The road is vague

Chapter 466 Assassination Mission
Headquarters of the Road Transport Authority.

Zhong Laogui looked at the thirteen commanders below the stage.

"I have formally submitted my proposal to have Commander Li succeed him, and it has been approved by the Cabinet and reviewed by His Majesty. The reason for summoning you all here today is, as is customary, to decide on Commander Li's final evaluation task."

Li Mo took his seat among the many commanders.

He felt the gazes of the crowd, clasped his hands in a fist and smiled slightly.

Among these people, some were loyal followers of Zhong Laogui, some were associated with old nobles, some were representatives of sect interests, and others were from the Six Doors and the First Seventh Organization, etc.

Li Mo looked around at everyone.

Next, he will crack down on some of these people, win over others, and promote a group of his cronies, such as Wang Chao and Ma Gan, to consolidate his power.

After exchanging glances, a female commander chuckled softly.

"If the task is too simple, it might be hard to convince people. How about we choose one of the three most difficult cases from the Road Pass headquarters?"

The female commander's suggestion was immediately echoed by several others.

Upon hearing this, Li Mo couldn't help but roll his eyes inwardly, and he made a mental note of all these people.

No wonder Li Mo reacted this way.

The mission of the Road Guide Bureau involves monitoring and managing any secret organizations with influence within the Great Qian Kingdom, and two of the three most challenging missions have been shelved for hundreds of years.

These two tasks involved the Green Forest organization, which had briefly infiltrated the Great Qian Kingdom three hundred years ago, and the annihilation of a Vajra Temple monk who wanted to join the Great Qian Kingdom. This monk was at the late Nascent Soul stage, demonstrating the terrifying power of the Green Forest organization.

This organization remains active in the Tianyuan Highlands.

Unfortunately, with the war between the Qian and Lu states, that area was no longer the focus of the Great Qian State's attention.

Another mission is to investigate the assassination attempt two hundred years ago by a secret organization called Ji Huan, which caused a sensation at the time.

This organization has now disappeared.

However, based on clues gathered over many years of investigation, this is an extremist organization in the Yu Kingdom.

Some speculate that this was a conspiracy by the State of Lu, since not long after this incident, the Earth-Walking Faction rebelled, and the war between the two sides officially began.

Some say it was a conspiracy by the State of Yu, because the wise and discerning censor at the time strongly opposed the contact between the States of Qian and Yu, and was subsequently eliminated by the State of Yu.

Some even speculated that His Majesty might be using someone else to do his dirty work.

It can be described as puzzling and confusing.

The last tricky task was that, according to the Stone Demon Master, the leader of the Hidden Dragon Organization was a being named Zhou Tian. He actually gave various tasks and provided various clues to the elders of the Hidden Dragon Organization through dreams, which was truly unbelievable.

This suggests that the mastermind behind this secret organization is likely someone similar to the Evil Grass Wizard.

Making Li Mo choose one of the three tasks to carry out is truly despicable.

"Why don't you just send Commander Li to assassinate that old madman from Lu? Wouldn't that have been a quicker and more efficient way for him to die?"

Old Zhong was also furious, his eyes wide with anger, and he glared fiercely at the group of people.

Seeing that no one responded, the commanders following Zhong Laogui put forward a few simple tasks, but none of them were convincing.

"cough!"

After everyone had discussed for a long time without reaching a conclusion, Old Ghost Zhong coughed lightly.

"I remember that silver-ranked assassin who defected from the First Seven Organization to the Undying Mountain in Lu State more than ten years ago, he still hasn't been killed by First Seven, right?"

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

It is true that the Road Guidance Bureau manages all secret organizations with influence within the Great Qian Kingdom, but the First Seventh Organization is an exception. What does Zhong Siming mean by this?
However, since someone is in charge of setting up the stage, someone else naturally has to be in charge of performing.

An elderly commander immediately responded.

