Leng Shiqi couldn't help but be stunned when he suddenly heard that he was going to Zhu Lu Country.
His thoughts turned quickly as doubts arose in his heart.
It was true that the Dark Lightning Guards monitored the entire Thunderfire Dynasty, but how could they control Zhu Lu Country?
He had indeed caught evidence of Zhu Lu Country secretly transporting refined iron. Not only did he have a large amount of refined iron as evidence, but he also had Jill as a witness. It could be said that he had caught both the man and the goods.
However, even if they were going to negotiate with Zhu Lu Country, it shouldn't be the Dark Lightning Guards' turn.
There were hundreds of court officials above and the border army outside. How could they let the Dark Lightning Guards go to Zhu Lu Country to investigate?
Yu Ruifeng seemed to have seen through Leng Shiqi's doubts. He said, "The reason why this matter fell on us is because the dynasty doesn't want to fall out with Zhu Lu Country. After all, both sides are still allies on the surface.
Although Zhu Lu Country is only a small country and its territory isn't even as big as the West Desolate Province, it is still a country in the end. According to the division of forces, it is still 30% stronger than the top forces.
Now that the Thunderfire Dynasty isn't stable internally, it's not good to have any more incidents. That's why this task was given to the Dark Lightning Guards.
However, it will be some time before the imperial order is issued. You just have to wait in Lan Qi City. I will send someone to inform you when the time comes. "
Leng Shiqi finally understood.
This time, Zhu Lu Country's smuggling of refined iron was a big matter!
However, the Thunderfire Dynasty didn't want to make a big deal out of it, so they just let them go through the motions.
Of course, they would definitely be able to reap some benefits from this trip, so he was willing to make a trip.
At the same time, Leng Shiqi also received a message from Yu Ruifeng's words: the Thunderfire Dynasty wasn't peaceful internally!
However, he didn't care too much. As the saying went, the emperor was far away. He was now at the border of the dynasty, so no matter how much trouble there was in the dynasty, it wouldn't affect the West Desolate Province.
Afterward, Leng Shiqi bade farewell to Yu Ruifeng and returned to Lan Qi City as quickly as possible.
This trip took a total of four days. When he returned, the other four families that were in charge of the smuggling of refined iron in the cities had also been eliminated.
Carts after carts of cultivation resources were delivered into Dark Thunder Manor's courtyard one after another, causing everyone's eyes to turn red with envy.
However, these resources were all sealed in the treasury and were not distributed to everyone. They were to be saved up for Nine Leave.
When Leng Shiqi returned, Qiu Cheng and Qiao Qian came looking for him with tired faces.
Qiu Cheng didn't care about etiquette. He drank a large pot of tea and said, "Sir, you're back. We've been busy these past few days."
They destroyed the Xuanyang Sect and several families. Although these people deserved it, the Dark Thunder Guards also had to go through a lot of procedures. These things had been done by Qiu Cheng all the time. These days, he almost didn't sleep.
Qiao Qian, on the other hand, was responsible for sealing up resources, handing over missions, and managing the Dark Lightning Guards.
They did have a lot of power in their hands, but they were exhausted.
Leng Shiqi also knew that there were too few Dark Lightning Envoys in his Dark Lightning Manor. Only Qiu Cheng and Qiao Qian were enough to keep him busy.
Thus, he said, "Don't worry. I've already gotten the permission of the Inspector. I can recruit fifty Dark Lightning Guards and three Dark Lightning Envoys."
Qiu Cheng and Qiao Qian were both happy and sad at the same time.
They were happy that there were people to share some of the responsibility and pressure, but at the same time, they also had to share some of the power.
Leng Shiqi said meaningfully, "You're both veterans of Dark Thunder Manor in Mist Qi City. You'll have to put in more effort in the future."
These words were to reassure them. Even if there were new Dark Lightning Envoys in the future, the two of them would still be the most important.
