Chapter 42 Mantis stalks cicada

If possible, Lei Lei thought it would be best to live in a convenience store, or even next to a convenience store, so that she could make the most of the high concentration of spiritual energy for cultivation, and it would be easier to find out Li Chengxi's background.

When this thought came to her mind, Lei Lei immediately thought of Xue Wenshu, who had tried to get close to her a few days ago.

She followed the instructions of the soul-seeking disk, but she was unfamiliar with the place and had a hard time finding the way. She heard from a friend in the cram school that Xue Wenshu lived nearby, so she used a little trick to let Xue Wenshu lead the way.

She completely treated him as a tool, so naturally she didn't pay attention to remember his name.

Lei Lei remembered what Li Chengxi said when she left the convenience store. He seemed to have misunderstood that she was very familiar with Xue Wenshu.

So, should she use that mortal?

As soon as this thought came out, Lei Lei quickly shook her head to dispel it.

The master said that you are not allowed to interfere too deeply with mortals. You think that using magic to control mortals is convenient, but the heaven will not forgive you in the future when you cross the tribulation.

Moreover, Li Chengxi's background is unknown, and it is hard to tell how much he has practiced.

If he is really a great cultivator who has never come out of the world, her behavior of testing him will at most be regarded as a child's ignorance, and she will not be angry if she does not go too far. But if she interferes with the mortals around him, it is very likely that he will be really angry.

After weighing the pros and cons, Lei Lei decided to continue observing for the time being. The rented room is only separated from the convenience store by a road in the community, which is very close. The concentration of spiritual energy is far higher than other places, so she should be content.

Thinking of this, Lei Lei unpacked the new daily necessities she bought.

She went to the convenience store not only to test Li Chengxi directly, but also because she had no toiletries when she just moved in.

Lei Lei did not worry for too long, after all, she still had a lot of homework to do, so let it be for the time being.

However, what Lei Lei did not know was that someone was secretly observing in the building diagonally opposite her.

It seemed that the window was open because of the hot weather and a towel was hung on it. This common scene, but no one knew that there was a gun barrel hidden under the towel aimed at Lei Lei.

A precision rifle was placed in front of the window, and a man was hiding in the darkness under the window. He took his eyes off the scope and picked up the telescope again.

Like a pervert, he saw Lei Lei return to the living room from the balcony, and then looked at Li Chengxi who disappeared from the kitchen window.

He took a long breath, leaned against the low wall under the windowsill, and quietly pressed the communicator switch on his ear.

"Groundhog report, at 2023, the secondary target was observed to interfere with the primary target with magic, and the primary target did not notice it. Then the secondary target returned to the room and did not take any further action for the time being."

He repeated the report again and added at the end:

"Groundhog believes that it is difficult to continue to complete the mission with the current equipment alone, and requests reinforcements."

There was a crackling noise in the headset, and then someone said:

"Received, reinforcements are on the way, and will arrive within ten minutes. Please continue to monitor the mission."

"Groundhog understands."

Then the man picked up the telescope again and carefully observed the movements between the convenience store and the residential building...

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Demon King Calendar 648th year

April 12, evening.

South of the World Spine Mountains.

The cooking fires flickered like stars, the smoke covered the sky, and countless people were busy in the huge military camp.

These people were preparing to attack Qihang City, an important city on the northern coast of the Avarus Demon Kingdom. This would be a long battle.

Although the capital of the Avarus Demon Kingdom had been destroyed, the four-nation coalition did not push all the way there. There were still a lot of resistance forces in the Avarus Demon Kingdom.

If you want to completely destroy and occupy this kingdom, it is definitely not enough to break through the capital. It is expected that the war may last for 5 to 10 years.

If you want to end the war as soon as possible, you must remove the important strongholds defended by the lords and generals of various places. After that, the remaining stragglers will not be a big deal and will not make any waves.

"Report!"

In front of the central army tent, the voice of the messenger interrupted the staff who were studying tactics inside.

"Come in"

The old general sitting in the main seat waved his hand, and the messenger hurriedly raised his head and chest, and put on the most energetic state to go in.

"The soldiers guarding the camp gate caught a man who claimed to be the messenger of Count Leon. We found a noble emblem and a letter on his purse."

The general signaled the messenger to put down the things and leave, and then the staff handed the letter and purse to the general.

The layer of separation is because there was a case of the enemy pretending to be a messenger to assassinate the commander, so the standard procedure is for the staff to pass it on.

The old general looked at the emblem on the purse, which he was unfamiliar with.

Although they are not in the same country, there are still some exchanges between the nobles.

The old general knows the emblems of the great nobles in the Demon King of Avarus, but he has no impression of the emblem on the purse.

It stands to reason that an earl should be at the level of a lord, and he should know the emblem of this noble.

"Count Leon...I seem to have heard of this place."

Turning around to look at the map, there is a small area in the upper left corner of the map, which just happens to be written as'Count Leon Territory'.

"Confirm it with a staff officer who is good at heraldry."

Let the staff officer check whether the heraldry is real, and the old general picked up the envelope and tore it open.

After a few glances, he lost interest and threw the letter on the table.

"General, what does the letter say?"

"Another noble who tried to surrender to save his territory. The only interesting thing is that he said Princess Viola is in Leon's territory and he wants to use this as a bargaining chip."

When the staff heard this, they all laughed.

"Does he think he is the only one who knows that the princess is in Leon's territory?"

"It's hard to say. This ignorant country noble may really think it is important information."

"The nobles of the Kingdom of Avarus have been at peace for too long."

The staff laughed, and the general did not stop them.

A war is about to begin. He alone cannot command it properly. Many details have to rely on these staff to help.

They have been working for several days in a row. It's not a bad idea to let them laugh and relax.

From this perspective, Count Leon is quite useful.

After the staff had laughed enough, the general said:

"Princess Viola's news from Count Leon, inform the friendly forces, that is not our responsibility."

The Avarus Demon Kingdom has been in a state of fighting each other because its capital was breached and the king and prince died in battle.

Although the living force is still not to be underestimated, no one has come out to unify, and the lords and generals from all over the country are fighting randomly, and there is no unified strategy at all.

For the four-nation coalition, Princess Viola's head is very important. After all, if she stands up as a royal family, the scattered lords will regroup.

The general had long guessed that the princess was hiding in the Leon territory, and the other generals of the coalition also knew it. They thought that since the princess was hiding in a remote territory, it would be good to let her stay there. As long as she didn't come out to cause trouble, it didn't matter whether she was dead or alive.

However, the army of one country in the coalition was assigned the task of destroying the Avarus royal family before the war.

The reason why they didn't rush into Leon's territory was mainly because the canyon road leading to the territory was destroyed, and they didn't want to do it because they were 'unsure of the princess's location'.

Note that they pretended not to know.

Everyone knows that catching the princess is a dirty and tiring job that has to be done. If they have this time, they might as well take the opportunity to plunder the land of the Avarus Demon Kingdom.

So the general thought it would be a good idea to use the letter from Count Leon to stimulate them.

After all, they are not the army of the same country, and it is still very pleasant to see other countries suffer.

The general turned and looked at the map. Since the canyon road could no longer be walked, if he wanted to catch the princess...

His eyes glanced at the large wavy line on the left edge of the map.

That represents the ocean.