The setting sun has completely disappeared into the horizon, and its remaining wisps of clouds are gradually retreating under the erosion of darkness, and night has once again enveloped the land.
On the outskirts of the Qingyuan Mountains, there is a small mountain that stands out after the surrounding peaks collapse.
A woman wearing a long green dress stood under a towering pine with her hands behind her back, quietly looking towards the depths of the Qingyuan Mountains.
At this time, the Qingyuan Mountains were completely shrouded in darkness, but the woman's vision did not seem to be affected, and she watched with gusto.
On the top of the mountain in winter night, the cold wind howled, and the pine branches on the surrounding mountains were swaying constantly. From time to time, a pile of snow fell from the swaying branches, falling to the ground and smashing to pieces.
But on the hilltop where the woman stood, time seemed to have stopped.
Not only did the woman's long black hair ignore the influence of the cold wind and lay quietly on her back. Even the towering giant pine next to the woman was as calm as a background painting!
After an unknown amount of time, the ground behind the woman suddenly fluctuated slightly like water.
Then I saw a figure wrapped in a black tights, strangely and silently "floating" out of the ground.
I saw him jumping up from the ground like a fish. Then he nimbly landed behind the woman and knelt down in the tunnel:
"Your Majesty the Interviewer!"
As if she didn't notice the movement behind her, the woman in green looked calmly into the distance a few more times, and then turned around.
Under the cold moonlight, the woman's face was vaguely visible.
This is a young woman in her thirties. Her appearance is not beautiful, she can even be said to be average.
The ordinary facial features are put together on an ordinary face, and there is no sense of charm at all.
But her expression was quite agile. She glanced at the figure in black kneeling on the ground with a smile, but did not let him get up. She just said calmly:
"Say it."
The figure in black responded, and then said quickly:
"According to the investigation by my subordinates, the earthquake deep in Qingyuan Mountain should be related to the ancient magic vine sleeping here..."
The woman in green frowned when she heard this and interjected: "Should?"
The man in black's voice suddenly froze, and after a pause he hurriedly explained:
"After my subordinates were ordered to arrive here, the shaking in Qingyuan Mountain has completely stopped, and people from Qingliang City have been exploring nearby... In addition, my subordinates have not waited for further instructions from the adults..."
Having said this, the man in black quickly raised his head and glanced subconsciously, only to see that the other party was looking at him with a smile on his face.
His heart suddenly became cold, and he hurriedly lowered his head, and the words in his mouth stopped abruptly, unable to speak any more.
A drop of cold sweat emerged from the temples of the man in black, and then slipped silently, but he didn't even dare to raise his hand to wipe it.
After a short silence, the plain voice of the woman in green rang out without any fluctuation:
"Go on."
When the man in black heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Then he didn't dare to be careless anymore and said slightly out of breath:
"This earthquake in the Qingyuan Mountains caused a total of fourteen peaks to collapse. After investigation by my subordinates, 23 caves with a width of two feet were found at the bottom of nine of the peaks. This is different from the one that caused the collapse of this tree 120 years ago.
The observation data of ancient magic vines are consistent.
Based on this, my subordinates speculate that the cause of the Qingyuan Mountain earthquake should be related to this ancient magic vine sleeping deep underground, but the reason for the disturbance of this magic vine has not yet been identified."
Having said this, the man in black paused for a moment to sort out his words, and then continued:
"Regarding the information about 'Ember', my subordinates are still investigating. Several clues have been found so far. The first point is that my subordinates found traces of suspected 'Seed of Despair' outside Qingyuan Town. I am suspicious.
Someone is secretly cultivating 'blood seeds'! Also in this direction..."
The man in black turned around quickly, pointed behind him, and then said respectfully:
"Thirty miles away in this direction, there is a smaller valley, and my subordinates found a large number of human-faced Gu remains in it.
The specific cause of death of these poisonous insects is currently unknown. However, I observe that their deworming methods are quite similar to the Mengdu lineage in 'The Ember Sower'."
The man in black's voice paused and then concluded:
"To sum up, my subordinates suspect that Mengdu, the 'Sower', has a high probability of appearing in the Qingyuan Mountain area. And based on the known intelligence, it is not ruled out that there is a third-party force targeting Mengdu's lineage. Please interview
Let your lord decide!"
The woman in green was silent for a while, then said in a calm tone:
"First, go outside Qingyuan Town and investigate your suspicions clearly. Second, go to the valley again. I want to know the specific number of those human-faced Gus, the time of death and the detailed information about why they died."
As she said that, the woman in green looked at the figure in black kneeling on the ground and said calmly:
"Reports to me in the future must be accurate and specific, and words such as 'possible' and 'suspect' must not appear again.
I'm very dissatisfied with your performance. Since this is your first offender, I'll give you a chance to correct yourself. If you do it next time, you don't have to go back. Do you understand?"
The man in black was shocked when he heard this, and immediately said in a trembling voice: "I... I understand!"
"Go ahead."
Seeing the man in black blending into the snow beneath him, the woman in green immediately turned around and glanced lazily into the distance.
Then her figure quickly blurred, turning into a dim light and shadow and fleeing towards the depths of the wild forest.
…
In the underground secret room.
The firelight churning in the stone brazier and the fluorescence projected by the moonlight talisman together illuminate the lights in the secret room.
Gao Yuan sat back on the stone chair, holding in his hand a bunch of meat skewers that had just been taken off the stone brazier, and eating a plate of wild vegetables that looked like lettuce leaves just picked from the wild forest today.
The stomach problem was solved quickly.
Then he adjusted his sitting posture and began to use Twisted Will to analyze the talisman-making skills of three high-level talismans.
…
[The Blazing Sun Talisman has been successfully analyzed, and your proficiency in the Blazing Sun Talisman has been raised to the master level!]
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[The analysis of the thunder talisman is successful, and your proficiency in the thunder talisman is increased to the master level!]
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[The analysis of the Diamond Talisman is successful, and your Diamond Talisman proficiency is raised to the Grandmaster level!]
As the gray-white fonts flashed before his eyes like a screen, a large number of memories appeared in his mind out of thin air.
After thinking for a long time, Gao Yuan opened his eyes, with a look of exhaustion on his face.
He sat on the stone chair and rested for a while before regaining some of his energy.
Then he got up and came to the stone table, laid out the three-piece talisman-making set, adjusted his mood, and then started making talismans.
…
After about a stick of incense, he picked up an Aiki pill and swallowed it in his mouth while focusing his gaze on the three rows of talismans neatly arranged on the surface of the stone table.
He made four of three high-level talismans according to different grades!