After notifying Silver Dew County Princess, Zhang Yuanqing felt a slight drowsiness creeping in, a fatigue akin to pulling an all-nighter playing games.

"Being affected even from this far, the Sleeping Curse is quite terrifying." He opened his contacts and dialed the Palace Master's phone number. As soon as the other party answered, he immediately said, "Palace Master, I've found Hades."

"Ten minutes!" The Palace Master's gentle voice came from the phone.

Hanging up, Zhang Yuanqing pulled out Little Red Riding Hood, summoning a Level 5 Yin corpse and a Level 1 Earth Spirit Servant.

He first manipulated the Yin corpse to walk towards the pine forest, and after walking a dozen meters, the Yin corpse suddenly collapsed, falling into a deep sleep. No matter how Zhang Yuanqing manipulated it, there was no reaction. He tried to communicate with the imprint in the spirit body, but found that the imprint representing the Yin corpse was grayish-white and could not be contacted.

"Sleep is a kind of seal, hmm, consistent with the characteristics of the Night Watcher profession." Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the time, then manipulated the spirit servant to enter the sleeping land.

He watched as the spirit servant drifted out more than ten meters and then sank like a fallen leaf, collapsing on the ground in a deep slumber.

"Everything with life, consciousness, and spiritual power is affected by the Shadow Land? Tsk, the characteristics of this profession are very distinct!" Zhang Yuanqing snapped his fingers and appeared next to the Yin corpse and spirit servant.

Instantly, a strong drowsiness swept over him, like having played games all night. His eyelids felt heavy.

"This guy could definitely make a fortune opening a clinic for insomnia patients," Zhang Yuanqing thought to himself, casually taking the Yin corpse back into Little Red Riding Hood and then devouring the spirit servant.

"Snap!" He snapped his fingers again, advancing another twenty or thirty meters.

This time, Zhang Yuanqing stumbled directly. The endless drowsiness almost made him fall. It was no longer like staying up for a day and a night; in addition to the drowsiness, he felt like he hadn't slept in his entire life. His body felt unwell, his limbs were sore, and the power of Taiyin and the stars was obstructed, sealing off most of his strength.

Zhang Yuanqing desperately circulated the power of the Sun God, barely dispelling the drowsiness and keeping his mind clear.

"The Sleeping Curse has a strong suppression on me. If it weren't for the Pure Yang Cleansing Body Record taking effect, I would have been sleeping like a dead pig."

Zhang Yuanqing thought for a moment and gave up the idea of going deeper, using Star Escape to return.

In terms of overall strength, with Yin corpses, spirit servants, various items, and trump cards, he could be said to be crushing Hades.

But these trump cards were enhancements in terms of combat power, and did not have the ability to resist sleep. It would be very difficult to attack Hades in the land of sleep.

The Night Watcher profession's sleep is a skill that harms the user as much as the enemy. As long as the level doesn't exceed your own, you'll basically fall asleep together.

Of course, this doesn't mean that Zhang Yuanqing has no way to get past it. As long as the enemy invading the land of sleep is strong enough, Hades will awaken from his slumber.

And the awakened Hades will enter a brief state of weakness, which would be the best time to capture him.

As for now, Zhang Yuanqing had a better idea - Zhisheng Palace Master.

Inviting a Dominator-level expert to suppress him would solve everything once and for all. This was the advantage of a local tyrant.

Ten minutes passed quickly, but the Palace Master was nowhere to be seen. Zhang Yuanqing sent a message to inquire about the situation, but there was no response. Five minutes later, he finally saw a dazzling red silk ribbon flying over.

Sitting at his desk was extremely boring. Osmon was holding his laptop, logging into the Scourge's database.

Searching for information on "Yuanshi Tianzun".

Scourge had collected detailed information on Yuanshi Tianzun, recording all his deeds from his debut.

The opening trial copy was the Spirit Tunnel, known as a bug-level difficulty.

After successfully passing the first copy, he rose steadily, leveling up at a speed that shocked the entire Spirit Realm world, creating one feat after another.

