A technologically powerful nation: The national treasure is actually myself.

Lin Yang did not rush to take any immediate action.

Because the Moon Shadow Sect and the Heavenly Kun Sect will definitely have to fight for many more years before there is any result.

The two major sects have been fighting for so many years, and neither side can completely eliminate the other in a short period of time.

So he wasn't in a hurry and waited patiently for the right opportunity.

Furthermore, his current strength is still slightly lacking, and he needs to work harder to improve it.

Only by reaching the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm can one gain more initiative in the struggle between these two sects.

Fortunately, his missions have been less demanding lately, giving him plenty of time to cultivate.

With the reopening of the Moon Shadow Sect, Bai Chi City has become noticeably more lively again.

The Moon Shadow Sect's sudden reopening after being closed for so many years has sparked heated discussions among the crowd.

Time passes day by day.

Lin Yang's cultivation level is getting closer and closer to the late stage of the Dao Fire Realm.

That day, the team was on patrol.

Lin Yang once again felt that strange sense of familiarity from a strange cultivator.

This time, he told Cheng Fu and Li Rui immediately.

Ask them to keep an eye out for it.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Fu and Li Rui both secretly memorized each other's physical characteristics.

"Lin Yang, what are you planning to do? Should we try making direct contact?" Li Rui asked.

Lin Yang was also a little unsure.

He understood Li Rui's meaning; Li Rui meant to simply go and inspect as a member of the government army.

"If we check directly, what if they do have a problem? Wouldn't that alert them?" Lin Yang said.

This sense of familiarity always felt strange to him.

And this is already the third unfamiliar face.

If, as Cheng Fu said, they are all from the same clan and their identities are questionable, then it would be easy to alarm the other party.

Li Rui frowned: "Without direct inspection, it's difficult to track them. I feel their cultivation level is quite high, so there's little chance of secretly following them."

This is also a headache for Lin Yang.

These people who gave him a strange sense of familiarity were all very perceptive, and he had no chance to track them down.

Cheng Fu said, "Lin Yang, what are you suspecting? Do you think there's something wrong with them?"

Lin Yang said directly, "This is also a point that's a little difficult for me to explain."

He was a little unsure how to express that feeling.

Or rather, he couldn't draw any conclusions to suggest that the other party had a problem.

He didn't even have a direction to doubt.

It's like police catching suspects on Earth.

There is a direction and motivation for doubt.

But he had no doubts about these three people.

Li Rui's eyes flickered for a moment, and he said:

"Lin Yang, I think I understand what you mean."

"Are you completely lost, just instinctively feeling that these three are a bit strange? This strangeness isn't because of what they did, but rather an indescribable feeling they have about each other?"

Lin Yang nodded: "That's about right."

"How about this, let's just approach openly and honestly, and you can get closer and feel it for yourself."

Li Rui made the suggestion again.

His suggestion this time wasn't to verify identities, but for the entire team to approach the other side.

They were government troops, on patrol duty.

They can openly and legitimately patrol any place.

Lin Yang paused for a moment.

Li Rui added, "Lin Yang, don't worry. Right now, only you have this feeling, which means you may have had some interaction with them, so you instinctively don't want to disturb them."

"But in reality, as a patrol team of the government troops, we have no problem patrolling any place. You've just fallen into a misconception."

Lin Yang thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

He might indeed be overthinking things.

Li Rui's words make a lot of sense.

As long as they are conducting their patrols properly and don't show any particular concern, there's actually no problem at all.

Li Rui led his team and quickly approached.

Indeed, it did not cause anything unusual.

There are several patrol teams within Baichi City.

Everyone knew that a squad of government troops was stationed there, so no one was surprised at all.

Soon the team approached the person who gave Lin Yang a strange sense of familiarity.

As Li Rui said, as long as they behaved normally, the other party didn't care at all.

The team brushed past the man.

Then they gradually went into the distance.

This was the first time Lin Yang had been so close to someone who gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

For some reason, he felt a little nervous.

A sense of tension that I don't know where it came from.

Fortunately, the other party did not seem to have noticed anything.

After putting some distance between himself and the person, Li Rui said:

"See? I told you there wouldn't be any problem, and it wouldn't arouse suspicion. How are you feeling now? Do you have any other feelings after being in close contact?"

