Chapter 80 When husband and wife join forces, even gods have to kneel down and speak!
Lu Zhanting's promotion and appointment were like a boulder thrown into a lake, creating a silent ripple at the highest levels of the capital, but leaving no trace in the mortal world.
The next morning.
The first rays of dawn pierced through the window and streamed into the Lu family courtyard, where everything remained as tranquil as ever.
Su Wanqing got up very early and was tending to the medicinal garden in the courtyard, which was carefully watered with spiritual spring water.
After the space was upgraded, her perception of the spiritual energy of plants became exceptionally keen. She could clearly "hear" the breath of each spiritual plant and feel their joy as they stretched out in the sunlight.
Lu Zhanting did not do his morning exercise today.
He was wearing a simple gray training uniform and sitting alone in his study.
A dozen or so top-secret files, sealed in brown paper bags, were laid out in front of him.
Information on the first batch of candidates for the "Kunlun" team.
Behind every name lies a legend of blood and fire.
They are the sharpest blades in each war zone, and indispensable ace soldiers for their respective troops.
Now, he will draw all these sharp knives from their sheaths, quench them, reforge them, and melt them down into a national weapon capable of cutting through supernatural threats.
His expression was extremely focused, and the outward sharpness of the former iron-blooded battalion commander was gone from his brows, replaced by a restrained and deep-seated composure.
The brand-new general's badge on his shoulder brought not only power, but also an overwhelming sense of responsibility.
Su Wanqing carried a cup of tea diluted with golden spiritual liquid and walked lightly into the study.
She didn't make a sound to disturb him, but quietly placed the teacup beside him.
Lu Zhanting didn't even raise his head.
His left hand reached out precisely, covering her hand that was resting on the edge of the table, his fingertips caressing the back of her hand and gently squeezing it.
No words are needed.
That invisible spiritual link was the most tacit communication between them.
She could sense the overwhelming flow of information in his mind, like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing, and he could draw upon her silent yet unwavering support.
This is their new daily routine.
One man, in the open, strategizes and deploys troops, preparing to face the thunderous storm head-on.
One person works in the shadows, cultivating elixirs and analyzing ancient methods, preparing the most secret trump card for war.
They are husband and wife, and in this secret war, they are the only comrades who can entrust their backs and lives to each other.
"The interrogation will be held this afternoon," Lu Zhanting finally spoke, his voice like a heavy pendulum, finalizing the agenda.
"Okay," Su Wanqing replied, "I'll go with you."
"good."
Lu Zhanting spent the entire morning studying the files and communicating with the Xishan base via encrypted lines. The formation of the "Kunlun" unit was a complex and multifaceted task.
Su Wanqing then slipped into the "Spirit Spring Cave".
Today, Dongtian is a vibrant, miniature world.
She first came to the vast medicinal herb field.
With the combined blessing of ten times the time flow rate and the golden spiritual liquid, not only did all the rare medicinal herbs sent by the Yan family survive, but many of them even began to mutate, with medicinal properties far exceeding those recorded in ancient books.
Her fingertips brushed against a mutated dragon blood vine, precisely plucking three of the darkest leaves, before stepping into the east wing of the ancient courtyard.
Alchemy room.
She lit the alchemy furnace and began refining a elixir described in an ancient book as the "Heart-Clearing and Barrier-Breaking Pill".
This elixir can cleanse the mind and spirit, and break through all external demonic obstacles.
Perhaps I can use it this afternoon.
As a drop of golden spiritual essence fell into the alchemy furnace, an indescribable fragrance instantly filled the entire space.
...
At 2 PM, at the No. 1 Base in Xishan, Beijing, on the third underground floor.
The temporary interrogation room of the "Kunlun" troops.
The walls are made of a special alloy, which isolates all known frequency signals and energy.
The lights were blindingly bright.
The "scholars" arrested at the victory banquet were strapped tightly to metal chairs.
His clothes were somewhat disheveled, his gold-rimmed glasses were nowhere to be seen, but his expression remained calm, and there was even a faint hint of sarcasm on the corner of his mouth.
Around him, several top interrogation experts from the General Staff Intelligence Department were packing up their equipment with frustrated expressions.
Over the past few dozen hours, all methods, from psychological induction to drug-induced hypnosis, have proven ineffective.
His mind was an impenetrable fortress.
Any tentacles of mental probing, once they get close, will be instantly crushed by a cold and eerie force.
