The young man quietly held Black Sorcerer's hand with a faint smile on his face. It was like an adult holding a child's hand.
Cold sweat broke out on Black Sorcerer's face, and his body trembled slightly. No matter how hard he struggled, he could not break free from the young man's grasp.
Crack! Crack!
The crisp sound of bones cracking rang out. The golden-lit youth held Black Sorcerer's palm and crushed his bones bit by bit. The terrifying arm that could penetrate a mountain seemed as fragile as flour in front of the golden-lit youth.
Hiss!
Black Sorcerer endured the pain of the bones in his palm being crushed bit by bit. For a Tide Changing Realm cultivator, pain was not scary. What was scary was the deep sense of powerlessness. The youth glowing with golden light was too terrifying. At this moment, Black Sorcerer had a deep understanding of what fear was.
He fiercely gritted his teeth, and a scimitar suddenly appeared in his hand. He ruthlessly slashed down, but he did not attack the young man with golden light. Instead, he chopped off his own arm. Blood poured out, but Black Sorcerer ignored his injuries and immediately retreated. He feared the young man with golden light like a tiger.
Not far away, Purple Sorcerer's eyes were also filled with deep fear. He no longer had the courage to fight the young man with golden light. The two Sorcerers looked at each other, turned around, and fled without another word. They did not even dare to leave behind any harsh words.
"Don't let them escape." The Purple Sorcerer and the Black Sorcerer were the great demons of Muhong City. Keeping these two demons here would undoubtedly ease the pressure on Yingyun City.
Mo Wen shook his head and watched indifferently as Purple Sorcerer and Black Sorcerer escaped. He naturally had his reasons for not killing them.
The Huai Clan second young mistress saw that Mo Wen had no intention of pursuing them and immediately did not dare to say anything more. She flew in front of a crimson light shroud and rescued the few Yingyun City kamikaze warriors who were trapped inside. Originally, these few kamikaze warriors were about to be refined by the Crimson Blood Demonic Flag. However, Mo Wen had broken through the space of the Crimson Blood Demonic Flag and forcefully stopped the refinement. Only then did the few of them manage to escape with their lives.
"Second Miss, are you alright?"
"Second Miss, we're still alive. That's great!"
…
After being saved, the kamikaze warriors immediately said excitedly. They had not expected that they would actually survive from a situation where they were supposed to die.
The few of them looked at Mo Wen one after another. Their eyes were filled with shock, respect, and complicated emotions.
Although they were trapped, they could still see what had happened. As a Tide Changing Realm cultivator, his deified soul could cover an area of at least a thousand miles.
None of them had expected that in the end, it would be this person who appeared out of nowhere and followed them sneakily. Furthermore, this person was unbelievably powerful. Perhaps even the young mistress who had stayed behind to guard Yingyun City might not be stronger than him.
"Didn't you want to return to Yingyun City? Let's go." From what Purple Sorcerer and Black Sorcerer had said just now, he could tell that even though Yingyun City was in danger, the city should not have been breached yet.
With a wave of his hand, a crimson light flashed and landed in his hand. It was the Crimson Blood Demonic Flag. The Purple and Black Sorcerers had fled in a hurry and did not have the time to retrieve the Scarlet Blood Demonic Flag.
As an Earth Spiritual Treasure, the Crimson Blood Demonic Flag was relatively rare. Although it was only a grade lower than an ordinary Spiritual Treasure, it was a world of difference.
"You … who exactly are you?" The Huai Clan second young mistress looked at Mo Wen quizzically. This person was too strange and mysterious. She was a little uncertain as to why this person was following them. Previously, she had suspected that he was from Muhong City, but now it was definitely impossible. No matter how she looked at it, Muhong City would not sacrifice Purple Sorcerer and Black Sorcerer for no reason. Even though the two sorcerers were only later stage Tide Changing Realm cultivators, they had once killed a cultivator with great attainment at the Tide Changing Realm. Their status in Muhong City was not low.
Moreover, even if they gave up on Purple Sorcerer and Black Sorcerer, they could not give up on the Crimson Blood Demonic Flag. This demonic flag was an Earth Spiritual Treasure, the personal treasure of the Muhong City Mayor.
