After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2550 Departure
As they talked, "we" changed to "I." Xiao Ping could hear the change, but she didn't argue with him at the moment.

Duan Heyun concluded: "At this point, we'd better go along with her a little."

He Lutian nodded: "It was right to control her sooner rather than later."

As long as Ah Lian signs the contract and becomes His divine vessel, regardless of whether this little girl is the reincarnation of the Hidden God, she will have no choice but to obey from now on.

From this perspective, she should agree as soon as possible.

Xiao Ping could only nod:

"understood."

Having received instructions from the god Helu, Duan Heyun left excitedly.

Xiao Ping saw that he was walking towards the garden, and thought he was going to tell A-Lian the good news. She couldn't help but sigh.

"What are you worried about?" Helu Tian asked her. "The wild release experiment has been conducted many times and is a routine experiment."

"I still think that little girl is inextricably linked to the Hidden God. Either she's hiding it too well, or she herself is completely unaware of it."

Even if this woman's skill level couldn't match Duan Heyun's, it was still top-notch. Helu Tian didn't underestimate her concern:

What exactly is your basis?

“Duan Heyun has always believed that A-Lian’s birth was both a coincidence and an inevitability after our repeated experiments. After thousands or tens of thousands of experiments, there must be an individual that is closer to success.” Xiao Ping frowned. “But A-Lian… is too perfect, too perfect to be a product that we can produce at this stage. You see, she can even consciously modify her appearance to make it more to Duan Heyun’s liking, and she can even cultivate, and she is progressing very quickly.”

"This is progress that has crossed many levels. It's like we created a mechanical puppet, and our initial intention was just to make it run. We didn't expect it to take off directly. What's scary is that it shouldn't have been able to fly. The appearance of A-Lian made Duan Heyun ecstatic, but it made me feel terrified! I tend to think that this is not a coincidence, but that the Hidden God Monarch successfully projected a fragment of his will onto A-Lian."

Helu Tian could understand what she was saying perfectly: "You believe that only the Hidden God Lord himself can perfectly control the changes in his body?"

"Duan Heyun is just too confident, that's why he keeps sticking to his own opinions," Xiao Ping snorted. "He was also misled by A-Lian's appearance and demeanor, unable to see the danger. This man has spent his whole life researching demon puppets, yet he can be bewitched by his own creation—it's utterly absurd and laughable!"

In her view, this was extremely unprofessional.

Unfortunately, Duan Heyun is the one with the most outstanding talent. How infuriating!
"He doesn't even consider that if Ah Lian is truly a projection of the Hidden God's consciousness, how can it be considered his work!"

"Anything else?" Helu Tian continued, "What other concerns do you have?"

Xiao Ping shook her head.

"Just now, when you saw Hu Xin, why did you grab the tiger-head paperweight?" In Lotus Valley, He Lutian saw through everything. "You suspect him?"

"A little bit, I always felt that he was too attentive and proactive."

"Kill me if you want."

"He's fine, I'm just overthinking it." Xiao Ping rubbed her temples, feeling exhausted lately and annoyed with everyone. "The Divine Lord is monitoring everything in Lotus Valley, did you notice him saying anything strange or excessive?"

"No."

“That’s just because he’s temporarily in charge and is too ambitious.” She thought for a moment, “Hu Xin is always eager to climb the ladder. He thinks he’s seen an opportunity and wants to make a good impression.”

Helu Tian said no more.

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Duan Heyun adopted Hu Xin's suggestion and decided to bring forward the release experiment to this evening.

Once the order was given, the entire town of Yingzui sprang into action.

The caravan was originally scheduled to return to Baisong City, but because Lingyun Palace planned to release five demon puppet test subjects, it would send an army of nine hundred men to escort them, and the capture team from Baisong City would also be on standby.

The final location for releasing them into the wild was Luanshan Mountain, north of Baisong City.

The terrain here is quite complex, with hills, forests, pits, streams, and a small lake, allowing the demon puppeteers to observe the specific behavior of their experimental subjects in this complex environment.

He Lingchuan only learned before setting off that each experimental subject had been fitted with a tracking artifact or supernatural power, including but not limited to divine gaze.

So A-Lian's last escape was actually part of Lingyun Palace's observation plan. They wanted to see how A-Lian would behave at the farm.

She lay in wait there for three days and three nights without harming a single person, which was something the demon puppeteers hadn't expected.

The selected location in Luanshan even includes a forest farm with over a hundred employees, primarily engaged in logging.

Lingyun Palace also wanted to see how the experimental subjects would react to ordinary people. One of the reasons for choosing this location was on the advice of Lord Baisong.

Because this forest farm has been outsourced, the owner still signed a contract with the previous Baisong City Lord, and the rent was also collected by the previous city lord. In the past few years, not a single penny has been paid.

The contract still has ten years left, and Bai Songcheng can't just kick them out directly, so let's try a different approach.

During the period from preparation to departure, He Lingchuan was not as busy as he had imagined.

The troop movements were not under his jurisdiction, and he had many subordinates in charge. As Deng Yanlong's general agent, Hu Xin only needed to ask for things, and his subordinates would run the errands for him.

Four of the stewards had participated in the previous wild release training exercises and were particularly familiar with the procedures. He Lingchuan then assigned these tasks to them, ostensibly because Supervisor Deng wanted to give them a thorough evaluation. These stewards were overjoyed and worked with exceptional diligence.

If anything were to happen, the real Hu Xin would still be imprisoned in Doukou Garden.

Although Zhu Da Niang didn't kill the man immediately after his failed attempt to assassinate He Lingchuan, he couldn't escape punishment.

He thought he could face the consequences of failure, but reality told him, with the cruelest torment and pain, that he couldn't.

Falling into Aunt Zhu's hands meant truly being unable to live or die.

It showed no sympathy or pity for any human being other than He Lingchuan and Dong Rui.

So in the end, Hu Xin was completely subdued and obediently cooperated in everything.

When his subordinates came to consult He Lingchuan, it was Hu Xin from Doukou Garden who ultimately answered.

And so, it finally came to afternoon.

The large group set off from Yanxia Bay and headed towards Luanshan.

All the other test subjects were kept in cages, while A-Lian sat on horseback, riding alongside Duan Heyun.

Her hands hung down, her sleeves slipped down, concealing the shackles on her hands.

Runes would often flash across the handcuffs.

A-Lian didn't mind, looking around and chattering to Duan Heyun about the interesting things she had seen and heard along the way.

She was extremely excited to be able to come out and play. The last time she left Yanxia Bay was several months ago, and it was late autumn, when the grass and trees were withered and desolate. It was nothing like today, when the mountains and fields were lush and green, with flowers blooming and butterflies fluttering around.

(End of this chapter)