"It could also be a spy from some organization deliberately misleading us."
"In short, there's a huge problem. This bizarre ambush is not a problem with the forbidden land itself, but rather that someone is lying in wait here, ready to ambush us and prevent us from discovering all the rules," the chief of staff said. "But how did they know about our actions? To lay an ambush here in advance, they must have known about this plan very early on. There's a mole in our high command! This matter must be reported to the head of the family, and an internal purge must be carried out."
"No need to tell the patriarch. The Emperor Emeritus is on the airship above us. Just inform him. Remember who we are loyal to," Chen Yehu shouted from the command vehicle. "Immediately contact the Class A airship and have them look down from the sky to see if they can observe the situation inside the forbidden area!"
Soon, a message came from the airship: "This is the densest area of the forest, where detection cannot penetrate; everything is shielded from the treetops."
Chen Yehu reported everything that had happened there.
Finally, Chen Yu's indifferent voice came from inside the Class A airship: "Hmm, understood. Stay put for one day. The rules are roughly clear. Enter Forbidden Land No. 008 tomorrow."
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In the forbidden land number 008.
Two kilometers from the battlefield, Zard was excitedly saying, "It's over! Congratulations everyone on your excellent performance! Now, everyone is free. Don't worry about the conglomerate, and don't worry about being dragged to the Forbidden Land. I recommend a route: wait a few days at the southeastern edge of the Forbidden Land until the Chen family's airship leaves this area, then everyone head southeast. There's a settlement there..."
The refugees looked at each other in dismay. They had thought that once they entered this forbidden land number 008, they would surely die. But to their surprise, things took an unexpected turn, and everyone survived.
No, not everyone. Some people were genuinely punished by the rules, and more than a hundred people died.
Qingchen didn't want them to die either, but there was nothing he could do about it.
However, this also helped him remember some of the details of the rules.
The biggest achievement of this operation was that 90% of the refugees were rescued alive, and very easily.
He and Chen Jiazhang had agreed that this senior brother would connect with all the refugees in the crowd, conspire to pretend to trigger the rules, and instruct them on how to perform.
Those who could perform died first, while those who couldn't were left in the last batch. Qing Chen simply used his silhouette to kill through the soldiers, so there was no need for him to perform.
Those refugees who 'triggered the rules' only needed to lie on the ground and wait for Chen's soldiers to walk away before getting up. No one would bother to question the dead bodies that their squad leader had examined.
Chen's soldiers wouldn't be so kind as to help bury the bodies.
Therefore, by feigning death, one can escape the group.
At first, the refugees were very nervous when their vital signs were checked, after all, it was those four devilish team leaders who were personally checking them.
They soon discovered that the four people's inspection was just a formality.
This time, Qingchen misled the Chen family's troops about 14 rules, including not sitting down to rest, not eating, not physical contact, not humming, not talking to members of the opposite sex, not using sign language, not urinating standing up, and not defecating squatting down...
Bizarre and varied.
Qing Chen could even imagine the Chen family's troops, when they came to Forbidden Land 008 again, enduring hunger and unable to use tactical hand signals...
The last point, in particular, was incredibly hardcore; Qing Chen never expected Chen Jiazhang to come up with such a misleading suggestion.
These performances were all planned by his master, Chen Jiazhang. Qingchen originally thought that his master had lost his knightly nature, but now he realized that the knight's treacherous nature was engraved in his genes.
It was as if, the instant the genetic lock was unlocked, certain demonic genes were released...
Qing Chen had already retrieved the puppet and said to Chen Jiazhang, "Uncle-Master, you are still as dashing as ever."
Chen Jiazhang looked at Qing Chen and said with a forced smile, "The old folks are really being rude to give you a puppet."
At first, this senior brother thought that he had only controlled four squad leaders. At most, these squad leaders were platoon leaders. What role could they play?
As it turned out, he realized he had underestimated Qing Chen. It turned out that these four insignificant officers had managed to manipulate so many things and plant so many mysteries.
The junior apprentice and the senior apprentice exchanged a knowing smile.
Qing Chen looked at the refugees: "Everyone, leave according to the directions we gave you. Remember, do not leave the forbidden area within three days. The Class A airship above us is still there. When you reach the settlement of the Wild People, give Zard's name, and someone will take good care of you. You are all skilled farmers, and you will definitely be able to rebuild your homes there."
Xiaoyu chimed in from the side, "Say my name too, it'll help!"
"Thank you," an old lady said, and was about to kneel down before Qingchen.
Qingchen helped her up: "These are all the principles of our parent-teacher association, no need to thank me."
Everyone was stunned for a moment. A parent-teacher meeting? The parent-teacher meeting that had caused such a stir online before?
Qing Chen said, "Alright, everyone, this is our parting. I don't know when we'll meet again. Take care!"
He wasn't worried that anyone would report to the Chen family. The Chen family's methods were too ruthless, and these people were still afraid and wouldn't go looking for their own deaths.
Someone asked curiously, "Aren't you leaving?"
“I’m not leaving,” Qingchen grinned. “I have to kill them all, otherwise they’ll go to the fire pit and hurt my friends.”
