Pi Junzi had good intentions. He originally had his heart set on the bright moon, but Miao Yi's bright moon shines in the ditch, and he was still a little worried about him.
Miao Yi couldn't possibly be muddle-headed. Some things had to be made clear, lest he fail miserably. He asked, "Pi Junzi, why did you come here to dig a hole?"
Pi Junzi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Lord Niu, forgive me for being disrespectful, but the reason I came here to dig a hole is all thanks to you."
"It has something to do with me?" Miao Yi was suspicious.
Pi Junzi nodded, and explained the whole story with a bitter expression.
He, Pi Junzi, had a White Lotus Ninth Grade cultivation all those years ago, and was only a step away from breaking through to the Blue Lotus realm. Unfortunately, he fell into Miao Yi's hands. After so many years, his cultivation had broken through to Blue Lotus First Grade a few years ago.
But after so many years, he had never walked away from Miao Yi's influence.
Niu Youde had first killed his mistress, Madame Wu Hua, then used Madame Wu Hua's Jade Stream Manor's command medallion to sneak into the 'Bejewelled Nectar Conclave' and wipe out the seventy-two Fort Masters in one go. Miao Yi returned to South Edict Manor and still didn't know how big the commotion was. In reality, his sources of information were limited in his own territory, so it was normal that he didn't know.
If a Yao cultivator ran to the Celestial Nation and killed Suppressing Second Hall's Hall Master Huo Lingxiao, as well as all the Manor Heads under him, one could guess how the Celestial Nation would react at the time.
The deaths of Yuan Kaishan and the seventy-two Fort Masters shook the entire Sea of Constellations. It wouldn't have mattered if it was a fight between the local forces, but the external forces were so arrogant. They simply didn't care about the Sea of Constellations at all. As a result, the Yao Generals personally came, followed by the Yao Kings. In the end, even one of the Four Hosts, Fu Qing, came to personally ask what was going on.
At the time, the investigation was thorough. First, the Yao cultivators of Brass Gong Fort confirmed that it was a person riding on a fat dragon steed called Niu Youde. However, it was extremely difficult to find Niu Youde. Because he had long since slipped away.
Thus, they investigated the Jade Stream Manor's command token that Niu Youde had managed to sneak through. Originally, no one dared to touch the Manor Lord of the Jade Stream Manor, Bi Youbo, because Bi Youbo's background was very powerful. However, Fu Qing had personally made an appearance. As one of the Four Masters of the Sea of Constellations, Fu Qing was someone who could suppress Bi Youbo's background. As soon as Fu Qing was enraged, Bi Youbo obediently came over and accepted his interrogation.
At first, Bi Youbo didn't know that his concubine, Madame Wu Hua, was also dead. He found out that the token belonged to his concubine, Madame Wu Hua. Bi Youbo was enraged as well. That slut had dared to harm his sworn brother, so he mobilized the water tribes to search everywhere. In the end, they did not find anyone alive. Instead, they found Madame Wu Hua's broken and mutilated corpse in the sea. Only then did he realize that someone had first killed his concubine and seized the command medallion, then used the command medallion to harm his sworn brother.
This was a great humiliation. The culprit had gone too far. Bi Youbo warned him not to find out who did it. Even if it was done by the Six Sages, he still had to find out the truth.
As for Pi Junzi, he naturally couldn't escape responsibility. After they found out that it was Madame Wu Hua, he was the first to be captured and interrogated.
However, the matter had become so big that Pi Junzi didn't dare to tell the truth. If he really told them that he had cooperated with Niu Youde to cause such a huge commotion, even though he was forced to, he would definitely die a horrible death. So even if he had to endure torture, he wouldn't dare to tell the truth. He kept on saying that he really didn't know.
After that incident, Pi Junzi became even more of an unloved character. The water tribes treated him as someone from the mainland, and the people from the mainland treated him as someone from the Jade Stream Manor. No one paid him any attention, and no one provoked him. Neither side paid him any salary.
Pi Junzi originally thought that he would be at ease like this. Who would've thought that during the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade, both sides would simultaneously think of using him to make up the numbers. The Brass Gong Fort had submitted his name. The Jade Stream Manor had also submitted his name, so he had no choice but to come. His luck wasn't just ordinary.
The Subjugation Crusade was so dangerous. As a land Yao cultivator, he naturally had to find a partner. Unfortunately, the others thought that his cultivation was too low and didn't want him. As a result, Pi Junzi decided to rely on the Jade Stream Manor. Coincidentally, the water tribes were lacking in land manpower. After all, there were more conflicts on land in the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade. Not to mention, Pi Junzi was a genius at digging holes.
That was how he ended up meeting Miao Yi again today. Pi Junzi was originally patrolling the mountain and had hidden himself well. However, when he saw Miao Yi again, he was shocked and made a slight movement. In the end, he was almost smashed to death by Sikong Wuwei's hammer.
After hearing this, Miao Yi was speechless. He didn't think that the incident would escalate to such an extent. Even more so, he didn't think that Yuan Kaishan's death would be blamed on him. It was obviously Yao Ruoxian's doing.
However, when he thought about it, it was understandable. At the time, even Yuan Kaishan had mistaken Yao Ruoxian for Niu Youde. As such, Niu Youde was bound to be the scapegoat.
Miao Yi now understood why Yao Ruoxian often wanted to come to the Sea of Constellations to hunt. However, he didn't dare to sneak around like he used to. It seemed that he had already guessed that the incident would escalate, so he didn't dare to come to the Sea of Constellations so easily anymore …
There was one thing that neither Miao Yi nor Pi Junzi knew. At the time, Western Constellations Palace's Fu Qing had even sent a notice to the Six Sages, asking for someone. Who was it? Someone named Niu Youde.
