, if not you and , then another team has to scout.”
But despite her words, she didn’t persist further, asking Chen Yi: “Have you thought of what the Demon Court might be planning?”
Chen Yi shook his head, “Currently, the intelligence is too limited, and I can’t figure it out for now. But it’s certain that the Demon Court’s sudden change indicates their plan is of significant importance.”
Suddenly.
Chen Yi thought of the Barbarian Emperor’s upcoming coronation and rembered when the Fengyue Demon Emperor succeeded as the “Demon Emperor” and marched southward to press at the pass.
Could it be that the Barbarian Emperor intends to emulate the Fengyue Demon Emperor?
It’s sowhat possible.
Except, the forr targets Tianyuan Continent, attacking Beixiong Pass whereas the latter aims to assault the Human Race’s three strong cities and thirty guard cities.
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