Steward Qiu floated in the air and ordered, "Capture them all!"
The four Purple Lotus cultivators immediately rushed down. The people below didn't dare to retaliate. They were all sealed and thrown into beast sacks.
The Hive Gang's sixteenth secret hideout was instantly swept clean. Steward Qiu and his men quickly flew away.
A sand dune in the distance moved. Jian Sanniang emerged from the sand with a look of shock on her face. She stared in the direction in which the figures had disappeared.
"It's unfortunate that the Head Chief was right …" Jian Sanniang muttered to herself. She came back to her senses and remembered Yang Qing's repeated instructions before he left. Even if it was for the sake of her own future, she still had to work hard. She took a deep breath and quickly flew into the sky.
She didn't dare to stop along the way, for fear of any unforeseen circumstances. Jian Sanniang rushed to the Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea as fast as she could.
She descended from the sky and landed in the courtyard of the Chamber of Commerce. As she strode into the main hall, someone immediately welcomed her and politely asked, "Esteemed guest, what kind of transaction would you like to make?"
Jian Sanniang wasn't in the mood to make a deal with the other party. She wasn't here to make a deal anyway. She said directly, "I want to see your shopkeeper. Please inform him of my arrival."
The person who received her was a middle-aged man. He was taken aback when he heard her. He looked Jian Sanniang up and down, then cupped his fists and smiled. "Our shopkeeper isn't someone anyone can meet just because they want to. Esteemed guest, please speak your mind. If you really need the shopkeeper to show himself, then you can inform him."
The shopkeeper of Flowing Clouds Dune Sea's Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce held a high position. Indeed, not just anyone could meet him. Jian Sanniang wasn't an inflexible person. She pondered for a moment, then said, "I have an important treasure to trade. I will only meet the shopkeeper face to face."
"This …" The man hesitated for a moment, then asked, "What kind of treasure is it?"
Jian Sanniang replied, "I will naturally bring it out when I see the shopkeeper. If you continue to dawdle, then I will look for the other five nations' Chambers of Commerce to trade." She then turned around and left.
"Wait, wait." The man hurriedly stopped her with cupped fists. "Esteemed guest, please wait. I will inform the shopkeeper right away. As for whether or not the shopkeeper will see you, I can't guarantee."
He had an amiable expression on his face. He beckoned Jian Sanniang back and invited her to sit down. Then, he asked a servant to serve her tea while he quickly went to the back hall.
Not long after, the man came out and extended his hand with a smile. "Esteemed guest, please move to the back hall."
On the surface, he tried his best to remain calm. The anxious Jian Sanniang nodded and followed him into the back hall. She saw an old man with a white beard standing with his hands clasped behind his back. He was looking at them from the corner of his eye.
It was none other than the shopkeeper of this Chamber of Commerce, An Zhengfeng.
"This old man is An Zhengfeng. I am the shopkeeper of this place. I heard that the esteemed guest has a great treasure for sale. May I know what treasure it is? "An Zhengfeng asked lightly.
Sanniang was a little nervous. Having lived in Flowing Clouds Dune Sea for so many years, she had naturally heard that the innkeeper of this place was a Golden Lotus expert. She didn't know what the consequences would be if she lied to the innkeeper.
Jian Sanniang cupped her fists and said, "I am Jian Sanniang. I am the Advisor of Miao Yi, the Hall Masters of the Wood Traversing Palace of the Celestial Nation's Fifth Earthly Branch, Suppressing Ninth Hall and Suppressing Tenth Hall. I don't have any treasure for sale. The truth is that I, Hall Master Miao Yi, was in danger just now, and I had no other choice. That's why I made up a lie and came here to ask for help. I hope that Shopkeeper can save my master on account that we are both Celestial Nation cultivators serving the Celestial Sage. "
'Miao Yi was in danger?' An Zhengfeng was taken aback. He quickly waved his hand at the dumbfounded shop assistant and said, "You may leave for now!"
