When the Xingluo Squad stepped into the town belonging to Bu Zong Zong Palace, the scene before them was completely different from the desert outside.

"call--"

Although it is not extremely prosperous, it is full of vitality.

On both sides of the narrow street are rows of adobe houses. The walls are roughened by wind and sand, but they are hung with green vines and small flowers blooming among the leaves, adding a bit of bright color to this monotonous scene.

"call out……"

The ground is no longer hot gravel, but a compacted dirt road. Occasionally, there are a few drought-resistant cacti on the side of the road, swaying gently in the breeze.

"Hmm? Who is spying over here..."

Just as everyone was immersed in this unique scenery, Mo Zi suddenly felt a gaze piercing her back. She glanced around calmly and caught a glimpse of a blurry figure flashing by in the shadows of the street corner out of the corner of her eye.

"Disappeared again so soon? Well, I still can't wield my power skillfully. I'll come back to settle the score with you next time!"

Mo Zi's heart trembled. She subconsciously clenched her fists, but loosened them in an instant, and smiled bitterly to herself. Now in the territory of Bu Zong, her strength was subject to many restrictions. With just this quick glimpse, she could not be sure who the person who was peeping in the dark was, and what his purpose was.

"Gululu..."

Bai Tang's stomach protested loudly at an inopportune time. He made a bitter face and pulled everyone to a small restaurant on the street.

"Haha, I'm hungry again, I'm hungry again, I want to eat, can I?"

"Okay? After all, everyone needs a break..."

"Great, thank you Sister A Zi, let's rush in that direction!"

The interior of the store is simply furnished with a few wooden tables and chairs, and a few simple paintings depicting desert scenery hanging on the walls.

"Whoosh..."

The owner was a hunchbacked old cat, taking a nap leaning against the counter.

"Hmm~"

Bai Tang sat down and shouted loudly:

"Boss, give me some food!"

The old cat slowly opened its eyes, glanced at them, and walked into the kitchen at a leisurely pace.

"Well, don't be impatient..."

After a while, several plates of coarse flour cakes, a dish of pickles, and a large bowl of steaming fish soup were served.

"Haha, with so much food, I won't be polite. I won't wait for you!"

Bai Tang grabbed the bread and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it while mumbling:

"Boss, I want to ask you something. What does your sect leader usually do? Why is he nowhere to be seen?"

"environment……"

The shop owner sighed, his face full of helplessness:

"Alas, our sect leader has rarely appeared in public since a few years ago."

"They used to come out occasionally for inspections, but now, not to mention seeing them, even hearing news is rare. All the affairs of the city, big or small, are handled by a few elders."

"I see……"

Dafei drank a mouthful of mutton soup and then asked:

"With the leader gone, nothing's changed in the city? How are the people doing?"

The old cat smiled bitterly and shook his head:

"It's changed a lot. Before, although we weren't rich, we lived a stable life. Now, taxes are getting heavier, and there are many more soldiers patrolling the area. The atmosphere feels strange, and everyone is on guard."

"Hmm? Why is this happening..."

Xiaoqing frowned as she listened and asked:

"Then do you know why the Sect Master didn't show up? Did something happen?"

The owner looked around and saw that there were no other customers in the store, so he lowered his voice and said:

"This matter has been spread like wildfire. Some say the sect leader has been haunted by an evil spirit and has become insane. Others say he is secretly practicing some powerful magic and cannot be disturbed. We don't know whether it's true or not, but the situation in this city is definitely getting more and more wrong."

Bai Tang swallowed the food in his mouth, suddenly remembered something, and asked:

"Boss, I heard that the chiefs of the twelve tribes often come here. Is that true?"

The shop owner nodded, his expression somewhat complicated:

"That's true. Every once in a while, you can see the tribal leaders arriving with their troops. They bring large amounts of time crystals to the clan palace, and then they get some time crystals from the palace to take away. I don't know how it works here. I only heard that this matter is related to the balance of our Cat Land, but how exactly is the balance achieved? How can ordinary people like us know it?"

Mo Zi sat in a dim corner of the restaurant. The noisy voices and the sounds of tables and chairs moving around her were intertwined, but they could not disturb her from being immersed in her own thoughts.

"Is Bu Zong so ordinary?"

Her brows were twisted into the shape of a "川" character. The owner's words just now were like a heavy stone, pressing on her heart, stirring up ripples of doubt.

Looking through the window covered with a light dust, he looked towards the direction of Bu Zongzong Palace. The majestic outline in the slightly dim sky exuded a mysterious and oppressive atmosphere.

