Please call me Your Majesty!

Chapter 241 Dark Night Cult

After receiving the order, the guard left in a hurry.

Hengyi looked at Chu Shizhao with some concern: "Your Highness, this Dark Night Cult is so mysterious and opposes us everywhere. It's really hateful. I wonder if this token can be the key for us to uncover their veil."

Hearing this, Chu Shizhao sighed helplessly: "Alas, I hope this teacher can figure out the meaning of the symbols on this token."

Su Yao also came over and looked at the token, thoughtfully.

"Your Highness, I always feel that there is a great secret hidden behind this token. Maybe we can use it to find the headquarters of the Dark Night Cult."

As they were talking, a guard suddenly came to report: "Your Highness, the commander of the capital's garrison wants to see you."

Chu Shizhao frowned slightly: "Why is he here at this time? Let him in."

The commander of the garrison army walked into the room quickly and saluted: "Your Highness, I just received a report from my subordinates that some suspicious people were found at the four gates of the capital. They were sneaking around and seemed to be observing the defense of the city gates."

Chu Shizhao's face changed. "It seems that the Dark Night Cult is still determined to harm the capital. Hengyi, you lead a team immediately and keep an eye on these suspicious people. If there is any unusual movement, take action immediately."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Hengyi left quickly.

Su Yao said: "Your Highness, I will go with you, maybe I can help."

Chu Shizhao nodded: "Okay, you and Hengyi take care of each other and be careful."

……

After a long time, the counselor finally invited Master Zhang over.

"Master Zhang, thank you for making this trip."

Chu Shizhao said politely.

"Your Highness is too polite. I wonder what you want from me?"

Master Zhang asked.

Chu Shizhao handed the token to Master Zhang: "Master, you are knowledgeable. Take a look at the symbols on this token. Do you have any clues?"

Master Zhang took the token and looked at it carefully, frowning and nodding from time to time. After a while, he looked at Chu Shizhao with a serious face.

"Your Highness, this symbol is quite strange. I can't determine its exact meaning for the moment."

"But judging from this symbol, it seems to be related to an ancient mysterious sect."

After hearing what the other party said, Chu Shizhao instantly became interested: "Mysterious sect? Master, please tell us in detail."

"As far as I know, a hundred years ago, there was an organization called 'The Shadow Cult' in the martial arts world. They acted strangely and specialized in assassination and subversion. Later, they disappeared for some unknown reason. The symbol on this token is somewhat similar to the legendary symbol of the Shadow Cult."

Chu Shizhao murmured, "The Shadow Cult? Could it be that this Dark Night Cult has some connection with the Shadow Cult from a hundred years ago?"

"Your Highness, this is just my guess. After all, a hundred years have passed, and many things can no longer be verified."

"But there must be something fishy going on. Your Highness should be more careful. Sects like this are often cruel and ruthless. If you are not careful..."

After seeing Master Zhang off, Chu Shizhao could only give up for the time being.

Since there are no valuable clues on the token for the time being, he can only place his last hope on Hengyi and the others.

On the other side, Hengyi and Su Yao led their men to the four gates of the capital.

Hengyi ordered his men to disperse and secretly monitor those who behaved suspiciously.

"Hengyi, look at that person over there. He has been lingering near the city gate since a while ago, and his eyes are glancing at the city wall from time to time. He is very suspicious."

Su Yao pointed at a man in a black robe and said.

Hengyi looked in the direction Su Yao pointed and found that the man was behaving strangely.

"Come on, let's go over and take a look."

The two men quietly approached the man in black robe. Just when they were about to get close, the man in black robe seemed to have noticed something and suddenly quickened his pace and walked towards a small alley.

"Don't let him get away!"

Hengyi shouted and chased after Su Yao.

The alley was dark and narrow, and the man in black robe was running very fast in front.

Hengyi and Su Yao chased after him relentlessly, and after a while, they found that the man in black robe had disappeared.

"Strange, why is the person gone?"

Su Yao wondered.

Just then, the sound of fighting was heard from a yard next to them.

Hengyi and Su Yao looked at each other and immediately rushed into the yard.

I saw several people fighting in the yard, one side was Hengyi's men, and the other side was a few men in black.

"Who are you? Why are you fighting here?"

Hengyi asked loudly.

