What did she mean?
Inside the hall, Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi looked at each other. Everyone knew they didn't get along, but the higher-ups just had to pick them to go on a secret mission in the black market. What kind of joke was this?
Zhan Ruyi couldn't help but cup his fists and ask, "Why the two of us?"
Nameless Nie smiled. "I also want to know why the two of you were picked, but the higher-ups haven't given me an answer yet."
Miao Yi probed, "What kind of mission is it?"
Nameless Nie shook her head. "I don't know. When you get there, someone will contact you and give you the details of the mission. It's not advisable to bring too many people on this mission. Each of you can choose five thousand men. Also, this mission must be kept secret. "
Zhan Ruyi hesitated. "We were disarmed in the Chaotic Astral Sea. Do the higher-ups have any intention of reissuing us?"
Nameless Nie smiled. "It's not just you guys who suffered losses. That's the equipment of nine million people. Losing so many things at once, the higher-ups won't be able to make up for it in a short period of time. If there's anything lacking, get it from your subordinates. Anyway, your subordinates won't have any missions for now."
The two were given three days to prepare. They would depart in three days' time.
As they left the Black Dragon Division and walked down the mountain steps, Zhan Ruyi suddenly said, "Thank you!"
"Hm?" Miao Yi looked around. He didn't see anyone else. He stared at Zhan Ruyi suspiciously, as if asking, 'Are you talking to me?'
Zhan Ruyi said awkwardly, "Thank you for last time."
Miao Yi asked, "What is it?"
'Why is this person so slow? ' Zhan Ruyi muttered to himself. He could only solemnly explain, "Thank you for saving me in the Chaotic Astral Sea."
This woman is actually thanking me? The sun must have risen from the west! Miao Yi smiled insincerely. "It was nothing."
Zhan Ruyi was silent for a moment, then said, "I was indeed in the wrong for some things in the past. If I have offended you in any way, I hereby apologize to you. I hope you won't take it to heart. Let's bury the hatchet. What do you think, Brother Niu?"
"I couldn't ask for more!" Miao Yi chuckled. Deep down, he was doubtful. If this woman hadn't apologized before, he would have suspected that she had taken the wrong medicine.
After descending the mountain, the two went their separate ways. Zhan Ruyi watched Miao Yi's departing figure with a complicated expression. Some things were better when he didn't know.
After the incident in the Chaotic Astral Sea, her family was quite worried about her safety. She couldn't help but ask Ying Luohuan what was going on. When she found out that Miao Yi had forgiven her and saved her daughter, Ying Luohuan couldn't help but praise Miao Yi greatly. She couldn't help but reveal the truth to her daughter.
When Zhan Ruyi found out that her Maternal Grandfather, Heavenly King Ying, actually wanted to matchmake her and Miao Yi as husband and wife, she couldn't help but feel a little anxious. This was because she knew that regardless of whether it was the Zhan Family or the Ying Family, Heavenly King Ying's word was still hers. Since her grandfather had made up his mind, no one in the two families could stop him, which meant that she would become Niu Youde's woman sooner or later.
Especially when he found out that his mother, Ying Luohuan, had personally gone to the Black Tiger Banner to meet her future son-in-law and was very satisfied with him. Zhan Ruyi was extremely embarrassed and complained to his mother, feeling that he had lost all his face. When he found out that Miao Yi didn't know why his mother had gone there, and that his mother hadn't told Miao Yi the truth, Zhan Ruyi's anxious heart finally calmed down. Otherwise, he wouldn't know how to face that guy in the future.
However, ever since she returned from the Chaotic Astral Seas. She had been feeling a little uneasy and was always daydreaming. She never thought that she and Miao Yi would end up becoming husband and wife. She couldn't help but think about Miao Yi's character. If she didn't consider him as an opponent, from a man's point of view, he wasn't too bad. If she didn't take his family background into consideration, the two of them seemed quite compatible. She just didn't know what he thought of her, and whether he would hate her. After all, the two of them had a past.
After this incident. Zhan Ruyi suddenly realized that being humiliated at Miao Yi's hands wasn't something hard to accept. In the future, they would become husband and wife, turning from enemies to husband and wife. It might even be a beautiful story that could be told to her children and grandchildren in the future.
Things hadn't even started yet, and she was already thinking too much …
Three days later, the two of them set off with the troops they had secretly prepared. As usual, Miao Yi brought Yan Xiu and Yang Zhaoqing with him.
Along the way, in order to not attract any attention, they all dressed casually. The five thousand troops they brought with them were also kept inside beast sacks.
This wasn't Miao Yi's first time going to their destination. The Nether Realm's Dang Yin Mountain!
Dang Yin Mountain was the largest planet in the Nine Realms. As the largest planet in the Nine Realms, it wasn't just an ordinary planet. He had gone there before when he followed Kou Wenlan to eliminate the Black King, but he hadn't been to Dang Yin Mountain's phantom market. Dang Yin Mountain's phantom market was also the largest black market in the Nine Realms. It was also the place where Miao Yi was going to carry out his secret mission.
