277: A meeting of the human ceiling!

The bronze chains still bound Fengdu Great Emperor, but at this moment, he no longer struggled, instead closing his eyes, seemingly falling into a deep slumber.

Song Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, "It was a close call, but we're safe."

He exited the space of the [Salvation Banner] and returned to Fengdu Ghost City.

Looking at the Great Compassion and Great Grief Rescue Banner again, it no longer had the oppressive aura it did before; instead, it looked like an ordinary flag.

"Divine splendor concealed, returning to simplicity. Not bad, not bad. It seems our chances of winning have increased by another point."

Song Zhong turned his head, looked in the direction of the Huasheng Pool, and softly said, "I hope everything goes smoothly for Tongtian..."

Shangjing City, Night Watcher Headquarters.

The first thing Ye Fan did upon his return was to notify all human powerhouses to come to Shangjing for a meeting.

Golden Cicada Great Master's words had put immense pressure on Ye Fan.

"Commander, this is Zuo Qing."

Zuo Qing appeared at the door of Ye Fan's office.

"Come in," Ye Fan took a sip of hot tea, catching his breath, "Find a place to sit."

"Thank you, Commander." Zuo Qing sat on the sofa and began to report, "Commander, as per your instructions, I have already notified the other four human powerhouses. Everyone will arrive in two days."

"Mm!" Ye Fan replied softly. He had not told Zuo Qing the outcome of his trip to Jiuhua Mountain this time.

"Commander, regarding the Baili Family's infiltration case, we have currently arrested 123 Night Watchers, but..."

"But all the key clues are gone, aren't they?" Ye Fan had already guessed what Zuo Qing was about to say.

"Yes," Zuo Qing continued, "The most crucial individuals all committed suicide by poison, and these were the ones who had deep contact with the Baili Family.

The people currently arrested merely accepted benefits from the Baili Family, and the Baili Family never asked these people to do anything."

Ye Fan's eyebrows raised, "It seems the Baili Family's purpose in infiltrating the Night Watchers is not merely to gain convenience in developing forbidden items."

Zuo Qing nodded, but this matter was indeed difficult to get to the bottom of for a while.

"Oh, and Commander, there's another strange thing."

"Tell me," Ye Fan said.

"Recently, the frequency of Mysterious activities and the number observed have significantly decreased," Zuo Qing said.

"Significantly decreased? Isn't that a good thing?"

"If it were that simple, it would indeed be a good thing, but Shao Pingge recently discovered that more than half of the Klein Realm Mysterious hidden in Shangjing City have directly disappeared."

Zuo Qing handed a report to Ye Fan. The person who drafted this report was none other than Bai Wuchang Shao Pingge.

Ye Fan took the report and read it carefully.

The more he read, the more somber his expression became.

"Shangjing City's patrol forces are the most concentrated. How did they disappear right under our noses?"

As the capital of Great Xia, Shangjing City's population was incomparable to other cities.

And the more people there were, the more powerful the Mysterious that emerged.

Therefore, Shangjing City had the most Klein Realm Mysterious.

However, with the monster Shao Pingge suppressing them, these Mysterious usually did not dare to cause trouble, achieving a delicate balance with the Night Watchers.

These Mysterious would not cause trouble everywhere, and the Night Watchers would turn a blind eye.

Because if the Night Watchers wanted to completely eliminate these Mysterious, they would inevitably face their desperate resistance.

And Shangjing City's population was too large; if such a matter was handled carelessly, it would cause large-scale civilian casualties.

However, while they couldn't be dealt with temporarily, it didn't mean the Night Watchers relaxed their vigilance against them.

The Night Watchers in Shangjing City monitored the territories of these Mysterious almost 24 hours a day without interruption.

But even under such strict surveillance, these Mysterious had disappeared.

In this report, Shao Pingge also wrote that he had previously questioned some Mysterious through the method of entering dreams.

However, those Mysterious seemed to have taken a mute pill and refused to reveal any information.

This greatly troubled Shao Pingge. The Night Watcher internal organization was currently in a period of turmoil, and choosing to go to war with the Mysterious in Shangjing City at this time was a very unwise decision.

"Can you estimate the approximate time the Mysterious disappeared?" Ye Fan suddenly asked.

"That, it was roughly at the same time the Baili Family incident occurred," Zuo Qing recalled and said.

Ye Fan stroked his chin, "Zuo Qing, do you think there might be some connection between the disappearance of the Mysterious and the anomaly in Guangzhou-Shenzhen City?"

Zuo Qing thought carefully for a moment, then shook his head, "That shouldn't be possible. Not to mention the great distance between Shangjing and Guangzhou-Shenzhen.

The things the Baili Family did really have no connection with the Mysterious in Shangjing City."

"Zuo Qing, I always have a strange premonition that these two things seem to be related," Ye Fan was somewhat unconvinced.

"Sigh," Zuo Qing sighed and said, "Commander, you really should get some good rest lately.

If the disappearance of the Mysterious in Shangjing City is related to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen incident, then the sharp decrease in the number of Mysterious across Great Xia cannot possibly be related to the Guangzhou-Shenzhen incident, can it?"

The report he had just handed to Ye Fan contained not only the situation in Shangjing City but also reports from Night Watchers across the country.

A portion of the Mysterious that were currently being dealt with had also disappeared.

"I hope I'm overthinking it."

Ye Fan sighed and said no more.

...

Two days later, the five human powerhouses gathered in Shangjing.

In a quaint small courtyard in the suburbs of Shangjing, Ye Fan and Zuo Qing had already brewed tea.

"Master, try this tea. I specifically brought it back from Jiuhua Mountain," Ye Fan said.

"Then this old man thanks the Commander," the Master chuckled as he took the teacup and took a sip.

"Not bad, not bad. This tea indeed has a unique flavor," the Master praised.

Lu Wuwei and Guan Zai also took a sip.

Zhou Ping looked at the teacup in front of him, silent, wondering what he was thinking.

"Ye Fan, why did you call us here this time?" Guan Zai, wearing a baseball cap, asked.

Ye Fan's expression became serious, and he slowly began, "This time, when I went to Jiuhua Mountain, I met my master."

Upon hearing this, everyone was stunned.

"Golden Cicada Great Master?" Guan Zai asked in surprise.

Everyone knew that Ye Fan's master was a Great Xia Deity.

Ye Fan nodded, "This time, the reason Master sought me out is because the Heavenly Venerate recently had a prophecy: Great Xia is about to face a crisis."

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned grave.

Since the Great Xia Gods had told Ye Fan this news, it meant that they might be unable to provide assistance.

"The crisis, is it from outside?" Guan Zai asked.

Ye Fan nodded, "Combining with recent events in Great Xia, the most likely possibility is that group of Outer Gods from Sun City in Egypt."