Chapter 83 I Discovered My Blind Spot (Please Subscribe) (1/2)

The old man's expression froze for a long time, until Cheng Guang got a little impatient and asked again, he came back to his senses.

"Prince...Prince..."

The old man swallowed stiffly, feeling inexplicably terrified by his offense just now.

Cheng Guang didn't want to argue with him too much, waved his hand, and asked again.

"Old man, where do black lantern deacons like me need to go to get people?"

The old man stood up quickly and said respectfully: "Prince, just call me old man."

"When our Lantern Division detectives go out to handle cases or do tasks, if they need manpower, most of them are transferred from the division. White lantern detectives can command ten black lantern detectives, and since black lantern detectives are the lowest level, they can only be assigned some non-staff members."

"But, if you are the prince, you can command even the golden lantern detectives..."

The old man said very sensibly: "Prince, there are only three golden lantern deacons in the division now, I will call them all over..."

Cheng Guang shook his head quickly, rejected the old man's kindness, and said: "Just give me a few non-staff members."

For Cheng Guang, he actually doesn't need too strong subordinates. If he needs subordinates with high strength and cultivation, he doesn't need to look for them from the Lantern Division at all. There are countless strong people among his guards.

At the moment, he just needs some people who can help him investigate and handle the case. It doesn't matter whether they are strong or not, or whether they have a high status or not. What matters is that they are obedient and sensible.

They can let him go through the process perfectly and find a perfect reason to tell Cheng Zhihai the intelligence information he knows.

The old man saw Cheng Guang saying this, and he no longer insisted. He took out a few papers full of information from the drawer under the table and handed them to Cheng Guang.

Cheng Guang took it and took a look, and found that it was the information of non-staff personnel, with portraits, names, cultivation realms, etc.

Cheng Guang found that even the non-staff members of the Lighting Division had a high level of cultivation. The lowest level of cultivation reached the fourth-grade supernatural power realm, which was stronger than Lin Cheng.

Lin Cheng's status -1

Cheng Guang couldn't help laughing when such a line of text floated in his mind.

The old man in front of him handed Cheng Guang another stack of information, which was full of information related to missing the prince. Since he wanted to check the prince, he naturally needed to know the information related to missing the prince first.

This file contains a wide range of information, from the birth of Prince Huai Nian to his subsequent disappearance, all the information is included in it, but some of the information is not recorded very completely, otherwise it would not appear like this now.

Cheng Guang estimated that if the information about Prince Huai Nian was more detailed, the thickness of this file would have to be at least ten times greater.

"Prince, if you want to find non-staff members, just go to the Personnel Hall over there. These non-staff members need to complete several tasks before they can be promoted to formal members and become a black light detective, so they are very eager to complete the task..."

"Prince, your task, the task of finding the missing prince, is too difficult. Why don't you choose other simpler tasks?"

The old man said with some concern. While speaking, he took out some tasks from the side and whispered: "Prince, these are the tasks that I have summarized. There are many merits and few things. I don't take them out for ordinary people. Prince, why don't you choose these tasks?"

Cheng Guang couldn't help laughing when he saw this. So you really think I am here to complete the task and improve my position.

If Cheng Guang really wanted to complete the task and improve his position by gaining merits, he wouldn't have to come to the Lighting Department in person. Cheng Zhihai would help him get everything done.

He just needs to lie down.

Cheng Guang smiled and rejected the old man's kindness. Without saying much or explaining anything, he walked out of the task hall with the information.

After a while, he arrived at the Personnel Hall that the old man mentioned.

When the officials of the Lighting Department of the Personnel Hall saw Cheng Guang coming, they were so frightened that their bodies tensed up and their every move became a little stiff.

After Cheng Guang handed the personnel information in his hand to the officials of the Personnel Hall, they hurried to find people for Cheng Guang.

The members of the Personnel Hall were very efficient. Cheng Guang only waited for a cup of tea, and all his non-staff members appeared in front of him.

There were five people in total.

Three men and two women.

The highest level of cultivation was the fifth-grade Kaishen realm, and the lowest was the fourth-grade Shentong realm.

When these five people came to the Personnel Hall, they originally thought that the person who asked them to come to perform the mission was just an ordinary black light constable.

And when they saw that the peerless nobleman sitting at a table, quietly waiting for them, was Cheng Guang.

