Although she couldn't see the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons, Han Yunxi still thought of a simple way to get it.
"Gu Qishao, cover me, quick!" So speaking, she hid behind Gu Qishao with her back to the crowd.
"Cover you for what?" Gu was full of doubts. He wanted to turn around to see what was going on, but was afraid of ruining Han Yunxi's plans. In the end, he could only stand there obediently.
It wasn't clear what Han Yunxi was doing, but before she could finish, a large group of soldiers had arrived to surround the entire ginkgo tree. Next came a group of archers who rushed to the front and knelt down on one knee, aiming their bows at the group.
Judging from the situation, Chu Yunyi's group must have escaped without a hitch. Otherwise, no matter how important the tree was, it couldn't compare to Emperor Kang Cheng's favored empress!
"Archers? They can't be from the Chu Clan, right? Haha! "Gu laughed sarcastically, making the leader of the archers' faces turn ugly.
The Chu Clan's archers were very famous, but how could they be from the Chu Clan?!
News of the events at Thousand Buddha Cave had long spread. The Chu Clan had not only kidnapped the empress, but raised troops in various regions to rebel. Within a single day, the Chu Clan had become Western Zhou's traitors!
It was as if a great earthquake had occurred in the imperial court of Western Zhou. Everyone was shocked by the sudden news and it took them a long time to recover. By now, Emperor Kang Cheng was busy dealing with the mutiny in various regions. Meanwhile, Chu Yunyi had escaped from Thousand Buddha Cave, but was still being pursued by its guards.
Although Emperor Kang Cheng had no idea what Chu Yunyi and the black-robed men wanted the thousand-year ginkgo tree for, he couldn't let them get away with it!
Emperor Kang Cheng even sent an urgent message via flying eagle, demanding that they capture them alive and find out if the black-robed men were really related to Tianning's Duke of Qin.
"This team advises you to surrender obediently, or else our arrows won't open their eyes!" the leader of the archers warned loudly.
Alright, forgive him for his ignorance. After all, he had not personally witnessed the battle between the experts just now. He could not imagine that there was someone in the world who could play with arrows like that.
Long Fei Ye and the others naturally disdained his warning. However, Long Fei Ye did not want to stay here for long because the longer he stayed, the more likely it was that his identity would be exposed. Moreover, the guards of the Thousand Buddha Cave were not for show. Once all the surrounding guards were transferred over, they would be in a lot of trouble.
He turned to look at Han Yunxi and whispered, "Do you want to uproot the tree?"
"I reckon they'll have to be uprooted. A thousand-year-old tree, who knows how deep its roots are? Are you sure we still have time to uproot the tree? Are you sure you can escape with such a big tree? What if the exit is sealed and we can't get out? "Tang Li had to remind everyone to face reality.
Long Fei Ye's eyes flashed with a complicated light. He didn't say anything. Although they had defeated the Chu Family, they hadn't found the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons. They could only say that they had come here in vain!
They assumed that finding the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree was the same as finding the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons, but who knew things would turn out like this?
After a while, Han Yunxi still didn't answer. At this moment, the archers began to fire their arrows. Long Fei Ye impatiently flicked his whip to knock down the first arrow, then the second at the archers.
As the archers retreated, a large group of soldiers with spears and shields rushed forward to surround them. Even the soldiers had been transferred over. From the looks of it, they weren't going to let them off!
How troublesome!
"Duke of Qin, why don't we leave first? Chu Yunyi didn't go against them, but we did! We have to be careful not to end up making wedding clothes for someone else! "Tang Li reminded them again.
Judging from the current situation, Western Zhou had even transferred soldiers over. If a fight really broke out, the entire temple would be destroyed. If that happened, Chu Yunyi might turn back and reap the benefits of the fisherman!
"Master, as long as this tree is here, we don't have to worry about not finding the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons! Our esteemed wangfei's poison skills are even superior to his Witch Aunt's. If she can't find it, the Chu Clan won't be able to either! Let's just retreat first! "Chu Xifeng coaxed.
Just as Long Fei Ye decided to retreat, the soldiers in front of them suddenly gave a start. Each and every one of them gaped at the ginkgo tree. Many of them even dropped their weapons.
What's going on?
Long Fei Ye and the rest gave a start. When they looked back, they were given a fright. The ginkgo tree was actually disappearing into thin air.
Large chunks of the tree disappeared into thin air, leaving no trace behind. Not long after, the entire tree was gone, vanishing into thin air.
In that instant, the scene from Medicine City's Medicine Forest surfaced in Long Fei Ye's mind.
The scene was so similar. Back then, the giant poison pond had disappeared in an instant as well, leaving the Medicine Forest guards gaping in shock.
Everyone watched in disbelief. Han Yunxi, on the other hand, was crouching on one side, observing the changes in the soil.
She'd just thought of using Perplexing Butterfly Illusion to corrode the thousand-year ginkgo tree!
Although the method was simple, it was still difficult to execute. Fortunately, she had some good stuff hidden in her detox system, or else she wouldn't have been able to do it right away.
Although Perplexing Butterfly Illusion was highly corrosive, a few drops wouldn't be enough to quickly penetrate the ginkgo tree's well-developed roots. Thus, she added a few drops of a special poison enhancer into the mix and dripped it into the soil.
