"My name is not Sha Qiang..."
Bang! Bang! Bang! ~
Merion's final stubbornness earned him three heavy blows on the forehead.
With the bald man nodding, the call girl finally cooperated and screamed.
"Ah! There's a fight!"
The drunken patrons around gradually turned their attention to this place. They watched with interest as the bald man beat Merion, and then watched them being dragged away by the security guards.
In nightclubs, fights over women are very common.
That bald guy has a tattoo on the back of his head, and he looks like someone who is not easy to mess with. At times like this, just watch the show and don't meddle in other people's business.
When Merrion was beaten to a bloody mess, he had actually been unconscious for a while.
In order to ensure that he would not attract too much attention from the special personnel and also to ensure that Merion would not scream in resistance, Wang Shu used more force.
In the process, he even mixed in some of the dark aura that came with Xu Le's polluted tree.
Make sure to break Merion's defense in one go...
Following the security guard, Merion was dragged into the car and driven to an underground warehouse north of Zion.
The forge was not visited, mainly due to concerns that there were some hidden location markers on Merion.
The warlocks' methods are still very special. Who knows what tricks they have up their sleeves? Especially the warlocks of the Red Moon Temple, we need to be more careful.
They were taken to the warehouse, and Wang Shu took out a piece of mint powder from the counter, mixed it with water, and splashed it directly on Merion's face.
The chill gradually woke Merrion up. He endured the pain in his head and opened his eyes.
"Who are you?"
"You didn't curse at me right away, nor did you introduce yourself or say some nonsense in a bluffing way. It seems that you are not particularly stupid."
Xu Le's voice came from deep in the room. He had been wearing leather shoes because he had been in meetings these days.
The sound of leather shoes tapping let Merion know that the other party was approaching.
"I have to stay calm. The more time has come, the calmer I have to be. The person who is speaking should be the leader or chief of the other side.
His life is extremely valuable. At this moment, as long as I can control him, I have a chance to turn defeat into victory."
Yes, Merion felt that he needed an opportunity, an opportunity to get close enough to the other party.
The sound of leather shoes was getting closer and closer, and the other party had already arrived in front of him.
Merion's fingers suddenly turned into foam, and in an elemental form, they broke free from the constraints of the rope, and then a flash of light appeared.
The finger pointed at Xu Le's chest.
bite!
"Ritual - Meris Alchemy!"
Xu Le:
A ball of red moon spirit invaded his chest, and these spiritual energies remained in Xu Le's chest, wrapped in the surrounding black mist.
Just like the mark left by Duomin before, the power of this layer of Red Moon Spirit was blocked by the black fog.
"He ate the elemental fruit, but didn't become an elemental? This is the first time I've seen this happen."
Xu Le gently grabbed Merion's hand, and sure enough, the other party did not dodge with his elemental power.
The ability of elementalization requires a lot of time to practice.
If it weren't for the special training in the Mother Tree Realm, he and Gu Beichen would not have been able to master elementalization so quickly.
Now that he met someone who possessed the power of an elemental fruit but could not transform into an element, Xu Le found it very strange.
After all, elementalization is a very powerful ability, and it would be a bit unreasonable to go out and mess around without mastering it.
"You..." Merion looked at the person in front of him.
Isn’t it the target that was confirmed during the day, Xu Le
Under this kind of eye contact, the black energy in Xu Le's hand had already invaded Merion's body.
Xu Le did not inject too much dark power, and he actually didn't want Merion to die now.
He placed his hands on Merion's shoulders and pushed him back into his seat.
"Okay, tell me, what's your name?"
"My name is Merion."
"And then? You didn't think I just wanted to know your name?"
Xu Le hadn't interrogated anyone for a long time. Normally, these matters would not be handled by him personally, but this time was different.
The people of the Red Moon Temple do need to be treated differently.
Under Xu Le's gaze, Merion began to talk about the purpose of coming to Zion.
"I am from the Red Moon Temple. My purpose of coming here is to investigate you, Xu Le... Councillor."
The word "MP" was added by Merrion abruptly. When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. He didn't want to die here.
