Li Jianshan, who was sitting closest, went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, the cold wind outside made people shiver.

Under the gloomy weather, Bixi's face was also gloomy.

Li Jianshan: "???"

Who has offended this guy recently?

Bixi said, "I'm sorry to bother you, but I really have a favor to ask."

Li Jianshan was even more confused. This guy was the son of a dragon, with abilities that reached the heavens. Did he need their help?

Despite his confusion, Li Jianshan wasn't oblivious and quickly invited the person inside.

Jiang Si saw Bixi, looked at him, then at the hot pot in front of her, and asked, "Want to eat together? Humans are still terrible at everything else, but their cooking skills have improved by leaps and bounds."

The bixi stood still.

Seeing his expression, Jiang Si said after a while, "Even if it's something big, you need to eat well to have the strength."

Unable to refuse the hospitality, Bixi sat down.

Guan Qingchen had already thoughtfully given him an extra pair of chopsticks.

Bixi, possessing divine status, had long since abstained from grains and did not eat anything of the five elements. However, faced with this enticing aroma, he still picked up his chopsticks.

Forget it, let's not spoil their fun.

Bixi took a few bites and was quite satisfied, but he still had some worries in his heart and could not feel at ease.

Jiang Si: "Speak, what is it?"

"Don't worry about spoiling the fun, we're all quite interested."

Bixi then said, "Actually, I have a favor to ask. I would like to ask you to help me find someone. I sense that he is in danger."

“Um,” Li Jianshan said, “I have a question. Lord Bixi, you are so powerful, you could find it in the blink of an eye, right?”

This is also a question that everyone has.

What abilities does Bixi possess that he needs Jiang Si's help?

Bixi smiled bitterly: "I am trapped here, and I am within a hundred miles of Qingtang Reservoir."

In short, it is a huge cage with a radius of 100 miles centered on Qingtang Reservoir.

He originally lived a life of hardship among the mountain streams, but after the reservoir was dug, he moved to a different place. Perhaps due to the passage of time, he gradually regained some of his magical powers.

But he still couldn't leave this place.

Bixi clearly didn't want to say the reason, so no one asked. After all, even a dragon prince has his pride.

Jiang Si asked, "Who are you looking for?"

“He is a friend I met at Qingtang Reservoir. After he grew up, he joined the army. Knowing that he was going to carry out a special mission, I gave him a tortoise shell when he came back to visit his family once. But just now, I sensed that he was in danger.”

The tortoise shell of the Bixi contains his magical power, making it extremely precious.

If someone can give this as a gift, they must be a very important friend.

Jiang Si asked, "Do you have a photo of him?"

Bixi shook its head.

Jiang Si: "..."

"Do you have his birth date and time?"

Bixi continued to shake its head.

Jiang Si: "..."

That's right, no matter how capable she is, she can't conjure up a person out of thin air.

Especially since this person is a friend of Bixi, she can't possibly probe into Bixi's mind.

Bixi realized his oversight and stood up: "It's alright, I know where his house is, I'll go steal one back."

"Wait for me," he said, and then hurried away.

Everyone: "..."

They really came and went like a gust of wind.

They had almost finished eating the hotpot, so they tidied up and waited for Bixi to come over.

I had just finished tidying up when the doorbell rang again.

"So fast?"

It was Li Jianshan who opened the door. "You—" He had just started to speak when he realized that the person standing in front of the door was not Bixi, but Director Liao, whom he had seen a while ago. Behind him was a rather dignified middle-aged man with a square face and an upright and resolute expression.

With Li Jianshan's current abilities, he could even sense a strong aura of blood on this person.

In peacetime, people with a strong sense of justice and integrity are generally limited to a few professions. Coupled with this person's aura, Li Jianshan was able to guess the gist of it.

He didn't ask any more questions and stepped aside to let them in.

Director Liao seemed to have great respect for the square-faced man. After he went in, he said, "This is Jiang Si, Master Jiang."

The square-faced man extended his hand. "Nice to meet you, Master Jiang."

Jiang Si glanced at him and immediately understood. She extended her hand and said, "Nice to meet you."

“There’s no one in the upstairs room, let’s go up and talk,” Jiang Si said.

The square-faced man seemed relieved and quickly agreed.

The two went upstairs.

The remaining people exchanged bewildered glances with Liao.

"Director Liao, come and have a cup of tea," Guan Qingchen said.

Director Liao also breathed a sigh of relief.

He enjoys dealing with people like that.

Never ask about things you shouldn't ask about.

Upstairs, Jiang Si and Gu Ming sat on either side.

Gu Ming got straight to the point: "Master Jiang, I have a favor to ask this time."

Jiang Si: "Please speak."

She could tell that the person in front of her had made great contributions, and she had great respect for those who protected their country, so her tone was respectful as well.

Gu Ming sighed softly, "One of our secret teams suddenly lost contact while on a mission on the southwestern border. They were never seen, neither alive nor dead."

Sacrifices are inevitable during missions, but this time was different; it was very bizarre.

They sent people over immediately after the contact was lost.

At the location where the instruments indicated they had lost contact, no trace of them was found, not even a trace of resistance.

This is an elite force, equipped with sophisticated weaponry; it's impossible for them to be taken away silently.

They had long heard of a group of people with evil magic active on the southwestern border and highly suspected that it was them.

There was a Taoist master in their team, but after only a preliminary calculation, he coughed up a mouthful of blood and fell into a deep coma.

How dangerous this is.

I had no choice but to visit Jiang Si.

After all, time waits for no one.

Gu Ming took out a stack of documents from his briefcase, which contained the personal information of the missing team members.

The photos posted showed faces that still looked quite young.

While their peers might still be being pampered by their parents, they have already devoted themselves to rigorous training, all so that they can contribute to the country in critical moments.

Jiang Si looked through the photos one by one, pausing for a certain amount of time on each one.

Gu Ming looked at Jiang Si nervously.

He didn't feel this tension even when facing dozens of enemies.

But this time was different. He personally trained this boy, from a clueless teenager to someone who could stand on his own.

Jiang Si's expression was unreadable.

After a long pause, she pulled out a few bills and sighed softly, "Let's comfort their families."

Gu Ming, a man who could dig out bullets without batting an eye, changed his expression in that instant.

He mechanically accepted it.

The smiles on their faces were so vibrant, how could they have turned into death in the blink of an eye?

His voice trembled slightly: "Is there no other way?"

Jiang Si shook her head.

The three souls and seven spirits have already entered the underworld; there is no way to bring them back.

"What about the others?"

"The specific details are unknown, but the good news is that the person is still alive."