After dismissing the shop assistant, An Zhengfeng naturally wouldn't allow anyone to say whatever they wanted. He said in a deep voice, "Is it possible to prove your identity?"
Jian Sanniang immediately took out a decree of appointment and handed it over with both hands.
An Zhengfeng took it and looked at it. His lips twitched. He was no stranger to Miao Yi's handwriting. It was easy to recognize. After all, Miao Yi had been living like a dog for so many years. He then checked the transcendent seal below. There was no mistaking it. It was indeed a decree of appointment from Miao Yi to a person named Jian Sanniang. He had appointed Jian Sanniang as the Advisor of the Two Halls.
An Zhengfeng tossed the jade disk back to her and asked in a deep voice, "You said Miao Yi was in danger just now. Did that bastard Miao Yi come to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea again?"
Seeing that Miao Yi's attitude wasn't that hard to deal with, Jian Sanniang hurriedly replied, "Yes. My master came to Flowing Clouds Dune Sea just a while ago. My master was injured and taken away by Steward Qiu of the Sand Castle. I sincerely hope that Shopkeeper can save him. I'm afraid my master's life will be in danger if you are late. "
"Steward Qiu of the Sand Castle?" An Zhengfeng furrowed his brows and asked curiously, "Why would that old bastard Qiu Li kidnap that brat Miao Yi?" He had to find out what exactly had happened. He couldn't just run off without knowing anything.
He wasn't worried about Miao Yi's life. As long as Miao Yi wasn't killed on the spot, the Duo Mighty Duo wouldn't dare to take his life. After all, Miao Yi's reputation was well known. Even though he had a terrible reputation, he was still a symbol of the Celestial Nation. The Duo Mighty Duo wouldn't go so far as to slap the Celestial Nation in the face.
Jian Sanniang wanted to say something, but hesitated. In the end, she said meekly, "My master caused some trouble at Tempest Tavern yesterday."
"What?" An Zhengfeng suddenly exclaimed, "Miao Yi was the one who caused a ruckus at Tempest Tavern yesterday?" Tempest Tavern wasn't a place where mishaps could happen. Something like this might not even happen once in a few thousand years. Naturally, he could guess who it was with just a brief mention.
Jian Sanniang nodded. She hadn't seen it herself, but she had heard about it last night.
"This is bad!" An Zhengfeng slapped his thigh and quickly spun around with his hands behind his back. He was starting to panic as well.
Others might not know, but how could he not? Back then, Miao Yi had once worked undercover at Tempest Tavern and tricked the Lady Boss into a miserable state. At the time, he had almost died at their hands. The Duo Mighty Duo had a close relationship with the Lady Boss. Now that Miao Yi had been captured by the Duo Mighty Duo, there was a high chance that he would end up in the Lady Boss's hands. The Duo Mighty Duo cared about the Celestial Nation's reputation, but the Lady Boss wouldn't. When that happened, there was no way Miao Yi would survive!
"I hope I can make it in time. I'm going to the sandcastle. Wait here for me!" With that, An Zhengfeng left like a gust of wind.
Jian Sanniang stood rooted to the ground, a little taken aback. Miao Yi had agreed to help just like that. He didn't even bother begging for it. It seemed like Head Steward Yang wouldn't be able to use his backup plan.
However, there were some things that neither she nor Yang Qing knew. The Great Hall Master Miao was An Zhengfeng's future niece-in-law. They were currently waiting a thousand years for the Great Hall Master Miao to marry. Once the time was up, they would have to push for the marriage. If the Great Hall Master Miao were to die right under An Zhengfeng's nose, then An Zhengfeng would have to bear the responsibility for his niece-in-law's death for the rest of his life. How could An Zhengfeng not be anxious …
Miao Yi had already woken up from the impact. His body was covered in sand and seawater, and he was also stained with a lot of blood. The webbing between his thumb and forefinger was bleeding profusely, revealing his white bones. The bones in both his arms were broken, and he had sustained quite a bit of internal injuries as well.
Now that he had woken up, he was in a terrible state.
