Let's suffer a little longer, fellow Blue Star folks.

Cai Cheng blinked.

If the military order asked Qin Tan to lead his troops to the south, he would appear here now.

Wouldn't that be disobeying military orders?

This is a great sin!

"It's okay." Qin Tan also guessed what Cai Cheng was thinking.

"This news is most likely that the enemy wants to transfer me away."

"My master also saw through this. He sent me a message, asking me to pretend to leave and then come back to leave the city with you."

master?

Tang Yi raised his eyebrows.

He remembered that Cai Cheng had said before that Qin Tan's master was the general of the Yunhe Army.

So the top leaders of Yunhe Town actually knew a long time ago that the strange disease in the city was caused by demons?

Then why did they keep doing nothing before, but suddenly send people to protect them now?

"Sima Qin, when did those monsters appear?" Tang Yi asked.

"Just call me Qin Tan." Qin Tan looked at Tang Yi, "Just this morning, urgent intelligence came from the southern military camp."

"Early this morning..."

Tang Yi roughly calculated the time.

Based on the normal speed of a high-level demon, if it wants to rush here from the garrison position in the south of Yunhe Town.

It takes almost two days.

So it should be just as Qin Tan said, the purpose of this demon is to transfer Qin Tan away, and it has nothing to do with killing Cai Cheng.

And if Qin Tan really left, then the only person they were familiar with in the Yunhe military camp would be Xie Meng.

So the demon anticipated that they would have no choice but to go to Yun Hejun in this predicament?

No wonder Xie Meng specially asked Cai Cheng to treat his illness. After the two of them met, to be on the safe side, Cai Cheng would definitely ask Xie Meng for help at this time.

Then, as long as Xie Meng agrees to help, and there's even a small mistake during the process...

For example, the simplest one is that the promised reinforcements were a little late.

It was enough to kill the four of them.

It's indeed a good plan.

Unfortunately, they didn't expect that Tang Yi had seen through Xie Meng's identity from the very beginning.

However, if Xie Meng wasn't the one to take action, who else would they let kill him and Cai Cheng?

"I have a question." Tang Yi looked up at Qin Tan again.

"Will they send high-level demons to ambush us?"

"..."

When Tang Yi said this, Qin Tan was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes turned serious when he looked at Tang Yi.

"Who told you there's a demon in town?"

"Do I need anyone to tell me this?" Tang Yi shrugged. "Some high-level demons possess the ability to 'possess' other bodies. Many people already know this. Plus, Yunhe Town has been experiencing a series of strange events recently. It's certain that demons are at work."

"And you should know that we were attacked last night."

Qin Tan looked into Tang Yi's eyes and nodded slightly.

"The person who attacked us was actually controlled by a demon, right?" Tang Yi also looked at Qin Tan. "You should have found out the identity of that person later. Am I right?"

"..."

Qin Tan was silent for a moment.

"Yes, he's a worker in the west of the city. Judging from his life trajectory, he has no reason to attack you."

"And I happen to know that in order to control the human mind, a great demon is needed." Tang Yi added.

Now Qin Tan was silent.

"Let's not talk about this for now. Even if there really is a big demon in this town, it's impossible for it to personally attack us."

Seeing that Qin Tan didn't want to answer, Tang Yi quickly changed the subject.

"I just want to know now, will they send high-level demons to ambush us?"

"The likelihood is low."

Qin Tan shook his head without hesitation.

"We have been patrolling the area surrounding Yunhe Town, and there are no signs of high-level demons appearing. As for those few in the town..."

He glanced at Cai Cheng and then at Tang Yi.

"They won't risk being exposed."

"Not to mention I'm here with you. A high-level demon with the special ability of 'possessing another' cannot possibly survive more than ten strikes from my sword."

Speaking of this, Qin Tan's tone was full of confidence.

Tang Yi also nodded slightly.

"Okay, then I have one last question. Is it the general's idea or yours to get us out of the city as quickly as possible?"

Chapter 40 The last thing

An hour ago, in the Yunhe military camp.

"Let me go to the city to find Cai Cheng? Why?"

"Haven't you noticed yet? Why were Cai Cheng and his men attacked last night? Why are there so many more patients in the city today?"

Qin Tan was a little stunned. He had been practicing in the camp all this time, so he only knew that a rare disease had appeared in the city, but he had never investigated it in depth.

"I'm asking you to stay in the vicinity of Yunhe Town, not to let you stay in the military camp and practice every day!"

