After listening to Zhou You's story, Xun Min took a deep breath.
Everyone in his city felt that this news was too terrible.
The Mingzhou Plague was actually caused by soul-eating insects that could only breed from the corpses of gods and demons.
The Celestial Society participated in almost the entire process and transported the soul-eating insects back to Baidi City.
All of this evidence almost points to the corpse of the ancient god buried under the Great Yin Palace.
"Zhou You, the clues you provided are crucial. I need to report it to the head of the department immediately. You should also leave as soon as possible and return to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Department." Xun Min's face was more solemn than ever.
He believed that similar plagues may have broken out not only in Mingzhou but also in other states, but they may not be as crazy as Mingzhou and were misjudged by the local demon slayers as ordinary demons.
Because some demons have a strange ability to spread plague and death.
But once the Mingzhou incident came out, the nature of the matter completely changed.
"I understand." Zhou You nodded slightly.
Xun Min rushed to report to Zhang Liao and cut off contact directly, and the bronze mirror returned to darkness again.
Zhou You and Guan Suo said goodbye and left after exchanging a few words.
Riding a black-scaled horse, all the way north.
.......
Three days later, Zhou You finally returned to the Demon Slayer Department.
Before he even stepped through the door, he was greeted by a demon slayer on duty.
"Master Zhou, Deputy Chief Xun has ordered you to go find him as soon as you come back!"
Zhou You nodded: "I understand."
We arrived at the main hall where Xun Min works with ease.
"Deputy Chief Xun..." Zhou You said, cupping his fists.
"Zhou You, come and take a look." Xun Min looked tired as he sat in front of a table piled with various documents.
I looked around and saw that this was a report sent back by demon slayers from various places.
"Based on your clues, we asked demon slayers from all over the country to investigate... I didn't expect the final result to be so shocking!"
Xun Min sighed deeply.
After reading this information, Zhou You finally understood why Xun Min was so excited.
Basically, except for remote places, basically every state has experienced an epidemic similar to Minnesota.
The deceased died suddenly and violently, and the vitality of their souls was extracted.
However, since the death toll was not very large, it was not reported to the Demon Slayer Headquarters and was treated as an ordinary plague.
"Zhou You, what do you think we should do now?" Xun Min asked.
This young demon slayer always seems to find something different.
For example, the bloody altar at the last Celestial God Meeting.
Another example is the soul-eating worm this time.
"These soul-eating insects absorb the vitality of human souls, most likely in order to revive the ancient god under the Great Yin Palace. There is no room for negotiation, and they must all be eliminated!"
Zhou You said in a deep voice.
"We have already started making preparations for this." Xun Min nodded slightly.
He pulled out a piece of information and gave it to Zhou You.
"However, the Tenjin Society has been jumping around recently, which is annoying. This is the information sent by the royal family and their intelligence organization, and they found a stronghold of the Tenjin Society."
"This time, in order to combat the arrogance of the God Society, our Demon Slayer and the royal family will join forces to kill this stronghold."
Zhou You is not a fool. Xun Min talks to him so many times, and his meaning is very clear.
"When to set off?"
Zhou You asked.
"Let's set off tomorrow...people from the royal family will come to the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Department tomorrow. When you get there, the local Demon Slayer Department will also assist you." Xun Min said softly.
"I understand." Zhou You didn't ask any more questions, just took the case file and left.
........
The next day.
The mist has not dispersed yet.
A hidden figure slowly appeared at the gate of the Demon Slayer Headquarters.
However, something unexpected happened to Zhou You. Someone actually arrived earlier than him.
He still knows this person.
"Are you going with me?" Zhou You was stunned for a moment.
This person is clearly the Princess of Dayin, Bai Ruoyan.
She was wearing a plain white gauze dress, her face was exquisite, and the white mist was hazy, like a goddess descending to earth.
"What, you think I'm holding you back?" Bai Ruoyan seemed dissatisfied with Zhou You's expression.
"No, it's just a little unexpected." Zhou You shook his head.
He could feel that the aura vaguely exuding from this princess was definitely an existence in the innate realm.
Needless to say, Bai Ruoyan also entered the imperial palace and was successfully promoted.
But besides Bai Ruoyan, the royal family sent one more person over.
This man has an extraordinary appearance, strong physique, and the aura he exudes is clearly that of a Xiantian realm warrior.
It's just that this man's appearance is very unfamiliar. Zhou You has not seen him in the last exchange.
"Who is this?" Zhou You asked.
"This is Chen Chen, the son of Marquis Tongwu." Bai Ruoyan introduced.
It's normal for Zhou You not to recognize this person, because this person was originally just the concubine of Tongwu Marquis, with mediocre martial arts talent and never had any sense of existence.
But later, within this month, he became a blockbuster and showed great strength. Not only did he obtain the qualification to enter the royal spiritual land, but he also stepped into the innate realm in one fell swoop.
Now in Baidi City, some people have already compared him with Zhou You.
Of course, as far as Zhou You was concerned, no one knew about Marquis Tongwu, let alone his son.
"Hello." Chen Chen also greeted Zhou You with a cold expression.
Zhou You didn't pay attention, and nodded slightly before saying in a deep voice: "This time our goal is very clear, which is the Tianshenhui stronghold in Beiyue State. Since the journey is a bit long, let's set off immediately."
Neither Bai Ruoyan nor Chen Chen had any objections.
The three of them got on their horses and galloped towards the north.
...........
Beiyue Prefecture is located in the north of Baidi City. It is a bitter cold land with a relatively sparse population and a serious situation of monsters and monsters.
Thousands of miles of ice, thousands of miles of snow drifting, a snow-capped world of ice and snow.
Here, there is only endless cold and white snow.
There is only endless white, as if there are no other colors.
Huhuhu~
The cold wind howled non-stop, blowing on people's faces like a knife.
The three black dots look so abrupt in this white snow world.
Zhou You was riding at the front wearing a black training uniform.
His body was as hot as a furnace, and even in this cold snowy world, he did not feel the slightest chill.
The huge weight of the black-scaled horse left clear paw prints on the snow.
Ahead, the outline of a huge city gradually appeared.
"Ahead, we should be Beiyue City."
Bai Ruoyan caught up with Zhou You, her voice was clear and sweet.
The three of them set out from the headquarters of the Demon Slayer Division, and after almost seven days, they finally arrived at Beiyue City.
"Let's go, lest the gods notice anything, it will be troublesome to retreat from the stronghold." Zhou You nodded.
The three of them continued on their way, and about half an hour passed.
A giant city of ice and snow completely caught the eye of Zhou You.