"Attention all teams, this is Golden Scale. The situation has changed, please follow the latest instructions. Black Tiger, hand over the command of the siege operation to Silver Dragon, and lead Biscorpion to gather in the direction of the explosion on Wenhua Street and Shuiliu Lane. Red Bee, Narrow the search scope and be sure to find Yu Huisheng and Nan Botu before Xu Wenbo. White Shark, join me at North 3 immediately! We need to control Xu Wenbo and others immediately!"
"Black Tiger received it."
"White Shark received it."
"Chifeng received it."
…
Short and powerful answers came from the intercom. However, Yang He's attention was no longer there. He turned his attention to the courtyard again, to where the thunder fell.
The electric light had dissipated, leaving only sporadic burning flames and billowing smoke rising from the courtyard. But the spectacular thunder falling from the sky and the violent explosion just now have been deeply engraved in their minds.
This is the power of nature—according to their terminology, it is the innate Qi that constructs the heaven and earth, and it is also the extent to which cultivators like them try to strengthen the Qi they refine.
Strong, violent, agile, freely retractable, coming and going without a trace, coexisting with heaven and earth, and symbiotic with all things.
If you can really refine the true energy in your body into the innate Gang Qi, you can be said to have reached the highest level of cultivation: you can create mountains and rivers with the wave of your hand, which is comparable to the Creator.
Of course, these are all too idealistic views. Even if cultivators have heard such theories, they will not really be obsessed with such an illusory goal.
But what if we change the angle?
There is no way to turn the true energy in one's body into the innate Gang Qi, but to use the True Qi in the body to guide the innate Gang Qi that already exists in the world and let it be used by oneself. Is this equivalent to approaching that state infinitely?
Although... even this is not something that cultivators like them can imagine.
Being able to gather more true energy in the body and be able to control this true energy freely. Repeated cycles are enough to consume their entire life. How can they have the spare time to try things that are almost impossible to achieve?
However, if the facts were already in front of us, it would be a different situation.
"Ha...? Is this really the one from the Nan family...? I think the Nan family must not know that this Nan Botu is so powerful, otherwise they would have imprisoned him long ago... No, there really is someone in the world who can Is this theoretical approach possible?!”
Nie Tianyao's eyes had left the computer screen that she had never left, staring at the charred courtyard after the lightning explosion, and she couldn't help but whisper.
Although it only caused a thunder from the sky, although this thunder did not cause much damage to Xu Wenbo himself, and even the injuries suffered by his men were not serious...but it was still a genuine one that was absolutely in accordance with the laws of nature. There will be no thunder here.
How did Nambotu do it? Those yellow charms? Or some other method? As long as they master this method, can they also do such a thing, or even attract even larger Gang Qi as a weapon?
Yang He's curiosity aroused, but he quickly forced himself to suppress his thoughts.
Although what Nanbotu did was miraculous and shocking, the most important thing right now was to ensure the safety of these two people before they could have a chance to trade or obtain the secrets from Nanbotu.
And if Nan Botu's methods were limited to this, it would obviously be helpless to Xu Wenbo and others.
escape? hide? It was only a matter of time before the two of them were caught - and this time was so short that the various teams of the Secret Service had no time to arrive.
He glanced at the location map on Nie Tianyao's computer.
If he was alone, he could only resist Xu Wenbo at most. But the rest of these people, on average, are at least seven levels. Even assuming that Nan Botu could fight, it would be difficult to keep Yu Huisheng safe in the melee.
The reality is that there is a high probability that Nambotu also needs his protection. In this way, even with Xie Mingming as support, it would be difficult for him to hold on until the White Shark Team arrived.
In addition, once they start a war, Xu Wenbo will not let other teams come. The scattered men of the Huo family will surely riot quickly and even take nearby residents hostage; in the worst case scenario, if more men are needed, the entrance to their base may also be exposed.
As for the Jade Scorpion Team and others who escorted the group of people in Fuding Building, it may be even more difficult to come.
"There's a door over there! Chase!"
There is no surveillance in the house, so Nie Tianyao cannot extract the real-time picture. But Xu Wenbo's angry voice could be heard clearly even if they were in the small teahouse.
