Chapter 401: I Want to Improve So Badly

Ye Lin's self-introduction left everyone present speechless.

Although it was the first time Ou Liechen and the others had met Ye Lin, they had heard of his countless heinous crimes.

For a guy like this to say he was afraid of blood and violence was as unbelievable as a player of *Identity V* saying their mental state was perfectly fine.

Dongfang Su stood up, suppressing the urge to slash Ye Lin.

"The three of them, Ou Liechen and his companions, can break through to the Starry Realm at any time; they specifically suppressed their levels for this operation. Below, I will explain what you need to do when you go to the Sang Kingdom."

"You have two missions for this trip to the Sang Kingdom."

"First, investigate the specific relationship between the Sang Kingdom and the Demon Race to see if they are merely cooperating temporarily or if the Sang Kingdom has completely become a lackey of the Demon Race."

"Second, retrieve the Nine-Star Divine Artifact, the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron."

Dongfang Su gave a forceful flick, and an ink wash painting appeared before the five of them.

Inside the ink wash painting was a large bronze cauldron with three legs and two handles; even though it was just a painting, a sense of heavy texture still rushed toward them.

"Is this... the one the Sang Kingdom borrowed from our Great Xia back then?" Ou Liechen asked.

Dongfang Su nodded.

During the first Great War between Humans and Demons, the major human kingdoms united to defend against the external enemy.

The Sang Kingdom was located at the forefront of the Demon Race's assault and sought aid from Great Xia; Great Xia experts brought the Nine-Star Divine Artifact, the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron, to garrison the Sang Kingdom.

After the Great War between Humans and Demons, this Nine-Star Divine Artifact remained within the Sang Kingdom, and Great Xia's several attempts to reclaim it were unsuccessful.

Now that the Sang Kingdom has colluded with the Demon Race, Great Xia naturally will not continue to sit idly by while such a treasure remains abroad.

"The current Sang Kingdom has five Blazing Sun Realm experts, three at level 97, one at level 98, and one at level 99, along with 32 Bright Moon Realm experts and 127 Starry Realm experts, totaling 164 experts across the three realms. Therefore, this plan is for a tactical victory, not a brute-force assault."

Dongfang Su handed the ink wash painting to Ye Lin and the other four.

"I will send you into the Sang Kingdom. Once you arrive, there will naturally be people there to meet you. After you enter, everything will depend on yourselves. Remember to hide your identities well, especially you."

Dongfang Su glanced at Ye Lin.

"You are likely the person the people of the Sang Kingdom hate the most right now."

Ye Lin scratched his head, thinking to himself that the people of the Sang Kingdom were just petty; wasn't it just destroying one of their sacrificial divine prisons? Why be so agitated?

"Ou Liechen, you will serve as the person in charge of this operation. After entering the Sang Kingdom, the other four must follow Ou Liechen's orders. Do you understand?"

"Understood." X5

"There is no time to lose, let's set off."

Dongfang Su made the final decision immediately.

He first summoned the expert best at disguises within the Hidden Dragon Shadow Guards to help Zhuge Yi with a makeover, even covering up those most conspicuous double pupils.

As for Ye Lin, with a set of Corpse Underworld Hidden Robes, no one would recognize him.

After the preparations were done, night had fallen. They set off under the cover of darkness, crossing the ocean and heading straight for the Sang Kingdom.

Upon approaching the border of the Sang Kingdom, it was obvious that there were many more patrolling class-changers.

"I will only send you this far; the rest is up to you."

Dongfang Su stopped in his tracks; an expert of his level would surely cause panic and alert the entire Sang Kingdom the moment he stepped across the border.

Ou Liechen raised his hands, his ten fingers dancing rapidly to weave a barrier that enveloped the five of them, instantly isolating all seawater outside.

"Do not leave the range of the barrier, and they won't be able to discover us," Ou Liechen cautioned.

Inside and outside the barrier felt like two different worlds; they walked right past the eyes of the Sang Kingdom's patrols in such a swaggering manner.

The entire process was safe and sound; some Sang Kingdom people even walked right in front of Ye Lin and the others without noticing anything amiss.

Only after they successfully stepped onto the land of the Sang Kingdom did Ou Liechen put away the barrier.

His face was somewhat pale; clearly, maintaining the barrier for so long had taken a significant toll on him.

Dongfang Su had said there would be people to meet them upon entering the Sang Kingdom, but after they arrived, let alone a contact, they couldn't even see a dog.

"Where is the contact?" Ye Lin asked, looking at Ou Liechen.

Ou Liechen frowned, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

"I don't know. Logically speaking, he should have received the news and been waiting here in advance. Let's wait a moment."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a cold voice suddenly emerged from the darkness.

"A cup of palace jade liquid wine minus one big hammer and then minus one small hammer, how much does it equal?"

"180-80-40=60."

Ou Liechen answered instantly.

"Family!"

Seeing that Ou Liechen had successfully matched the code, a man with a heavily greased hairstyle came rushing over, panting.

His clothes were disheveled, and he had a strange smell about him.

"Sorry, sorry, I'm late; I was delayed by some Sang Kingdom ladies."

Seeing this man, Ye Lin was incredibly surprised, because he actually recognized him!

"Are you... Teacher Ogi?"

Ye Lin was stunned; he never expected that someone he had only seen in his hands would one day appear before him in the flesh.

"Little comrade, Ogi is my stage name; please call me by my real name, Zhou Qingfeng!"

Zhou Qingfeng glared at Ye Lin.

"Also, you actually recognize my stage name—your ideological awareness as a little comrade needs improvement!"

Ye Lin was dumbfounded; was this the legendary "Wood has become Zhou"?

"You know him?" Zhuge Yi couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah, Ogi... oh, no, Teacher Zhou Qingfeng is an artist of both virtue and talent." Ye Lin nodded with a strange expression.

Great Xia truly produces talented people; this is the legendary "hiding in plain sight."

The people of the Sang Kingdom would never in their wildest dreams imagine that a Great Xia undercover agent was working as an artist in the Sang Kingdom.

"Alright, don't just stand there, come with me!"

Zhou Qingfeng waved his hand, signaling Ye Lin and the others to follow.

A seven-seater vehicle was parked on the roadside not far away, and Zhou Qingfeng drove them all back to his home.

"Come, drink some water first."

Zhou Qingfeng poured each of them a glass of water and took out five file folders from a drawer.

"Lord Dongfang Su has already told me everything about the purpose of your visit. The Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron is in the hands of the Sang Kingdom's Emperor. It won't be easy for you to get close to it; we need to plan carefully."

He handed over the five file folders.

"These are the fake identities I prepared for you. Your workplaces are all in shops on the streets near the Sang Kingdom's Imperial Palace. You can take this opportunity to observe the situation there first; that will make it easier to formulate an operational plan."

Ye Lin pulled the documents out of the file folder; it showed that he was now called Yongchuan Ren, an apprentice responsible for grilling yakitori, and he even had a new residence.

Ou Liechen and the others also had their own new identities.

"Alright, if there are no other questions, go back to your respective residences and get some good rest. I wish you all the best!"

Zhou Qingfeng was just an ordinary person with a decent waist, not even a class-changer; he had already done everything he could.

"I have a question!"

Ye Lin raised his hand and then asked somewhat shyly.

"Teacher Zhou, can I follow you to learn how to make movies? I want to improve so badly!"