They were all stunned.

The five people instantly became a little restrained, and both men and women became a little shy.

However, they did not dare to be rude. Even though they were nervous, they still came over and greeted Cheng Guang respectfully.

"Prince."

Cheng Guang nodded in response.

"Prince, may I ask what mission we are going to complete this time?" Among the five people, the tall and strong man asked carefully.

His name is Xu Hongfei. Not only is he the tallest and strongest, but his cultivation is also the highest among the five.

The fifth level of Kaishen realm.

Cheng Guang handed them the information about Prince Huai Nian, stood up, and stretched lazily, "Our mission this time is to find Prince Huai Nian. The five of you follow me and work hard. Let's try to find the whereabouts of Prince Huai Nian within a month."

Cheng Guang said, smiling at the five people, showing a faint and extremely gentle smile.

When Xu Hongfei and the other five heard Cheng Guang's words, they were so scared that their faces turned pale.

"Ah???"

Xu Hongfei and the others couldn't help but open their mouths wide, and their eyes almost popped out, which was quite like the feeling of a small soldier in Journey to the West being asked by the king to capture Tang Monk.

Who is Prince Huai Nian?

The abandoned prince of the previous dynasty was able to deal with the emperor of the Great Zhou for decades and still exist safely. How could he be caught so easily?

The prince is not crazy...

He actually wants to take these non-staff members to find Prince Huai Nian...

Xu Hongfei stammered a few times, not knowing what to say for a while, but after hesitating for a moment, he couldn't help but speak:

"Prince... Well, forgive me for being blunt, the task of missing the prince is not something we can touch, and only those above the Silver Lantern Constable can challenge it..."

"If we want to complete this task, I'm afraid we won't be able to find Prince Huai Nian within a month, and then it will be a waste of time and energy."

Xu Hongfei didn't dare to offend Cheng Guang, so he was very careful when he spoke, observing Cheng Guang's expression with every word, for fear that he would anger Cheng Guang.

And Cheng Guang was not as petty as Xu Hongfei imagined, and it was completely within his expectations that Xu Hongfei and his men would think this way.

As for Xu Hongfei and the others, he didn't care whether he wanted to follow them or not. It was just a formality, so he smiled and said:

"I don't force you to follow me to complete the task. After all, it might be a waste of a month and nothing would be gained. So I will give you the choice. You decide whether to follow me or not."

"I won't blame you."

After Cheng Guang finished speaking, the faces of Xu Hongfei and the other five people in front of him became much more entangled.

They really didn't want to waste time.

Time is more important than money for these non-staff members.

As for the reason, it is also very simple. If they can complete more tasks, they can officially join the Lighting Division earlier and become a black light constable of the Lighting Division.

There, they can take tasks by themselves, get merits, and exchange for various resources to further improve their strength.

Moreover, the salary of the constable of the Lighting Division is not low. Just a black light constable can earn thirty taels of silver a month, which is equivalent to the income of an ordinary job for a year.

There is no doubt that for ordinary people, the remuneration of the Constable of the Lighting Division is indeed very tempting.

Combining these two reasons, not many non-staff members are willing to waste their time and waste this month to find Prince Huai Nian in an attempt to complete this illusory task.

However, following such a distinguished person as the prince to complete the task, even if there is no progress in the task in the end, it is also very good to be able to hold the prince's thigh.

However, can they, the non-staff members, contact such a great figure as the prince?

After a mission, if there is no progress, it seems that they are incompetent. Not only can they not hold the prince's thigh, but the prince may blame them.

No one can bear the blame of the prince.

For a while, the five people fell silent.

Cheng Guang did not urge them, but drank tea quietly on the side.

After a while, someone hesitated and walked out slowly.

The man was thin and his face was a little sallow, and he looked quite malnourished.

He looked at Cheng Guang timidly and whispered, "Prince, I am afraid that I, Chen Qing, cannot follow you to complete this mission. My mother is seriously ill now and needs to spend a lot of money every month to treat her illness. So I need to complete more tasks as soon as possible, accumulate enough qualifications and merits, and be promoted to a black light detective. I really don't have time..."

"Sorry."

After Chen Qing finished speaking, Cheng Guang's face did not change at all, and a gentle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, "Who else wants to withdraw?"

After Chen Qing, several non-staff members walked out slowly soon.

