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

Shen Chang'an glanced at the time and realized that this was a good opportunity to meet that senior.

He asked Li Xu about the name Bai Chongguang and explained his purpose.

Li Baichuan glanced at him: "Old Bai lives in the retired cadres' area. There's a visitor registration system there. When you arrive, have the gatekeeper contact you first. Don't just go in."

"clear."

Shen Chang'an then turned to Du Yue: "You go to the reception room with Senior Cang Gu and the others first. I'm going to deliver a letter and chat about some things. I'll be back when I'm done. Message me if anything comes up. Don't wander off on your own."

Du Yue immediately asked, "Deliver a letter? I want to go too."

"We're going to see a senior figure, but we don't even know if he'll be available. If you go with him, you'll probably just sit and drink tea. You might as well rest here."

"I can drink tea too."

"That's an adult's business."

Du Yue looked down at herself, then looked up at him: "I'm an adult too."

Shen Chang'an looked her up and down, then deliberately said, "I didn't realize."

Du Yue stuck out her tongue at him, but her hand remained firmly gripping his sleeve: "Anyway, I want to go, I'm not going to run around."

He wanted to say a few more words of advice, but suddenly realized that the surroundings had become much quieter. Looking up, he saw that everyone was looking in his direction, and even Li Baichuan was not in a hurry to tell everyone to leave.

Jin Yao opened his mouth, clearly wanting to speak up for Du Yue, and Qing Ge, though silent, conveyed a similar meaning in his expression.

He nodded helplessly, then added, "Okay, let's go together. Don't touch anyone's things when we get there."

Du Yue immediately loosened her grip on his sleeve and readily agreed, "I understand."

Cang Gu then turned to those behind him: "Chong Yue, Fei Yue, you two go with him. Report back immediately if anything happens."

Yuan Chongyue grinned: "Don't worry, what could possibly happen on this short distance?"

Tu Shan Feiyue nodded in agreement and walked over to Du Yue's side. Although the other great demons also wanted to go together, they knew that it was not appropriate for more than a dozen people to visit someone's home together, so they did not say anything more.

Murong Yan stayed at headquarters to check on the passageway arrangements. Before parting, she glanced at Shen Chang'an and said, "Contact me if anything comes up. No need to rush; we're already at the entrance."

Shen Chang'an nodded, then gathered his spiritual domain, covering only the three people traveling with him. The four figures quickly disappeared from the parking area.

After several spatial shifts, the high-rise buildings in the center of the city gradually receded into the distance, and large areas of green space and low-rise buildings appeared before their eyes.

Shen Chang'an did not go directly into Bai Chongguang's residence, but stopped by a wide road outside the residential area.

The villa area ahead is built against the mountain, far from the commercial street and main road, and there is not much traffic.

The courtyards are separated by large groves of trees and flowerbeds, seemingly just a quiet residential area, but in the shadows, layers of arrays are distributed, and there are several vigilant presences near the entrance.

This place is home to many retired high-ranking officers from the Zhenye Division and the military. Some of them may not have been highly skilled, but they made important contributions to Donghuang. There are also seemingly inconspicuous old people whose early experiences are enough to fill several pages in a textbook.

Bai Chongguang, the former commander-in-chief of the First Army Group, lived there.

Shen Chang'an put away his spiritual domain and led Du Yue and the other two to the entrance on foot. The guards in the guard post had already noticed them. Seeing that they did not approach rashly, they came out to ask their purpose.

He handed over his identification: "Shen Chang'an, Level 3 Inspector of the Night Division of Shanghai Town, is here to visit Senior Bai Chongguang."

The security guard looked down to see the name clearly, his expression changed visibly, and he looked up to confirm it twice more.

"Are you Inspector Shen?"

He nodded without offering further explanation.

Although the details of the battle in the Dead Zone were not made public, news of him had already reached the ears of many members of the military and the Night Guard. The guards responsible for the residences of the high-ranking officers here were no strangers to his name.

