Chapter 4 - I, the mastermind
In front of Chen Luoyang, the Azure Dragon Five replied respectfully, “Reporting to Sect Leader, Dragon Scale’s 45, Dragon Scale’s 62 and Dragon Scale’s 97 are currently in this Sweet Dew Manor.”
“I’ll take a look at their situation.” Chen Luoyang said.
Azure Dragon Five and Dragon Claw Eleven were both shocked.
But they didn’t dare to say anything.
Dragon Claw Eleven quickly said, “Sect Leader, this way please.”
With the two of them leading the way, they brought Chen Luoyang to the secret underground room of the villa.
“Your subordinate will stay up there in case someone comes to visit the Manor.” Dragon Claws 11 said respectfully.
Chen Luoyang nodded, “Go.”
The Azure Dragon’s Five said from the side, “Sect Leader, please.”
Above it was a wide and welcoming villa.
Underground, there was another world.
The two of them walked into the passageway, and the stone door closed behind them.
The torches on both sides of the wall lit up to disperse the darkness.
They had their own ventilation system, so they didn’t feel stuffy at all.
However, it was located underground, so it was somewhat dark.
“High Priestess, the environment here is a little poor, your priceless body …” The Azure Dragon said hesitantly.
“It’s fine.” Chen Luoyang casually said.
Azure Dragon Five did not dare to say anything else and carefully led the way.
As they passed through a stone room, they could faintly hear screams coming from inside.
The soundproofing here was very good, even standing outside the door was just a faint sound.
If he was on the ground, he wouldn’t be able to hear anything.
Chen Luoyang’s heart tightened.
He pretended as if nothing had happened and calmly looked at Azure Dragon Five.
Without waiting for him to ask, Azure Dragon Five hurriedly took the initiative to report, “It’s the sixty-second Dragon Scale, currently interrogating a prisoner, startling Sect Leader. Please forgive me.”
“Which prisoner?” Chen Luoyang seemed to ask casually.
“Sect Leader, he is a personal follower of the third level power, the Flying Horse Mountain Lord. From his words, we can obtain the most detailed rules of living and the route of travel for the Flying Horse Mountain Lord.” Ding Chen answered in detail, “Detailed follow-up arrangements have been made. The other party won’t suspect anything because of his disappearance.”
According to what the Azure Dragon 5 said before, the Azure Dragon Palace is the vanguard of the Devil Sect’s invasion, responsible for intelligence and infiltration.
He was used to dividing the different sects in the Central Land according to their strength into four grades, A, B, C, and D.
Generally speaking, other than the people who were mainly responsible for logistics like Azure Dragon 5, the Azure Dragon’s Seven Nights mission was mainly aimed at the A rank forces.
The Dragon Claw was mainly aimed at the rank B power, or something like Dragon Claw XI was acting on its own.
The dragon’s scale was mainly targeted at the third level powers.
Depending on the specific situation, there will also be dislocations.
The important thing is to achieve the goal.
“Flying Horse Mountain?” Chen Luoyang repeated the name.
The Azure Dragon Five replied respectfully, “Sect Leader, Long Lin entered the Flying Horse Mountain 70 years ago, and has now become one of the three most powerful hall masters below the Flying Horse Mountain’s leader. He will be able to firmly establish his position and take a step forward.”
Chen Luoyang once again stepped forward.
He already roughly understood what was going on.
Sure enough, Azure Dragon Five quickly followed beside him and continued, "After Dragon Scale’s 45 completion of the mission to assassinate the Green Thunder Sect’s sect head, we are now free.
After the Dragon Scale’s Sixty-second Torture asked for detailed information about the Flying Horse Mountain’s Mountain Lord, the Dragon Scale would look for an opportunity to lend a helping hand to the Dragon Scale to sit on the position of the Flying Horse Mountain’s Mountain Lord for seventy percent of the time.
Although Flying Horse Mountain is a rank C power, but the route 6 has a unique way to transport and deliver information, it is good at using, and may have a miraculous effect. "
Whether it was the Azure Dragon’s Seven Halls, Eighteen Dragon Claws, or one hundred and eight Dragon Scales, all of them had different talents.
They can accomplish their tasks independently, or they can work together in coordination with leaders at a higher level.
For example, right now, it was the sixty-two dragon scales which specialized in torture.
Fierce and adept at assassination, this dragon’s scale was forty-five.
The two of them cooperated with Dragon Scales 70, who had already reached a high position in the Flying Horse Mountain. They were now in complete control of the mountain.
If they succeeded, the Flying Horse Mountain would be like the Dew Villa and would become the Devil Sect’s tentacle to explore the Middle Earth.