Lin Yang frowned.

To be honest, I didn't have many other feelings, but the strange sense of familiarity did become slightly stronger after being in close contact with it.

It seemed to have some recollection of him.

But that impression made him somewhat unable to believe it.

After a moment's hesitation, he asked in return, "Captain, don't any of you feel anything?"

Li Rui and the others shook their heads: "We don't feel anything."

Lin Yang hesitated again: "Captain, do you remember the time the Gu Ye clan infiltrated us?"

"Of course I remember, why?" Li Rui nodded.

Lin Yang said quietly, "If I said that the sense of familiarity I felt from that person was likely a sense of familiarity brought by the Ancient Night Clan, would you believe me?"

"What!?"

Li Rui was instantly startled.

Cheng Fu and the rest of his team also sharpened their gazes.

"Lin Yang, are you serious? You suspect those three people are from the Ancient Night Clan?" Li Rui quickly calmed down and asked with utmost seriousness.

Lin Yang nodded and then shook his head: "I'm not sure, but it does look very similar."

Last time the Ancient Night Clan infiltrated, although his team participated in the battle, he did not have close contact with the Ancient Night Clan.

In addition, there would usually be a warning from above if the ancient Ye tribe members infiltrated.

In addition, that ancient ruin has already been discovered.

Therefore, he never considered the ancient Ye clan.

But after that extremely close encounter, he finally understood where that sense of familiarity came from. So he found it somewhat unbelievable.

The Gu Ye clan infiltrated our territory claiming to be searching for treasure, but in reality, they were likely trying to uncover that ancient, malevolent ruin and use it to cause destruction.

The ancient ruins have now been excavated.

Why would any members of the Ancient Night Clan appear here?
And even those above were completely unaware, and no warning was issued.

It's incredible.

Li Rui became even more serious: "This is no small matter. If they are really people from the Ancient Night Clan in disguise, then things will get very serious."

Things have really gotten out of hand.

Another unknown group of Ancient Night Clan members have infiltrated in disguise, yet they have not been detected by their superiors.

This could easily lead to a huge mess.

Especially that ancient ruin!
Could it be that the Ancient Night Clan is trying to trigger the leakage of the power of the ancient ruins?
It's hard to say!
In short, the problem is quite serious.

"Lin Yang, come with me to see Lord Zhen Ge."

Li Rui didn't dare to draw any conclusions easily.

They were about to take Lin Yang to see a military officer stationed here.

The appearance of suspected members of the Ancient Night Clan must be reported.

Lin Yang went with Li Rui.

That Lord Zhen Ge was a middle-aged man with a clear and handsome face, who looked quite stern.

After receiving Li Rui's initial report, a very imposing gaze was fixed on Lin Yang:

"You said you felt a sense of familiarity from the Ancient Night Clan in all three of them?"

"Yes, sir," Lin Yang replied truthfully.

"Tell me in detail, including your specific feelings when you first saw the other person," Zhen Ge said seriously.

Lin Yang didn't hide anything, and carefully and meticulously recounted his feelings from the moment he first saw the middle-aged male cultivator to his feelings when he saw the third person.

Zhen Ge's expression remained unchanged until Lin Yang finished speaking, at which point he slowly said:

"So, so far, only you can detect this so-called strange feeling in them, and no one else can."

His gaze swept over Li Rui.

Li Rui immediately replied, "Yes, sir, we also had close contact with them, but none of the team members could sense anything unusual about them."

Zhen Ge tapped the table: "The infiltration and disguise of the Ancient Night Clan are indeed difficult to detect, but since this is the case, we must take it seriously."

"Lin Yang, do you still remember exactly what those three people looked like?"

"Of course I remember." Lin Yang nodded, then used his power to draw the facial features of the three people.

Zhen Ge glanced at it: "I'll have someone investigate. Besides these three, have you found anything else?"

"No abnormalities have been found in any other people so far," Lin Yang replied.

"Alright, for now, don't take any action or contact them again. Just pretend you haven't discovered anything and wait until I've investigated thoroughly," Zhen Ge said.

"Understood," Lin Yang replied.

"Starting today, you will patrol around the clock to see if you can find any more suspected infiltrators of the Ancient Night Clan," Zhen Ge instructed.

