Chapter 841: Tracking
Chapter 841: Tracking
September 25, 2017
In a certain county of Hedong Commandery, Si Li Zhou, a young man in his mid-twenties with a handsome appearance and a relaxed demeanor, had just emerged from Lu HaiKong's establishment. He quickly changed into a disguise, transforming into a simple and unassuming figure.
The man he met was already waiting for him, dressed in plain coarse cloth, exuding a casual yet commanding presence.
"You're here," the man greeted him with a warm smile, standing up as he approached.
"Brother Li!" The young man returned the smile, recognizing his friend.
There seemed to be a good relationship between the two, and they sat down without any formalities, engaging in casual conversation.
Once seated, the young man spoke first, "Sorry, Brother Li. I wasn't able to help much this time. I didn't expect Lu HaiKong to be so cautious."
The man shook his head, feeling guilty, "I should be the one apologizing. I thought I could borrow a knife to kill, but I never expected that not only would we fail to borrow that knife, but we'd also lose four leaders in the process."
"There's no need for compensation. Our relationship is strong, and I'm well aware of my position as the second-in-command of the organization. I can handle this matter and provide an explanation to the 'Earthly Branches'."
"You don't have to make up for it, but I want to clarify something. We're not just any organization; we're the 'Earthly Branches'. This situation is something I can handle."
The young man paused, as if not expecting this question. He didn't want to cause any embarrassment, so he continued, "I went to see Lu HaiKong. I plan to retrieve those four wastes, but the price is too high. Five hundred million gold, and they want to know the identity of the assassin. There's no way the 'Earthly Branches' would agree to such terms. Those four aren't worth that price."
"But your people seem to have withdrawn from Bingzhou. Are you giving up?"
"The 'Earthly Branches' meaning is to first withdraw from Lu HaiKong's territory. Anyway, even if we don't withdraw, Lu HaiKong will still purge them. We'll retreat for now, and then we'll see if there's an opportunity to rescue those four. If there's a chance, we'll bring them back. If not, we'll have to abandon them."
"Have you given up?" The ugly man stroked his chin thoughtfully.
The ugly man nodded, "There's no other way. Despite not wanting to admit it, Lu Hai Kong is currently not someone we can afford to have too much unnecessary focus on. Unless the person behind him wants him to do so."
"Speaking of the person behind him, you've known him for two or three years, and you still haven't found any clues?" The ugly man asked curiously.
"There are clues, but they're too fragmented to piece together anything meaningful, and I dare not delve too deeply into the investigation, after all, it's not a good thing for me to understand too much about that person."
"That's true. That guy is ruthless and fierce!"
The two chatted for about half an hour before they stood up and left separately.
After they left, a person appeared out of thin air in the room they had just vacated.
This person wore a black cloak, but unlike the uniform of the Earth Branch, it was a high-quality prop. This prop had once appeared before Lu Hai Kong, and when it first appeared, its original owner died, naturally falling into Lu Hai Kong's hands.
The person scanned the surroundings and then disappeared, following the ugly man.
It was amusing that the ugly man, as the leader of the Earth Branch's intelligence and assassination department, didn't even realize he was being tailed.
While this person followed the ugly man, another group of people also trailed the person who had met with the ugly man.
Within a day, the news about the person who met with the ugly man was thoroughly investigated.
However, all of this was conducted discreetly, and no one knew what was happening. The person who met with the ugly man was also unaware that his every detail had been thoroughly uncovered. If someone wanted to deal with him, they could make him disappear without a trace in an instant.
In the meantime, the situation on Lu Hai Kong's side worsened again.
Within a few short days, the inner power and dragon energy in Lu Hai Kong's dantian began to merge with each other.
Don't assume that the merging is a good thing; for Lu Hai Kong, it may not be.
In this process of merging, the dragon energy took the lead, gradually purging the inner power that had been mixed into Lu Hai Kong's body.
While the dragon energy's nature was changing during this process, its ability to maintain autonomous control remained unchanged.
On the one hand, the dragon energy was uncontrollable by Lu Hai Kong, and on the other, it was highly resistant to him, and its reinforcement was ongoing.
In this situation, Lu Hai Kong's predicament became increasingly dangerous.
Once the dragon energy and inner power merged, Lu Hai Kong would no longer have the ability to suppress it, and no one knew what it might do next.
Lu Hai Kong, on the other hand, increased his pace and hurried north towards the Northern Seal.
(End of Chapter)
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