Chapter 1424: Effective Concealment

Before He Lingchuan set off, he temporarily added three large crates. When Fan Shuang and Commander Zhao inspected them, they contained gifts, but then they were swapped, with Zhu Xiuer, the Hinge-Tailed Yellow Tiger, and the Pill Bug Porcupine placed inside respectively. This was because the road conditions to the Yao Capital were complex, often requiring boats to cross rivers and lakes, and the Yao Nation cities were prosperous and bustling. With Zhu Xiuer and the demon puppets' appearances, it wasn't convenient for them to appear in crowded places.

Both Zhu Xiuer and the porcupine could shrink themselves, just enough to fit into the crates.

After Dong Rui tamed the two modified demon puppets, he did a little something to them, keeping them basically asleep throughout the journey. And spiders naturally had the instinct to lurk. Zhu Xiuer didn't mind the cramped, damp, and smelly environment of the hold at all, and was even somewhat used to it; after all, caves in the wild weren't much better.

As long as Dong Rui occasionally sent it some fine wine, it was fine.

According to He Lingchuan's arrangement, when they came to Mang Continent to scout the terrain last time, Zhu Xiuer had lurked in the dense forest behind Little Peach Villa, waiting for an opportunity.

Although Zhu Xiuer was eager to try, He Lingchuan actually invited it to be a trump card. Because of its unique appearance, Zhu Xiuer was a great weapon that was "best not to be used."

The high command of Lingxu City was very clear about the Earth-Cave Spider Queen settling on the Yangshan Islands, and Qingyang might not be unaware either. Once Zhu Xiuer appeared in the Great Emperor Jiuyou's actions and was seen by others, those with ulterior motives would inevitably link the Yangshan Chamber of Commerce with the Great Emperor Jiuyou in the end.

Therefore, even if the plan to behead Xue Zongwu wasn't easy, He Lingchuan hoped to complete it independently; if it weren't for the sudden variable of Qi Yunsheng, Zhu Xiuer wouldn't have gotten a chance to make a move.

But since it had appeared, the thirty-some people, including Qi Yunsheng, who had seen its true face, couldn't have a single survivor! The Ghost Ape made two *ga-ga* sounds, somewhat dissatisfied.

It had been busy all night, but didn't get to eat. After killing so many people, the master wouldn't let it touch a single one.

Zhu Xiuer also only killed and didn't eat, and even recovered all the spider silk and summoned objects before retreating.

Qi Yunsheng's death would inevitably alarm the high-level officials of the Yao Nation. When the time came, someone would surely examine the corpses, so they couldn't leave any obvious traces.

In fact, the time spent cleaning up the aftermath and destroying evidence was much longer than the time spent killing.

With insufficient manpower and tight time, even the Ghost Ape pouted and stuck out its butt to clear away the large footprints it had left in the mud and mountain rocks.

Sigh, killing is fun for a moment, but the aftermath is busy work.

He Lingchuan and Dong Rui dealt with the victims' wounds. Thanks to the Black Armor Army's recent successive actions, they were already familiar with this.

They knew that although they had cleaned up the battlefield, no one could guarantee it was seamless. In this kind of crime scene, it was impossible not to leave any evidence.

Fortunately, this was the wilderness, which was already full of dead wood, broken branches, spider silk, and mud everywhere. As long as Zhu Xiuer's silk threads were recovered, even the spiderwebs of the summoned spiders wouldn't look conspicuous here.

"I'll give you a big fruit platter when we get back." After Dong Rui pacified the Ghost Ape, he turned his head and urged He Lingchuan, "There's no time left, we have to go back immediately."

At that moment, the two parted ways with Zhu Xiuer here and continued to return to Zhuo'an on the Snail Toad.

It wouldn't take many days to get from Mang Continent to the Yao Capital, and it was all overland. Zhu Xiuer didn't want to squat in the crate anymore and planned to stroll there by itself, finding something good to eat along the way.