Without blinking, Yang He took out his binoculars smoothly and saw Xu Wenbo and his party bursting out of the back door with weapons and spreading out into a narrow alley.
Along the alleyway, you can vaguely see two figures overlapping each other, running forward quickly. It was probably Nambotu who carried Professor Yu on his back.
"Generate new coordinates immediately. Ten o'clock, one thousand two hundred meters. Move at high speed in the direction of twelve o'clock."
"Coordinates have been generated. The target is moving along Unnamed Alley 3. There are two forked roads ahead, the Kuanzhai Alley to the northeast, and only one passage diagonally across back to Cultural Street. On both sides are ordinary residential houses that are still inhabited."
Nie Tianyao opened the simulation program, and the moving coordinates of Nanbo Map quickly appeared on the map.
"He entered—the west side."
Yang He felt that Nan Botu seemed to hesitate for a moment when making his choice, but he did not think deeply and just continued to convey the new information quickly.
"To the west... the nameless lane 6 has multiple corners. There are warehouses and abandoned houses on both sides. The road itself is also suitable for hiding and creating obstacles."
Nie Tianyao constantly inputs new parameters into the computer to update and predict the data of coordinate points.
"Wait...it's a dead end. At this speed, Xu Wenbo will catch up with them when they reach the end. Does he not know the terrain here?"
Theoretically, of course, it is impossible for Nanbotu to know. Because during the more than half a year he was in Fengcheng, his scope of activities was limited to Haitong District, Chonghe District and Taiming District, and he had no interaction with anything in Ruifeng District.
The main roads are just that, you can check the map, but with such complicated small alleys, even people from other districts in Fengcheng will have to get lost.
But looking at his performance today... Yang He felt that Nan Botu might know. It was not by chance that he chose such a path.
But to be honest, from the moment they noticed Nanbotu until now, they have not been able to successfully guess Nanbotu's actions and plans, nor can they see how many backhands and trump cards the opponent has.
Like a wolf walking at night in the jungle, an eye illuminated by fleeting lightning suddenly appeared.
Boom - click.
It was windy and rainy, and night fell.
…
Yu Huisheng still hasn't figured out the situation.
He really thought he was going to die just now. Having exhausted all his energy, he could not avoid the Huo family and contact the Secret Service branch. He could only hide in the deserted warehouse and barely cover his figure with the goods piled randomly. If the people from the Secret Service hadn't discovered the anomaly on his side first, he would have fallen into the hands of the Huo family sooner or later.
Then he heard approaching footsteps.
At that time, he was still thinking, should he grit his teeth and pretend to be stupid to the end, or should he obediently agree to all their requests? Or will the Huo family really give him a chance to choose?
Unexpectedly, it was not the Huo family who came.
"...Teacher, you are really hiding here...well, being able to run like this is considered a good thing..."
It was the student he least wanted to get involved with, Namboto.
"You? Why are you here..."
"It's not safe here, they're coming soon."
Ling Yao made a move towards his hand,
"Leave here with me first."
Yu Huisheng was a little hesitant. Why was Nan Botu found before the Huo family? And it sounds like he knows a lot about the Huo family and himself?
Is his student really as innocent as he thought, or is he already in the game?
"Ah...it's raining outside, so I'm a little wet. Just make do with it for now."
Ling Yao looked down at his wet clothes, shook his head helplessly, and then pulled Yu Hui up from the ground at the stall where he was confused.
"Are you the only one? Then leave here quickly and go to this place to find someone to save me..."
"The Secret Service branch? They have noticed something is wrong, but I'm afraid they can't gather the manpower so quickly, and they won't be willing to expose the entrance in front of the Huo family. They won't be of much help."
However, Ling Yao just glanced at it and pushed away the small book with a few pages that he handed over.
"This incident has nothing to do with you. But the Huo family may want to kill two birds with one stone. If they don't save everything, they will want to kill people and silence them. I can't leave you here alone."
"This time...? Botu, did you...know a lot of things a long time ago, so that's why you just..."
"They're coming soon. I'm going to take care of it, hoping to delay it for a while."
The figure of Ling Yao holding the mahogany sword made Yu Huisheng feel a little strange.
"Teacher. Since I'm in Fengcheng, when something happens, it doesn't matter whether I know it or not."
