Chapter 93 – Silenced

The leaders of the Five Elements Alliance control the highest secrets of the Spirit Realm. Does the leader of the evil organization also know?

Zhang Yuanqing did not immediately open his eyes, maintaining a stiff posture, thinking about the information he obtained from Xiahou Tianyuan's memories. He suddenly thought of the conversation between the Demon Lord and the members of the Beauty God Association. That woman tempted the Demon Lord to meet the president of the Beauty God Association, and the bargaining chip was the highest secret of the Spirit Realm.

If the leaders control the so-called ultimate secret, then the official research on the Spirit Realm is actually very thorough, but only the selected individuals have the authority to know. Zhang Yuanqing wondered if the Elder-level Spirit Realm walkers knew about it. Well, Xiahou Xin should have some understanding, and the Elders should also know, but they probably don't have control...

The Dark Night Rose is indeed planning something big. The leader of this organization, even if not at the level of the Alliance leader, is not far from it. Zhang Yuanqing opened his eyes and met a pair of deep and mysterious eyes.

"How is it?" Fu Qingyang asked.

"I gained some insights." Zhang Yuanqing informed him of the results of his questioning.

Fu Qingyang frowned and remained silent. His handsome and three-dimensional face seemed more like a sculpture. After a while, he nodded slowly. "Xiahou Chi is not the most outstanding among the descendants of Xiahou ancestors, but his ambition is not small."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't understand immediately, but a few seconds later, he reacted. Fu Qingyang was analyzing the reasons why Xiahou Chi joined the Dark Night Rose.

It seems that he is starting to see me as an "equal" intelligent person, thinking that I can understand with a simple explanation. This is a good thing, but it will be tiring. Zhang Yuanqing said, "Xiahou Tianyuan has limited knowledge of the Dark Night Rose. He should only be an external member."

Zhang Yuanqing seized the opportunity for revenge. The other meaning of this sentence was that it was time to take care of Xiahou Xin. Fu Qingyang nodded and said, "I have gathered a team and we will leave now to arrest Xiahou Xin."

The two returned to the first floor along the stairs.

At the staircase, Ling Jun, wearing cropped pants, flip-flops, and a loose short-sleeved shirt, leaned against the handrail with a mischievous smile and asked, "What information did you extract from Xiahou Tianyuan?"

Fu Qingyang replied calmly, "He doesn't have access to classified information. To find out some of the undercover members of the Dark Night Rose in the branches, we have to start with Xiahou Xin."

Ah, Zhang Yuanqing was surprised. He wondered how such classified information could be told to this mischievous member of the Taiyi Sect.

As a scout, Fu Qingyang noticed his subordinate's surprise and explained, "It's alright. He is a member of the 'White Tiger Guard' that I established. He can be trusted."

White Tiger Guard? Zhang Yuanqing expressed his confusion with his eyes.

Ling Jun maintained his mischievous posture and smiled, "Do you know why besides the official organizations, wild Spirit Realm walkers also form civilian organizations?"

To help each other? That doesn't seem right. The correct way for Spirit Realm walkers to survive is to be cunning. After all, if there is no reputation value, hunting fellow camp walkers does not deduct moral values. Zhang Yuanqing pondered and said, "To share strategies?"

If there must be a reason, that would probably be it. Ling Jun nodded, "Partly, but to dispel the suspicion and vigilance among walkers, it's not about strategies, but something called a Faction Token."

"Faction Token?" As a gaming enthusiast, Zhang Yuanqing heard a familiar name.

"The Faction Token is an item that allows Spirit Realm walkers to establish their own forces. You are a young person, so you should understand this concept." Ling Jun explained, "The Faction Token has many benefits, such as attribute bonuses for walkers in the Spirit Realm; additional experience rewards when completing missions; exclusive dungeons for the faction; faction-specific missions; the ability to team up with faction members for dungeons, but only members with the same realm level can team up. There are many benefits."

