Dragon Gate Swordsman

Mu Luo laughed grimly, "Do you know what the consequences are of messing with our Yangshen Sect?"

"What is the Yangshen Cult?"

"..."

It was an excellent answer, which left the cult priest speechless.

But this seemed to be just a disguise that made Chongxiao relax, because in the next moment, dark fog suddenly appeared around him, and the light was distorted... This was probably the principle of how Mu Luo could use illusion.

It's a bit like the void power I use to become invisible and flash...

"Young man! Be careful!"

"It doesn't matter."

Chongxiao raised his eyebrows, without moving his feet at all, and suddenly released tremendous spiritual energy from his whole body.

They were like blazing flames, showing pure sky blue, rushing towards the dark fog.

I thought the confrontation between the two would be a fierce battle, but the fact was that the psychic flame easily crushed the strange black fog, completely tearing it apart with a crisp explosion, and dissipated in the air.

This scene made Mu Luo's pupils tremble!

The fact that his Originium skill was solved out of thin air, and in such a direct way, was enough to show how powerful the opponent was, and that he might even be someone he was completely unable to fight against.

So what's there to hesitate about?

"go!"

Mu Luo roared at his subordinates, then slashed the ground with his staff!

The ground covered with gravel and rubble suddenly began to tremble, as if something was moving underneath. Black mist similar to the one before continued to pour out from the cracks, gathering into strange claw shapes and grabbing towards the feet of Chongxiao and others.

As for Muro himself and the remaining three cultists, they gradually disappeared under the effect of the illusion, and no one knew where they would go.

The captain swung his spear to shatter the black fog, and spat in anger, but this also caused his rib injury to flank...

"Huh... this time it's really all thanks to you, young man."

"You'd better call me Inspector. I'm not some young knight. I'm a professional policeman."

Chongxiao put Rebellion back on his back and said, "You need treatment. This area..."

"Yumen is just a few kilometers away. We...hiss! We can return on our own."

"What a coincidence! I am going to Yumen."

……

As he was worried that Xiaobai, who was waiting for him in the car, would be discovered by the cultists, Chongxiao had no way of chasing after him... With psychic powers, Mu Luo's illusions were completely useless to him.

The Yumen team's vehicle was parked at the other end of the canyon. When they were walking over with the wounded and the bodies of the fallen soldiers, Chongxiao happened to come around, and then they rushed to Yumen together.

The captain's injuries were serious, but not fatal. The soldier who was hit by an arrow in the chest was the most dangerous one.

Under such circumstances, it was not convenient for Chongxiao to ask about Yumen's current situation, so he asked the captain to sit in his car and talked about the cultists just now.

It turns out that these guys who call themselves Yangshen Cult suddenly appeared more than a year ago, and no one knows what the "Yangshen" they are talking about is...

Yumen guards the northwestern territory of Dayan. The main opponent is of course the evil beasts rushing from the further north. Bandits, robbers, cults and the like are not really a problem and can often be dealt with by just a small force.

That's why only one scouting party came...

"From what you said, the Yangshen Cult is different from the enemies you have dealt with before?"

"Indeed...their methods of doing things are extremely secretive and cruel. It wasn't so obvious when they were called Shanhai Clan before."

"Does a cult involve people changing their names?"

Chongxiao found it a little strange. From a police perspective, the foundation of a cult is to brainwash people with faith, and what matters is enthusiasm and dedication. How could they change their name in the middle of a cult? Moreover, it doesn't sound like the Shanhai Clan and the Yangshen Cult have any inheritance relationship.

The captain covered his wound and took a few breaths.

"I was also very puzzled before, but according to the descriptions of the Shanhai members who escaped, their original leader Ya disappeared inexplicably, and several priests of the Yangshen Cult took the opportunity to take the position. This should be considered a 'mutiny'."

Interesting, the terrorist organization transformed into a cult.

Judging from this situation, the leader named "Ya" is probably in danger, or he has changed his appearance and packaged himself as the so-called "Yang God"?

Chongxiao prefers the former.

"By the way, why did Inspector Chongxiao come to Yumen, and also..."

The captain glanced at Xiaobai in the back seat without leaving a trace.

"It's a long story. I guess I was entrusted by someone. As for Xiaobai...she's my apprentice, so this matter is a bit complicated..."