His growth surprised the Five Elements Alliance, but it also alarmed those in power.

Yes, alarmed!

According to the analysis of Scourge executives, the Five Elements Alliance's rulers had more fear than joy towards this favored son of heaven.

The Five Elements Alliance's grassroots members could never understand why the headquarters and Yuanshi Tianzun's relationship was so strained, and why the headquarters always wanted to beat down Yuanshi Tianzun.

They even thought the headquarters executives were fools.

This was a typical case of one's position determining one's thinking. In a system where the hierarchy was gradually solidifying, what were the rulers most afraid of?

It was everything that affected their own power. Yuanshi Tianzun was like a hammer, growing step by step. When the hammer became powerful enough, it would shatter the deeply rooted and solidified power structure.

They wanted to subdue him before he grew up and turn him into a hammer that they could control.

The faster Yuanshi Tianzun leveled up, the more the rulers feared.

As for the side effects of doing so, such as losing credibility, losing the trust of grassroots practitioners in the organization, and alienating a peerless genius from the organization, these costs seemed insignificant in the face of personal interests and power.

Did the ancient nobles who annexed land not know the consequences of doing so? National collapse and family destruction were things that would happen hundreds of years later. What was more important than the immediate benefits?

Scourge executives predicted three possibilities for Yuanshi Tianzun.

First, he would marry the offspring of some big shot and become part of the solidified class.

Second, he would break away from the Five Elements Alliance and establish his own organization.

Third, he would maintain a lukewarm relationship with the Five Elements Alliance, unable to access the core of power, until he became a Demigod, and the Five Elements Alliance would recommend him as the sixth Alliance Leader, then shelve him, similarly unable to access the core of power.

Osmon had learned from within the family that Scourge executives were secretly plotting a conspiracy to push Yuanshi Tianzun to break with the Five Elements Alliance.

Osmon quickly browsed through the information he had already read and finally found Yunmeng in the information about the Yueshan Sea.

"No wonder that woman mentioned Yuanshi Tianzun. She's secretly in love with Yuanshi Tianzun." Osmon snorted.

He scrutinized the information, scheming in his heart. After capturing Hades, he would invite Yunmeng to Songhai and then, in the name of Scourge, challenge Yuanshi Tianzun, defeating Yuanshi Tianzun in front of that woman.

Whether he slept with the woman or not was no longer important. The young master simply couldn't swallow this insult. The more popular someone was, the more petty they were.

When he challenged Yuanshi Tianzun, it wasn't purely a jealous spat. That kid was leveling up too fast. If he didn't suppress him this time, he might become a Dominator.

No matter how confident Osmon was in himself, he could only seek stability when faced with such a monstrous figure.

At this moment, hurried footsteps echoed through the courtyard. Yunmeng, who had supposedly gone to feed the pigs, returned with a look of haste in her eyes. "Found him, found your Scourge's wanted criminal."

Osmon suddenly stood up, his eyes sharp and excited as he greeted her, asking, "Where is he?"

Yunmeng pointed northeast, saying, "That way, northeast. At the junction of the central and outer parts of the Shiwan Mountains. Our patrol team was invaded by an unknown force there and fell asleep. The animals are asleep too."

"Northeast, at the junction of the central and outer parts..." Osmon muttered to himself, quickly taking out his phone and dialing the Hunter's phone number.

With a "bang," a beautiful young woman wearing a gorgeous ancient dress and barefoot like snow gracefully landed amidst the spreading filaments.

"So late..." Zhang Yuanqing had just opened his mouth when the woman threw herself into his arms like a swallow returning to its nest.

Zhisheng Palace Master wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck, humming, "Wouldn't you say this is like being all attentive at noon and turning your back in the evening?"

"How am I supposed to answer that..." Zhang Yuanqing instinctively opened his arms, making a gesture of innocence.

But in the next second, he naturally took back his hands and cupped her full, elastic buttocks, feeling the softness of the flesh overflowing from his fingers. He continued the words he had just said, "Why were you five minutes late?"

