Chapter 1027: Chapter 1023 Carpet-like Search
Of course, merely having the fighting spirit is not enough. After Ye Tian finished his narration, Tian Qi stepped forward in front of the Martial Artists and said in a clear voice: “Everyone, although there are many of us, South City is a big city. If we don’t follow some clues, it will be like finding a needle in a haystack!”
With that, Tian Qi disclosed some characteristics of the Black Hole Clan to the Martial Artists of the Night King Hall.
The Black Hole Clan’s strongholds are hidden deep in the mountains, the Black Hole Clan people always wear black robes, and they only change into casual clothes when they need to enter cities…
Tian Qi unreservedly informed the brothers of the Night King Hall of all the traits of the Black Hole Clan.
After listening to Tian Qi’s discourse, the Martial Artists patted their chests, expressing their determination to Ye Tian!
“Boss, rest assured, we will surely find the hiding place of the Black Hole Clan and rescue your wife!”
“These people from the Black Hole Clan are really something else. The boss’s wife is pregnant, and they dare to lay a hand on such a beautiful lady; they’re simply inhuman!”
“Yeah! If those guys fall into my hands, I’ll tear them to pieces!”
…
All the Martial Artists were in high spirits, creating an atmosphere of excitement inside the villa.
Everyone was ready to head outside to gather clues about the Black Hole Clan, but Ye Tian stopped them and said, “Brothers, please hold on a bit. Before you go on your missions, we need to establish a secret code first!”
“Secret code?”, “What kind of secret code?”…
Faced with Ye Tian’s suggestion, everyone looked at each other, uncertain of Ye Tian’s intentions.
And Ye Tian patiently explained, “Everyone, among those who took my wife, there is one person who can use a magical cultivation technique to transform into others’ appearances, looks, voices, appearances, and even gender… all indistinguishable!
So to prevent the enemy from infiltrating among us using such means, it would be better to confirm a secret code. If you suspect that the other person is not genuine, just use the secret code to identify the truth!”
Ye Tian’s words enlightened everyone.
As Ye Tian mentioned, the enemy is extremely cunning, and fighting wits and courage with them requires some tactics. Using a secret code to identify whether the enemy has sneaked into the Martial Artists of the Night King Hall is a pretty good method.
At Ye Tian’s suggestion, after the Martial Artists of the Night King Hall discussed and confirmed the secret code, they left the villa to search for the whereabouts of the Black Hole Clan in South City…
To prevent attacks, the Martial Artists of the Night King Hall acted in pairs or groups of three, and Ye Tian instructed them earnestly that regardless of the enemy’s strength, they must not engage and only gather intelligence. If they discovered anything, they should immediately inform their companions.
More importantly, the Martial Artists must return to the villa every six hours at the latest, regardless of any findings, to report back.
This way, they minimized the casualties and missing incidents among the Martial Artists of the Night King Hall to the greatest extent possible…
As the leader of the Night King Hall, Ye Tian initially should stay at the villa to organize the intelligence obtained by others. However, Ye Tian entrusted this task to Ye Xuong.
Ye Xuong, although seemingly rough, is meticulous and well-suited for such work. But Ye Xuong was a bit dissatisfied…
“Boss, while the brothers are busy outside, I’m just sitting here steadily; how is that appropriate? Let me team up with Ms. Qiqi!”
Faced with Ye Xuong’s request, Ye Tian shook his head.
“Ye Xuong, I know you are anxious too, but the Xiangshan Villa is our base. If any master assails, a regular Martial Artist might encounter some incidents. With you in charge, I’d feel assured! As for Qiqi, teaming her with the Black Widow is quite fitting!”
“…”
Since Ye Tian put it that way, Ye Xuong naturally had no objections and could only nod silently.
“Boss, what about you?”
Ye Xuong asked, and Ye Tian smiled, saying, “I’ll search the outskirts of South City thoroughly!”
With that, Ye Tian leaped out of the villa.
With Ye Tian’s Qinggong skills, a single leap could propel him tens of meters high, beyond even Ye Xuong’s eyesight.
Ye Xuong watched Ye Tian’s figure disappear and couldn’t say a word…
Once airborne, Ye Tian immediately used a Thousand Catties Drop technique, descending rapidly onto a tree branch. With another tap of his toe, Ye Tian’s figure shot forward another few dozen meters.