Yu Huisheng froze in place for a long time, then walked out of the messy warehouse holding on to the wall. As soon as he went out, he saw Nan Botu using his sword to draw some pattern on the flower ribbon in the corner of the courtyard that had turned into mud due to rain.
There are also those yellow symbols affixed to the courtyard walls and wooden doors—those do not belong to this old warehouse that seems to have been idle for a long time.
I don't know when it started outside, but it started raining heavily.
The thunder rolling in the sky was far more real and oppressive than the sounds heard while hiding in the warehouse.
"This is better than nothing. We still try our best to go to the Secret Service branch and those places with more manpower. They have to intervene even if they don't want to."
Ling Yao seemed to have finished the last stroke and hurried towards Yu Huisheng. He leaned down and motioned for Yu Huisheng to climb up.
"Let's go through the back door."
Yu Huisheng did not refuse, because it was meaningless. In a way, he knew his students too well - if Nambotu made up his mind, no one could stop him.
And what he said makes sense. Moving will always delay more time than hiding here. At least they still have hope of waiting for support from the Secret Service.
Soon, Ling Yao carried him on his back and left the warehouse, running along the alleyway in the other direction.
Amidst the approaching thunder, he heard a sudden burst of lightning behind him, causing the ground to shake.
Boom—bang—!
Yu Huisheng couldn't help but look back.
All that came into view was thick smoke that seemed to be billowing, and not even the heavy rain could extinguish it.
But Ling Yao didn't look back.
Ling Yao was very fast. The rain as dense as a curtain and the dizzying forks in the alley seemed unable to interfere with his judgment at all. The inexplicable piles of discarded furniture, the sudden appearance of boxes and bamboo poles, branches and branches that suddenly extended from the yard, criss-crossing or even broken low-hanging wires, could not hinder his progress.
He can even have his hands free to push down some debris and create some obstacles on the road behind him.
Yu Huisheng could only see the unfamiliar scene whizzing past his eyes, sometimes changing in height, sometimes turning suddenly. In fact, during this process, he was not aware of when there were some obstacles that needed to be avoided, let alone thinking and judging how to change the route.
He even felt that this was not a skill that ordinary people could master through practice.
But even if he maintained this speed, Yu Huisheng could still hear the shouts and footsteps getting closer and closer behind him.
He was convinced that these elite cultivators sent by the Huo family were to avoid the official's attention and catch him as efficiently as possible. If these people are determined to kill people and silence them, then Nambotu who is present will definitely not be able to escape.
And now it's too late for Nanbotu to escape on his own - the thunder explosion just now has proved that Yu Huisheng has a new helper.
"I saw them! They are here!"
"Don't even think about escaping! Why are you standing still! Just shoot!!"
"This is too far away, so I can't hit it with real energy."
"Fuck, what kind of energy are you using? Just use the gun!"
Bang bang bang——
"There are too many obstacles and we can't hit them! They are running too fast!"
"There is a dead end ahead! They will stop and fight again soon! Those in front should hurry up and use their true energy to open the way first!"
So close. There is no escape. Are they just dying?
But looking at Nan Botu's calm expression, Yu Huisheng felt that this was definitely not the case.
"Teacher, hold on tight, let's go up."
Go up? Where to go? There is a dead end ahead, and there are no buildings or forks to hide in nearby. Yu Huisheng was still a little confused.
Then……
"My, my, my, my, others are flying! Qinggong?!"
"Qinggong is nothing! Didn't you see that he held up his hands twice! That's the true energy! You are all Qi practitioners too, can't you fucking get up there? You can't run away even if you have good food and drink. A young boy?! Where is the gun? Shoot! Shoot quickly! The target is exposed and you still can’t aim?!"
"Keep up, keep up, keep up!"
I don’t know who threw a dagger with infuriating energy, but this quickly "inspired" others, and many throwing objects mixed with infuriating energy flew up from the ground - although they were not as good as the specially made bullets, But for cultivators, it is finally more threatening than shooting randomly.
Ling Yao stepped on the bricks and tiles of the wall and ran forward quickly, making the old and broken tiles creak and raise clouds of gray mist.