This was something from the modern era. She only had three portions on hand and had been reluctant to use it. Today, she'd finally used up one portion.
The soil beneath her feet began to corrode. As the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion seeped deeper into the soil, more and more of it disappeared. But this still wasn't enough to satisfy Han Yunxi. She endured the pain and used another drop of the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion enhancer. A single drop caused the entire patch of ground to sink in. Although it looked like it had sunk in, it was actually the soil that had been corroded.
Not even the roots of the thousand-year ginkgo tree were left behind. Instead, a hole as deep as two people's height was left behind. There were also many small holes in this hole, probably where the roots of the tree had been deeply embedded.
Han Yunxi had always suspected that the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons was in the roots of this ginkgo tree, so her attention was completely focused on this hole.
If the Wood of Ten-Thousand Poisons really was there, the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion would definitely react with it and form a poisonous tear. This way, the detox system would be able to detect similar poisons.
Long Fei Ye and the others were close and could see everything clearly. However, the surrounding soldiers didn't understand what was going on. They only felt that this group of people knew sorcery and didn't dare to rashly approach.
Han Yunxi squatted by the hole and carefully examined it. She really did detect it. Once she detected something, things became much easier!
She locked onto a small hole below the large hole and said in a low voice, "Gu, take me down there."
"You … What exactly do you want to do?" Even though Gu could recognize poisons, he still couldn't believe what was happening in front of him.
Before Han Yunxi could reply, Long Feiye had already walked over. He didn't ask any questions, but simply jumped down with Han Yunxi in his arms. Naturally, he'd leave the trouble above to Gu Qishao and the rest.
Gu rolled his eyes. Even though his face was covered, his mood could be seen from his eyes. He was very unhappy!
If they really attacked, Gu and the others could still deal with it for a while. Moreover, the surrounding soldiers all turned from shock to fear. They thought that they knew sorcery and didn't dare to rashly approach!
Han Yunxi took out the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and dripped it into the target hole. Soon, the soil disappeared, and a large hole was formed. Fortunately, Long Fei Ye was there. Otherwise, Han Yunxi would have fallen half to death.
However, even so, she still didn't see the poisonous tear.
"It's probably buried very deep like the roots," she muttered to herself. Although Long Feiye didn't understand what she was talking about, he didn't ask her any questions. Instead, he helped her in silence.
In the end, Han Yunxi used a total of ten drops of Perplexing Butterfly Illusion and dug the hole more than twenty meters deep before she found what she wanted!
"This is it!" Han Yunxi was overjoyed and carefully picked it up.
Long Fei Ye looked at it and saw that it was made of wood. Like the previous few poisonous tears, it was very small and shaped like a teardrop.
This was the fifth poisonous tear they had obtained. Of the Five Elements Poisons, only the Fire and Metal of Ten Thousand Poisons were left. As for the poisonous blood, only the poisonous beast's blood and the last unknown blood were left.
The poisonous beast's blood had to wait for the little thing to slowly nurture the poison in its body. Thinking back, if he had known that the little thing's blood could break the Perplexing Butterfly Illusion, he definitely wouldn't have allowed Han Yunxi to use the little thing's blood to save Long Tianmo.
Many things wouldn't have happened in the past if he had known earlier. Especially when it came to the fate between people, it was impossible to know earlier.
Long Fei Ye wasn't someone who liked to reminisce and reminisce about the past. In this instant, he didn't know why, but he actually thought of the words "back then".
How could Han Yunxi know what Long Fei Ye was thinking? Han Yunxi put away the poisonous tear. When she looked up, she was shocked. "So deep!"
"Hold on tight, let's go up!"
Only then did Long Fei Ye regain his senses. He clearly told her to hold on tight, but he first reached out and hugged her waist so tightly that he didn't need her to hold on.
Han Yunxi snickered. When did this guy learn to talk nonsense?
Fine, she had the guts to think, but not the guts to say it. She obediently wrapped her arms around Long Fei Ye and hugged him tight.
By the time they flew out of the cave, Tang Li and Chu Xifeng were already embroiled in a melee with the soldiers. Their numbers had doubled from before, and they were even shooting fire arrows into the cave. Gu stood guard by the entrance and kept kicking away the incoming arrows.
With so many people, it was difficult for Gu and the rest to fight back. When he saw Long Fei Ye carrying Han Yunxi out safely, Gu exhaled in relief. "Did you get the thing?"
"We're here. Withdraw!" Long Fei Ye said coldly.
It was difficult to defeat such a large group of soldiers, but retreating was easy. Tang Li led the way while Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi followed closely behind. Gu and Chu Xifeng brought up the rear as the group quickly retreated in the direction they'd come from.
They'd been able to sneak in without alerting the enemy because of Chu Yunyi's map and Tang Li's incredible ability to avoid and destroy traps.
As the soldiers chased after them, they quickly fell into a trap. In the end, they didn't dare to move forward until they'd left Thousand Buddha Cave. In their hearts, Long Feiye's group was a force to be reckoned with. They were too mysterious and valiant!
The abbot and commander of the soldiers were currently inspecting the scene. They couldn't figure out how the thousand-year ginkgo tree had vanished into thin air or how such a deep hole had appeared in the ground.
After a while, the old abbot sighed with emotion. "Perhaps this is fate. The tree's fate, the people's fate, and the country's fate!"
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