The divine manifestations began at the Gongwei Division.

Qizhou, the prefecture capital.

As dawn broke, screams suddenly rang out from the city gate.

Then came the sound of hurried footsteps.

When General Qin Kuo personally led his team to the city gate, he only saw a rope hanging down from the city wall, with the corpse of a wolf demon hanging at the end of the rope.

"Wolf Vanguard—"

Qin Kuo's pupils contracted.

He had seen this wolf vanguard at a banquet in the Prince's mansion.

These wolf vanguards were sent by the Chaotic Demon King to Qizhou to assist His Highness the King of Qi.

It gathered most of the demons in Qizhou and trained a demon army in Mount Tai.

Such a powerful demon was actually killed?

Not only was it killed, but its corpse was also hung at the city gate of Qizhou Prefecture.

This is a blatant warning.

Qin Kuo couldn't help but recall the face he had glimpsed that night.

Is that the young man?

Wolf Vanguard is a fifth-grade great demon.

Has the opponent's strength really reached this level?

Has the other party already left Mount Tai and infiltrated the prefecture?

The thought of this possibility made Qin Kuo's heart sink.

"A bunch of incompetent fools!"

He cursed inwardly.

Those civil officials mobilized such a large force that someone managed to escape from Mount Tai and even infiltrate the prefecture!

What if the other party tries to assassinate His Highness Prince Qi?

If someone capable of killing a fifth-rank demon were to attempt to assassinate King Qi at all costs, while success is not guaranteed, there is at least a possibility of success!

"Those who slay demons and eliminate evil shall protect Si Zhouheng."

Looking at the large characters written in demon blood on the city wall, his unease intensified.

"Quickly, back to the Prince's mansion!"

Qin Kuo dared not delay any longer and hurriedly led his men to the Qi Prince's residence.

What he didn't notice was that an ordinary-looking young man was sitting at a tea stall not far from the city gate, drinking tea and watching him from head to toe.

The young man was Zhou Heng in disguise.

After leaving Mount Tai, Zhou Heng also tried to leave Qizhou.

The result was as he expected.

The entire Qi Prefecture is under martial law, especially the roads leading from Qi Prefecture to the capital, where every checkpoint is heavily guarded.

Left with no other choice, Zhou Heng simply did the opposite and turned back to the prefectural capital of Qizhou.

He also casually hung the wolf vanguard's corpse on the city gate.

The reason was simply to disgust the King of Qi.

He was chased like a grandson on Mount Tai, so why can King Qi stay in the city and enjoy himself so comfortably?

If you can't kill the other party, you should at least make things difficult for them.

As for leaving a message on the city wall, that was purely his perverse sense of humor.

If you don't publicize your victory after slaying demons, isn't that like wearing fine clothes in the dark?

"This Qin Kuo seems to be of high status. I wonder if he has a map of the garrison troops in Qizhou?"

Zhou Heng muttered to himself, took out a few copper coins from his pocket and placed them on the table, then got up and followed.

As a subordinate general of the Prince of Qi's mansion, Qin Kuo had a small house near the mansion.

He had no wife or children, and only an old servant man served him in the house.

It was very late at night.

He returned to his residence from the Prince of Qi's mansion, looking exhausted.

"Uncle Zhong".

After entering and sitting down, he called out to everyone.

No one agreed.

Qin Kuo suddenly realized something. He sat up abruptly from his chair, gripped his knife, and looked ahead warily.

Just at this time.

A dark figure fell from the roof beam and reached out to grab the long knife in his hand.

Qin Kuo shouted and swung his sword upwards.

clang!

A hand with distinct knuckles gripped the blade precisely.

The collision of flesh and blood with steel blades produced a metallic clang, a sound that seemed to echo with laughter.

Click.

The steel knife was snapped in two by that hand.

Qin Kuo was greatly alarmed and retreated.

But the hand followed him like a shadow, and in an instant it had already grabbed his neck.

A fierce force slammed into his body, causing Qin Kuo to catch his breath and fall back into his chair.

"General Qin, we meet again."

A smile appeared on a handsome face as he spoke softly.

Qin Kuo felt utterly hopeless.

…………

Soon after.