Back then, Qin Yiyi and the Grand Elder traveled thousands of miles to the north to rescue him. In that extremely cold place, if it weren't for the fire pit participating in the battle and helping to hold back a field division, Qingling and Li Cheng would definitely not be alive today.
Now it's time for him to repay this favor.
Chapter 725, Shadow Murder
Countdown 56:00:00.
After a day's journey, Qingchen and his group finally left the area of Chen's Air Force's operations behind.
Otherwise, everyone would be a little uneasy, fearing that Chen Yu would suddenly come down from the ship and kill them all...
The group rested against a tree. Xiaoyu was fast asleep with her head on Qingchen's lap, while Qingchen had just cut off his shadow and gone out to keep watch.
I must say, silhouettes are really useful for warning purposes. They only need to be retrieved once every 24 hours, and they never get tired.
Most importantly, this thing is really dark and hard to spot when hidden in the woods.
Qingchen closed his eyes to rest, pondering the rules here.
Known rules of Forbidden Land No. 008:
The first rule is that the length of nose hairs must not exceed the length of the nostrils.
The second rule is that you cannot ride in a vehicle with more than two wheels, but you can ride a bicycle.
The third rule is that you cannot wear fur.
The fourth rule is that no cleaning activities are allowed, including brushing teeth, washing face, or taking a bath.
The fifth rule is that body fat percentage cannot exceed 30%.
These five are known to the Federation, meaning they are basically known to all the financial groups, or can be purchased on the black market.
Qingchen knew this too.
And yesterday, while acting out the Chen Clan Army, he learned six new rules through the deaths of the wilderness people:
Article 6: One should not walk with the same hand or foot on the same side, commonly known as "walking with the same foot on the same side".
Article 7: All four limbs must not touch the ground at the same time; a crawling posture must be adopted.
Article 8: Water must not be spilled on the ground.
Article 9: Fingernails should not be longer than 5 millimeters.
Article 10: Each sentence must contain at least two words. Simply saying "um" or "okay" will violate the rule.
Article 11: One must not remain indifferent when hearing cries for help.
However, even after determining eleven rules, when Qing Chen went to find the mimosa, it would still turn into sharp needles.
This shows that Qing Chen still does not know all the rules.
Just then, Da Yu, who was resting on Qing Chen's lap, slowly opened his eyes and met Qing Chen's gaze.
The atmosphere became incredibly awkward.
They looked at each other in silence.
At one point, Da Yu really wanted to pretend to be Xiao Yu and call him "Dean Brother," so that he could later shift the blame for today's events onto his younger brother.
But he simply couldn't bring himself to say those four words...
Da Yu couldn't understand it. Had Xiao Yu's relationship with Qing Chen gotten this good? He had to write to Xiao Yu and tell her to stay away from Qing Chen, because knights weren't good people.
He slowly sat up, selectively ignoring what had just happened.
Zard reminded us, "We are now in Forbidden Land 008. After you woke up last time, we were surrounded by the Chen Clan's forces, and we only just got rid of them yesterday."
“Understood,” Da Yu was a smart man. He knew that since they were in a forbidden area, they couldn’t discuss the rules. He should just obediently follow Qing Chen and Zard and do as they said, and not do anything rash.
He knew what kind of forbidden place 008 was.
Qing Chen coughed twice: "Now that it's Da Yu who's awake, we can go and observe the Chen family's troops up close, see if there's a chance to launch a counterattack, and then retreat far away."
"Boss, are we going to wipe them out?" Zard asked curiously.
“Of course not,” Qing Chen said with a smile. “Let’s go see if they really believe our acting skills first, and kill a few people while we’re at it. Let’s set off and find the Chen family’s troops before midnight.”
"Wait a minute, why should I help you kill Chen's army soldiers?" Da Yu asked, puzzled. "I'm a member of Chen's family, okay?"
Qing Chen looked at him: "You and Chen Yu's lineage must not get along, right? I guess you're from the patriarch's lineage and have secretly hated Chen Yu's lineage for a long time. After all, the patriarch is being used as a puppet, and there's an emperor emeritus above him. No one can stand that. You already took action outside Forbidden Land No. 002 before. What are you hesitating for now? You should stop anything Chen Yu wants to do."
Da Yu didn't say anything more.
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Chen's troops did not enter in their entirety. Instead, they first dispatched a regiment of 1,500 men to spread out their formation and explore and map the forbidden area numbered 008.
In this regimental-level unit, the engineer battalion carries a large number of surveying tools, half of which are static 3D capture systems used to create holographic maps.
If Chen's army group wants to pass through here, a complete map is essential.
At midnight, soldiers were advancing, wearing searchlights.
Qingchen and Zard and the others crouched in the bushes at a distance.
Da Yu warned, "My ability is too conspicuous. If I use it once, my identity will be immediately recognized. So if you want to fight, go ahead and fight. Anyway, I won't use my ability."
Qing Chen was silent for two seconds: "You don't want to use the Little Frog, do you...?"
Da Yu: "..."
However, at that moment, one of Chen's soldiers needed to use the restroom while searching.
So, the other person squatted down and urinated not far from Qingchen and the others.
After squatting down to urinate, the person stood up without pulling up their pants. Instead, they leaped up, grabbed a tree branch overhead, and slowly spread their legs to defecate.