It doesn't matter what the lord is.

Lid felt a little guilty, because the black-robed man in front of him might really care about him, but Lid didn't. Whether it was when he approached the black-robed girl just now or when he was chatting with the black-robed man now, Lid was just collecting information.

The man in black robe sighed:

"The oracle said that only by abandoning mortal emotions can we glimpse the realm of God. Perhaps we are really born with deficiencies, some failed evolutions... Maybe one day we will be executed like Feng Duo, some things can't be kept secret forever. My name is Anke, what's yours?"

Lidd replied:

"Garde."

This is his usual pseudonym. Anke nodded:

"Remember, don't tell anyone else. Use code names to address each other. I'll call you Xing San and you can call me Yue Qi."

Lid agreed, and then consciously changed the subject, in order to give the other party the illusion that he was not intentionally talking to him:

"Let's go back to the girl. Since she was crying, she must have retained some emotions. According to the logic you just mentioned, why is she fine?"

Anklio asked curiously:

"Of course it's because she is one of the eight qualified people chosen by the Oracle. Don't you know that?"

Lid knew that he had asked a question that everyone knew, which might arouse some suspicion from the other party. But this was inevitable. If you ask for intelligence with too little information, you will definitely step on a landmine. The key is how to cover it up. Lid's mind turned quickly. He first sighed deliberately, and then said to Anke:

"You know that's not what I asked."

Anke fell into deep thought. After a while, he took the initiative to say to Lid:

"I understand what you mean. You think that since the oracle told us to abandon our mortal emotions, we shouldn't let Xingjiu continue crying. But the oracle is not wrong, it's just that we can't understand it. In short, try not to get involved with her. Let's go."

After Anke finished speaking, he started to leave, and Lid followed him.

This time he had obtained enough information, so there was no need to continue asking. He originally wanted to obtain information from the black-robed girl codenamed Xingjiu, but he unexpectedly met Anke and got a lot of useful information from Anke. According to Anke, most of the black-robed people have no emotions, and their emotions as human beings have been erased in the "evolution". However, some people still retain some human emotions. Lid's move to get close to Xingjiu attracted Anke's attention, and Anke also chose to take the initiative to talk to Lid to keep each other warm.

Reed was not overwhelmed by the sudden information, and his eyes beneath the mask still revealed calmness.

He followed Anke not far away, and together with Anke, he quickened his pace and soon caught up with the group of black-robed people. Xingjiu girl was still crying, she was like a sad princess in a fairy tale, as if she had endless tears. Lid looked at her many times, and then looked away. There were so many people and eyes, and with Anke's reminder, Lid really didn't plan to take risks at this time.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, Reed finally arrived at the base camp of the black-robed men.

There were two men in black robes standing outside the tent, dressed slightly differently. Seeing them, Anke took the initiative to step forward and asked, "What are you doing, sirs..."

One of the men in strange black robes raised his hand to signal him to be quiet, and then said:

"According to the oracle. There are many intruders in the territory. Some are like headless flies, while others have already posed a threat. Now is the critical period for the Supreme God to ascend to the immortal world. If someone sneaks into the vicinity of the Immaculate Tree, it will probably provoke the wrath of the Supreme God. Therefore, we will check here from today onwards and make sure that everyone's identity matches before letting them in. Yueqi, you have to cooperate as well."

Anke nodded and said:

"Don't worry, there's nothing unusual here."

27. Off-field assistance

Lid followed Anke not far away, so he naturally heard the words of the black-robed official clearly. He guessed that it was probably because he had exposed his whereabouts when he fought with the evil spirit, and a large-scale search was launched in the Western Qin territory.

But nothing was found. The woman guessed that Lid might have disguised himself as a black-robed man who looked most like a human, so she sent her subordinates to investigate.

Judging from the words of the black robe, in addition to Lide, it is obvious that there are other people who have entered the Western Qin territory. Lide does not know which forces are involved, but according to the time, Xiaohei, Meilin, Jiang Lianqing and others should have entered the battlefield with the Potian army one after another. Unfortunately, they will not be able to help Lide in a short time, after all, they also have to pass the level of evil spirit first.

Anke assured the black-robed officer that there was nothing unusual on his side, but the black-robed officer obviously would not trust a small captain like him. One of the black-robed officers waved his hand and said to the black-robed men including Lid:

"Line up and be inspected!"

If he had not talked to Anke before, Lid would have been exposed by standing in the wrong position. But now he knew his code name was Star Three, so he only needed to stand in the third position. Lid tried to stand there, and sure enough, no one suspected him.

However, the situation was still not optimistic. The third place meant that there were only two people ahead of him, and he had little time to observe and learn. Before he could think too much, the two black-robed officers had already begun to question the person in front.

"Codename?"

"Xingyi." "Responsible area?"

