Chapter 2585

She held the Cloud Platform, and could thus control the entire Spirit Nourishment Palace and Yingzui Town.

As long as the safety of the Spirit Nourishment Palace was ensured, more support from the Lingxu Crowd and the Heavenly Palace would arrive soon.

Xiao Ping bit her lip and suddenly said: "My lord, the situation is urgent now. I know we still have killing weapons in our palace, such as — I heard there is still a talisman seal. Can we use it to rescue Duan He Yun?"

Helu Tian interrupted: "It can only be used in the Spirit Nourishment Palace!"

"But — " Xiao Ping was about to continue, when Helu Tian said again: "The enemy captured Duan He Yun. How do you know they are not pretending to invade the Spirit Nourishment Palace in the chaos?"

It paused, voice rising: "Not good. The divine gaze on Xu Dutou's body has been severed!"

Xu Dutou was the deputy commander escorting Duan He Yun, and also fell with him, captured by the enemy.

Xiao Ping's face changed: "Was he killed?"

"Probably."

Along with Duan He Yun and A Lian who went missing, there were also seven or eight guards, meaning there were originally seven or eight antennae. But from here, five lines were severed within an hour!

This shows the enemy is executing captives one by one!

When a person dies, the antenna naturally breaks.

Xiao Ping could no longer sit still, and directly asked Helu Tian: "Are Duan He Yun and A Lian still alive?"

Helu Tian's answer was affirmative.

Now only four antennae remain: Duan He Yun, A Lian, Hu Xin, and one guard.

"The enemy wants to pry open Duan He Yun's mouth to obtain the divine body data, so they won't kill him directly."

"A Lian is a special experimental subject; the enemy may also want to study her."

"Compared to Zhao Xu and others, Hu Xin's cultivation is weaker, posing little threat, so — "

Before Helu Tian finished speaking, Xiao Ping shook her head: "Hu Xin is not dead; very likely because he is the traitor!"

The Heavenly God also fell silent.

Xiao Ping had originally suspected Hu Xin, and now regretted not insisting on her view earlier.

At this moment, Wang Mao Shi, another supervisor of the Spirit Nourishment Palace, also arrived. After receiving the news of Duan He Yun's capture, he had left Liuli Hai and immediately gone to investigate anomalies in Baiwan Mountain and Lian Valley. Upon returning and hearing Xiao Ping's words, he immediately said: "Hu Xin is Deng Yanlong's confidant, and has been in the Spirit Nourishment Palace for a long time. If he is a traitor, why did he only defect today?"

"Perhaps he has already gathered the key information he wanted, or perhaps someone has impersonated his appearance and identity?" Xiao Ping pondered: "Supervisor Wang, should we summon everyone he has contacted for individual interrogation?"

"I just came from Baiwan Mountain, where a steward named Wang Xing is missing." Investigating suspicious personnel is Supervisor Wang's duty: "Earlier, Ji Shan still had four large altar sea disk carts escape; now it seems, it was not without reason."

Helu Tian immediately said: "Because of this escape incident, Wang Xing went to Lian Valley to report to Hu Xin."

"This is interesting, because several stewards from Baiwan Mountain said the sea disk cart escape caused an uproar, but they never saw Wang Xing's figure." Supervisor Wang pieced together clues: "The last time anyone saw Wang Xing was at Warehouse Eleven in Yingzui Town, where he went to collect calming incense."

"Calming incense is what I want." Xiao Ping frowned: "From that time until now, almost a day has passed."

Helu Tian then asked Xiao Ping: "Is your earth-dwelling charm beast, Tu Yuan, ready? I want to use it to transport personnel and chase the enemy."

"Still need an hour." Xiao Ping sighed irritably: "Tu Yuan is the one among all giant charm beasts that takes the longest to prepare!"

Coincidentally, among the Spirit Nourishment Palace's collected charm beasts, only it possesses the ability to swiftly burrow underground.

Xiao Ping felt as if sitting on pins and needles, never having felt time pass so slowly; each breath was agony.

Wang Mao Shi pondered: "The Spirit Nourishment Palace's location is extremely secret; only three high-level factions could uncover this secret. Which one would it be — Mou State, Ling Mountain, or Cang Yan?"

Helu Tian paused before saying: "Several months ago, during the handover of the new and old chief envoys of the Heavenly Palace, some accidents occurred mid-process, and secrets might have leaked then. We judge that the thief of this secret is either Mou State or Ling Mountain."

After the death of the Old Yun Chief Envoy, the personal maid who had been listening nearby in the secret room, Ceng Guzi, was also executed and her body sent back to her hometown. On the way, she encountered Mou people's kidnapping. Although the Heavenly Palace had already dispatched people to secretly follow, the Mou leader still broke through and escaped, and Ceng Guzi's maid also disappeared together.

The Heavenly God reasonably suspected that the oral transmission of secrets between the old and new Yun Chief Envoys had already been leaked.

The other two, hearing this for the first time, found it hard to respond, unable to say their superiors in the Heavenly Palace had done poorly, failing to guard even a few small secrets.

Wang Mao Shi could only continue deducing: "The enemy chose to act in Bai Song City, which shows they are thoroughly familiar with Duan Shi's movements; secondly, they likely believe they have no advantage in causing trouble within the Spirit Nourishment Palace. That is, they have entered the Spirit Nourishment Palace before and assessed the situation here."

Helu Tian muttered: "Cloud Platform."

"Yes, the existence of the Cloud Platform prevents them from acting rashly." Wang Mao Shi continued his analysis: "The only reason for capturing Duan Shi is to target the Divine Descent Plan. If they have entered the Spirit Nourishment Palace, they likely also know what is in Baiwan Mountain and Liuli Hai. These are all key to the Divine Descent Plan."

The body of the Ruiyin God Monarch.

"To destroy the Divine Descent Plan, both Duan He Yun and the Ruiyin God Monarch are key." Xiao Ping glanced again at the note in her hand: "Witnesses mentioned that when they stood on the stone bridge outside, it suddenly collapsed, but did not shatter into pieces; instead, the whole slab sank into the water, and the thatched hut beneath the bridge also collapsed together. Another person said that after the bridge collapsed, he seemed to see something reflecting underwater, likely a smooth-surfaced object, large in volume. But just then, it vanished beneath the water. I think what they saw was the kidnappers."

"This object is huge yet can hide in a bustling city, so it must be skilled at disguise." Wang Mao Shi pondered: "After Duan Shi and others were kidnapped, the divine gaze was also shielded, indicating they were hidden in a small world or small space or the like. Knowing they have over ten people, and were shielded during high-speed movement — "

"The enemy possesses a movable human-carrying space, with earth and water burrowing abilities for disguise, and its surface also reflects — " Xiao Ping murmured twice, her eyes lighting up: "I suddenly recall an extremely rare puppet automaton that matches these descriptions!"

She is a great puppet master, viewing problems from a different angle than others.

"Snail Toad!" she said, word by word: "The puppet master who killed Cao Wenda, Dong Rui, once created such a puppet automaton. Years ago, in the case where he overturned the Qingyang National Teacher's immortality pill, it was the main tool of the crime. Later, the Heavenly Palace basically concluded that Dong Rui had defected to Jiuyou and is now working for Cang Yan, continuously researching our Divine Descent experiment!"

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