Soon, Senior Tao, Su Keqing, and Ye Feng returned to the police station.
Besides the three of them, there were two other people in the police station: the chief and deputy chief.
These two were also the ones Senior Tao had rescued the night before, making a total of three people including Su Keqing.
In the vast police station, only a few of them had survived, a truly tragic sight.
The five of them sat in the dilapidated police station, their expressions extremely grim.
Facing them was also a group of people, over twenty in number.
The two sides sat there, neither speaking first.
Finally, the leader at the front spoke. He looked at Senior Tao and said, "Old Tao, I'm truly sorry, we arrived too late!"
This man was named Meng Cang, a reinforcement sent by the Dragon Police, a peak expert in the Xiantian realm.
Senior Tao angrily said, "Old Meng, don't apologize to me. You owe an apology to the sacrificed comrades!"
"Yes, yes, we owe an apology to those comrades! But I hope you can forgive us. There are reasons for our delayed arrival!" Meng Cang said.
However, Senior Tao was not appeasing. He angrily retorted, "What reasons? Are you trying to say you were held back by others from the Black Lotus Sect?"
Hearing this, Meng Cang was startled and said, "You, how did you know?"
"Don't ask me how I know. The point is you didn't take it seriously. Do you know how many Xiantian realm and Grandmaster realm experts came this time?" Senior Tao asked angrily.
Meng Cang nodded guiltily, "J-just found out!"
"Hmph, it's good that you know. If you had taken it seriously and dispatched stronger individuals, would you have been held back for so long?" Senior Tao questioned.
Meng Cang was also helpless and whispered, "We, we didn't expect them to be so bold!"
"Stop making excuses. If that Grandmaster expert hadn't appeared, you would only be seeing our corpses now!" Senior Tao said with great anger, not holding back his words at all.
There was no other way. He had notified them in advance, but the higher-ups had not taken it seriously, leading to this tragedy.
Meng Cang nodded upon hearing this and said, "Yes, your criticism is valid. I will report this properly upstairs and do my best to compensate you..."
On the other side, the Black Lotus Sect!
At this moment, Qiu Xiong was still kneeling below the black hall, recounting what had happened.
When the Pope of the Black Lotus Sect heard this, he was stunned, as if doubting his own ears.
"What did you say? The Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Ninth Envoys, along with the Sixth Elder, are all dead?" the Pope asked loudly, standing up from his black lotus throne.
Qiu Xiong quickly nodded, "Y-yes! Your Holiness, they, they are all dead! Killed by a Grandmaster wielding a greatsword!"
"What? Damn it! To slaughter half of my Black Lotus Sect's envoys and an elder!"
At this moment, the Pope was filled with extreme rage. A powerful aura was released, and the terrifying pressure forced everyone present to their knees.
Qiu Xiong was pressed to the ground by this pressure, blood constantly gushing from his mouth.
"Your Holiness, I, I still have something to say!" Seeing that he was about to be crushed by the pressure, he quickly spoke.
The Pope heard this, withdrew his aura, and said, "Speak!"
"That Grandmaster with the greatsword said that if you are not satisfied, you can find him anytime!" Qiu Xiong continued after catching his breath.
However, upon hearing this, the Pope became even more enraged and said, "Damn it, it's that Great Qin family again! Pass my order..."
But at this moment, he was suddenly interrupted.
"Wait a moment, Your Holiness!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously.
Immediately after, two figures flew in from outside the hall, their auras also terrifying.
"Hmm? Great Elder, Great Envoy, what do you mean by this?" the Pope asked with narrowed eyes, confused.
The Great Envoy among them spoke, "Your Holiness, your actions this time are too rash and have plunged the Black Lotus Sect into great danger. Please stop immediately!"
The other Great Elder also said, "That's right, the impact of this incident is too great, and the Dragon Police have already taken action! We absolutely cannot offend the Great Qin family now. If we offend both of them completely, our Black Lotus Sect will have no way to survive!"
Hearing this, the enraged Pope took several deep breaths before he managed to calm down.
"Fine! Then for now, I will follow your advice! All members of the Black Lotus Sect, restrain yourselves starting today!"
The others finally breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
At this moment, the Pope continued to look at Qiu Xiong and said, "They are all dead, and you didn't get the item back. You can go down and accompany them!"
With that, he raised his hand, intending to kill Qiu Xiong.
Qiu Xiong quickly begged for mercy, "Your Holiness, wait a moment. Although I didn't get the map and the egg back, I remember the general layout of the map, and I can lead you there. There's at least an eighty percent chance of finding that ruin!"
The Pope heard this and withdrew the hand he had raised, nodding, "Oh? Is that so? Then you are still somewhat useful! For now, I'll spare your dog life. If you can't find that ruin, I believe you know the consequences!"
"Yes, yes! I understand, very clearly!" Qiu Xiong said quickly.
Seeing this, the Pope said, "Alright, get out!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Holiness, for sparing my life, thank you, Your Holiness, for not killing me..."
In Dongchuan City.
After dealing with matters at the police station, Ye Feng, exhausted, returned to his company.
Just then, a security guard ran up and said, "Boss, there are three people downstairs who claim to be your friends looking for you!"
"Looking for me? My friends? Alright! I know!" Ye Feng shook his head, trying to clear his head, and prepared to go down to see who these so-called friends were.
Soon, Ye Feng arrived at the first-floor lobby and immediately saw three people.
Ye Feng had seen two of them before, it was Grandpa Qin and Steward Zheng who had helped him at the Xiao family last time.
He hadn't met the third person. This person was sitting in a wheelchair, his back facing him.
"Hi, Ye kid, do you remember us?" Grandpa Qin saw Ye Feng and immediately waved hello.
Ye Feng hurriedly smiled upon seeing this, "Of course, I remember. Aren't these Grandpa Qin and Uncle Zheng? Why didn't you inform me in advance when you came?"
Grandpa Qin smiled upon hearing this, "We came in a hurry and forgot to tell you!"
"Oh, oh, it's alright! Come, come, please sit. Someone, pour tea for the three of you!" Ye Feng called out.
Soon, a staff member came up with tea.
Just then, Grandpa Qin said, "By the way, let me introduce you to a friend!"
"Oh? The friend you're talking about is that one!" Ye Feng looked at the middle-aged man sitting in the wheelchair with his back to him.
Grandpa Qin nodded, "That's right!"
As he spoke, he slowly turned the wheelchair around.
Soon, Ye Feng saw a gaunt face and was completely stunned...