After Tang Li picked up his new bride, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had long followed the Poison Wasp to Ten Thousand Commerce Hall.
The main defenses of the hall were located in the canyon, so there were only ordinary guards inside.
Han Yunxi, who didn't know any martial arts, could only allow Long Fei Ye to carry her as he flew. Although she looked like trash, she was actually a great help to Long Fei Ye. Once they conquered the canyon and entered Ten Thousand Commerce Hall, the rest was as easy as turning over a hand for an expert like Long Fei Ye.
Ning Cheng relied on the fact that the world didn't know of the relationship between the Ning Clan and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium to imprison the two Chu Clan elders here without much defense. Soon enough, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi found Ten Thousand Commerce Hall's secret prison. They avoided the guards and found a hidden cell.
The so-called secret prison was simply a small, dark room used to imprison troublemakers or criminals who had committed serious crimes.
This secret prison was completely sealed off. There was only a small iron door, and there was a strangely shaped lock on the door.
Long Fei Ye was dressed in black robes and a black cloth covering his face, making him look mysterious and handsome. Even his knocking on the door was pleasing to the eye.
"Who's there?"
A familiar voice called out from inside. It was none other than the Chu Clan head. The two Chu Clan elders had been locked up here for a long time. Aside from the daily delivery of food, no one else had come to contact them.
The delivery men never knocked on the door, so the two Chu Clan elders were on guard.
"Your lordship!"
Long Fei Ye's low, icy voice gave the two Chu Clan elders a fright. They never expected Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi to find their way here. What was he doing here?
"Duke of Qin?"
"Long Fei Ye, it's actually you?"
The voices of these two people were half surprised and half wary.
"Long Fei Ye, what are you planning to do?" Chu Yunyi asked. He hated Long Fei Ye as much as he hated Ning Cheng.
Although Long Fei Ye and Ning Cheng were enemies, the Chu clan was destroyed because of the two of them. Long Fei Ye had come here. Other than killing them, what else could he do?
"If you want to leave, then shut your mouth," Long Fei Ye warned.
Rather than saying that he was here to save people, it was more accurate to say that he was here to kidnap people. Whether the two elders of the Chu clan were willing or not, he would definitely take them away.
These two were his bargaining chips to keep Chu Tianyin in check. Chu Tianyin was already an important chess piece in Cloud Realm Continent's western regions.
"Long Fei Ye, you … mean you want to bring us out?"
"Long Fei Ye, are you joking around here? You seem to be in a good mood! "
The two elders of the Chu Clan didn't believe him, but their mocking tone revealed traces of hope and hope. After all, they'd given up hope for a long time and accepted the fact that they were going to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
Right now, they needed a definite answer, but Long Feiye ignored them.
He picked up the iron lock on the door and pondered. Although it was easy to get in, any loud noise would attract a group of people. The best way to get them out was to unlock the door.
Hearing Long Fei Ye fiddling with the chains, the two elders of the Chu Clan exchanged glances with complicated feelings.
"Long Fei Ye, just what are you trying to do?" Chu Yunyi couldn't help asking.
"Of course I'm taking you out. What, you're too used to prison and don't want to come out?" Han Yunxi asked Coldly.
When she recalled the crimes these two had committed against Gu Beiyue, she was filled with anger. If she didn't need them, she wouldn't have come to save them.
"Tianyin, he … just what's going on?" the Chu Clan Head grew anxious. Hasn't Tianyin already thrown himself into Ning Cheng's camp?
"Let's talk after we get out. What's the origins of this lock?" Long Fei Ye asked.
"Why should Old Man trust you?" Chu Yunyi asked Coldly.
Han Yunxi snorted disdainfully, while Long Fei Ye said, "Because your lordship found this place! Do you want to be Ning Cheng's dog or your lordship's hawk? Why don't you two give your lordship an answer right now?! "
The two elders of the Chu Clan wore complicated expressions at his words.
Although Long Fei Ye hadn't told them the truth, they could guess that Chu Tianyin had chosen Ning Cheng over Long Fei Ye. If Long Fei Ye could find Ning Cheng's lair, then Ning Cheng had already lost a huge step. Chu Tianyin's choice was wise.
Neither Chu Yunyi nor the Chu Clan Head were fools, but they couldn't bring themselves to do it right now.
After some hesitation, Chu Yunyi said loftily, "If you want my Chu Clan to swear allegiance to you, we'll have to see if you have the skills. Duke of Qin, if you can unlock this Thousand Trick Lock, the two of us will leave with you. "
"Thousand Trick Lock?"
"Exactly!"
Long Fei Ye had been wondering if this lock was anything but simple, but he never expected it to be such a rare object. The Thousand Trick Lock was a unique lock designed by 1,000 craftsmen. There were no more than five of them in the world.
The lock was made of sturdy material and ingenious design, so it was impossible to open it with a hack or a pry. Even Tang Li wouldn't be able to do anything to it, much less a layman like him.
When Long Fei Ye didn't reply, Chu Yunyi laughed mockingly. "If not for this lock, the two of us wouldn't have had to wait for you to save us."
The Chu Clan Head hastened to add, "Your Highness Duke of Qin, how about this? You break open the door and we kill our way out? How's that? "
Saving them and killing their way out were two different things.
If they were rescued, the Chu Clan troops would probably end up as Long Feiye's subordinates. Instead, they'd join hands to fight their way out. At the very least, the two elders of the Chu Clan would have the power to bargain with Long Feiye.
The two elders of the Chu Clan were too shrewd in their calculations. They were too … self-righteous! As the saying goes, a wise man submits to circumstances, while those who don't are asking for humiliation!
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi exchanged glances in tacit understanding.
