# 685
Chapter 686: Great Xia's Plan
Great Xia.
Shangjing City, Night Watch headquarters.
A figure wrapped in a dark crimson cloak passed through the long corridor and finally stopped before a closed door.
He reached out and knocked lightly.
Knock knock knock—!
"Please, come in."
He pushed open the door and stepped inside. Behind the door was a spacious, bright office.
He had visited this office many times before, but the person sitting at that desk used to be Ye Fan, the former commander-in-chief of the Night Watch, and now the face sitting there was young yet composed.
"Former member of the special squad 【Blue Rain】, former deputy leader of Cangnan City Squad 136, Wu Xiangnan, reporting for duty as ordered!" He stood at attention, his voice serious.
Zuo Qing, who had been buried in paperwork at the desk, looked up. Seeing Wu Xiangnan standing before him, a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"You've finally arrived. Please, sit."
Wu Xiangnan sat down in the chair opposite the desk.
"I've reviewed your file. You've been transferred from Squad 136 to the Special Intelligence Division for almost three years now, haven't you?" Zuo Qing stood up, took the initiative to pour Wu Xiangnan a glass of water, and placed it before him. "How have these three years been?"
Wu Xiangnan paused, speaking with a hint of helplessness. "After I was transferred to the 'Japan Investigation Team' within the Special Intelligence Division, my daily work involved cooperating with colleagues to investigate, speculate, and analyze the situation of the Japanese divine kingdom, Takamagahara. Combining my experience from the 【Blue Rain】 squad with the research of the 'Japan Investigation Team,' we've basically been able to pinpoint Takamagahara's location, though we still don't have a clear idea of how to enter it."
"I'm not asking about work." Zuo Qing shook his head. "I'm asking... have you let go of what happened to the 【Blue Rain】 squad?"
Wu Xiangnan's body trembled almost imperceptibly. He lowered his head and said nothing.
After a long while, he smiled bitterly and shook his head slightly. "How could something like that be so easily let go? If anything, the knot in my heart has only tightened.
For these three years, I've been recalling the scenes from Takamagahara every day. Every time I recall it, I remember how they died in battle there... These images are deeply branded in my mind, replaying endlessly for three years. Every time, I question myself...
Why was I the only one who survived?"
Wu Xiangnan's fists clenched unconsciously. Zuo Qing watched him in silence for a long moment before sitting back down in his chair.
"If... I asked you to go to Japan again, would you be willing?"
"Go again?" Wu Xiangnan looked up in astonishment. As if thinking of something, his eyes brightened slightly. "Are we... going to make a move on Takamagahara?"
Zuo Qing nodded. "More than two years ago, Egypt's attack on Great Xia failed. The Nine Chieftains were damaged, and their national fortune was slashed by thirty percent—they can be said to be greatly weakened. At the same time, the Olympian Gods of Greece were severely wounded by the return of the Goddess of Night. Combined with the constant harassment from Great Xia's sword immortal over these two years, the power of these ancient divine kingdoms is gradually diminishing.
Great Xia's rise has made these ancient divine kingdoms feel an unprecedented threat, accelerating their alliance with one another.
We've received news from the Oath Society that these divine kingdoms have reached a preliminary agreement and will soon make their move on Great Xia."
Wu Xiangnan's brow furrowed. From Zuo Qing's brief words, he could already sense the looming crisis.
"And among these divine kingdoms, Takamagahara is closest to Great Xia. Once a full-scale divine war breaks out, they will inevitably become a dagger lodged in our throats. Although their strength is somewhat lacking compared to the other ancient divine kingdoms, at critical moments, they can still pose a tremendous threat to Great Xia."
Zuo Qing's knuckles tapped lightly on the desk, his eyes narrowing slightly. A killing intent flickered in his deep gaze. "Therefore, we must eliminate this latent threat before this full-scale divine war erupts."
Wu Xiangnan nodded thoughtfully. "However, Takamagahara is, after all, a divine kingdom with many Japanese deities residing within it. How are we supposed to eliminate it?"
"You don't need to worry about that." Zuo Qing spoke slowly. "Our current primary objective is to find a way to enter Takamagahara and destroy the 'Human Enclosure' created by the Japanese deities, fundamentally eradicating the source of their faith power."
"I understand." Wu Xiangnan guessed Zuo Qing's intention for sending him to Japan. "I'm a former member of the 【Blue Rain】 squad who has personally been to Japan and worked in the 'Japan Investigation Team' for three years. In all of Great Xia, I'm the most familiar with the situation there..."
Wu Xiangnan paused, speaking with some uncertainty. "But, relying on just me, even if I find the entrance to Takamagahara and the location of the 'Human Enclosure,' I won't be able to destroy the 'Human Enclosure'..."
"Don't worry. The mission to destroy the 'Human Enclosure' isn't something you'll be completing. It will be taken over by another organization within the mist—they're professionals when it comes to dealing with divine kingdoms and 'Human Enclosures'..." Zuo Qing said with a smile.
"Your mission is to go into the mist, rendezvous with them, and lead them to the entrances of Takamagahara and the 'Human Enclosure.' The rest will be handled by them."
"No problem." Wu Xiangnan didn't hesitate at all, nodding emphatically. "As long as I can destroy Takamagahara and avenge them... I'll do anything."
Zuo Qing pulled open a drawer and took out a silver medallion, handing it to Wu Xiangnan.
"This item shouldn't be unfamiliar to you, right?"
Wu Xiangnan looked at the medallion, a nostalgic gleam appearing in his eyes. "This was a forbidden artifact that our 【Blue Rain】 squad used when traveling through the mist..."
"That's right. However, two years ago, when the Fifth Special Squad left, they took seven of these with them. This is the only one left now. I'll entrust it to you."
Wu Xiangnan nodded and carefully tucked away the medallion.
"Speaking of the Fifth Special Squad, there's one more thing." Zuo Qing stood up, took a large map from the bookshelf behind him, and spread it out on the desk. "After the Fifth Special Squad disappeared two years ago, we've been searching for their whereabouts.
Over these two years, we've dispatched numerous action teams to search the surrounding waters, combing through everything, but we still haven't found any trace of them.
Therefore, we believe they may have been carried by ocean currents to much farther waters."
On the map spread across the desk, there were lines and arrows everywhere, simulating all possible ocean current flow directions in that sea area. In a location extremely far from where they had disappeared, several circles had been drawn in red ink.
"These are the locations where we believe they may have been carried by the currents."
Wu Xiangnan looked at the map, his brow creasing.
"Over seven hundred kilometers? That's an enormous distance. At that range, no one could hold their breath the whole time, could they?"