No one dared to watch the commotion. At most, they would look from afar and whisper about how reckless these outsiders were.
Zheng Dongjue was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. Of course, he had indeed vomited quite a bit of blood. He had come to South Continent to search for the ancient alchemist's remains, but he had not expected that his belongings would be plundered by the spiritual beasts the moment he reached Wai Arc City.
The spiritual jades and the like were fine, but the most important thing was the locational jade plate. If he could not get it back, his trip to South Continent would have been in vain.
Fortunately, the spiritual beasts were not very interested in the alchemist's remains. Even if they knew the use of the jade plate, they would very likely return it to Zheng Dongjue. Of course, the prerequisite was that they would receive the corresponding benefits.
The group of eight from the Pill Hall had arrived in high spirits, but now they were all dragged away from the pier like dead dogs. Honestly speaking, Zheng Dongjue was a person who cared a lot about his reputation. When he was treated in such a manner, he felt like dying.
Speaking of which, being beaten black and blue was not entirely without any benefits. At least others would not know who he was if they saw him...
It felt like hundreds of years had passed, but in reality, it had only been a matter of a few minutes. The eight people from the Pill Hall were thrown into a prison. Although the construction was very simple and crude, it was supported by a formation. It was almost impossible for anyone under the Earth Expansion Stage to break out of the prison and escape.
"I'll give you a chance. Think of a way to contact the people from Middle Island Pill Hall and get the ransom as soon as possible. Being locked up here, there is nothing for you to eat and no spiritual jades for you to cultivate. How long you can last will depend on your own strength. Oh, I forgot that your strength has been sealed, so you can only rely on your own physical strength! "The leading spiritual beast looked at the eight people in the cage mockingly and did not forget to mock them.
"Sir, I can contact my companions to send the ransom, but I need the communication jade talisman. Can you return it to me first?" Zheng Dongjue could not care less about his reputation. In order to escape this prison, he had to seize the opportunity.
"Communication jade talisman? Let me see. " The leading spiritual beast looked through the looted items and picked up a jade talisman that was two fingers wide and the length of a palm. "Is this it?"
"Yes, yes, this is it! Sir, please let me use it. Someone will send the ransom very soon. " Zheng Dongjue hurriedly nodded his head. This jade talisman was something that only the upper echelons of the Dan Hall had. Within a certain range, they could communicate with each other. Although they couldn't talk directly, the efficiency was still very high.
To put it simply, this jade talisman was a tool for exchanging text messages. It was not much different from a real-time call. The only drawback was the distance. It was definitely impossible to send a message from the Wai Arc to Middle Island. Now, Zheng Dongjue could only hope that Li Zaoyi was near the Wai Arc in Southern Continent.
"Take it and use it. The eight of you are all important figures in that Middle Island Dan Hall, right? I won't cheat you. I'll give you a discount for six million spirit jades each. So, eight of them will be forty-eight million spirit jades. Also, you still have some scraps here. I don't like them. If you want them, you can redeem them with spirit jades. I'll sell them for half and give them away for free. I'll round it up to fifty million spirit jades. "The leading spirit beast threw the jade talisman into the cage and casually quoted a price.
Actually, he had already plundered twenty to thirty million spirit jades from the eight of them, so he felt that a price of fifty million was very reasonable. He reckoned that there shouldn't be too much pressure to redeem them.
Zheng Dongjue felt like he was about to vomit blood again. However, six million spirit jades each was indeed considered cheap. A dignified Deputy Hall Master of the Dan Hall had a net worth of sixty million spirit jades.
The good news was that the locale jade plates had been classified as worthless scraps and could be redeemed. This made Zheng Dongjue a little happier.
"Master Li Zaoyi, I am Zheng Dongjue. We have been detained by the spirit beast clan in Wai Arc City. We need to pay a ransom of fifty million spirit jades before we can leave. If you receive my message, please think of a way to rescue us as soon as possible. I still have some things to tell Master Li Zaoyi in person. " Zheng Dongjue didn't dare to delay. He hurriedly sent out a distress message and waited for Li Zaoyi to rescue them.
Now, he could only pray that Li Zaoyi could receive the message. If she was too far away and couldn't receive it, then the few of them would really be doomed.
After their powers were sealed, they weren't much different from ordinary people. Although they didn't require much food, they still had to consume it. Without food, spirit jades, and vital energy, they could only last two or three days longer than ordinary people.
At this time, Lin Yi and the others weren't far from Wai Arc City. Li Zaoyi frowned slightly when she sensed activity in the communication jade talisman. She immediately took it out to check.
"Zheng Dongjue and the others have been captured by the spirit beast clan in Wai Arc City!" Li Zaoyi really didn't know what to say. She had wanted to rob them, but the spirit beast clan had struck first!
"These unlucky fellows. I wonder if the locale jade plates are in the hands of the spirit beast clan. At least we don't have to fight for them." Lin Yi smiled faintly. The newly appointed Green Dragon Elder had just paid a high-profile visit to the Heaven's Equal Escort Agency. Now, if he wanted to rescue a few people from the hands of the spirit beast clan, it would be as easy as turning over his hand.
"After rescuing them, it won't be easy to shake them off!" Li Zaoyi said somewhat gloomily. In her heart, she still wanted to explore alone with Lin Yi. What was the point of having the two annoying Zheng family members with her?
However, she really couldn't just ignore the people from the Pill Hall and leave after retrieving the jade plates.
Soon, Wai Arc City came into view. When they arrived at the pier, Lin Yi jumped off the flying spirit beast and scanned the area with his divine sense. He found where Zheng Dongjue and the others were imprisoned.
After casually paying several hundred spirit jades and obtaining a pass for Langouzha and the others, Lin Yi led the group to the prison.
At this time, the spirit beasts that had captured the people from the Pill Hall had already dispersed. Only two late-stage Mysterious Ascension spirit beasts were guarding the prison entrance.
"Both of you, I am here to take away the people from Middle Island Pill Hall." Lin Yi arrived at the prison entrance and very politely cupped his hands. Although he could borrow the power of the Green Dragon Elder, there was no need to show off to the guards.
"Have you brought the ransom money?" One of the guards looked at Lin Yi arrogantly and extended his hand, indicating for him to bring out the ransom money.
Lin Yi smiled and shook his head. "I did not bring the ransom money."
"You dare come here to ask for people without the ransom money? Are you trying to break out of the prison?" The guard who had spoken had a cold look in his eyes. He immediately pointed his weapon at Lin Yi and prepared to call for his companions to attack together.
"I know your commander. He won't say much if you just take a few people and leave." Lin Yi smiled faintly. The spirit beast commander of Wai Arc City would definitely give him face for such a small matter.
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