The information before him overlapped with his own memories. Ye Zichen's eyes filled with disbelief.
From what he knew of her, it was hard to imagine it was her!
"You figured it out too?" said Xuan Ji, noticing Ye Zichen's expression.
"I've only met one woman from the God Realm who's skilled in the Dao of Space," said Ye Zichen.
"Me too." Xuan Ji smiled and nodded.
"It really is her!"
Suddenly, Ye Zichen's expression froze. From Xuan Ji's tone, he could tell they were talking about the same person. But if it was really her, why would she team up with people like them?
More importantly, she'd won Great Emperor Chao Feng's trust.
"I don't understand either," said Xuan Ji. "Why would she suddenly join us? We're supposed to be traitors. But since Chao Feng thinks she's trustworthy, we shouldn't treat her with hostility. "
Xuan Ji condensed her voice into a thin thread and sent it into Ye Zichen's ears.
Ye Zichen nodded. No matter what that person's goal was, they'd just deal with it as it came. They'd just have to take things one step at a time.
The Great Sage and Yang Jian were still arguing, but Ye Zichen's emotions were incomparably complex.
As time passed, they arrived at the end of the tunnel.
Ye Zichen wasn't exactly on tenterhooks, but he was definitely worried. Especially after learning of the "stranger's" identity, he couldn't help but worry.
He hadn't expected to encounter any mishaps along the way. The tunnel was far more stable than he'd imagined.
"We're here."
As they neared the tunnel's exit, Xuan Ji suddenly stopped.
Her reinforcements stopped as well. Ye Zichen stood by her side, his eyes flashing with confusion. After a while, Xuan Ji turned to look at him, her gaze grave.
"You have to be prepared."
She was obviously speaking to Ye Zichen.
Ye Zichen couldn't help but have a bad premonition. He knit his brows and nodded deeply.
The Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.
Graceful and elegant was what the Fox Clan's territory had always been like. From beginning to end, this place had always been a continuous mountain range. It was not like the Northern Kingdom, where there were rows upon rows of buildings. It was a completely ancient mountain forest.
A towering ancient tree grew behind it. It could be considered the symbol of the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan.
Even from ten thousand miles away, one could vaguely see its towering appearance, but right now …
The towering ancient tree in the clan had long since disappeared, and the mountain gate that was branded with "Nine Tails" had also collapsed. As far as the eye could see, the ancient trees in the clan had all fallen to the ground. It was a complete mess.
The signs of battle were very obvious. He could even vaguely see many Fox Tribe warriors lying beside the collapsed ancient trees.
"Divine Guard of the Fox Clan."
Xuan Ji landed in front of the Fox Clan warrior. She glanced at the jade pendant at his waist and her voice was heavy.
The Fox Divine Guards were the most elite combat force of the Nine-tailed Heavenly Demon Fox Clan. Those who were able to enter the Fox Clan had displayed astonishing talent from a young age. The clan lavished resources on them to help them break through as quickly as possible.
Even the weakest of the guards was a divine general. Empress Su Qingyan's absolute strength was one of the main reasons why the Nine-tailed Fox Clan enjoyed such a high status amongst the yao race. However, the strength of the Fox Divine Guards was not to be underestimated.
A faction formed entirely of Divine Generals was enough to make the other Yao tribes feel pressured.
But now, this Divine Guard of the Fox Clan …
Reaching out his hand to check the fox's breathing, he found that the fox had already lost all signs of life.
"He's been dead for almost four hours."
The speaker was a scholarly, middle-aged man from the Hermit Palace. Later, Ye Zichen found out that he was the Vice Palace Head of the Hermit Palace.
He nimbly ran his hands over the Divine Guard's body a few times, then said what he'd just said.
As the Vice Palace Head of the Hermit Palace, his medical skills were naturally extraordinary. Since he could say such a thing, he naturally had his reasons.
Four hours!
That meant that the demons and yao had spent at least four hours breaking through the Fox Clan's great protective formation. Four hours seemed like a short period of time, but it was long enough.
Suddenly, Ye Zichen felt a stabbing pain in his chest. That ominous premonition grew stronger and stronger.
Just seeing the corpse of a Divine Guard didn't mean much. Since the demons and yao were preparing to attack the Fox Clan, the Fox Clan would inevitably suffer casualties if they resisted.
What he cared about now was …
The Fox Clan was too quiet!
From the moment they'd entered the sect until now, they hadn't heard the slightest sound of battle.
This sort of silence was stifling, almost suffocating.
After all, this was a battle of invasion and defense!
The Fox Clan couldn't possibly be persuaded to surrender, so they had to put up a stubborn resistance. If the demons and yao wanted to attack the Fox Clan, they had to do it by force.
The sounds of battle could be heard even from thousands of miles away, but now …..
The entire Fox Clan was so quiet that even breathing could be heard clearly.
Did this look like an invasion?
Could it be that reinforcements from the Dragon Clan, Vermillion Bird Clan, and the other Sacred Beast Clans had arrived, and the demons and yao couldn't hold them off, so they retreated before Ye Zichen and the others arrived?
That didn't seem likely!
The Fox Empress had experienced countless battles, both big and small. She definitely had the most basic of judgment skills!
Since she needed reinforcements, that meant that even with the Sacred Beast Clans' reinforcements, they still had no leeway against the demons and yao.
That was why she'd sent people to ask for reinforcements!
Or perhaps …..
In truth, attacking the Fox Clan was just a ruse. The demons and yao's goal had always been to cross the River Styx. That stranger hadn't allowed them to cross the Yao Clan's territory. He'd built a spatial tunnel for them because he didn't want them to run into the demons and yao.
That was impossible.
Even the Sacred Beast Clans couldn't stop an army. Did the Upheaval Alliance and Profound Pavilion really think they could? That was a fool's dream.
Countless possibilities had been overturned. There was only one possibility.
"Let's enter the mountain!"
Ye Zichen gnashed his teeth and led the way. The deeper they went, the heavier their hearts became.
The path was littered with the corpses of foxes. It wasn't just them; there were reinforcements from the other clans as well.
Of course, there were also the corpses of demons and yao, but …..
Very few.
Even more infuriating was that among the corpses, there were quite a few little foxes who hadn't even taken human form yet. Their eyes were filled with terror as they lay in pools of blood, unable to rest in peace. Some had even died in their mothers' arms.
Ancient trees crumbled and mountains collapsed.
The scars of battle grew more and more severe, and the corpses they saw increased in number.
Ye Zichen clenched his fists and led the Upheaval Alliance members deeper into the mountain. Xuan Ji knit her brows and followed closely behind. The members of the Hermit Palace silently mourned for their fallen comrades. When Ye Zichen saw the corpses on the ground and the pungent stench of blood, his eyes reddened.
But in his heart, he was still hopeful. Hopeful …..
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