"Yes!" The green-robed old man nodded. "However, we were still a step too late. According to Zhan Ruyi's subordinates, Zhan Ruyi had left not long ago, handing over all his subordinates to Niu Youde to command. Niu Youde is currently staying at the Moonless Inn. I've checked Zhan Ruyi's appearance, and he does match the woman who auctioned the Broken Magic Bow. Then Niu Youde is most likely the one who got the immortal peach and ran away. I've already sent people to keep an eye on the Moonless Inn! "
Cao Fengchi frowned. "In other words, the person in charge of the Heavenly Court's spies here is Niu Youde …"
A trace of worry flashed across her eyes. She was in a dilemma. Although she didn't interact with the Xiahou family openly, it didn't mean she didn't know about her brother Xiahou Longcheng's situation. Her brother didn't have many friends in his life. It was said that Niu Youde was her brother's only friend. Her brother had already passed away, but she attacked her brother's only friend. How could she face her dead brother?
Others said that her brother Xiahou Longcheng was a bastard, but she knew clearly that her brother was very good to his family. He gave in to his younger brother and sister. He helped his younger brother and sister bear all the losses and grievances. He had been like this since young.
Although she left home early, she still remembered how much her brother doted on her when she was young. No matter what she suffered, it was always her brother who stood up for her. When she was at a disadvantage in a fight, even if he was beaten black and blue, he would still protect his younger sister.
She would always remember, knowing that she was going to leave and that they would never see each other again, when the siblings met for the last time, her older brother hugged her tightly and refused to let go, refusing to let anyone take her away. Even when he was slapped to the ground by the elders, he crawled over and hugged her leg tightly, crying as he begged the family not to let anyone take his sister away. He was stubborn and couldn't think straight, so people said that her older brother was stupid.
Every time she thought of the scene when they parted, she would cry. When she heard of her brother's death, her heart was really broken.
Even now, her eyes were slightly red.
"Yes!" The old man responded. But seeing her strange expression, he reminded, "Miss, we have to act quickly. He then reminded her, "Miss, we have to act quickly. If we're too late, I'm afraid that the other side will realize the danger and change locations. As long as they captured Niu Youde first, they could temporarily cut off the connection between them. If we're late, he'll definitely find out that his men are missing, so we must be quick! "
Cao Fengchi slowly exhaled and gently nodded. "Let's go!"
The green-robed old man waved his hand, and the ship immediately adjusted its direction.
However, halfway through the journey, the green-clothed old man suddenly received a message from Xing Ling. After contacting her, he was taken aback and quickly reported, "Miss, the Dragon King has arrived. Not good, Niu Youde escaped! "
"Ran away?" Cao Fengchi was stunned.
Miao Yi had indeed run away. It would have been strange if he hadn't. Someone was trying to assassinate him. How could he not run?
Zhan Ruyi left after completing his meritorious service. He knew very well that White Phoenix still wanted to trade with him for that batch of broken magic bows. She wouldn't sell them at all. Even if he continued to stay in the Phantom City, he wouldn't be able to find out anything. Moreover, he already knew that the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness was going to make a move on him. Why should he continue to stay here and take the risk?
Zhan Ruyi had made a contribution and left. He was going to be promoted. Why should he stay here and bear the brunt of the lightning? If he left now, he could still get some credit for being the bait. If something happened, he would lose everything.
There were so many factors at once. How could he not run?
However, he needed an excuse to run. If he ran for no reason, he wouldn't be able to explain himself to the Heavenly Court.
Thus, he contacted Jin Man and sent someone to look for him. Naturally, it wasn't to play with him, but to assassinate him.
The process was simple. A guest came to stay at the inn. When he passed by Miao Yi's room, he suddenly attacked Yang Zhaoqing, who was guarding the door.
A punch landed on Yang Zhaoqing's body. Caught off guard, Yang Zhaoqing knocked open the door to Miao Yi's room. The assassin took the opportunity to rush in and kill Miao Yi. Yan Xiu quickly arrived and worked together with Miao Yi to beat the assassin until he broke the window and escaped.
After that, it was obvious that they couldn't stay here for long. Miao Yi and the other two immediately ran up the Moonless Tavern's passageway.
Just opposite Miao Yi's room, the person who had been watching them through the crack in the door witnessed everything. This person was obviously from the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness, so he naturally had to quickly report to the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness.
After escaping from the phantom city, Miao Yi and the other two quickly ran far away and quickly left this damned place.
Of course, Miao Yi wouldn't leave his brothers in the phantom city behind. First, he urgently contacted Gu Duogui, then ordered his subordinates to quickly pass the message down level by level. He directly said that they had been exposed and told everyone to quickly evacuate.
If they wanted to do this, they had to do it as soon as Zhan Ruyi left. If something happened now, it meant that they had been exposed. It wasn't Miao Yi's fault or his own fault. It must have been exposed before Zhan Ruyi left, so that he wouldn't be the only one to bear the responsibility. That was why he couldn't wait to run away immediately.
Who knew that it would have been better if he hadn't contacted Zhan Ruyi. As soon as he did, he realized that Zhan Ruyi's subordinate, Tao Yuanlang, couldn't be contacted. Only then did he realize that something might really have happened.
The three who had already escaped far away immediately sped up and flew towards the vast starry sky.
But how could it be so easy to escape after being targeted by the Pavilion of Faith and Righteousness? They didn't just arrange for someone to peep on the opposite side of his room, they also arranged people to watch the upper and lower exits of the Moonless Tavern. The three of them stuck close to the ground to avoid detection. When they were flying, they didn't notice them. But as soon as they flew up, they immediately realized that something was wrong. There were two unidentified people quickly chasing after them.
