latelenovela Chapter 127 Person 4
Chapter 127 Person 4
In the dark dungeon, Yu Suqing looked at the man standing outside the cage with suspicion and uncertainty, using the light from the luminous pearl on the wall.
He held one or two grains of each kind in his hand, which filled a small handful. Some of the grains were rare and were only sold at Lin Zhao's shop.
Yu Suqing had personally packed up the food for Yun Yici and the other person before she was arrested, so she knew this better than anyone else.
Her first thought was that Yun Yici had also been poisoned by the other party, but upon closer inspection of the "Hu San" in front of her, his temperament was very different from the feeling she usually had.
Yu Suqing thought of an almost impossible possibility, and she exclaimed excitedly, "Could it be that you...?"
Seeing that Yu Suqing must have recognized her, Yun Yici nodded slightly, flipped her open palm back, and put the grain in her palm back into her storage bag.
The cell where Yu Suqing was imprisoned was several rooms away from the cells of the beast women in front of it.
Seeing that no one was around, Yu Suqing ran a few steps to the iron bars of the cell, "Yun..."
Realizing she had misspoke, she quickly corrected herself, saying, "Could you please inform Ah Zhao for me?"
Yu Suqing was unaware that Hu San had already colluded with the owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop. She thought that Hu San was so audacious as to sell her to the Treasure Pavilion.
She originally wanted to ask Yun Yici to rescue her, but she was afraid of being rejected and that she would implicate him, so she whispered to Yun Yici to send her message out.
"There are still some of my father's old friends in the city lord's mansion. If they knew I was trapped here, they would definitely not stand idly by."
Looking at Yu Suqing, who was gripping the bars tightly with both hands and shedding tears, Yun Yici promised, "I will take you away."
People come and go; if the connections left by Yu Suqing's father were still useful, she wouldn't be here.
Determined to go all the way in saving lives, Yun Yici decided to take Yu Suqing away directly.
Lin Zhao also owns a business, and Yun Yici has no control over whether he leaves or not.
However, if Yu Suqing continues to stay in Qishan City, she will eventually be harmed by those who covet her.
Yun Yici thought of taking Yu Suqing with her first, and then seeing what she wanted: whether to follow them or to find a peaceful place to leave her behind after passing Qishan City.
When they return, they will pick up Yu Suqing and take her to Yinxian City or the market town at the foot of Nanhua Zong Mountain.
There, peace and harmony prevailed, and Yu Suqing relied on her skills to make a living and cultivate herself, no longer subject to humiliation.
Yu Suqing wiped away her tears and was about to speak when Yun Yici felt the rabbit dumpling in her sleeve move.
Mu Yunjian didn't care about revealing his whereabouts to Yu Suqing. He poked his head out and hurriedly said to Yun Yici, "Something's wrong. I feel like my control over that manager has been broken."
"Hide quickly!"
Yun Yici's expression changed slightly. The Four Seasons Illusion Diagram that had created illusions for her in her sleeve flashed, creating an illusionary realm that merged into the dungeon, directly concealing her figure.
Yu Suqing watched Yun Yici disappear without saying a word, then returned to the corner where she had been curled up, hugged her knees, and continued to cry.
Before long, footsteps came from the direction of the exit, some light and some heavy.
She felt a chill run down her spine. The person who could break the demonic arts of Mu Yunjian was no ordinary person. She just didn't know who it was.
As the footsteps drew closer, she gradually heard voices.
First came the fawning voice of the steward who had been controlled by Mu Yunjian: "Master, I really don't know what happened. I just remember that scoundrel Hu San saying that his spirit stones were missing."
"Then, distinguished guests will come to visit, specifically requesting to see Yu Suqing."
"I was getting my keys when I bumped into you."
Then a rough male voice roared, "Do you think you have a place to see such an important guest? Don't you have a brain?!"
"Once that person leaves, quickly catch and deal with the rat that sneaked in."
"Also, send the person directly to my residence tonight."
Suddenly, the two stopped walking and talking.
Yun Yici clearly sensed that the beast women in front of her were becoming extremely agitated, and the wind they were creating carried a chilling aura. Even Xiao Ba was starting to get restless.
A magnetic male voice suddenly appeared: "I wonder what treasures are hidden deep in this dungeon that makes the shopkeeper so eager to avoid us."
The rough male voice seemed frightened, stammering, "No...no, this dungeon is full of ordinary women, how can they compare to you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yun Yici heard footsteps approaching, followed by two more sets of footsteps.
It seems the man behind them walked straight past the two managers and went inside, leaving the two managers with no choice but to follow.
The commotion was not only heard by Yun Yici, but also by Yu Suqing. She recognized that, apart from the manager, one of them was the current owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop.
