Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 191 A Mission Full of Mysteries!

After a night of forced march, the Shrek group arrived near the Western Army camp of the Star Luo Empire.

The group descended from the sky, and the huge commotion immediately alerted the military outpost. In less than a minute, a group of warriors wearing the standard armor of the Star Luo Empire approached them. The leader was a stern-faced old man with three yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings floating around him. He was actually a Soul Saint.

After this Soul Saint appeared, Dai Yueheng immediately stepped forward to speak with him, because this Soul Saint, who was also a Viscount of the Star Luo Empire, was actually a retainer of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and his name was Du Leisi.

"Young Master, what are you doing here?" Du Leisi was quite surprised to find that the young master of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion was among this group of people. Looking at the group of people, most of them were children under the age of twenty, and he could vaguely guess their identities.

"Mr. Du, these are all my classmates from Shrek Academy. I've already corresponded with my father; is he here?" Dai Yueheng said with a smile.

"Yes! The Marshal is currently in the military camp, probably doing his morning training. I'll take you to see him now," Du Leisi said.

"Okay!" Dai Yueheng said, "but we need to rest for a while first."

After everyone had rested, they entered the Western Army Group's camp under the leadership of Du Leisi. Zhu Ziyang looked at the vast expanse of the Western Army Group's camp, a thoughtful expression on his face. The Star Luo Empire's Western Army Group, also known as the White Tiger Legion, boasts an army of 500,000, making it one of the most elite and powerful armies on the continent. But how long could such a traditionally strong army hold out against the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance Legion?

The group met Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger in front of the central marshal's tent.

Dai Hao, as expected of a seasoned marshal, possessed the unique iron-blooded temperament of a soldier, and his voice was powerful and resonant. Even the disciples of Shrek Academy's inner court were captivated by his aura. However, Zhu Ziyang was surprised to find that Huo Yuhao's aura became unusually uncontrollable the moment he saw Dai Hao, and his lowered eyes even turned somewhat bloodshot. If Wang Dong hadn't seized the opportunity to address his weakness in time, he probably would have exploded on the spot.

Tsk tsk, he's still just a child after all. Zhu Ziyang clicked his tongue inwardly, becoming more and more convinced that Huo Yuhao was definitely a romantic entanglement left behind by Dai Hao.

"Welcome, Teacher Wang Yan and all the outstanding students of Shrek Academy!" Dai Hao stepped forward with a smile and said in a thunderous voice.

"Greetings, Your Grace." As the official leader of this trip, Wang Yan naturally had to respond to Dai Hao's greeting, and he answered neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Although Dai Hao is a duke, holding a title second only to the emperors of the four kingdoms on the continent, in front of the inner disciples of Shrek Academy, his title is far less convincing than his strength. "White-robed, arrogant king" is a common mentality among the inner disciples of Shrek Academy.

Duke Baihu shook hands with Wang Yan and said, "Please come into the command tent, everyone, so that I may extend my hospitality!"

Wang Yan shook his head and said, "Your Grace, there's no need for such formalities. We're here solely to carry out a mission. Your Grace only needs to have your subordinates provide us with intelligence. You are extremely busy, and we don't want to disturb you."

Upon hearing this, a strange glint flashed in Dai Hao's eyes. He no longer stood on ceremony and said directly, "In that case, Elder Du, you will be in charge of receiving these distinguished guests, and Xu Yi will be responsible for handing over the intelligence to the Shrek Academy members!"

"Yes, ma'am!" Durex replied respectfully.

"Everyone, I wish you all the best, see you again someday!" Dai Hao said, then turned and left.

Led by Durex, the Shrek group arrived at another large tent.

"Old Du, why didn't Father have you hand over the intelligence to us directly? Why did he have to go through someone else?" Dai Yueheng asked, puzzled, voicing a question that others were also concerned about. Wang Yan, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhu Ziyang all turned their gazes to Du Leisi. Zhu Ziyang felt that this matter was not simple, that there was something fishy going on!

"Actually," Du Leisi couldn't help but give a wry smile and said, "the Marshal never intended to trouble everyone at Shrek Academy. Xu Yi was in charge of this matter from beginning to end, and it was his decision to request support from Shrek Academy. So it's perfectly normal for the Marshal to let him hand over the reins to everyone."

"This..." Everyone looked at each other, unsure of what to say.

