Zhang Yuanqing typed the message and replied, "Palace Master."
A few seconds later, a simple "Mm" came back, and then nothing followed.
Zhang Yuanqing opened his chat software and clicked on the small circle avatar. The woman still hadn't replied to him.
"Oh well, I'll have to make a trip to the No Trace Hotel when I have time..." Zhang Yuanqing muttered to himself, logging into the official forum. As expected, he saw the announcement issued by the Songhai branch: the Lust Divine General was lurking in Songhai, and all groups were entering Level One Combat Readiness.
Even when Demon Eye was causing trouble in Songhai, the Songhai branch hadn't issued a "Level One Combat Readiness" state.
Combat readiness levels are determined by the degree of danger. Although the level of the Way of the Extraordinary is directly linked to the degree of danger, there are always exceptions. The biggest difference between Demon Eye and the Lust Divine General is that the former, although a fanatic, doesn't kill indiscriminately, and doesn't pose a strong threat to middle and lower level The Way of the Extraordinary or ordinary citizens. After all, those who bully men and dominate women are in the minority.
The Lust Divine General is different. The Lust Divine General has fewer scruples, and the practice of bewitching women to serve as playthings is extremely vile. [Amorous Jenny: Holy crap, the Lust Divine General ran to Songhai? Sisters in Songhai, be careful, this guy is inhuman.] [Green Vine is already shivering.]
[Please Call Me Queen: Ah, I was planning to submit an application to transfer to Songhai for work in the second half of the year, but suddenly I'm afraid to go.] [Youyou: You still want to transfer to Songhai? Today I was almost scared into applying for a business trip to neighboring Jiangnan Province to avoid the storm.] [The Future is Long: Are the Soldiers of Light determined to fight Songhai? First Demon Eye, then Lust. Speaking of which, I don't know much about Lust. Judging from the title, he's a lecherous demon, right?]
[Cow Girl: The official information only states that the Lust Divine General is licentious, cruel, and tyrannical. At first glance, he doesn't seem as bad as those bloodthirsty Divine Generals, but in fact, the Lust Divine General is the most heinous of the Soldiers of Light's Divine Generals. This person is active in the north, likes to plunder young and beautiful high-quality women, and keeps them in captivity as playthings. He bewitches the victims, modifies their perceptions, and all the women who are abducted by the Lust Divine General, even if they are rescued in the end, find it difficult to continue living in society because their perception of themselves has been distorted.]
[Cow Girl: Some of them are positioned as servants by the Lust Divine General, some are positioned as sex slaves, some are positioned as bitches... Even if they are rescued, they can only spend their days in mental hospitals, because this distorted perception will lead them to encounter even worse treatment in society.]
[Cow Girl: The Lust Divine General rarely kills the captive women. He regards those poor women as property. He will select some high-quality playthings to cultivate, and then give them to powerful people, to the great successors of evil professions, to business elites. By this method, the Lust Divine General has obtained immeasurable wealth and connections, and then uses this wealth and connections to do charity, accumulate moral values, and eliminate the "karma" of plundering women. It can be said to be a perfect closed loop.] [Peony Fairy is a complete scumbag who deserves to be hacked into pieces. Why do you know so much?]
[Cow Girl: My mother is from the north, of course I know. One of my former subordinates was abducted by the Lust Divine General. Years later, I found her in a case investigating collusion between a wealthy businessman and an evil profession. She was then the wealthy businessman's concubine, and before following the wealthy businessman, she had been transferred at least three times, forced to conceive, and gave birth to two children.]
[Cow Girl: Actually, I'm quite happy that the Lust Divine General went to Songhai. Don't get me wrong, it's not gloating, but Songhai has more experts, six elders, and many elite executives, and Yuanqing Tianzun. I hope the Songhai branch can hunt down the Lust Divine General and get rid of this scourge. However, the Lust Divine General has an extremely strong desire for revenge. Be careful when dealing with him.]
[Green Vine: Although what you said makes sense, how easy is it to deal with a Divine General-level figure? A level 6 peak evil profession, even if facing a level 7 orderly elder, can escape, right?]
The female colleagues of the Songhai branch were panicking and expressing their concerns in the comments. The colleagues from the major branches strongly condemned the Lust Divine General. Zhang Yuanqing silently exited the forum, his mood somewhat heavy.
"The Queen wants to come to Songhai, which is exactly what I want, but now the Lust Divine General is in Songhai, so let's not recruit her for the time being. Same with Little Green Tea. Before dealing with the Lust Divine General, let's put aside the matter of forming a team for now."
Cow Girl's comments made his assessment of the Lust Divine General's danger increase almost exponentially.
Being in the same city as such a vile guy was unsettling. "My family and friends are in danger."
In the early hours of the morning, Zhang Yuanqing, disguised as Wang Tai, walked along the lonely streets. Before long, he arrived at the coffee shop opposite the Kangyang District Security Bureau.
The shops along the street had already closed, only the coffee shop was brightly lit and had its doors open.
Zhang Yuanqing entered the coffee shop and habitually looked at the bar, but it was empty. The coffee machine on the bar was silent and not working.
The Palace Master is not even in the mood to brew coffee. Be careful what you say later, lest you get hung up and beaten... Zhang Yuanqing was secretly vigilant. A crazy person in a bad mood and a crazy person in a normal state are two different things.
His eyes swept across the hall, which was full of tables and chairs but empty. At a round table in the corner, he saw a beautiful young woman in a red dress and a silver mask.
