Becoming a god starts with one certificate becoming eternal.

Chapter 566 The sword was not drawn, and the hidden door of the abandoned warehouse was open.

Ye Xiao's gaze remained fixed on the three shipping appendices.

The fingertip pressed down on the words "External Service Warehouse No. 6".

The same signature was affixed to the receipt section of all three supplementary pages.

Tao Huai.

Ye Xiao said, "Make a copy of this person's name."

The clerk in charge of the case immediately made a note of it.

"Take away the six authentication rubbings, and also make a copy of the list of those who handled them."

Ye Xiao then pointed to the previously sealed old inspection documents: "These will be double-sealed according to the original rules."

"Those in charge should not be alarmed yet. Who wants to pass it on, and when to pass it on, is up to the Fourth Division to decide."

"clear."

Those who remained at the old deed shop took over their duties: verifying seals, checking documents, and sealing them. The fourth department then proceeded on its own.

Ye Xiao put away the folder and turned to leave.

The clerk in charge of the case followed: "Vice Envoy Ye, shall we return to our office?"

"I won't reply."

Ye Xiao didn't stop walking: "To Warehouse Number Six."

The location of the goods has been traced.

Now we should see what's left in that warehouse.

Ye Xiao and his group had just left the Wan Yao Lou.

The head of the inner treasury watched the figures of the group disappear at the street corner, then turned and went up to the main building.

The innermost quiet room.

As soon as the door closed, he said, "Ye Xiao has found out number six."

The owner of Wanyaolou paused for a moment as he flipped through the accounts after the case was solved.

"So fast?"

"He dug out all the shipping appendices for the last three strokes of Ren San."

The head of the inner treasury said, "The man has already headed southwest."

"Go straight to number six?"

"right."

The poster raised their eyes.

This time, his expression finally became more serious.

"Faster than I thought."

The head of the internal treasury hesitated, then asked, "Should we send a message to number six?"

The original poster glanced at him and said, "No."

"Number six was originally the place where the line was cut off."

"Once the goods are delivered, Wan Yao Lou should withdraw its involvement."

"Delivering the letter now is like reconnecting the broken wire ourselves."

The head of the inner treasury fell silent.

The original poster looked down at the accounts again: "Now that the shipping details have been revealed, the last three transactions can no longer be hidden."

If you can't hide it, then don't hide it.

He tapped the ledger page with his fingertip: "Wan Yao Lou, deliver the goods to number six."

"That's it."

"There's no record of who received the goods after the 6th, or where they went."

Ye Xiao wanted to continue chasing after them.

"You'll have to find it yourself starting from number six."

The head of the internal treasury said, "But he investigated too quickly."

"Fast means fast auditing."

The original poster remained calm: "Once you get to the scene, it's a different story."

"He's only been in the capital for a few days, and he hasn't even gotten familiar with the old roads in the southwest outpost area."

"An abandoned warehouse that had been shut down for more than two years, the goods are gone, and the accounts are closed."

He looked up: "What will he see once he goes inside?"

The head of the inner treasury recalled the scene in the old deed room: "He seemed to know about formations."

The original poster chuckled: "There are quite a few people in the Town City Division who understand formations."

"If he can understand it, we need to show him something first."

He picked up the ledger again: "Even if he does manage to figure something out..."

"His judgment alone won't make it into the official records."

"In the end, the room has to recognize it."

He said calmly, "Let him investigate."

"Don't move here at Wan Yao Lou."

"Number six has been found."

"This line is almost over."

Warehouse No. 6 for external service is located in the southwest of the royal city.

Several people walked diagonally through several neighborhoods.

After passing the Hundred Crafts Workshop, the aroma of medicine gradually faded, while the sounds of furnaces and metalwork grew louder. Further on, old knives, broken talismans, and dismantled array components began to appear along the roadside, with haphazard stalls stretching all the way to the Lost Street.

Ye Xiao didn't stop walking.

The further southwest you go, the fewer markets and neighborhoods there are, and the smells in the air gradually change from stove fires and medicinal herbs to damp wood, old oil, and damp earth.

The sun was already setting in the west.

The rows of warehouses in the outpost area descend along a gentle slope, casting long shadows from their eaves.

The clerk in charge of the case showed the deputy envoy's seal and the relevant case number.

After inspecting the goods, the warehouse manager quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Vice Envoy."

Ye Xiao asked directly, "Warehouse No. 6."

The manager was taken aback: "Number six?"

"That warehouse was closed for more than two years."

Ye Xiao flipped to the last page of the shipping rubbing: "Do you know Tao Huai?"