"We'll talk about it when we reach Yingyun City," Mo Wen said lightly. Right now, he also did not know the situation in Yingyun City. Even though the mission was for him to save Yingyun City, if the situation was too bad and dangerous, he could not risk his life for a mission.
"Alright, I'll bring you to Yingyun City," the Huai Clan second young mistress said through gritted teeth after hesitating for a moment.
There were no longer any foreign cultivators in Yingyun City. Long ago, when Muhong City and Yingyun City were at war, all the foreign cultivators living in Yingyun City had already left.
Before this, the Huai Clan second young mistress had felt that it was strange when this youth said he was going to Yingyun City. But now, she did not ask anything.
Of course, they could go to Yingyun City. If he was a friend, they would welcome him. If he was an enemy, they would not be afraid in Yingyun City.
The few kamikaze warriors of Yingyun City looked at each other, then silently surrounded the second young mistress. Even though this youth did not seem to have any ill intentions towards them, their mission was to protect the second young mistress with their lives. They could not afford to be careless.
"Let's go."
The few of them were on their way again. Beams of flowing light streaked across the sky, flying towards Yingyun City at high speed.
Mo Wen still followed behind them unhurriedly. If he flew with them, his speed would increase by at least ten times. But right now, he was not in a hurry and walked leisurely.
Two hours later, the few of them arrived at a deserted island. The island was desolate and rather barren. The Vital Qi on it was rather thin, and it was not suitable for cultivation at all. Islands like this could be seen everywhere in the Ruyun Territorial Waters. Usually, when cultivators flew past, they would not even glance at such an island.
"A secret stronghold of Yingyun City is hidden here," the Huai Clan second young mistress said softly as she glanced at Mo Wen.
She did not mind that Mo Wen knew about their secret stronghold. At a time like this, such a secret stronghold had already been used once. Clearly, they would not use it a second time.
Mo Wen glanced at the deserted island and released his deified soul. Instantly, it covered the entire island and seeped into the ground of the island.
However, he did not discover anything. Even with his deified soul, he could not discover any flaws. As expected, such a secret stronghold was not simple. Ordinary Supreme Profundity Realm cultivators would most likely find it difficult to discover such a place.
The few of them took the lead and flew towards a ravine on the deserted island. There was a secret mechanism passageway under the ravine. Once the mechanism was activated, they could enter the underground passageway. The mechanisms were the most primitive of mechanisms. They were simple and practical. Clearly, for the sake of concealment, the facilities outside were not complicated.
They flew down the underground passageway and very quickly saw a few Yingyun City cultivators guarding the secret stronghold. They were all very shocked to see the Huai Clan second young mistress.
"Second young mistress, why have you returned?" A Primordial Soul Realm cultivator asked in shock. Didn't the second young mistress escape to Yunhong City? Why would she appear here?
"Second young mistress, why haven't you left? Why have you returned?" another person asked anxiously.
The cultivators guarding the secret stronghold did not understand. Why had the second young mistress, who had clearly escaped, returned?
In reality, Yingyun City had already activated their final plan a few days ago. A few batches of Huai Clan members had successively evacuated through various secret passageways. Yingyun City could not be saved, but the bloodline and heritage of the Huai Clan had to be preserved.
The Huai Clan second young mistress was on the list of evacuees, and she was the most important one. The Huai Clan members who had been ordered to evacuate this time were almost all the talented youths of the Huai Clan. All the elders had stayed behind to block the final storm for them. Of course, the most talented person in the Huai Clan with the most potential was naturally the first young mistress.
However, the first young mistress was the city lord of Yingyun City and the leader of the Huai Clan. She could not and could not escape. She had to stay behind and attract the attention of everyone in Muhong City.
"Prepare to activate the teleportation matrix. I want to return to Yingyun City." It was impossible for her to become a deserter, and it was even more impossible for her to abandon her sister. Even if Yingyun City was destroyed, she would live and die with Yingyun City.
