“Old Deng himself doesn’t mind, so why should you? They say the emperor isn’t worried but the eunuchs are, but you’re not a eunuch,” Zijing said with a grin.

"Grandpa, can I beat her up?" Rowling said angrily.

"Stop fooling around."

Ye Feng gave a wry smile, then glared at Zi Jing and asked with a serious expression, "What terrible thing has happened? Explain yourself clearly, don't be so impulsive."

Zijing then quickly said, "A very large tree has appeared on the river valley plain, and it appeared very suddenly. We suspect it is related to cultivators."

"Here's the condition of that tree, Old Deng, take a look."

As Zijing spoke, she placed a spirit stone jade slip in front of Yefeng.

Ye Feng then picked up the spirit stone jade slip and infused it with his true energy. A beam of light shot out from it, forming a semi-transparent light curtain in the air in front of Ye Feng.

On the vast river valley plain, a towering tree stands tall, its verdant canopy spreading out like a giant umbrella in all directions.

Ye Feng's brows immediately furrowed tightly.

This tree is indeed very large; it is at least several hundred meters tall, and the diameter of its canopy exceeds fifty miles. It would not be an exaggeration to describe it as blotting out the sky.

However, the fact that Ye Feng and the goat monster didn't notice such a large tree when they were fighting fiercely in the sky above the river valley plain indicates that the tree did not exist in the river valley plain at that time.

This tree only appeared suddenly within the last ten days!

“Yesterday afternoon, the river valley plain suddenly trembled, and then this big tree broke through the soil and grew rapidly at an astonishing speed, reaching an unbelievable scale. This is definitely not a tree that grew naturally; it must be related to cultivators,” Zijing continued.

"Did you investigate?" Ye Feng asked.

“I sent people to investigate. There’s a cave under that tree that leads down to the bottom, and the environment inside is very complicated. The people I sent said there was danger inside, but they didn’t know exactly what the danger was. They just felt all sorts of sensations after entering, and then they unknowingly walked out of there.”

Zijing's words piqued Yefeng's curiosity.

At the same time, Zijing's judgment was correct; this towering tree was indeed related to cultivators.

After a moment's thought, Ye Feng said, "Send Xu Ping'an and Li Xuanming over there to participate in the investigation."

Upon hearing this, Zijing nodded repeatedly.

However, five days have passed, and neither Xu Pingan nor Li Xuanming have found any useful information.

Like the other explorers, the two of them would unknowingly walk out of the underground cave under the influence of hallucinations, unable to explore further.

As for that enormous, towering tree, there's nothing strange about it.

Although this towering tree has nothing to do with cultivators, it is not particularly special in itself, except that it is incredibly large.

Just then, another intelligence report was presented to Ye Feng.

"What is this?" Ye Feng asked.

"It's from the prison in Silla City. There's a martial artist who's been staying there, eating and drinking for free, and he's not leaving," Rowling said.

"Do I really have to personally handle such a trivial matter?" Ye Feng said unhappily.

Rowling smiled wryly, "The prisoner's name is a bit... so I think we should take it seriously."

"What's his name?" Night Wind asked.

“He said his name was Ge Shuyinglong,” Rowling replied.

Geshu Yinglong!

The father of Ge Shu Feixue, the previous Dragon General of the Divine Sword Empire and the current Dragon General!

Night Breeze became interested and picked up the report to examine it carefully.

As he watched, Ye Feng burst out laughing.

"This guy entered our Silla City and actually used his martial arts to protect a little girl, which is why he was imprisoned? And after entering the prison, he refused to leave, actively triggering the alarm and violating the prison rules to extend his detention period?" Ye Feng said with a half-smile, stroking his chin.

“I also find it a bit strange. Should we call him over and ask him?” Rowling said.

“Then go and call him,” Ye Feng nodded.

In the prison of Silla Castle.

Ge Shuyinglong sat in his cell writing and drawing, and the walls of the cell were covered with his writings.

There were poems and songs, cultivation techniques, formations, and some other random, unrecognizable things.

"Your detention period is up. Get out of there."

The head of the Xinluo City prison shouted from the cell door, but Ge Shuyinglong only glanced back at him before suddenly waving his hand and unleashing a burst of true energy that struck the cell wall.

This burst of true energy was extremely weak and did not cause any damage to the cell, only leaving a faint grayish-white mark on the cell wall.

But the alarm in the cell was triggered immediately!

"Damn it, turn off the alarm!"

The prison warden gave orders to his subordinates, then glared angrily at Ge Shuyinglong in the cell and shouted, "You can't do this! Our prisons in Xinluo City are for detaining dangerous individuals who break the law, not for you to eat, drink, and waste your days! You're exploiting loopholes in the law!"

"I'm telling you, I've already reported this to my superiors, and someone will be coming to deal with you soon!"

Ge Shuyinglong shrugged and said, "Whatever."

The prison warden was furious but helpless.

Just then, a woman walked over from a distance.

Upon seeing the woman, the prison warden immediately stood at attention and saluted, his face showing utmost respect.

Because this person is none other than Luo Lin, the second-in-command of Silla City!

The prison warden was shocked; he truly hadn't expected Rowling to come in person.

But before he could say anything, Rowling had already ordered, "Open the cell door."

The prison warden said helplessly, "Mrs. Rowling, the cell door was always open; he's the one who's staying inside and refusing to come out."

Rowling walked over and saw that the cell door was indeed open, and the unkempt middle-aged man—Ge Shuyinglong—was writing and drawing on the cell wall, creating his artwork.

“Geshu Yinglong, please come out from inside. Our Luo family’s ancestor—His Majesty the Emperor of the Silla Empire—wants to see you,” Luo Lin said.

"Has this day finally come?"

Ge Shuyinglong sighed and slowly stood up.

At this moment, looking at Ge Shuyinglong standing in front of him with a blank expression, Ye Feng suddenly felt an urge to burst into laughter.

"I didn't expect that the previous General Long of the Divine Sword Empire would actually stay in our Silla City prison. It seems that the food in our Silla City prison is quite good." Ye Feng said with a smile.

Rowling's face showed a slightly strange expression.

"This is our second meeting, isn't it, General Geshu? Or should I address you as the Elder of the Spirit of Flesh and Blood?" Ye Feng asked.