This realization made her face turn pale, and half of her body went numb. She leaned against the wall, trembling with anger.
Hidden in the shadows, Yun Yici couldn't gauge the cultivation levels of the other two besides the steward. Although she hoped that Qian Sui's disguise would keep her from being noticed, she still made two preparations.
If she can't win, she will destroy this place, bring this secret underground site into the open, and then take advantage of the chaos to escape Qishan City with Yu Suqing and Rong Xuan.
As Yun Yici pondered, the image of the man who came bathed in light gradually became clear.
He was tall with deep-set eyes, and his black clothes made him look reserved and low-key.
Following behind him were the portly steward who had brought Yun Yici earlier, and a middle-aged man in fine clothes.
Yun Yici originally thought that the opportunity to break the deadlock lay with the leading man.
Unexpectedly, there was a fourth person behind the three...
Yun Yici stared in astonishment as the other person casually and slowly walked out from the shadows. Even though she was used to seeing all kinds of handsome men, she still gasped when she saw his face clearly.
The young man, dressed in a vibrant red embroidered with gold, possessed a feminine appearance yet was alluring without being seductive. He had fair skin, thin lips, and long, upturned phoenix eyes like black lacquer, exuding a captivating and enchanting charm.
However, treating him as a male concubine would likely lead to trouble.
After all, with such an otherworldly appearance, none of the three people walking in front of him dared to turn around and "admire" him.
In short, this enchanting beauty is oblivious to others and utterly aloof, exuding a powerful on-the-spot tension and a blatantly aggressive nature beneath.
Yun Yici only dared to glance at it before averting her gaze.
She always felt that the young man in red following behind was more like the big boss than the man leading the way.
Moreover, these two unfamiliar men seemed to be in cahoots with the owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop, meaning they were on the opposite side.
As Yun Yici watched the four approach Yu Suqing's cell, she began to plan how to escape successfully while avoiding them if a fight broke out.
At this moment, Huai Chuan spoke in her mind: "That man in red is a bit strange. I sensed the aura of the Phoenix Clan. He should not be a human cultivator."
Yun Yici: !!!
Was it not built by a human?
Yun Yici asked Huaichuan, "Is that man a demon cultivator?"
If it were a demon cultivator, their cultivation level might be even higher than Mu Yunjian's, which explains why Mu Yunjian's control over the steward was broken.
Huai Chuan said, "I can only get a general idea. If the other party is intentionally hiding something, I cannot be sure of their true identity."
In fact, Huai Chuan was starting to doubt his own judgment.
Because when he first met Mu Yunjian, he sensed that the other party possessed the bloodline power of a Qilin.
Later, when Mu Yunjian met Jiu Ying, Jiu Ying said that Mu Yunjian had the scent of the dragon race.
In the end, it turned out that Mu Yunjian was indeed a half-demon whose father was a human and whose mother was a beast.
Huai Chuan was unaware that Mu Yunjian had soaked in divine beast egg liquid, and thought that he had made a mistake in his judgment, so he dared not assert that he had misled Yun Yici.
Yun Yici and Huai Chuan discussed their matter in their minds discreetly. She said, "I wonder what the demon cultivators are up to by getting involved with the owner of the spirit beast workshop here."
Yun Yici couldn't discern the red-clothed man's cultivation level, but she knew that the strength of transformed demon cultivators was not to be underestimated. Therefore, she became even more cautious, hiding in the illusion to observe the movements of these people.
The four of them had arrived at Yu Suqing's cell.
The middle-aged man bowed and scraped to the leading man in black, saying, "Sir, as you can see, there is no one else here, only my newly acquired concubine."
Upon hearing this, Yu Suqing, who was imprisoned in the cell, burst into a tirade: "Luo Jin! You ungrateful wretch! I am not your concubine!!"
"My father has been kind to you; if it weren't for his help, you and your sister would have starved to death long ago!!"
She was about to curse again when the middle-aged man gave the steward a vicious look.
The steward immediately took out the key he had just retrieved from his sleeve and was about to open the door and give her a good scolding.
The middle-aged man who had been angrily scolded by Yu Suqing sighed helplessly at the black-clad man standing beside him with his hands behind his back, "Sir, this woman is really unruly. I originally intended to send her here to be disciplined for a day or two before bringing her back to the manor."
"Such matters of the inner quarters should not be tainted by your eyes. The divine bird's egg is ready. Please follow me."
As Luo Jin spoke, he began to lead the two demon cultivators outside.
Yun Yici deduced from his words that the two demon cultivators must have come for the divine bird egg.
Although she was very skeptical about the authenticity of the divine bird egg mentioned by the other party, there were more important things to do at the moment.