Long Fei Ye retreated to one side while Han Yunxi carefully picked up the Thousand Trick Lock and began to study it. Inside the cells, Chu Yunyi and the Chu Clan Head assumed that Long Fei Ye was still trying to pick the lock. Both of them were disdainful.
"No matter how he tries, he'll still have to do as we say in the end," Chu Yunyi muttered. "Why did Tianyin fall out with Ning Cheng? Long Fei Ye's even harder to provoke than Ning Cheng! "
The two of them were still hoping that Chu Tianyin could use Ning Cheng to make a comeback.
"Tianyin must have his own considerations," the Chu Clan Head changed the subject. The Chu Clan Head changed the subject and lowered his voice. "Big brother, when we kill our way out later, keep an eye on Han Yunxi. She doesn't know martial arts, which is precisely Long Feiye's fatal weakness."
Chu Yunyi immediately nodded. The Chu Clan Head meant to use Han Yunxi's lack of martial arts to pin down Long Fei Ye and give them a chance to escape.
While the two of them were discussing, the door to the cell suddenly opened.
The sudden light from the lanterns caught them off guard and forced them to retreat into the shadows. They saw Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi standing in the doorway, their figures outlined in the light. They were lofty and untouchable!
"You guys …"
"Where's the Thousand Trick Lock?"
Chu Yunyi and the Chu Clan Head couldn't believe their eyes. After all, Ning Cheng had the key to the Thousand Trick Lock, so how did these two … how did they open the door?
Back in the Poison Sect's Skypit, even the Xuan Iron door couldn't stop Han Yunxi, much less a trifling lock.
Ning Cheng had spent a lot of money to buy the Thousand Trick Lock from the black market, but now his proudest treasure had been corroded by Han Yunxi's poison. Not even a scrap of iron was left behind.
Currently, Ning Cheng was far away in West Jing Palace. He was busy keeping an eye on Tang Li and Ning Jing's movements, as well as dealing with the war between Western Zhou and Tian An on the eastern and western borders. He also had to deal with Duanmu Yao's various restrictions in the jianghu, so he knew nothing of what was going on in Ten Thousand Commerce Hall.
Han Yunxi disdained to explain herself to the two elders of the Chu Clan. She stood behind Long Fei Ye and continued to be his "burden," concealing her achievements and fame.
Long Fei Ye didn't bother with these two elders over such trivial matters.
He held out his hand, revealing two poison pills. "Either take these or die. Hurry up!"
Chu Yunyi and the Chu Clan Head were still in a state of panic. Hearing these words, they grew even more frightened.
"Long Fei Ye, if the two of us die here, Tianyin will definitely take revenge!" the Chu Clan Head said anxiously.
"Of course, he'll find Ning Cheng for revenge. Your lordship will be happy to help," Long Fei Ye said with a cold smile.
Han Yunxi almost laughed out loud. If Long Fei Ye killed these two elders and pushed the blame onto Ning Cheng, then Chu Tianyin would definitely believe him if he said they only saw corpses on their way here.
The two elders of the Chu Clan turned pale. No matter how much they cared about face, they had no choice but to swallow their pride and obey. They took Long Fei Ye's poison pills and swallowed them.
"Once we leave Ten Thousand Commerce Hall, this wangfei will help you cure the poison. If you dare to play any tricks, even the gods and immortals won't be able to save you," Han Yunxi said Cold.
The two of them didn't dare to create a chance to escape. Anyone who dared to question Han Yunxi's poison skills wouldn't have a good ending.
Just like that, Long Fei Ye led Han Yunxi and the two Chu Clan elders behind him. They silently left Ten Thousand Commerce Hall and followed the same path out of the canyon.
Once they were out of the canyon, Han Yunxi treated the two elders of the Chu Clan as promised.
Now that the poison was cured, the two old men had no strength to flee even if they wanted to. Long Feiye was still afraid of attracting the attention of the Ning Clan back at Ten Thousand Commerce Hall, but outside the canyon, he could deal with the two of them with a single stroke of his sword. After all, one of them was blind and the other crippled, so they couldn't even shoot arrows.
Long Fei Ye handed them over to the waiting Shadow Guard. The Chu Clan Head hesitated for a long time before finally giving up. "Esteemed wangfei, this Old Man has a request."
Han Yunxi knew what he wanted to say. He wanted her to treat the poison in his arm.
Cold, she stared at him and said, "I don't want to save you! I never want to! "
She didn't cripple his arm to avenge Gu Beiyue, but she was already merciful enough to treat his arm.
"Gu Beiyue …"
Chu Yunyi was about to speak when Long Fei Ye stopped him. "Someone come, Qiu You's Pavilion. Without your lordship's orders, no one is allowed to approach!"
Han Yunxi would probably never see these two again. Long Fei Ye wouldn't give her the chance either.
Thus, these two would never get a chance to reveal Gu Beiyue's identity as a Shadow Clan member in front of Han Yunxi. Gu Beiyue had long asked Long Fei Ye for this matter, so he'd kept it in mind.
After dealing with the Chu Clan elders, Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had to hurry to the Tang Clan to attend Tang Li and Ning Jing's wedding. Currently, Tang Li and the rest should still be on their way.
Long Fei Ye and Han Yunxi had to go ahead of time to disguise themselves. They couldn't show their faces in front of Ning Jing.
That very afternoon, the prison guards came to patrol the area only to find the cell empty. Leaving aside the guards, even the steward of Ten Thousand Commerce Hall was scared out of his wits. They reported the news to Ning Cheng while frantically searching for the Thousand Trick Lock. Unfortunately, they couldn't find a trace of it even after digging three feet into the ground.
Ning Cheng was in the imperial study discussing how to take back the stolen grain from the jianghu with a few military officials. When a eunuch whispered the news to his ears, he …
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