"You should know that the Five Elements Alliance was formed by the five major organizations starting as small factions and gradually developing into the strongest forces in the Spirit Realm."

Speaking of this, Ling Jun looked at Fu Qingyang and smirked, "As the leader, you receive the greatest attribute enhancement. No wonder the Five Elements Alliance is so powerful. No wonder Guan Ya told me that I am a member of the White Tiger Guard and will most likely join the alliance in the future. The leader is the female marshal. I didn't expect there to be Faction Tokens. If I can get a Faction Token, I can establish my own force and specifically accommodate undercover agents, such as the leader of the Zhi Sha Palace and the master without a trace."

Zhang Yuanqing, who was very interested, asked, "How can I get a Faction Token?"

Fu Qingyang answered, "By completing a multiplayer combat dungeon and leading the team to victory as the leader, there is a chance to be rewarded with a Faction Token."

Ling Jun sneered, "Fu Qingyang was lucky to obtain a Level 2 Faction Token when he was in the Transcendent stage."

"Factions can overlap?" Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized that if the predecessor of the Five Elements Alliance was the five major factions, then Fu Qingyang, with his identity, must have already joined the White Tiger Guard.

"Of course, there is no conflict." Ling Jun squinted and smiled, "For example, me. I am a member of the Taiyi Sect, a member of the Baihua Society, and also a member of Fu Qingyang's White Tiger Guard. In this way, when entering a dungeon, as long as I match with any of the three major forces, I will have bonuses. And if I match with walkers from all three major factions at the same time, I can only choose one."

Wow, so you are a slave to three families! Zhang Yuanqing looked at him sideways.

Being able to become a member of the "White Tiger Guard" shows that Fu Qingyang trusts him.

At this moment, Fu Qingyang looked towards the hall and said calmly, "Let's chat later. It's time to leave."

A group of people happened to enter the hall, including Bai Long, Qing Teng, Guan Ya, Jiang Jingwei, and the acting chief Teng Yuan.

Although the number of people was not large, they were all elite.

Jiang Jingwei stood with her hands on her hips, walking with an indifferent attitude. From a distance, she smiled and said, "Long time no see, poker face."

With her fiery red long hair swaying, the little girl walked over and patted Zhang Yuanqing's shoulder. "You're here too."

Her height only reached Zhang Yuanqing's chest, and she had to stand on tiptoe to pat him.

This girl has a strong hand... Zhang Yuanqing secretly gritted his teeth.

"Long time no see, Jingwei!" Ling Jun stepped forward and playfully rubbed the girl's head. "How is Brother Xu?"

"Don't touch my head." Jiang Jingwei became angry and bumped her head against him.

Ling Jun agilely dodged.

Zhang Yuanqing quickly grabbed the girl's soft little hand, saving her from the fate of falling into the mud.

Fu Qingyang said, "Let's go!"

Teng Yuan, the captain, nodded and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, saying, "One attendance, one thousand yuan subsidy. Thank you, Captain!" Zhang Yuanqing said loudly.

Four commercial vehicles drove into the Junli Hotel, and the group took the elevator directly to the 39th floor where Xiahou Xin and his bodyguards were staying.

The entire floor was booked by the Xiahou family. The corridor was quiet. Fu Qingyang led the team to the end of the corridor, to the presidential suite. He didn't ring the doorbell but listened for a moment, frowning and saying, "There's no one in the room. Guan Ya, go and see if the other members of the Xiahou family are here."

Guan Ya immediately knocked on the door of the suite next to the presidential suite. A middle-aged man in a black suit opened the door. He was tall and thin, with a cold expression.

"Who are you looking for?" The middle-aged man in the black suit scrutinized the group with sharp eyes.

Guan Ya stared at him for a few moments and confirmed that he was a traveler in the Ling Realm. She said coldly, "We are official travelers from the Kangyang District. We have something to ask Xiahou Xin. Where is he?"

