Inside a common residence.

“Is there news about my missing subordinate?”

He Jinyun’s heart stirred.

Looking at the unusually burly Deng County Magistrate, who was blocking the doorway, he quickly regained his composure.

His primary objective in personally leading a team to Baisha County was, naturally, to find his missing subordinates.

However, after witnessing the various unusual aspects of Baisha County yesterday,

and even seeing Worship God Sect followers parading with torches late last night, chanting depraved sounds,

he knew that those subordinates who had gone silent had most likely perished here.

Just by looking at the surface, he could tell that the situation in Baisha County was far worse than he had initially imagined.

The Worship God Sect had infiltrated too deeply.

Especially after meeting Deng Fei, the County Magistrate of Baisha County, he knew the root of the problem.

County Magistrate Deng Fei had clearly been bewitched by the evil god worshipped by the Worship God Sect; he had now become a Puppet of the evil god, his eyes full of turbidity, and his mind was troubled.

Thoughts flashed rapidly through his mind.

Bai Luoyu immediately feigned a brightening of his eyes.

“Is there really news of my subordinates?”

“Of course there is!” Deng Fei nodded, then said, “If Inspector Bai doesn’t believe me, just follow me and you’ll know!”

Hearing this.

Bai Luoyu immediately nodded: “Alright then! I’ll go with County Magistrate Deng.”

“Sir!!” Bai Luoyu’s subordinate, who had come with him, immediately spoke with an anxious expression.

Bai Luoyu raised a hand to stop his subordinate from speaking, then said, “County Magistrate Deng, wait! I need to go back and wash up!”

“What does ‘wash up’ mean?” Deng Fei looked confused and bewildered.

Hearing this, Bai Luoyu looked speechless.

“Brush my teeth, wash my face!” he said indifferently.

“What’s the point of doing that? It’s a waste of time!” Deng Fei said gruffly.

Bai Luoyu said indifferently, “County Magistrate Deng, you wouldn’t understand. I was born into the Bai family, and I’ve developed this habit since birth!”

“Alright then!” Hearing this, Deng Fei nodded: “Then I’ll wait for Inspector Bai outside the door!”

As his voice fell, he grinned, revealing his bright red gums.

Bai Luoyu’s expression remained unperturbed at this sight.

In the small backyard.

“Sir, why did you agree to the Baisha County Magistrate? This is clearly a trap!” one of Bai Luoyu’s subordinates said.

“I know!” Bai Luoyu nodded, then said, “Didn’t you notice? We all saw that the Baisha County Magistrate has a problem, but he himself doesn’t seem to realize it at all.”

“Sir, how did you figure that out?” one of the subordinates asked.

“It’s simple! My clumsy excuse just now; any normal person would see that I’m trying to buy time! But that Baisha County Magistrate actually believed it!”

At this point, Bai Luoyu reached out and pointed to his head.

“I suspect their minds are already problematic, and their cognition is also problematic!”

“They might have overlooked their own changes and consider them natural!”

“And County Magistrate Deng might not have lied to me, at least not in his own eyes!”

Upon hearing Bai Luoyu’s words, the several people immediately looked thoughtful.

Immediately, Bai Luoyu said indifferently.

“Regardless! We’ll just stall for time, try to stall as long as possible. I’ve already sent a message to Prefect Zhao and Inspector Jiang!”

“They should have received my message by now and are on their way!”

Hearing this, the expressions of the several people brightened.

“Grandmaster Zhao is also coming?”

“Of course!” Bai Luoyu nodded.

“Sir, then with a Grandmaster’s speed, how long do we need to stall for?” someone asked a crucial question.

Hearing this, Bai Luoyu looked thoughtful.

Then he slowly said, “If he travels at full speed, Prefect Zhao will arrive in Baisha County in half a day at most!”

“Half a day!” The person muttered, then looked up at the sky.

“According to Sir, the Lord will arrive to reinforce us by afternoon!” that person said.

“That’s right!” Bai Luoyu nodded slightly.

Then he said, “So we’ll stall for as long as we can!”

“Everything is at Sir’s command!” that person said.

On the other side.

Upon receiving Bai Luoyu’s message.

Jiang Ning immediately chose to set off.

He knew that since Bai Luoyu was calling for help, it meant he was in a very dangerous situation.

Bai Luoyu had helped him so much before; he couldn't possibly not help him.

Relying on his Water Escape Divine Ability and his current speed, which was on the verge of breaking the sound barrier, he appeared on the city wall of Baisha County in just a moment.

“Who’s there!!”

The city guard sensed the movement and immediately looked up at the towering city wall.

The next moment, he saw Jiang Ning standing on the city wall.

Sensing the movement below, Jiang Ning looked down, then frowned.

He could feel that the Qi emanating from these soldiers was somewhat off.