"Why are you investigating me? I haven't done anything harmful recently, have I? I have made a lot of contributions to the society..."
Xu Le showed a puzzled expression, and Merion hesitated, not knowing whether Xu Le was pretending or testing him.
"If I tell you everything, will you let me go?"
"Of course, I am a member of the Zion Council. I now have a legitimate identity, a successful career, and a happy relationship. I really don't understand why you, the Red Moon Temple, always stare at me like this.
I'm just contributing to Zion, but you people treat me like a terrorist.
So you have to tell me, why?"
Xu Le's speech speed seemed a bit dissatisfied with some of the words he said, and Merion could understand this attitude.
Xu Le had a good temper, at least he didn't lose his temper.
But who made them the Red Moon Temple
“The reason for the investigation... is because Duolei disappeared inexplicably at the lighthouse, and you were there at the time. Mom needs to know what happened between you and her.
Why was the information on the golden tree in the lighthouse not brought back, and what was the reason for the burning and changes of the golden tree
These questions are also very important to the Red Moon Temple, so my mother sent me here to investigate you..."
When Xu Le heard this, he narrowed his eyes slightly.
As expected, there was no way to escape from the lighthouse incident; it was too large in scale and made too much noise.
The Red Moon Temple has already set their sights on him, which makes it very difficult to deal with!
If you keep investigating, you will definitely find clues.
He left quite a few traces in the lighthouse, and even in Zion, his actions were recorded by many people.
"Who is your mother?"
"Mom is a great being of the Red Moon Temple and one of the vice-temple masters, the great Mother of Life - Lady Meris."
"Mother of Life, Meris..."
At this time, Ding Ke, who had been lying on Xu Le's shoulder, scratched his hair. Xu Le knew that Ding Ke must have something to tell him.
Is it related to this Meris
Like Chi Xiao, Ding Ke had lived in the Red Moon Temple for a long time, so it was certain that she had some understanding of the Red Moon Temple.
"What do you want to do to complete the investigation?"
"Of course I know the cause and effect of the Lighthouse Incident, as well as Duolei's cause of death and the situation of the Golden Tree..."
Merrion said several things in a row, and with each time he said something, the smile on Xu Le's face became more intense.
"Mr. Merrion, huh?"
"Yes."
Xu Le narrowed his eyes:
"Do I still have a chance?"
Merrion thought Xu Le wanted to give in, and while he felt relieved, he actually began to analyze the situation to Xu Le.
"If you want to negotiate, it's fine, as long as you cooperate with the investigation, but the premise of all this is that you release me first."
"I see. Thank you Mr. Merrion for clearing up my confusion."
Xu Le nodded, then gestured to the bald Wang Shu standing beside him.
Merrion immediately felt something was wrong. The bald man walking towards him didn't look like he was going to let him go.
"Hey, wait."
Phew…
The branch-like fingers directly pierced Merion's chest, and the spiritual energy that wanted to dissipate was immediately covered by black mist.
In the dark warehouse, no psychic information could be transmitted.
"What about the other one?" asked Aerie.
"Keep the other one for a while and let her pass on some information."
"Why?"
“If we pull out the other nail now, the Red Moon Temple will definitely send a new nail, and a stronger one, which is not in line with my plan.
The main thing to do now is to delay time and prevent the people from the Red Moon Temple from interfering in Zion’s internal affairs.”
"Understood."
…
On the other side, at the junction of the Red Moon Temple.
Gu Beichen and Duomin had a very pleasant conversation.
Duomin felt that Gu Beichen was indeed an excellent informant. He was quite capable, young, experienced, and had a good working attitude.
In this short period of time, he has obtained a lot of useful information.
For example, Xu Le’s bodyguards are called Ai Li, Wang Shu, and there are some hidden masters.
It was normal that Gu Beichen was unable to detect the hidden master. After all, he needed to protect his own safety.
Judging from tonight's conversation, this informant is good enough.
"Gu Beichen, after this matter is completed, have you ever thought about returning to the Red Moon Temple for further studies
I can apply for resources for you. With your abilities, you shouldn't be forced to continue being an informant here."
"Well, everyone has their own position. Maybe I am born to be an informant. I can't do other things well."