The official man in the black suit frowned, "Mr. Xiahou Xin is resting in his room."

Guan Ya shook her head, "He's not in his room."

The middle-aged man paused for a moment and calmly replied, "Let me call him."

He took out his phone from his pocket and dialed Xiahou Xin's number. After a while, the thin bodyguard put down his phone and said helplessly, "Mr. Xiahou Xin didn't go out today. At least, I didn't receive any orders for him to go out. You can wait here or go back. When he comes back, I will inform him."

Guan Ya turned to look at Fu Qingyang.

Fu Qingyang said expressionlessly, "Call the hotel administrator to come and open the door."

"You can't enter Mr. Xiahou Xin's room without permission," the middle-aged bodyguard said in a deep voice.

"Do you want to fight one-on-one?" Jiang Jingwei put her hands on her waist, her temper flaring.

Teng Yuan pushed his glasses up his nose and said with a vacant look, "I will apply for work-related injury for you."

"I'm strong, I won't get hurt," Jiang Jingwei retorted.

Teng Yuan said lightly, "I'm just informing you about employee benefits."

"Great leader!" Zhang Yuanqing gave a thumbs up. "Leader, I feel the weather is a bit hot. Can I apply for a heat allowance?"

Teng Yuan nodded, "Write an application for me later."

Fu Qingyang silently watched this scene, considering whether to disband and reorganize the second team, or to recall Li Dongze and others. After a few minutes, Guan Ya returned with a hotel staff member in the name of a security officer.

The crowd made way for the staff member, and she took out her employee card and swiped it to open the door of the presidential suite.

"Click!"

At the moment the staff member turned the doorknob, everyone present felt an invisible "barrier" shatter, turning into a slight breeze that swept through the corridor.

Fu Qingyang narrowed his eyes and stepped into the suite first.

Zhang Yuanqing and the others followed him. There was no one in the living room. Fu Qingyang, as the leader, stood in the hall without enthusiasm. Teng Yuan, who lacked enthusiasm for life, didn't move either. The others checked the bathroom, study, bedroom, and so on.

Jiang Jingwei opened the bedroom door, took a glance inside, and suddenly turned around, shouting, "He's here!"

Everyone immediately gathered around. The bedroom curtains were tightly closed, and the room was dimly lit. A figure lay quietly on the bed.

Ling Jun turned on the lights with a snap.

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The person lying on the bed was Xiahou Xin. His body was stiff and motionless.

Captain Qingteng, wearing high heels, came to the bedside and examined him. She said in a deep voice, "He's dead. Judging by the stiffness of the body, it has been more than five hours."

"Xiahou Xin is dead? He died at this critical moment?" Zhang Yuanqing didn't know whether to be happy or heavy.

"Xiahou Xin died so conveniently. The bodyguard who followed them looked at Xiahou Xin's body, first in disbelief. After hearing Captain Qingteng's words, he suddenly exclaimed, "No, at 9:30 this morning, Mr. Xiahou Xin ordered breakfast."

And now, it was already 11 o'clock in the afternoon.

Fu Qingyang's expression remained unchanged. "Bailong, Qingteng, Jiang Jingwei, Teng Yuan, you go outside."

After these people left, Fu Qingyang closed the bedroom door and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, saying, "The stiffness of the body doesn't necessarily reflect the true time of death. Do you remember how Hengxing Wujie died?"

Zhang Yuanqing suddenly realized, "The one who killed Xiahou Xin is a Night Wanderer?"

Fu Qingyang nodded slightly, "The high-level members of the Dark Night Rose are Night Wanderers."

Guan Ya raised an eyebrow, "So, Xiahou Xin was silenced by the Dark Night Rose?"

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but glance at Lao Siji. Ordinary official travelers wouldn't have the authority to know this information. It seemed that Guan Ya had obtained a lot of important intelligence from Fu Qingyang privately.

