The message sent back by Big Meow made everyone nervous.
Time is of the essence.
Huo Yuwei arrived with Huo Yusen and Qiqi, and together with the head of a special department team who participated remotely through special communication equipment—the capable woman Lin Wei whom they had met at the breeding farm—they held a combat meeting.
“Yunshan City is about 800 kilometers away from Beijing. It is located in the southern mountainous area, with a relatively backward economy, a large floating population, and relatively chaotic management.” Lin Wei displayed a map and information about Yunshan City on the screen. “Qingfeng Manor is located on Qingfeng Mountain on the outskirts of Yunshan City. It is a semi-abandoned private manor that was built 30 years ago. The original owner was an overseas Chinese, but the family later declined and the manor was abandoned.”
“But according to the latest satellite images we just retrieved, there have been obvious signs of activity at Qingfeng Manor in the past two months. Vehicles frequently enter and exit at night, and some buildings inside the manor appear to have been renovated.” Lin Wei zoomed in on several satellite images. “Here, and here, you can see lights and people moving around.”
Huo Yuwei frowned. "Such a big operation, and the local government didn't notice?"
“Yunshan City has a special situation. The leadership team has just changed, and many tasks have not yet been handed over properly.” Lin Wei smiled bitterly. “Moreover, this organization is very cunning. They applied for relevant permits under the name of ‘renovation of film and television shooting base’. The procedures are complete, and on the surface, it looks like an ordinary commercial activity.”
"A film and television shooting base?" Huo Yusen raised an eyebrow. "That's a good cover."
“The problem now is that we only have three days, and we can’t afford to alert them.” Lin Wei said seriously, “If the ‘important operation’ the ‘Soul Master’ mentioned is indeed a large-scale collection of living souls, the consequences would be unimaginable. We must develop a meticulous plan to destroy this stronghold in one fell swoop and collect as much evidence as possible to uncover the entire organization behind them.”
Otherwise, who knows how many more innocent children would have perished.
Qiqi sat in her high chair, her short legs dangling in the air, swinging back and forth. She raised her hand and spoke, "Qiqi has a contract with Da Miao, so she can sense its exact location. Also, Qiqi can draw invisibility and concealment talismans, allowing everyone to sneak in undetected!"
Lin Wei's eyes lit up. "Really? That's wonderful! We've seen Fellow Daoist Qi Qi's talismans before, and they're truly powerful. If you could provide a batch of invisibility and concealment talismans, our success rate would be greatly increased."
"No problem!" Qiqi patted her little chest. "Qiqi will draw right now!"
Without further ado, Qiqi spent the next two days almost entirely indoors, engrossed in drawing talismans.
She didn't ask the Five Ghost Kings for help; she wanted to save them for when she sold talismans in large quantities.
She can handle this amount of work herself.
Moreover, the talismans she draws herself are of even higher quality.
Huo Yusen had the best cinnabar, yellow paper, and spiritual ink prepared, and even cleared out a quiet room for her.
The little guy sat cross-legged on the futon, his expression focused. His chubby little hands held a specially made brush, and he carefully drew intricate runes on the yellow paper.
Each stroke contains pure spiritual power, and when the talisman is completed, a faint light flashes across the paper.
Huo Yusen and Huo Yuwei took turns guarding the door to prevent anyone from bothering Qiqi.
They would also occasionally feed the little girl some fruit or snacks to keep her from going hungry.
However, seeing the little girl's slightly pale face due to exhaustion, the two felt both heartache and pride.
"This little guy is more powerful than many adult cultivators," Huo Yuwei remarked.
Huo Yusen nodded, his eyes full of tenderness, "Qiqi is different from everyone else, she is a one-of-a-kind treasure."
Seeing his younger brother's infatuated expression, Huo Yuwei couldn't help but find it amusing.
"Yes, yes, our Qi Bao is indeed your one and only treasure!"
Huo Yusen smiled but didn't say anything.
Qiqi belongs to him, and can only belong to him.
Besides drawing talismans, Qiqi also tried to establish clearer communication with the tiger eagle through a contract.
However, due to the great distance and the apparent interference barrier at Qingfeng Manor, communication was intermittent, and only fragmented information could be obtained.
“Big Meow said there are at least eight bad guys in the manor, and there’s a big secret room underground. There are a lot of jars inside, and it looks a lot like the basement we had before.” Qiqi closed her eyes, trying hard to receive the images transmitted by Tiger Eagle. “They’re preparing something, a red liquid, like blood.”
“Blood sacrifice?” Bai Xuan’s cold voice rang out. “If they want to collect living souls on a large scale, they will likely use some kind of evil sacrificial ritual. Blood sacrifice is one of the common methods.”
Huo Yusen's face darkened. To use blood as a sacrifice, how much blood would be needed, and how many innocent lives would be lost?
"They must be stopped."
On the morning of the third day, all preparations were complete.
Huo Yuwei and Qiqi got into the car and prepared to leave.
Huo Yusen originally wanted to go along, but was firmly refused.
He's only five years old. Although he's smart and precocious, it's too dangerous for him to be in actual combat.
Moreover, even if he went, he wouldn't be of much help.
He could barely handle dealing with a Soul Master last time.
But there are too many people to deal with this time, and although I don't want to admit it, bringing him along would only be a burden.
"Xiao Jiu, you stay here and oversee things, responsible for intelligence coordination and logistical support." Huo Yuwei patted his younger brother on the shoulder. "This is also a very important task."
Huo Yusen pursed his lips, reluctant but still nodded in agreement, "Then you must be careful and keep in touch at all times." Then, he focused his gaze on Qiqi, "Big brother, remember... to protect Qiqi."
"Don't worry, I promise you, I won't let Qiqi lose a single hair!"
On the other side, the special department also dispatched an elite team.
Led personally by Lin Wei, the team consisted of twelve people, all of whom were experienced Xuanmen cultivators and special operations personnel.
They will meet up with Huo Yuwei and his group in Yunshan City.
Before setting off, Qiqi distributed various practical talismans to everyone, such as invisibility talismans, concealment talismans, and protective talismans. She also specially made several disposable paper cranes for emergency communication.
"This paper crane only needs a little bit of spiritual power to fly to Qiqi, and it will find her no matter how far away she is!" Qiqi carefully taught everyone how to use it.
Lin Wei looked at the lifelike paper crane in her hand and exclaimed in amazement, "Little Fellow Daoist Qiqi, your talisman-making and paper-crafting skills are simply amazing, even more so than many senior cultivators who have practiced for decades."
Qiqi smiled modestly, "Sister Lin Wei, you flatter me too much. Actually, paper crafting isn't difficult. I'll teach you once things here are settled!"
"Really? That's great!" Lin Wei was excited. She hadn't expected to have such a pleasant surprise while on a mission with the young girl.
"Uh-huh."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com