Fairy, please step aside, I've taken a liking to your man.

As time went by and the night deepened, many residents gradually turned off their lights.

"They're here!"

Roger gave a warning, and then saw several figures in the distance landing around the perimeter of the residential area.

This is an encirclement.

With such an encirclement and attack taking place right under the emperor's nose in the capital, Rogge became even more curious about his opponent.

A few moments later, several more figures appeared in the distance.

After Rogge took out a communication talisman and communicated with the other party, he then transmitted his voice to Shen Bai.

"There are five unorganized members here. The leader is at the Golden Core stage, and the rest are at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. With our strength, taking them down shouldn't be a problem. The only thing we need to be careful of is that Wu is most skilled at disguise and can transform into another person in an instant, with even the aura being exactly the same. They may very well use this to escape."

So we need to use a code tonight. From now on, we'll change the code every 10 minutes. The codes are…”

After quickly making arrangements, Roger had a fourth-tier lightning and fire talisman in his hand, which he then blasted towards a corner unit on the top floor.

The protective array on the other side shook a few times and then shattered with a crash.

"Who?"

A cold shout came from inside the house, and several figures rushed out from five directions.

With a flick of his wrist, Shen Bai sent a flying sword carrying the intent of the Chongyue Sword towards a figure. The figure dared not meet the attack head-on and suddenly rose into the air.

"kill!"

Rogge summoned his flying sword and followed closely behind. While chasing after his opponent, Shen Bai quickly put his hand into his pocket, used a communication talisman to send a message, and then immediately crushed the one-time communication talisman into powder.

Having gone through so much trouble, they finally met the main culprit and naturally wouldn't let these people hunt them down one by one.

He could guess that the reason for the sudden pursuit of Wu and his group was probably because the various countries and the Xuan Yuan Empire had reached a consensus, so there was no need to keep Wu, this clown, alive any longer.

These five people should be the ones employed by various countries to kill Leng Yan of Burial Sword Manor, the ambassador of Xisai Kingdom, and the former vice minister of the Ministry of Revenue.

As for whether they were the ones who killed the little girl, Shen Bai didn't know, but he knew that all five of them couldn't all die.

If you die cleanly, you'll only become a political sacrifice.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator, dressed in a purple robe, flew into the air with a calm expression, showing no panic or confusion in the face of Rogge and his pursuit.

Seeing that Rogge was getting close, the purple-robed cultivator flipped his hand and scattered more than ten lightning and fire talismans, immediately forcing the two back.

"Don't hold back!"

Rogge glared at Shen Bai, who laughed loudly and unleashed his powerful sword intent. The purple figure suddenly stopped and fell from the sky.

"very good!"

Rogge's cultivation was at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment. Faced with such a favorable situation, he activated his flying sword without saying a word and slashed at the purple-robed cultivator. The purple-robed cultivator, who was falling, suddenly stopped his descent and turned around to throw a third-tier lightning fire talisman at Rogge's flying sword.

Rogge was caught off guard, and the light of his flying sword was immediately dimmed by the blast.

"Duh!"

Shen Bai's flying sword suddenly shot up, and the purple-robed cultivator dared not linger in the battle. Her feet flashed with light, and her figure appeared above Xianghe.

"Where do you think you're going!"

Shen Bai unleashed his Chongyue Sword Intent once more, and Rogge also stopped holding back, unleashing a sharp sword intent that suddenly descended. With both sword intents striking at the same time, the purple-robed cultivator cried out in agony. She had blocked Rogge's flying sword, but Shen Bai's flying sword pierced through her shoulder.

"Again!"

Rogge let out a low shout, unleashing his sharp sword intent to its fullest extent. Just as he was about to deliver the fatal blow, a powerful pressure suddenly descended. Shen Bai immediately sensed that his magical power had come to a standstill, and he could no longer maintain his flight, falling heavily to the ground from the air.

"Aren't you going a bit too far in the capital?"

An aged voice rang in everyone's ears. Rogge looked up and saw an old woman standing above them.

No one knew when she arrived, but everyone was now completely immobilized.

Shen Bai glanced around and saw several figures being pulled out of the space by the old woman and thrown to the ground. Looking at their appearances, Shen Bai gasped. It turned out that there were people from various countries hiding nearby, and they were actually several Golden Core cultivators and one Nascent Soul cultivator.

"I knew it! How could such an encirclement and attack be so simple!"

Shen Bai immediately guessed that all countries had backup plans, but they probably didn't expect that a sixth brother had infiltrated their ambush.

A powerful summoning spell brought forth the Sixth Princess's protector—the Child Granny.

"What should we do?"

Shen Bai was deeply immersed in his role, looking anxiously at the disheveled Rogge beside him. Rogge was also furious, and he shouted, "Who are you? Our Rota Kingdom is hunting down defectors, we have diplomatic..."

"So noisy!"

The old woman raised a finger and flicked it lightly, sending Roger flying more than ten meters away.

Shen Bai quickly shut his mouth, not daring to say another word.

You have to play your part completely; you can't let anything slip.

Soon, the Night Fiend Hall arrived, and everyone present was put in spirit-suppressing handcuffs and taken back to the Night Fiend Hall headquarters.

Shen Bai supported Roger, whose mouth had been bruised and twisted, as they squatted in the cell, not daring to make the slightest movement.