Sitting back on the Snail Toad, Dong Rui's first sentence was:

"Am I seeing things? Why did the black smoke around you suddenly become thicker?"

Originally, after He Lingchuan put on the Qianglong Battle Armor, there would be black smoke lingering around him, with ghosts appearing and disappearing. Those shadows circled back and forth within a limited space, like fish in a water vat.

After the battle just now ended, Dong Rui suddenly discovered that the number of ghost shadows had increased by at least half.

He Lingchuan had noticed it long ago, but was helpless: "After killing Xue Zongwu and Qi Yunsheng, the karma clinging to me is even heavier."

"Eh?" Lingguang was puzzled, "Aren't they bad people?"

"Bad people have the uses of bad people." He Lingchuan rested his hands behind his head, changing to a comfortable posture, "Unlike the evil people the Great Emperor Jiuyou killed in the past, these two people this time were both high-ranking and powerful. The subsequent consequences triggered by their deaths might be good things, or they might be bad things, but in terms of cause, they all have to be counted on my head. This is karma."

Lingguang was puzzled: "Xue Zongwu's death, what bad thing can it count as? Shouldn't the people bullied by him clap and cheer?"

"He guarded the northern border of the Yao Nation with great effectiveness and indeed blocked many troubles for the Yao Nation; with Xue Zongwu dead, the Yao Nation's border defense is suddenly empty. The Luodian Nation might take advantage of the emptiness to come and stir up trouble."

"Xue Zongwu held military power and was a confidant of the King of Yao. Qi Yunsheng was also a staunch royalist. Their deaths will form a power vacuum. Surrounding this power, it's possible that the internal power struggle within the Yao Nation will further intensify." He Lingchuan said lightly, "I don't know how many similar chain reactions there are. Look, did I personally initiate these causes and effects?"

Lingguang was worried: "Increased karma, that's a bad thing, right?"

"Fortune is where misfortune lies; misfortune is where fortune leans." He Lingchuan put on the armor again.

Sure enough, as Dong Rui said, the black flames lingering on the Qianglong Battle Armor were more violent, and there were more whistling ghost shadows.

At first glance, it looked even more imposing.

One person and two monkeys all looked at him blankly, not knowing what he was doing, until He Lingchuan asked: "Did you see it?"

"See what?" He only saw He Lingchuan acting cool.

"I used Yuan power."

Dong Rui shook his head inexplicably: "Can't tell."

He Lingchuan could use Yuan power; he had known that long ago and had asked, but the other party wouldn't say the reason. Anyway, regarding the man surnamed He, he had a hundred thousand whys, and he wasn't missing this one strange thing.

He Lingchuan's heart moved, and he put away the flames on the battle armor. Only then did Dong Rui see the pale red light around his body.

This was the light of Yuan power.

"Eh?" Dong Rui was greatly surprised, having a terrifying association: "This isn't, this doesn't mean...?"

"Right." He Lingchuan said word by word, "Now, the karma manifested on the Qianglong Battle Armor is so thick that it can cover up the existence of Yuan power! That is to say, when I use Yuan power while wearing the Qianglong Battle Armor, others can't detect it."

This wasn't just a simple visual effect, but an effective concealment in terms of characteristics.

Lingguang was happy: "In the future, as long as you wear the battle armor, you can use Yuan power at will?"

"Perhaps that's the case, I'll test it later." He Lingchuan shrugged, "Karma isn't a good thing, but at least it has this bit of use."

When the Great Emperor Jiuyou goes out to handle affairs, once he can use Yuan power, the difficulty of the mission will drop in a straight line. Otherwise, He Lingchuan was burdened with the powerful Yuan power of the Dafeng Army but couldn't use it easily, which was equivalent to binding his own hands and feet.

This was truly the best news he had received tonight.

He Lingchuan took out a few more trophies, all obtained from Qi Yunsheng just now.

People were killed, treasures couldn't be wasted. Besides, the man surnamed Qi looked wealthy and imposing.

First was a gold needle, which looked unremarkable on the outside.

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