At this moment, Shao Zheng, who was in the office of the Grand Speaker of the Great Xia Magic Association, looked at the intelligence in his hand and narrowed his eyes towards the void.
The note in his hand spontaneously combusted without a flame, turning into ashes and dissipating into the air.
This intelligence was not presented by his subordinates, but was transmitted directly to him through a spatial channel.
The opponent's spatial mastery far surpassed that of the few spatial forbidden spell masters he had ever seen.
If others were to detect this spatial teleportation, they would be extremely vigilant and would definitely try to find out the source of the problem.
The opponent could so easily cast a spatial teleportation spell in front of him, a second-level forbidden spell mage, and even teleport his head away before he could react.
But this time, Shao Zheng quickly calmed down after his initial surprise.
The reason was simple: he knew who the other person was even though they made no attempt to conceal their presence.
Who else could be able to unleash such overwhelming spatial abilities right under my nose, besides Ms. Serafina who's right next to Su Lan?
This seemingly effortless yet highly subtle use of spatial abilities made him realize just how powerful the forces around Su Lan truly were.
This is enough to show how correct his policy of maintaining a friendly relationship with Su Lan was, both then and now.
Thinking of this, Shao Zheng couldn't help but smile with relief.
However, his smile quickly turned cold and angry.
His outburst of rage stemmed from the intelligence relayed by Su Lan.
Intelligence indicates that the Black Church members who infiltrated the ancient capital this time belong to Cardinal Jiuying!
The other side is brewing a colossal conspiracy, using the entire population of the ancient capital as sacrificial offerings to obtain what they desire.
As for where the Nine-Headed Serpent is now?
What is his/her identity?
The intelligence contained no hidden information; it gave the answer directly.
Bai Xu, the Southern Guardian of the Former Palace, is none other than the Cardinal Jiu Ying of the Black Vatican!
Not long ago, upon seeing this message, Shao Zheng almost lost control of his forbidden-level Starry Sky Magic Power and rushed into the Forbidden City to beat Nan Shou to death.
But his rationality and understanding as a leader of many years allowed him to instantly suppress all his rage.
The extreme cycles of fear, reason, and rage have made him more clear-headed than ever before.
It's absolutely not feasible to directly identify Jiuying now.
Jiuying now holds the position of the Southern Guardian of the Former Palace and has been included in the quasi-high-level positions of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Based on the opponent's current trajectory, they are actively vying for a defensive position in the north.
It should be noted that the Northern Defender commands the Eastern, Western, and Southern Defenders.
Once Jiuying becomes the Northern Guardian, it means he has truly entered the upper echelons of the Great Xia Dynasty and gained access to the Great Xia's most secret information.
He dared not imagine that if the cardinals of the Black Church were allowed to know the top-secret information of Great Xia, whether they spread the information or launched assassination operations against the high-level combat forces of Great Xia, it would cause incalculable losses to Great Xia.
Thinking of this, Shao Zheng felt a rare chill.
He never imagined that he would be infiltrated to such a high position; it was simply shocking.
Fortunately, Su Lan had provided the information in advance.
As for why Shao Zheng trusted Su Lan so much, it was naturally because the Great Xia was no slouch when it came to intelligence gathering.
According to intelligence from several sources within the secret front, a cardinal of the Black Vatican has been deeply entrenched in Great Xia for a long time.
If the opponent doesn't make a move, fine; but if they do, it will definitely be aimed at the vital points of the Great Xia.
Only a handful of people in the entire Great Xia knew about this news, and they had been secretly investigating it.
The first few years yielded no results.
It wasn't until the last three years that a tiny clue was found.
This further confirmed the authenticity of the message.
Therefore, they devoted more resources to the investigation.
Finally, a list was obtained.
The number of people included was only about sixty, which was a significant reduction from the previous needle-in-a-haystack search.
Thinking of this list, one can recall the name of Nan Shou Bai Xu, as well as the former chief of the palace guards beside him.
Originally, Nan Shoubai Xu was the least suspected person on this list.
He even considered removing the other person from the list recently.
Unexpectedly, the person he thought was the least likely to be the real Jiuying turned out to be the real Jiuying.
With the corroborating evidence in the intelligence, he had no more doubts.
Thinking of this, Shao Zheng sighed.
thrilling!
That was incredibly dangerous!
Thank goodness!
I'm so glad!
Complex thoughts flashed through his mind, but Shao Zheng maintained his cold and stern expression.
What we need to do now is to pull out the radish and bring out the mud along with it, and wipe out Jiuying and his subordinates in one fell swoop.
Absolutely no mice should be left behind.
This time, the catastrophe in the ancient capital caused by the other side is the perfect opportunity.
According to Su Lan's intelligence, Jiu Ying will have a few days to move Sha Yuan to the red line area of the ancient capital.
Now, Jiuying... also known as Nan Shou Bai Xu, has set off to the ancient capital.
This is the best time to clear out the people left behind by the Nine-Headed Serpent in the old capital's palace.
He needed to inform Pang Lai first, and then he needed to join forces with Old Man Hua, ready to go to the ancient capital to quell the catastrophe and eliminate the "parasites" that posed a great threat!
To add an extra layer of security, Shao Zheng invited Su Lan and Serafina to help oversee the ancient capital before destroying the intelligence.
He was willing to pay a generous reward for this.
He and Su Lan were not in a subordinate relationship, so naturally he wouldn't think of "getting something for free".
Not only will they not take advantage of her, but they will also try their best to give Su Lan more compensation.
Based on the performance of the Alien Hunting Grounds in the Western Regions Expansion Strategy, he knew that Su Lan and his forces were the greatest helpers for Great Xia in dealing with the invasion of sea monsters in the future.
It's even possible that Su Lan will one day replace the Holy City and become the new light of humanity.
Why not take advantage of Su Lan's current development stage to offer timely help, or wait until the other party replaces the Holy City before adding to the glory?
He even had a premonition that the world would be completely changed because of Su Lan.
.....
While Shao Zheng was experiencing intense emotional fluctuations and his thoughts were scattered because of the information that Su Lan had asked Serafina to transmit that morning.
Su Lan is now walking in the wilderness outside the ancient capital.
Along the way, the short man once tried to strike up a conversation with Asha'ruya, but was glared at by Asha'ruya's attendant and immediately gave up.
Su Lan, walking at the very back, kept her eyes on Asha's back.
She wore a silk robe embroidered with colorful peacocks, and a soft, crimson shawl draped down her back. Her figure swayed gently from side to side as she walked, displaying a stunningly beautiful and captivating figure.
Perhaps sensing Su Lan's gaze, Asha Ruya, who was walking ahead, turned around and glanced at Su Lan.
Even though there was a black veil behind her, Su Lan could sense a pair of bright eyes looking at her with a half-smile.
Asha Ruya deliberately slowed her pace, waiting for Su Lan to come up.
"I'm Ye Meng'e, can we get to know each other, handsome?"
A seductive voice came from behind the veil, causing the short and muscular men in front to turn around frequently.
Su Lan was surrounded by so many women that he was already immune to Asha's seductive voice.
"I am Blue Book, Blue as in blue, Book of books."