The manager's expression changed slightly: "I know him."

"They used to be from the third external service team. Before No. 6 was decommissioned, they handled the warehouse affairs there."

"And now?"

"I haven't been on duty in the warehouse area for a long time."

Ye Xiao closed the rubbing: "Lead the way."

The key was retrieved quickly.

Ye Xiao stopped in front of Warehouse No. 6.

The old lock was still hanging there, its body dark, but there was a ring of new, shiny copper shavings around the edge of the keyhole.

Two mud streaks under the warehouse door were not yet completely dry.

The weeds along the wall were also flattened by the wheels.

The clerk in charge of the case glanced at it and said, "Someone has been here recently."

An abandoned warehouse that had been shut down for more than two years.

But it's still open recently.

Ye Xiao raised his hand: "Seal off our escape route."

One guard went around to the back of the warehouse, while another held down the side alley.

The warehouse manager quickly ordered people to guard the narrow outer passage.

Insert the key into the lock.

Click.

The old lock opened.

The warehouse door slowly opened.

A damp, musty smell wafted out first.

It was very dark inside.

Rows of old wooden frames stood, broken ropes and rotten bamboo baskets were scattered in the corners, and a thick layer of dust had accumulated on the ground.

The warehouse manager held up a lamp and shone it around inside.

empty.

At first glance, there was nothing there.

The clerk in charge of the case swept over the old cart tracks and several patches of trampled dust on the ground: "Someone has indeed been here recently."

"The things should have already been moved."

The guards, positioned in the side alley, continued to keep an eye on the road behind them.

Another guard circled back from the back of the warehouse and searched two rows of wooden shelves inside.

Ye Xiao glanced around the warehouse and took a few steps inside.

A sense of purity and elegance quietly unfolds.

Rotten wood.

Dampness.

The remaining bits and pieces of old gas cylinders.

And behind that row of wooden frames to the left rear, a wisp of suppressed blood and qi rippled.

It's very light.

So light it almost blended into the deathly silence of the abandoned warehouse.

Ye Xiao stopped in his tracks.

His gaze fell on the empty shadows: "Come out."

The warehouse fell silent.

The clerk in charge of the case suddenly looked up.

The warehouse manager was also taken aback for a moment, then raised his lamp and shone it over.

The light swept across the wooden frame, the old wall, and the accumulated dust.

Not even half a person can be seen in the photo.

He hesitated, then said, "My lord, over there—"

Ye Xiao's gaze remained fixed on that wall.

"Do I have to treat you again?"

Inside the wall.

Tao Huai pressed his back against the wooden board, suppressing even his breathing to a minimum.

The two layers of breathing-blocking talismans in front of him were intact.

The flow of qi and blood had already been blocked.

After No. 6 was discontinued, the warehouse staff and the stewards of the inspection team came in.

Some people have even moved things outside these wooden frames.

But this hidden wall has never been exposed.

As long as Tao Huai can hold back his qi and blood and stay pressed against the wall without moving, people outside will think of this place as a dead wall.

But now.

That gaze remained fixed on him.

Tao Huai finally broke out in a cold sweat.

How is that possible?

next moment.

Snapped!

A very faint snapping sound.

Then bang!

The splint suddenly exploded!

A figure in gray clothes burst out from inside.

At the same time, a small flame suddenly lit up in the back corner of the warehouse.

As Tao Huai burst out of the interlayer, he casually tore off the thin rope that had been left in place.

The rope knot came off.

A piece of burning coal, which was resting on the edge of the brazier, fell and landed right on the open pages of the account book.

The flames instantly erupted.

The clerk in charge of the case changed his expression: "The accounts!"

He led a guard straight to the brazier.

Tao Huai had already smashed open the side window, and using the low wall outside as a step, he rushed straight to the roof of the adjacent warehouse.

The guards outside also chased after them from the back alley.

But Ye Xiao was faster.

Tao Huai's toes had just touched the roof ridge.

A figure had appeared in front of them.

His pupils suddenly contracted.

So fast?

The dark, long sword remained in its sheath.

The scabbard had already swept across.

The protective aura suddenly expanded.

boom!

The scabbard is located on the rib side in the center.

The protective aura suddenly sank inward, and several blue tiles beneath Tao Huai's feet shattered at the same time.

He only moved half a step to the side.

The second sheath has arrived.

It's the same spot as before.

Shorter.

Faster.

boom!

The protective barrier shattered on the spot.

Tao Huai's chest trembled violently, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth, and he was sent flying off the roof ridge.

The look of surprise in his eyes hadn't even faded yet.

How could it be so fast?

He didn't even have a chance to create distance!

