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"Lyuzhou still has a dangerous character?"

Inside the Liuzhou Government Office, the woman surnamed Shen slightly furrowed her brow at Shen San within the room, having mostly grasped the intelligence from Jiangnan through the memories of Wei Gongcheng.

Within Jiangnan, though Chen Qing’s rise to power was brief, his forces were not insignificant, with even stronger fighters under his command than the Emperor of the Central Plains.

Fighter Xu Hu possessed formidable strength, rumored to be on par with the Dragon King, the top figure in the military.

Furthermore, Tian Heng, the leader of the Western Sea Army, had greatly increased his power after taking Princess Royale Ao Zhen of the West Sea Dragon Palace under his wing, likely even stronger than Xu Hu.

Lady Ziyue’s strength was a mystery, and with the inheritance from the Dragon Palace, half of Jiangnan’s Dharma Protection Formations were created by her.

She was also once the chief among the ten grand sorcerers of the court, and the academics all believed that Lady Ziyue was the strongest, second only to the Sovereign.

That’s not all; there are also Weichi Feihong, Murong Yunji, the Shen Family, and a host of other supreme fighters, whose quality, as a King Level force, was even comparable to that of the formidable King Xiang in his heyday.

But now, the situation has changed. Chen Qing has disappeared, Ziyue has fallen into schemes, ninety percent of the military strength has been concentrated externally, and the Shen Family members have been controlled by her. In theory, there should no longer be any threats.

Yet unexpectedly, Shen San mentioned there was still one dangerous person in Lyuzhou.

"Thousand-Faced Fox..." Shen San didn’t beat around the bush and directly stated the name.

"Oh..." The woman was startled, then quickly came to a realization: "If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have forgotten about this character entirely..."

In the first version, it was the most troublesome demon.

In the Eras that had passed, it was never under control.

It seemed as if the world intentionally kept it away from other demons.

As soon as the era of transcendence began, the Thousand-Faced Fox disappeared without a trace, and whenever spiritual energy dissipated, it would stir up trouble among the human race.

After several unsuccessful attempts, the previous players had given up on the idea of capturing the Thousand-Faced Fox.

But what she knew was that in this Era, the role of the Thousand-Faced Fox... had been replaced by the players!

She had even met the other party in this lifetime, only to have her memories altered by them and forget this encounter. Now that Shen San mentioned it, it all came back to her.

"This demon’s ability is too terrifying, having been under house arrest by Chen Qing in Daqing Mountain. Despite its inadequate strength to cause fear, that unique memory modification ability is quite troublesome. If it acts..."

"What’s the trouble?" asked the woman with a chuckle: "Above the transcendent, whose memory could she change?"

The abilities of the Thousand-Faced Fox were terrifying indeed, but it had never broken through the transcendent level; the modification of her memories before was when she had not yet awakened.

Now that she has awakened the memories of her previous life and her strength is approaching King Level, even if the Thousand-Faced Fox stood before her, it wouldn’t be able to affect her.

"That was before..."

"Chen Qing has gone mad?" The woman was stunned at first but her expression quickly changed.

Such a monster, if not under absolute control, should never be allowed to grow stronger. The world has not yet entered the third stage, the abundance of spiritual energy is not high, and even King Level lives cannot sustain it; the transcendent lifeform is the current upper limit.

Once it enters the transcendent level, that signifies... In this world, no one could resist its ability!

"I also think he’s gone mad..." Shen San shook his head with a grave expression: "Such a monster simply cannot be employed; the most proper course of action is to kill it or suppress it eternally!"

"Where is she now?"

"Daqing Mountain..." Shen San pointed in the direction of Daqing Mountain: "She normally wouldn’t come out..."

"She normally wouldn’t come out?" The woman said incredulously: "Such a monster... Are you saying she can come out whenever she pleases? Didn’t you just say she was under house arrest by Chen Qing? Wait... the house arrest you mentioned... isn’t just an oral agreement, is it?"

Shen San nodded with a wry smile.

"He really is insane!" The woman stood up abruptly, suddenly unwilling to remain there any longer, especially after recovering her memories.