That's right, they are cousins.

"We just killed Xiahou Tianyuan, and Xiahou Xin was silenced? How is that possible? Even if the information leaked, it wouldn't be so fast." Zhang Yuanqing, who was somewhat knowledgeable in reasoning, felt that it was unreasonable. At this moment, Ling Jun leaned against the wall, squinting and said, "If it was a high-level Night Wanderer who did it, they might not need the information. What do you mean?" Zhang Yuanqing didn't understand. Fu Qingyang made a sound and said, "Yuanshi, go and see if Xiahou Xin's spirit is still here."

"Why wouldn't a Night Wanderer need information? I hate the way you guys talk." Zhang Yuanqing walked to the bedside, his eyes dark and surging, trying to communicate with the remnants of the spirit in the body.

A few seconds later, the darkness in his eyes faded, and he shook his head at Fu Qingyang and the others, "The spirit is gone."

Fu Qingyang had expected this and was not surprised by the words. He looked at Zhang Yuanqing and said, "High-level Night Wanderers have the ability to glimpse fate. If Xiahou Xin had a good meeting with the killer, he would have seen the direction of his fate."

Night Wanderers have this ability? Seeing the direction of fate... Well, we came here to quickly capture Xiahou Xin and kill him for questioning. Zhang Yuanqing was shocked.

Controlling the power of Yin and Yang and being able to see the direction of fate, how terrifying is a high-level Night Wanderer?

His face suddenly changed, "Is Xiahou Chi in danger too?"

If he is a high-level member of the Dark Night Rose and sees the fate of Xiahou Xin, and realizes that the Xiahou Chi line has been exposed, he will definitely continue to kill and silence.

"Don't worry!" Ling Jun smiled and said, "Xiahou Chi is being held in Elder Gou's zoo. It's not that easy to kill him and silence him."

"How could you disrespect the elder?" Zhang Yuanqing was taken aback.

"I didn't disrespect the elder," Ling Jun replied.

"You dog, Ling Jun!"

"Why are you cursing?"

"Exactly, so why did you curse the elder?"

Fu Qingyang shot them a cold glance, interrupting their conversation. He noticed that Yuanqing had a bad habit of being overly active. He could chat and joke with anyone.

In the returning business car, Fu Qingyang dialed Elder Teddy's number.

"Elder, Xiahou Xin has been silenced."

"I know."

Fu Qingyang said solemnly, "The Dark Night Rose is racing against us. The general examination has been postponed, the clues from the Xiahou family have been cut off here, and our search for the Black Death has returned to square one. Moreover, we have now startled the snake. The Dark Night Rose will definitely hurry to connect with the Black Death. Elder, we don't have much time left. The only breakthrough now is Xiahou Chi."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone, then the voice said, "Xiahou Chi is at the peak of the Saint realm, one step away from becoming a ruler. To kill him, we must convene the other four elders for discussion, and we need to communicate with the Xiahou family. This will take time. Let's put the Dark Night Rose aside for now."

"Okay!" Fu Qingyang's tone was calm, his face expressionless.

After ending the call, he leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes and saying nothing.

In another car, Zhang Yuanqing frowned. Xiahou Chi couldn't be moved for the time being. The plan to hunt down the Black Death by following the Dark Night Rose had failed. They were back to square one, searching for the witch doctor in the vast sea.

"Sigh, if we continue to delay, the servants of the Eye Judge will erupt one after another. If the leader of the Dark Night Rose successfully meets with the Black Death, it will be a great loss for the official side. And the Black Death, who has successfully solved the problem, will be a great disaster." As clever as he was, he couldn't think of a better solution for the moment.

Zhang Yuanqing wanted to discuss with his teammates. He glanced at Jiang Jingwei on his left, then at the negative attitude of Teng Yuan, the old driver. His cousin was in her car.

"I guess I'll have to think about it myself," he sighed.

