Ling Zhenfei said, "I do have my strengths, but your abilities—I really haven't seen them. What skills do you have? Let's hear them."

Phoenix's face darkened, "You actually don't believe me? Then let's go and test it out, and see who catches Wu Yingxiong first."

Ling Zhenfei's heart became slightly calmer, and then he asked, "Miss Phoenix, aren't you a bit overconfident in our abilities? Just the two of us, how could we possibly infiltrate Wu Yingxiong's stronghold?"

"Are you so sure we can enter Wu Yingxiong's stronghold without being detected? If we are discovered, can we really make a full retreat?"

Phoenix said, "This is also a no-choice strategy. Wu Yingxiong is about to make his move, and we must act. But everything about Wu Yingxiong's lair is unknown to us, what else can we do?"

"How can it be completely unknown? The people I captured, like Tang Sen, have all been inside Wu Yingxiong's lair. How could they possibly know nothing?" Ling Zhenfei was very puzzled.

Logically, the police should have been able to obtain some information about the interior of Wu Yingxiong's lair from the mouths of Tang Sen and others.

"That's right, we did learn some things, but these things are of no use to us. Even this entrance took me a lot of effort to obtain."

When Phoenix spoke again, she regained that cold demeanor, completely like a lofty goddess.

Ling Zhenfei was somewhat taken aback that this woman, beautiful to the bone, was actually a high-level spy. He really didn't know how this woman...

But it wasn't particularly strange, just like Ling Zhenfei. Originally, he wasn't very handsome, just not ugly, but cultivation brought about significant changes to a person, not only in physique but also in looks.

Reaching the Body Refining Realm could cleanse the impurities inside the body, thus strengthening it and allowing it to withstand powerful attacks over time.

However, the transformation to the appearance after entering the Mingmu Realm was even greater, improving the skin, brightening the eyes, making the face more three-dimensional, and the features more proportionate, almost like the effect of minor plastic surgery.

Phoenix's current beauty was very likely due to reaching the Mingmu Realm. Her original beauty, combined with the nourishment of the Northern Spiritual Energy upon entering the Mingmu Realm, ultimately made her this beautiful.

"So, you mean we find a way to enter Wu Yingxiong's lair, then adapt to the situation to locate Wu Yingxiong, and either kill or capture him, is that right?"

Phoenix nodded, "Exactly. I still have confidence in myself, but I'm not so confident about you. After all, you are a doctor, and I really don't know why headquarters sent you to carry out this mission with me."

Ling Zhenfei felt somewhat angry in his heart, disrespected by this woman, especially by a beautiful woman at that, which made him very unhappy.

"Don't worry, headquarters must have anticipated that you could get injured during the mission, so they sent me, a doctor, to assist you."

Phoenix scoffed, and the two didn't speak much as they drove forward.

Suddenly, snowflakes began to fall from the sky, quickly turning into a heavy snowfall, and the visibility ahead became very blurred, but this didn't affect Ling Zhenfei, so the car continued to move forward.

The snow on the ground grew thicker, and Ling Zhenfei had not seen such heavy snow in a long time. The car couldn't proceed any further up ahead.

"Had I known the snow would be this heavy, I would've stolen an SUV. No choice but to walk now," Ling Zhenfei said to Phoenix.

"What are we waiting for? Let's get moving."

Phoenix and Ling Zhenfei stepped out of the car together, standing opposite each other amidst the heavy snowfall.

Phoenix pointed toward the distant mountains and said, "Do you see that? Up ahead is the Swan Reserve. Take a look at that endless range of mountains; that's our target area. Wu Yingxiong's nest is right there."

Ling Zhenfei nodded his head. Although the two of them didn't seem far from the mountain, there was the saying 'distant hills look close.' It meant the mountain was still a long way off from where they stood.

"Dr. Ling, we'll have to walk from here. Can you keep up?" Phoenix asked with a teasing smile.

Ling Zhenfei chuckled, "If I can't keep up, I still don't really have a choice, do I? I can't keep a beauty waiting."

"Then you'd better speed up. If you can't keep up, say something in advance. I don't want to reach the place, turn around, and find no one there." After saying this, Phoenix dashed towards the mountains in the distance.

Ling Zhenfei hurried after her, impressed by Phoenix's smooth movement technique. She moved so swiftly, like a white rabbit darting through the snow.

It was only then that Ling Zhenfei got a clear look at the spiritual energy surrounding Phoenix's body. Up until now, Phoenix had concealed her spiritual energy so well that it was impossible to tell that she was a Spiritual Cultivator.

Her movement technique was also quite peculiar, using spiritual energy to lift her body and leave no trace in the snow—she was incredibly fast.

The chilly weather was of no concern to Ling Zhenfei; utilizing the Blooming Step Technique, he easily caught up with Phoenix.

After running ahead for a while, Phoenix looked back and saw Ling Zhenfei leisurely trailing behind her. A hint of surprise flashed across her face, clearly not expecting that Ling Zhenfei would be able to run so fast.

The Blooming Step Technique had such a beautiful effect—using very little spiritual energy, yet allowing for quick, traceless movement over snow and grass.

As a result, Ling Zhenfei followed behind Phoenix with ease, even taking in the scenery around them with leisure and pleasure.

A thought struck Phoenix, prompting her to quicken her pace, her spiritual energy surging under her feet as she raced into the distance, attempting to leave Ling Zhenfei behind.

However, after a short run, she glanced back only to see Ling Zhenfei still following close behind, the distance between them unchanged from before.

And looking at Ling Zhenfei, one might think he was sightseeing, leisurely looking around—and if you listened closely, you could even hear him humming a tune.

Phoenix was taken aback, then she pushed her spiritual energy to its maximum and sprinted forward. Her sole thought was to put some distance between them.

Indeed, her movements were swift, like an arrow shot from a bow, racing toward the mountains. She had reached the limit of her speed.

But then, Phoenix suddenly saw Ling Zhenfei passing by her. He glanced over and quipped, "Could you go any faster? I'm almost falling asleep here."

Although incredibly annoyed, Phoenix did not show it and replied indifferently, "Why the rush? Take it easy, don't waste your spiritual energy."

But inwardly, she was groaning—her spiritual energy was depleting far too rapidly. In contrast, Ling Zhenfei barely used any spiritual energy at all.

Such speedy movement with so little spiritual energy was utterly incredible. Phoenix couldn't help but feel amazed, realizing that the boss was right about Ling Zhenfei when they set out on the mission.

They said that Ling Zhenfei was a man full of secrets, far from ordinary.

With both of them advancing at full speed, it took them just an hour to finally reach the foot of the mountain.

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