High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

Du Yue did not answer, but only looked at the man in front of her warily.

Gu Lian stopped a few steps away and introduced himself, "I am Gu Lian. I was just transferred from the capital to temporarily serve as the commander of the Shanghai headquarters. I'm here to ask you to go to the capital. Headquarters needs to confirm some information related to your bloodline and conduct a few security checks. It won't take too long. Once things are settled, if you want to come back, we will arrange for someone to take you."

Upon hearing the words "bloodline check," Du Yue's fingers involuntarily tightened, and her already limited patience vanished instantly.

She took a step back and answered decisively, "No."

Gu Lian paused slightly, his tone still gentle: "You may have misunderstood. It's just to cooperate with the inspection, not to lock you up. If you have any concerns, you can tell me first."

"I don't know you, and I don't want to go to the capital."

Du Yue stared at him and added, "Don't come any closer."

Gu Lian glanced at the lounge behind her and took half a step forward: "You don't need to be so nervous, the headquarters in Beijing won't hurt you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Du Yue suddenly stepped back, nearly dropping the spirit fruit in her hand. Without offering any further explanation, she turned and ran back to the lounge, slamming the door shut.

Gu Lian stopped in his tracks, the gentleness on his face gradually fading. Just as he was about to step forward, the observation rooms on both sides of the corridor opened one after the other, and three figures walked out.

Peng Lie stood in front of the door first, followed by Jin Yao and Qing Ge on either side of him. The three of them did not deliberately release their demonic power, but they blocked the way to the rest room, clearly showing no intention of making way.

"General Manager Gu."

Peng Lie looked at him, his tone no longer polite: "Your Highness has made it very clear that she is not going, so let's leave it at that."

Seeing the people confronting each other outside, Du Yue immediately took out her phone and sent a message to Shen Chang'an.

......

On the other side, Shen Chang'an had just returned to his office when his personal phone vibrated.

The message came from Du Yue, and it was just one sentence: "Your new acting general manager has come to the medical department, come quickly."

His face darkened, and in the next instant, he vanished from the office.

At this moment, outside the intensive care unit of the medical department, the two sides remained deadlocked in the corridor.

Gu Lian stood at one end, with Zhou Jingyue and Baili Heng following behind. On the other side, Peng Lie and the other two guarded the rest room, their faces no longer showing the amiable demeanor they had displayed when they were with Du Yue these past few days.

Peng Lie, in particular, had subtle air currents swirling around him, causing his clothes to flutter even without wind.

Gu Lian glanced at the three of them: "The headquarters in the capital is just asking her to come over, not detaining her. You don't need to think of things as so serious."

"Since it's not detention, she can surely say no, right?"

Jin Yao picked up the conversation, his gaze turning cold: "Whatever you want to ask, we can discuss it, but she has already refused. What do you mean by continuing to walk forward?"

Gu Lian did not argue with him, but simply raised his hand and unfolded a transfer order stamped with the seal of the Beijing headquarters.

"Du Yue has been deeply involved in the dead zone of the Demon City and has even used the Phoenix power, which is enough to threaten the Ninth Realm. Headquarters needs to confirm her current status and whether there is a risk of this power going out of control."

"This order was not given on a whim."

Qing Ge glanced at the transfer order, then looked up and asked, "So, if she refuses, you're prepared to take her away by force?"

Before Gu Lian could answer, Zhou Jingyue stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, this is Donghuang. You have entered the country as a delegation from the Demon Realm. You should know what you can participate in and what you should not interfere in."

Peng Lie looked at him and sneered, "That's precisely why we're standing here trying to reason with you. The protection agreement clearly states that we are responsible for Her Highness's safety and cannot go against her wishes. Now that she doesn't want to go with you, we're stopping her for her. What's the problem?"

"The demon realm has waited for Your Highness for over a thousand years, not just to have someone issue a transfer order to take her somewhere for inspection."

Jin Yao's voice wasn't loud, but it showed no sign of backing down: "We won't stop a normal invitation, but forcibly bringing people is unacceptable."

Gu Lian put away the transfer order and scanned the three men one by one: "So, you're planning to obstruct the Zhenye Division from carrying out its duties?"