"How did that guy die? That's boring. I thought we were going to fight." Jiang Jingwei's voice was clear and pleasant. She didn't understand what had happened today and looked regretful.

"I heard from Guan Ya that you're not going to school anymore?" Zhang Yuanqing asked.

"I am studying, I just don't go to school anymore." Jiang Jingwei squatted on the seat of the car and said, "My dad said the teachers at school can't teach, so he hired a tutor for me. He hires one, I beat one."

The little girl showed a triumphant expression on her beautiful and cute face.

"So now you don't have a tutor either?"

Jiang Jingwei's face fell, "Later, he hired a fire master in the Saint realm as a tutor. The tutor beats me every time he sees me.

"Is this the legendary 'fight fire with fire'? Zhang Yuanqing was full of doubts.

Late at night.

Kangyang District, riverside bridge hole.

The night in Songhai had no moonlight, and the light from the street lamps couldn't reach this dark corner.

A figure in a trench coat, wearing a duckbill cap and a mask, walked out of the darkness and stopped in front of the bridge hole. He looked at the dark bridge hole and said in a low voice, "You finally agreed to respond to my contact. The heavens are unjust."

A cold snort came from the bridge hole, "Hengxing Wuji is dead. The boss is very dissatisfied with you. The little trust he had in you is also fading."

The figure in the duckbill cap said solemnly, "Hengxing Wuji's death was an accident. Who could have expected that Yuan Shi Tian Zun had a trump card? Moreover, because of this, we, the Dark Night Rose, are also exposed to the official's sight.

"What's worse, the Xiahou family has also been exposed. Fortunately, the Great Protector was alert and killed Xiahou Xin, otherwise even I would be in danger of exposure.

The person in the bridge hole said, "That's also why I responded to you. The officials are gradually closing in on us. If we continue to delay, it won't be good for anyone. The boss needs to see your sincerity,"

The figure in the duckbill cap asked, "What does the Black Death want us to do?"

The person in the bridge hole said coldly, "Kill Yuan Shi Tian Zun and avenge Hengxing Wuji."

The figure in the duckbill cap was silent for a moment, then said, "Okay!

"So, do you have an answer to the question I asked you?"

The person in the bridge hole said, "The Eye Judge did indeed die at the hands of the Demon King. At the time, besides the boss, there was another guy there. His spirit realm is called the Young Soldier King."

"Young Soldier King..." The man in the duckbill cap murmured to himself. A few seconds later, he asked, "Who is he? Do you have any information about him in reality?"

"Yes! The boss knows his information,"

The man in the duckbill cap's tone suddenly became urgent, "I want all his information."

"Okay, three days from now, if I receive news that Yuan Shi Tian Zun has been killed, meet me here. I'll give you the information on the 'Young Soldier King'. After saying this, the person in the bridge hole asked, "What do you want with him?"

The man in the duckbill cap said lightly, "You don't need to know."

In his light sleep, Zhang Yuanqing was awakened by the electric sound from the Cat King speaker.

This damn thing always plays audio without warning... He threw off the blanket, went to the desk, opened the drawer, and took out the Cat King speaker.

It's worth mentioning that there was also his aunt's white lace bra in the drawer. Zhang Yuanqing originally planned to throw the bra under his aunt's bed, but he came back late today, so he decided to wait until his aunt went to work tomorrow. In order to prevent the sound of the Demon King and the woman playing poker from waking up his family, Zhang Yuanqing held the Cat King speaker, ready to enter the night game at any time.

The electric sound lasted for a few seconds, then a familiar voice came:

"Why are you looking for me? Didn't we agree not to see each other again?"

It was Brother Bing's voice. Zhang Yuanqing's eyes widened.

Then came the voice of the Demon King:

"I'm about to touch that realm, but before that, I want to kill the Eye Judge first. Young Soldier King, I want your help. Don't you want to break free from the control of the Eye Judge?"

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