That girl was right.
[My men are truly invincible. They are like a bloody storm …] Chen Luoyang retorted in his heart.
He continued to walk forward. The Azure Dragon FIVE opened the door to a stone room, respectfully inviting their sect’s sect master in.
In the stone room, a young man was reading a book.
Seeing Chen Luoyang walk in, the young man couldn’t help but be stunned.
He quickly stood up and kowtowed to Chen Luoyang.
“Subordinate Dragon Scale 97, greetings to Sect Leader, Sect Leader Wan An!”
Chen Luoyang walked into the stone room and sat down, “No formalities.”
The young man and Azure Dragon Five stood respectfully in front of him.
Chen Luoyang pointed to the book that the young man had just read but did not flip it open. “What are you looking at?”
“Reporting to sect leader, this is the personal information of the illegitimate son of the second head of the Firestorm Valley, a rank B power.” The young man replied respectfully.
To get close to him, or to …
Chen Luoyang pondered in his heart. On the surface, his expression was as calm as usual and he did not speak up.
It could be a lot more wrong to say.
He sat there quietly, waiting for someone to take the initiative to report.
Sure enough, the young man replied, "Sect Leader, please be at ease. I have already memorized all the contents of the dossier thoroughly. Even when I sleep and talk in my sleep, I won’t make a mistake.
I’ve lived with him for less than half a year, and I can imitate the way he’s used to small gestures.
I’ve already learned all his kung fu moves. "
“In terms of appearance, we are fully prepared.” “Although it is not a miraculous technique like the one before, but a human skin mask, but the mask is personally made by this subordinate. Not to mention that the Second Valley Master of the Firestorm Way has not seen his illegitimate son for six years, even if they were to spend time together, they would not be able to see through it.”
To take his place, to pretend to be that person … Chen Luoyang seemed to have understood something.
The real thing had long since fallen under the control of the Devil Sect and was imprisoned.
The Azure Dragon 5 handed over a box. After opening it, it revealed a human face mask that was very lifelike.
When Chen Luoyang saw this, his heart was astonished …
Just like that …
Wait!
He suddenly had a bad guess and his expression almost changed.
Forcing himself to keep his nonchalant expression, Chen Luoyang casually asked, “I have always trusted your craftsmanship in making human skin masks. Is it the same trick this time?”
The Green Dragon Five replied with full confidence, “Yes, Sect Leader, the Dragon Scale sixty-two and ninety-seven. After taking care of everything that that boy knows, this subordinate personally dealt with him and left his face to do the last part of my sect’s great undertaking.”
Demonic Sect, it really was a Demonic Sect … Chen Luoyang screamed in his heart.
He stabilized his state of mind and remained calm on the surface. With a “En” sound, he flipped open the book beside his hand.
The first thing that caught his eye was his name and birth date, then his physical appearance, temperament, martial arts roots, family background, and other basic information.
The next hundred pages were all about this person’s past experiences.
A lot of entries, so detailed that on a certain day or place had said something to someone, had eaten something.
A lot of it could have been his own.
There could also be people secretly observing the record.
However, such meticulous work still made people gasp in admiration.
Some of the records might have started long before the previous sect leader of the Devil Sect had ascended to the throne.
With the support of detailed and rich intelligence, many operations were naturally completed when they actually started.
The shadow of the Devil Sect was constantly eroding the Divine Lands.
Chen Luoyang looked at the respectful Azure Dragon 5th Night Ding Chen and the young Dragon Scale 97, then thought of the Dragon Claw that was on guard above the ground. The corners of his mouth secretly twitched.
No matter how you looked at it, they were all standard villains!
What did that say?
Behind the bloody winds and rain of the Divine State world was an invisible force that stirred up the wind and waves!
An invisible hand was manipulating everything behind it!
A mastermind!
However…
I seem to be the mastermind behind it all…] Chen Luoyang didn’t know whether to laugh or cry in his heart.
At least he could wrap his men up a bit.
The white righteous people are hypocritical, vicious, greedy, cunning, hypocritical.
The people of the Devil Sect of the underworld were magnanimous and loyal, filled with the true nature of Qian Yun.
If most people formed such an impression, wouldn’t their reputation be much better?
Public opinion had to be seized…
While he was complaining, he felt a flame burning in his heart.
He was eager to try.
However, there were some things that were still not to his taste.
“Well done.” Chen Luoyang closed the file and said to the two in front of him, “We need to work even harder and try to obtain more.”
The five and ninety-seven were all overjoyed. They knelt on one knee and said in unison, “We are willing to help the Divine Sect!”
Chen Luoyang nodded in satisfaction, then said, “However, do not be arrogant.”