"That's fine, but the current situation in Yumen is a little... In any case, Inspector Chongxiao must be careful."

Hmm? There's something else behind your words!

Sure enough, Ying Zhen forced me to come here, and it was definitely not to enjoy the desert wind and sand!

"Can you tell me more specifically what the situation is?"

"This... maybe we should wait until Yumen. Anyway, it became like this two years ago, and as a result, the Grandmaster was unable to return to the Divine Capital to participate in the Emperor's coronation ceremony."

Chongxiao knew that the master the captain mentioned was the eldest brother among the twelve-year-old descendants and Master Wu among the three great masters.

Taking Ling's relationship into consideration, he has already developed a lot of good feelings towards this elder brother. Moreover, it is said that the other party's martial arts is the ceiling of Dayan, so there must be a lot to talk about with him.

But the person Ying Zhen wanted to invite originally was actually Ling He’s elder brother?

That's right... Although there is nothing wrong with Qing's style and ideas, his hatred of evil may not make him suitable for dealing with Si Suitai. On the contrary, the eldest brother who is the most stable and sensible in Lingkou should be the person Ying Zhen wants to communicate with.

I hope he can chat with me.

Chapter 91 Yumen City, General Zhenbei

In Yumen, where many people from the martial arts world gathered, Chongxiao's arrival did not cause any splash.

The reconnaissance team traveling along the way seemed to have something to hide. Although they knew everything about the hunt for the Yangshen cult, they were somewhat secretive about the evil beast that Yumen was mainly fighting against and didn't want to talk about it much.

In addition, before entering Yumen City, the captain suddenly proposed that he must lead the team into the city through a special military landing port, and used this as an excuse to separate from Master and Disciple Zhongxiao, as if he was deliberately avoiding something...

Even Xiaobai noticed this and took the initiative to ask if they didn't like him and his master.

"That shouldn't be the case. Maybe there are some special regulations for fortress-type mobile cities."

Chongxiao could only comfort the girl like this.

The scale of Yumen is also not as large as Longmen, but it is larger than Jiangqi, and the outer wall is also thicker, as if the whole city is covered with a layer of armor, and it is covered with traces of war.

According to the information specifically checked before departure, this mobile city should be composed of nine large plots of land. Except for the core city that serves as the central command, the other plots can be used as mothership-level combat units after separation. Its huge transformable structure is equipped with a super heavy artillery developed by Dayan at a huge cost. It is said that it borrowed from the armament of Londinium to a certain extent.

Of course, the "mothership" here is just a name. The Yumen site is, after all, a part of a mobile city and cannot really be sent to the front line like a high-speed land ship.

The population of Yumen is relatively limited. It is estimated that it may be less than 200,000. Most of them are soldiers guarding here and related personnel of the military industry system. The real civilians are basically distributed in the service industry and entertainment industry (Note)

Therefore, Chongxiao had never considered bringing Xiaobai to Yumen at the beginning... In this mobile city that was half a military fortress, there was no need to consider things like living conditions.

This was clearly demonstrated after the two finally passed the checkpoint at the landing port and entered the streets of Yumen.

Luxurious facades, exquisite decorations, gorgeous signs... none of these can be seen. There are only the simplest and most practical wooden plaques and fire baskets. The former indicates the type of facility, while the latter is used to indicate the location.

Only then did Chongxiao notice that the sky was beginning to darken.

Looking far into the street, there are very few high-rise buildings to be seen. Instead, there are square, solid and heavy stone buildings, like fortresses, always ready to deal with enemy attacks.

"Master, Xiaobai feels that it's a bit... cold here."

The girl who climbed into the passenger seat shrank back, then rolled up the window.

She had originally been very excited to see the strange city, but she had not expected it to be like this...

No, Xiaobai, it’s not cold, but the solemn and murderous atmosphere that permeates this city.

Chongxiao frowned slightly.

Logically speaking, it is only the beginning of autumn and we are in the dry desert, so the temperature in Yumen should not be this low.

Besides, even if it was a real military fortress, the atmosphere on the street was too deserted... Jiang Qi had a similar situation because they had transferred most of their police force to deal with the pirates. So what about Yumen?