"Zifenglin to Taiyue Bridge." "Who is your captain?" "Yuejiu."

"Where were you the night before last?" "In the tent."

"What happened that night?" "Xing Shiliu died."

"What orders did you receive three days ago?" "Three days ago? I didn't receive any orders..." "Passed, next one."

Reed felt it was a bit tricky.

The other party's inquiry can't be said to be particularly professional, but it is enough to deal with someone like him who knows nothing. This question involves code names.

Organizational structure, work content, past events

If you are not a model worker who has always stayed at your post, it is basically impossible to answer all of them.

And the most difficult thing is that when he asked the second person, Lid noticed that the other person's questions had changed significantly. The night before yesterday became the night of four days ago, and three days ago became yesterday. This means that the person behind can hardly copy the homework of the person in front.

However, Lid also noticed that the two black-robed officers could not remember everything that happened. Therefore, after each question, their eyes would drift to the captain of that person, using their eyes to confirm whether the words of the person being questioned were correct.

Lid glanced at Anke, and then was called to answer a question. "Code name?"

"Star Three." "Responsible area?"

"From the east side of Tianzhu to the Yue River."

The first two questions were relatively easy. Lide had done some research before coming to Xiqin. What were the names of the mountain and water cities in Xiqin and how were they distributed?

He had a rough map in his head.

"Who is your captain?" "Yueqi."

"Where were you ten nights ago?" "In the tent."

"What happened that night?"

Lid was stunned for a moment, as if he was recalling something. Of course, he had nothing to recall. He was just trying to buy time so that he could take another look at Anke. Then, he replied calmly:

"I don't know. The captain called me in for questioning."

The man in black robe took a step forward, looked at Lid, and asked intriguingly: "Question? What?"

"I was distracted during patrol that day." "Why was I distracted?"

"Panic." "Panic?"

"Yes. In the past, we received an oracle saying that only by abandoning emotions can we reach the realm of God. But Xingjiu kept crying, but he was chosen as one of the eight qualified people. I can't understand it. The oracle can't be wrong, so the only one who is wrong can be me. Maybe it's because I can't reach the realm of God even if I abandon my emotions. I'm too weak."

As Reed finished speaking, the black-robed men lined up behind him all looked at Xing Jiu.

The girl didn't know what was going on and cried even louder.

The black-robed officer seemed a little annoyed at Lid's talkativeness and said in a deep voice: "Shut up! The oracle does not contain such content, don't speculate!"

Lid lowered his head and said, "Yes."

The black-robed officer asked again:

"What orders did you receive five days ago?"

Reed was about to reply "I haven't received any orders", but when he saw the look in the black robe, he suddenly calmed down.

He quickly asked the little ghost in his mind:

"What are those people behind you looking at?"

The little ghost also quickly replied: "I'm watching you."

Lid immediately swallowed the words that were about to come out. He had just drawn the attention of the people behind him to the girl Xingjiu, but as the black-robed official asked, everyone's attention returned to himself. Lid believed that he did not have such great charm, so the only possibility was... this question had an answer that everyone knew.

It's like when you are on a train and someone at the table next to you is bragging, but unfortunately no one can understand what he is saying, so there is no way to tell whether it is true or not.

The audience listened with interest, but soon found it boring. But not long after, the audience suddenly regained interest and continued to listen seriously, which means that the other party has probably touched on the field that he happens to know.

Five days ago should be a special time point, and everyone received the order. If Lid continues to pretend not to know, he will be exposed immediately and no one can save him. But how can we find out the answer to this question?

No one could give him a hint, and even Anke gave him a puzzled look.

Lid's brain was working fast, and his mouth was already open, trying to delay time as much as possible: "Are you sure you want to ask about five days ago? If we are talking about the orders we received five days ago, there are not only..."

The little ghost's voice echoed in Lid's head again:

"Someone behind her turned around and looked at the crying girl again."

Lid knew that he had guessed correctly. Everyone had received the same order five days ago, so Lid only needed to say the first half of the sentence to relieve many people of their suspicion of him. But the problem was that the two black-robed officers were still staring at him sharply, obviously waiting for his answer.

But Reed didn’t actually have an answer.

He only had time to pause for another one or two seconds, and Reed could feel cold sweat rolling down his cheeks. He tried his best to clear his eyes and make himself look normal, but in his mind he had already started calculating his escape route after the fight here.

However, just before Lid decided to take action, a slightly childish female voice suddenly sounded behind the two black-robed officers:

"Five days ago? Is there any need to ask? The first search was carried out five days ago and everyone was under martial law. Isn't this an order that everyone has received? Even I know it." The two officers turned their heads, and Reed also looked in that direction.

