Chapter 973: [713] Divine Tree, Refining Treasures (First update, thank you for the reward support) Chapter 973: [713] Divine Tree, Refining Treasures (First update, thank you for the reward support) “Boom!”
After nightfall.
A storm descended.
There were hardly any pedestrians on the streets.
In the palace of Wild Gold Country,
several figures hurriedly arrived.
“What’s going on? Why are you so late?”
“We ran into Des.”
“What?! It’s still in the country?”
Many people in the room cried out in shock and anger.
“My father is dead, yet it still lives! The heavens are unjust!!!”
“I will kill it, I must kill it!”
In the midst of the outraged crowd, the white-haired old man at the head of the table spoke in a deep voice, “What lies before us now is not Des, but the massive entities of Summer Country and the Empire! The crisis of life and death is upon us–do none of you truly fear the annihilation of our nation?”
The entire meeting room fell silent in an instant.
It was a full thirteen seconds of silence before someone finally spoke up, “General, has the situation really become this dire?”
The white-haired old man looked at him and slowly nodded, confirming, “Just ten minutes ago, I received a call from the Empire. They assert with confidence, claiming they wish to help us change our current plight, but they are demanding that their troops be stationed here and that only they have access to the shipping lanes.”
“Damn it!!!”
“The Empire has always had ulterior motives!”
“What do we do now?”
“What did Summer Country say?”
The white-haired old man spoke slowly, “Mr. Fang from Summer Country came to see me personally. They don’t demand a garrison, but they insist on ensuring the safety of their personnel.”
“Ensure? They killed our Saint, and they expect to leave alive!” a middle-aged man with bandages wrapped around his arm spoke in a stern voice.
Many present had received favors from Wild Nufu, and this was indeed a blood debt.
However, the white-haired old man looked over calmly, “Let me tell you a fact. Currently, Summer Country has dispatched seventeen First level Martial Artists. Our defenses are nothing but a joke to them. If it weren’t for their Warriors setting up barriers outside, by now, more and more foreign powers would have already been stationed here, and whether you and I would still be alive is an unknown.”
The expressions of everyone present changed.
Anger! Relief!
All sorts of complexities.
“So what do we do now?”
“We simply make use of each other! If Summer Country wants a safe evacuation, let them evacuate, but we need them to stand in front as a shield, to block the pressure from other countries for us.”
“I agree, I concur!”
“But once the people from Summer Country leave, won’t we still be watched by those wolves?”
“Of course not, by that time… just say that the people from Summer Country took the treasure…”
“Crackle!”
A flash of lightning exploded in the sky, drowning out all the discussions inside the meeting room.
On the sea,
a yacht was speeding away.
Zhao Changsheng cursed under his breath as he and his men caught up to the shore.
He made a phone call.
“Chief, I saw Pitan. His people took him away, heading for the west coast… No, there were no operatives from other organizations. Only captured two of his subordinates… Yes, I understand.”
He hung up the phone.
Zhao Changsheng said coldly, “Return to base!”
His hateful gaze followed the yacht as it disappeared into the night.
However, before leaving,
Zhao Changsheng suddenly stopped.
He hurried to the shore.
There was a series of numbers etched on the railing, the secret code of Five Elements Mountain. When he saw the last number, his face lit up with surprise.
He hurriedly looked in the direction the yacht had vanished.
“Chief, isn’t this the secret code left by Advisor Pei? It must be him, right? Only the three of us know this last string of numbers.”
Zhao Changsheng turned to Doctor Zhao with a tense look, hoping for a confirmatory response.
Eventually, Doctor Zhao came back to his senses, nodded, and said in a deep voice, “It’s a message from Old Pei. The nerve of him! I just knew he was still alive!”
Doctor Zhao felt a surge of relief and excitement in his heart.
Thinking of something,
he looked up.
“Are you sure you didn’t see Pei Jinye on that yacht?”
Zhao Changsheng was baffled by the question, “It was too dark at the time, and it was raining… I was only focused on chasing Pitan…”
He hesitated.
“I didn’t notice Advisor Pei’s figure…”
He spoke, also annoyed.
If only he had been more observant.
He was now unsure whether Pei Jinye had been captured or had deliberately approached Pitan.
Doctor Zhao looked around, surveyed the surroundings, and then said in a low voice, “Have you told anyone else about this?”
“No. I erased the numbers after taking evidence.”
“Well done.”
Doctor Zhao quickly reported the matter to the square-faced middle-aged man.
“This kid really isn’t dead.”
A smile finally appeared on the square-faced middle-aged man’s face.
Pei Jinye’s mysterious disappearance had always cast a shadow over them.
Now, he had sent a message personally, saying that he was safe, just unable to show himself for some reason.
“Uncle Master, do you think he might have gone to Tanwood Country?”
“It’s a possibility,” the square-faced middle-aged man mused, “It could be that he was forcibly taken by Pitan… but if he were captured, why would Pitan leave him the time to leave a secret code?”
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“Uncle Master…”
“Yes? What is it?”
The square-faced middle-aged man looked over with a puzzled gaze.
Doctor Zhao spoke in a low voice, “Is there a possibility that Pei Jinye wasn’t actually taken, and instead has concealed his identity, mingling with Pitan?”
“Hm?”