The silver mask on her face had been replaced with the original one that covered her entire face. "Palace Master."
Zhang Yuanqing sat down at the round table next to her. "I'm sorry about Lizhi's matter."
The Palace Master of Killing Restraint leaned lazily against the back of the chair and said indifferently, "From the moment she became a captive of Lust, death was a relief for her."
Her tone was very calm, but Zhang Yuanqing saw the eyes under the mask, like a deep, cold pool.
"How does the Songhai branch plan to act?" The Palace Master of Killing Restraint didn't waste words.
Zhang Yuanqing considered for a few seconds and said,
"Four directions. First, lock down the evil professions in the bar that night through the fingerprints collected by the bar and carry out arrests, to see if we can break through from this aspect.
Second, post tasks on the black market, offering rewards for the whereabouts of the Lust Divine General. Many rogue cultivators have wild connections and know evil professions, and evil professions have no credibility and are greedy for money. Third, wait for him to reveal himself. Fu Qingyang has applied for a secret item from headquarters.
Fourth, indiscriminately listen to and monitor the phone calls, chat messages, and text messages of local residents in Songhai, set keywords such as Soldiers of Light, Divine General, Lust, Heavenly King, etc., and automatically capture them with big data."
The Palace Master of Killing Restraint nodded slightly after listening:
"I will try to find the Lust Divine General, but Killing Restraint is, after all, a folk organization. Large-scale search and arrest operations still rely on you officials. If you have any clues about him, notify me immediately."
Zhang Yuanqing nodded.
After the business was over, the Palace Master of Killing Restraint suddenly said:)
"Have you been dating recently?"
Zhang Yuanqing was stunned. "How do you know?"
She chuckled. "A Musician in the Saint realm,
the profession is called 'Red Matchmaker'. You have an extra red thread on your body, but it is slightly illusory and dim, proving that the relationship is not yet stable."
Red Matchmaker can see the so-called "red thread"? This sounds like the Old Man Under the Moon... Zhang Yuanqing smiled, just about to say something, when he heard the Palace Master of Killing Restraint coldly say:
"Get out."
The next morning, at the dining table, Zhang Yuanqing received a reply from Little Circle:
"I'll keep an eye out."
This made him quite happy. Rats have their ways, snakes have their paths. It is extremely difficult for the officials to search for evil professions, but it is much easier for evil professions to find evil professions.
Although the Lust Divine General will definitely be lurking in the near future, Zhang Yuanqing didn't expect Little Circle to be able to find the Lust Divine General, as long as she provides clues. He put down his phone in excitement, grabbed a meat bun and put it in his mouth, and quietly opened his "Star Eyes" to examine the faces of his family.
"The Reincarnation Paradise"
Ever since he saw the bloody disaster on his cousin's face, he has insisted on looking at his family's faces every day. Now that the Lust Divine General is lurking in Songhai,
he certainly couldn't relax.
"Cousin's face is normal, there will be no danger in the near future, nor will there be good luck, but his labor palace is a bit dim... His health is not good, and he will be relatively tired recently..."
He looked at his grandmother and grandfather again, everything was normal.
Finally, he looked at Jiang Yuer.
"Eh, Aunt's Marriage Palace is a bit dim, she will have setbacks in love or social situations recently... And she is in a very bad mood right now..."
Jiang Yuer, who was chewing on the meat bun, glared over: "What are you looking at? Haven't you seen such a beautiful aunt?"
Tsk, she is clearly in a terrible mood, but she still wants to put on an carefree appearance... Zhang Yuanqing was silent for a moment and said:
"Aunt, I'll take you to work today."
Jiang Yuer was stunned, her eyes quietly lit up, but she said, "Why? Are you trying to borrow money? I don't need you to take me."
"I'll take you, I'll take you, then come pick me up after work."
Jiang Yuer happily gulped down the soy milk and dragged Zhang Yuanqing out the door, coquettishly saying, "Mom, I'm off to work!"
In the elevator, Zhang Yuanqing opened his Star Eyes again, but found that Jiang Yuer's Marriage Palace had brightened a lot, no longer as dim as before.
"Found your conscience today?" Jiang Yuer fixed her hair and checked her makeup in front of the shiny elevator door, not noticing that her nephew was "examining" her.
"You're biting the hand that feeds you, I'm afraid it's not safe for you to go to and from work alone." Zhang Yuanqing closed his Star Eyes.
"Heh, aren't you worried about your girlfriend?"
"I can have many girlfriends, but I only have one aunt."
Jiang Yuer turned her gaze away from the elevator door and looked at Zhang Yuanqing, saying strangely, "What kind of scum language is this? Zhang Yuanqing, have you turned bad?"
But when she went out, she happily hugged her nephew's arm and walked with a bit of a bounce.
Jinshan City.
In a deserted logistics company, Baby-faced Human Blood Bun closed the bedroom door, drew the curtains, and took out a bronze bowl carved with Gu worms and Gu beasts from his inventory.
He placed the bronze bowl on the table, then cut his palm with a dagger and placed it over the mouth of the bowl, with the bright red blood flowing in a thin stream. Soon, a small pool of blood gathered in the bowl. He prostrated himself on the ground and activated the item.
Immediately, a thick blood mist rose from the bowl, slowly condensing into a blurry face.
"Chairman, I have information to report to you," said Human Blood Bun.
The human face spoke, the voice grand, but somewhat distorted.
"I know Kou Beiyue on the Human Rankings bounty list. He's in Jinshan City."