"That’s absolute nonsense!" Zhou Heng didn’t get angry, but Ni Anbei did. He grabbed the ssenger by the collar and lifted him forcefully, "You bastard, say one more word like that and I’ll kill you!"
"Captain Ni, are you covering for a traitor?" The ssenger did not resist and seed fearless. He looked at Ni Anbei with a cold smile, "If innocent, why be afraid of an investigation?"
"Are you investigating, or are you slandering a hero? A hero who might bring hope to the Dragon Clan!" Ni Anbei shouted. Zhou Heng’s attack power against the Shadow Dead Spirits was truly formidable.
If his ability can increase with the enhancent of the Realm, then one day he can level the Demon Sea, giving the Dragon Clan a peaceful sky! He might even assist the other three Divine Beasts, making the Dragon Clan truly the leader of the four Divine Beasts—now they self-proclaim, and only the Dragon Clan has the gall to always consider itself the leader.
"Captain Ni, do you think the abilities he’s displayed are normal? You should know, he didn’t have such abilities before. He was trapped in the Demon Sea for a few months, and suddenly he has them. If we don’t investigate thoroughly, how can we convince the masses?" The ssenger said indifferently. His strength was only at the Cot Sovereign level, yet his words were logical and clear.
This sort of person is clearly not skilled on the battlefield but is indeed a master of manipulation!
Ni Anbei found the ssenger’s words absurd. How can anyone doubt a hero? Yet, he was formidable on the battlefield. To think and counter-argue was too difficult for him! His mind was entirely focused on fight, which truly put him in a bind.
"But we can’t go on like this!" He emphasized.
"Captain Ni, don’t get agitated. This is just a small investigation. Look, I ca alone, didn’t bring the Imperial Guard, right?" The ssenger showed a smile, but his gaze at Zhou Heng was chilling.
Ni Anbei didn’t notice this; he thought the ssenger seed reasonable. If the Military Departnt indeed suspected Zhou Heng as a traitor colluding with the Dead Spirits in the Demon Sea, they would have sent the Imperial Guard directly to take him away!
Cooperating with the investigation shouldn’t result in any losses, though it felt a bit unjust!
Thinking this way put Ni Anbei at ease. He released his grip on the ssenger’s collar, stepped back two steps, and stood with arms crossed. Regardless, Zhou Heng was his subordinate, and he had to be present to prevent others from bullying him.
The ssenger didn’t mind, only revealing a disdainful smile.
He needed soone to confirm the situation, because he would entrap Zhou Heng with his words, unwittingly making him fall into his language trap, corroborating the "fact" of colluding with the Dead Spirits!
This kid obviously is naive; how could he dare to snatch the top position from Young Master Lin Dong, clearly tired of living! Especially boasting after surviving the Demon Sea—wasn’t this provoking the Yan Family?
He was confident, as long as Zhou Heng followed his reasoning, he would unwittingly entrap Zhou Heng!
"Zhou Heng, recount the situation when your Ninth Squadron encountered the Tide of Death!" he said, secretly laughing. Regardless of how slight Zhou Heng’s recount went wrong, he would magnify it as the entry point.
A few flaws added together could form a major loophole!
Zhou Heng sat quietly, not saying a word.
"Zhou Heng, how did you escape after facing the Tide of Death?" the ssenger asked again.
Zhou Heng responded with silence.
This kid has so skills, but how long will he hold out?
"Zhou Heng, did you collude with the Shadow Dead Spirits and lead your comrades into the Tide of Death?" The ssenger suddenly shouted.
This was absolutely false, as it was the Military Departnt that provided the location of the Tide of Death; if anyone was "colluding," it was the Military Departnt! However, the ssenger did not plan to use such cheap tricks to fra Zhou Heng; he aid to provoke Zhou Heng into speaking!
Because this fact was well-known, opening his mouth at this ti could not go wrong!
The ssenger knew this too, and his purpose in asking these questions was rely to make Zhou Heng speak—once spoken, it would be challenging not to speak again!
Zhou Heng sat with serenity, showing no intention of speaking.
"Zhou Heng, for the nine months you disappeared, did you receive the inheritance of the Shadow Dead Spirits?"
"Zhou Heng..."
"Zhou Heng..."
The ssenger started with high spirits, slandering in countless ways without repeating himself, but performing a solo act wasn’t going to do, two hours passed, and he ran out of words.
How does this kid have such patience?
Zhou Heng wasn’t fazed, but he almost went mad!
The Military Departnt’s intention was naturally to reward Zhou Heng, but the Yan Family used their power to delay the reward, sending him here to investigate Zhou Heng falsely, aiming to make Zhou Heng slip up, framing him as a traitor!
This wasn’t impossible, because Zhou Heng was rely at the Cot Realm. How could thousands of Dead Spirits fear him? This was sothing even the Old Ancestor couldn’t achieve!
Who could surpass the Old Ancestor?
In the eyes of the arrogant Dragon Clan, the answer was naturally no one!
That’s right, how could Zhou Heng possess abilities that even the Old Ancestor didn’t have? Isn’t it because he colluded with the Dead Spirits?