Considering the captain's strange attitude, Chongxiao began to realize that this fortress might have really encountered some difficult situation.

Walking forward along the not-so-wide street, the sharp-eyed Xiaobai finally saw an inn.

After parking the car and getting out with their luggage, the two walked into the inn.

"Hello, gentlemen. May I ask if you would like to..."

"I want two rooms."

"Okay, I'll arrange it for you right away."

While waiting for registration, Chongxiao also took a look at the environment of the inn.

This place is not luxurious, and there are no purely decorative furnishings or objects to be seen. Since the fine sand is often blown by the wind, the sanitary conditions cannot be said to be very good... and the innkeeper who is fiddling with the computer is also very different from the average front desk receptionist. He is not a pretty woman with a sweet voice, but a young man with nimble hands and feet.

In other words, apart from the relatively enthusiastic attitude, the inn does not seem to care about its appearance at all, and has no intention of packaging.

"Yumen...has it always been so deserted?"

"Desolate? Sir, is this your first time here?"

Chongxiao nodded.

The waiter smiled and continued, "Yumen is indeed no different from other mobile cities. Sir, you can think of this place as half a military camp. Logically speaking, no outsiders can enter or leave casually."

"You and I are not considered as outsiders?"

"Well, but didn't I tell you that it's only half of the barracks... and the situation outside has been getting more and more tense recently, so the soldiers don't have time to spend money and relax. Everyone has to work overtime, so it's normal that there's no one on the street."

Since it is a combat fortress, more than a quarter of Yumen's population are soldiers, and the remaining half are related practitioners in the military-industrial system. In the event of an emergency in war, they naturally cannot wander around like civilians.

But the question is...what level of war could cause such consequences?

You have to know that here is Wu Zhenren, one of the three great masters and the leader of the Sui clan, and elite soldiers selected from all over Da Yan defending the place. Even Ling is here too. What enemy can put them in a passive position?

After Chongxiao asked this question, the guy spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.

"I can't tell you that, sir. Only the military officers know what those beasts are."

"Beast? What beast?"

"The military men call those things evil beasts. They appear in the tens of thousands."

The information that the innkeeper could provide was limited, and Chongxiao was unable to understand the true situation of Yumen.

However, two points are clear: first, the threat posed by the "evil beast" is far beyond his expectations, even with the presence of Master Wu; second, this situation in Yumen seems to have started at the beginning of the year. Since then, the number of border guards' expeditions has increased sharply, and the pressure on the city's military industry has also increased significantly.

So, could it be that Yingzhen asked him to come here in order to reverse this situation?

Hey, hey... That's a bit too much. Yumen can't even handle such a luxurious configuration. What can you do by coming here?

"Master, if you don't turn now you're going to hit the wall."

"Hmm? Tsk...Xiaobai, don't complain about Master when you have nothing to do!"

Chongxiao slapped his disciple on the head without any gratitude, causing the girl to cover her head and look at him with great grievance.

Facts have proved that matters concerning face are all very important matters...

During the special period, there were not many people staying in the inn, and most of them were people from the underworld.

This is because the Da Yan government has always been promoting the idea that "the greatest heroes serve their country and their people". Many people in the martial arts world, after they have a certain status or have reached a certain level of cultivation, will come to Yumen with the idea of ​​contributing to the country... After all, this is one of the few places that has been in war for years, and there is also the world-famous martial arts master Wu Zhenren.

However, strangely, Chongxiao could sense that the spirits of these people in the martial arts world seemed a little depressed, as if they had lost confidence in something.

Something is wrong. It is so wrong...

"After eating, remember to meditate and then take a shower and go to bed. Don't do anything extra."

"...Master, I'm almost fifteen."

What this means is, stop treating yourself like a child.

Chongxiao curled his lips and said nothing...

In fact, there is a secret that sounds ridiculous, but he has never told anyone, not even his close friends Xingxiong and Texas.

That is, all the people encountered on this land have a feeling of being "children"...even superiors like Wei Yanwu, and descendants like Ling who have lived for thousands of years.

In addition, there is one point worth noting: the person who has the least obvious feeling is Kal'tsit. Chongxiao always feels that she has a hidden temperament, but this is only relative.

Perhaps the life span of the Xel'Naga is very long, otherwise there is no reason for me to have such a weird idea...