Zhisheng Palace Master lowered her buttocks, placing her weight on his palms, and pointed to the sky, whispering, "I saw the Hunters patrolling. I didn't dare move. The Eye of the Sky has terrible insight. Any movement on the ground will be discovered."

Zhang Yuanqing, who had just been relieved by the Palace Master's arrival, tensed up again. "The Hunters are patrolling here?"

Zhisheng Palace Master nodded slightly. "What's the situation now?"

"Hades is in this pine forest. The search personnel have already been affected. We don't know how long they've been asleep. The Qinghe Branch might notice the anomaly at any time. Time is limited. We need to act immediately," Zhang Yuanqing said.

Zhisheng Palace Master was about to speak when she suddenly twitched her ears and said quickly, "The Hunters are coming!"

As soon as the sound fell, Zhang Yuanqing sensed a light breeze. The pine forest swayed. Without any hesitation, he immediately took out Little Red Riding Hood, took Zhisheng Palace Master and the two Qinghe clansmen into the hat space, used Night Wanderer's invisibility, and remained silent in place.

Just after doing this, the swaying of the pine forest intensified. Zhang Yuanqing raised his head and looked through the moonlight, piercing through the darkness. In the deep night sky, a tiny black figure was rapidly approaching above the pine forest.

His heart suddenly leaped.

Hades was sleeping in the pine forest. Once the Hunters detected something, the development of the situation would inevitably move towards the extreme.

And even if Hades was not discovered, as long as the Qinghe Branch noticed that some members of the search team were missing, perhaps the Hunter's phone would ring in the next second.

"Ding ding ding." A phone ringtone suddenly rang, echoing in the night sky.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart stopped beating, and his scalp tingled. The ringtone stopped quickly, and the Hunter should have answered the phone, but it was too far away.

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't hear the specific content and could only wait anxiously for three seconds, five seconds, ten seconds.

Suddenly, a "woo" sound came from high in the sky, and the strong wind bent the pine trees.

The figure in the night sky sped away in the sharp wind and disappeared.

"Did they leave?" Zhang Yuanqing was both surprised and delighted and immediately realized that the County Princess's diversionary tactic had worked.

In the Qinghe Branch Clan Chief's villa, the honest and simple Wu Agui held his phone, his voice also revealing a rustic and dull tone. "Yunmeng said the target was found in the northeast direction, near the outer area. You immediately gather the clansmen and go help seal off the area."

He stuttered three times in one sentence, proving that he was not good with words. In fact, Wu Agui was a farmer. The first half of his life was spent farming and in dungeons. Later, the clan became rich and built a big villa, and everyone began to enjoy a life of leisure.

Wu Agui still maintained his past rhythm, going out with a hoe at sunrise to work in the mountain farmland, enjoying the wind and sun, watching his crops grow, and returning home at sunset.

He grew old day by day. It wasn't that he didn't like enjoying life; he was also happy that the clan had built a villa, but he had farmed all his life. If he suddenly didn't have to farm one day, what else could he do? He would only feel panic.

"Thank you, Clan Chief Wu Agui." Osmon was polite and respectful on the surface, but a look of disdain flashed in his eyes.

Even the lowest-level servants in his family could give fluent speeches to thousands of people.

Yunmeng walked to the window and looked out. Lights came on in the town, and the clansmen with combat capabilities woke up from their dreams and rushed to the northeast as quickly as possible.

The reason they had such high efficiency was not because of Clan Chief Wu Agui's prestige, but because of Sixth Elder Wu Youhua's prestige and promises. He promised that after the event was completed, the families participating in the search and blockade would each receive 10,000 federal currency.

"Let's go too!" Wu Yunmeng looked at Osmon, her eyes eager. She wasn't really purely innocent; she also loved money.

Osmon curled his lips, feeling that his chances were even greater.

He immediately smiled and said, "Okay! After we catch the wanted criminal, I will reward Miss Yunmeng with an additional 10,000 federal currency!"

Yunmeng did not answer and hurried out of the living room.

Osmon quickly followed. Just as the two of them passed through the courtyard, they saw a white, fat middle-aged man in a blue cloth robe running in hastily.

