Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

This was a relatively straightforward negotiation, which ended successfully.

Shen Huaiyue wasn't the kind of person who opposed the empire, but she wasn't very clear-headed either.

Like most women, she just wanted to live her own life, so even though she knew about the Bureau of Polling, she didn't want to join it because she felt like an outlier.

But with such a terrifying ability awakened, how could the Empire allow her to run rampant right under its nose!

While Ao Peng was controlling Shen Huaiyue, the news he reported about the Lu Palace continued to be transmitted upwards through layers of government agencies.

It's already midnight.

But the empire’s enormous power machine was still ignited by this news, erupting with a deafening roar!

This is the first time that demons from the old Earth game world have appeared in the Empire as an organization!

Moreover, this organization called the Lu Palace seems to want to challenge the power of the empire!

The iron fist must descend from the sky, letting the demons and monsters of the old era understand who the masters of the new era are!

When Ao Peng and his group came out of the villa, the entire community was already under complete lockdown.

Not only this community, but Ao Peng's community has also been placed under emergency lockdown.

Ordinary residents have questions about the large-scale replacement of gas pipelines, which means everyone should stay at home to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning from residual gas in the pipelines, and all daily necessities should be delivered to their door by designated personnel.

Although the Lu Palace is not located here, the empire will conduct a thorough search of every place where Su Li has appeared, striving to ensure that no demon is found operating outside.

After leaving the villa area, a professional military vehicle picked up Ao Peng, Hao Ke, and Shen Huaiyue.

This military vehicle is about the size of a minibus, with six huge tires that can easily support off-road driving. It has a special antenna dish on top that can bypass base station information and directly connect to encrypted satellite channels.

The carriage body has thickened armor and is painted military green, which can withstand large-caliber firearms. Ao Peng even saw traces of cinnabar talismans on the inner walls, which should be used to resist attacks from supernatural forces.

Inside the carriage, three technicians continuously adjusted the signal channel.

The meeting was chaired by Ao Peng's teacher, Mr. Mo.

Old Master Mo is old, capable, and holds a high position in the General Administration. Moreover, since the problem was discovered by Ao Peng, his direct disciple, he is the most suitable person to take charge of the overall situation.

"Ao Peng, the Empire takes your message very seriously. Is there any additional information?"

Ao Peng glanced at Shen Huaiyue.

Shen Huaiyue quickly told him what she knew.

Her existence is quite peculiar; she is a deity who is her own daughter, so she can directly enter the Bardo in her true form.

She entered in her true form, so she had far more options than ordinary players. In addition, because she was a ghost or god, she was discovered by the people of the Lu Palace.

About two months ago, Lu Wang Palace had been recruiting her in the game. Until last week, Lu Wang Palace somehow managed to get the demons in the game to appear in the real world and find her address. They sent the three-tailed fox demon Su Li to harass her and try to get her to join Lu Wang Palace.

However, through her conversation with Su Li, Shen Huaiyue also learned that very few demons could emerge from the Lu Palace, and that the Lu Palace, aware of the Empire's power, did not want a direct confrontation but instead wanted to secretly accumulate strength.

After Shen Huaiyue finished speaking, Ao Peng added what he knew about the intermediate state of existence, and how people in the real world enter the intermediate state of existence.

Of course, these are all his guesses and are not entirely accurate.

Meanwhile, thanks to the three-tailed fox pelt of Su Li, he had the Grey Immortal use divination to locate the Lu Palace more than half an hour earlier and report it to the Empire.

The Lu Palace is located not far from Yancheng, close to the Qinling Mountains. This area has been a burial ground for princes and nobles since ancient times, and countless imperial relics are buried here.

When the convoy carrying Ao Peng arrived, hundreds of super-large drones had already taken off, like stars falling from the Milky Way into the mortal world. They zigzagged and shone, illuminating the surrounding area for dozens of kilometers, no less powerful than the Buddha's arrival in Joyful Town.

These drones have been specially modified by experts. While casting light, they also cast huge talisman shadows, gathering the energy of the entire camp and forming a protective shield to prevent evil spirits or similar entities from controlling people's hearts.

However, this method is still in the experimental stage, and the talisman only lasts for six hours, after which it needs to be replaced.

The drones lighting up the night sky was just the beginning. Half an hour earlier, the surrounding field troops had already begun emergency drills, and the entire mountainous area was sealed off on the outer perimeter.

In the even more unseen space, several infrared satellites have begun orbital deployment, connecting to missile launchers and continuously determining their positions 24 hours a day. In the event of any unforeseen circumstances, they can guarantee the direct cleaning of the target area with an accuracy down to the meter level.

The roar of numerous engineering machines and heavy helicopters echoed continuously through the mountains and fields, completely unafraid that the demons and monsters inside would know that this was the roar of the empire's machines, like the procession of gods, impossible to conceal and needing no concealment!

Ordinary people who come to the Lu Palace can only engage in petty tomb raiding.

But all land under heaven belongs to the king, and the empire's visit to the Lu Palace was to examine historical relics!

The things inside that are already dead, preferably really dead!

The operations room of a military-green night combat camp.

Old Mo arrived in a military helicopter. Beside him stood a young man, around 28 years old, about 1.8 meters tall, with dark skin, a thin face, and prominent facial bones like jagged rocks.

Mr. Mo first introduced the young man to Ao Peng.

"This is Qin An, now the captain of the First Action Team of the General Bureau. He was originally the commander of the Imperial Elite Special Forces and is also the deputy commander this time."

Then he introduced Qin An,

"This is Ao Peng, my disciple, and the one who directly discovered this problem. He has been temporarily appointed as the second deputy commander."

The young man glanced at Ao Peng, extended his hand, and said, "Hello."

Ao Peng extended his hand with a friendly attitude.

But the next moment, a terrifying power emanated from Qin An's palm.

He glanced at Qin An, whose expression remained unchanged, but the strength in his hand continued to increase.

Ao Peng wasn't about to let him off the hook.

He first used the Earthly Venerable's supernatural powers to double his strength and physique, and then used the "Minor Karma" to instantly return all of Qin An's power plus his own grip strength.

Under the combined attack of the two forces, Qin An's palm instantly turned pure gold, like a piece of refined steel, but even so, Ao Peng still managed to pinch a finger mark on it!

"Feel sorry."

Qin An remained calm and apologized.

This was an apology for testing Ao Peng's strength, but he came from a military background. He was responsible not only to his superiors but also to the soldiers under his command. Despite Mo Lao's guarantee, Ao Peng was still an outsider to the military, and he needed to personally test Ao Peng's strength to ensure that Ao Peng was not just some second-generation rich kid who came to gain experience!

Ao Peng released Qin An's hand and laughed, "It's alright, Captain Qin, the stronger your grip, the better you can protect our country."