They were two girls among the five people.

They were actually a little envious of Cheng Guang's body. They had been stealing glances at Cheng Guang from the beginning. Although they were envious of Cheng Guang's body, they did not dare to follow Cheng Guang directly to complete the task of finding Prince Huai Nian.

Even many Golden Light detectives did not have much confidence in finding Prince Huai Nian.

How could the prince, who had never had any experience in handling cases and had little intelligence gathering ability, lead them to find Prince Huai Nian? ?

This is basically impossible.

If they want to find Prince Huai Nian, it is simply a fantasy to rely on these non-staff members and the prince alone.

So, the two girls quickly stood up at the same time, speaking in a rather tender voice.

"Prince, we are also in trouble. Our family is poor and we don't have so much time to waste."

At the same time, in addition to the two girls, in addition to Xu Hongfei, another boy also stood up.

What he said was similar to the previous few people.

It's nothing more than that they think that following Cheng Guang to find the whereabouts of Prince Huai Nian is a complete waste of time.

They will waste some time in vain without any gains.

Cheng Guang was not surprised by this, but felt a little pity.

It's not that he feels pity.

But he feels pity for those who just rejected them.

Just now, the gears of their fate had begun to turn, but they were broken and stopped alive.

I gave you a chance, but you are useless.

Cheng Guang sighed in his heart, and his eyes fell on the last person.

There is only one Xu Hongfei left. If Xu Hongfei doesn't want to do this task with him, he will really become a lonely man.

This is fucked.

Cheng Guang even doubted whether he had said wrong and shouldn't have said it when he just said that they could choose to stay or leave freely.

What he said now is like spilled water, and he can't refute it.

It doesn't matter if there is no one. The non-staff members of the Lighting Bureau are unreliable. At most, he can join a team of white-light detectives. It's not impossible.

Cheng Guang stroked his chin and thought so.

Just when Cheng Guang thought that Xu Hongfei, who had raised doubts from the beginning, would refuse and let him fly alone, Xu Hongfei's face flashed with a trace of entanglement, and he walked towards Cheng Guang and saluted solemnly.

"Prince, they don't want to follow you, but I, Xu Hongfei, am willing to follow you until death!"

Cheng Guang was a little surprised, and he looked at Xu Hongfei with a light exclamation.

Xu Hongfei noticed Cheng Guang's gaze at him. He didn't know what Cheng Guang was thinking. His face did not change, and he still bowed his head respectfully.

"Prince, I asked that question earlier not because I thought you would not be able to complete the task, but because I wanted to see how confident you were about the task, so I have been observing you since just now."

"I found that from the beginning, you did not show much panic on your face. Even when facing my doubts and the departure of Chen Qing and the other four, your calm expression did not change at all."

"So, I believe you can complete the task, not just take a risk."

After Xu Hongfei finished speaking, Cheng Guang was a little surprised.

This Xu Hongfei...

How meticulous...

He could even observe his head.

After hearing what Xu Hongfei said, Cheng Guang was a little confused whether Xu Hongfei wanted to see how confident he was about finding Prince Huai Nian, so he deliberately said that to test him.

He tested him, and at the same time, he also tricked his other teammates away.

After hearing what Xu Hongfei said, the faces of the four people, including Chen Qing, changed instantly.

It turned iron-black.

I almost pointed at Xu Hongfei and cursed, you are really a dog.

They basically didn't have much confidence in this mission because of Xu Hongfei's words, and felt that following the prince to complete the mission of finding the missing prince was a waste of time.

And now looking back...

It doesn't seem to be a waste of time.

Chen Qing and the others thought carefully at this time, and suddenly realized that the prince was the prince after all, and what kind of members he needed could not be found?

Why did he have to look for them, the extra-staff detectives.

Besides, the prince was the prince after all, and it was impossible for him to suddenly want to carry out a mission for no reason. Maybe there would be some internal intelligence.

Maybe...

Director Cheng might have paved the way for the prince.

Chen Qing and the other four had some guesses in their hearts.

At this time, they all thought that Cheng Guang might really be able to complete the mission, and the confidence was still higher than they expected.

But, there was no guarantee of 100% confidence, at least more than half.

If the prince is absolutely sure, there will be countless golden lantern detectives begging to join the prince's team, and they will not be reduced to non-staff members who are not even black lantern detectives.

