528: This plot looks familiar.

As expected, Shen Bei successfully infiltrated the Night Watchers.

Moreover, he even became a Team Leader!

His status and position were equivalent to Bi Tuo's father, Bi Kun.

It was truly a meteoric rise.

Although some Night Watchers were unwilling to follow Shen Bei, he was still a lone commander.

But that was no big deal!

A human, relying on an odd object mask to transform into an Otherworldly Being, to reach such a high position in such a short time, no matter how you looked at it...

It could be considered unprecedented.

As for Fang Han... he even became a City Lord of a region.

He was essentially a local emperor.

But the two were not comparable.

Shen Bei could also become a City Lord of a region; it would be very simple.

But for Fang Han to become a Night Watcher Team Leader, that would be difficult.

At this moment, King Wei made a simple arrangement and then departed.

Shen Bei really wanted to have a good chat with the King, about the Old Capital and such...

He thought it would be too abrupt and held back, keeping silent.

Slowly, no rush!

"Old Bi, I'll treat you to a drink," Shen Bei said to Bi Kun.

Bi Kun's mouth twitched. Just now, when he refused Shen Bei's entry into the Night Watchers, he had said that Shen Bei should visit his home for a drink when he had time.

Now, Shen Bei was offering a drink right back, a blatant slap in the face.

Bi Kun's face was cold, and he naturally didn't want to spend time drinking. He politely refused, saying, "The Night Watchers will be very busy lately."

As he said this, Bi Kun's face was stern.

Hong Long was dead, so it was time for reckoning. Those who had followed Hong Long to oppose the Night Watchers would all be dealt with.

Dare to offend the Night Watchers, and you would pay a bloody price. They would make them understand how terrifying the Night Watchers were, and that they were not to be provoked by just anyone.

Unless... you were as strong as Hong Long!

Seeing Bi Kun's expression, Shen Bei roughly guessed what Bi Kun was going to do.

He thought for a moment and said, "The You Family, you can put them aside for now, don't deal with them!"

Bi Kun frowned slightly. The You Family targeting Bi Tuo was most likely sent by Hong Long to eliminate him. Since the You Family dared to provoke the Night Watchers, they naturally had to be severely punished.

If it were anyone else, he might not care, but Shen Bei was a Team Leader after all.

Regardless of whether Shen Bei, as a Team Leader, had subordinates or not, he was officially a Team Leader!

Moreover, with a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm backing him, and having witnessed King Wei's attitude, he had to take it seriously.

"The You Family is still useful. You can hold back for now. Besides, using the You Family as a whetstone to train Nephew Bi is also good. Leave the You Family for Nephew Bi to deal with; this can also train him."

Who was Nephew Bi? Bi Kun was momentarily confused, but he quickly realized that Shen Bei was referring to Bi Tuo, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.

Good heavens.

Your seniority, Shen Bei, just shot up like that?

Truly... impolite!

But thinking about what Shen Bei said, he mused that a You Family was indeed nothing to care about; the Night Watchers could easily deal with them. Leaving them as a whetstone for Bi Tuo was also acceptable, as no one didn't want their son to be successful.

Bi Kun nodded in agreement.

Shen Bei said, "Hong Long died suddenly. Those who targeted the Night Watchers were caught off guard, so acting now can indeed catch them all. But this is only what's on the surface. To deal with an existence like the Night Watchers, there must also be hidden arrangements, like the You Family being a hidden one.

In your first wave, you can only deal with those on the surface and the hidden lines you've already grasped. But there will definitely be many hidden lines that you can't discover.

After you've dealt with the first wave, use me as bait to draw out the other hidden lines.

After all, having killed Hong Long, I imagine many people want to kill me."

Bi Kun glanced at Shen Bei. This kid looked young, but he was very smart.

He did not refuse such a proposal. The Night Watchers had the ability to guarantee Shen Bei's safety.

"However, even so, it will be impossible to eliminate all the hidden lines. You will likely have a difficult time in the Imperial City from now on," Bi Kun said.

Shen Bei replied, "This is only the second wave. After a third wave, most of Hong Long's people will be dead."

"Third wave?" Bi Kun looked at Shen Bei in confusion.

Shen Bei did not explain further to Bi Kun, thinking that if he dared to kill Hong Long, he had already thought about the aftermath.

Bi Kun did not get an answer, but seeing Shen Bei's confident demeanor, he was very curious as to what means Shen Bei could have to uproot Hong Long's people.

Could he accomplish something the Night Watchers couldn't?

...

The next day.

The settlement panel, which had been quiet for a long time, finally arrived!

