Chapter 167: The Meaning of the Outpost (Please Subscribe)

It was obvious that the hasty half-day yesterday had not allowed the Emissary and the others to make all the necessary cover-ups.

Consequently, the Emissary frowned inwardly.

Du En spoke at the opportune moment: "Is that so? When I escaped back here before, it seemed I drew the Lord of the evil cultivators to manifest in this place. It was at the very last second that I relied on the wasteland's measures for blocking the interior and exterior to hold them off, which is how I saved my life."

"Then that night, I spent the night up there with old subordinates and acquaintances. Without realizing it, we all fell asleep. When I woke up, it was already dawn. A steward and a corpse had disappeared. Perhaps something happened in between, which is why things are not very stable now."

Upon hearing this, Meng Changqing's gaze flickered; he nodded and halted his momentum of flying on his artifact.

"That is very likely. Out of caution, it is better not to go over there."

"It's fine. I actually want to see this place too; it can be considered on the way."

He believed his wise master was magnanimous and broad-minded enough to tolerate the other party, but that was no reason for this frontier rogue cultivator to keep pushing his luck and lack any sense of order between superior and inferior!

He needed to have some self-awareness!

He truly did not know much, so he finished explaining in just a few sentences.

Meng Changqing spoke with an open mind, and he was indeed concerned about this wasteland.

Du En was completely indifferent to the increasingly stern looks from this side, while Meng Changqing appeared helpless.

Mind your attitude and your status!

Fu Yong was truly finding Du En's behavior more and more displeasing.

This caused the hundred guards on Meng Changqing's side to silently stare over, as if applying pressure in silence, but it did not cause the slightest ripple in him.

Meng Changqing smiled and nodded refreshingly. He did not refute, but only stroked his chin, lost in thought: "I am not surprised that others would take such actions, but you have already surprised me quite a few times. So, what is the specific situation like?"

Fu Yong began to frown inwardly again.

Because such a small amount of information had no value at all, he suspected that Du En was still hiding things to use as bargaining chips.

There was no problem; it was a situation that had been appropriately adjusted to fit Du En's performance.

"Hmm... that is fine."

Hearing such words, subconsciously, the guard captain Fu Yong was about to take action to capture the other party, to make this undercover spy obediently submit and spit out what he knew.

It was mainly because they had suddenly received news yesterday that Du En had long since cleared his name, and his previous absence was due to receiving an award and seeking a breakthrough, leaving him unable to get away.

The eight-hundred-mile mountain forest on the border was quickly crossed by the group, and they arrived at the border side once again.

Because Du En still lacked an opportunity to prove himself, it was not enough for Fu Yong to abandon his stubborn prejudice.

Du En changed his tune at the right moment: "Seeing that they have no problems, I can set my mind at ease. I am truly sorry to have made everyone stop and wait for me."

Meng Changqing spoke bluntly: "In other words, it is a time period when one can act and can step in, which is why I came here. But it is obvious that on our side, there are people who really do not wish to see my goal achieved, so they also secretly followed."

He did not give Du En room to continue asking, but he did indeed answer his question, taking care of both parties' emotions as much as possible, while also considering the Emissary who was eavesdropping.

After a pause, he asked: "Why do you think the Immortal Sect specifically set up an outpost camp here in Nanmo?"

While speaking, looking at the expression on the other side, Du En had already guessed the answer.

Then he waved his hand to signal.

Meng Changqing tried his best to balance the scales.

And now that he had made a breakthrough and had a heavy responsibility on his shoulders, he would soon be taking up his post.

Meng Changqing did not feel that way. After listening, he was lost in thought and pondered for a moment: "Since fellow Daoist is so frank, then I should also provide a corresponding answer."

Arriving at a height where one could see the wasteland from afar, one could see the corpse-buriers and old acquaintances currently gathering on the wasteland, burying corpses while talking, not minding the terrible environment, and possessing some rather abnormal emotions.

"In any case, we have stayed here long enough. Let's continue our actions first; we can talk in detail when we have time later."

Then, he asked with some curiosity and concern: "You just said it so directly? Are you not afraid that I actually have no shielding or interference, and are you not afraid that I might be angry at your ulterior motives?"

However, before he could make a move, he was stopped directly by Meng Changqing's gaze.

And after saying this, he lifted the means of shielding and interfering with the eavesdropping.

Thus, Du En spoke the concise content at the fastest speed.

Meng Changqing was gesturing.

Thus, Du En nodded and said: "To tell the truth, I was arranged by someone to join your team."

These movements, regardless of size, were all being eavesdropped on by the Emissary.

One had just joined the team, and the other was the guard captain; he wanted to be fair to both, but it was somewhat difficult.

"Just as you guessed, the most important and core purpose of this outpost camp is to use its destruction to signal and report to the Immortal Sect, pointing out that the Nancang Ruins buried deep in the Nanjiang mountain forest have undergone a sufficient amount of change."

Du En remained calm and unruffled, stating these words simply.

They set off for the south again.

Was he concerned about the wasteland?

It meant that the eavesdropping had already been interfered with by him, and now they could speak directly.

Hearing this answer, a faint sound of airflow came from Du En's side, as he was increasing his altitude.

The Emissary's brow relaxed.

That was why they had gathered together again today; this discussion was not good either, so they buried the corpses with secret excitement, burying them quite happily, which left one not knowing how to evaluate it.

Du En understood immediately and began to bargain again: "What if I only take a look from afar?"

"Is that so... did the transfer of the aftermath of the war also have reasons related to this?"

You need to have some self-awareness!

"I don't think you would do that."

What?!

The faint movement of air flowing was once again overheard by the Emissary.

Thus, Meng Changqing thought for a moment and answered simply and concisely: "That transfer, and even the intensification of that conflict, indeed had a relationship with this aspect. Someone was deliberately pushing it this way to guide the current situation."

This person is truly calm and steady, with a firm heart!

They thought this in unison.

"I do indeed have some doubts about this. Since there exists a massive boundary array, can setting up such low-level outposts outside the boundary really serve any purpose? Especially when it is done in a form that seems rigorous and orderly, but is actually quite loose and lacks any supervision."

Du En thought about the connections between the series of events, and because the timeframe was a mere few years, it was truly possible they were closely related, so he proceeded to ask another question.

"Since we are about to go beyond the boundary, I think it is time for you, fellow Daoist, to know something about the situation regarding the Nancang Ruins."

Stopping in his tracks to take the lead, Meng Changqing began to put on an act.

(End of this chapter)