Chapter 36: The Mysterious Figure

Facing the man named Zhang Zheng, the squad leader did not hide anything, but said very directly, “Searching is naturally a difficult task, but these two people are of great concern to the Holy Lord. Finding them is a great achievement, and there are great opportunities in difficult tasks.”

“Isn’t this nonsense? Are you telling me this?” Zhang Zheng was obviously dissatisfied.

“This is of course nonsense, but that’s not the point I’m trying to make. The point is that I’m saying that in this area, within the next few days, we will almost certainly be able to search for these two people. What do you think?” This sentence was undoubtedly a blockbuster news that shocked everyone, including me and Master in the tree.

In fact, my master and I had always thought that their appearance in this area was just a coincidence, that Yang Sheng had just cast a wide net and happened to have set up a search in this area.

I didn’t expect a squad leader to say something like that, that finding me and Master is inevitable? The amount of information behind this is huge.

I don’t believe anything is inevitable, even if fate is full of tributaries… but such a coincidence just appeared in front of me.

Obviously, I was not the only one who didn’t believe it. After being shocked, the other team members started to discuss it, especially Zhang Zheng, who said with some doubt, “You’re not trying to trick me, are you? Why do you say that? Are you sure?”

The squad leader sneered and stood up from the ground, saying, “I have evidence to back up what I’m saying.”

“You mean the secret techniques they have been implanted with? That’s just a trick, because we have discovered a lot of them… This only proves that these two people are still alive.” Zhang Zheng also became a little agitated.

If this great achievement looks promising, but in the end it turns out to be a mirage, wouldn’t that be a very disappointing thing?

“It seems that you are very well informed about my disappearance?” The squad leader didn’t explain much, but said something meaningful to Zhang Zheng.

“My uncle naturally also has people looking after me, giving me information at any time.” Zhang Zheng hurriedly argued, his face turning red and his neck swelling. It seems that he still cares a lot about his identity.

“But the evidence I want to talk about is not this… but you all know that under the two Holy Masters, there are eighteen Holy Kings, but what you don’t know is that between the Holy Masters and the Holy Kings, there is another person, whose status is higher than the Holy Kings, second only to the two Holy Masters.” The squad leader’s voice became mysterious.

“What? How is that possible? If there is such a person, how could my uncle not know about him?” Zhang Zheng was so excited that his voice became a little shrill. However, after he calmed down a little, he asked again, “Besides, what is the inevitable connection between this and our search for this matter?”

“Oh, there are many things you don’t know.” The squad leader walked back and forth a few times before looking at Zhang Zheng and saying, “There really is such a person, and this person’s achievements in the Bu character vein are not comparable to ordinary people. Those two people will appear here, but the existence personally revealed the news to the Holy Lord. Do you understand now?”

“Is this true?” Zhang Zheng’s voice trembled.

My master and I were trembling all over. Visible and clear enemies can be guarded against, and even knowing some of their character weaknesses can lead to targeted countermeasures.

But this invisible enemy is even proficient in divination?! Just thinking about it makes my heart tremble… And who is he? Does he know me and my master? The fact that my whereabouts and my master’s are here is the result of his conclusions based on his knowledge of me and my master!

Or did he come to that conclusion through divination?

But either way, it is extremely unfavorable to me and my master. The first one is based on our understanding, but think about it, what is the basis for this understanding? It must be someone who is familiar with us! And isn’t it the most terrifying to have an enemy hidden nearby?

If it is the second point, it is also quite scary. Cultivators are by nature beings who defy the heavens, so their fate is somewhat chaotic. It is not that cultivators do not have a destiny given by the heavens, but that cultivators originally wanted to escape their fate, so they chose the path of cultivation… Therefore, the possibilities of fate, that is, the tributaries, are even more numerous. Sometimes there are details that break away from the river of fate, so calculating the information of cultivators is at least ten times more difficult for ordinary people.

The more profound the level of cultivation, the more difficult it is to be divined. My master and I are not exactly ‘rookie’s’, and although Uncle Li has passed away, Chengqing won’t completely neglect his precautions. In fact, our life patterns were covered by secret techniques when we were in the Bamboo Grove.