And if they complete the mission with the prince and find the whereabouts of Prince Huai Nian, even if they cannot deal with Prince Huai Nian, they can still get a lot of merits.

That lot of merits can not only allow them to be promoted from a non-staff member of the Lighting Division to a black lantern detective, but also to be bolder, and perhaps it is not impossible to be promoted directly to a white lantern detective.

Such a big span is nothing for Cheng Guang.

But for people like Chen Qing, it can be said to be a step to heaven.

When they thought of this.

Chen Qing and the other four regretted it all of a sudden.

Damn.

Rejecting the prince too quickly! !

Even if Cheng Guang didn't say anything at this time, he still looked at them with a smile on his face. That faint smile made them feel more painful than laughing.

The biggest opportunity in life was wasted by them.

They suddenly realized at this moment that even if they followed the prince and did not find Prince Huai Nian in the end and did not complete the mission, there was no harm.

Being able to follow the prince and complete the mission was already an opportunity.

If they could hold the prince's thigh tightly during this period, wouldn't it be like taking off directly? ?

Thinking about it, Chen Qing and the other four's faces turned miserable in an instant.

Especially the two girls, their eyes turned red in an instant.

They looked like they were about to drop pearls.

Cheng Guang didn't look at them too much. If they left, they left, and he wouldn't take them back.

Cheng Guang looked at Xu Hongfei a few more times and found that Xu Hongfei was much smarter than the other four people. Just one person seemed to be enough.

He stood up, took the information, and walked out of the hall.

Xu Hongfei hurriedly followed him, followed Cheng Guang, and left the Lighting Department.

Chen Qing and the other four who stayed in the original place looked at Cheng Guang and Xu Hongfei's figures leaving, their faces were slightly miserable, and they looked at each other for a few times.

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I just felt that the biggest opportunity in their lives was pushed out by their own hands.

At first, I thought it was a waste of time, and the prince who missed me couldn't be found at all.

Now they suddenly felt that the prince still had a chance to find the one who missed the prince.

Although this was just a guess and had no basis, it still made them feel uncomfortable for a while.

"Oh, don't think too much. It's done. Let's just wait for others to find us to complete the task."

"It's all Xu Hongfei's fault. We didn't even think about leaving the prince's team just now. The prince is the prince after all. If he didn't mention it, how dare we leave."

"What else is there to say? We don't believe that the prince can complete the task and find Prince Huai Nian. It doesn't matter."

"By the way, what do you think is the probability that the prince can complete the task?"

"Logically speaking, if a black light detective goes to search with Xu Hongfei, there is not much chance, but the black light detective is the prince, so the chance is still quite high. I didn't recover just now. Now think about it carefully. Even if the prince can't complete the task, after finding Prince Huai Nian, the director and his men may give the credit for completing the task to the prince..."

Chen Qing and the other four kept talking.

For a while, they were almost regretting it.

At this time, Cheng Guang had already left the Lighting Division with Xu Hongfei.

Lin Cheng was waiting outside. When he saw Cheng Guang leaving the Lighting Department, he immediately came up to him and said, "Prince."

Cheng Guang nodded slightly and got on his horse, "Let's go."

Lin Cheng quickly followed him and asked, "Prince, where are we going now?"

Cheng Guang did not answer, but only set his eyes on Xu Hongfei.

"Xu Hongfei, do you know where the monsters have been appearing recently?"

Xu Hongfei responded immediately when he heard Cheng Guang's question, and said:

"Prince, the monsters have been appearing recently, mostly in Xiaobai Village, Xilitang, Hanting Liuli, and Nanping Village."

Xu Hongfei frowned as he spoke, "Prince, there have been more and more cases of monsters sneaking in recently, and we don't know where these monsters are sneaking in from. The director was said to be investigating some time ago, but nothing was found."

"Now that the incident of missing the prince has come up again, I'm afraid everyone has no time and energy to investigate where the monsters are sneaking in from. As long as the monsters show up, we can rush to kill them."

At the end, Xu Hongfei couldn't help but show some doubts on his face and looked at Cheng Guang.

"Prince, why are you asking this? Is the smuggling of the demons related to Prince Huai Nian?"

Xu Hongfei was not stupid, and he immediately realized that Cheng Guang's question was probably related to their mission.

