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As night deepened, Tang Yue stood on an open field in Shanhe County. She had originally planned to go to Xiangxi County to search for her father and the battalion commander, but suddenly felt a pang of fear, as if an invisible hand had gripped her heart.

Her face turned pale instantly, her body swayed slightly, and unease flashed in her eyes.

"What's going on?" She had never felt this way before. She was certain that the original owner's illness had been cured. If it wasn't a problem with her body, then it was...

Tang Yue lowered her eyes, her hands rapidly forming hand seals as she chanted incantations. A faint halo emanated from her body, reflecting the starlight in the night sky. With her movements, the surrounding air seemed to grow heavy, and a mysterious aura permeated the air.

She looked up at the starry sky, where the brilliant stars twinkled, as if they were telling her some secret.

Tang Yue's gaze was focused, fixed on the stars, trying to decipher the code of fate from their arrangement and twinkling. Her mind raced, various hexagrams and clues constantly surfacing, which she analyzed one by one.

A moment later, Tang Yue's tightly furrowed brows relaxed slightly, and she already knew the answer in her heart. "It's Dad, something must have happened to Dad." She murmured, her voice carrying a hint of worry, but more so a sense of certainty, "But thankfully, he's not in any danger."

A faint smile appeared on Tang Yue's lips. She knew it; her father definitely wouldn't die. Sure enough, although he might be seriously injured, he would definitely use his spiritual power to heal himself in the most critical moment.

If that doesn't work, there's still the battalion commander. The battalion commander won't abandon her father.

"Company Commander, are you alright?" Sun Jinan and Zhang Dabing had just noticed that the company commander was acting strangely. However, the company commander seemed to be calculating something, so they didn't dare to disturb him.

"Hmm, it's alright. Did the US military camp bring back several vehicles? Let's drive to Xiangxi County, that'll be faster."

"Alright, Company Commander, the cars are all parked outside the county town. We can go straight there and drive them," Sun Jinan said as he walked out.

When the guards saw that it was the goddess and her two guardians who came out, they didn't dare to ask any questions and obediently opened the door.

As soon as they got into the car, Zhang Dabing asked Tang Yue, "Company Commander, what are your plans for Battalion Commander Yang and the others? It's been three days already, and I see that Battalion Commander Yang is very restless. He really wants to contact his superiors."

Tang Yue smiled and said, "Let's contact the garrison first and briefly explain the situation here. Then we'll tell them that no one can drive our tanks and ask Battalion Commander Yang and the others to stay here and help us."

Zhang Dabing chuckled, and Sun Jinan nodded, "Okay, I'll take care of it when I get back tonight."

In the past few days, Tang Yue, along with the able-bodied men of Shanhe County and Battalion Commander Yang and others, with ten tanks leading the way, has swept through the entire area within 50 li around Shanhe County, and there are already more than 900 American prisoners of war.

The goddess's fame had spread far and wide in the area. It seemed that wherever the goddess was, evil would not arise.

However, they did not go to other counties. When they arrived in those areas, they only dealt with the American troops outside the county town and did not go in to disturb the lives of the people of Bianyue.

The group drove a jeep, bumping along towards Xiangxi County. The fog was very thick that night, and whether Zhang Dabing was unfamiliar with the area or something else, they had strayed off course.

Xiangxi County is about 60 li away from Shanhe County, but they have been driving for an hour now and there is still no sign of Xiangxi County.

"Soldier, are you going the wrong way?"

Zhang Dabing kept driving forward, answering uncertainly, "Probably not. I've always had a pretty good sense of direction."

Sun Jinan was now somewhat doubtful. "We should have walked for about an hour now, right? Wasn't it supposed to be 60 li? How come we haven't arrived yet after an hour?"

Zhang Dabing was also unsure, so he stopped the car. The two of them turned to look at Tang Yue. Tang Yue looked confused. She hadn't paid attention to the exact time when they left; she had been lost in thought in the car and hadn't noticed which direction they were going.

Without spiritual support here, her spiritual power generally cannot extend more than 20 miles away.

"Let's get out of the car and see where we are." Sun Jinan took out a map from his pocket, and Zhang Dabing and Sun Jinan checked the surrounding terrain together.

Tang Yue, Sun Jinan, and Zhang Dabing got out of the car. The surroundings were quiet, with only the rustling of grass and trees in the breeze. Sun Jinan unfolded the map and carefully examined it by the dim moonlight, while Zhang Dabing observed the surrounding terrain with a furrowed brow and a look of resistance on his face.

Zhang Dabing found it hard to believe that he could do something so foolish. How could he possibly get lost? The direction couldn't possibly be wrong.

Tang Yue stood still, closed her eyes, and let her consciousness slowly extend outward like a tide. However, it hadn't gone far when a series of clanging and banging sounds broke the silence of the night.

The sound was particularly abrupt in the dead of night, and she frowned instantly, her mind filled with doubt: "What on earth is going on in the middle of the night?"

Tang Yue's consciousness followed the direction of the sound, and the scene before her made her pupils shrink.

A huge pit, about three miles in circumference, appeared before Tang Yue's eyes. The pit walls were steep, like the gaping maw of a giant beast.

Inside the pit, countless ragged, emaciated people from the Bianyue Kingdom were hunched over, struggling to pound on the pit walls with their rudimentary tools. Their faces were filled with exhaustion and despair, their eyes vacant, as if they had lost all hope of living.

What's even more infuriating is that menacing American soldiers stand by the pit, holding whips and occasionally lashing the civilians who work a little slower.

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