This ancestral palace, standing here, should have been a place to protect the peace and maintain order, but now in Mo Zi's eyes, it was full of indescribable weirdness.

The cautious words and actions of the people in the city and the oppressive atmosphere in the streets and alleys made her wary.

"It's getting weirder and weirder..."

She pondered the information about Shi Jing over and over again, and the more she thought about it, the more strange it seemed.

But now, what ulterior motive does the Bu Sect leader have in hoarding such a large amount of time crystals?

Mo Zi's thoughts drifted uncontrollably back to that previous experience that he couldn't bear to recall.

At that time, when they were about to find the treasure in the cave, the mysterious black shadow came with the tribe leader to attack them.

The night was as thick as ink, and the mysterious attacker appeared like a ghost, with brutal and fierce moves, each one aimed at the vital points.

Their team was instantly beaten to pieces, and their companions fell to the ground seriously injured, groaning in pain.

The other party's goal was extremely clear from beginning to end, as if they knew everything about the items they were carrying, and went straight to the hard-earned Time Crystal Stone.

Mo Zi still remembered that the mysterious cat was agile beyond imagination, and every movement was smooth and deadly. It was obviously a battle-hardened and well-trained master.

In the fierce confrontation, they didn't even have time to see each other's faces clearly. Only those eyes flashing with strange light in the darkness were deeply imprinted in Mo Zi's memory, lingering like a nightmare.

At this moment, sitting in the restaurant in Bu Zong town, Mo Zi couldn't help but wonder, could there be some kind of intricate, unknown secret connection between the mysterious cat that stole the time crystal in the dark and the Bu Zong leader's unusual desire for time crystal?

"Sister, what are you thinking about?"

Xiaoqing's gentle voice was like a breeze, quietly blowing by and interrupting Mo Zi's tangled thoughts.

"fine……"

Mo Zi slowly regained consciousness, and was met with the concerned gazes of her companions. After a brief moment of hesitation, she decided to pour out the heavy doubts in her heart:

"I'm thinking about the Time Crystal that was stolen from us earlier, and the Bu Sect leader's almost crazy demand for Time Crystal. These two things are really strange."

"The guy who stole the Time Crystal Ore was so clever and daunting, he clearly came prepared, and his target was the Time Crystal. Do you think this is inextricably linked to Bu Zong?"

“There must be a connection!”

Bai Tang got excited when he heard this. He slammed the table so hard that the dishes and chopsticks on the table shook.

"Maybe it was Bu Zong's leader who secretly sent someone to do this! Not only did they steal our Time Crystals, but they also asked for Time Crystals from all the tribes. Who knows, they might have some evil intentions and want to cause chaos!"

Da Fei nodded vigorously and echoed in a muffled voice:

"Bai Tang's words are true, but there is something sinister about this matter. We must be extra careful in our future actions."

"Um……

Xiaoqing held her chin, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, and fell into deep thought. After a moment, she spoke softly:

"But if, as we suspect, it's Bu Zong's leader who's manipulating all this, then what on earth is he planning to do with all the time crystals he's gone to so much trouble to collect? Time crystals are incredibly valuable, but I've never heard of a sect leader doing something so outrageous."

Mo Zi's eyes were as solemn as frost, and he said slowly:

"No matter what his purpose is, now that we have entered Bu Zong's territory, we must get to the bottom of this matter. This is not only related to the success or failure of our previous mission, but also to the safety of the entire Cat Land. If there is some shocking conspiracy hidden behind this, and we sit idly by, the consequences will be unimaginable."

"Bang bang bang..."

The cats were discussing with each other when suddenly, without warning, a loud commotion came from outside the window.

A skinny cat ran past the restaurant window in a panic, shouting at the top of its lungs:

"Run! The patrol is arresting people again!"

This shout, like a huge rock dropped into a calm lake, instantly shattered the already oppressive calm in the restaurant. The restaurant was instantly in an uproar, with diners whispering to each other and looking panicked.

The shop owner's face turned pale as paper in an instant. He hurried forward a few steps and slammed the door shut, muttering:

"It's started again. When will this day end?"

"Um!"

Mo Zi and his companions subconsciously exchanged glances, and the same uneasy emotion surged in each other's eyes.

It seems that the Bu Zong City is far more complicated and dangerous than they had imagined.

The truth hidden behind this thick fog may be closely related to the sect leader's strange behavior towards Shi Jing.

They must act against the clock to unravel the mystery, otherwise, the entire Cat Land may be facing an unprecedented crisis and fall into an abyss of no return.

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