He looked at Azure Dragon Five, “Although your skill in making human skin masks is outstanding, there is only one mask of this level. You still need to study more new techniques and create new ones, and you will be able to make more masks of the same top-level in order to deal with more possibilities and not lose yourself in the past.”
“In recent years, this subordinate’s attitude has been impetuous, to the point where I really do have a feeling of self-sealing. Thank you for your advice, Sect Leader. Now that I have come to my senses, I will definitely follow your teachings and diligently work hard, strive to create more techniques, and never dare to be arrogant again.”
With that, he kowtowed to Chen Luoyang once again.
Chen Luoyang slightly nodded his head, “Not bad, with this kind of ambition, you can make it.”
He then handed the document scroll to Dragon Scale 97 beside him. “You too, go down and prepare yourself.”
The young man in front of him bowed deeply. “We shall follow your teachings, Sect Leader.”
After receiving the scroll, the young man left the stone room.
Then, Chen Luoyang said to the green dragon, “Regarding the recent intelligence gathering, I have reported everything in detail. Today, I will check on all of your studies.”
Azure Dragon Five respectfully replied, “Yes, Sect Leader.”
He quickly handed over a jade chip.
Chen Luoyang stared at the jade slip as a wave of guilt washed over him.
How can this thing be used … …
Fortunately, the five Azure Dragon Leopards were very zealous.
He placed his palm on the jade slip, and the surface of the jade slip began to glow.
Chen Luoyang carefully examined the other party’s body and felt a formless energy surging within his body.
Inject zhenqi into the jade slip?
Chen Luoyang seemed to have understood something.
The radiance on the surface of the jade slip congealed into a curtain of light.
Large numbers of words appeared on the screen.
Chen Luoyang then calmed down and started reading.
After he finished reading, he nodded. “Well done.”
The Azure Dragon Five respectfully replied, “It’s all my duty.”
Chen Luoyang put away the jade chip, stood up, and said, “Alright, we’ll end it here for today.”
Azure Dragon Five hurriedly sent him out of the underground palace.
He returned to his room on the ground and closed the door. Then, Chen Luoyang rummaged through his luggage.
He had previously found a few jade slips in his room.
At the time, he didn’t know what it would be used for.
Thinking back now, there was probably information about the Devil Sect’s disciples reporting to him, the Sect Leader.
He tried to inject his true qi into these jade slips.
It was difficult at first.
Since he had just arrived, his soul had taken over the body of the Devil Sect’s Sect Leader. He was like a rookie who had never touched the steering wheel, suddenly driving a top-tier sports car.
No matter how good the car was, how detailed the instructions were, if he wanted to master it thoroughly, he needed time to get used to it.
Moreover, this good car had been in a major car accident and had not been repaired.
Chen Luoyang struggled for half a night before finally successfully activating those jade slips.
Looking at these things, he gained a better understanding of the Divine Lands’ current situation and his own situation.
With a single glance, he could tell that an entire night had passed.
When dawn arrived, Chen Luoyang finally woke up.
Although his body was injured, his mind was not sleepy at all.
After packing the jade slips, he ordered people to prepare breakfast.
For breakfast, Ying Qingqing was still accompanying him.
After the meal, Ying Qingqing was about to leave Manlu Manor.
Chen Luoyang summoned his steward. “Send Lady Qingqing away.”
“Yes, Sect Leader.” The middle-aged woman bowed again to Ying Qingqing, "Lady Qingqing, you are currently in our sect’s secret incense hall. According to the rules, for the sake of secrecy, I will allow this servant to lead you away.
Ying Qingqing returned the greeting. “Thank you, senior.”
She bowed to Chen Luoyang. “Thank you, Sect Leader Chen.”
Chen Luoyang casually nodded his head, “I will not send you off. I hope you can find the answer you want this time.”
“With your blessings, Sect Leader, take care.” The young girl bid farewell and left.
The grey robed elder appeared in front of Chen Luoyang and knelt on one knee.
Chen Luoyang nodded.
The gray-robed elder disappeared on the spot.
Chen Luoyang returned to his room and continued to read the information stored within the jade slips.
At noon, he suddenly heard noises coming from outside the manor.
Chen Luoyang lightly tapped the jade three times.
Azure Dragon Five soon arrived.
“Sect Leader, there is an enemy invading the Manor.” The middle-aged man knelt down and saluted. He said in a hoarse voice, “To disturb the Pope, your subordinate deserves to die ten thousand times.”
Chen Luoyang had a calm expression and a casual tone.
“Not bad at all. I just praised the two of you for your skill yesterday.”
Azure Dragon Five instantly broke out in a cold sweat.