There stood a little girl with a baby face, who looked no more than seven or eight years old, with a smiling face, looking very friendly. Lid didn't know why there was a little girl of this age here, but as soon as the two officers spoke, he understood: "Girl, why are you here? I should have told you that your father is on a mission and is not here... The little girl shook her sleeves and said unhappily:

"I know! But every time I asked you when your dad would be back, you said 'soon', it's been a few days! I get bored too, and there's no one to play with me here, so I just followed along."

After saying that, she looked at Lid and said to the two black-robed officers:

"Why don't you find some people to play hide-and-seek with me? I won't bother you anymore."

28. Escape Route

Reed looked at the girl looking at the flowers.

The girl watching flowers is Mr. Tingchao's daughter. Judging from the information brought back by Xiaohei and Meilin, she should be a very smart girl. At first, Meilin dressed himself up as a small merchant selling candied haws, but after just a few conversations, the girl watching flowers found out that he was deliberately testing her, and then made it clear that she and Mr. Tingchao did not want to be involved in trouble.

Merlin is used to using illusions, and he is also very experienced in disguise. Rather than saying that the flower girl analyzed Merlin's identity, it is better to say that she, like her father, has an instinctive intuition.

Faced with the "unreasonable request" of the flower-watching girl, the two black-robed officers naturally could not agree to it. However, Mr. Tingchao seemed to have a high status in the Western Qin territory, so the two black-robed officers did not dare to offend her and could only coax her with kind words:

"Girl Watching Flowers, if you want to play hide-and-seek, we two will play with you later. But now we are here to investigate the matter under the order of the oracle. This is a serious matter and there can be no mistakes." The girl watching flowers stood by and said unhappily:

"Okay then, you guys go ahead and try it first, and let me know when you're done."

The two black-robed officers breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Lid. They were a little confused for a moment, not knowing whether to continue asking. The question they had just asked Lid was invalidated by the girl who was watching the flowers. There was a large group of black-robed people queuing behind them. Finally, one of the officers spoke up and said in a bad tone:

"Okay, I'll pass. Don't be distracted when you're on patrol next time. If you let someone sneak in, I'll hold you accountable first." Lid nodded and said:

"Yes."

He walked between two black-robed officers, who had already begun interrogating the next black-robed man.

When passing by the flower girl, Lid glanced at her. Coincidentally, the flower girl was also looking at him with a smile on her face. When the two passed by, Lid clearly heard the flower girl complaining in a low voice:

"The Prince of Xiqin and that Saintess are probably less than the tenth level, how can they be a match for my father? It would be great if my father could come back sooner."

Lide stopped and looked at the girl who looked at flowers. She turned her head and smiled at him, then continued to look at the black-robed people who were being interrogated. Lide then quickened his pace and left, but he was more certain of a guess in his heart: the girl who looked at flowers did not appear here by chance, she was here to convey some very important information in her eyes. Take the sentence just now for example, the girl who looked at flowers told Lide at least three things: first, Xiaobai is still alive; second, Xiaobai is with the Saint of Nanchu; third, Mr. Tingchao is probably not in Xiqin, he accepted the task to deal with Xiaobai and the Saint of Nanchu.

But why would the flower girl do this?

When the execution was robbed, Mr. Tingchao stood on the side of the Lord of Xiqin; later, Xiaohei and Merlin sneaked into the Xiqin territory again.

I want to win the chance to listen to the tide by winning the chance to see the flower girl

Sir, but was rejected by the flower girl. No one knows what this little girl is thinking. Is it true that children's thoughts are as changeable as the clouds in the sky?

Reed guessed that the girl who was looking at the flowers must have some purpose, but now was not a good time to explore.

He first had to deal with Anke's questioning.

All the black-robed people were investigated, and the final result was that nothing unusual was found. The two black-robed officers were so annoyed by the flower-watching girl that they had no choice but to agree to play hide-and-seek with her. The other black-robed people returned to the camp to rest. Anke patted Lid's shoulder from behind and said to him:

"Chat?"

Reed nodded, and the two left the camp and went to a nearby dead forest.

Anke's tone was full of questioning. Although his expression could not be seen through the mask, one could tell from his tone that he was angry: "You lied. I didn't pay much attention to you before and never asked you to talk."

Lid nodded frankly:

"Yes, I lied."

Anke's aura suddenly changed, and he exuded a very dangerous aura. The little ghost also reminded Lid in his mind at the right time: "I can't deal with this person. He is on full alert, and his desire is not strong."

Lid nodded slightly and continued to say to Anke:

"I lied because ten nights ago, I was doing something that I couldn't tell them."

Anke's aura subsided a little. Ten days ago, before the start of martial law, Lid's words just now showed that he was not a sneak in. He just had some secrets that could not be told. Under normal circumstances, Anke probably would not ask further questions, but at this point in time, he had to ask:

"What's up?"

Lid seemed a little hesitant. He stared at Anke, as if to make sure whether he was reliable. Finally, he whispered: "Find out the route to escape from here."