Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning.
Zi Yan's wedding was a complete mess, turning the city lord's manor into the laughingstock of the yao race. Even so, the city lord's manor's Hui Family still treated the Zi Family with great hospitality.
All of this was because of the Great Sage and Great Yao King. Nevermind Hui Liu, even if the clan's ancestors left seclusion, they'd have to bow down to him.
Since Gu Li's appointed time was almost up, Ye Zichen and the others didn't linger at Zi Yan's manor. Presumably, Hui Liu had been waiting for them to leave. When they said they were about to leave, he pretended to flatter them, but he didn't actually try to make them stay.
In front of the eastern city gates.
The Great Sage and Fairy Zixia were dressed in matching outfits of purple and white. From start to finish, Fairy Zixia's gaze was fixed on the Great Sage. She rested her chin on her hands and her eyes shone brightly, as if she were a fangirl.
Zi Yun was clad in his armor, as usual. They stood in the sky five kilometers outside the city.
Ye Zichen was there too, dressed in brand new black robes. However, he stood elsewhere. From time to time, his phone beeped with a notification.
After a hundred breaths of time, he put his phone away and approached the others.
"How did it go?"
The Great Sage narrowed his eyes. He knew Ye Zichen was contacting the gods just now.
"We can't count on them to come. We don't have enough time," said Ye Zichen.
This was inevitable!
They'd traveled from Heavenly God City to the Yao Realm. Thanks to the transportation formations, they'd arrived quickly. However, there were no transportation formations in the Yao Realm's Northern Empire. Going from the South to the North took them an entire day.
Furthermore, they'd agreed to meet Gu Li in Biubo City.
Even if they'd contacted the gods last night, they still wouldn't have enough time!
"They can only meet us in the Yao Realm's Southern Empire. Once we rescue the Zi Family, we can rush there as fast as we can. However, we'll have to deal with them on our own while we're in the North. "
That was the conclusion Ye Zichen had reached after contacting Xiao Yumei and the others. They'd only just arrived in the Southern Empire. Even if they rushed there as fast as they could, at best, they'd only reach the border between the North and South.
And this was only the best-case scenario!
The Southern Nation was not as hospitable as the Northern Nation. They favored the God Race. Among the four nations of the Monster Race, the Southern Nation had always been a warmonger and had a particularly tense relationship with the God Race.
They had to be especially careful in the Southern Kingdom, and they couldn't send too many people here.
If too many Ruler rank experts entered the Southern Kingdom, it would be easy for the Southern Kingdom to see it as a sign of war. They might even use this as an excuse to attack the God Race's territory.
"That's enough." The Great Sage nodded. He'd long since prepared for the worst-case scenario. Now that Ye Zichen told him that the gods were waiting at the border between the north and south, this was already good news for him. Right now, the most difficult thing was actually to rescue them. As long as they could rescue them, escaping would not be as difficult as they had imagined.
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"Let's set off immediately. We need to arrive before noon. There's still some distance between Cerulean Wave City and Ziyan City," said the Great Sage.
"Gu Li must've set up an inescapable net there, waiting for us to go over."
Ye Zichen frowned deeply, then glanced at Fairy Zixia and Zi Yun.
"Last night, I already explained the details of the plan. When the time comes, all you need to do is act according to the plan. As for the Zi Family's safety, leave it to me and the Great Sage to handle."
"Alright." Fairy Zixia smiled and nodded.
She didn't look worried in the slightest. Ever since the Great Sage appeared by her side, she'd been all smiles.
In contrast to Fairy Zixia's liveliness, Zi Yun was clearly much more reserved.
In response to Ye Zichen's repeated warnings, he simply nodded solemnly and clenched his fists.
"You also have to prepare for the worst," Ye Zichen looked at Zi Yun.
Zi Yun nodded. He knew very well what Ye Zichen meant: Gu Li might have already wiped out the entire Zi Family.
Given the demons' past behavior, it wasn't impossible for them to do something like that!
"Don't forget our agreement!"
"You don't need to worry about that," said Zi Yun. "Since I promised to give it to you later, I naturally won't regret it. Besides, I don't have the right to regret it, do I? "said Zi Yun.
"That would be for the best." Ye Zichen nodded. "Let's head out."
Greenwave City.
In order to obtain the key fragment to the God Emperor's Tomb, Gu Li didn't just control the Zi Family; he also took over control of the entire city.
The city lord's manor was still in operation, but in truth, Gu Li was the one giving the orders behind the scenes.
"What time is it?"
Gu Li sat in a rattan chair in the city lord's manor. He crossed his arms, closed his eyes, and faced the sun.
"It's almost noon," said the man on his left.
"Did the people at the city lord's manor cause any trouble?" "No!" said the man on his right. The person on the right said, "The City Lord is now in our hands, and the people under him are also spineless. The City Lord's Mansion is now a puppet of our subordinates, and the city's defenses have all been replaced by our people. Moreover, they are all from the New Demon Race, and their auras are similar to that of the Demon Race
There's no difference. "
"Please, release my wife and daughter."
Only now did he notice that a white-haired old man knelt beneath an ancient tree in front of the chair. He was none other than the current city lord of Greenwave City.
"It seems you care a lot about your wife," said Gu Li with an indifferent smile. "But that's right. At your age, you've married such a beautiful wife. It's normal for you to care a little. Don't worry too much. So long as he's obedient, your wife and daughter will naturally return to his side, safe and sound. "
"Whatever you want, I'll listen to you …. Can you …."
"No!" Gu Li's gaze froze. "If you don't want your lovely wife and daughter to die, you'd better shut up!"
With that, the city lord didn't dare utter another word.
Gu Li's eyes remained closed as he basked in the warmth of the sun.
He sat facing the sunlight so that he could judge the time better.
In truth, he was already somewhat impatient. Ever since he'd returned to Greenwave City last night, he'd been looking forward to this moment.
In order to welcome Ye Zichen, he'd laid out an inescapable net.
"Don't ever disappoint me. You have to come!"
As he muttered to himself, a sinister smile tugged at Gu Li's lips.
A cool breeze blew past.
Rustling sounds could be heard from the forest on both sides of the house. Time was slowly creeping closer to noon.
"We're here."
Suddenly, Gu Li opened his eyes and cracked his neck.
"Let's go see if they're here or not."
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