"Gu Beichen, you are too modest. With your alertness and wisdom, I think there will be no problem."
"Let's not discuss this meaningless topic."
"Haha, okay."
The conversation between the two parties was very pleasant, and it was not until six o'clock in the morning that Gu Beichen left the warehouse.
Duomin changed into reporter's clothes, got ready, and came to Guangming Soap Factory as usual.
Xu Le's mark stayed here, so Xu Le should not have gone out today.
…
In the furnace, Xu Le finally met Yan Luo.
This meeting was different from previous ones. As soon as the two sides confronted each other, they fell into a very awkward situation.
"How come you're suddenly level 4?"
"Why can't I be level 4? I'm a genius, shouldn't geniuses be promoted quickly?"
"Damn it..."
Yan Luo was thinking that if Xu Le's promotion was too fast, he would not be able to beat Xu Le up at every turn like he did before.
When they first met, Xu Le was only level 2. This speed of promotion was indeed astonishing.
"Xu Le, the aura on you? What's going on?"
As soon as Yan Luo got closer, he felt the dark power on Xu Le, as well as the feeling of being separated from the Soul River, which were both very obvious.
Xu Le had no intention of denying or misleading, and the relationship between him and the Guyinduomu tree had indeed become strained.
As an important guardian member of his base camp, this point should indeed be made clear to Yan Luo.
Wrap the power of darkness around your hands and show this power to Yama:
“That’s probably the situation. There’s some rift between me and the mother tree, and it’s very likely that we won’t be able to go back to the way it was before.
Yan Luo, I know you have always been loyal to the mother tree, so... if you think I did something wrong, you can choose to leave by yourself."
Yan Luo frowned and quickly shook his head.
“No, I actually had already guessed this day would come since I was born on the Tree of Souls.
This world cannot allow the existence of two trees. The Tree of Souls is also a mother tree. Either the Guyinduo mother tree assimilates you, or you devour it. There can be no other result.
I have now found a new mother tree, and my duty to protect it will not change."
Yan Luo came to the furnace tree, as if he had found his home.
Xu Le nodded. Yan Luo did not leave. This was already the best result.
"That's good. After all, we are friends."
"Humph, you want to become my friend just by improving your strength, what a ridiculous human being."
"cut… "
Knock knock knock!
The knock on the door interrupted the conversation between Xu Le and Yan Luo. Xu Le knew that no one would disturb them unless it was something important.
At this point in time, Gu Beichen should have already finished it.
Another spy from the Red Moon Temple has arrived.
That female reporter.
"I'm going to go out for a while."
Xu Le had previously told Wang Shu and Ai Li that if that woman came, they could let her in.
Let her know some information about the furnace and herself, which can divert her attention.
If she keeps keeping an eye on the affairs of Golden Tree and Duolei, it will be very troublesome to deal with, and even more troublesome to kill her.
He needs time.
…
At the other end of the factory, Duomin was quickly brought into the core area of the furnace and the strangely absorbed upper observation aisle.
At the end of the corridor was Xu Le, wearing a white coat and holding research materials in his hands.
Looking at Xu Le, Duomin's eyes flickered.
"As Gu Beichen said, Xu Le is a person who is very passionate about scientific research, even a little bit like a madman.
He is knowledgeable and talented, and always regards the revitalization of Zion as his greatest ideal.
Compared to this, everything else can be forgotten.
He is an absolutely great man... well, a great scientist.
When facing such a person, you must cater to his preferences. "
With this thought in mind, Duo Min walked over carefully, without disturbing Xu Le or saying a word, and just watched Xu Le quietly studying some information.
After watching for a few minutes, Xu Le suddenly let go of his hand.
Several monsters actually rushed in from outside!
Then, there was the classic scene where the furnace decomposed strangely and turned into ancient blue light...
Hiss hiss hiss!
Blue spiritual energy was floating everywhere. Of course, this was intentional by Xu Le.
Xu Le turned his head and saw Duomin and was startled.
"Which reporter are you? Why are you here?"
At this moment, Duomin's eyes were full of shock. What kind of secrets did this so-called Guangming Soap Factory hide