"Aren't your uncle Yun and I's cultivation base high enough?"

"I asked you to pay more attention to what's happening in the town. You were the last one to know about the murder of the Xia family's patriarch, and now you don't know about so many things happening in the town!"

"Did you even listen to what I said?!"

"I'll find out right now!"

Qin Tan stood up immediately.

"late!"

"I'll explain everything to you now, and then you go find Cai Cheng yourself. Remember, don't let anyone find out you've left the barracks! I'll take care of the rest."

"Yes!"

"Then, when you get there, don't make rash judgments, and don't just give orders based on your status. Those young people know more than you think, and they probably have some secrets."

“Remember, listen more, watch more, think more, do more, and talk less.”

……

"It's my own idea." Qin Tan replied.

"Then don't worry. We have to pretend for a lot of things, otherwise they will notice."

Tang Yi nodded, then turned around and looked at Yu Shui and the traitor.

"I need you to go to the military camp outside the city and ask for help from Sima Xie."

"We told him that we were worried about being attacked if we left the city, so we asked him if he could send some people to protect us."

"As for the rest of the situation, you will just have to improvise. Remember, you must never reveal anything about the demon."

"understand!"

……

"Are you worried that you'll be attacked if you leave the city?" Xie Meng raised his eyebrows exaggeratedly.

"Why? Did Doctor Cai offend someone in the city?"

"I don't know." Yu Shui shook his head. "But we were attacked yesterday in the west of the city. Doctor Cai wondered if he cured so many patients that he offended the interests of some important figure in town."

"That's it..."

Xie Meng pinched his chin.

"You have a point. This strange disease did not show any signs of illness. Perhaps it's a tool used by some powerful person to eliminate dissidents."

"But I can't leave the barracks without the captain's order."

"Well, I'll go ask for instructions first, and then I'll give you an answer."

After saying that, Xie Meng asked Yu Shui and Erwuzai to wait in the camp, while he quickly walked out of the barracks and headed towards the north of the camp.

Not long after, Xie Meng came back.

With a smile on his face, he said loudly the moment he opened the camp door:

"The captain has approved my leaving the camp, but I can only lead the troops out after you encounter the enemy."

"This is indeed a strict rule. Otherwise, if anyone in the city could come to the military camp to borrow soldiers, the camp would be in chaos."

"But don't worry, the soldiers and I can prepare first, and after you send the message back, we don't need the captain's permission and can set off immediately."

After saying that, he handed Yu Shui a small device with a button inside and a transparent glass cover above the button.

"This is a communication device left over from before the war. As long as you press the button on it, I will receive the message immediately."

"As long as you can hold on for ten minutes, the soldiers and I will definitely arrive!"

"But remember, don't spread any information. If we leave the camp and fail to find the enemy, there will never be a second chance."

After getting Xie Meng's promise, Yu Shui and Erwuzai also walked out of the military camp again.

"I always feel that there's something wrong with Xie Meng."

Erwuzai looked at the surrounding environment and then whispered to Yu Shui.

"He seems a bit over-enthusiastic."

Yu Shui nodded, then looked at the device in his hand, and then looked back at the military camp.

"I actually have a suspicion that he is one of the high-level demons lurking in this town."

"what?"

The traitor was stunned for a moment.

He was just talking, are you serious?

"Think about it, now that Qin Tan has confirmed that we are their support, will the planner still assign us another top-tier combat force? And this combat force will also bring a team of soldiers with them."

Yu Shui analyzed it simply.

"And did you notice that I just mentioned my concern about curing the strange disease affecting the interests of a certain powerful figure, but he went on to say that the strange disease was a tool used by that powerful figure to eliminate dissidents?"

"Actually, now that I think about it, I felt something was amiss with his tone and expression when I came to the barracks last time, but I didn't pay much attention to it at the time."

"After a careful observation this time, there are indeed many strange things."

"What should we do? We are not sure whether he is a human being or not. When we start fighting, should we beat him?" asked the traitor.

What if the opponent is not a demon, but an important NPC who knows the intelligence? If he is accidentally injured, it is very likely to affect the progress of the main task.

"Ask the chief first."

Yu Shui had no choice.

In order to make the game more realistic, the production team of this game even hides the identity of the boss from the players.

Although this design can indeed prevent plot spoilers to a certain extent, it also causes considerable trouble to the advancement of the mission.

"I hope the chief will tell us."

The two took the device given by Xie Meng, crossed the streets in the center of the town, went around the west side of the city, and returned to Cai Cheng's home.