Who would have thought that she would run into someone she didn't want to see as soon as she stepped out of the door. Butterfly came over with a tray of food and wine.
When the two women met, Zhan Ruyi looked at them coldly, while Hua Die smiled and nodded at the guests. She also asked Yang Zhaoqing, who was guarding the door, to inform them.
She slowly turned around and watched as Hua Die entered Miao Yi's room. Then, she watched as the door closed behind her. Zhan Ruyi had no idea what the two of them were doing alone in the room. She gritted her teeth, but she didn't have the right to care about Miao Yi right now. She scoffed and returned to her own room.
Inside the room, Miao Yi paced back and forth in front of the table with his hands behind his back. He watched as Hua Die set out the plates and poured wine for him. He didn't know what this woman was up to again, but he knew she must have something up her sleeves. She wouldn't show herself so easily if there wasn't anything important.
As expected, after they sat down and clinked glasses, Butterfly Flower asked about the trap set by the Celestial Court, and if he was involved in it.
Miao Yi brushed it off with a vague answer. If the Kou Clan asked him about it, he might answer, but that didn't mean he would spout nonsense to just anyone from the Kou Clan.
Bid evasion?
After sending Butterfly Flower away, Miao Yi took out the storage bangle that Zhan Ruyi had given him. He realized that it was filled with Red Crystals. After invoking his arts to count them, he found that the amount was the same as what he had spent on the immortal peaches. He didn't hesitate and immediately put it away.
As for whether he should go to the Trust Pavilion to collect the immortal peaches, he hesitated for a while. Now, even a fool would know that the people bidding for the immortal peaches were from the Heavenly Court. If he went there now, he might be targeted. Zhan Ruyi was right, he might bring trouble to this mission.
After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. It was an Immortal Peach, after all. He had helped Tian Mao Starlord this time, so it should not be a problem for him to give him some peaches.
Perhaps Fei Hong would be able to obtain it as well. After all, her adoptive mother, Grandma Lu, was in charge of such matters. However, after some thought, Miao Yi decided not to try and obtain it from Fei Hong for now.
Thus, he gave up the idea of going to the Trust and Justice Pavilion to complete the transaction, and continued to concentrate on recuperating.
Who knew that in less than half a day after he calmed down, Jin Man from Purgatory sent another message: Holy Lord, leave the Ghost City quickly. The people of Faithfulness Pavilion want to take your head to establish their prestige!
Miao Yi was surprised. 'What's going on?
Jin Man: "I don't know the details, but I just received news that you got into trouble at the Trust Pavilion." Right now, the people of the Faith Pavilion are secretly searching for your whereabouts.
Miao Yi's heart skipped a beat. He hadn't caused any trouble at the Pavilion of Faith and Justice. If there was any trouble, it could only be the Immortal Peaches.
He found it strange. As long as the people from the Loyalty Pavilion weren't idiots, they should know that he was from the Heavenly Court. Knowing that he was from the Heavenly Court, yet they still dared to make a move, they must be crazy!
He didn't think it was possible, so he asked, "Do you have spies in Xin Yi Pavilion?"
Jin Man: No.
Miao Yi: Then how did you know that the Pavilion of Faith and Justice wanted to make a move on me? Where did you get the news from?
Jin Man: There should be no problem with the information. As for the source of this information, please forgive me, Holy Lord. It's not convenient for me to reveal it. It won't be too late to tell Holy Lord if there's a suitable opportunity in the future.
Even if the Pavilion of Loyalty and Justice was looking for him, they wouldn't know his true identity. It was even more impossible for Jin Man to know that he had bid for the Celestial Peach. How could the source of the information point to him so quickly? How could Jin Man not suspect anything? She didn't even ask him if he was the one who had bid for the Celestial Peach. The only people who knew that the Celestial Peach was from the Heavenly Court. In other words, someone in the Heavenly Court knew about the Pavilion of Faith and Justice. Could it be that the Heavenly Court had spies in the Pavilion of Faith and Justice? If that was the case, it meant that the Six Dao also had spies in the Heavenly Court.
Miao Yi asked, "General, is the person who told you the information from the Heavenly Court?"
Jin Man was silent for a while. She didn't say yes or no. She only reminded, "Holy Lord, this isn't important. The most important thing now is to leave before the Pavilion of Faith and Justice finds you. The safety of the Holy Lord is the most important. "
Miao Yi understood. The fact that the other party didn't say anything meant that they had spies in the Heavenly Court. He replied, "I understand."
After cutting off contact, Miao Yi was in a difficult position. He paced back and forth in the room. It wasn't up to him whether he wanted to leave or not.
Regardless of whether the source of the information was reliable or not, Miao Yi quickly contacted Gu Duogui and asked him to ask the Overseer Right Department to let him go. The reason was that Zhan Ruyi's figure was too obvious. He had shown himself at the auction with Zhan Ruyi. It was no longer safe. He was afraid of being exposed, so he requested to leave.
He didn't believe that the higher-ups didn't know about Zhan Ruyi's figure. The higher-ups were already using Zhan Ruyi's figure as bait. He reckoned that as long as he used this reason, he should be able to leave the phantom city.
Gu Duogui also thought that what he said made sense, so he agreed to ask the higher-ups.
However, the reply after asking made Miao Yi speechless. Gu Duogui told him that the higher-ups had already considered this point and had already ordered Zhan Ruyi to be transferred back. It wouldn't affect Miao Yi's safety. Considering that sending someone else here wouldn't be familiar with the situation during this period of time and would probably hinder the mission, the higher-ups decided to keep Miao Yi here. Zhan Ruyi would immediately hand over the Blue Tiger Banner's forces in the phantom city to Miao Yi for his unified command.