Zhou Heng raised his hand and knocked Qin Kuo unconscious.

Qin Kuo was a tough nut to crack; no matter how he interrogated him, the other party refused to speak.

Without obtaining the map of Qizhou's garrison, he cannot leave Qizhou.

If we can't get it from Qin Kuo, then who can we turn to?

Zhou Heng frowned and pondered.

After killing the Wolf Vanguard, he obtained a secret technique called Lone Wolf Stealth.

This secret technique allows him to conceal his aura, making him undetectable unless one's cultivation level is far superior to his.

It was through this secret technique that he was able to infiltrate the Qizhou Prefecture and hide in Qin Kuo's residence.

For a fleeting moment, Zhou Heng felt an impulse to try and infiltrate the Qi Prince's mansion using the secret technique of the Lone Wolf.

However, he quickly abandoned the idea.

Unlike Qin Kuo, King Qi's palace must be filled with many experts.

Who can guarantee that no one can crack his Lone Wolf stealth technique?

"Come out, I've found you!"

Suddenly, Zhou Heng frowned and shouted in a deep voice.

Before the words were finished, a rustling sound was heard, and a head poked its head in through the window.

"Captain Zhou!"

The head grinned and whispered.

"Lu Xiucai?"

Zhou Heng looked surprised. "What are you doing here?"

"You haven't left Qizhou?"

His brows furrowed involuntarily.

He risked his life to stop the pursuers at Mount Tai, just to give them a chance to escape.

If they fail to escape, wouldn't all his previous efforts have been for nothing?

Most importantly, if they hadn't escaped, the court wouldn't have known that Prince Qi, Zhao Yuanji, intended to rebel.

Then no reinforcements will come.

That's the real problem.

"Captain Xue and Captain Chen have already left; I'm staying behind."

Lu Zian said, "My life is insignificant; if I lose it, so be it."

I just felt that, Lieutenant Zhou, you might need my help.

Zhou Heng breathed a sigh of relief, but a helpless expression also appeared on his face.

"You're asking for it!"

"I'm not dead yet, am I?"

Lu Zian chuckled, "Now that I've run into you, Captain, I'm even less likely to die."

"You overestimate me. I'm like a clay bodhisattva crossing the river, barely able to save myself. I might not be able to protect you this time."

Zhou Heng said.

"What if we had this?"

Lu Zian climbed in through the window, walked to Zhou Heng's side, took out a scroll from his pocket, and opened it in front of Zhou Heng.

"A map showing the garrison and defenses of Qi Province?"

Zhou Heng glanced at it, and then his gaze was fixed on it.

What Lü Zian held in his hand was the map of the Qizhou garrison that he wanted!

The map clearly shows the distribution of troops in each city of Qizhou.

It even marked where a mid-level rank 3 cultivator was stationed.

Even the distribution of the demon army on Mount Tai was clearly marked.

"Where did you get this?"

Zhou Heng asked in surprise.

"Captain, do you still remember the Venerable Master Fayuan of Lingyan Temple?"

Lu Zian smiled smugly and said, "That old monk knows a lot of secrets. I got the responsibilities of the Qi Prince's Mansion staff out of him."

Then, taking advantage of the fact that you had attracted everyone's attention in Qizhou, I sneaked into the home of one of the King of Qi's advisors.

"I'm a secret agent; gathering information is something I'm an expert at."

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Zhou Heng may be strong, but when it comes to secretly gathering information, he is no match for Lü Zi'an.

After obtaining the map of Qizhou's garrison, Lü Zian originally intended to go to Mount Tai to find Zhou Heng, which led to the incident where Zhou Heng left a letter at the city gate.

He knew Zhou Heng had arrived.

"I guessed that you, Captain Zhou, might make a move against Qin Kuo, so I hid nearby beforehand, and sure enough, I did."

Lu Zian said smugly.

"Captain, with this Qizhou military strategy and garrison map, we can avoid the Qizhou troops and escape Qizhou."

With this, the imperial court will find it incredibly easy to quell the rebellion.

"Lu Zian said."

"Let's not delay, let's go now."

Zhou Heng made a decisive decision.

"But before I leave, I want to give King Qi one more great gift."