"Indeed, after that person defected to the Undying Mountain, he revealed a lot of secrets, especially concerning the court's plans for the Seven Kingdoms, which angered the cabinet. They ordered the First Seven Organization to eliminate him at all costs. However, due to the tight security of the Undying Mountain, the First Seven has already lost several assassins and has still not succeeded."

Old Zhong nodded.

He then said in an unquestionable tone, "This is it. Commander Li will be in charge of this mission. If he succeeds, he will be the new Director of the Road Pass; if he fails, everything will be left to the Holy Emperor to decide."

No one had any objection.

They all agreed that this task would be a test for Li Mo.

After the meeting.

Li Mo went to Zhong Laogui's side, waiting for his guidance.

He arranged this mission himself, so he must have had a lot of foresight.

Old Ghost Zhong had obviously anticipated Li Mo's arrival. Without turning his head, he handed over two items: a dragon-patterned heart-protecting mirror and information on a silver-ranked assassin who had died seven days prior.

"This Panlong Heart-Protecting Mirror is a spiritual magic treasure. It will self-destruct when you suffer fatal injuries, and it can save your life in critical moments. The information on this silver-ranked assassin is that he surrendered to the Road Guiding Division on the seventh day after his death, but whether he truly surrendered or was just bait is up to your judgment."

After playing with the breast protector for a while, Li Mo's eyes lit up and he couldn't put it down.

He's missing a defensive magical artifact!

As for the silver-ranked assassin who had joined them after seven days of mourning, his eyes narrowed slightly after seeing the other party's information.

"It's actually him?"

This person was none other than Tong Yuan, a disciple of the Lingmu Sect. He was also the one who nearly killed Li Mo during the internal strife within the Lingmu Sect.

After a moment of thought, Li Mo nodded.

"I see."

...Two months later.

Li Mo infiltrated the territory under the jurisdiction of the Undying Mountain of the State of Lu.

Undying Mountain can be considered a super sect in the State of Lu. Back then, for the sake of the Hell Pillar in the Southern Barbarian Lands, the Nascent Soul Ancestor Undying Daoist appeared and almost pacified the Southern Barbarian Lands in just one month. It wasn't until Feng Zhen appeared and the two sides fought fiercely that the current fragile balance was finally formed.

This also shows that the Undying Mountain is determined to obtain the Hell Pillar.

If the war in the Southern Barbarian Lands breaks the balance again, this old monster will surely descend once more.

"The Hell Pillar, or rather the Chaos Horn, is probably just as important to the disciples of the Undying Mountain as an unknown cultivator."

Lost in thought, Li Mo noticed a furtive figure appearing in the distance.

As a silver-ranked assassin of the First Seven Organization, Tong Yuan's abilities in concealing his breath, holding his breath, and camouflage were outstanding. However, Li Mo was now a Nascent Soul cultivator, and his True Spirit Eye had been mutated and completed, so he could naturally see through the other party's trail at a glance.

The other party clearly hadn't noticed Li Mo.

It wasn't until Li Mo silently appeared behind Tong Yuan and gently patted his shoulder that Tong Yuan suddenly jumped up, only to breathe a sigh of relief upon seeing Li Mo.

"Disciple Tong Yuan greets Martial Uncle Li."

Li Mo nodded lightly, without saying anything more.

"Speak, I want to know all the information about the target."

"Yes!"

Tong Yuan was slightly uneasy. He was betting that his Uncle Li would not pursue the matter of that year in order to win over the people of the deceased on the seventh day after his death. He was willing to risk his life to gain merit.

"This man's name is Qin Hui. Because of the mission's failure and fear of punishment during the seventh day after his death, he defected to the Undying Mountain, causing the purge of many members of the seventh-day memorial service and resulting in heavy losses. At the same time, he also seems to have come into contact with some deeper secrets, which angered the cabinet due to the leak. This is a map showing his daily routine..."

After receiving the intelligence, Li Mo glanced at it briefly and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, pointing directly at Tong Yuan.