“General Lu.” The leading expert walked up to Lu Zhanting, who had just arrived, and lowered his head in shame. “I’m sorry, we failed. His mental defenses are beyond our comprehension.”
Lu Zhanting nodded, without a trace of blame.
"Thank you for your hard work. Leave this to us."
The experts were relieved and quickly evacuated.
The heavy alloy door closed slowly with a dull thud.
Inside, only Lu Zhanting, Su Wanqing, and the prisoner in the chair remained.
"General Lu, I've long admired you." The "scholar" spoke first, his voice refined and his tone even, sounding more like someone hosting an academic seminar than a prisoner.
"And this one...Advisor Su. Since we parted ways in the Southern Territory, your growth has been truly astonishing."
He even smiled.
"It seems that the power of the 'Immortal Heart' truly far exceeds our expectations. You are the best proof of that."
Every word was a display of intelligence, and also a blatant test.
Lu Zhanting ignored his nagging, simply pulled up a chair, sat down three meters away, and looked at him indifferently, as if he were looking at an inanimate object.
Su Wanqing then strolled over to the "scholar's" side.
She didn't even glance at him.
A slender, delicate finger lightly touched the cold metal shackles.
The scholar's body stiffened abruptly, and the smile on his lips froze instantly.
He felt a clear, powerful, and vibrant energy flowing silently through the metal into his body, probing the flow of every bit of energy within him.
The feeling was like being dissected alive, inch by inch, by the most skilled surgeon with the sharpest scalpel.
"The mental barrier... uses obsidian runes, with one's own mental power as the core, drawing on the earth's yin energy as a defense."
Su Wanqing spoke softly, as if stating an obvious fact.
"The idea is ingenious, but unfortunately, it was too rushed."
“There are three extremely fragile energy links between the rune nodes. Moreover, in pursuit of absolute defense, you have sacrificed all stealth.”
"In my opinion, this thing is like a 1,000-watt light bulb in the dark, as if afraid that others won't see it."
For the first time, cold sweat seeped from the "scholar's" forehead.
His proud and seemingly invincible mental barrier proved as fragile as a child's scribbles in front of this woman.
"Who...who exactly are you?" His voice finally betrayed a hint of undisguised terror.
Su Wanqing did not answer, but turned her head and nodded slightly to Lu Zhanting.
Lu Zhanting understood immediately.
He remained seated.
The next second, an extremely masculine, powerful, and domineering aura exploded from his body.
This power is no longer the raging flames that once filled the depths of the Southern Territory.
At this moment, Lu Zhanting compressed and condensed it, transforming it into an invisible needle.
The needle tore through the air, even creating a visible ripple that distorted space. It wasn't aimed at the "scholar's" body, but rather precisely pierced the empty space in front of him.
The scholar's pupils suddenly shrank to a single point.
He couldn't see the needle, but the mental barrier he had erected emitted a very faint "crack" sound the moment it was touched by that aura.
Like a diamond surface, a barely perceptible crack has been scratched.
Now!
Su Wanqing's eyes suddenly sharpened.
With a flick of her finger, a freshly made "Mind-Clearing and Barrier-Breaking Pill" transformed into a stream of light and accurately shot into the "scholar's" slightly agape mouth, which was agape in shock.
The elixir melts upon contact with the tongue.
A refreshing warmth did not flow into his limbs and bones, but instead surged upwards, rushing towards the source of his spirit.
The "scholar" was taken aback, then a deeper disdain appeared on his face.
Medication? His body had already been modified by the organization to be immune to all poisons.
However, he soon realized he was terribly wrong.
That warm current didn't bother attacking his body at all.
It seeped directly into his spiritual sea.
If his original spiritual world was a fortified fortress shrouded in black mist...
At this moment, this warm current is like a sun rising out of nowhere.
It is warm and peaceful, yet it possesses an irresistible purifying power.
The black fog melted away rapidly in the sunlight, like snow.
The fortress walls crumbled inch by inch in the warm light.
His proud spiritual fortress, his unbreakable will, all his distorted and implanted beliefs... were all washed away at this moment by that purest and most original spirit of integrity.
"ah--!"
A bloodcurdling scream, inhuman in its shrill form, echoed throughout the interrogation room.
He clutched his head tightly, his body convulsing violently in the chair.
The glaring white wall in front of me is no longer there.
Scenes of bloodshed and cruelty flashed wildly through his mind.
Those innocent people he tortured and killed with his own hands, those experimental subjects he used as expendable resources, those consciences and humanity he had long since abandoned...