Because, as they were talking, the cell door to Yu Suqing's cell had already been opened by the steward.
Yu Suqing's eyes flashed with hope as she tried to rush out, but the steward summoned a spirit leopard that pounced on her from behind, knocking her to the ground.
If it weren't for the concern about not damaging her beautiful skin, the leopard's attack could have ripped her heart out.
The steward asked, "Who was that lover who came to see you earlier? Was it that brat Lin Zhao?"
"To tell you the truth, he can't escape. You should confess where he's hiding so you can suffer less."
Yu Suqing was forced to the ground, her chin hitting the hard brick and turning red, and her cascading black hair was also directly knocked off.
She struggled to retort, "No one came looking for me; you're clearly making this up!"
Enraged by her unyielding attitude, the leopard that was stepping on her seemed to sense its master's thoughts, and its foul-smelling saliva dripped onto the back of the girl's neck.
The sticky sensation terrified the girl, who finally couldn't help but scream.
Luo Jin was afraid that the good thing would be interrupted halfway, so he kept urging the two demon cultivators to go and see the divine bird egg.
At this moment, the young man in red, who had remained silent until now, curled the corners of his mouth slightly: "He looks rather pitiful."
"But if you don't come out soon, she'll die."
As soon as he finished speaking, spiritual energy surged and roared from the inconspicuous corner, and a huge whirlwind rose from the ground.
This unexpected situation caught everyone off guard.
The moment this destructive behemoth appeared, everyone instinctively tried to dodge.
Almost simultaneously, a white figure shot into the cage from the wind and slashed down the spirit leopard that had been acting arrogantly.
Yun Yici pulled the girl up from the ground, and with a flash of the scroll in her sleeve, she directly pulled Yu Suqing into the illusion as well.
Yu Suqing finally saw Yun Yici in person.
Having survived this ordeal, and finally seeing familiar faces, she was overcome with a mix of tears and laughter, asking, "Fellow Daoist Yun, what should we do?"
She said in a panic, "You should run away quickly, or you won't be able to escape even if you take me with you."
Yun Yici pulled her along in the illusion, saying, "My senior brother went to find Lin Zhao. He hasn't seen us and will definitely go to my master to ask for our return."
"My master is the peak master of the Nanhua Sect, we will be fine."
Yu Suqing never expected that the new friend she met today would be so important. She tightly grasped Yun Yici's hand, as if she were clutching the last straw.
Yu Suqing said, "Fellow Daoist Yun, thank you."
"If it's... then you can run away yourself, I'll be fine."
Yu Suqing wanted to live, but she also knew that Yun Yici was simply being dragged down by her.
Yun Yici didn't turn her head and said, "Don't say such things."
"By the way, do you know what the situation is like for the other women being held in this cell?"
Yun Yici was running away with Yu Suqing, but she was still concerned about the beast women who were imprisoned there.
Yu Suqing said, "That's not a woman, it's a transformed spirit beast."
“Spirit beasts are almost unable to transform into human form, so they developed strange drugs to induce them to transform. However, these spirit beasts still retain most of their animalistic characteristics, and their lifespans are extremely short and they are extremely aggressive.”
Yun Yici thought to himself that the owner of the Spirit Beast Workshop in Qishan City had truly done all sorts of bad things.
She added, "I just overheard them mentioning the divine bird's egg?"
Yun Yici hadn't expected Yu Suqing to give any explanation.
Unexpectedly, Yu Suqing said, "That's not a divine bird egg, but an ornamental spirit bird that Uncle Lin has bred."
"That kind of spirit bird is extremely beautiful, in no way inferior to the legendary phoenix..."
"The current city lord is greedy and wants my father to force Uncle Lin to breed and sell those spirit birds in large quantities."
“My father and Uncle Lin were friends for many years, and he refused out of anger.”
"The city lord was already dissatisfied with my father's lenient treatment of the merchants in the market, and this move directly led him to replace my father."
"Later, Luo Jin and his gang targeted my father and Uncle Lin. After they stole the only pair of spirit birds, my father and Uncle Lin passed away one after another. Ah Zhao has been struggling to keep his family shop afloat."
"What they are talking about today must be the eggs laid by those spirit birds."
Just as Yu Suqing finished speaking, a striking young man dressed in red suddenly appeared in front of them, carrying a lump of mud-like Luo Jin in his hand.
"So that's how it is. There was no divine bird egg at all."
His eyebrows and eyes curved slightly.
System: "A new Destiny Bringer, Imperial Decree, has been detected. His favorability is currently 50, and the host's luck value has increased by 5. The current total luck value is 50. The system is upgrading. Please wait."
Yun Yici: Huh? ? ?