Office of the Commander-in-Chief.

"…This is how it happened."

After Lin Qiye finished speaking, Zuo Qing, who was standing by the window, closed his eyes and let out a long sigh.

"It was really not easy for you to escape from that place... It was almost like Daxia would lose another special team."

Lin Qiye couldn't help but ask: "Commander Zuo, what should we do next?"

"After the memorial came back, I reported this matter to the Heavenly Court." Zuo Qing picked up the kettle on the table and poured water for Lin Qiye while saying,

"In the past three days, the Heavenly Court has sent the Clairvoyance, the Wind-ear, the Five Water Gods, and the two Dragon Kings of the East China Sea and the South China Sea to search for the whereabouts of the Kingdom of Kexi, but there is still no news."

"In addition, I also contacted Lu Wuwei and asked him to use his ability to find Shen Qingzhu's location..."

"What's the result?" Lin Qiye asked anxiously.

Lin Qiye trusts Lu Wuwei's ability to find people the most. Back then, he was able to ride an electric bike across the sea into the Japanese "human circle" and even Takama-ga-hara to find him, so it should not be impossible for him to find Shen Qingzhu.

"It still won't work. As you said, that kingdom of God is alive and moves very fast. Even if Lu Wuwei can sense its direction, he can't catch up with it, let alone enter it."

The light that ignited in Lin Qiye's eyes dimmed again.

"No matter what, we will try our best to find the Kingdom of Ke. After all, if that place exists for one more day, it will be a disaster for the world." Zuo Qing saw that Lin Qiye was in low spirits and spoke to comfort him.

Lin Qiye took the tea handed to him by Zuo Qing, lowered his head to take a sip, and nodded silently.

"By the way, did you find any clues about Zhou Ping this time you went out?"

"Found some."

Lin Qiye simply described the traces on the island to Zuo Qing, who nodded thoughtfully.

"He was hunted by three gods... a month ago. With this information, we still cannot determine his location. Does that mean we can only rely on Lu Wuwei to go out to sea again?"

The island marked by Lin Qiye is far away from Daxia. Once Lu Wuwei goes out to sea to look for Zhou Ping, it will take at least a month based on his speed. In this way, Shanhaiguan, which guards the southeastern sea area, will be left unmanned.

"Perhaps, we can ask the Shangxie Society?" Lin Qiye proposed a new idea.

"The Shangxie Society has a wide sphere of influence overseas and is well-informed. If Senior Sword Saint really did something big overseas, they should have some news."

"Well, you can try."

Lin Qiye recalled the look on Ji Nian's face on the boat, hesitated for a moment, and asked:

"But why did she suddenly want to go back to Daxia? Is there any mission?"

"A mission? How is that possible?" Zuo Qing said with a smile, "Shangxie Society and the Night Watch are not affiliated with each other, so how can we give her a mission? She came back just to pay tribute to her old friend."

"Old friend... is it Commander Ye?" Lin Qiye asked cautiously.

Zuo Qing looked at Lin Qiye carefully for a long time, "You kid, you want to ask about gossip, right?"

"No, I'm just curious." Lin Qiye firmly rejected.

"...There's nothing that can't be said." Zuo Qing sat down slowly in the office chair, "The relationship between her and Commander Ye is not what you think.

About... ten years ago? When Ji Nian was still a little girl, she once caused a big disturbance in Huaihai City and defeated an entire team of night watchmen stationed in Huaihai by herself.

Zuo Qing seemed to recall something and said with emotion,

"Can you believe it? A little girl of seven or eight years old knocked out two Klein-level masters with her bare hands. Later, Commander Ye, who was about to break through the ceiling of human beings, airborne Huaihai to subdue her."

"Was she so strong back then?" Lin Qiye was shocked.

"She is more than just strong. She is simply a monster."

“What happened next?”

"After they controlled her, Wang Qing, the commander of the Night Watch at the time, ordered her to be locked up in a detention center. Commander Ye couldn't bear to see such a young child locked up in that kind of place, so he begged for mercy on her behalf and saved her.

After that, he always kept JIANG NIANG by his side, teaching her how to behave and preventing her from losing control again.

I don't know what happened afterwards, but not long after, Ji Nian left Da Xia, saying that she was going to find a way home in the fog. Commander Ye couldn't stop her, so he could only let her go...

Later, a force calling itself the Shangxie Society rose rapidly in the mist.

“So that’s how it is…” Lin Qiye nodded.

Zuo Qing glanced at the time on the wall and stood up from his seat.

"I'm going to Chennan Pass soon. I'll leave the matter of connecting with the evil society to you... Your mission is not over yet. Bring Zhou Ping back as soon as possible. If that doesn't work, I can only mobilize Lu Wuwei."

"Yes." Lin Qiye answered seriously.

Zuo Qing picked up a few documents and was about to leave, but when he saw Lin Qiye still standing quietly in front of the table, he couldn't help but ask:

“Anything else?”

“Yes.” Lin Qiye was silent for a moment, “I want to find someone’s home address…”

“Home address? Whose?”

"...Shen Qingzhu."

…

Shangjing City.

Night Watchman Cemetery.

A figure in a tattered cloak slowly stood up in front of the monument.

The breeze blew across the cold cemetery, making the petals of the white flowers in front of the tombstone flutter like broken snow. The girl's black hair fluttered, revealing a pair of red eyes.

She stretched out her hands, gently rubbed the black and white photo in front of the monument, and murmured to herself:

"Lucky luck in exchange for life, and the soul is completely destroyed... Ye Fan, you are so ruthless."

"Now, I don't even have the chance to visit you at the Hall of Heroes..."

The girl stared at the photo for a long time and sighed.

A crimson figure walked through the cemetery and slowly came to her side. He looked at the monument in front of him with complicated eyes and placed the white flowers in his hand in front of the monument.

"Why are you here too?"

Jin Yi saw Lin Qiye beside him and spoke in surprise.

"I just came out of the headquarters and sensed that you were here, so I stopped by to pay my respects."

"Your mental perception is really useful." Jin Yi rubbed his red eyes and pretended to be calm and said jokingly, "You have used it a lot to look at the little girl, right?"

"? I never do such a thing."

"Come on, stop pretending. If I had this ability, I would secretly look at handsome guys' abs every day. As a human being, be honest."

Jinyi waved his hand, took one last look at the tombstone, then turned and walked out of the cemetery.

"Tell me, what else do you want to talk to me about?"

“How do you know?”

"I counted on my fingers and knew you needed my help." Ji Nian snorted, "Tell me now while I am soft-hearted. Once my heart hardens, it will not be so easy for me to agree to your request."

Seeing this, Lin Qiye did not shirk his responsibility and asked directly:

"Do you know the Great Xia Sword Master Zhou Ping?"

The steps of commemoration paused slightly.