The stolen magic is a bit magical

Qingru frowned: "What did the Left Envoy think of?"

“Someone followed us into the bridge boundary! And they left the bridge boundary before we did…”

Qingru exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be him?"

"If someone really did that, I can't think of anyone else but him!"

The person they were talking about was Lin Xiaosu.

Outside the mountain god temple, the Left Envoy had vaguely planted the image of Lin Xiaosu in his mind through the mysterious disappearances of two groups of guards, and now, this image seemed to have materialized.

Because Sergeant Flying Eagle used a key word: again!

And what does that mean?
This indicates that he was not among the first group to cross the border under the watchful eyes of the Flying Eagle Army.

Qingru pondered, "If it really is him, could the matter of Youyuan also be related to him?"

The Left Envoy was greatly shocked...

This was something he hadn't expected!
After Qingru's reminder, he seemed to suddenly see a possibility...

What Li Qing did was full of mystery.

Li Qing is theoretically not the kind of person who would do such a thing.

Because her identity is too special, she is the wife of the patriarch of the Li Tian clan on the ground!

She is the mother of the God of War!
She would never do anything for the human race!
But she did it anyway.

What seems completely illogical can become reasonable if viewed from a different angle. That is Lin Xiaosu's style of doing things. If he were involved in the Youyuan Incident, it would truly fit perfectly.

That matches the rotten, lewd nature of this kid.

It matches his instinct to be a troublemaker.

This also matches his unique skills of appearing and disappearing unpredictably and possessing unparalleled mastery of disguise...

"What's the point of analyzing? Let's go!" the Ninth Elder shouted.

Qingru and the Left Envoy exchanged a glance and followed them on their way.

In that final glance, the two seemed to understand each other.

The elders of the ancestral hall were all arrogant and haughty.

They really do treat themselves like ancestors.

Such a holy envoy, wielding the sacred lotus, is utterly disgusting...

Once they cross the bridge and step into the sunlight, is the temple their temple or the temple of their ancestral temple?
Does the Ancestral Temple actually intend to take over the temple and control Utopia during this opportunity?
They look very similar!

Along the passage, they were all wiped out in a single kill!

Ordinary soldiers are no match for experts of this caliber.
However, when they came up from the basement to the ground, the Left Envoy was still frightened by the scene before him.

Dozens of tanks, their cannons pointed directly at them.

Thousands of soldiers, armed with either submachine guns or rocket launchers.

In the air, a helicopter...

No matter how formidable a fighting force may be, it will be terrified in the face of this well-prepared army. This is the oppressive feeling that an army can exert on its people, and it is also the oppressive feeling that firearms can exert on people.

However, the Third Elder suddenly raised his hand.

In his palm was a green wooden box!

The box suddenly opened, revealing a bizarre and surreal space.

The Left Envoy's heart pounded wildly.

He finally witnessed the magnificence of the Holy Lotus with his own eyes.

When the sacred lotus blooms, an illusion is created.

It is not merely a delusional illusion, but can also guide people's minds...

Gunshot!

They weren't shooting at them, they were shooting at the Flying Eagle Army itself.

The cannon fired, and the command vehicle was destroyed in one shot.

A missile was launched from an aerial helicopter, but it hit another helicopter instead...

Everyone went completely mad at that moment, turning on their own people and beating them mercilessly...

Suddenly, the scene changed abruptly!
A large group of earth-destroying beasts surged out of the temple behind them and pounced on the five men on the left.

The Left Envoy was startled: "The Earth-Shattering Beast!"

"Stop them!" The Third Elder's expression changed as well...

His voice was hoarse.

While his illusions are powerful, they are also targeted. They are highly effective against disciplined and decisive armies, and against people, but much less effective against the army of earth-falling beasts.

The army of earth-falling beasts trampled over whatever lay ahead, knowing they wouldn't die from falling into the abyss anyway.

This brutal fighting style is a major enemy of the illusionary realm.

Once they come crashing down, even if these five are all experts, they will be turned into mincemeat under the claws of the earth-falling army.

Why would the Earth-Falling Beasts be mobilized?

With the death of Di Lao, shouldn't the Earthly Beast be sleeping underground forever?
The Left Envoy felt a sense of unease once again...

As a wise man, what he fears most is the unease that lingers in his heart, because he has verified countless times that whenever he feels uneasy, nothing good ever comes of it.

The Seventh and Ninth Elders joined forces to block the onslaught of the Earth-Falling Beasts against the Third Elder with overwhelming force. The Third Elder was currently activating the power of the Sacred Lotus to block the Flying Eagle Army and could not withstand the onslaught of the Earth-Falling Beasts.

They are extremely powerful and have an extremely strong fighting spirit.

They launched a strike, forcefully breaking through the vanguard of their charging earth-fall beast army.

However, the Seventh Elder exclaimed in surprise: "An illusion!"

The Ninth Elder also exclaimed, "The Earth-Falling Beast is also an illusion!"

The Left Envoy's heart skipped a beat. Was the Earth-Falling Beast also an illusion?
This illusion was not set up by the Third Elder.

Besides them, there was a third party!
Suddenly, his gaze fell upon something, and his heart pounded as if it would burst...

The wooden box in the Third Elder's hand has disappeared.

The Third Elder's expression was very strange; he seemed to have suddenly lost consciousness...

On the perimeter, the soldiers' eyes became clear.

A general shouted, "Over there! Fire a volley!"

All the soldiers turned their guns and cannons, and a hail of bullets and shells flew simultaneously to the left, targeting the hilltop they were on.

"Damn it! Retreat!" the Seventh Elder shouted.

