The two men arrived in front of Li Chong's cell and looked at him coldly: "What do you want to say now?"
Li Chong, tears streaming down his face, prostrated himself on the ground: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I deserve to die a thousand deaths. I know that the Shadow Cult has a secret contact point in the city, in an abandoned temple in the west of the city. They often exchange information there, and I have even seen some mysterious figures coming and going there."
Temples, temples again...
As the events of six months ago at the temple on the border of Xunyang gradually came to mind, Chen Xiao had an ominous premonition.
Chu Yanxi was unaware of this matter. Upon hearing the news, she dared not delay and immediately dispatched Ye Li to lead a team of experts to investigate.
Chen Xiao glanced at Li Chong, but decided to talk to Chu Yanxi about Xunyang later.
Meanwhile, Ye Li and the others silently surrounded the abandoned temple in the west of the city and then quickly infiltrated it.
The temple appeared abandoned, but it actually concealed many secrets. They triggered several traps and mechanisms, but thanks to their superb martial arts skills and cautious approach, they successfully averted the crisis.
In a hidden chamber of the temple, they discovered some letters and ledgers that had not yet been destroyed. These documents recorded financial transactions between the Shadow Cult and some court officials, as well as fragments of their next plans. Ye Li quickly returned to the palace with this crucial evidence to report back.
Chen Xiao and Chu Yanxi carefully examined the letters and ledgers, their expressions growing increasingly grim.
It turns out that in addition to plotting to create turmoil in the capital, the Shadow Cult also planned to provoke war on the border, plunging the Night Dynasty into a desperate situation of internal and external troubles.
"We absolutely cannot let them succeed!" Chen Xiao's eyes revealed a firm determination.
Chu Yanxi felt that things were not so simple, but since things had come to this point, she had no choice but to start making plans.
They mobilized troops to strengthen the defenses of the capital and the border regions, while continuing to investigate the remaining forces of the Shadow Cult in the court based on clues. A large net targeting the Shadow Cult was tightening.
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