Qiao Qian and Qiao Qian were also slightly relieved.
"You two have been very busy recently. I'll do the recruitment myself."
Leng Shiqi directly took the responsibility for this matter, so the two of them naturally had nothing to say.
From the next day onwards, Dark Thunder Manor began recruiting Dark Lightning Guards and Dark Lightning Envoys.
This news attracted a lot of attention. It wasn't because of anything else. Dark Thunder Manor had just recruited thirty Dark Lightning Guards a while ago. Now they were recruiting again?
Was the Dark Lightning Guard so short of people?
However, this was the Dark Lightning Guard. Being able to enter the Dark Lightning Guard was equivalent to having an iron rice bowl, so it still attracted a lot of people.
In particular, Leng Shiqi was in the limelight recently. Many young elites came because of his reputation. The originally deserted streets of Dark Thunder Manor became much more lively.
Leng Shiqi also became busy. Being personally recruited by him as a supervisor, it was naturally very strict. Eighty percent of the people were rejected by him.
Even so, there were still a lot of people who flocked to him. In four to five days, he recruited fifty Dark Lightning Guards in the Spirit Transformation Realm and three Dark Lightning Envoys in the Spirit Pulse Realm.
In fact, these people were all assassins from the Blood Cloth Pavilion!
Now, Leng Shiqi had 120 Dark Lightning Guards under him. Most of them were from the Blood Cloth Pavilion.
Three of the five Dark Lightning Envoys were also Blood Cloth Assassins from the Blood Cloth Pavilion. It could be said that Dark Thunder Manor in Mist Qi City was completely under his control.
On this day, Leng Shiqi called Qiu Cheng and Qiao Qian over. When they came in, they saw that there were already three Spirit Pulse Realm cultivators sitting there.
They knew that these three people were the three new Dark Lightning Envoys.
"Sit, these three are the new Dark Lightning Envoys." Leng Shiqi raised his hand and said. "This is Old Mister Guan Feihong. He's in the late stage of the Spirit Pulse Realm."
The old man sitting beside Leng Shiqi stood up and cupped his hands. He had a kind smile on his face. He looked gentle and amiable, giving people a good impression.
"This old man is Guan Feihong. I'm already so old, but I'm still able to receive Lord Liu's favor and become a Dark Lightning Envoy. In the future, I'll have to ask the two of you to take care of me."
When Qiao Qian and Qiu Cheng heard Leng Shiqi say that this person was in the late stage of the Spirit Pulse Realm, their hearts tightened. However, seeing Guan Feihong like this, they thought that he was easy to get along with, so they said a few polite words.
Actually, Guan Feihong had another name. Black Striped Blood Clothed Assassin, Heart Soul!
Seeing through people's hearts, hooking their souls!
Although he was old and could no longer use his full strength, Leng Shiqi had specially picked him because he liked his scheming and intelligence.
Leng Shiqi thought that his shrewdness was not bad, but it would be better if he had a think tank by his side to give him advice.
Moreover, he often went into closed door cultivation. It was important to have someone outside who could take care of things.
Following this, Leng Shiqi pointed at an ordinary looking middle aged man. He was the kind that could not be found in a crowd.
This person stood up and smiled, "This one is Qian Ming. I'm in the middle stage of the Spirit Pulse Realm. This is my first time here, please forgive me."
Qian Ming was actually Thousand Face!
Thousand Face's ability was too useful. Leng Shiqi had him change his identity and stay by his side.
As for the last person, he was wearing tight black clothes. He hugged a thin sword and had a cold expression. He only said three words coldly, "Qin Jianchen."
Qin Jianchen's cold attitude made the others a bit unhappy, especially Qiu Cheng who was already frowning.
He was actually a famous black striped blood clothed assassin in the Western Desolate Province, Ghost Sword!
He had once assassinated a Spirit Aperture Realm expert with his late stage Spirit Pulse Realm cultivation.