Anti-fraud manual for the cultivation world

Chapter 95 Return to Emptiness

The beaten laborer, carrying his book, quickly entered the Demon Sect's warehouse and then quickly ran out, working frantically as if his feet were barely touching the ground.

There were many other laborers like him, all busy going in and out of the warehouse.

The young woman, not wanting to attract any more attention, shrank further into the pile of books.

The only laborer who knew she was an "illegal immigrant" would deliberately move books to the spot where she was hiding every time he came on the ship to move books, making it seem like he was taking over the work. This way, the other laborers wouldn't come to move those books, and no one discovered her anymore.

Half an hour later, it was even darker, the sun had completely set, and the city of Jiangzhou was ablaze with lights. The books on the boat were finally unloaded, and the laborers stopped boarding. The members of the Demonic Sect who had been guarding the shore also returned to their stilted houses, grumbling and cursing.

The riverbank quieted down.

The young woman then disembarked from the boat. The dock was quiet and deserted, but the stilted houses not far away were bustling with activity. From afar, one could hear the shouts of people gambling on dominoes.

The young woman instinctively wanted to release her divine sense to take a look, but she immediately realized: she had almost forgotten the rules here. Although no one could do anything to her if she broke the rules, once the rules were broken, the only city in the world where divine sense could not be released would be gone, and her true love would be doomed.

This must never happen!

I too will become the defender of order in Jiangzhou City. Anyone who dares to unleash their divine sense here will be killed! Absolutely!

Just as she was thinking this, a beam of spiritual energy suddenly flew in from the sky. Looking up, she saw a middle-aged man with regular features, gentle and refined, who looked like a good person. He was standing on a flying sword, flying from the north and rapidly descending towards the dock.

"Hmm?" The young woman thought: This man has a decent appearance and seems quite nice. Should I get to know him and see if we are a good match?

Just as he thought of this, the middle-aged man landed in front of the stilted house. The two gang members in black guarding the house immediately bowed down: "Greetings, Hall Master."

It turned out that the middle-aged man was Hua Mingyuan of the Jiangzhou branch of the Demonic Sect, who was also Hua Qianfang, Li Gu's fake master. He ignored the grand salute of the two gatekeepers and stepped into the stilted building complex.

The young woman felt a slight displeasure upon seeing this: this man appeared gentle and refined, but was actually quite rude and ill-mannered. Although a gatekeeper wouldn't hold a high position, and you seem to be someone of high status, surely you can't be higher than a Celestial Emperor?

When I was the Celestial Emperor, if a guard bowed deeply to me, I would nod slightly to show my appreciation, or say "Rise." How could you just ignore me and walk past like that? What's wrong? Does being a higher-ranking official make you so special?

My desire to get to know this person vanished instantly.

Let's go. It seems there's nothing worth investigating in this lousy place. These gang members were rude to the laborers just now, and now the leader is being rude to his subordinates. Clearly, this is no good gang!

When it comes to men, I prioritize character over ability, since nobody is more capable than me anyway.

She turned to leave—

Just then, a man dressed in the uniform of a yamen runner walked along the pile of rocks by the river, glancing left and right as if afraid of being seen by others.

A constable? One of my men? One of my men acting suspiciously?

As the constable looked around, his gaze fell on the direction where the young woman was.

With a thought, the young woman used the "Return to Emptiness" technique, and instantly vanished.

This is a higher-level spell than invisibility. Invisibility only allows people to hide themselves in terms of science, but [Return to Emptiness] "erases one's own coordinates" from the level of perception of heaven and earth, "returns oneself to nothingness," and no longer exists in this world.

The constable's gaze swept over the spot where the young woman had been standing. She was still standing there, but all the constable saw was an empty dock.

After confirming that no one had seen him, the constable quickly walked to the stilted house and whispered, "It's me."

The two gang members guarding the door glanced at his face and immediately stepped aside.

The constable buried his head and crawled inside.

The young woman followed the constables confidently into the stilted house complex, but the two guards at the gate couldn't see her.

At this point, she was already in a bad mood because she had just thought this gang was not a good gang, but her subordinates acted like "we are all family" and went into this gang.

Outrageous!

I'd like to see what tricks you're up to.

The constables climbed to the 5.5th floor, the main hall of the Jiangzhou branch of the Demonic Sect, as quickly as possible.

Quite a few people were already seated here, including Hua Mingyuan, the head of the Jiangzhou branch, Mo Xuanye, the chief disciple, and four Foundation Establishment stage disciples, all of whom were waiting.

As soon as the constable entered, he immediately bowed deeply to Hua Mingyuan: "Greetings, Master."

Hua Mingyuan hummed in agreement: "How is the situation?"

The constable reached into his pocket, pulled out a small flag, and chuckled, "After the yamen was closed today, I made an excuse to go to the toilet and waited until most people had left before sneaking into the yamen's cellar, pulling down the Jiangzhou yamen's battle flag, and replacing it with a fake one."

Hua Mingyuan reached out and took the small flag. After sensing it, he realized that this flag was indeed a "mass-produced array flag magic weapon" from the mortal realm, and each government office in various places was equipped with one.

Almost all government offices across the country follow the same arrangement: dig a cellar in the very center of the government office complex, insert the array flags and magical artifacts into the cellar, and then expand the defensive array around this cellar.

The method was very simple, but that was all the court could do.

Because the world is too big, and there are too many government offices, from prefectures and states to counties, there are countless government offices throughout the country. Where would the imperial court find the manpower and resources to build every single one of them into an impregnable fortress?

Especially in a remote and desolate place like Jiangzhou, digging a cellar and planting a battle flag would suffice.

With something so crudely made, don't blame the undercover agents for easily infiltrating and stealing it.

Hua Mingyuan nodded with satisfaction, casually tossed the array flag into a drawer, and said in a deep voice, "Very good! Go home and rest. Your identity is very useful. The Jiangzhou government office will definitely be rebuilt after we destroy it, and you can continue to play a role then. Don't participate in this operation."

The constable bowed, withdrew, and quickly disappeared into the night.

The young woman gave him a cold glance and didn't follow the constable anymore, because she already knew that he wasn't one of their own, but just an undercover agent.

What she's really concerned about right now is Hua Mingyuan's statement earlier, "The Jiangzhou government office has been destroyed by us."

How dare you destroy my government office?

All she wanted to do now was show herself and kill all the guys in front of her with a single blow.

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