The night was deep.

"Shen Qing."

A knock sounded, and Shang Wu and Xu Ruiling had already arrived outside Shen Qing's door.

"It's time to go."

Shen Qing pushed open the door, stunned, and asked, "Are we going too?"

"Otherwise what?"

Shang Wu said calmly, "We will definitely be there to test the higher-ups."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Of course, you can also choose not to go."

"No, no, no, I'll definitely stay with you."

Shen Qing quickly pushed open the door and went out.

Xu Ruiling, unusually, did not express her opinion on this, and kept her head down, seemingly lost in thought.

"Which route should we take?" Shen Qing asked.

"Changliang's book," Shangwu said, squinting.

"Where?" Shen Qing asked, "Where is the dragon beast really?"

"Of course...not here."

"ah?"

Shang Wu said calmly, "The so-called transportation of dragon beasts is just a smokescreen, merely bait."

Shen Qing was speechless: "Then what are we going to do?"

"Fishing also requires patience. If we don't go in person, will the believers believe us?"

"Alright."

The three of them drove away slowly from the Wuxing Hotel under the cover of night.

On the top floor, Xu Zhou swirled his glass of red wine, watching the car drive away into the night.

"Cousin," Xu Gezhen said leisurely, sitting on the sofa, "Tonight is rather peaceful."

"You're still so perceptive." Xu Zhou glanced at him and said indifferently, "Don't say I didn't take care of you. Stay home these next couple of days."

"Oh?" Xu Gezhen raised an eyebrow: "Then I must thank my cousin."

You're welcome.

Xu Gezhen smiled helplessly; he really wasn't being polite.

He raised his glass, the red glow of which obscured his view, preventing Xu Zhou from seeing the mockery in Xu Gezhen's eyes.

My cousin really thinks he's my cousin.

Xu Zhou was still thinking about protecting his cousin's safety, but he never expected that his cousin was already secretly trying to sow discord between him and the Chen brothers.

He didn't look back at Shang Wu and the others as they departed; he also needed to figure out how to complete the sect leader's mission and obtain the dragon beast.

...

"arrive."

Shen Qing lightly applied the brakes, gradually slowing down until the car came to a stop on the dirt road.

"Um?"

Shen Qing stared blankly at the huge cage that had appeared not far away, covered with a black cloth, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"When did this get here?"

Shangwu calmly opened the car door and answered his question.

"Since we're going fishing, we need to prepare lures too; these are provided by the higher-ups."

"Um?"

Xu Ruiling also came down, placed her hand on her chest, and frowned slightly: "What is this feeling?"

"The dragon's unique might." Shangwu asked with concern, "Are you feeling alright?"

"It's nothing." Xu Ruiling shook her head. "It's just a little depressing, but I'll get used to it after a while."

"So, nobody cares about me?"

This almost exposed Qin Sheng, since he couldn't sense the dragon's might at all. Now, after Xu Rui reminded him, he looked uncomfortable.

"Bear with it, it'll do you good."

Shang Wu was clearly not as gentle with Shen Qing anymore.

"Dragon's Might..."

Xu Ruiling asked, "So there really is a dragon beast under this black cloth?"

Shang Wu's gaze met hers, and for a moment Xu Ruiling felt a little guilty and turned her head away.

"Fine, I won't say if I don't want to," Xu Ruiling said, pouting.

Shangwu remained silent, instead scanning his surroundings as if searching for something.

"I'm here."

The one who spoke was Lie Ri Feng Wang.

"Hunting the Sun and Being Conferred the Title of King".

"No need to be so polite, just call me Houyu," Houyu said.

"Mr. Houyu," Shangwu nodded and asked, "Has Changliang's book arrived?"

Hou Yu shook his head: "Not yet, but there's still an hour until the agreed time."

"What about the layout around here..."

Shangwu and Houyu started talking, and Shen Qing found a rock to sit down, seemingly trying to relieve the oppressive feeling brought by Longwei.

But he really couldn't feel it...

That's not the point right now; it's the hundred-meter-long cage.

Since Xu Ruiling sensed the dragon's might, could it be that the dragon beast is really planning to transport goods here?

Qin Sheng squinted, unable to understand what Shang Wu was trying to do for the first time.

Given the extremely high possibility of an inside agent, the dragon beast, being the only bait, cannot be mistaken.

Once lost, it won't be so easy to lure out followers later.

It would be better to use the pretense of transporting dragons as bait to lure fish, rather than actually bringing the dragons out.

Is Shangwu perhaps planning to take risks?

Or was it to end things quickly so that he could take Xu Ruiling away from this troublesome place in District 11?

"Um."

Qin Sheng was stunned for a moment, looking at the water Xu Ruiling handed him.

"You're being so kind?" Qin Sheng took it suspiciously. "Won't there be a problem with this?"

"Do I look like such a bad person?" Xu Ruiling rolled her eyes, put her hands on her hips and said, "No matter what, you were our tour guide for a few days. You worked hard, so you deserve a bottle of water."

Qin Sheng raised an eyebrow: "I thought you were still secretly cursing me."

Why would I curse you?

"Of course, it's for the two of you to have some alone time."

"Hmm... Is it too late to cast a curse now?"

Qin Sheng was speechless: "Please keep your back a little, thank you."

"Okay, you're welcome."

“…”

"What do you think of the Creation Church…" Xu Ruiling paused, seemingly organizing her thoughts, "What do you think?"

"You're asking me?" Qin Sheng raised an eyebrow. "Me, Shen Qing, am almost driven to a nervous breakdown by the followers of the Creation Cult. And you're asking me what I think of the Creation Cult?"

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