The identity verification was completed quickly. As for Du Yue and the other two, although the gatekeeper could not tell their specific cultivation levels, he could tell that two of them were definitely not ordinary visitors. So he registered them together according to the rules and then connected them to Bai Chongguang's residence.

"Mr. Bai, Inspector Shen Chang'an from Shanghai is visiting, along with three other people. What do you think...?"

The other end of the communication quickly responded.

The gatekeeper ended the call and returned the documents: "Mr. Bai, please go in. Walk along this road, turn left at the third fork in the road, and the house with the white courtyard wall at the very end is it."

Thank you.

Shen Chang'an put away his documents and led the three of them into the residential area. Du Yue looked around with great interest.

Although she had flown over the city before, she had never actually explored it. Now, walking on the streets, she realized that it felt very different from the city of Shanghai.

High-rise buildings were still visible in the distance, but closer in, trees and flowers grew everywhere, with mountains stretching out behind the buildings. The morning air was warm and humid, carrying the fragrance of grass and trees, and even the spiritual energy she inhaled felt gentler than in Shanghai.

She took a few steps and couldn't help but ask, "Is it always this warm here? The flowers and plants are all growing so well."

Shen Chang'an looked at both sides of the road: "Pretty much. The seasonal changes here are not as obvious as in Shanghai. This place is located in the south and is close to the passage between the two worlds. It is constantly affected by the spiritual energy from there, so the plants and trees grow well."

Du Yue nodded thoughtfully, her gaze soon drawn to a patch of light purple flowers by the roadside.

Dew still clung to the petals, and several brightly colored butterflies flitted among them. As she approached, the butterflies simply circled around her and landed back on the flowers not far away, showing no fear of people.

She slowed her pace, bent down to smell it, and her eyes lit up slightly.

Tu Shan Feiyue saw her reaction and smiled, saying, "Your Highness likes flowers? When we arrive in the Demon Realm, I will ask the demons of the Jade Horned Deer Clan to plant some near your residence. They are most skilled at taking care of plants and can find flower seeds from all over the world."

Du Yue quickly straightened up: "No need, I just think this place is quite beautiful."

Tu Shan Feiyue said, "Planting some flowers doesn't take much effort. If you like, it's not difficult to have flowers blooming around your residence in all four seasons."

Du Yue shook her head, then smiled somewhat embarrassedly: "Let's forget it. I just think the flowers here are pretty, and planting so many flowers must be a lot of trouble. I don't like to bother others."

Tu Shan Feiyue looked at her, her smile softening slightly: "Your Highness is kind-hearted."

Yuan Chongyue, who was walking behind, couldn't help but interject, "What's so troublesome about that? If they knew that Your Highness likes flowers that you grow yourself, they probably wouldn't be able to sleep. Let alone planting some flowers around your residence, if you just asked them to plant them all over the Wan Yao Plain, they would do it."

Du Yue was stunned. She hadn't expected that her extra glances would cause such a commotion.

Shen Chang'an turned to look at him: "Don't scare her, or she won't dare to say she likes anything anymore."

Yuan Chongyue shrugged: "I'm just telling the truth."

Tu Shan Feiyue glanced at him: "You don't have to tell the whole truth in one go."

Yuan Chongyue grinned and finally stopped talking. Du Yue followed Shen Chang'an again, but when they passed the next flower garden, she couldn't help but take a second look.

The group walked along the path under the shade of the trees, and after turning at the third fork in the road, a small courtyard surrounded by a white wall appeared at the end.

The courtyard gate was ajar. Inside, there was little elaborate decoration, just a few trees and some flowerpots by the wall. An elderly man with gray hair sat in a wicker chair with freshly brewed tea beside him. Hearing footsteps, he looked up.

His gaze first swept over Yuan Chongyue and Tu Shan Feiyue, then lingered briefly on Du Yue, and finally landed on Shen Chang'an's face.

Shen Chang'an stood in front of the door, but before he could speak, the old man raised his hand.

"The door's unlocked, come in."