Not only were the three of them being targeted, but when the old man in blue heard that Niu Youde had escaped, he was so angry that he stomped his feet. He didn't know where this assassin had come from to ruin things. Not only did he quickly order his men to capture Miao Yi, but he also immediately ordered his men to capture the spies under Miao Yi's command.
Since things had already come to this, he had no choice but to act immediately. If he was too late, it would be difficult to capture them even if he wanted to.
Inside a certain tavern on the street, two people were sitting opposite each other and drinking by the window. Suddenly, they raised their heads and looked behind each other. Two black-clothed men appeared behind each of them. The two of them noticed the abnormality in each other and quickly turned around to look behind them. However, the black-clothed men behind them had already made their moves. Whether it was in terms of strength or cultivation, they were far superior to the two of them. The two of them were immediately captured.
"Who dares to cause trouble here?!" The tavern manager rushed up and berated.
One of the black-clothed men waved his hand and flashed a token. The words' Trustworthiness' written on the token caused the tavern manager's expression to stiffen. He shut his mouth and slowly retreated to the side.
Inside a certain tavern, a black-clothed man walked in and immediately flashed the token to silence the tavern manager and the waiters. With a wave of his hand, a group of black-clothed men rushed in from behind. Two people formed a group and quickly rushed upstairs. They immediately broke down the doors and rushed into five rooms at the same time. A series of fighting sounds rang out, and soon, five people were dragged out.
Two people suddenly flashed out from one of the alleys. Behind them, four black-clothed men were in hot pursuit. In a moment of desperation, the two men quickly pulled out their Transcendence Bow and turned around to shoot. Two streaks of light suddenly shot out and instantly killed two of the black-clothed men. The other two black-clothed men were shocked and hurriedly dodged. However, they were once again shot down by two more arrows that followed closely behind.
After getting rid of the strong enemies, the two men who were running for their lives looked at each other and nodded. They jumped into the river together and quickly escaped. However, the bows and arrows in their hands never left their hands. Even if they escaped into the water, they were ready to defend themselves at any time.
Not only this place, but the entire Phantom City seemed to be in chaos in an instant. It seemed that there were black-clothed men chasing after unknown people everywhere. In order to save their lives, the latter had no choice but to use his trump card. For a moment, the entire Phantom City was filled with shooting star arrows.
Some people with bad intentions in the Phantom City originally wanted to break the Transcendence Bow. Who knew that a large number of Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals would rush out from all over the streets and alleys. No one knew where they came from, but they swept through the entire Phantom City in groups. Those people with bad intentions were so scared that they quickly shrank back.
A leading general led his troops and rushed to the street. As soon as he saw the black-clothed men chasing after unknown people, he immediately pointed his spear at them and shouted angrily, "Kill!"
A group of Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals rushed out. After a few clashes, the black-clothed man found it hard to fight against so many people. Under the siege, he was pinned to the ground by several spears.
Another black-clothed man on the street saw that the situation was bad and wanted to escape. Several Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals drew their bows and fired at the black-clothed man, killing him before he could jump into the water. A large pool of blood appeared on the water's surface.
In front of the window of the Moonless Tavern, Hua Die covered her face with her folded fan, revealing a pair of shocked eyes as she watched the scene unfold before her. Niu Youde had just suffered an assassination attempt in the tavern, and now she saw a large group of Celestial Soldiers and Celestial Generals rushing out of the street to kill people. What was going on? Could it be that the Celestial Court was going to clear the Phantom City?
On the river opposite the Moonless Tavern, a boat was parked in the middle of the river. Inside the cabin were Cao Fengchi and the green-robed old man, who were on their way to publicly execute Miao Yi.
The two of them stood behind the bead curtain in front of the window, watching the tragic deaths of the black-clothed men. As they listened to the sounds of fighting and killing coming from all over the Phantom City, their faces were filled with shock. They didn't know why this was happening.
Why was this happening? Previously, when the Transcendence Bow was being auctioned off, Gao Guan had already reported to Lord Qing in the Starry Hall that the Left and Right Wardens had sent out six Governors!
In reality, only five Governors had gathered their forces to annihilate those who had been lured into the trap. Of the ten million soldiers that the Celestial Court had secretly sent out, only about eight million had shown themselves. There was still one Governor who led over a million troops that had yet to show up. After the main army had retreated, this group of troops had been lying in ambush. They didn't make any strange movements to avoid being discovered by anyone. They were only waiting for orders from their superiors.
This group of troops wasn't targeting the Pavilion of Faith. Instead, they were there to prevent the Celestial Court's forces from seizing the nine million Transcendence Bows in one fell swoop once they appeared in the Phantom City.
It just so happened that Miao Yi was being assassinated. Gu Duogui had just sent a message to report that the Pavilion of Faith had made a move against the Celestial Court's forces. When Lord Qing heard the news, he immediately understood the Pavilion of Faith's intentions. He sneered in front of Gao Guan, "Gao Guan, it looks like you really placed Niu Youde in the right place. The Pavilion of Faith actually failed to hold him down and allowed him to escape. This monkey didn't let me down either. He didn't only care about running for his life. Instead, he was thinking about letting the Celestial Court's forces retreat. His loyalty is clear. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have lost all face this time. Very well! Hehe. You want to slap me in the face? I want to see who will be the one doing it! "
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