With a whoosh, three figures leaped down the hillside.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle... Countless bullets pierced through the Third Elder on the hillside, but the Third Elder, who was half a step into the fourth realm, did not move at all, letting the bullets pierce through his entire body.

The Left Envoy, still tumbling in the air, caught this scene out of the corner of his eye and was completely stunned.

boom!
A shell hit the hilltop precisely, blasting the Third Elder to pieces, his head flying far off.

The Seventh Elder landed, stumbled, and almost fell.

The Ninth Elder's eyes widened in shock as he followed the trajectory of the flying head...

"No...this is impossible!" the Seventh Elder roared.

How could the Third Elder be hit by a bullet from an ordinary soldier?

How could I possibly die on such a low-dimensional battlefield?

His combat strength is at the half-step fourth realm!
He also possesses the Moon Lotus, a treasure of the ancestral temple!
He could walk sideways anywhere in the world...

The Left Envoy's face was pale: "Before this round of attacks, the Sacred Lotus in the Third Elder's hand was already gone! Moreover, his expression was very strange, as if his consciousness had been erased!"

"What?" The Seventh Elder's sharp eyes were fixed on the Left Envoy.

The Left Envoy said, "Perhaps we have fallen into someone's trap. The Third Elder used the Moon Lotus to subdue the enemy, while he used the Moon Lotus to create an illusion, making it appear as if the army of Earth Beasts was besieging us, thus diverting us away. Taking advantage of the Third Elder's full exertion of his power, he seized the Moon Lotus and erased the Third Elder's consciousness!"

The Seventh Elder said, "That's impossible! There are only the four of us by the Third Elder's side..."

His voice suddenly stopped.

The Ninth Elder's eyes widened: "Where is the person next to you?"

The Left Envoy closed his eyes slightly: "Qingru! I don't know... I don't know where Qingru went!"

boom!
A shell landed on the hilltop below!

Countless black lines appeared in the sky as a barrage of artillery shells rained down...

"Leave first!" the Left Envoy shouted.

Three figures simultaneously transformed into ferocious beasts, one of them flashing into the jungle behind them. Shells flew everywhere, and soldiers covered the sky, but in the blink of an eye, they crossed the mountain ridge and ran more than ten miles away.

There was another mountain ridge ahead.

With a flick of his wrist, a communicator appeared in his palm.

contact!

The person he contacted was the temple's chief elder.

The call was quickly connected, and the Grand Elder's voice came through, very urgent but also very soft: "Left Envoy, is Qingru with you?"

The Left Envoy's heart skipped a beat: "Grand Elder, why do you ask this?"

"Qingru is dead. Her remains were found in a secret room two months ago. The person with you is not Qingru!"

The Left Envoy's hand trembled slightly.

He ignored what the elder said next.

Qingru!

Long dead.

His remains were hidden in a secret chamber.

They were discovered two months ago, after they had already entered the bridge area.

The person who was always by his side was never Qingru.

He, the Left Envoy, the wise man of the clan, the strategist of the temple, was adept at observing people and their hearts, rarely making mistakes. However, he had never seen through Qingru, who had always played chess with him but never displayed any human intelligence.

For the past three months, Qingru has been playing the role of a follower.

No matter what the Left Envoy said, he would always respond with "okay" or "yes".

Without good advice and without demonstrating exceptional intelligence, one is merely a competent follower.

But today, everything has changed!

Emerging from the bridge, they faced the army of flying eagles.

The Third Elder can only use the Moon Lotus.

The power of the moon lotus is overwhelming, reaching to the heavens and covering the earth.

With the appearance of the Moon Lotus, even a powerful army like the Flying Eagles is merely a pawn in their game.

They were about to defeat this army and make it an asset to the restoration of the temple.

Unexpectedly, Qingru seized the opportunity to launch an attack.

He also borrowed the power of the moon lotus to create another illusion—an army of earth-falling beasts.

They separated the Seventh Elder and the Ninth Elder.

He then seized the opportunity to erase the Third Elder's consciousness and take the Moon Lotus.

Once the Moon Lotus is taken, the Moon Lotus Illusion is broken.

Once the eagle was freed, it greeted the three of them. Taking advantage of the opportunity, Qingru made a hasty escape.

This is the entirety of Qingru's plan.

He killed Qingru, disguised himself as Qingru, and infiltrated the Left Envoy's side. What he wanted was Yuelian!

Who exactly is this person?
The journey of Yue Lian from the ancestral mountain was fraught with difficulties, almost entirely forced out by Lin Xiaosu's meticulous planning.

However, the situation is constantly changing.

The final result was that this mysterious person disguised as Qingru gently reached out and picked the peach. He regarded the Left Envoy, the Temple, the Ancestral Hall, and even the wise and virtuous Lin Xiaosu as chess pieces in the game!

He is the true mastermind behind the game!

The truly significant victory was achieved by him alone!
The Middle East is fraught with uncertainty.

Early autumn in Fengcheng is as peaceful as ever.

Lin Xiaosu returned to Fengcheng, fed Miao Ruolan that night, and leisurely returned home the next day.

Even after two and a half months underground, there are still those who care.

The longing on the other side of the night is answered with a message.

Yixiang's worries were expressed through a long phone conversation.

Ding Ruoshui's concern was primarily for her brother, and it shouldn't be interpreted in too much detail.

Miao Ruolan's concern didn't need to be addressed by replying to messages or phone calls; simply bringing her back and giving her a hug that was inappropriate for children would suffice.

And when parents express their concern, there's no need to return the call; just go home.

After crossing Tashan Lake, his gaze turned to the top of Tashan Mountain.

That girl in the police station in that white building has been causing trouble lately... (End of Chapter)