742: Having the will is enough

Cheng Fu's confusion was shared by everyone in the Squad, and they all looked at Li Rui one after another.

Li Rui shook his head and said, "I don't know about that either. In any case, it's orders from above. Furthermore, we aren't the only ones going to Baichi City this time; I hear there are other Squads as well as some high-ranking figures."

Hearing this, everyone was startled: "Is the situation that serious?"

Li Rui nodded: "Regardless, be prepared for anything. Also, when we go to Baichi City, we must try our best to hide our identities. The mission given to us from above is to try and lurk in the shadows first and not expose ourselves directly. I expect the other Squads are in the same boat."

"This..." The members of the Squad immediately exchanged glances. They all sensed something unusual about this mission, and a faint sense of unease began to stir in their hearts.

Li Rui looked at their expressions, paused, and added, "Don't be too worried, though. Baichi City is, after all, on our turf. If something happens, our high-ranking figures will certainly be able to provide support immediately."

These words put everyone at ease again.

The Ancient Night Clan had sent people to lurk here, so they were certainly not weak, but Baichi City was ultimately a human city, so it definitely held the advantage in terms of support speed.

Following that, Li Rui also looked at Lin Yang, pondered for a moment, and then said:

"Lin Yang, we all know your situation. You came from Baichi City and have a vendetta against the Tiankun Sect there. This time, as we return to Baichi City, you must prioritize the overall mission."

"If you unfortunately run into people from the Tiankun Sect causing trouble, endure it for now. Of course, I don't think they would dare attack you casually. As long as there are no special circumstances, our Squad will act as a whole, so just make sure you don't get separated."

Lin Yang nodded and said, "Don't worry, Captain. I understand."

Li Rui withdrew his gaze, had everyone restrain their aura, and then they set off to take the Teleportation Array to Baichi City.

After transferring several times, the group from the Squad arrived at Baichi City.

Nothing had changed here since Lin Yang had left.

"Captain, what exactly is our mission? Are we just going to stand guard inside Baichi City?" Cheng Fu asked.

Li Rui replied: "Search for suspicious individuals, patrol the perimeter of Baichi City, and be prepared to support other Prefecture Army teams at any time."

The mission objective wasn't very specific, but there was plenty of work to be done.

After saying this, Li Rui scanned his surroundings and said in a low voice:

"Although Baichi City isn't a super-large city, due to its geographical location, it's relatively close to the border of Jidong Prefecture. There's a lot of complex foot traffic, so screening for suspicious targets won't be that simple. Therefore, we don't need to put too much focus on that aspect."

At this point, Li Rui's voice became even lower, and he instructed:

"Our Squad's strength is only average, so we'll just go out and patrol sporadically to go through the motions, and then wait to support other teams when needed. You all understand what I mean, right?"

Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and nodded one after another.

Li Rui was reminding them not to risk their lives too much.

If they were screening for suspicious targets and actually encountered disguised members of the Ancient Night Clan, they would very likely be detected by the other party immediately and killed in retaliation.

After all, the members of the Ancient Night Clan who could be sent here were undoubtedly elites, and their strength would certainly not be weak.

In close-quarters tracking and contact, the level of danger was extremely high.

Waiting to support other Squads was different; they only needed to rush over after the danger had been exposed.

By then, there would certainly be other support involved, greatly reducing the danger coefficient.

It had to be said that Li Rui was very considerate of the members of his Squad.

"I really don't know what the Ancient Night Clan is doing running to Baichi City. Could there be some treasure hidden here?" a team member muttered.

The eyes of the others in the Squad lit up slightly.

The Ancient Night Clan had gone to such great lengths to send people to lurk here; it might really be that some treasure was attracting them.

After all, Baichi City hadn't been anything special in the past, nor was it a strategic location; it simply had no value worth risking a deep infiltration attack for.

Other than the possibility of some treasure, it was hard to explain the reason why the Ancient Night Clan members would risk lurking over here.