All his sins and memories, once the mental shackles were removed, burst forth like a torrent, instantly overwhelming his entire rationality.
"No...no...I was wrong...I'm so sorry to them..."
He started crying, started shouting, started confessing illogically.
The dam of reason has completely collapsed.
Lu Zhanting and Su Wanqing watched this scene indifferently.
There was no sympathy.
Any mercy shown to such an inhuman enemy is a betrayal of the souls of the dead.
Su Wanqing did not provoke him further, but instead conveyed a sense of peace through their mental link, allowing him to recover slightly from his extreme breakdown.
"Now, may we speak?"
Her voice was soft, yet it was like a key that broke through his last defenses.
“I’ll tell you… I’ll tell you everything…”
The "scholar" raised his head, his face covered in tears and snot, his eyes empty and desperate.
"Our organization... is called 'Ouroboros'..."
"Our goal... is to achieve the ultimate evolution of humanity... and to bring the gods... back to earth..."
"The capital city outpost, seven... the list is..."
"The 'Immortal Heart' in the South is merely a prelude... The true core... lies in the North... beneath the millennia-old glaciers... slumbering is the 'Core of Origin'..."
“It’s about to wake up… That research team… was our first… offering to ‘God’…”
For the next hour, the "scholar" poured out everything he knew, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.
Lu Zhanting turned on the recording device and recorded every word clearly.
The interrogation has ended.
When the alloy door opened again, the experts waiting outside saw only a completely mentally challenged, trembling crouch in a chair.
Lu Zhanting and Su Wanqing walked out calmly, as if they had just gone in for a cup of tea.
Unbeknownst to anyone, a supernatural battle had already been decided in this small interrogation room.
That night, the Xishan No. 1 base was brightly lit.
A top-level emergency meeting was convened overnight.
The "scholar's" testimony revealed a horrifying conspiracy.
The Ouroboros organization's ambition is to overthrow the entire world order.
The "Core of Origin" in the North became a Damocles' sword hanging over everyone's heads.
"We can't wait any longer!" The general slammed his hand on the table, his expression extremely grim. "Immediately send men to the Northern Territory and stop the 'Core of Origin' from awakening at all costs!"
All eyes turned to Lu Zhanting.
Lu Zhanting stood up, his posture as straight as a spear.
His voice was calm and resolute.
"Kunlun requests permission to fight!"
"approve!"
The order was issued immediately.
Before dawn, a twelve-member "Kunlun" commando team had already assembled on the helipad of the Xishan base.
They were dressed in the latest black multi-functional combat suits, their faces covered in camouflage, revealing only pairs of menacing eyes.
These twelve men were personally selected by Lu Zhanting from hundreds of files, the kings of soldiers.
There is the sniper king of the Northeast Tiger Special Operations Brigade, known as "Eagle Eye".
There is a demolition expert from the South China Sea Jiaolong Commando Unit, nicknamed "Thor".
There is a top hacker from the General Staff Technical Reconnaissance Bureau, "Matrix".
Each of them was a legend.
From this day forward, they will have only one name—
Kunlun.
Su Wanqing did not go to see him off.
She stood in her own courtyard, gazing up at the deepest night sky before dawn.
Inside the Lingquan Cave, she stayed up all night, preparing a "supply pack" for each of the twelve team members.
Three "Yang Yuan Pills" that instantly replenish physical strength and resist extreme cold.
A bottle of "muscle-regenerating and bone-healing ointment" that can save lives in critical moments.
There is also a small bottle of spiritual spring water diluted a thousand times, used to purify the unknown energy erosion.
These items were personally handed over to Lu Zhanting by Secretary Zhang before his departure.
She did everything she could.
A faint glimmer of dawn appeared on the horizon.
The silhouette of a large military transport plane cuts across the sky.
It made no great roar, but like a silent steel behemoth, it flew silently toward the far north sky.
Su Wanqing knew that her lover was on the plane.
He will lead his most elite warriors to a frozen wasteland to fight a war unknown to anyone.
This is a new chapter, and a new beginning.
This was the first battle in which the couple fought side by side to protect their home and country.
Su Wanqing withdrew her gaze, turned around, and walked back to her study.
Her battle has begun.
On the table, a huge map of the capital was spread out, with the seven "Ouroboros" strongholds marked in red by the "scholars".
Lu Zhanting went to the northern border.
Therefore, the task of cleaning up these venomous snakes in the capital fell on her shoulders.
She picked up the encrypted phone and dialed a number.
“Grandpa,” her voice was calm and clear, “I need your help.”
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