It was the Qi of the Blood Flesh God!!

A flash of insight struck him, and he instantly understood.

He also recalled that when he was clearing out the Worship God Sect in Luoshui County before,

the cultists there had this kind of Qi, chaotic, evil, like the Qi from a mire.

Such obvious Qi, if it were in Luoshui County, He Jinyun and others would have surely gone all out to eliminate it, because these were all merits.

Subsequently.

He then looked at the continuous, undulating buildings in front of him.

The next moment.

He joined his index and middle fingers of his right hand and placed them on his glabella.

In an instant.

At his glabella, a white vertical line appeared.

Within the vertical line, brilliant and bright white light was emanating, as if it was about to open at any moment.

After activating his Heavenly Eye, he swept his gaze over the undulating buildings in front of him again.

He frowned instantly.

With the Divine Ability of the Heavenly Eye, he could see information he had completely missed before.

He saw clusters of purplish-black ominous clouds swirling over the entire city.

Under the shroud of the purplish-black ominous clouds, even in the morning when the sun was high, the entire city of Baisha seemed to be in a grey world.

“No wonder Bai Luoyu asked me for help!”

“The situation in Baisha County is so dire!!”

Seeing this scene before him, Jiang Ning knew that Baisha County was truly in big trouble.

The Qi belonging to the Blood Flesh God shrouded the entire city, which meant that Baisha County had become equivalent to the main base of the Worship God Sect.

The next moment.

He used his Heavenly Eye to scan the entire city and quickly found Bai Luoyu’s location, locking onto his direction.

Then he took a step, instantly disappearing from the city wall.

Below.

The several city guards, who had just noticed Jiang Ning due to the shout, saw Jiang Ning suddenly disappear from their sight.

Seeing this.

The soldiers immediately widened their eyes in disbelief, then rubbed them vigorously.

Then they looked at each other, bewildered.

On the other side.

In a brightly lit basement.

The Blood Pool slowly churned.

Strange patterns extended from the Blood Pool, spreading in all directions, disappearing into the darkness not illuminated by torches.

Several people stood around the Blood Pool.

“Three Divine Envoys, now that Bai Luoyu has come to Baisha County, how should we deal with him? Kill him? Or…?”

A giant about ten feet tall slowly spoke.

The giant’s body was purplish-black, with blood vessels spreading over him like black earthworms.

His face was hideous, certainly enough to make a child cry.

As this person spoke.

Among the three leaders, a man in a yellow robe said.

“Two of you, I heard that every Patrol Envoy has a magical tool that can transmit messages a thousand miles. If we are to act against him, we must kill him quickly and not give him any chance to send a message.”

“If he manages to send a message, and Zhao Yulong comes, our carefully planned sacrifice will be in vain!”

“If the sacrifice of Baisha County succeeds, the gift from our God will be enough to give us the ability to rival a Grandmaster!”

Speaking of this, the man in the yellow robe’s eyes gleamed.

Sacrificing Baisha County, though it couldn’t truly make them Grandmasters.

However, according to the divine revelation, sacrificing the lives of an entire city.

The gift from the Divine would be enough for them to rival a Grandmaster with their Physical Body.

It was this divine revelation that made the three Divine Envoys so audacious.

At this moment.

The other two Divine Envoys heard the Mountain Divine Envoy’s words, and one of them, a woman wearing a green breast wrap and a long skirt, spoke.

“He must be killed!”

The woman’s eyes gleamed ferociously as she continued, “Now, because of the several Formations underground, the abnormalities in the entire Baisha County are already very obvious!”

“That Inspector Bai personally came here, and I think he has already realized that Baisha County has a problem.”

“To prevent any accidents, I just now bewitched County Magistrate Deng to block his way, using the excuse of his missing subordinates to invite him here!”

The other two Divine Envoys heard these words.

The man in the fiery red robe raised his hand and gave a thumbs up.

“Sister Lin did a great job!”

“With County Magistrate Deng there, I believe that Inspector Bai will not escape.”

Backyard.

Bai Luoyu leisurely washed up.

Gurgle gurgle—

He rinsed his mouth, then spat out the clear water.

Just then.

He suddenly felt a gentle breeze stirred behind him, and a figure appeared on the ground.

His heart tightened instantly, and he immediately turned around.

“Brother Bai, it’s me!” Jiang Ning looked at Bai Luoyu, who had turned his head with a solemn expression, and smiled faintly.

“Brother Jiang!!!” Bai Luoyu’s eyes widened, as if a Mortal had seen a ghost or a Divine.

His eyes were filled with horror, disbelief, and other emotions.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning smiled even more faintly.

The other four people in the backyard also suddenly became as if facing a formidable enemy.

Because they felt a gentle breeze on their faces, and a figure appeared in their line of sight.