"Regardless of whether there's treasure or not, that's not our concern. Don't go thinking about treasure or whatever. Even if there really is treasure, it has nothing to do with us," Li Rui reminded them in a deep voice.

"The Captain is right. Since the Ancient Night Clan members are here, and the higher-ups also know that they've infiltrated, then even if there is some treasure, it wouldn't be our turn to get it. Let's just honestly wait for the mission to be completed."

"..."

Afterwards, the members of the Squad took a short rest in the city.

Lin Yang asked Li Rui: "Captain, I still have some friends here. Can I inform them a little bit? Of course, just to remind them to try and reduce unnecessary activities recently and to be safe, without revealing the specific operation."

Li Rui glanced at him and said indifferently: "You can. Actually, although this operation needs to be kept somewhat secret, in reality, it's impossible to keep it completely airtight."

"At the very least, those disguised Ancient Night Clan members definitely know that we are coming to deal with them, so it's fine for you to give them a reminder."

Lin Yang felt relieved and added: "Captain, is the Ancient Night Clan's disguise really that hard to see through?"

He found it a bit hard to understand.

The aura of the Ancient Night Clan members surely had many differences from humans.

Even if they were disguised, wouldn't a powerful expert be able to spot it with a single glance?

Did it really require ordinary Squads like them to act in secret?

To this, Li Rui only said: "I don't know the specifics either, but the Ancient Night Clan's disguise is indeed very hard to see through. They seem to have very special methods to achieve perfect concealment."

"Furthermore, since they dare to lurk here, they must definitely have powerful experts from the Ancient Night Clan personally providing power to cover them. In short, it's just quite difficult to detect."

"Oh..." Lin Yang was lost in thought, then immediately stopped asking more questions and began to contact Yun Bu.

He was still very grateful to the Yun Family.

If not for the Yun Family sponsoring his trip to the Prefecture City last time, he likely would have been captured by the Tiankun Sect.

Therefore, Lin Yang selected some situations he could talk about and told Yun Bu, informing him to have the Yun Family be careful and cautious recently, whether they were recruiting people or conducting business, and it would be best to reduce some activities.

Yun Bu expressed astonishment at this, but soon replied: "Lin Yang, I understand. Thank you for telling me this."

"Manager Yun Bu, you're too kind. When there's a chance, I will personally visit the Yun Family to express my thanks." Lin Yang smiled and then cut off the transmission.

Following that, he sent messages to Shi Jie, Li Liping, and Xin Hao separately to instruct them, telling them it would be best not to head to Baichi City if they had nothing to do recently.

The three of them naturally took note of this and expressed their gratitude.

Li Liping even replied: "Brother Lin Yang, that Tiankun Sect dared to issue a sect-wide warrant for you. When I find a chance, I will definitely help you get revenge!"

"I'm doing quite well in the Yuyu Sect right now. When I carefully plan an opportunity, I'll take down the Tiankun Sect!"

Lin Yang couldn't help but laugh: "I'm quite safe for now, so you don't need to worry too much."

He understood what Li Liping meant; he probably wanted to find an opportunity to pit the Tiankun Sect against the Yuyu Sect and then use the Yuyu Sect's power to deal with the Tiankun Sect.

However, if this went wrong, it would be a catastrophic disaster for Li Liping.

He was in the Prefecture Army now, and things were temporarily okay; there was no need to let Li Liping take risks.

Having that intention was enough.

"How could that be? I haven't forgotten your life-saving grace from back then. When you left Baichi City, it was too rushed, and I didn't even get a chance to help. Anyway, don't worry about it; I'll definitely find an opportunity to mess with the Tiankun Sect," Li Liping said heavily.

Lin Yang couldn't say anything more, so he just emphasized that he shouldn't risk his own life.

Li Liping acknowledged this and wanted to say something more, but he was suddenly called away. He hurriedly said goodbye and cut off the transmission.

Lin Yang sighed.

Seeing that he was done, Li Rui spoke to the members of the Squad again: "Let's go for a turn outside the city and get familiar with the terrain."

"Lin Yang, you're more familiar with this area, so you lead us and show us around."