[Daily Settlement Panel as follows:]

[Completed the mission to kill Hong Long, gaining Strength +20, Physique +20, Agility +20, Spirit +20. Anti-Life Absorption +20%, Spirit Resistance +20%.]

Shen Bei clicked his tongue a few times after seeing the mission rewards.

As expected of slaying a Great Cultivator, the attribute points were really good, a whopping 20 points!

It also gave two attribute resistances.

Spirit Resistance goes without saying; Hong Long had indeed exerted pressure to make him submit.

As for the other Anti-Life Absorption... in Shen Bei's understanding, it should be a certain resistance to enemies absorbing his Lifespan.

And not a partial resistance after the Life Severing Strike converted Lifespan.

But this activation of the Fifth Dimension Attribute was indeed caused by the Life Severing Strike.

However, to upgrade this attribute, he couldn't use the Life Severing Strike anymore; he would kill himself after a few tries.

Instead, he could only rely on luck. If an enemy happened to absorb Lifespan, he could increase the percentage of Life Absorption Resistance.

Overall, the reward for this mission to kill Hong Long was quite decent.

Aside from the attribute gains, more importantly, Shen Bei had infiltrated an Otherworldly Being organization...

If this news reached Zhuang Bifan's ears, he would probably be so shocked he'd eat three bowls of rice.

Everyone in the Night Watchers knew that Shen Bei had become a Team Leader.

Although many felt that Shen Bei had been there for too short a time and that such a person was unsuitable to be a Team Leader.

However, they were all grateful to Shen Bei in their hearts, for no other reason than that Shen Bei had killed Hong Long and saved the Night Watchers from disaster.

Hong Long's death caused the Night Watchers to become busy from top to bottom. Those powerful individuals who had relied on Hong Long to target the Night Watchers were now being purged.

As the protagonist of this storm, he was quietly staying in the Night Watcher Courtyard.

No one was surprised by this; hiding in the Night Watcher Courtyard was the safest course of action.

A group of people couldn't help but sympathize with Shen Bei. As a Night Watcher Team Leader, he would only be able to hide in the Night Watcher Courtyard from now on. How stifling was that, like being in prison?

While the Night Watchers sympathized, Shen Bei was enjoying it. What they found even more incomprehensible was that after Shen Bei joined the Night Watchers, he buried himself in the archives, studying the Night Watcher's regulations.

Fortunately, he had learned some of the Otherworldly Beings' script. Although he stumbled a bit, he could still barely understand it.

He studied very carefully, reading every word and sentence. He even took out all of the Night Watcher's old regulations, long since sealed away, and read them all.

That level of seriousness made everyone look at each other.

This Team Leader is quite diligent. It seems he cares a lot about the Night Watcher's rules.

This made many people breathe a sigh of relief. They were afraid that King Wei would treat him differently, and with such a powerful backer, he would be lawless and disregard the Night Watcher's rules.

His current performance showed that he still valued them, and such a person as Team Leader would at least not cause any trouble.

Shen Bei read all the books about the Night Watchers several times. Bi Tuo occasionally heard Shen Bei reciting regulations, which made him, as a Night Watcher scribe, feel ashamed.

He couldn't recite all of the Night Watcher's regulations. Most importantly, many regulations had already been abandoned and were completely useless.

Seeing Shen Bei recite these regulations, Bi Tuo kindly reminded him that there was no need to do so.

But Shen Bei ignored him and continued to do as he pleased.

What did Bi Tuo know? If he didn't thoroughly familiarize himself with the regulations, how could he exploit their loopholes and use them to his advantage?

Familiarity with the rules and regulations made it easier to violate them.

Shen Bei never slacked off on this point! Even though the Night Watcher's rules and regulations were indeed quite numerous.

Shen Bei stayed in the Night Watcher Courtyard for many days, completely immersed in his studies.

He was deaf to outside matters.

Under these circumstances, the Night Watchers gradually stopped paying attention to Shen Bei. Many people temporarily forgot that the Night Watchers now had five Team Leaders.

Until one day, Bi Kun found him.

He said that the people who needed to be dealt with had been dealt with, and it was time for him to act as bait to catch the fish.

Good!

It was time to activate the panel again; these were all missions!

At the same time, Shen Bei had finally finished reading the Night Watcher's regulations.

After discussing with Bi Kun, a Team Envoy led a team of Night Watchers and followed Shen Bei out of the Night Watcher Courtyard.

Shen Bei walked down the street, calm and composed, which made the Night Watchers following him nod secretly.

Although the Night Watchers had made arrangements, those who lacked courage would still be terrified.

His demeanor, he truly was the descendant of a Great Cultivator of Divine Power Realm...