32: Chapter 32 Qin Xiaogan from the Past

"You're telling me that the Time King helped my Qin Family."

Qin Xiaogan gazed at Qiu Sanye with piercing eyes.

Qiu Sanye nodded with difficulty: "Ye… Yes, Master."

"Hahahaha."

"What a Time King, so that's how it is."

Qin Xiaogan laughed to himself as if he had gone mad.

Qiu Sanye's heart was filled with curiosity, and he mustered the courage to ask: "Master, what exactly… is going on?"

Qin Xiaogan looked into the distance and asked: "Let me ask you, when did the Imperial Overthrow happen?"

Qiu Sanye replied without hesitation: "Seven years ago."

Qin Xiaogan laughed: "But for me, only two and a half years have passed."

"The Imperial Overthrow happened two and a half years ago."

Qiu Sanye exclaimed in disbelief: "How is that possible! You… you couldn't have remembered it wrong, could you?"

Qin Xiaogan shook his head, his gaze deep.

Qiu Sanye's curiosity grew, and he hurriedly continued.

"Master, does that mean you come from the past?! That doesn't make sense; the Time King couldn't possibly possess such great power."

"Besides, would bringing you to the future really help the Qin Family?"

At this point.

Qiu Sanye suddenly paused.

He looked at Qin Xiaogan with an incredulous expression: "Is it… you?! …Who exactly are you…"

Qin Xiaogan asked in confusion: "What are you trying to say?"

Qin Xiaogan was also completely confused right now.

Although he knew that he was likely brought from the past by the Time King, he currently had no other leads.

Qiu Sanye swallowed hard and said tremblingly: "You look a lot like someone from seven years ago."

Qin Xiaogan frowned: "Go on."

Qiu Sanye first looked around, then lowered his voice: "Actually, I suspect that Marquis Zhenguo and his wife are not dead."

Qin Xiaogan's pupils shrank, and then he waved his hand.

A powerful mental force enveloped the entire room.

Qin Xiaogan signaled for Qiu Sanye to continue.

Qiu Sanye paused and said: "A mysterious person appeared back then, wearing a broken mask. I only took one glance at him."

Endless fear suddenly flashed in Qiu Sanye's eyes: "One glance! Just one glance, and my soul was almost torn apart. If I hadn't run fast, I would probably…"

Qin Xiaogan knitted his brows, a half-formed guess taking shape in his mind.

He took out the Emperor mask and held it out to Qiu Sanye: "Is it this one?"

Qiu Sanye's pupils dilated sharply: "I don't know! I don't know!"

"Ah!!"

Qiu Sanye suddenly collapsed to the ground, his soul body actually beginning to slowly crack as he let out a miserable scream.

Qin Xiaogan stared at the mask in his hand, his confusion deepening.

Could it be that on the day the Qin Family was wiped out, he was actually at the scene?

And why did he travel to this specific point in time?

Qin Xiaogan's heart was filled with questions.

He felt as if he were shrouded in thick fog, unable to find an exit.

He squeezed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose firmly, trying to calm himself down.

Immediately after, a flash of scarlet color flickered across Qin Xiaogan's eyes.

Only one person likely knew the ins and outs of this matter.

The Time King.

If he found the Time King, he should be able to find the answer to everything.

He looked down at Qiu Sanye, who was already somewhat delirious, and smiled faintly.

Forget it, I'll ask another day.

If I keep asking, this old dog probably won't make it.

Looking at the bright moon by the window, Qin Xiaogan muttered: "Time is truly marvelous."

...

Three days later.

Investigation Bureau temporary base.

Xie Xiyun's brow furrowed, her face full of worry.

She said with a serious expression to Lin Li, who was organizing documents nearby: "How many people have we lost in total?"

Lin Li hesitated: "Apart from the members of Group One and Group Two who suffered fewer casualties, and Team Leader Lu Jiancheng's group which suffered heavy losses, the other groups have almost all…"

Xie Xiyun pressed her temples: "Pacify the people of Yang City as soon as possible."

"Right, recruit the Awakened from various regions; we are in dire need of manpower now."

Lin Li lowered his head, not daring to look into Xie Xiyun's eyes.

Xie Xiyun noticed Lin Li's abnormality and asked: "What's wrong?"

Lin Li hesitated for a moment and replied: "The whole of Yang City… no Awakened dares to join us now."

Xie Xiyun's gaze sharpened: "What's going on!?"

Lin Li said resentfully: "It's all the Four Kings Pavilion's doing!"

"Most of the Awakened in Yang City have defected to the Four Kings Pavilion, and the others have either fled or died; they simply don't dare to join us."

Xie Xiyun took a deep breath, just about to speak.

Feng Tao's urgent voice came from outside the door: "Xi Yun, Xi Yun, Gan Xiaoqin isn't dead!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Xie Xiyun's eyes.

Feng Tao pushed the door open and entered, saying urgently: "Xi Yun, the Four Kings Pavilion has turned Gan Xiaoqin into a human stick and hung him at their organization's entrance. You must go and save him!"

Xie Xiyun suppressed her anger: "Feng Tao, don't be anxious yet."

Lin Li echoed from the side: "That's right, Sister Tao, we are severely weakened right now and are simply no match for the Four Kings Pavilion. We must consider this carefully."

Feng Tao said coldly: "If you won't save him, I will!"

"Save!"

Xie Xiyun stopped Feng Tao, who was preparing to leave: "Tell the Four Kings Pavilion that I will trade three crates of high-level Soul Reagents for Qin Xiaogan's life."

Lin Li hurriedly shouted: "Team Leader Xie! Absolutely not! He, Gan Xiaoqin, is just a low-level Awakened; how is he worth so many Soul Reagents?"

Feng Tao snorted coldly: "Lin Li, during the first battle with the Four Kings Pavilion, if it weren't for Gan Xiaoqin drawing the enemy away, our casualties would have been even worse."

"You heartless thing!"

Lin Li's expression changed, and he said gloomily: "I am considering the big picture for the Investigation Bureau."

Xie Xiyun rubbed her stinging temples: "Enough, everyone stop talking. My mind is made up."

Feng Tao said worriedly: "What if the Four Kings Pavilion doesn't agree to the exchange?"

A golden light flashed across Xie Xiyun's brow: "If they don't agree, then no one gets to play."

Lin Li lowered his head, his face extremely calm, but his fists were clenched tightly.

Damn Xie Xiyun!

Damn Feng Tao!

Foolish sentimentality!

...

Yang City, South City.

"We are all citizens of Great Zhou, why won't you let us into the city?"

"Do you want to just watch us starve or freeze to death out here?"

Tens of thousands of refugees were crowded at the foot of the city wall; the noise was deafening, and the scene was extremely chaotic for a moment.

They were in rags, their faces haggard, and some were even covered in blood, a truly horrific sight.

The most puzzling part was that the refugees with wounds were all surrounded by an indescribable black aura.

A refugee who was clearly a high-ranking official or noble stepped out from the crowd.

"I am the older brother of the group leader of the Coastal City Investigation Bureau, open the gate for me now!"

The Investigation Bureau members on the city wall looked at each other.

Team Leader Lu Jiancheng said loudly: "Do you have an official warrant?"

The refugee's expression stiffened: "My name is Gao Xianzhong, my younger brother is Gao Xianchu, you can look it up."

Team Leader Lu Jiancheng replied: "Without an Investigation Bureau warrant, no one is allowed to enter the city!"

Gao Xianzhong said indignantly: "You are simply… unreasonable. When my brother comes, you'll be sorry!"

Team Leader Lu Jiancheng sneered: "I'll be waiting."