"If that's how you want to understand it, there's nothing I can do..."

Peng Lie took half a step forward, blocking his view of the door.

The spiritual energy in the corridor gradually tightened, and the protective array patterns on the walls lit up accordingly.

Nearby medical personnel noticed something was wrong and retreated to a distance. A doctor on duty was quietly contacting his superiors.

In the lounge, Du Yue opened the door a crack and heard the two sides still arguing, which made her increasingly uneasy.

She had clearly said she wasn't going, but the people outside didn't seem to care.

Just then, the space in the center of the corridor suddenly distorted, and Shen Chang'an stepped out from it. His spiritual energy swept across the ground, and the rising auras of both sides also paused.

Du Yue saw him at a glance, and her tense shoulders finally relaxed a little, and she let go of the doorknob.

Shen Chang'an glanced at her first, making sure she wasn't injured, before turning to Gu Lian: "Chief Commander Gu, what happened?"

"Headquarters has requested that Du Yue travel to Beijing to cooperate with a security investigation."

Gu Lian concealed his aura slightly: "The three clan leaders are unwilling to cooperate, which is why things are at this stalemate."

He glanced at the lounge and continued, "I heard she trusts you quite a bit. Since you're here, try to persuade her. Headquarters won't harm her, but there are some things that need to be confirmed in person."

Du Yue had just opened the door when she heard these words and stopped in her tracks. She looked at Shen Chang'an without saying a word, but there was a hint of hesitation in her eyes.

Shen Chang'an raised his hand to signal her to stay in the room, then walked to the front of Peng Lie and the other two and stopped.

"What did she answer you just now?"

Gu Lian looked at him but didn't reply immediately. However, Du Yue inside waved her hand and said, "I don't want to go."

"She said she's not going, right?"

Shen Chang'an said, "Then there's no need to persuade her anymore. She can stay in Shanghai for now. Once things are settled here, I will accompany her to visit the Demon Realm. Shanghai and the South China Demon City have been coordinating the relevant arrangements."

The swirling air around Peng Lie slowly dissipated, and Jin Yao and Qing Ge also relaxed slightly.

They were willing to stop Gu Lian for Du Yue, but they couldn't replace Shen Chang'an in her heart. Fortunately, the young man did not disappoint them.

Gu Lian's expression turned cold.

"Inspector Shen, I am explaining the headquarters' orders to you, not asking for your opinion."

"I understand."

He didn't give way: "But Du Yue isn't a member of the Night Guard, and headquarters can't make a decision for her."

"The power she wields involves public safety, and headquarters has the authority to investigate."

"Then provide the items to be verified, the reasons, and the specific arrangements. If it can be done in Shanghai, why bring it all the way to Beijing?"

Shen Chang'an looked at him: "Besides, she just escaped from the Black Swan not long ago, and you immediately want to examine her bloodline and take her away. If you were in her shoes, would you be willing to do that?"

Gu Lian's eyes darkened slightly: "If you have objections to the procedure, you can appeal to headquarters, but until the order is withdrawn, as a Level 3 Inspector, you have an obligation to cooperate! Not to disobey the orders of the headquarters!"

He shook his head: "We'll talk about the appeal later, but Du Yue, you can't take her away today."

After a brief silence, a heavy pressure slowly rose from Gu Lian's body.

Zhou Jingyue and Baili Heng simultaneously fell silent and stepped back slightly to the sides.

Gu Lian was able to be sent by the capital to take over the current Shanghai, and it was not only because of the Gu family's status. At this moment, with a movement of spiritual power, the originally intertwined aura in the corridor was suppressed to both sides, and even the light of the protective array pattern dimmed for a moment.

Shen Chang'an stood still, a wisp of golden flame silently igniting beneath his feet. Golden light then appeared along his arm. He did not fully unleash his spiritual domain, but only compressed his power within a few steps in front of him, firmly protecting the passage behind him.

Gu Lian's gaze fell on the wisp of golden flame, and the last trace of warmth in his eyes faded: "Inspector Shen, you'd better think this through. You're not just blocking my way, you're acting on an official order from headquarters in Beijing. I'll ask you one more time, are you going to let me through or not?"