Li Yu followed the direction Sun Chengyu pointed and looked in the same direction, and found that there was a recessed gap on the boulder.
The edges of the notch are smooth and the marks are brand new, unlike those caused by natural erosion. It is clear that a hole was made by human intervention.
Li Yu followed Sun Chengyu to the bottom of the boulder and found several figures inside the recessed cave.
These people were the 7th squad of the Thunder Bureau's Investigation Department, and it seemed they had been waiting here for a while.
"Come out, everyone!" Sun Chengyu raised his voice and shouted towards the direction of the boulder.
The four people who were waiting in the cave were quite surprised to hear that Sun Chengyu had arrived so quickly.
They even suspected that Sun Chengyu had failed in his mission, that his attempt to invite Li Yu had back unsuccessful, and that he had to slink back in disgrace.
Upon hearing the shouts, a lively and playful-looking girl immediately ran out of the cave.
With a mischievous smile on her face, she was ready to give Sun Chengyu a good laugh.
But when she caught sight of Li Yu riding a black horse behind Sun Chengyu, she froze instantly.
Immediately afterwards, her eyes widened, sparkling with excitement, and she turned around and shouted excitedly to the others:
Oh my god!
"They're really here! It's Li Yu!"
After shouting, the little girl's eyes lit up, and she rushed to Li Yu in an instant, as if her feet were on springs.
She grabbed Li Yu's thigh tightly, and while doing so, turned to her companions inside the cave and continued shouting:
"It's a real person! And it can move!"
Li Yu: "......"
A commotion soon arose from the depression in the boulder, and a middle-aged man in gray clothes stepped out first, standing casually on the boulder wall as if walking on flat ground.
Immediately afterwards, the other two also rushed out in a hurry.
When the two people who rushed out saw Li Yu, who looked exactly like the one in the newspaper, they were equally excited and quickly rushed over, surrounding Li Yu together with the lively girl.
Their attention was completely drawn to Li Yu, and they completely ignored Sun Chengyu, who was smiling and greeting them.
Sun Chengyu awkwardly lowered his waving hand, nodded slightly to the middle-aged man, and then turned to look at Li Yu, who was being watched.
"It really is the famous hero of Zhongzhou, Li Yu! Even their weapons are the same."
"This is truly a rare sight!"
"As expected of Master Li who defeated the Eternal Fire Demon King! His aura is indeed extraordinary."
The three people went up one by one to greet Li Yu, because Li Yu was so famous among the people of Zhongzhou.
They had long heard of Li Yu's many legendary deeds, and now that they could see him in person, they naturally wanted to get to know him.
"My name is Du Xiayue. Can I take a picture with you?" Du Xiayue was still holding onto Li Yu's thigh, her eyes full of expectation, reluctant to let go, while her other hand was searching for a camera.
Faced with the three people's enthusiasm, Li Yu simply returned their greetings politely and even bowed her head to pose for a photo with Du Xiayue.
However, Li Yu was still somewhat worried and fearful about the camera in Du Xiayue's hand, after all, this thing spread faster than the boasts of the refugees.
Li Yu then carefully scanned the group of people in front of him; these young men were quite capable.
But the energy emanating from that middle-aged man was completely different. His aura was restrained, like a deep abyss, indicating that he was definitely a powerful figure.
Only then did the middle-aged man slowly walk over.
Sun Chengyu also took the opportunity to extend his hand to introduce Li Yu:
“This is from the Thunder Bureau…” Sun Chengyu paused, thought for a moment, and then continued:
"Liu Xin, the teacher of Thunder Bureau."
Liu Xin was also observing Li Yu discreetly, secretly pondering to himself:
'This Li Yu looks like only a fifth-tier Awakened One. Does he really have the strength rumored to be?'
Liu Xin was somewhat dismissive of the idea that the leaders of the Thunder Bureau wanted to win over Li Yu.
In his view, Li Yu might have some ability, but he was far from being someone that their Thunder Bureau would actively try to recruit.
However, Liu Xin was not a cold person. He smiled slightly and stepped forward politely, saying:
"So it's Li Yu. I've heard so much about you."
Li Yu seemed to know this way of greeting, and, contrary to her usual manner, replied in a more refined, literary way:
"It's a pleasure to meet you."
The atmosphere was rather bland during their first meeting, with both maintaining a semblance of politeness.
The three young men around Li Yu were still chattering away.
Among them, the girl Du Xiayue was so excited that she talked nonsense, pointing at the black horse and exclaiming to her companions:
"Look at this horse! It's said that Li Yu rode it seven times to defend the Central Plains."
The young man beside him immediately nodded in agreement, saying, "Absolutely right, this horse is bigger than any I've ever seen. It's clearly no ordinary horse; it's obviously a black horse!"
Another person couldn't help but retort, "Isn't that obvious? It was originally black, so what else could it be but a dark horse?"
"Slap! Slap!"
Sun Chengyu clapped his hands lightly, trying to remind the three young men around Li Yu to be mindful of their image.
After all, as members of the Thunder Bureau, they represent the bureau's image when they go out on missions, and such a loss of composure is really damaging to their image.
Moreover, their mission this time was mainly Liu Xin's way of testing Li Yu's abilities, so he deliberately sent Li Yu here.
Liu Xin wanted to take this opportunity to confirm whether the higher-ups had contacted the wrong person.
If Li Yu is merely a figurehead, then he can simply repatriate him, and there's no need to inform Li Yu about the Thunder Bureau's Sky Crisis Plan.
Seeing that the three had gradually calmed down, Sun Chengyu glanced at Liu Xin and said seriously:
"Alright, now that everyone is here, let's begin this manhunt ahead of schedule."
Liu Xin also silently turned around and took the lead in walking towards the distant boulder.
As Liu Xin activated his supernatural ability, the boulder was moved away like a gate.
Li Yu looked up and realized that what was in front of her was not just a giant rock, but a vast forest of giant rocks.
These boulders are almost identical in shape, resembling giant swords, standing scattered on the ground.
The massive stone sword's sharp, bluish-gray surface gleamed with a cold light, and dark red rust, resembling metallic patina, clung to the cracks in the stone, like mottled bloodstains left by time.
The stone swords seemed to fall at the same time, piercing the ground at almost the same angle, which did not seem to be a natural formation at all.
Liu Xin also turned his gaze to the giant stone forest and fell into a brief silence.
Within the Central Plains, various forces are engaged in fierce competition, scheming and vying for power and profit to an extreme degree.
A combination of complex reasons allowed a high-ranking couple in Jincheng to take advantage of the situation.
In order to enhance their strength and obtain a large amount of resources, the couple did not hesitate to betray Zhongzhou for personal gain, secretly siding with foreign forces and selling Zhongzhou's confidential information about Jincheng to them.
After being discovered by the authorities, the couple actually managed to escape from Jincheng thanks to their perfect coordination of supernatural abilities.
Thinking of this, Liu Xin muttered to himself:
"Old Xiong, why bother..."
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