Such a notion would certainly find a large audience among the arrogant Dragon Clan—of course, the precondition was to brand Zhou Heng as a traitor!
Once Zhou Heng fell into the trap, Ni Anbei was the human witness, and he could seize the opportunity to bring Zhou Heng back to the Military Departnt and kill him privately, leaving Zhou Heng without a chance to refute even if he realized he had been trapped by words!
If such a person were left unchecked, given Zhou Heng’s imnse lethality against the Dead Spirits, the speed of his military achievents would be astonishing! Once Zhou Heng stepped into the Black Cave Realm and ascended to the Military Departnt, his position would surely overshadow that of the Yan Family’s mber, and by then, all dark secrets would be exposed to the world!
This was a burden the Yan Family could not bear!
Therefore, Zhou Heng had to be snuffed out in the cradle!
In this regard, Zhou Heng’s strategy of luring the snake out of its hole was effective.
However... Zhou Heng was too calm, damn it, how could he possibly be wronged for over two hours without even breathing heavily, are you really a male dragon or not!
The ssenger found himself breaking into a cold sweat, why was this kid so tough! He wasn’t afraid of Zhou Heng’s eloquence, as even the best talkers might slip up, but by saying nothing at all... how could he make a mistake!
But he didn’t know, Zhou Heng had been floating in the Demon Sea for a full nine months!
During those nine months, he endured an unimaginable coldness and loneliness, and if not for his incredibly resilient will, others would have gone insane in less than a month or two! This wasn’t a nine-month seclusion; it required constant suppression of his own aura from leaking out, making his awareness impeccably clear while keeping his heartbeat completely halted.
Having endured those nine months, what did a little bit of non-stop chatter matter?
The ssenger couldn’t help but down the seventh cup of tea, he suddenly found himself at a loss for words, his thoughts a bit jumbled, as he was, after all, performing a one-man show; having talked nonstop for two hours was already well-prepared.
Should he start over, repeat it once? But which sentence should he begin with? He couldn’t quite rember it!
"What’s your na?" And just then, Zhou Heng suddenly spoke.
The ssenger was initially stunned, then overjoyed, feeling an indescribable sense of relief!
Heaven never fails compassionate people, your uncle finally spoke! The ssenger suddenly felt the world was so wonderful, even if Zhou Heng greeted his ancestors through eighteen generations, he would still feel elated.
"I am Yu, Yu Haoshi!" The ssenger said as if attending to a great lord.
"Yu Haoshi—" Zhou Heng suddenly made a move, reaching out to grab the opponent’s head.
"You dare attack an officer?" Yu Haoshi could let Ni Anbei grab him by the chest but would never allow Zhou Heng the sa because there was too much of a rank difference between them; he was from the Military Departnt, even if just a runner, whereas only Ni Anbei in this 9943 camp could stand on equal footing with him!
He snorted coldly, striking out a palm, launching a counterattack towards Zhou Heng.
Buzz!
The Purple Fla Heavenly Dragon was unleashed, shooting towards Yu Haoshi like an arrow, and under the impact of the domineering aura, Yu Haoshi’s movents stalled imdiately, while Zhou Heng’s large hand reached over unimpeded, grabbing his dragon horn.
Zhou Heng followed through with a swing of his arm, slamming it hard towards the ground, thud, Yu Haoshi’s entire head was buried in the mud.
"...Go back and tell the person behind you, if you want to deal with , co in person. For small fry like you, if you co again, I’ll toss you into the Demon Sea!" Zhou Heng said lightly.
After speaking, he nodded slightly towards Ni Anbei and strode away.
"Zhou Heng—" Ni Anbei chased after him, not caring at all that soone in his military tent was crouched with their head planted in the mud, "Aren’t you afraid of severe punishnt from the Military Departnt?"
Zhou Heng smiled slightly, saying, "If the Military Departnt really wanted to investigate , how could it possibly send just one person? He must be the henchman of that hidden hand who couldn’t resist coming to probe !"
Ni Anbei’s face instantly filled with killing intent. He wasn’t good at scheming and power play, but he wasn’t an idiot either; once reminded by Zhou Heng, he imdiately realized.
Thinking of the fallen brothers of the Ninth Squad, he walked back to the military tent with a dark face, and soon, a heartrending scream echoed out—Yu Haoshi was truly out of luck this ti.
In the end, Ni Anbei still let Yu Haoshi go, as the man ca with the banner of the Military Departnt’s envoy. Ni Anbei could use the excuse of "sparring" to beat him up but ultimately didn’t dare abuse private punishnt.
It was only four days later that soone rushed to the 9943 camp, demanding Ni Anbei to call for Zhou Heng with an extrely arrogant deanor.
Could that hidden hand have responded so quickly?
It shouldn’t be, four days wouldn’t even be enough ti for Yu Haoshi to return to the Military Departnt, let alone send soone new!
Zhou Heng returned to Ni Anbei’s tent, only to see a very thin old man sitting and drinking tea, while Ni Anbei didn’t even have the qualification to accompany him by sitting and stood respectfully like a grandson beside him. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welco to vote for it on Qidian (qidian). Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.)
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