Who knows, upon encountering the other party, what her memories might morph into; such a nefarious thing... If she’s labeled a prostitute, she might find herself the top courtesan in a brothel the next second!

"She generally wouldn’t come out..."

"How do you know she won’t come out?" The woman turned around and glared at him: "You have no idea when she will emerge; she might be right in front of you and you wouldn’t know. You just don’t know what the consequences would be if such a monster broke through the strength limitations!"

Having once been one of the designers, she naturally knew how that ghastly thing tormented the players.

"Once she breaks through the limit, it will mean total annihilation for everyone. Chen Qing really has gone mad, actually daring to let this thing break through to the transcendent level!"

"Daqing Mountain has a barrier; her departure requires the Mountain God’s permission.

The Mountain God of Daqing Mountain is not within the mountain now, so Ali cannot leave just by herself.

" Shen San also felt that the creature was troublesome, but he remained calm at heart; after all, the defense against the monster put up by Daqing Mountain was still very much in place.

"What if someone collaborates?" The woman said coldly.

"Are you referring to... Second Brother?" Shen San frowned and then shook his head: "He has gone to Hell, and now all the City God Temples have been sealed by me. The moment he resurfaces, I’ll be able to sense it; he can’t contact the outside world."

"Are you sure?"

Shen San nodded: "It should be..."

"I don’t want to hear ’should’..." The woman turned back, her cold eyes looking at him: "I want to hear a definite answer!"

"I..." Shen San hesitated. Shen Er was a person who valued family relationships deeply, yet he was also someone with complicated thoughts. He could assert that Shen Er would not betray his brothers, but when it came to whether Shen Er might do something behind his brothers’ backs, he wasn’t so sure.

What if Shen Er had left some sort of trigger in Lyuzhou?

"My lord!"

In the midst of his hesitation, a hurried voice came from outside.

Shen San’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly went outside. The face of the person who arrived caused his expression to change dramatically, and his unease grew even stronger!

The person was none other than the Night Traveling God he had just sent to gather intelligence on Daqing Mountain!

"What’s the situation?" Shen San quickly asked.

"The barrier..." The Night Traveling God hurriedly said: "The barrier of Daqing Mountain... has been deactivated!"

"Who deactivated it? Where is the Mountain God of Daqing Mountain?"

"I... I don’t know. I just saw from a distance that the barrier had been shut down, then rushed back to report to you, my lord..."

As Shen San was about to ask more questions, suddenly half of the body of the Night Traveling God before him exploded, his spiritual body directly blown apart, standing stiffly before him as the dust was scattered by the wind.

Shen San turned stiffly only to see that at some point, the mysterious woman had already covered her eyes: "What are you doing?"

"From now on..." The woman walked step by step, her voice cold: "No one can be trusted!"

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"It’s getting dark..."

On the outskirts of Daqing Mountain, Wei Gongzhan looked at the sky, his brows furrowed deeply: "That Night Traveling God has been back for a long time..."

"Let’s go..." Ali stood up, her tone cold: "They won’t be coming!"

With Wei Gongzhan’s cooperation, the Mountain God’s barrier was the first thing to be fooled and deactivated. Naturally, the Night Traveling God sent for recon was captured by them right away.

The original plan was to use it to return and report intel, luring Shiyi to come investigate. But it seems... the other party is more vigilant than expected.

"Senior..." Wei Gongzhan frowned: "Why stir the waters and spook the enemy? Why not just alter the memory of the Night Traveling God, telling him that the barrier wasn’t opened?"

"He wouldn’t have believed it..." Ali laughed: "Those Shen boys, though I haven’t met them many times, Ziyue says they are very clever. Since they are clever, they wouldn’t easily believe one-sided words.

So no matter what the Night Traveling God says upon returning, he won’t be believed.

As long as he sends someone to investigate, we won’t be able to approach them easily. "

"So what do we do now?"

"Learn a thing or two, kid..." Ali said with a smirk that wasn’t quite a smile: "Controlling the human heart requires skill!"

It’s been a long time... since I’ve manipulated someone....