Miao Yi was speechless. He didn't expect this to be the result. Not being able to escape from danger had instead given Zhan Ruyi an advantage. However, he couldn't say that he already knew about the Pavilion of Faith and Justice. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to explain himself if the Heavenly Court questioned him about the source of the information.
Sure enough, in less than an hour, Zhan Ruyi knocked on the door and entered, taking the initiative to look for him.
Zhan Ruyi didn't have much to say to him, so he went straight to the point. "The higher-ups said that I would be easily exposed if I stayed, so they've already decided to transfer me back. They want me to leave immediately, and have already arranged for someone to escort me. The higher-ups said that you already know about this, and want me to hand over my forces to you. "
Miao Yi chuckled. "Then I really must congratulate you. You've made such a great contribution. I'm afraid you'll be promoted when you get back. You'll definitely be promoted to the position of Vice Commander." It wasn't a compliment, but a fact. Zhan Ruyi had indeed made a great contribution this time, so he would definitely be rewarded handsomely.
Zhan Ruyi didn't waste any time and directly faced the issue of handing over.
After handing over everything, he turned around and left. However, when he reached the door, he paused and reminded, "Lady Boss of this inn, you should be careful. I don't think she has any good intentions in approaching you."
Naturally, Miao Yi wouldn't say that it was safer for him to stay here with the Kou Clan watching over him. At the very least, the Kou Clan had no reason to harm him at the moment. He cupped his fists and smiled. "I'll remember it. The situation is special, so I won't be seeing you off. Have a safe trip."
Right now, he needed to avoid appearing together with Zhan Ruyi as much as possible.
Zhan Ruyi didn't say anything else and left as soon as he said he would. He only took two of his trusted subordinates with him and left the rest to Miao Yi. Then, he left the phantom city through the passage above the Moonless Inn.
Meanwhile, Miao Yi began to worry. Facing a colossus like the Pavilion of Loyalty wasn't something he could stand against. He was thinking about who to look for to protect him, but he still felt that it was better to think of a way to leave this place...
A boat was slowly cruising along the river. Inside the cabin, a pale-faced man with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth was being held to his neck by someone. The man raised his hand and pointed at a man leisurely strolling along the shore through the bead curtain. "It's him! He's the person in charge of Southern Nine Turns, Tao Yuanlang. I'm under his command. He'll meet up with the higher-ups from time to time, so he knows where the higher-ups are staying! " As he finished speaking, his hand drooped down powerlessly. He had a miserable expression on his face. He didn't even know how he'd been exposed.
The blue-robed old man sitting behind him slowly sipping his tea raised his eyes slightly and tilted his head. The black-robed man beside him immediately took out the Star Bell to contact him.
After the man walking along the shore walked for a while, he turned into an alley. Just as he was about to walk out of the alley, a sedan chair suddenly appeared and blocked the entrance of the alley, as well as the line of sight of the passersby outside. Two black-robed men came in from the left and right sides of the alley, walking side by side.
The man who was about to walk out of the alley immediately realized that something was wrong. He then felt a slight fluctuation of transcendence energy behind him, and abruptly turned around to look. A black-robed man had appeared behind him, and a sword was pressed against his neck, preventing him from moving recklessly.
Following that, two hands pressed down on his shoulders, quickly restraining him. Before he could even speak, he suddenly felt his breath catch in his throat, and his vision went black as he lost consciousness.
The sedan chair that had blocked the view of the passersby left through the entrance of the alley. The alley was completely empty. There was no one there, as though nothing had happened at all.
When he woke up again, he felt his body shaking slightly, and realized that he might be on a ship.
When he opened his eyes, he saw an blue-robed old man sitting right in front of him. He climbed up, but his shoulder was suddenly pressed down, and the back of his knees hurt. He knelt down again, and was forced to kneel in front of the blue-robed old man. His transcendence energy was restrained, and he couldn't move. He raised his head and asked coldly, "Who are you people? What do you want?"
Another person was pushed out from the side. It was the boatman who had previously taken Miao Yi and the others to the Pavilion of Faith. The boatman looked at the kneeling man, and shook his head, "It's not him."
The blue-robed old man waved his hand, and had his men bring the boatman away. He stared at the kneeling man, and said calmly, "Tao Yuanlang? Tell me, where do Zhan Ruyi and Niu Youde live? "
The man was shocked, and immediately realized that there was a traitor on his side. Otherwise, how would he know who the leader was? He calmly said, "Since you know who I am, you still dare to touch me. Are you tired of living?"
The blue-robed old man couldn't be bothered to waste words with such a small character, "Capture the leader first. Capture the leader first, and cut off the connection between the upper and lower levels to prevent any leaks. Then, capture them all in one fell swoop."
The black-robed man beside him nodded, and with a flip of his hand, two small green snakes immediately appeared from his sleeves. They slowly crawled out, thinner than chopsticks, and had a pair of shiny black eyes. As they swallowed and spat, there was a faint black aura coming from their mouths, and the stench was overwhelming. The black-robed man grabbed Tao Yuanlang's chin, so that he couldn't move his head. The two small snakes immediately plunged their heads into Tao Yuanlang's nostrils, and began to wriggle their bodies into his nostrils.
Tao Yuanlang was scared out of his wits, and mumbled incoherently, "I'll tell you …"
The black-robed man flipped his hand, and pulled back the two small snakes, and let go of Tao Yuanlang's chin …
The two boats met in the river. The blue-robed old man boarded the other boat, and quickly entered the cabin.
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