"General Du, who is this Xu Yi? How could he possibly influence the decisions of an army commander?" Zhu Ziyang asked. Perhaps he was being a bit too sensitive, but he felt that Xu Yi's ideas were not simple.

With 500,000 men in the Western Army Group, how could they not handle a small group of bandits? What kind of bandits are they that require Shrek Academy's assistance? Or is the bandit suppression a pretense, with ulterior motives at play?

"This..." Du Leisi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Xu Yi is our army's quartermaster and intelligence officer, and also a member of the royal family. I think the reason he insisted on having the Shrek Academy students handle this matter is because he's afraid of being discovered by the military police for evidence of him selling military supplies!"

"What?" Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziyang and the others immediately showed expressions of disbelief, their eyes filled with doubt as they looked at Du Leisi, as if asking, "Are you kidding me?"

"Only the Marshal and a few of our close confidants know about this," Du Leisi said with a wry smile. "Xu Yi's caravan, which he used to resell military supplies, was robbed by those bandits. If we send troops to surround and suppress them, we will definitely find the resold military supplies in the hands of those bandits."

"So, the reason you're not using your army to wipe out those bandits isn't because you're worried about the Sun Moon Empire's army?" Zhu Ziyang questioned.

"Not exactly," Dureth said. "The Marshal also sent two troops to suppress the bandits, but without exception, they were all wiped out. Originally, the Marshal was going to use his personal guards to suppress the bandits, but Xu Yi stopped him. He strongly dissuaded the general and then sent a request for support to your Shrek Academy."

The marshal found it strange and ordered us to investigate. That's when we discovered Xu Yi had been reselling military supplies. Unfortunately, Xu Yi was a member of the royal family, and without sufficient evidence, the marshal couldn't bring him to justice.

"So, we've been used as pawns by you?" Ma Xiaotao was furious, her pretty face flushed slightly, her beautiful eyes filled with anger. If Zhu Ziyang hadn't been holding her back, she probably would have already attacked Du Leisi.

"So, the purpose of telling us all this is to get us to help you find evidence that Xu Yi is reselling military supplies?" Zhu Ziyang said.

"..." Durex paused for a moment, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face, and said, "No, I hope you can destroy any potential evidence!"

"Why?" Dai Yueheng's body trembled, and he looked at Du Leisi in disbelief. He did not expect Du Leisi to say such a thing, so he did not understand and his face was filled with anger.

The others also looked puzzled. Normally, shouldn't they find evidence and then punish Xu Yi? Why is Du Leisi telling them to destroy the evidence instead?

Only Zhu Ziyang and Wang Yan showed thoughtful expressions. It seems that this Duke of White Tiger is not just a reckless warrior who only knows how to fight!

"Young Master, this is the Marshal's order!" Du Leisi said helplessly, looking at the furious Dai Yueheng.

"This..." Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng immediately deflated. He wanted to ask a question, but before he could speak, someone walked into the tent.

The man who arrived was Xu Yi, a man in his thirties, dressed in military uniform. He had a square face and looked very upright. It was hard to imagine that he was a parasite who resold military supplies.

When Du Leisi saw Xu Yi enter, his face immediately darkened. He said to the Shrek Academy members, "Everyone, let Marquis Xu hand over the intelligence to you now!"

Before anyone could react, Durex had already left.

Xu Yi watched Du Leisi's departing figure, a smile playing on his lips. He then looked at Zhu Ziyang and the others, beaming, and said, "Welcome, everyone from Shrek Academy. My name is Xu Yi. I won't waste any more words; I'll get straight to the information you want."

The Shrek Academy members didn't have a good impression of Xu Yi. After all, the first impression had already been formed before they even met. Now, everything he was doing seemed more like an impatient attempt to destroy evidence.

Zhu Ziyang scrutinized Xu Yi, activating his supremely righteous heart to probe Xu Yi's attitude towards everyone. However, to his surprise, Xu Yi's attitude towards everyone was actually full of malice!

Looking at the pitch-black, even faintly emanating black smoke, the malice and malice before him filled Zhu Ziyang with vigilance and doubt.

Logically speaking, shouldn't Xu Yi be overjoyed by their arrival? After all, they've come to clean up his mess!

Could it be that this person has other motives besides reselling military supplies?

(End of this chapter)