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"Are you really going back alone?"

Within Northern Wolf City, looking at Chen Qing who was about to leave, Old Liu frowned deeply.

"Shouldn’t you be bringing back the Warrior Army that’s stationed in the Northern Wasteland? If you go back now, have you considered the possibility of any changes in Lyuzhou..."

"Indeed, there have been changes in Lyuzhou...." Chen Qing sighed slightly.

One advantage of the Divine Path Sect is being able to always see the loyalty of one’s subordinates. Just now, the thing he least wanted to happen occurred; the people of the Shen Family... had almost no one left who was loyal to him.

Either they were bewitched into a collective betrayal, or... they were controlled by something.

Currently, Jiangnan has a void in military strength, and if the people of the Shen Family were being controlled as well, then almost the whole of Jiangnan could potentially fall into enemy hands.

However, the barriers of Jiangnan are still intact, and Chen Qing could feel that the destiny of Jiangnan has not yet waned, indicating that the key resources have not been moved yet.

Otherwise, once the Bai Yu stored in Jiangnan is moved, half of the five years of accumulated essence would be lost in an instant!

He must return to resolve the existence controlling the Shen Family people.

"And you dare to go back without soldiers?

" Old Liu frowned: "What can you alone, no matter how strong, accomplish? Think carefully, you can’t always escape from danger. Haven’t you had enough lessons on the island?

This time you were lucky to dodge disaster by relying on your incarnation, but what about next time? "

"I have no choice..." Chen Qing smiled wryly: "The location of the Northern Wasteland is crucial. It’s imperative to prevent the Celestial Serpent Palace from gaining a hold on the Northern Wasteland. You’ve experienced the wars of the previous eras, you should understand what it would mean if the monsters deep in the Northern Wasteland were controlled by them. "

"At least bring some back with you..."

"No..." Chen Qing shook his head: "Xu Hu leading the Warrior Army alone, even by relying on the Flaming Sun Array and defending the Northern Sea, is already quite strenuous. It would be good enough not to reinforce him, let alone transferring his troops. That would be asking for his life."

"So you’re heading back like this, do you still have some trump cards hidden in Jiangnan?"

"You could say that..." Chen Qing smiled.

"Ali?" Old Liu’s eyes shone as he spoke.

"It seems that you are quite interested in my power..."

"I am interested in Ali herself..." Old Liu said calmly: "She is a troublesome existence, often capable of changing the overall situation. All forces want to control her, but none can achieve it, and neither can you."

Chen Qing looked at Old Liu: "You’ve left something on her, haven’t you?"

Old Liu was startled, then laughed: "Why would you say that?"

"Because you dare to meet with me!" Chen Qing smiled: "According to the laws of the Divine Path Sect, if Ali joined the Divine Path Sect, I would possess Ali’s abilities. Under such circumstances, I don’t believe you would dare to see me...."

Old Liu stared intently at Chen Qing: "It’s a good thing you didn’t let Ali into your Divine Path Sect..."

"Why?" Chen Qing narrowed his eyes.

"Not just me, all the major powers have meddled with Ali to some extent."

Chen Qing: "....."

"If Ali were to be taken into your Divine Path Sect, then I am sorry, all the forces would prioritize the destruction of your power at any cost, because they all understand how terrifying an empowered Thousand-Faced Fox could be!"

"Indeed..."

Chen Qing looked at the grey sky and felt a surge of emotion; indeed, his concerns back then were valid...

Back in the Capital City, ever since he had a heart-to-heart with Ali, she had completely sided with him.

To have her join the Divine Path Sect would have been absolutely no issue, but.

... just when he intended to do so, a sudden terrifying warning arose in his heart, an exceedingly strong premonition.

Once he included Ali into the Divine Path Sect, he and Jiangnan might immediately face a calamitous disaster.

Looking at it now, the warning wasn’t an illusion.

One could imagine, with Ali joining the Divine Path Sect, he would be nearly invincible; under such a condition, how could the opposition not take precautions?

"I’m off!" Chen Qing took a deep breath, waved his hand nonchalantly, and without looking back, headed toward the Northern Sea.

Old Liu looked at the other party, but did not continue to detain or persuade, only silently watched.

"My Lord..."

A clear and sweet voice rang out from behind. If Chen Qing were here, he would definitely recognize that the owner of the voice was none other than Kagura, who had been at odds with them in Yun City!

"Where is your main body?" Old Liu didn’t even turn around as he asked.

"At the Heavenly Pond..."

"Hmm..." Old Liu nodded slightly: "How many Celestial Serpents are willing to form an alliance with us?"

"Seven. Five of them are lesser quality, but after all, they are King Level, which is still very useful at present. One of them is a bit troublesome..."

"Speak..." said Old Liu indifferently.

"That one has pursued the path of human transformation and is coming after Bai Su. Its condition is that Bai Su must be handed over to it!"

"Black Tortoise’s offspring, to give to it? That beast has quite the appetite!"

"But its abilities now... indeed come in handy."

"It has a talent?"

"Heaven Devourer!"

"Tch... that is..." Old Liu frowned slightly, then turned his head and said: "Let’s go, I’ll take a look."

"Should we not bother with Chen Qing’s situation anymore?"

"No need to... his cards have not all been revealed yet. It’s also good to see just how much that girl can pressure Chen Qing."

"Shen Ling, correct?" The woman’s voice turned cold as she spoke: "Her level of trouble is in no way less than that of Chen Qing’s..."

"The more troublesome it is, the better. It’s time to change the current situation!"

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"You’ve finally arrived!" Zhou Haitao was in the room at this moment, clutching Ali’s leg and weeping bitterly, his aggrieved appearance left Wei Gongzhan at a loss for words.

Zhou Haitao had been encountered a few times, known simply as someone very approachable, often mingling with the aunties in the street, always ready to join a mahjong game if there was a missing player!

But he always thought that Councilman Zhou was an upstanding official with integrity because he had seen it before; the civil officers who didn’t put on airs often proved to be resolute and steadfast. However, the one in front of him didn’t seem to fit with his image of a civil officer.

"Get up..." Ali gave the other party a disdainful glance, kicked him away with one foot, and showed a disgusted face.

This fatso, why does he look more and more like some disgusting guy from a company in the past? Could Chen Qing have treated him with special regard because he saw that this guy was that person from the past?

"You have no idea..." Zhou Haitao complained miserably with snot and tears: "Every day in the Provincial Government Office, I have to steel myself to report for duty, facing those monsters and still keep the smile while reporting to them, lucky for me that my acting skills are good, otherwise I’d be braised or steamed by now. .."

"As expected..." Ali sneered coldly.

Wei Gongzhan, on the other hand, was stunned. Why did Councilman Zhou know that the group in the Provincial Government Office had turned into monsters?

Haven’t we said anything yet?

Could someone have informed them beforehand?

"Chen Qing left that thing with you, right?"

"Hehe..." Zhou Haitao promptly laughed and said: "Ali is indeed a wise lord.

Boss had foresight, keeping that thing with me early on, just to guard against accidents internally.

I might not stand out, but I come and go from the most important Provincial Government Office courtyard, so keeping it with me is the most appropriate. "

"What thing?" Wei Gongzhan asked curiously.

"Something good..." Ali said with a smile: "Your Family Head’s final trump card..."