Although Chengqing’s power in the two realms of fortune-telling and divination is not top-notch, my master Li is a famous figure, so Chengqing is definitely a leader among the younger generation…

If someone uses divination to calculate the whereabouts of my master and I, wouldn’t that be terrifying?

At this moment, the sun was setting in the sky, and the temperature difference was already quite large in the wild mountains and desolate plains. I don’t know if it was because of this, but the more I thought about it, the colder I felt, and I even started to sweat profusely on my back.

I looked at my master subconsciously, and he looked at me, too. He looked thoughtful, but full of uncertainty.

I rarely saw sweat on my master’s forehead… I believe he also thought about it deeply and came to the same conclusion as me!

Compared to our worries, those people under the tree were happy. Their words kept ringing in our ears, and neither my master nor I bothered to pay attention. We knew that Zhang Zheng had said something else: “It is axiomatic that it is difficult to calculate the information of a cultivator! If there really is such a person, even if he has no combat power, it is definitely not difficult to obtain a high status just by relying on this ability. I naturally believe that such a person exists, and you wouldn’t dare make up such nonsense… But why does my uncle not know such a big piece of news, but you do? And why did you reveal it to us so easily?

The squad leader looked at Zhang Zheng and said, “You all have connections, so why am I the squad leader for this operation? My sources are naturally wider than yours… As for why I dare to reveal this information to you, it is because there is nothing to hide about this news. In the near future, the Holy Lord will naturally announce this mysterious adult himself. Do you understand?”

This person is going to be above the table? Why? Isn’t it more advantageous to hide in the dark? My master and I looked at each other, puzzled… But the squad leader knew enough. If he knew any more, I would suspect that a certain holy king had come in person.

But the Holy King is a living person, and he would never make himself into such a strange creature… I observed the squad leader, and he is definitely not human. It’s not because of the mask, but because of the way he eats. He loves raw food just like the guards who watched us along the way!

The other team members all ate raw food, but he ate a bloody hare that he didn’t know where it came from.

Before, I didn’t understand why the few people who guarded us along the way liked to cook things half-cooked. Now I understand that those few people may have deliberately suppressed and covered up something in front of me and my master.

Therefore, this squad leader is not a human being, and he is not the holy king in person. He is just an extraordinary person with a deep background who knows how to keep a low profile.

Obviously, I thought of this, and the other team members also thought of this. The expression they looked at the team leader became different, especially Zhang Zheng, who had actually become a little fearful from arrogant.

But the squad leader didn’t seem to mind at all, and said to Zhang Zheng, “If I didn’t want everyone to work hard, I wouldn’t have said these things. In fact, background and all that doesn’t matter. You have to have the ability and merit to gain a foothold in the organization… The important thing is to learn to be low-key before you are strong. This is my advice to you.”

When he said the last sentence, the team leader deliberately patted Zhang Zheng on the shoulder, obviously trying to forget the past and give Zhang Zheng a little advice… Zhang Zheng was moved at once, making a choked sound and mumbling something.

My master and I had no interest in paying attention to this scene, and we were even less interested in the behavior of the squad leader deliberately gathering people’s hearts and starting to cultivate his own influence in the organization.

After learning this news, we were all in a state of confusion. More importantly, it was almost an hour later, and when the search began, how could we get away? Even if we killed someone, we couldn’t keep these people quiet, not to mention that in the eyes of these people, my master and I had already been determined to be people who would not kill, but would only bring great credit.

And under the tree.

“It’s okay, it’s okay, don’t worry too much…” The squad leader casually comforted Zhang Zheng for a few words, then said in a serious tone, “It’s almost 7 o’clock. Everyone, be alert. Get ready to set out for the big reward.”

Is it about to start? My muscles began to tense involuntarily. Wait a minute, is it sitting around and waiting to die, or is it taking the initiative to attack? This may be the only remaining choice for me and my master.

After all, if they don’t come near the tree, we still have a little chance… If they start searching, I… I smiled bitterly to myself, and couldn’t help but look into the distance or something, trying to relieve the pressure in my heart.

But I didn’t expect to see an unexpected, yet expected, turn of events at this time!