251: Better than you!

"Captain Qi and Captain Wang, your arrival is a great honor. Why didn't you inform me in advance? I could have prepared a banquet to welcome you..." Prefect Duan Jian said, his chubby Face filled with a fawning smile as he bowed with folded hands.

"Prefect Duan, there is no need for such formalities! We are here on official business; just arrange some simple food and lodging for us!" Qi Huaiyi said.

"Oh? Rest assured, Captain Qi, food and lodging will be arranged immediately! By the way, the General Team Leader of the Southern Division also called me earlier, saying he would be arriving here soon. I wonder if you all..." Prefect Duan Jian asked tentatively.

"Team Leader Gu is coming too?" Qi Huaiyi hadn't expected Gu Fengyang to be so fast; he thought he would have to wait a while for them.

"Yes, the General Team Leader just called and said he would arrive within an hour! Also, this is Gu Teng, the son of the General Team Leader. He fought bravely against the Evil Cultists today and performed outstandingly. He has the spirit of his father, so I brought him here as well..." Prefect Duan Jian said.

"The General Team Leader's son?" Qi Huaiyi looked at Gu Teng and couldn't help but nod. The two did look a little alike, though only in terms of facial proportions. Otherwise, the differences were quite significant; if no one mentioned it, one could hardly tell, as Gu Fengyang was extremely rugged, while Gu Teng was a handsome young man.

Gu Teng nodded and said shyly, "I am Gu Teng. As for what happened with the Evil Cultists today..."

Qi Huaiyi nodded and said, "That is exactly why we are here! Tell me the whole story in detail..."

Gu Teng hurriedly began to explain, but he remembered Lin Shengnan's instructions and did not mention the special killing methods used by that passing young Xuan Practitioner...

The others listening on the side were terrified. They hadn't expected the situation to be so dangerous. If it weren't for that passing young Xuan Practitioner, none of the teachers and students would have returned alive!

Qi Huaiyi was well aware that the passing young Xuan Practitioner must be Long Yuan. However, he did not expect that Long Yuan's current strength would be so terrifying. He could easily wipe out over two hundred people alone, including the short-haired man at the Peak of the Martial Ancestor Realm. Moreover, that short-haired man had consumed a Level 3 Strengthening Fluid at the time, which likely pushed his Realm to the Peak of the Martial Commander Realm. Such strength was definitely not something he could handle, yet even in that state, the short-haired man was no match for a single punch from Long Yuan!

"He's not even 17 years old yet, and he has already reached such a level. How is anyone else supposed to live..."

He felt quite emotional and cursed himself for living his life in vain. However, he was also delighted by the significant improvement in Long Yuan's strength. After all, the Qi Family had favored Long Yuan before and wanted to invest in him, but they felt he was too young at the time, and the current chaotic situation might not give him enough time to grow. But now, it seemed that Long Yuan's growth rate was astonishing, and his investment value was becoming greater and greater. If they didn't act quickly, the Qi Family would miss the opportunity once Long Yuan had fully matured. After all, offering help in times of need is far more precious than adding flowers to a brocade...

"This kid should be in Nanming City right now. Should I find him and have a chat..." Qi Huaiyi thought to himself.

He praised Gu Teng for a while, then found a quiet place and called Long Yuan...

"Long Yuan, you are in Nanming City, right? I am here too..." Qi Huaiyi said as soon as the call connected.

"Qi Team Leader, I am a bit busy right now and won't be meeting you for the time being! Hmm, after you rendezvous with the General Team Leader, it would be best to act immediately and lie in ambush in the wilderness in advance. That team of Evil Cultists' aircraft will arrive at today's crime scene around the second half of the night! As for the location of the scene, Lin Shengnan, a female teacher at Nanming No. 1 High School, knows it, and she has a certain amount of combat power that can help you!" Long Yuan said directly.

"What? You have already mastered their itinerary?" Qi Huaiyi asked in surprise.

"Yes, but don't reveal that it was me who told you! Be careful, they have people watching the city gate area. You must act secretly and don't alert those people!"

"Understood! By the way, what is that female teacher's strength?" Qi Huaiyi asked.

"Stronger than you!" Long Yuan said, then hung up the phone and continued to collect scrap metal...

"Stronger than me? No, no, if this continues, I will really be looked down upon by Long Yuan..." Qi Huaiyi muttered to himself, his sense of crisis exploding. He used to be complacent about his Martial Ancestor cultivation, but now he felt that he had truly lived his life in vain. Long Yuan, a teenager not yet 17, had surpassed him in the blink of an eye, and a female teacher from Nanming No. 1 High School was actually stronger than him. How much Face would he lose if this got out?

Additionally, after hearing Long Yuan's assessment, Qi Huaiyi suddenly realized that tonight's operation carried significant risks. Previously, he had been eager to strive for credit and had not considered that the leader of the opposing side could very likely display combat power at the Martial Commander level. He was merely a small Martial Ancestor in the early stage; if he were to Face that leader head-on, the leader could wipe him out several times over with just a light palm strike!

"It seems I need to find more help! I can't possibly Face an Evil Cultist at the Martial Commander level by myself, right?" Qi Huaiyi did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly went to discuss it with Wang Zhen...

After the two reached a consensus, they quickly found Prefect Duan Jian and said they wanted to mobilize some experts from Nanming City to participate in the arrest of the Evil Cultists.

"What? You are here to arrest Evil Cultists?!" Prefect Duan Jian was shocked, his Face instantly turning pale. He hadn't expected that there were still Evil Cultists. Who could save him now?

Qi Huaiyi looked at him with some curiosity, but with his rich experience in handling cases, he quickly discerned Prefect Duan Jian's psychological state at the moment. He couldn't help but chuckle inwardly and said, "Correct! We received precise intelligence that a team of Evil Cultists is flying from elsewhere to the wilderness here, preparing to investigate the reason for their failure earlier today. At the same time, they are preparing to capture some members of the Human Race in the wilderness to use as medicine testing tools. Moreover, the enemy's strength is quite formidable, and we alone are not enough, so we need to mobilize experts from this city to participate in the arrest operation!"

Prefect Duan Jian suddenly realized and hurriedly said, "No problem! You can have as many people as you want!"

"It's not about quantity, but quality! The enemy is extremely alert, and the slightest disturbance could cause our efforts to be wasted, so they must be experts! Let's do this: summon all experts at the Middle Stage of the Martial Ancestor Realm and above immediately. However, they must be trustworthy. If another traitor appears and affects the operation plan, I'm afraid our Southern Division won't be able to protect you this time!" Qi Huaiyi snorted.

Upon hearing this, sweat began to bead on Prefect Duan Jian's forehead, and he hurriedly said, "No problem! I will summon some people who can be completely trusted!"

He hurriedly took out his mobile phone and started making calls one by one...

Just while he was making calls, Gu Fengyang arrived with a team of men!