However, although he guessed that Cheng Guang's question was probably related to their mission to find Prince Huai Nian, he could not guess for a moment what the smuggling of the demons had to do with Prince Huai Nian.

Could it be that Prince Huai Nian was involved in the smuggling of the demons? ?

Xu Hongfei could not help thinking so, but soon shook his head, trying to convince himself to deny this idea.

It's unlikely, it's too absurd.

How could the demons get in touch with Prince Huai Nian? Even if they did, how could they cooperate with Prince Huai Nian...

The human race and the demon race are incompatible, and the two races are mortal enemies when they meet.

How could they cooperate?

Xu Hongfei tried to convince himself, but he found that the effect of convincing himself was not very good.

After all, for a desperate person like Prince Huai Nian, anything impossible could happen.

After Xu Hongfei finished asking the question, he fell silent.

Cheng Guang neither admitted nor denied it. He smiled faintly, turned his head and looked at Xu Hongfei, and asked: "Where are those places you mentioned, and how far are they from the canal?"

Xu Hongfei thought for a moment and said: "These places are not on the edge of the canal, and they are quite far from the canal."

Cheng Guang raised his eyebrows and found it interesting.

"Not on the edge of the canal?"

Xu Hongfei nodded, but soon seemed to think of something, took out a map from his arms, looked at it for a few times, and showed surprise.

"Prince, look."

Xu Hongfei raised the map to Cheng Guang's side so that Cheng Guang could see it clearly.

"Your Majesty, this is the place where the monsters I just listed may appear. Although it is not on the edge of the canal, they have tributaries of the canal passing by..."

Cheng Guang took one look and made up his mind.

These monsters are not completely stupid.

They still knew that they couldn't appear concentrated near the canal and expose their base camp.

However, it is still not much smarter.

They thought that as long as they ran farther along the canal and tributaries, they could completely avoid the detection of the lamp bearer. However, they did not expect that there was such a prophetic existence like themselves.

Just by looking at it, I discovered something strange.

Cheng Guang planned to search along the tributaries where demons were infested to see if he could find any clues and then follow them into the canal.

Although he knew that the space-time rift used by the demon clan to sneak across was near Heming Island, he had no idea how far it was from Heming Island.

When there is a restriction to isolate the breath, even if he passes through the time and space rift, he may not be able to find the specific location.

You still have to determine a general range first, and then find the specific location.

After finding the specific location, Cheng Guang felt that he didn't need to take care of the next thing.

The rest can be left to Cheng Zhihai.

Cheng Guang thought like this and without hesitation, he immediately wanted to take Lin Cheng and Xu Hongfei to leave Kyoto and go to the location they mentioned.

But before he left Kyoto, he felt Song Yunqi's troubled gaze.

This time, the place Cheng Guang wanted to go was too far away from Kyoto, and he was afraid that something might happen to Cheng Guang.

Song Yunqi hesitated for a moment, but in the end said nothing. He sighed and led several other guards to follow Cheng Guang.

After all, the prince is now a black light agent of the Lantern Department. The director should have allowed the prince to leave Kyoto.

Besides, with him as a golden lantern agent following Cheng Guang, it was considered safe.

I don't think there will be any surprises.

Song Yunqi comforted himself and thought like this, but he still mustered up his best energy and carefully looked after Cheng Guang.

If something unexpected happened to the prince, Song Yunqi realized that even if he had a hundred heads, it would not be enough to kill him.

After leaving Kyoto, we traveled quickly.

About three hours later, Cheng Guang arrived at the Xiaobai Village that Xu Hongfei had mentioned.

Xiaobai Village is surrounded by mountains and water, and has a quiet environment. Walking along the small roads in the village, you can see houses with white walls and black tiles, rippling blue ponds and moss-covered creek pits.

Ten miles away from Xiaobai Village, there is a river flowing through it.

The river is gurgling and the waves are turbulent. Because this river flows from a canal, the water volume is only larger than that of an ordinary river.

Cheng Guang walked along the river towards Xiaobai Village. He found that many trees along the way were broken and collapsed, and there were also traces of the monsters' damage here.

When we arrived at Xiaobai Village, the courtyard walls of every household became messy and mottled. The quiet environment everywhere seemed to have been swept by some violent storm and everything was destroyed.

There was still a faint smell of blood in the air.

