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Chapter 1265: Night Investigation [Bonus Chapter]

Zhang Yi's principle was to never interfere in other people's affairs unless it was directly related to him.

He had seen too many consequences of meddling in others' business.

"If even the chieftains are leading the way in doing such things, then this place is simply rotten to the core! How can it be saved?"

Liang Yue said somewhat helplessly.

Fatty Xu's face was also deathly pale. Today, he had almost really eaten that thing.

Thinking about it now, he still felt a bit nauseous. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Zhang Yi looked at Liang Yue and said, "Proceed according to the plan! Tonight, you will act under Mu Yan's cover to see what kind of place this Pagyi Family really is."

"Remember this!"

Zhang Yi stared into her eyes, reminding her seriously.

"You only need to act as an observer. You absolutely must not take action or interfere with anything that happens here. Understand?"

Liang Yue nodded.

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing. Acting recklessly will only bring unnecessary trouble for everyone."

Zhang Yi nodded.

"Good. It's getting late, we should act."

He asked for three rooms, telling Fatty Xu to stay in his room first. If someone from the Pagyi Family came by unexpectedly, he was to handle it.

The others were to stay in the house and not move around casually.

To avoid any accidents, Zhang Yi even left Hua Hua here to protect their safety.

After all, among the current three main combatants—Zhang Yi, Hua Hua, and Liang Yue—two needed to go out to gather intelligence, so someone had to stay behind to protect the others.

After the plan was finalized, the two of them immediately split up to act.

Zhang Yi put on the visor of the Hidden Dragon armor, activated the optical stealth mode, then quickly opened a Dimensional Gate and left the Pagyi Family.

One spatial traversal covered 3 kilometers. At this terrifying speed, no one could detect his departure.

During the day, Zhang Yi and the others had already familiarized themselves with the terrain here. Soon, Zhang Yi left the Pagyi Family's territory.

He hovered in the air, glanced back at the brightly lit Pagyi Family estate, then looked towards the towering mountain range in the distant northwest.

The Great Snow Mountain stood behind the Sangha Monastery, one of the most majestic main peaks in the Kunlun Mountains.

It was a landmark mountain. As long as you were in the Snowy Region, you could almost always see its location.

Without hesitation, Zhang Yi traversed towards the direction of the Great Snow Mountain.

According to Pagyi Gesang, the Demon Kingdom was sealed underground, and no one knew the location of the Demon Kingdom's gate.

The four great chieftain families held fragments of the map. When pieced together, they could find the correct path to the Demon Kingdom's gate.

But all of this held no meaning for Zhang Yi.

He could completely rely on his rapid traversal ability to find that legendary gate.

After Zhang Yi left, Liang Yue and Mu Yan also began their operation.

Liang Yue merged into Mu Yan's shadow. They carefully navigated through the Pagyi Family estate along the shadows at the base of walls, searching for intelligence.

The Snowy Plateau Region was short on supplies, and energy was also insufficient.

Only the courtyards of the Pagyi Family were brightly lit. The side courtyards and the outside world, however, had little light.

Liang Yue and Mu Yan moved through the courtyards, memorizing the terrain and the distribution of guards.

Mu Yan's stealth ability was exceptionally powerful. Even Zhang Yi hadn't detected her back then, so there was no worry of being discovered here.

After patrolling the courtyards for a while, they didn't find anything too suspicious.

They only witnessed the extravagant and debauched nightlife of the Pagyi Family nobles.

In the Apocalypse, rules and systems had been shattered. People's hearts were filled with despair for the future, so they indulged themselves to the fullest.

This was especially true in a special place like the Snowy Plateau Region.

The children of the Pagyi Family, the monks from the Buddhist temples, were all wantonly venting their hormones. The methods they used were flashy and even so cruel that Liang Yue itched to draw her saber and kill these people.

But in the end, she restrained herself because Zhang Yi's instructions still echoed in her ears.

There were too many injustices in the world. She couldn't manage them all. First, she had to manage herself well.

After investigating for half an hour, Mu Yan said to Liang Yue, "There's nothing too problematic in the Pagyi Family courtyards. We need to look deeper."

Liang Yue glanced at Mu Yan and asked, "What do you want to see?"

A faint, almost imperceptible smile appeared on Mu Yan's masked face.

"To see what you want to see."

The two looked at each other. Liang Yue couldn't help but sigh. "There are some things I need to clarify. Otherwise, I can't keep my heart at peace."

Hearing this, Mu Yan said calmly, "Perhaps, Zhang Yi considered this too."

Liang Yue looked at her with some surprise. "You... what do you mean by that?"

Mu Yan said, "Zhang Yi understands you better than anyone. Yet he deliberately sent you out to gather intelligence, instead of having me come alone. What do you think?"

Within Zhang Yi's team, Liang Yue's personality was the hardest to control.

There was a fire burning in her heart—her sense of justice. It was a sense of justice that Zhang Yi scoffed at as foolish, yet also one he secretly admired.

However, Zhang Yi never intended to change her personality. He only consistently warned her to act steadily and not let emotions cloud her judgment.

Zhang Yi didn't comment much on the Pagyi Family's behavior, but that didn't mean he could accept it.

By sending Liang Yue to investigate, he wanted to see what kind of thing the Pagyi Family really was.

Ever since that dish was served on the table, Zhang Yi had already been weighing the idea of cleansing the Pagyi Family.

But—this was just a thought.

First, he had to ensure his primary goal for coming to the Snowy Region could be achieved.

Second, his abilities had to be sufficient to carry out this idea without risk.

Finally, the Pagyi Family had to truly be rotten enough to warrant cleansing.

All three conditions were indispensable.

If capable, care for the world; if not, maintain one's own integrity. Zhang Yi was just an ordinary person with a bit of a sense of justice.

Liang Yue took a deep breath. "Alright, let's proceed then!"

So, Liang Yue and Mu Yan continued to investigate all around the Pagyi Family's territory.

After leaving the main residence, while passing by a side courtyard, suddenly, Liang Yue's ears perked up.

Her senses were extremely sharp. She detected a strange sound coming from underground.

"There's something here. It's below!"

Liang Yue said to Mu Yan.

"Then let's go take a look."

Mu Yan said calmly.

This side courtyard also had seven or eight private soldiers guarding it. However, Mu Yan's shadow slipped right in along the cracks in the wall. The lighting here was dim; no one would notice.

Following the shadow, they entered the side courtyard. On the surface, there was only a two-story building here.

Inside the building were several rooms, housing a few middle-aged women who were somewhat older. They were already asleep, occasionally snoring.

After searching around, the two didn't detect anything unusual.

However, the closer they got to this area, the more clearly Liang Yue could feel faint cries coming from underground.

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