The Six Sages had given Fu Qing face and checked the official list of cultivators within their respective territories. All of them said that there was no such person. Even if there was, they would say that there wasn't such a person. Who would be willing to cause such trouble? Not to mention that there really wasn't such a person.
As such, Fu Qing also threatened that if he found out who was the culprit of the six nations, he wouldn't blame him for charging into their territories and doing it himself …
After listening to Pi Junzi's story, Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei stared at Miao Yi in shock, as though they were looking at a monster.
The two of them had seen bold people before, but they had never seen someone this bold. A cultivator at the White Lotus realm actually dared to come to the Sea of Constellations to hunt, and even killed the seventy-two Fort Masters and a Commander. To actually cause such a huge commotion, this was truly audacious!
The two of them weren't ignorant people. The system here in the Sea of Constellations was a little different from the rest of the six nations. A Fort Master here was probably equivalent to a Manor Head, while a Commander was equivalent to a Hall Master.
This bastard actually killed seventy-two Manor Heads and a Hall Master. How did he do it?
Initially, the two of them were still a little suspicious of Miao Yi's explanation of how he was sent to the Sea of Constellations Subjugation Crusade because he had offended a Hall Master. How could a White Lotus cultivator dare to offend a Red Lotus Hall Master? Now, the two of them were completely convinced. 'Damn it, this bastard even dared to kill a Hall Master. What else would he not dare to offend?'
Miao Yi felt uncomfortable under their gazes. He rubbed his nose and coughed, "Why are you looking at me like that?"
Sikong Wuwei clicked his tongue and said, "It seems like this isn't your first time in the Sea of Constellations!"
"I got lost. I got lost and stumbled into this place by accident. I wasn't the one who did it. I was the one who took the blame for someone else." Miao Yi gave a perfunctory reply, then turned to Pi Junzi and asked, "Are the people occupying this island now from Jade Stream Manor?"
Pi Junzi replied honestly, "Yes. His name is Hei Langjun, a Blue Lotus Ninth Grade sea snake demon. He is Bi Youbo's subordinate, and he has the precious artifact that Bi Youbo bestowed upon him, the Seamless Net."
"What kind of artifact is the Seamless Net?"
"It's a transcendent artifact that resembles a fishing net. Once you're caught in it, it'll be very difficult to escape."
Miao Yi nodded slightly, then furrowed his brows and asked, "I can see that there's quite a bit of demonic energy on this island. I'm afraid there are quite a few Yao cultivators here, right?"
"Not many. There's only about three hundred Yao cultivators in total. They're all Yao cultivators that Hei Langjun recruited from all over the place. With him as the leader, everyone has been hiding on this island ever since the Subjugation Crusade began, waiting for the arrival of cultivators from all over the place." Pi Junzi told them everything he knew. All he wanted was to get rid of Miao Yi as soon as possible.
Suddenly, Pi Junzi's expression changed. He immediately laid down on the ground and pressed his ear against the ground to listen.
The three of them didn't know what he was doing, but Pi Junzi jumped up and said, "This is bad. The cave we came in from has been discovered. The giant boulder sealing the entrance has been destroyed. I can hear the hooves of many mounts. I wonder if they're here for you guys?"
Miao Yi didn't hear anything. He looked at Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei, but the two of them were also shaking their heads, indicating that they hadn't heard anything.
"Pi Junzi. You're not trying to scare us on purpose, are you?" Miao Yi asked coldly.
Pi Junzi smiled bitterly and said, "Lord Niu, I don't have many other abilities, but I was born with the ability to listen. As long as I lay on the ground and listen, not even the sound of a rabbit jumping within a ten-kilometer radius can escape my ears, let alone such a loud commotion."
The three of them exchanged glances. They didn't expect this Rat Spirit to have such a unique ability.
Pi Junzi continued, "If they barge into the cave, Hei Langjun will definitely gather his men to fight them. I will have to follow his orders as well. Why don't the three of you take this opportunity to leave through the secret passage?"
Miao Yi muttered, "Strange. How did Gu Sanzheng find the entrance to the cave?" He turned to Zhao Fei and Sikong Wuwei and said, "They must have some kind of tracking method. If we don't figure it out, I'm afraid we won't be able to escape."
Inside the rocky canyon, the red-nosed black fox landed on Tan Lao's shoulder. The boulder sealing the entrance had been shattered by Ye Xin's whip, revealing the pitch-black cave entrance behind it.
Gu Sanzheng waved his sleeves to disperse the dust in the air. He frowned and said, "There is indeed something strange about this place. But how did Miao Yi and the others know the terrain of this place so well? How did they manage to hide in here without alerting anyone?"
Tan Lao said in a deep voice, "We're not familiar with the situation in this cave at all. If we barge in recklessly, we'll be at a disadvantage!"
Ye Xin gritted her teeth and said, "Are we just going to let them get away like this?"
She gritted her teeth as she recalled how Miao Yi had almost dragged her to the ground earlier.
"It won't be easy for too many people to enter this cave. Ye Xin, lead the troops and stand guard outside. Tan Lao and I will go in!" Gu Sanzheng turned around and shouted, "Dong Quan, Hu Zhiyuan, Fei De-an. The three of you will go in first and lead the way. Yu Baixing and Jia Zifeng, you two will follow behind us."
In one go, he selected five Blue Lotus Ninth Grade cultivators to accompany them.
"Ah!" The expressions of Dong Quan and the others who were selected to lead the way immediately changed. Dong Quan cupped his fists and said, "Alliance Master, the situation is unclear. Shouldn't we figure it out first?"
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