Chapter 404: Infiltration, Investigation

The Sang Kingdom's reaction was swift.

Early in the morning, powerful job-changers began to take up positions in every major city.

These job-changers were on high alert, connecting to form a massive net, and spatial-type job-changers were rotating 24 hours a day to maintain the teleportation arrays.

As long as there was any movement in any city, the powerful individuals stationed in others could immediately arrive at the scene via the teleportation arrays!

Such a massive operation naturally could not escape the eyes of Ou Liechen and his group.

That very afternoon, Ou Liechen gathered the other four in a secluded corner and activated a barrier to isolate them from sight and sound.

"Over these past few days, a large number of Sang Kingdom powerhouses have been continuously leaving Dongjing City. I suspect the Sang Kingdom might be planning a major move!" Ou Liechen said with a grave expression.

Chen Xiaocao also nodded: "Dongjing is the most important city in their Sang Kingdom, comparable to our Great Xia's capital. With so many powerhouses leaving, there must be a problem!"

"But this is also our best opportunity."

Zhuge Ni, dressed in a pink maid outfit, stepped forward.

"The maid cafe where I work is in a great location. During my shift, I observed that a full four Blazing Sun realm powerhouses have left Dongjing. This also means that, right now, there is at most one Blazing Sun realm powerhouse left inside Dongjing City!"

"If we want to sneak in and investigate the situation, now is undoubtedly the most suitable time."

Zhuge Ni's words stirred Ou Liechen and the others.

Indeed, in some respects, this was truly the best timing!

"Chen Xiaocao, you are responsible for finding Zhou Qingfeng and having him transmit the news of the Sang Kingdom's large-scale mobilization back to Great Xia."

Ou Liechen issued his instructions in an orderly manner.

"As for Yu Lian, Zhuge Ni, and Ye Lin, there is no time to lose; we will execute the infiltration plan tonight!"

After agreeing on the plan, the five separated once more, returning to their respective posts to play the roles of ordinary people.

Soon, the night slowly descended.

Pitch-black clouds obscured all moonlight and starlight, and the streets could only rely on sporadic lights for illumination.

Chen Xiaocao went to Zhou Qingfeng, while Ou Liechen and the other three arrived at the pre-arranged location.

Ou Liechen activated a barrier, enveloping Ye Lin and the others within it to isolate all their auras.

The four moved through the streets, and the wild cats that occasionally appeared turned a blind eye to them.

This was the powerful ability of Ou Liechen, the Domain Weaver!

Ye Lin's Great Void Art could only isolate his own aura, whereas Ou Liechen completely severed and isolated a portion of space.

Soon, a towering, ancient-looking building appeared in the misty night.

The entire building was constructed entirely of ancient wood, looking as if it were filled with the sediment of time.

In front of the building, the main gate was tightly shut and heavily guarded; even the patrolling security guards were all job-changers above level 50.

"This is the core of the Sang Kingdom, the Fusang Pavilion. The Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron is very likely inside the Fusang Pavilion!"

"This position is already the limit. Any further forward, and my barrier will be discovered. Zhuge Ni, can you see the situation behind the gate?" Ou Liechen asked.

"I'll try."

Zhuge Ni removed her disguise, revealing those double pupils as bright as stars, and looked toward the gate ahead.

A moment later, Zhuge Ni withdrew her gaze.

"Behind the gate, there is one level 91 Starry Sky realm powerhouse, and four level 85 job-changers."

Ou Liechen's expression turned somewhat ugly.

"Damn it, using a Starry Sky realm to guard the gate? These 'well-off' bastards really do value this place."

He turned his head to look at Ye Lin and Yu Lian.

"Yu Lian, Ye Lin, it is very difficult for us to sneak in and investigate without being discovered by a Starry Sky realm powerhouse, so now we need to rely on the two of you to cooperate. You two are the main executors of this infiltration plan."