When Cheng Guang walked into Xiaobai Village, someone in Xiaobai Village seemed to have discovered the whereabouts of the few of them, and he cautiously poked his head out to take a look.

After seeing the appearance of Cheng Guang and others, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief, walked out quickly, saluted to Cheng Guang and others:

"I don't know if some of the lantern-bearing adults are coming over. I'm a bit disappointed in greeting you. I hope you can forgive me."

Cheng Guang looked at the appearance of the visitor.

I found that most of the people here were quite old people. They all had gray hair and were dressed in commoners. They looked like typical farmers.

Dozens of old people gathered at the entrance of the village, each looking at Cheng Guang's appearance curiously.

In the entire Xiaobai Village, except for the elderly, no young face can be seen anymore.

When Xu Hongfei saw the visitor, he couldn't help but frowned and asked: "Old man, why are you still here? There are traces of the demon clan here. You are here. What should you do if another demon clan attacks you? ?”

After Xu Hongfei finished speaking, the leader of Xiaobai Village said with a bitter face: "Sir, we also know that Xiaobai Village will still be at risk of being attacked by monsters. However, February and March this year are the time of sowing. If we are here today, If we are not in Xiaobai Village, if there is no farming, there will be no harvest next year. Dozens of families in Xiaobai Village will not have food rations to eat, but they will starve to death. "

"But please don't worry, adults. We have sent all the young people, women and children in the village to the city. The only ones left in the village are us old guys. Even if they are dead, It’s not worth much, so there’s nothing to worry about.”

After the village chief of Xiaobai Village finished speaking, he comforted Cheng Guang and others and asked, "Why did the adults come to Xiaobai Village again? Is there another demon clan in the area?"

"Oh, this damn demon tribe suddenly appeared from nowhere. As soon as it appeared, I don't know how many people died. Fortunately, there are adults holding lamps here. Otherwise, with us, how could those people The opponent of the ferocious demon clan."

"However, adults, it's better to be careful and not to be hurt by the demon clan."

The head of Xiaobai Village seemed to be a chatterbox. Even if Cheng Guang and others did not respond, he could still talk nonstop.

Xu Hongfei wanted to say something after hearing what the head of Xiaobai Village said, but he looked at the old farmer in Xiaobai Village, who looked vicissitudes of life and covered with yellow soil, and he didn't know what to say.

He was originally born in the countryside and a poor family. He still had empathy for these farmers living at the bottom of the Great Zhou Dynasty. He knew that even if it was not in line with the rules, he could not force these farmers to do anything.

If they really had to move out of Xiaobai Village, they would not be able to plant crops this year, and there would be no harvest next year. Even if they were not killed by the demons, they would starve to death.

Cheng Guang also frowned slightly at this time.

This Xiaobai Village is at least under the feet of the emperor, but it is still like this, and it is so difficult to survive. For the sake of livelihood, all the old people in the village came out and risked their lives to farm...

This...

Cheng Guang was speechless for a while.

He dared not imagine what kind of living conditions those people living at the bottom of the Great Zhou Dynasty were in the remote villages far away from the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

This era is like this.

Under the governance of the Great Zhou Emperor, it has improved a lot.

In the past, the living conditions of these farmers were even more difficult. They were oppressed by the powerful and officials at any time. Ninety percent of the harvest of the year would be exploited layer by layer.

The remaining ten percent was barely enough to maintain the most basic livelihood of the family.

If the overall harvest of the year was not good, someone in the family would definitely starve to death.

This has become a normal state.

Except for Cheng Guang who felt uncomfortable with this, although others also felt that these old farmers were risking their lives and it was not worth it, they did not feel as strongly as Cheng Guang.

"My lords, would you like to go to the village to drink some cold tea? Although the village is poor and has nothing, there are still some simple meals. If you don't mind, please go to the village to eat something, drink some tea, and rest for a while."

Cheng Guang shook his head, "No need, old village chief, do you know where the monster tribe appeared?"

After Cheng Guang asked, the head of Xiaobai Village pointed to a place on the river bank in the distance and said, "The monster tribe you mentioned suddenly appeared from that direction and plundered many young people in our village."

As he said this, the head of Xiaobai Village looked sad: "So many people were eaten and plundered by the monster tribe. If it weren't for the adults from the Lighting Division who came in time, our Xiaobai Village would have been completely destroyed."