Roger cursed angrily, "If I find out which bastard leaked the plan, I'll make him taste what it's like to be burned alive! I'll use his magic and body to burn him for a thousand years!"

Shen Bai feigned righteous indignation: "If I knew who had caused me such misery, I would tear them to pieces."

Rogge nodded, glaring fiercely at the other monks from different countries in the prison.

These people felt uneasy under his gaze, and one by one they couldn't help but angrily say, "Rogge, maybe there's something wrong with this new recruit Li Bai next to you. You know, he's a traitor who's served three masters!"

Li Bai first joined the Eastern Island, then betrayed it and joined the Western Sai Kingdom, and then betrayed it again and joined the Luota Kingdom. Such a person is despised by many.

Some busybodies gave him the nickname "slave of three masters".

Upon hearing someone insult him, Shen Bai flew into a rage and raised his foot to engage in hand-to-hand combat. Rogge quickly pulled him back, saying, "You don't need to pay them any attention. They can't give you anything good, they just want to ruin you. Believe me, our Rota Kingdom will absolutely not let this go. We will definitely avenge you."

Shen Bai nodded, glared at the other person fiercely for a few moments, and then sat down next to Rogge.

After this commotion, Rogge's slight suspicion of Shen Bai gradually dissipated.

It shouldn't be him, otherwise it would be too reckless to reveal his true abilities on his first mission.

There can't be an undercover agent that stupid, right?

……

The various countries immediately protested to the Xuan Yuan Empire. The Xuan Yuan Empire was also very decisive. After detaining everyone for one night, they released the people from the various countries. The empire knew that even if these people were kept in custody indefinitely, they would not be able to get any information out of them.

After all, we cannot use the methods of questioning the mind or searching the soul on them.

However, while they released people from various countries, they would not let go of a few unorganized members.

The moment they were captured, True Monarch Bai Liu of the Night Fiend Hall used the Mind-Questioning and Soul-Searching techniques on them.

……

"You've disappointed me so much!"

Rogge and Shen Bai were thoroughly scolded by their superiors. Rogge was speechless: "How could I have imagined that the Xuan Yuan Empire would send a Nascent Soul cultivator, and so quickly! I was just one sword away from taking down that member of Wu."

Rogge's superior was a fair-skinned blonde woman named Vanka.

"Those people have been detained by the Xuan Yuan Empire. Under the Soul Searching Technique, nothing can be hidden anymore."

Her cultivation at the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage gave her an extremely imposing aura, but compared to that aura, her appearance was even more beautiful.

Of all the beauties around Shen Bai, only the Sixth Princess's unparalleled beauty could rival hers.

Vanka possessed a unique aura; her golden hair shone like sunlight, her eyes were like the blue sea, and she radiated vitality. She wore a white robe, over which was a light veil that subtly shimmered. A silver bracelet adorned her slender arm, exuding an air of mystery.

Her demeanor was poised and capable, and like Hu Feier, she possessed a powerful and confident aura befitting a career woman, but her presence was even more imposing.

Rogge was questioned by Vanka, and although he was unwilling to admit it, he was also helpless: "Who exactly leaked the information?"

Vanka shook his head: "I suspect it's those arrogant monks from the Kingdom of Xisai; they're never reliable."

Shen Bai snorted from the side, "I didn't choose them back then because I could tell they were arrogant and didn't work as meticulously as the Kingdom of Rota."

Vanka glanced at Shen Bai, slightly suppressing his anger: "You'd better behave yourself these next few days and don't go anywhere. After we go to Qiyuan Star in a while, I have an even more important task for you."

Shen Bai nodded, then turned and left without saying anything.

……

"Do you think he might have leaked the operation?"

Vanka looked at Roger, who was no longer as agitated as before. After thinking calmly for a while, he said, "He has no reason to leak the operation. Moreover, I only told him the target a few seconds before the attack started. If he is an undercover agent, how could he have contacted a Nascent Soul expert to arrive in such a short time?"

Even if I were to use the Nascent Soul stage experts of our Luota Kingdom, I would have to make a request to you at least an hour in advance, and then you would have to report it up through the chain of command before I could finally mobilize the Nascent Soul stage experts to arrive at the scene. He simply doesn't have the time to do all of this.

Therefore, I still tend to believe that the news of this matter was leaked by either the Kingdom of Xisai or the Kingdom of Luota.

"You must understand, the Night Fiends of the Xuan Yuan Empire are no pushovers."

Vanka fell into deep thought. The reason Li Bai was involved in this operation was to see if he was an undercover agent. Therefore, the Luota Kingdom specially arranged for Nascent Soul True Monarchs and Golden Core True Men as backups to prevent any leaks.

But who could have imagined that the opponent's Nascent Soul stage expert could arrive in such a short time, as if they had just started their operation and the opponent had already unleashed their ultimate attack.

They have absolutely no sense of martial ethics.

Although she had suspected that Li Bai was an undercover agent, she never believed that Li Bai had the ability to mobilize a Nascent Soul cultivator.

She had already investigated the Nascent Soul stage expert who was dispatched yesterday; he was a powerful figure belonging to the Imperial Clan Court and generally did not travel outside.

It's not so easy to mobilize experts of this caliber.

"Just to be on the safe side, use the sleeping potion on him tonight and interrogate him."