A man in black sneered, "Hmph, it's none of your business! If you know what's best for you, leave now, or don't blame us for being rude."

Heng Yi snorted coldly: "I think you are the ones who don't know how to live or die. You dare to be so arrogant in the capital!"

As he said that, Hengyi drew his sword and rushed forward, fighting with the man in black.

Not to be outdone, Su Yao joined the battle.

Although the man in black was quite skilled, Hengyi and Su Yao were also highly skilled in martial arts. In addition, Hengyi's men also surrounded him, so the man in black soon fell into a disadvantage.

"withdraw!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the leading man in black shouted, and everyone tried to climb over the wall to escape.

"Want to run? It's not that easy!"

Su Yao leaped up and blocked the black-clothed man's escape route.

Seeing this, the man in black was desperate and attacked Su Yao with all his might.

Heng Yi took the opportunity to surround them from behind and stabbed a man in black with a sword.

"Tell me, who are you? Why are you wandering around the four gates of the capital?"

The man in black gnashed his teeth and said, "Hmph, don't even think about getting any information from us!"

At this moment, a man suddenly flew down from the roof and threw a smoke bomb in his hand.

Suddenly, smoke filled the air and the man in black took advantage of the smoke to escape again.

"Damn it, let them run away again!"

Hengyi said in annoyance.

"But at least we know that these people are closely related to the Dark Night Cult."

Hengyi and Su Yao immediately went back to report to Chu Shizhao.

Chu Shizhao's face darkened after hearing this: "It seems that the Dark Night Cult has already started to take action in the capital. We must speed up the investigation and strengthen the capital's vigilance."

"Your Highness, what should we do next?"

Hengyi asked.

Chu Shizhao thought for a moment: "On the one hand, continue to look for clues related to the Dark Night Cult; on the other hand, set up a dragnet in the capital, and arrest any suspicious persons immediately."

"Yes!"

Hengyi and Su Yao responded.

A few days later, Chu Shizhao received a secret report saying that some men in black often appeared in an abandoned Taoist temple on the outskirts of the capital.

"Hengyi, Su Yao, take a team of elite soldiers and go to the abandoned Taoist temple at night to see what is going on."

Chu Shizhao ordered.

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, the two men selected a team of agile soldiers and set off under the cover of night.

Hengyi and others approached the abandoned Taoist temple cautiously.

"Everyone be careful, this place looks a little weird."

Hengyi said in a low voice.

Everyone sneaked into the Taoist temple and found it was quiet, without a single movement.

"Strange, why is there no one here?"

At this moment, Hengyi suddenly heard a slight breathing sound coming from a side hall.

He signaled for everyone to be quiet, and then led a few people towards the side hall.

In the side hall, several men in black with sneaky looks were plotting something.

"Listen carefully, you must be careful in this operation and must not make any more mistakes. The higher-ups have issued a death order and the mission must be completed in the shortest possible time."

"Boss, the capital is now heavily guarded. How easy is it for us to complete our mission?"

"Hmph, I don't care about that. I only have one request, you must complete the task assigned by the superiors!" "Don't forget what the consequences will be if you fail to complete the task!"

The tone of the leading man in black suddenly turned cold.

Hengyi was listening intently when suddenly a stone slab under his feet made a creaking sound.

The man in black in the room immediately became alert: "Who?"

Hengyi knew his whereabouts were exposed, so he made a prompt decision, kicked open the door, and shouted, "Brothers, go!"

The man in black didn't expect to be attacked suddenly and was a little panicked for a moment.

"Kill them!"

After a fierce battle, most of the men in black were subdued, and only the leader took advantage of the chaos to escape from the side hall.

"Don't let him get away!"

Hengyi shouted and chased after him.

In a forest outside the Taoist temple, Hengyi finally caught up with the leading man in black.

"Where are you going to run to?"

As Hengyi spoke, he raised his sword and stabbed.

"Who are you? Why are you against us?"

"You are not qualified to know who I am. All you need to know is that today is the day you will die for stirring up trouble in the capital!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Su Yao came over with several soldiers.

"Hengyi, let me help you!"

Seeing that the situation was not good, the man in black wanted to escape, but Hengyi and Su Yao attacked him from the front and back and trapped him tightly.

"Don't be complacent. Even if you catch me, you can't stop the Dark Night Cult's plan!"

