Chapter 1879 - 1005:

Night falls.

Moonlight shines on the tree shadows, twinkle twinkle, no one cares even if you cry.

In the distant Hetao Plain.

A man pats the child in his arms, peeking through the gaps at the distant walls, his eyes full of resentment and regret.

The broken walls can’t block the wind, the roaring wind biting his face with pain.

These are two broken walls, forming a stable triangle.

He dares not make any noise, the occasional zombie roar in the surroundings forces him to cover the child’s ears as best as he can.

One foot firmly braces against the iron sheet outside, preventing it from collapsing.

An endless bitterness wells up from the depths of his heart, he doesn’t understand why hearts could be so vicious.

Alas....

In the night sky, he softly sighs, tears shimmering at the corners of his eyes, unseen by anyone.

.....

November nights are very cold.

During the day the sun’s radiation is strong, very hot.

But once night falls, the temperature plummets, the difference can be over twenty degrees.

On Sanqing Mountain.

A tall skinny man with a sword strapped to his waist, crosses his arms and gazes at the moonlight in the sky.

Another short and plump man, dressed in a tattered cotton Taoist robe, is wielding a sword, splitting wood in half, stroke by stroke.

Crackle——

The wood catches fire, the short plump Taoist robe man quickly throws a few more logs over, forming a small fire heap.

"I say, stop posing over there, come warm yourself." The short plump Taoist calls out to the tall skinny Taoist.

The tall skinny Taoist replies displeased:

"What do you know, I’m observing the celestial phenomena, I feel there’s something to it, Tianzhu Star, Tianpeng Star descend into the palace with Ren, Gui water means rain; if the palace lacks Ren, Gui water gods, then no rain.

Recently Tianzhu Star, Tianpeng Star shifted, unleashing a solar disaster, now look, Tianzhu Star and Tianpeng Star are shifting again, strange indeed, yet not settling in the palace...

The palace divides into three platforms.

Upper platform hosts Xu Jing Kade Star Lord, middle platform hosts Liu Chun Sikong Star Lord, lower platform hosts Qu Sheng Silu Star Lord. The three platforms host 6 stars, belonging to Taiwei Constellation...

Thus, it seems not long after, heavy snowfall might descend...."

The short plump Taoist replies helplessly:

"What’s the use, back then our master even forecasted the end days, yet none believed, your calculations now are useless, finding Junior Brother Qingyang is the priority.

Lil junior brother is simple-minded, who knows if he’s still alive without our care....."

The tall skinny Taoist lowers his hands, then speaks as he walks towards the Daoist Temple:

"I casted a hexagram, the divination shows Junior Brother is still well, the hexagram guides to the South. Let’s head South to find him."

"South? Such a vast area, we’re already in the South." The short plump Taoist retorts with a pout.

The tall skinny Taoist points at the short plump Taoist, speechless, replies:

"Seriously, did you retain nothing from our master’s teachings? I cast the hexagram here, indicating it’s still South of us, further South, just two provinces, it’s either Gansheng or Guangdong Province."

The short plump Taoist curses: "If we had been quicker, Junior Brother Qingyang wouldn’t have been separated from us."

Upon hearing this, the tall skinny Taoist considers responding, but ultimately remains silent.

The two Taoists light a fire in this dilapidated Daoist Temple.

Nights are particularly cold, even colder on the mountain.

The two huddle by the fire, closing their eyes in meditation, the longsword placed across their laps.

In the silent night, the distant valley echoes with zombie roars.

Making the heart tremble in fear.

......

Oil City.

Dapao and his group have questioned Liu Weimeng thoroughly about everything known regarding the Northern Territory Federation.

To be precise, Liu Weimeng has confessed everything he knows.

Liu Weimeng, feeling parched, speaks to Dapao:

"Chief, I’ve said all I needed to say, may I have a cup of water?"

Dapao turns to Xiao He and says: "Xiao He, give him a cup of water."

Seeing his cooperation, offering him a drink is harmless.

Li Tie frowns, saying to Ju Tianrui and the others, "Let’s discuss in the meeting room."

Everyone leaves the interrogation room together.

The interrogation room remains guarded by two combat personnel.

In the meeting room.

Li Tie addresses everyone:

"It seems Liu Weimeng knows more about the Northern Territory Federation than the kid, but what’s next for handling these people, does anyone have suggestions?"

Dapao quickly answers:

"Tiezi, I promised the kid to let him go back, I mainly think this kid is easier to control, sending him as our spy into the Northern Territory Federation."

Ju Tianrui responds: "What if he betrays us? Once back in the Northern Territory Federation, he’s beyond our control."

Dapao’s expression turns complicated, he says:

"But the kid, he does it all for his sister, truly pitiful, forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything..."

Upon Dapao’s words, everyone’s surprised looking at him.

They’ve always known how ruthless Dapao can be towards those being interrogated, yet they didn’t expect his sympathy for a child.

Strange.

It’s truly unusual.

Little did they know, Dapao too experienced regret from tragically losing his parents to scoundrels, he’s a dutiful person.

Hence, he holds great sympathy for those who would rather die than yield for their family.

Li Tie glances at Dapao and Xiao Jun, then speaks:

"For now, let’s detain these captured people, the priority is to sync the interrogation information with Big Camphor Tree Base, and have headquarters give us directives on how to proceed with them."