Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 67: Even with the answers, how can you not find anyone?

As the Marshal of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Hao naturally wouldn't talk to Wang Nan and the others for too long. After exchanging a few words, he arranged for the officer to lead the two to a guest room.

"My name is Pan Yue, and I currently serve as a captain under the Marshal. Please feel free to ask if you need anything."

"Captain Pan, you're too kind. Speaking of which, I do have something to say. I just heard the Marshal mention that he's done some investigation into those evil soul masters. I wonder if I could borrow the investigation results?"

"Of course." Pan Yue seemed to have come prepared, and quickly brought some information, most of which recorded the places these evil spirit masters had been.

As Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo began to review the intelligence, Pan Yue started to recount what had happened not long ago.

"Speaking of which, these evil soul masters are very secretive in their operations. Although the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire have not gone to war, small groups of Sun Moon Empire troops often appear around Tianming City to destroy surrounding facilities and villages."

"Many civilians were displaced as a result, and these evil spirit masters targeted them. Women and children are physically weaker than adult men, and it is common for them to go missing during the escape, so at first no one noticed the existence of this group of evil spirit masters."

"But just six nights ago, a group of soldiers patrolling the villages around Tianming City encountered this group of evil spirit masters. The soldiers suffered heavy losses, but they still managed to kill two enemies. That's when we learned that there was such a group of evil spirit masters around Tianming City."

Pan Yue's tone was tinged with anger as he spoke.

"The Marshal ordered an investigation into the whereabouts of the evil soul masters, but recently something seems to have happened on the Sun Moon Empire's side. The number of troops near the border has suddenly increased, and the soldiers with soul power are all in important positions. They have to be on guard against the Sun Moon Empire's movements at all times. Every time they can find time, these evil soul masters disappear again. So far, they have found nothing."

Wang Nan knew very little about military affairs, so he didn't ask for details. He just carefully looked through the intelligence for a while and then looked at Pan Yue.

"Captain Pan, do you have a detailed map of the area around Tianming City?"

"Yes, please wait a moment." Pan Yue turned and left the guest room. As a captain, he was supposed to lead troops into battle, so he naturally wouldn't carry a map with him.

A moment later, Pan Yue walked in with a map. Wang Nan reached out to take it, but Pan Yue did not let go immediately.

"Excuse me for speaking out of turn, but you two may not know this, but maps are of utmost importance in the military. Please do not divulge the information on the maps."

"Of course." Pan Yue only let go after seeing Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo agree.

Wang Nan opened the map and finally understood why Pan Yue was being so cautious. The map not only marked the various villages and facilities near Tianming City, but also indicated the terrain and road conditions. If the Sun Moon Empire were to obtain this, they would have already lost half the battle before it even began.

However, Wang Nan wasn't very interested in any of that. He picked up the materials from the previous evil spirit master and matched the locations recorded in the materials with those on the map.

At first glance, the movements of this group of evil spirit masters seemed to follow no pattern, and traces of their activities could be found all around Tianming City. But soon, he turned his attention to the area west of Tianming City.

The southwestern part of the original Douluo Continent was connected to the Sun Moon Continent, with the Mingdou Mountains as the boundary between the two. Although Tianming City was the first city of the Star Luo Empire to resist the Sun Moon Empire, it was not actually located directly on the border between the two countries. There was a large area east of the Mingdou Mountains and west of Tianming City, which was also the most chaotic place.

After a moment of contemplation, Wang Nan raised his head. "Thank you, Captain Pan. Please keep these things safe. We'll set off tomorrow."

"Thank you both for your hard work." Pan Yue took the things and walked out of the room.

"Is something wrong?" Gongyang Mo was familiar with Wang Nan, and seeing his expression, he knew that Wang Nan must have discovered something.

"It's just a guess; we can't be sure yet."

Although Wang Nan said that, he felt that his guess was probably pretty accurate.

Perhaps in most people's eyes, evil spirit masters are a group of people who indiscriminately kill innocent people and act recklessly, and their actions are completely unpredictable.

But Wang Nan knew that there was actually an organization called the Holy Spirit Cult, which was a group of evil soul masters, on this continent. What was even more coincidental was that the headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult was located within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, and that it was also in cahoots with the Sun Moon Empire.

These evil spirit masters always managed to seize the opportunity presented by the Star Luo Empire's military operations, and their goals went beyond just killing. In fact, according to Pan Yue, they were completely unaware of the evil spirit masters' presence until they discovered the truth behind the missing persons.

Unlike ordinary evil spirit masters who kill indiscriminately, this one targeted children while concealing their whereabouts, and happened to be located on the border of the Sun Moon Empire. Wang Nan already knew about the Holy Spirit Cult, and what he saw before him forced him to think in this direction.

"Tomorrow we'll start our search from the west of Tianming City. Hopefully, Ye Xiaosheng's soul-guided detector will be of some use."

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In fact, Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo left the city at dusk the following day. Neither of them used a flying soul tool, nor even released their martial souls; they simply wore dark clothing and moved close to the ground.

The army must have soul-guided devices similar to telescopes on standby. This is the border between the two countries. Given how conspicuous Gongyang Mo is, he would probably be targeted by the Sun Moon Empire's soul-guided cannons as soon as he gets close to the Mingdou Mountains.

Therefore, they chose to venture out of the city at night to investigate. After all, soul-guided detectors don't rely on light to find traces of soul masters.

Ye Xiaosheng's upgraded soul-guided detector has a detection radius of about three kilometers, which, in terms of distance alone, has already surpassed Huo Yuhao's mental detection range.

Late at night, Wang Nan and Gongyang Mo found a secluded spot to rest and recover their strength.

"No wonder that White Tiger Duke sought help from the academy." Gongyang Mo said in a low voice after taking two gulps of water. "We've been searching for so long with our soul tools, but we haven't even encountered a single evil soul master."

"We finally spotted two Soul Masters, but they turned out to be patrol teams from Tianming City. Even if the other disciples from the inner courtyard came, let alone the ordinary soldiers under Duke Baihu, they probably wouldn't be able to complete this mission."

"Yes." Even while resting, Wang Nan's eyes never left the screen of the soul guide detector. "I told Xiaosheng that this is the correct way to use a soul guide, but he didn't believe me."

As they were talking, Wang Nan suddenly saw a large patch of white dots appear on the screen of the soul guide detector in the northwest direction. Without a doubt, this was a team composed of soul masters.

Wang Nan stood up and looked in the northwest direction.

"I knew it! With the answers in hand, how could I not find anyone?"

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