She had fled to Yunhong City just to ask Venerable Master Hui Hong to help Yingyun City. However, it was obvious that the eldest sister had long known that Venerable Master Hui Hong would not help. She had pretended to ask her to go to Yunhong City to ask for reinforcements, but in reality, she wanted her to use the long-distance teleporting stratagem of the Sorcerer God Temple to escape.
"Second young mistress, this …"
"You can't go back, second young mistress."
The few people who had stayed behind were in a difficult position. If the second young mistress returned to Yingyun City at this time, wouldn't she be courting death?
As a large immortal cultivator city, Yingyun City naturally had its own teleporting stratagem. Although it could not set up a long-distance teleporting stratagem like the Sorcerer God Temple, nor could it set up a teleporting stratagem network like Yunhong City, there were still some teleporting stratagems for their own use.
"Second young mistress, you can't go back. Two hours ago, the first young mistress had already given the order to destroy all the teleporting stratagems leading outside. Now the people of Yingyun City can't teleport out, and the people outside can't teleport into Yingyun City either, "the leading cultivator said.
Two hours ago, the people on the evacuation list had all been evacuated through various channels. In order to unite the army, the first young mistress had cut off all means of retreat and destroyed all the teleporting stratagems. All of Yingyun City's escape routes had been cut off. The remaining people could only fight with their backs to the wall.
"What a ruthless woman," Mo Wen said to himself. Mo Wen thought to himself. The evacuation list would certainly arouse the resentment and dissatisfaction of some of the people who had stayed behind in Yingyun City. After all, even ants were greedy for life. Everyone was afraid of death. If the teleporting stratagems were still around, most likely there would be a portion of people in Yingyun City who would think they were lucky or disloyal. Now that the teleporting stratagems had been destroyed, everyone had no way out.
"How could this be?"
The Huai Clan second young mistress' expression changed drastically. Without another word, she barged into an underground palace. However, she quickly returned dispiritedly. The teleporting stratagems inside had indeed been destroyed.
"Let's go and take a look at the other hidden strongholds." The Huai Clan second young mistress gritted her teeth and turned to leave. She had to return to Yingyun City.
"Second young mistress, it's useless. All the teleporting stratagems have been destroyed. You should understand the first young mistress's painstaking efforts. Run away immediately. Run as far as you can. If there's a chance in the future, you might be able to avenge us," a cultivator who had stayed behind said with a sigh.
One of the cultivators who stayed behind sighed. Staying here was no different from waiting for death. However, none of them left their posts without permission. They had no intention of running away. Those who could be sent to guard such a secret stronghold were the most loyal and trustworthy people in Yingyun City.
The Huai Clan second young mistress turned to leave expressionlessly. Next, they went to a few other secret strongholds on the outskirts of Yingyun City. Without exception, all the teleporting stratagems inside had been destroyed.
"How could it be like this? Eldest sister, how could you do this?" The Huai Clan second young mistress' face was pale. As expected, when her eldest sister sent her away, she had not expected her to return.
Now that all the teleporting stratagems had been destroyed, how could they return to Yingyun City? Right now, Yingyun City was surrounded by Muhong City's troops. If they returned to the city head-on, they would most likely be killed by the Muhong City cultivators before they could even reach the city gates.
The second young mistress' kamikaze warriors were silent for a moment. Then, they tried to persuade her, "Second young mistress, let's go. There's no point in you going back now. As long as you're alive, there's always hope. Perhaps one day, you can still avenge the first young mistress."
"Second young mistress, the first young mistress paid such a huge price just to let you live. Don't let her painstaking efforts go to waste."
"That's right, second young mistress. It's not that we're dragging out an ignoble existence. After we send you to a safe place, we'll immediately end our own lives to repay Yingyun City for nurturing and taking us in. However, you can't die."
The kamikaze warriors clearly did not want the second young mistress to go back.
The Huai Clan second young mistress bit her lip tightly. Two streams of tears rolled down her cheeks. However, she refused to move her feet. She stood where she was for a long time.
"Since there are no teleporting stratagems, let's just barge in head-on." Mo Wen, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said this plainly. No matter what others thought, he had to go to Yingyun City to take a look.
(To be continued.)
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