Upon hearing this, Lin Yang felt somewhat helpless.

Their patrol duties are currently quite easy; they don't need to patrol frequently, and they can use the rest of their time for cultivation.

But now that he's said this, he and his entire team have no time to cultivate.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem?" Zhen Ge asked again when he saw that Lin Yang's expression was a little unnatural.

"No, I will follow the instructions of my superiors," Lin Yang said.

"Then let's go on patrol first." Zhen Ge waved his hand.

Lin Yang and Li Rui bowed slightly and then left.

After leaving the house, Lin Yang sighed, "I should have known better than to say it."

Li Rui was both amused and exasperated: "I know you've been trying to make the most of your time to cultivate, but discovering the Ancient Night Clan is a big deal, and a huge achievement."

"Once it is confirmed that they are members of the Ancient Night Clan, you will have made a great contribution this time, and you will definitely be rewarded afterwards. At that time, you can apply for a period of seclusion."

"That's true." Lin Yang nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's go. This time, our team will probably get a commendation from the whole team thanks to you." Li Rui was quite happy.

He is also striving towards the Nirvana Realm.

However, breaking through to the Nirvana Realm requires more resources.

Now that we have the intelligence provided by Lin Yang, once the investigation is completed, if those people are indeed infiltrators of the Gu Ye clan, it will be a great achievement, and extra rewards will be indispensable.

And you can get an unexpected income.

"Captain, don't just be happy. You have to think about it. If they really are infiltrators from the Ancient Night Clan, and they can sneak in again without a sound, that's not a good thing."

Seeing this, Lin Yang reminded him:
"Our team is here now. If those lurking Ancient Night Clan members do something, we won't be able to catch them off guard. It's too dangerous."

The joy on Li Rui's face vanished instantly: "That's true, but what can we do? Unless we quit and run away immediately."

Lin Yang was speechless.

Li Rui looked at him and said, "But we have you, don't we? You can spot the odd things about those people, so let's try to avoid trouble and get the better of them."

Lin Yang remained silent.

After a moment, he said, "Let's wait for the results of the investigation. Maybe they're not from the Gu Ye clan."

Li Rui stroked his chin: "If you can sense that something is wrong, then this matter is most likely a sure thing. Those three guys are definitely from the Ancient Night Clan. There's no need to harbor any more illusions."

"Alright then." Lin Yang said no more.

He was considering whether he should just run away.

The Ancient Night Clan members stealthily crept in again.

If they really do have some way to draw out the power of the ancient ruins, and that's what they're after, then staying in Blazing City would be far too dangerous.

Back to the squad.

Li Rui announced Lord Zhen Ge's order: from this day forward, their team would be required to conduct patrols around the clock.

The team members didn't express any opinion on this, clearly having been mentally prepared for it.

Since only Lin Yang has been able to detect anything amiss so far, it's understandable that they will have to follow Lin Yang on his patrol.

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Rui's expression changed. He took out the communication jade slip, looked at it, and then quickly added:
"By the way, Lord Zhenge has issued a new order, telling us to first inspect the entrance to the ancient ruins."

"If the infiltrated Ancient Night Clan is indeed trying to cause the power of the ancient ruins to leak out, we need to discover it as soon as possible."

This order is quite reasonable.

The team then prepared to depart.

Lin Yang cautiously replied, "Just us? If the Gu Ye Clan's infiltrators really have this purpose, then it would be too dangerous for us to go there."

To be honest, he was a little reluctant to go.

Li Rui laughed and said, "Don't worry, there must be an adult following us secretly. Otherwise, even if we discovered the infiltrators of the Ancient Night Clan, we wouldn't be able to deal with them."

"Alright then." Lin Yang said no more.

"By the way, keep a close eye on the road and see if you can spot any other lurking members who might be members of the Ancient Night Clan," Li Rui reminded him.

Lin Yang nodded to indicate that he understood.

We continued our journey until we reached the vicinity of the ancient ruins.

Lin Yang did not find any other suspected members of the Ancient Night Clan along the way.

The area near the entrance to the ancient ruins was quite lively.

Although there aren't as many tourists as before, there are still quite a few visitors.

"Lin Yang, let's walk around a few times. If we see anyone suspicious, just say so." Li Rui glanced around. (End of Chapter)