As a Golden Core cultivator and a silver-ranked assassin on his seventh day after death, Tong Yuan's reaction speed was undeniably fast. He reacted immediately, but it was too late. The difference between the two was too great, and he was immediately swept away and imprisoned by Li Mo's spiritual light. The lightning flashed and disappeared in an instant, piercing through his chest.

Blood dripped down his chest.

Tong Yuan lowered his head, looked at his wound, and a bitter expression appeared on his face.

"why?"

"You seem to be betting that I'll gradually win people over and incorporate the First Seven Organization after I get rid of that old dragon, so you don't dare to put you here? Hmph, I can only say you're wrong... Oh right, I almost forgot, your surgical skills are quite superb."

puff! puff! puff! puff!
A series of lightning flashes nearly pulverized Tong Yuan's internal organs.

After confirming that he was completely dead, Li Mo took Tong Yuan's body and quickly left the vicinity, traveling hundreds of miles away. He then brought Tong Yuan into the Misty Box, used the Misty Reincarnation Technique to probe his memories.

After a while.

Li Mo snorted coldly and dispelled the resurrected, evil corpse.

"It really was a trap left behind on the seventh day after his death. However, this information is also true. Playing along with it is not a bad option."

It is true that the target betrayed Touqi, but Touqi's organization had already devised a meticulous assassination plan.

However, when Tong Yuan learned that Li Mo's test mission was also this goal, his mind immediately became active, and he actually planned to use a mantis stalking a cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Next.

Li Mo arrived at Yinyue City as quickly as possible.

This is a city of cultivators at the foot of the Undying Mountain.

Unlike the Great Qian Kingdom, where mortals and cultivators coexisted, the mortals and cultivators of the Lu Kingdom were practically two different worlds. Mortals used the "Airs of the States," "Odes," and "Hymns" to discuss matters, select virtuous people, change customs, educate the people, and govern the world, making it a typical small-scale peasant society.

The various sects are more like tribes with a high degree of autonomy, while the sects of the Qian Kingdom are like academies under the empire.

This silver-ranked assassin, who defected from the First Seven Organization, was already at the late Golden Core stage.

His failed mission was to establish a branch of the Shadow Cat Division. Terrified of the impending punishment and knowing the terror of the First Seven Organization, he chose to defect to the Undying Mountain, causing heavy losses to the First Seven Organization hidden in Lu State.

It's late afternoon.

A Golden Core Hall Master from the Immortal Mountain arrived at the Qin Manor.

"Master Qin, tonight an envoy from the Ling Kingdom's Sword Sect will be visiting. The Sect Leader sent me to inform you that you must attend and promote the Lu Kingdom's policy of assimilation."

With Qin Hui's cultivation level, he was not qualified to become an elder of the Undying Mountain.

However, because his betrayal was of great significance, he was promoted to the position of Undying Mountain's retainer. But because he was always on edge, like a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow, he never left the mansion's main formation unless absolutely necessary. Such cowardly behavior naturally earned him the discrimination of the Undying Mountain disciples.

Upon hearing this, Qin Hui's face turned extremely ugly.

"Do I absolutely have to go?"

"This was personally instructed by the sect leader."

Qin Hui's face was extremely ugly. He said angrily, "Do you have to kill me before you're satisfied? Haven't you witnessed how terrifying the Seventh Head Organization is? I've already survived so many near-death experiences, isn't that enough?!"

Upon hearing this, the Golden Core Hall Master chuckled softly.

"This is at the foot of the Undying Mountain, so you can rest assured about your safety. You have survived so many near-death experiences, and we have saved you with our immortality techniques. You are now an honored guest of the Undying Mountain, and the Undying Mountain will not allow you to die easily."

Upon hearing this, Qin Hui burst into laughter in a fit of rage.

He finally understood that he had become bait, constantly weakening the First Seven Organization, especially the two top assassins and the legendary King of Assassins, who were their true targets.

The old steward in the mansion was the fisherman.

(End of this chapter)