The person was in mid-air and just tried to twist their waist to change position.

Ye Xiao had already caught up and landed.

Clasp your five fingers around the back of your collar.

Press down!

boom!

Mud and water splashed everywhere.

Tao Huai's knees slammed heavily into the wetland.

He had just managed to muster a breath of internal energy when it was forcibly suppressed again.

His face flushed red instantly.

I want to exert more effort.

The hand on the shoulder remained completely still.

The pursuing guards paused in their tracks.

He knew he couldn't catch up with Tao Huai when he broke the window.

Ye Xiao only used two sheaths.

The knife was never drawn from beginning to end.

Si Wei stepped forward, locked the wrist, sealed the energy barrier, and applied the rope, all with a speed increase compared to before.

Ye Xiao released his grip.

Tao Huai suddenly looked up: "How did you find me?"

Ye Xiao only glanced at him.

Tao Huai stared at him, his chest still heaving: "The breath-blocking talisman hasn't been broken."

"I have also stopped breathing."

"How could you?"

The warehouse manager arrived at that moment.

When he finally saw the face kneeling in the mud, his voice changed: "Tao Huai?"

Tao Huai's words came to an abrupt end.

Ye Xiao looked down at him.

Three shipping appendices.

Three receipts and signatures were made.

They are all locust trees.

A person who had long since left the third service team was now hiding in the wall of the sixth warehouse, which had been out of use for more than two years.

Ye Xiao said, "Single rhyme."

"Don't let him talk to anyone."

The guards immediately tightened the bindings: "Yes."

A voice followed closely from inside the warehouse: "Vice Envoy Ye!"

"The fire is under control!"

Ye Xiao turned and went back to the warehouse.

In the back corner of the warehouse, a thick felt blanket had been placed over the brazier, and blue smoke was billowing out from the edges.

A corner of the ledger was still burned.

The clerk carefully sealed up the remaining portion: "There's still more than half left."

Ye Xiao's gaze swept over the sealed charred tent and then swept across the entire warehouse.

The hidden compartment has been broken open.

Between the wooden frame and the outer wall, there was only a narrow gap, enough for a person to squeeze through sideways. Inside were water bags, dry rations, and a narrow hole through which the warehouse door could be observed from the inside.

A guard parted the inner layer.

Two gray-black talisman papers were revealed.

The runes are complete.

His finger paused: "Breath-blocking talisman."

The clerk in charge of the case went over and took a look: "It's still a stacked talisman."

The guard's expression finally changed.

Just now, the closest he came to this narrow passage was less than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters).

From the moment he entered until Ye Xiao spoke, he didn't sense even a trace of a living person's life force.

Si Wei couldn't help but turn around: "Vice Envoy Ye—"

"How did you find him, sir?"

The clerk in charge of the case also looked over.

The same row of wooden frames.

The same wall.

They've all seen it.

Ye Xiao took only a few steps and forced the person out of the wall with a single word, "Come out."

Ye Xiao's gaze had already shifted away from the wall.

The ethereal beauty of the glassy bone unfolded once more.

After the vital energy in the wall was taken away, another strange thing remained in the warehouse.

lower.

Deeper.

Beneath the brick floor, a very faint aura was slowly rising and falling.

Once collected.

Once released.

It was so faint that it could dissipate at any moment.

Ye Xiao's gaze gradually shifted towards the innermost pillar.

Walk over there: "Here."

The clerk in charge of the case glanced at Ye Xiao first.

Ye Xiao just said there were people behind the wooden frame.

The person came out.

Now, he pointed to a piece of brick floor that looked ordinary no matter how you looked at it.

The clerk in charge of the case squatted down and reached out to brush away the thick layer of dust.

At first glance, it's just an ordinary brick surface.

Rub off another layer.

Two extremely thin old seams were finally revealed.

His hand stopped.

The warehouse manager also saw it, and his expression gradually changed.

Ye Xiao said, "Pry it open."

The clerk in charge of the case paused for only a moment before beckoning for someone to bring the crowbar.

The old bricks were quickly turned over.

A copper ring is visible below.

Lift it up.

Click.

The hidden panel slowly flipped up.

A damp, cold air rose up from underground.

The dozen or so stone steps led straight into darkness.

The lamp in the warehouse manager's hand flickered.

"From the register in Warehouse No. 6 —"

There is no basement.

The clerk in charge of the case glanced at Ye Xiao and immediately opened the file: "He illegally dug a secret room."

Ye Xiao nodded and stepped down the stone steps.

The lights continued down the road.

The end of darkness.

A corner of the array plate gradually came into view.