The middle-aged man stopped when he saw the two of them coming together and looked at Yunmeng in surprise.

"Huh? Yunmeng, why are you here? Aren't you patrolling the mountains with Cao Niu?"

"Ah, this..." Yunmeng was suddenly at a loss for words, stammering, "Ninth Uncle, I, I came back halfway because I discovered the wanted criminal's trail."

She seemed unable to lie, her face flushed and her hands waving.

Ninth Uncle was responsible for contacting the mountain patrol team.

"Oh, I understand." Ninth Uncle reacted, "Cao Niu lied to me. You girl, are you being lazy at home, letting Cao Niu clock in for you, trying to cheat patrol fees, right?"

"I, I..." Yunmeng was speechless, looking ashamed.

Osmon narrowed his eyes.

At this moment, Ninth Uncle said, "I'll deal with you later."

After saying that, he hurried inside, but Osmon stopped him. "You're not responsible for contacting the patrol personnel. Why are you here at the Clan Chief's place?"

Ninth Uncle said, "A'Xin and Dongha haven't reported on time. I'm here to notify the Clan Chief to see if we need to organize people to look for them."

The missing personnel were in the southwest, exactly the opposite direction from where Hades was discovered. Yunmeng was supposedly patrolling the mountains with her companions, but she appeared here.

Osmon's blue eyes suddenly constricted. Without any hesitation, he grabbed Wu Yunmeng next to him and shouted, "Who are you?!"

His hand grasped empty air. Wu Yunmeng had already retreated. As she retreated, she scratched her face and tore off a membrane as thin as cicada wings.

Where was Yunmeng? It was clearly a glamorous corpse ghost, her eye sockets black and her pupils scarlet, an eerie and beautiful female corpse.

She glanced at the two of them coldly, imitated her master by snapping her fingers, and disappeared into starlight.

Osmon was stunned for a couple of seconds. His expression changed drastically. Something was wrong. Someone was misleading them.

While taking out his phone, Osmon said to Ninth Uncle, "Immediately gather people and look for those two missing personnel. I'll go get your Clan Chief."

Ninth Uncle glanced at him, not paying much attention.

"I'll add a million to your share!"

"You can always trust the Qinghe Clan's enthusiasm and sincerity, honored guest."

"Enthusiasm, my ass." Osmon almost spat out the swear words he had learned in the capital. He turned and ran towards the villa.

He rushed into the living room and saw the honest and simple Wu Agui. At this moment, the Hunter connected the call.

"Executive Officer, we've been deceived. Hades is in the southwest. Hurry over there. Someone is fighting us for Hades."

Without waiting for the Hunter to reply, he hung up and said, "Clan Chief Wu Agui, please take me to the southwest immediately. I'm willing to pay."

Wu Agui stood up and rushed out immediately.

Osmon was stunned. "You, you don't want to hear my price?"

"That's what Sixth Uncle wants, not me." Wu Agui walked over and pressed his shoulder. "Let's go."

A green light flashed, and there were no longer any figures in the living room.

Pine Forest.

Zhang Yuanqing watched the red silk ribbon float towards the depths of the forest. After waiting quietly for a few minutes, he felt a slight drowsiness, knowing that Hades' Sleeping Curse had dissipated.

Zhang Yuanqing immediately rushed into the pine forest and saw Zhisheng Palace Master holding a section of red silk ribbon in the distance.

A foreign man with short brown hair was tied to the end of the red silk ribbon.

The man was wearing summer mountaineering clothes, his hands and feet bent, his torso wrapped in red silk ribbon, leaving only his head exposed, staring at Zhisheng Palace Master's back in despair and terror.

Having seen his picture, Zhang Yuanqing immediately confirmed that this was Hades.

"Palace Master, let's leave quickly." Zhang Yuanqing took out Little Red Riding Hood and quickly greeted her.

Suddenly, his footsteps stopped, and his pupils constricted as he looked behind Zhisheng Palace Master.

A green light landed ten meters behind the Palace Master. An old farmer with white hair and Osmon, an arrogant Scourge member, stood in the green light.