The man in black laughed wildly.

Heng Yi shouted angrily, "What plan? Tell me now!"

The man in black sneered and said nothing more.

Hengyi knew that it would be difficult to get anything out of him, so he had no choice but to tie this guy up and take him back.

However, no matter how hard Hengyi and his men tried.

But I still couldn't get any useful information from the other party.

"General Heng, it seems that these people are diehards. It will be difficult to get useful clues from them in a short time."

Su Yao rubbed her hands in embarrassment.

"In that case, let's take them back to the capital and hand them over to His Highness for disposal."

"Just because we can't do anything doesn't mean Your Highness can't do anything either."

"Well, this is all we can do now!"

……

After everything is discussed.

Soon Hengyi pushed back all the men in black.

Chu Shizhao looked at the man in black who was brought up and went straight to the point.

"Who are you?"

"Also, what exactly is the conspiracy of your Dark Night Cult?"

"Tell me what you say, and I may spare your lives."

It was obvious that the man in black did not seem to appreciate Chu Shizhao's tricks.

From beginning to end, he kept his lips tightly shut and said nothing.

Seeing the other party's attitude, Chu Shizhao immediately gave the order.

"You won't cry until you see the coffin. Come, take them away and interrogate them strictly!"

"I want to see how long you can keep being stubborn!"

After saying that, several guards came forward and took all the men in black away.

Even Chu Shizhao was helpless against these people.

Hengyi sighed helplessly.

"Your Highness, how should we deal with the Dark Night Cult's plan next?"

"Since there are no useful clues for the time being, let's just wait and see what happens!"

"At this point, we can only temporarily strengthen the defense of the capital, while continuing to investigate clues about the Dark Night Cult."

"Also, send someone to closely monitor every move in the capital, and report immediately if anything unusual is discovered."

"Yes!"

……

In the next few days.

Chu Shizhao followed the progress of the investigation every day, but there was no new breakthrough.

On this day, Chu Shizhao was thinking about countermeasures in his study.

Suddenly, a guard came to report: "Your Highness, General Li Batian wants to see you."

"Please come in quickly."

Chu Shizhao said.

Li Batian walked into the study and saluted: "Your Highness, I have something important to report."

"General Li, please speak."

"During a recent border patrol, we discovered some suspicious groups moving around the border, seemingly transporting some important supplies. These groups moved in secret and deliberately avoided our patrols."

"Oh? Have you found out the origins of these teams?"

"I sent people to investigate secretly, but these teams are extremely cautious and difficult to approach. However, from some clues, they seem to be related to the Dark Night Cult."

Chu Shizhao's face changed: "It seems that the Dark Night Cult is not only making moves in the capital, but also planning on the border. General Li, what do you think?"

Li Batian pondered for a moment and said, "Your Highness, I think we can send an elite force to set up an ambush at the border to see if we can intercept these supplies. We may be able to find clues about the Dark Night Cult."

Chu Shizhao nodded: "This plan is feasible. General Li, this matter is now in your hands. Please be careful and don't alert the enemy."

"Yes!"

After receiving the order, Li Batian immediately began to prepare.

Li Batian selected a team of soldiers with extraordinary skills and secretly lurked in a dangerous place on the border.

After waiting for a few days, a long line of people finally arrived.

The team was filled with horse-drawn carriages covered with black cloth, making it impossible to see what was inside.

"Brothers, wait until they enter the ambush circle, listen to my orders, and act together!"

Seeing the convoy getting closer, Li Batian immediately whispered a warning.

When the team entered the ambush circle, Li Batian shouted: "Go!"

Following Li Batian's order.

The soldiers lying in ambush around them immediately rushed down in a swarm.

These people transporting supplies never expected to be attacked.

The moment Li Batian and his men appeared, they were immediately thrown into disarray.

"Kill them and grab the supplies!"

Li Batian shouted.

After a fierce battle, Li Batian and others successfully repelled the team transporting supplies and intercepted all the carriages.

"Look what's on the carriage."

Li Batian said.

The soldiers removed the black cloth from the carriage and found that it was filled with weapons and food.

"There are so many weapons and food supplies. It seems that the Dark Night Cult is quite large."

Li Batian pondered.

Just then, a soldier found a package in the corner of a carriage.

"General, there is a package here."

(End of this chapter)