After hearing this, Cheng Guang was silent for a while.

Just before he got close to Xiaobai Village, he could smell the strong smell of blood. He thought that the situation of Xiaobai Village would not be very good, but he did not expect it to be so serious.

"Let's go and take a look."

Cheng Guang looked in the direction pointed by the head of Xiaobai Village and walked.

Lin Cheng and Xu Hongfei followed closely behind him.

The head of Xiaobai Village took the initiative to lead Cheng Guang.

After walking for a while, they arrived at the bank of the river.

There were huge monster footprints on the river bank, and the monster aura was the most concentrated place they felt along the way.

Even though some time had passed, the monster aura in this place was still so conspicuous.

This cultivation realm is at least the fourth grade...

Not particularly powerful.

Cheng Guang stroked his chin and speculated secretly.

He knew.

The monsters that appeared here came to attack Xiaobai Village not to satisfy their appetite, but to cooperate with Bai Shuxuan to assassinate him and attract Cheng Zhihai's attention.

Lead Cheng Zhihai out of Kyoto, away from Cheng Guang's location. The farther Cheng Zhihai is, the greater the chance of their success in assassinating Cheng Guang.

But in the end, they still failed.

Later, even though Cheng Zhihai began to investigate how and where the demons smuggled into Da Zhou, before he could figure it out, an accident occurred in the martial arts competition between Da Zhou and Da Wei, which disrupted his original plan.

The investigation of the demons' smuggling was delayed.

And now, the matter of missing the prince has come up again.

Cheng Zhihai and the entire Zhideng Division can no longer focus on investigating the matter of the demons' smuggling. They have abandoned it all and are wholeheartedly investigating the matter of missing the prince.

The priorities of the matter have changed.

Compared with the matter of missing the prince, the matter of the demons' smuggling is too minor and will not attract the attention of the entire Zhideng Division.

If Cheng Guang hadn't come to investigate now, I'm afraid no one would come to care about the matter of the demons' smuggling here.

Cheng Guang pondered in his mind, walked to the river bank, and squatted down.

The demon tribe swam along the river bank, and did not leave many traces in the river. It was not realistic to follow the traces left by the demon tribe all the way to the canal until the specific location of the time rift in the canal was found.

However, at least a general direction can be determined.

Cheng Guang stood up and smiled at the head of Xiaobai Village: "Head, if nothing unexpected happens, there should be no more demon tribes around here. You can rest assured. If there is any accident, report it to the government in time and let our people from the Lighting Department come to deal with it."

The head of Xiaobai Village nodded and agreed immediately.

He looked terrified.

For them, the government is an existence that they should not provoke if they can.

When they really have no other options, they will go to the government and ask the people from the Lighting Bureau to come and deal with it.

There is no problem with the people from the Lighting Bureau.

Some people in the government are more frightening to them than demons and monsters.

Cheng Guang read some information from the expression of the village chief of Xiaobai Village.

He sighed in his heart, not knowing what to say. After walking around the area, he went to other villages where demons appeared as Xu Hongfei said.

It took Cheng Guang several days to step on the canal basin with a radius of thousands of miles near Kyoto.

After finding out the approximate strength of the demons that appeared in each village and the approximate distance from the canal, he already had a result in his mind.

Generally speaking, the weaker the demon, the shorter the distance from the time and space rift in the canal.

Their cultivation strength cannot support them to run too far away.

The stronger the demon, the farther away they can often step, so that the demons are not too concentrated.

Based on this rule, Cheng Guang discovered that the demons around Xiaobai Village are the weakest.

The further you go around, the stronger the demons are.

Doesn't this mean that among all the villages in Xiaobai Village where demons appear, the one closest to the gap is the one closest to the gap? ?

Thinking about it again, Xiaobai Village is indeed quite close to Heming Island, but it is only a short distance away, and a lot of this is because the canal tributaries take a detour.

When Cheng Guang thought of this, his eyebrows twitched slightly.

Damn it, I searched everywhere and ended up back to the starting point.

So it's here, right?

Cheng Guang felt that he had found a blind spot.

It's just that the gap in time and space is the focus of demons, most of whom are not simple, and there may be the figure of the Demon Emperor, who he can't afford to offend now.

When you are undecided, don't panic, go back and get some reinforcements.

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