He turned his head and saw the enemies who had just figured out the situation and were stumbling up, as well as the throwing objects flying at random.
They had knives, they had guns. He is fierce and evil, like a desperado.
but.
Yu Huisheng saw Ling Yao raise his right hand and draw a forward sword arc into the air.
As if a gust of wind had blown up, those deadly throwing objects, and even those chasing them closer, suddenly changed their trajectory and rolled back.
He heard Ling Yao muttering to himself. But that seemed to be just his illusion:
"Ah, I know I can't compare with before, but this is just... like a child playing house."
…
"Did you see clearly? What did he do?"
Yang He squinted his eyes and replied:
"He used his true energy. But it was not a collision, but a dissipation. He also caused the wind to disturb the opponent when he was not prepared. It is usually considered to be a miraculous skill. It is generally difficult to achieve results in head-on combat, and no one will practice it. . But now it seems that the effect is surprisingly good. Of course, this is also because he controlled it skillfully."
Nie Tianyao was not a cultivator, but this did not prevent her from making a judgment. She asked again:
"If what you said is true, then maybe his realm is limited, but he definitely has an extremely exquisite understanding and absolutely subtle control of the true energy. If it were you, could you do it?"
"...If someone taught me the way, with a lot of practice, maybe."
Nie Tianyao answered:
"But no one taught him. At least, we can't find any trace in our information. Although his adoptive father is not an ordinary person on the street, he is just a psychology professor, and it is impossible to come into contact with cultivation. Then Or, they haven’t even met each other for many years.”
"It's groundless. I think the database of the Secret Service should probably be updated and corrected."
Yang He shook his head,
"The Lin Tianyu from before also had problems. Our intelligence simply cannot keep up with recent changes."
"After this mission is over, I will mention this matter to the people in the Ministry of Information. They have been too busy recently."
Nie Tianyao curled his lips, and then began to adjust the angle of the camera, trying to see the picture of Nan Bo Tu.
"But even so, it seems that Nan Botu can't defeat so many people. Especially Xu Wenbo. According to you, with his strength, he will not be affected by these little tricks. Do we really want to continue to stand still?"
"……I……"
"As the commander, you should stay and let Xiao Meng and Xiao Dong catch up as they can."
Xie Mingming, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke. Yang He put down the hand holding the telescope, but his steps remained in place, as if struggling:
"The two of them can't handle Xu Wenbo."
"You can't deal with them all. They are determined to kill each other and die together, but the Secret Service cannot accept the cost of losing a leader."
Xie Mingming never looked back,
"Besides, they may not be able to support you in rushing over now. Don't be too impulsive."
"..."
"Ah! They jumped down! It seems they have returned to the street where Nanbutu parked their car just now! There are more surveillance pictures! Are Jie'an and Xiaojie already there? Ask quickly! They didn't do anything else. If Nanbotu continues to run like this, they will definitely encounter something!"
"Tianyao, continue to monitor the screen and remember to save it. If there is an emergency, please tell me the news at any time. Sister Xie, aim at Xu Wenbo. If they are at a disadvantage, you can shoot directly, but remember to leave Bei 3 with Tianyao immediately. Move to East 4."
"Ah? Then you, do you want to go in person!"
Nie Tianyao was still a little unable to react, but Xie Mingming's voice had already come,
"receive."
"Huh? Ah, I received it too! Wow, sister Mingming, aren't you surprised? I was just worried that you two would quarrel."
Hearing Yang He's footsteps leaving in a hurry, a faint smile appeared on Xie Mingming's face:
"He is the commander. During the mission, once he makes a decision, we only need to execute it. Especially the two options, there is no right or wrong."
"It's really, really complicated. The knowledge of you great conductors."
Nie Tianyao scratched his head, sighed, and turned his gaze back to the screen.
"I hope I can make it in time. Oh! Jie An and Xiaojie! They met! If they are here, the situation will be much better! Black Tiger and the others should arrive soon - eh?"
Her voice suddenly stopped. Xie Mingming also found an abnormality in the scope:
"Why don't Namboto... stop running? What are they doing?"
Nie Tianyao's shout answered her question:
"Why did he hand over Professor Yu to Xiaojie and then turn back again! What kind of operation is this!!"
