C93 (2/2)
”I only lost to him after a single blow,” he explained. ”He hid his true strength then, so I was wrong. But now that they've met up with Xiao Li, it'll be even harder for us to capture him alive.”
When Lieutenant Shen Bu heard that Ling Qingyun and Xiao Li had reunited, he anxiously asked, ”How did they reunite with Xiao Li so quickly? Am I in a coma for a long time? Why didn't you capture Xiao Li? You have five special envoys helping you! ”
”No,” he replied hurriedly. ”It was only for the time it took for an incense stick to burn.” As for Xiao Li, his strength grew too fast, and even with the help of Special Envoy Xue and the rest, we were still caught unprepared. His martial arts were too strange, he was able to easily break through Special Envoy Zhang's sword intent, and at that time, they did not know that he was our target, so they escaped. ”
”It seems Special Envoy Xue still had some ulterior motives,” he said coldly, catching the meaning behind Yin Sun's words. ”Hehe, but that is understandable. After all, this is not your responsibility. Even Special Envoy Chen did not intervene to stop Ling Qingyun back then. After all, he is simply too powerful.”
Yin Sun hastened to answer. ”We didn't know that this mission was assigned by the higher-ups, but it's only right that we hold back. Besides, this is not an easy task, so Elder Shen doesn't need to be too critical. Now is the time to think of a way to salvage the situation.” Xiao Li has our map of the main altar, so I'm afraid that he has already broken the last mechanism of the eighth floor. We need to gather some people and surround and kill them.
Captain Shen Bu nodded, ”Yes, I was careless this time. I miscalculated the other party's strength, especially Xiao Li. His improvement during this period of time can be said to be godly.” If we knew that he had improved so quickly, we would have prepared for him in advance. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been so careless. ”
”We hadn't expected him to be so ruthless,” he said. ”He actually managed to get himself into our midst at this critical moment. What a surprise!” If it were not for the fact that we were in the midst of exterminating the traitor, how would that fellow be able to cause such a commotion? ”
Lieutenant Shen Bu nodded. ”That's right. If it wasn't for the rebellion earlier, we would have had enough men to capture Xiao Li. We wouldn't have allowed him to cause any trouble at all.” However, this is all because of that fellow surnamed Zhao. If he did not reveal my plan at that time, those surnamed Xia would not have doubted me and would not have incited Chen and Pan to rebel. ”
Chen Donglai, on the other hand, was surprised. The man surnamed Chen had rebelled. Could it be …? But he didn't show any surprise on his face. He still listened attentively as a bystander.
Xue Ji naturally did not say anything at this moment. He now knew the identity of Lieutenant Shen Bu and was not someone he could afford to offend.
”Let's not talk about these troublesome matters. What are your plans now? Are you confident you can capture Xiao Li?”
”I hope you don't mind that I revealed your identity to the envoys without the permission of Elder Shen,” Yin Sun said with a smile.
After a slight frown, Lieutenant Shen Bu replied with a smile, ”It's alright. The situation is urgent, so of course we should handle it accordingly.” Naturally, he understood the meaning of Yin Sun's words. He was running out of manpower, and needed the support of several special envoys.
”If the envoys are willing to help, then I have a seventy percent chance of capturing Xiao Li,” he said.
”Since you have a seventy percent chance of winning, then I believe you have at least a ninety percent chance of winning. I am injured again and again, and am unable to take care of this matter. I shall leave it to you to handle it. ”
”Thank you for your trust, Elder Shen,” Yin Sun replied.
Lieutenant Shen Bu smiled and said, ”We don't need to talk much. As long as we succeed this time, you will be the credit.”
Chen Donglai interrupted, ”I wonder if we can take Elder Shen's proof of identity?” Naturally, Yin Sun wouldn't interrupt. After all, these people were his superiors in name and reputation. It would be better if he didn't interrupt them.
Hearing this, Lieutenant Shen Bu smiled in spite of herself. ”Naturally. I appreciate your caution. This is the attitude that should be shown by the people of our Lou Monastery. If not, it will be dangerous for the enemy to impersonate us.” As he spoke, he took out something from his clothes and handed it over to Chen Donglai.
Chen Donglai did not dare to be negligent at the moment. He received it respectfully with both hands and took a look, only to see a bronze tablet in front of him. On the bronze tablet, there was an exquisite tiger head, with three lines on its forehead and a huge bloody mouth, making it look like it was roaring at the sky. The tiger head was very lifelike, and on the back of it were carved three words, 'Howling Tiger Token'.
Although there was doubt on Chen Donglai's and Xue Feng's faces when they saw the insignia and the seven diamonds in the shape of the Big Dipper, they believed that it was the high ranking special envoy token. This was because in the entire martial arts world, only the Lou Guang Sect had this insignia and the seven swords of the Seven Gazing Stars all had this insignia and it was the only insignia they had.
Yin Sun knew that Chen Donglai didn't know the origins of this token. He immediately explained to them. ”This is the Tiger's Roar emblem sent down by the chief rudder. It's called the Tiger's Roar Token.” Have you not heard of the saying, ”Who dares to challenge the Shadow Mountain in the midst of the tiger's roar and the dragon's cry?” The Tiger Roar is the Tiger Roar Token, while the Dragon Roar is the other Dragon Roar Token. ”
Chen Donglai and Xue Chao immediately revealed an expression of sudden enlightenment. It seemed that they had indeed heard that sentence and it sounded quite familiar, so they now fully believed Lieutenant Shen Bu's identity.
Chen Donglai immediately gave a slight bow to Lieutenant Shen Bu and said, ”Your subordinate, Master Kun Tan, takes a seat. Inspector Chen Donglai of the Kai Yang Group pays his respects to the chief rudder, Tiger Roar!” He then bowed and returned the Howling Tiger Token to Lieutenant Shen Bu.
Xue Feng quickly followed and bowed to pay his respects: ”Master Kun Tan sat down, Tian Shu Group Inspector Third Captain Xue Feng greets the Division Chief Tiger Roar envoy!”.
Lieutenant Shen Bu quickly waved her hand. ”We don't need to be so polite. We'll have to count on you two to complete this mission.”
The two of them hurriedly said, ”It is only right to serve our sect. The envoy shall also make every effort to accomplish his task. ” Yin Sun sneered in his heart. These people were changing their minds faster than a book could be flipped. What the hell was going on? Although you are all your father's superiors, but you are still being played around by your father. To think that he, Lieutenant Shen Bu, was even the special envoy of the Howling Tiger Team, almost lost his life just because your father was toying with him.