The moment they clearly saw the face, their originally tense bodies suddenly relaxed with relief.

Because the person who came was Jiang Ning; they recognized him.

Subsequently, their hearts were also filled with deep doubt.

A moment ago, they had heard their Sir say that he had already sent out a call for help.

The targets of the call for help were Jiang Ning and Grandmaster Zhao Yulong.

And now, how much time had passed?

They hadn’t expected Jiang Ning to already appear where they were.

At the same time.

Bai Luoyu slowly regained his senses.

He wiped the water from the corner of his mouth.

“Brother Jiang, why are you here?”

“Didn’t Brother Bai send a message for help?” Jiang Ning asked, then replied, “I received Brother Bai’s call for help, so I came!”

“No!!” Bai Luoyu immediately shook his head repeatedly, continuing, “Dongling City is so far from Baisha County; even if I traveled day and night, it would take me two days and one night to get there.”

“How long has it been since I sent out the call for help?”

“How did Brother Jiang get here so quickly?”

Speaking of this, Bai Luoyu looked at Jiang Ning with some suspicion, as if he had thought of something, and his expression subtly changed.

Seeing this, Jiang Ning felt a bit speechless.

Seeing the change in Bai Luoyu’s eyes, how could he not understand that Bai Luoyu was currently suspecting him?

Suspecting his identity.

Thinking of this point.

He looked up at the Great Sun above his head.

It was currently 巳時 , the sun was high, making the ground scorching hot.

“Brother Bai, please look!” Jiang Ning said.

Then he inhaled towards the Great Sun above his head.

In an instant.

A wisp of red glow descended from the sky, instantly passing through the high altitude and falling into Jiang Ning’s nostrils.

Seeing this scene, Bai Luoyu’s eyes widened.

This was the phenomenon of the Internal Elixir Cultivation Technique absorbing Great Sun Essence Qi; he also possessed an immortal root, so he could naturally see certain energies that ordinary people could not.

He immediately understood that the person appearing before him was indeed the genuine Jiang Ning.

Because there were few people in this world who possessed an immortal root.

Even fewer who possessed an immortal root and were also cultivating the Internal Elixir Cultivation Technique.

So, without a doubt, the man in front of him was indeed Jiang Ning.

Coming to this realization, Bai Luoyu secretly let out a long sigh of relief.

Because Jiang Ning’s sudden appearance was truly bizarre.

He hadn’t sensed anything at all before this.

This meant that the visitor’s strength was far superior to his own.

If the visitor hadn’t been Jiang Ning, then without a doubt, he would have been an enemy, not a friend.

An existence far superior to him, and an enemy, would mean that his wonderful life would probably end here.

“Brother Jiang, I only sent out the message a short while ago, how did you appear so quickly?” Bai Luoyu asked the doubt in his heart.

Hearing these words.

The other four people in the courtyard also pricked up their ears.

Jiang Ning said, “It’s simple! Because I just happened to arrive in Baisha County and received Brother Bai’s call for help, so I appeared before Brother Bai.”

“That’s quite a coincidence!!” Bai Luoyu’s eyes showed a hint of joy.

Although he didn’t know Jiang Ning’s strength now, he knew that Jiang Ning’s strength was far superior to his own.

And much higher.

Because Jiang Ning had already entered the Fourth Rank long ago.

Not to mention that the power he had mastered had already reached the third layer.

He felt that if he were to fight Jiang Ning, he would be defeated by Jiang Ning in at most three moves.

Now, with such a powerful helper, the pressure he felt in his heart was greatly reduced.

Subsequently.

Bai Luoyu said, “Brother Jiang, do you know why I asked for help?”

“I probably know some!” Jiang Ning nodded, “I entered Baisha County and saw some unusual Qi.”

“Since Brother Jiang has some understanding, then it’s much simpler!” Bai Luoyu said.

Then, he began to tell Jiang Ning the whole story.

A moment later.

After listening to all of Bai Luoyu’s narration, Jiang Ning completely understood.

“Brother Bai, you might as well go along with his intentions. I’ll follow, and there won’t be any problems!”

“Since Brother Jiang is so confident, then let’s do as Brother Jiang says!” Bai Luoyu said.

Just then.

The burly Deng Fei pushed open the small door to the backyard of the house.

He said in a booming voice, “Inspector Bai, haven’t you finished washing up yet?”

As his voice fell, his gaze immediately landed on Jiang Ning.

“Inspector Bai, who is this person?”

“I am a subordinate of Inspector Sir!” Jiang Ning said.

“Oh! So it’s Inspector Bai’s subordinate!” Deng Fei muttered.

He didn’t care about Jiang Ning’s sudden appearance.

“Inspector Bai, shall we go?” Deng Fei asked again.

“County Magistrate Deng, please lead the way!” Bai Luoyu said indifferently.