In such a rise and fall, Ye Tian had already moved several miles…
Then, Ye Tian landed on the top of the tallest tree.
This was a sweetgum tree, a common subtropical plant, as Nan City is in a subtropical climate, there are quite a few sweetgum trees in its suburbs.
Due to the considerable height of the sweetgum tree, Ye Tian had an excellent view from the top. He stood on the treetop, took a look at the surrounding scenery, and muttered to himself, “Let’s begin from here!”
As he spoke, Ye Tian took out a map from his body and began to carefully examine the markings on it.
The leaves of the sweetgum tree were soft, and even birds couldn’t stand on them, but Ye Tian managed to balance effortlessly at the treetop without any sign of falling, demonstrating the adeptness of his Qinggong.
The map Ye Tian held was naturally of Nan City, with the center representing the urban area, and the edges representing the suburbs…
After identifying his target, Ye Tian sat down cross-legged at the treetop. Even in such a posture, he didn’t fall, appearing to hover in the air!
Upon sitting down, Ye Tian began using his clairvoyant ability!
Although Ye Tian had dispatched Martial Artists from the Night King Hall to conduct a thorough search of Nan City’s suburbs, the advanced technology of the Black Hole Clan meant their secret base was extremely well hidden. With over thirty Martial Artists searching such a large area, it was impossible to conduct a detailed investigation.
But Ye Tian was different; he possessed the clairvoyant ability. Even if the Black Hole Clan hid their mobile fortress deep underground, it would be visible as long as it was within the range of his gaze.
Of course, Ye Tian’s clairvoyant ability was not flawless. Using it consumes considerable physical energy, akin to staring at an individual’s internal energy circulation. The exhaustive search drained his energy beyond words.
Nevertheless, Ye Tian was determined to find his missing wife Yun Xinyan. Even if it killed him, he would have no regrets…
Seeing the surrounding environment was very quiet, Ye Tian settled down at the treetop and started meticulously searching using his clairvoyant ability, not missing even the smallest detail. Any slight anomaly would be closely scrutinized.
However, unfortunately, after an hour, Ye Tian searched the area within several miles around him but found nothing. Not only was the Black Hole Clan’s base elusive, but even their members were nowhere to be found.
The figures of several Martial Artists did enter Ye Tian’s sight range—they were all from the Night King Hall—but besides them, no one else was present…
After an hour of intense visual strain, even Ye Tian felt breathless. He immediately stopped using his clairvoyant ability and rested on the treetop.
“It’s really strange!”
Ye Tian couldn’t help but express his surprise.
Aside from the top elders and thirteen mid-level protectors, the Black Hole Clan should have ordinary members as well. Given their numbers, the clan should comprise at least hundreds of people, right?
If they were truly hidden in Nan City’s suburbs, wouldn’t their members be engaging in any activities outside?
Gathering food, leisure and entertainment, collecting intelligence… surely some members would be operating outside, wouldn’t they?
It’s impossible to live in caves due to their title as Black Hole Clan, without ever seeing daylight, right?
If that were the case, they would no longer be human!
Even after speculating for a while, Ye Tian couldn’t come up with an answer. Yet, he wouldn’t give up.
Upon failing at the first location, Ye Tian marked it on his map and leapt away from the treetop, moving forward.
After a few leaps, Ye Tian arrived at another sweetgum tree’s top. Although the current geography and landscape were similar to what he previously saw, it was an entirely different location!
Yet again, Ye Tian sat cross-legged on the treetop, using his clairvoyant ability to search the area within several miles around him…
Another hour passed, and Ye Tian still had nothing; he couldn’t help but sigh…
“Could my assumptions be wrong? If the Black Hole Clan members aren’t here, where would they be? Where is Xinyan? And what is the purpose of Black Blood Security Company’s activities in Nan City?”
Ye Tian felt a bit dejected, with various questions swirling in his mind for which he had yet to find answers.
Due to his continuous use of the clairvoyant ability for two hours, Ye Tian was already sweating profusely, his eyes barely open, his head dizzy, almost as if he could fall asleep immediately.
In this condition, continuing to use clairvoyant abilities wasn’t suitable, so after marking another location on his map, Ye Tian performed Qinggong and returned…
Upon returning to the villa at Xiang Mountain, many Martial Artists had already arrived to share intelligence. Seeing Ye Tian, the Martial Artists all looked relieved.