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Zhang Hengyang sighed and said, "They have always been lawless, always taking on assassination and kidnapping missions."

"This time they went even further. Last night, the Blood Shadow Pavilion received a large sum of spirit stones from the Peng family and, together with the Peng family, they wanted to wipe out the Yin family."

"After their defeat, the forty-odd people from the Blood Shadow Pavilion fled the city. During their escape, they also robbed the Wang family of their spirit stones."

"These people are incredibly audacious! The Wang family has already contacted me, begging me to apprehend them as soon as possible."

"Before, the Blood Shadow Pavilion was like rats, hiding everywhere, making it very difficult for our people to find them."

"This time, after their group of more than forty people escaped from the city, they hid in this desolate mountain not far away, probably waiting for the anger of the Yin family and the Wang family to subside before quietly returning to the city."

Upon hearing Zhang Hengyang's words, Chen Yang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask, "You mean, this group first took the money from the Peng family, then robbed the Wang family of their spirit stones, and now they're hiding in the nearby mountains?"

Zhang Hengyang nodded.

Chen Yang quickly asked, "Then why didn't Lord Zhang lead men to surround and annihilate them?"

Zhang Hengyang shook his head helplessly and said, "I also wanted to lead people to surround and kill them, but unfortunately, the Blood Shadow Pavilion members are too powerful."

"Among these forty-odd people, the weakest is at the fifth level of the Golden Body Realm, and the strongest is at the eighth or ninth level of the Golden Body Realm. Moreover, they are all skilled in using sword formations."

"If I lead a small force to capture them, they will kill us instead; if I lead a large force of several hundred men to capture them, it will be impossible to hide our tracks and find their traces."

"They heard us making a sound and ran far away, making them impossible to catch. It's really giving me a headache."

Chen Yang was greatly intrigued upon hearing this, and he immediately said, "Lord Zhang, I can help you find their location. As long as they are still in the mountains around here, there will be no problem."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Hengyang excitedly grabbed Chen Yang's arm and exclaimed, "Really? City Lord Chen, you can find them?"

"No, forget it! Lord Chen, your own strength is only average. If you go up the mountain, you will surely be killed by them. Those people are extremely ruthless!"

Chen Yang waved his hand and said, "Don't worry about that, I naturally have a way to determine their location."

"Once I find out, I can tell you the general location. Then you can lead your men up the mountain quietly, surround them, and arrest them."

Zhang Hengyang bowed deeply to Chen Yang and then said, "Lord Chen, if you can find their location, I will be extremely grateful! However, Lord Chen must be careful to ensure your safety!"

Chen Yang smiled and said, "Don't worry, there's no time to lose. Let's act now and take advantage of the darkness to strike them silently!"

Zhang Hengyang perked up and immediately said, "Very well! I'll get my men ready now, put on their night clothes, and await news of City Lord Chen's location!"

Chen Yang nodded, naturally not refusing.

After all, the Blood Shadow Pavilion group had a large number of spirit stones with them when they escaped!

After asking about the general location of the group, he left the governor's mansion.

When they reached the middle of the road, Chen Yang waved his hand, and the Xuan Tie Griffin quickly flew down.

Chen Yang jumped onto the back of the black iron griffin and soared into the sky with a "whoosh," directly passing over the capital city and arriving at the desolate mountains where the Blood Shadow Pavilion was hiding.

Soaring through the air, Chen Yang felt a sense of exhilaration; it was wonderful to have the sky all to himself.

In that sense, we must thank the Venerable Jin Guang of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

He had previously cleared the skies above the capital, and now that he had killed Jin Guang Shangren and Jin Lingying, there was no one left to compete with him for this territory.

The black iron griffin flew freely and boldly in the air.

Upon arriving at the desolate mountain, the Black Iron Griffin lowered its body.

Chen Yang quickly searched the nearby barren mountains on the Xuan Tie Griffin.

Soon, in the northwest corner of the desolate mountain, Chen Yang discovered a gathering place where about a dozen people from the Blood Shadow Pavilion were gathered.

In the other two directions, there were also more than ten people in each direction, resting in tents pitched along the cliff.

Chen Yang frowned slightly. Sure enough, this group of Blood Shadow Pavilion members were quite alert.

From where they pitched their tents, they could see what was happening down the mountain, making it very difficult for the guards below to silently come up and surround them.

Chen Yang noted down the three locations, and then carefully circled around again.

Soon, above this desolate wilderness, in a cave, Chen Yang saw four figures.

The four men were brazenly building a campfire and roasting wild game; they didn't seem to be there to hide, but rather to have a vacation.

Chen Yang released his concealment and detection technique, then frowned slightly.

These four people all possessed cultivation levels at the ninth and eighth levels of the Golden Core Realm.

It seems they are the leaders of this Blood Shadow Pavilion group.

Chen Yang was thrilled!

When this group escaped, they stole so many spirit stones. Now, the vast majority of the spirit stones must be in the hands of these four people!

Chen Yang wiped his mouth, a greedy glint in his eyes, and then piloted the Black Iron Griffin back to the Admiral's Mansion.

By this time, Zhang Hengyang had already assembled a city guard of 300 men.

These 300 people are all cultivators at the Golden Core Realm, but their strength is relatively low, with most of them at the second or third level of the Golden Core Realm.

They were all dressed in black, wearing black masks, and their weapons were also painted black to avoid reflecting light and revealing their whereabouts.

Upon seeing Chen Yang, Zhang Hengyang quickly approached, cupped his hands in greeting, and asked, "City Lord Chen, is there any news?"

Chen Yang nodded and led Zhang Hengyang back to the study.

A topographical map of the barren mountains was displayed in the study.

Chen Yang marked three locations on the topographical map of the barren mountain and said, "There are 45 people in that Blood Shadow Pavilion group. They are divided into three groups and stationed at these three points respectively."

"These three points are all essential routes up the mountain, so we must surround them silently. You should also split into three groups!"

"And you can't take the shortcuts up the mountain, nor can you walk through the forest. I suggest you climb up from the southernmost canyon, and then split up to take over!"

Zhang Hengyang hadn't expected Chen Yang to have scouted the location so thoroughly. He took a deep breath, bowed to Chen Yang again, and said, "City Lord Chen, you are truly remarkable! To find such a precise location in such a short time—if we succeed in this encirclement, you will have rendered a great service!"

"I'll lead my men and set off to encircle and annihilate them right now!"

Once Zhang Hengyang arrived at the courtyard, he led his men on horseback at full speed towards the outskirts of the city.

Chen Yang rode the Black Iron Griffin back to the desolate mountain once again.

Chen Yang wasn't too concerned about the others who were besieging the Blood Shadow Pavilion.

He was only concerned about the four leaders of the Blood Shadow Pavilion now—he absolutely couldn't let them escape!