"Yu Lian is responsible for assassinating that Starry Sky realm powerhouse. It must be a one-hit kill; do not give him any chance to struggle. After Yu Lian kills him, Ye Lin, you must immediately use the Corpse Nether Hidden Cloak to disguise yourself as that Starry Sky realm powerhouse to avoid alerting the people of the Sang Kingdom. This will be a test of the tacit cooperation between you two."

Yu Lian nodded coldly, and then her entire person vanished into the night; her concealment technique was clearly at its peak.

Ye Lin did not waste words either; a Great Void Art also made him disappear without a trace.

He walked openly toward the Fusang Pavilion. After crossing the gate, he immediately saw the Starry Sky realm powerhouse Zhuge Ni had mentioned.

This person was draped in black samurai attire and was extremely vigilant; the city-slaughtering incidents of the past few days had clearly made all the people of the Sang Kingdom jumpy.

Ye Lin memorized the man's appearance and was just about to ask when Yu Lian planned to strike.

At that moment, a flowing black shadow suddenly appeared on the neck of the Sang Kingdom's Starry Sky realm powerhouse, instantly severing his throat.

He widened his eyes, wanting to make a sound, but a black hand had already covered his mouth and nose.

Clean and efficient, without the slightest hesitation; it took Yu Lian less than three seconds from start to finish to take care of this Starry Sky realm powerhouse.

Ye Lin hurriedly threw the Corpse Nether Hidden Cloak over himself, transformed into the appearance of that Starry Sky realm powerhouse, and then deactivated the Great Void Art.

Yu Lian dragged the corpse aside.

At this moment, the other four level 85 job-changers walked over toward this side.

Although Yu Lian and Ye Lin's movements were very fast, it was clearly impossible to avoid alerting them entirely at such close range.

"My lord, what happened?" one of the Sang Kingdom job-changers asked.

Ye Lin glanced at him coldly, saying nothing, playing the part of an expert.

Mainly, he didn't know how this Starry Sky realm guy usually spoke; speaking randomly would only make it easier to arouse suspicion.

The Sang Kingdom job-changer was stared at until he was covered in cold sweat.

One must know that in the Sang Kingdom, the weak have almost no human rights in front of the strong.

"My lord... apologies, it was this lowly one who was too presumptuous. This lowly one will withdraw first."

Seeing Ye Lin not speaking, they did not dare to ask further and hurriedly returned to their positions.

They had only come to check on the situation; since their Sang Kingdom's Starry Sky realm lord was fine, they were relieved.

With that Starry Sky realm powerhouse no longer in the way, Yu Lian successfully snuck into the Fusang Pavilion and began to investigate the situation inside.

Actually, Ye Lin felt that he was more suited for this task than Yu Lian, but his main body was not here.

If a clone kept the Great Void Art active for too long, he would exhaust himself to death before the Sang Kingdom people even had to do anything.

He and Ou Liechen outside could only choose to trust Yu Lian at this moment.

Time ticked away second by second.

By now, Yu Lian had successfully snuck into the deepest part of the Fusang Pavilion. Like a ghost under the night sky, she sensed several extremely powerful auras along the way, all of which she avoided in advance.

And when Yu Lian arrived at the central hall, her gaze could not help but freeze!

In the core hall of the Fusang Pavilion, a massive, ancient bronze cauldron stood quietly, with dragon Qi permeating the air, looking incredibly shocking.

On the body of the cauldron, lifelike true dragons were coiled, as if they would break out of the cauldron in the next second.

"That is... the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron!"

Even with Yu Lian's cold personality, she could not help but feel a bit excited at this moment; this massive cauldron was the very target of their trip.

Moreover, because the Sang Kingdom's Blazing Sun realm and Bright Moon realm powerhouses had left Dongjing City for unknown reasons, there were no powerhouses guarding the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron at this time.

Yu Lian immediately contacted Ye Lin and Ou Liechen using her communication device.

"I have found the Bronze Dragon Vein Cauldron. The plan has changed; I want to seize the cauldron directly. I will need you all to provide support for me later!"