Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 48 Linhai City

It was already late when Wang Nan left the souvenir shop. After a quick dinner, he returned to the hotel.

The next morning, Zhang Lexuan returned from the palace very early.

After revealing their identities, the members of the Douling Empire's royal family not only disclosed all the information they knew, but also personally escorted Zhang Lexuan to the hotel, preparing to send people to accompany them on their surveillance mission.

Of course, this was just a polite gesture because of their status as Shrek disciples. You should know that it was precisely because the royal family couldn't intervene that Wang Nan and his group came here.

In the end, Zhang Lexuan refused the royal family's arrangement.

After leaving Lingdou City, the group flew towards Linhai City in the southeast.

As its name suggests, Linhai City is a city located next to the sea, surrounded by many villages. The people there rely on the sea for their livelihood, and most of them are ordinary people. It is almost impossible to find any Soul Masters.

"I never imagined that so many ordinary people lived so close to the sea." After landing, Ye Xiaosheng looked at the sea under the setting sun and couldn't help but sigh.

"Junior Brother Ye, you may not know this, but for ordinary people, the seaside is actually safer," Dai Yueheng replied.

"Oh? Why is that? I remember reading in the book that the number of spirit beasts in the sea actually exceeds that on land, right?"

"That's true. The number of soul beasts in the sea is already huge. In addition, our strength will be greatly reduced once we go to the sea. Therefore, we rarely use sea soul beasts as a source of soul rings. As a result, the overall strength of sea soul beasts is also greater than that on land."

"If that's the case, isn't the ocean even more dangerous? How come so many ordinary people still live by the sea?"

A hint of pride appeared on Dai Yueheng's face. "That's because Tang San, the ancestor of the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, became the Sea God ten thousand years ago. Under his command, all sea spirit beasts would live in the deep sea and would not easily come to the shore."

"Therefore, for ordinary people, the seashore is relatively safe. It is precisely for this reason that the maritime routes of the major empires are relatively close to the mainland to avoid contact with the soul beasts in the deep sea."

"Why would the sea god issue such an order?" Ye Xiaosheng pressed.

"Well... of course, it's to protect ordinary people living by the sea." Dai Yueheng seemed surprised that Ye Xiaosheng would ask such a question, and paused for a moment before answering.

Wang Nan listened from the side, but his mind was on other things.

The conflict between Soul Masters and Soul Beasts on land is intensifying. Hunting sea Soul Beasts is actually a viable way out, especially with the continuous development of Soul Tools. It's only a matter of time before people venture into the sea.

"Senior Brother Ye, hasn't the Soul Guidance Department researched any soul tools that can be used in the ocean?"

Ye Xiaosheng glanced at Wang Nan, "Actually, there's nothing to hide. It's said that the Sun Moon Empire is already developing a device called an all-terrain soul tool."

"It's a soul tool that allows soul masters to ride inside, but it's so complex that the academy hasn't been able to figure out how it's made. If the Sun Moon Empire can continue its research in this direction, perhaps they'll be able to develop a soul tool that can go deep into the ocean soon."

"Alright, let's stop chatting. Did you all bring your Shrek Academy Surveillance Team uniforms? Change into yours, it's almost time." As night fell, Zhang Lexuan interrupted their conversation. "Senior Sister Han, I'm leaving the control to you."

"Okay." Han Ruoruo nodded slightly.

While the Shrek Academy's missions do involve some danger, the process is actually quite simple. Most missions involve arriving at the destination based on intelligence, eliminating the local evil spirit masters, and that's it.

The Shrek Inspection Team's uniforms were dark green. Because they were equipped with masks and cloaks, after changing their clothes, it was almost impossible to tell who was who. They could only make a rough judgment based on their body shape.

"According to information provided by the Douling Empire, the recently missing children are all girls around six years old. They have been seen in the city. Our primary goal is to locate these children and do our best to rescue them."

Zhang Lexuan instructed, "Once the target is confirmed to be an evil spirit master, act decisively. Let's go."

Although it's called a city, it's actually quite small. There are only two relatively wide streets within the city, which intersect and divide the entire coastal city into four parts. The city walls are only a dozen meters high, and the group of them, all Soul Masters, easily scaled them with a little leverage.

Unlike Lingdou City, which is the capital, it was only a short time after nightfall, but the entire city was already dark. There were almost no pedestrians on the streets, and occasionally the loud shouts of drunkards could be heard from some tavern.

In the distance, lights could be seen still on in several tall houses, and Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly upon seeing this. According to intelligence provided by the Douling Empire's royal family, that was the very place where someone had seen the missing child.

Are these people really that arrogant?

Zhang Lexuan was puzzled, but after thinking for a moment, she said, "Please wait here for a moment, I'll go and check the situation first."

"Wait, Lexuan, why don't you find someone to go with you? It'll be good for you to look after each other," Han Ruoruo said, stopping her.

"I'll go with my senior sister," Wang Nan said. He was also very puzzled. Since entering the city, the light in his spiritual sea had not moved at all. If there really was an evil soul master in the city, the light should at least have flickered slightly.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Wang Nan, her expression obscured by the mask. "Okay, you stay behind me. Retreat immediately if there's any danger, understand?"

Wang Nan nodded, and the two headed towards the houses.

As the two drew closer to the house, Wang Nan's doubts deepened. Even if the person inside was weak, as long as they were an evil spirit master, the ball of light should have reacted at this distance.

Could it be that these children's disappearances weren't caused by evil spirit masters at all?

As they moved forward, Wang Nan suddenly sensed that the air around him was a bit more humid than before. This city was located by the sea, so the air was naturally more humid than other places. However, Wang Nan had been paying close attention to his surroundings because of the reaction of the light orb. Although it was only a minor change, he still managed to detect this subtle shift with his mental power.

"Senior sister, be careful!" Wang Nan whispered, stopping abruptly. "We've probably been discovered."

Zhang Lexuan turned around and looked at Wang Nan with a puzzled expression, but still trusted Wang Nan's judgment. She activated her martial soul, and six soul rings rose instantly. Zhang Lexuan grabbed Wang Nan and retreated rapidly.

Seeing what was happening, the people waiting in the distance also activated their martial spirits. Ma Xiaotao took the lead and rushed towards them at high speed.

"Who goes there?" a loud shout came from inside the room.

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