Even though they were still quite a distance away, they could still see the huge, hazy planet in the distance. Zhan Ruyi turned around and asked Miao Yi, "I heard you've been to Dang Yin Mountain before. Are you familiar with it?" It was her first time coming here.
"I've never been to the designated location to eliminate bandits before. I'm not familiar with it." Miao Yi shook his head. He realized that after being humiliated by him once, this woman had changed a lot. She was always taking the initiative to communicate with him.
However, he wasn't a greenhorn in the cultivation realm. The more it was like this, the more careful he was, and the more polite he acted.
It was just like when he first came here. There were mountains all over the place, and the sun shone faintly in the distant starry sky, giving the planet a faint glow. It was always in a state of darkness, always hazy and always half-awake.
The group landed on the barren mountain. From afar, a group of translucent spirits immediately appeared and approached them, reaching out their hands to beg. "Have mercy, have mercy!"
It was obvious that they were begging for cultivation resources. Zhan Ruyi glanced at Miao Yi, then reached out to grab a handful of Foundation Fortifying Pills. She was about to throw them out, but was stopped by her follower. The follower's explanation was simple. As long as you gave them out, countless spirits would immediately swarm over to haunt you. At that time, you would either have to leave, or start a massacre.
Fortunately, a ghost cultivator dressed like a pale scholar peeked his head out to observe for a while before flying over. With a wave of his hand, he killed a few spirits, scaring them into fleeing in panic.
The pale scholar was a member of the Heavenly Court. He was obviously in disguise, and wore a mask on his face. After both parties exchanged their secret signals, he gave them a jade token, indicating that they should go to the phantom market and look for Gu Duogui, the innkeeper of One Room Tavern. He would explain what to do next.
The pale scholar led the way, leading the group to a place about a hundred li away from the phantom market, and then took his leave.
Miao Yi and Zhan Ruyi left the majority of their troops behind to await further orders. They each brought two followers, and followed a river to a mountain about a hundred li away. What entered their eyes was a huge basin. However, the basin was filled with mountains of various sizes, and was not as high as the surrounding terrain.
Like stars in the night sky, the basin was filled with lights of various colors. It was a beautiful sight. A river branched out from the basin, and then converged at the other end of the basin. The mountains of various sizes were probably hollowed out, with all sorts of unique caves emitting lights of various colors.
It looked peaceful from afar, and there seemed to be a lot of noise coming from it. There didn't seem to be many people. To the two of them who had done a lot of research before coming here, the peace was only on the surface. The buildings on the surface were actually the entrances to the underground, so the truly lively place was underground. The underground was much more prosperous than the Heaven's Streets of other places. The underground had long been hollowed out, and was accessible in all directions. The underground passages were even denser than a spider's web, and unfamiliar people would definitely get lost here.
Although this place was more prosperous than the Heaven's Streets, it was also very chaotic because there were no laws restricting it. It was very common for scams to occur, so those who wanted to do normal business had to go to the Heaven's Streets.
Of course, everything under the sky belonged to the king. This place was still under the jurisdiction of the Heavenly Court. The ghost market was presided over by a commander appointed by the Heavenly Court. It was impossible for the Heavenly Court to ignore the largest black market in the world.
However, the commander had to be tactful and not be too overbearing. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of whether they could control it, but that they would be killed by someone else. This place was filled with people from all walks of life, and there were people from all walks of life. Did you think they wouldn't dare to kill you?
The Heavenly Court also had the ability to strengthen the power of this place, but if you did, they would immediately stop playing with you and move elsewhere. There were too many different kinds of cultivators in the vast universe, so many that it was impossible to count them all. There were some dark sides that no matter how powerful the Heavenly Court was, they couldn't stop them. Since they couldn't stop them, they could only open them up. This way, with eight people working together, they would at least have a certain degree of control.
So in this place, the commander was just a decoration. Everyone was good, and everyone was good. To put it bluntly, the commander here was just a tax officer. However, the tax here wasn't that easy to collect. The shops would pay taxes on the surface, but no one would pay taxes on the transactions in the dark. Unfortunately, the phantom market had many transactions in the dark.
Miao Yi and the others also changed their appearances and landed in the basin. They randomly found a deserted shop and walked in.
A shop assistant was dozing off on the counter. He opened his eyes and said lazily, "The way down is in the back room. It's a hundred Red Crystals to pass through."
Yang Zhaoqing stepped forward and answered, "I'm not passing through. May I ask how to get to the There Is Inn?"
"I'm asking for directions!" The shop assistant stretched out his hand, "The price is the same, a hundred Red Crystals."
Yang Zhaoqing looked back and saw that Miao Yi didn't respond, so he took out a hundred Red Crystals and threw it on the counter.
The shop assistant waved his hand and took the money, then pointed to the southeast corner, "It's about twenty li in that direction. There's an inn with the sign 'There Is Inn'. Find it yourself." After that, he couldn't be bothered with Miao Yi anymore.
Miao Yi raised an eyebrow, gave the shop assistant a look, and turned to leave.
Zhan Ruyi was just about to turn around when he suddenly turned back. He was speechless, his eyes wide open.
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