He wasn't the only one who had been thrown to the ground. Everyone from the Hive Gang's sixteenth secret base had been captured. However, the Great Hall Master Miao was the most pitiful of them all. He was tortured like a dead dog.
The group of people who had their cultivations suppressed by restrictions slowly got up. Miao Yi was the only one who didn't have the strength to do so. Yang Zhaoqing hurried over and helped Miao Yi up.
A Purple Lotus cultivator waved his hand, and a dozen or so cultivators came running over to watch over the group of people who had been captured.
Miao Yi's pitiful state was simply too eye-catching. The leader of the group of cultivators exclaimed softly, "It's you?"
Miao Yi tilted his head slightly to take a look. He immediately cursed his bad luck in his heart. 'Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road.' The person who had exclaimed softly was none other than Ren Xuanming, the one who had gotten into a conflict with him back in the capital city of the Fifth Earthly Branch all those years ago. After that, Ren Xuanming was expelled from the Celestial Nation Chamber of Commerce and ended up here. 'Enemies are bound to meet on a narrow road.'
Just as Head Steward Qiu was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly turned around to look at Ren Xuanming and asked, "Xuanming, do you know him?"
The fact that Ren Xuanming could address Ren Xuanming so intimately meant that their relationship wasn't ordinary. Ren Xuanming's ancestor and Head Steward Qiu were quite close. Back when the Six Sages were vying for the throne, Flowing Clouds Dune Sea had been caught in the crossfire as well. If Ren Xuanming's ancestor hadn't lent a helping hand, Head Steward Qiu wouldn't have survived until now.
This was also the reason why Ren Xuanming was sent here after he was expelled from the Chamber of Commerce. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to survive after offending the Huyan Clan back then. Of course, this was also the reason why Ren Xuanming was able to live quite comfortably here. His ancestor's blessings extended to his descendants. With Head Steward Qiu taking care of him, Ren Xuanming was naturally able to live quite comfortably here.
"Head Steward, how could I not recognize Traitor Miao? It was thanks to this person that I was able to make it to the Sand Castle from the Celestial Nation all those years ago. If it weren't for someone saving me while I was being hunted down, I'm afraid I would never have had the chance to meet Head Steward again. Speaking of which, it's all thanks to him." Ren Xuanming cupped his fists and replied.
"Traitor Miao?" Head Steward Qiu asked curiously, "He's that Miao Traitor, Miao Yi?"
Ren Xuanming was a little taken aback. 'You don't know who the person you've captured is?'
Hanging from Yang Zhaoqing's shoulder, Miao Yi chuckled and said, "Head Steward Qiu, that's me indeed. I will never forget Head Steward Qiu's great kindness!"
"How dare you!" Ren Xuanming immediately found an excuse to kick Miao Yi.
'Bang!' Miao Yi was immediately sent flying as he spat out a mouthful of blood. The sound of his ribs breaking could even be heard.
Ren Xuanming wasn't about to let go of this rare opportunity to exact his revenge. He rushed over and continued to kick Miao Yi, saying, "You little traitor, to think you'd have such a day!"
Head Steward Qiu calmly said, "Don't kill him. Madam Feng wants him alive to be dealt with personally."
Fortunately, Yang Zhaoqing, who had been sent flying along with Miao Yi, desperately tried to protect Miao Yi. He lay on top of Miao Yi's body, using his body to shield Miao Yi.
Yang Zhaoqing, who couldn't protect his body with his energy, spat out a mouthful of blood every time Ren Xuanming kicked him. The sound of bones breaking could be heard every time Ren Xuanming kicked him. However, Yang Zhaoqing still gritted his teeth and glared at Miao Yi with bloodshot eyes, unwilling to let go of him. He protected Miao Yi with all his might as blood splattered all over Miao Yi's face.
Miao Yi grimaced in pain as he looked at Yang Zhaoqing's state. His eyes were bloodshot.
"What's going on?"
Ren Xuanming hurriedly retracted his attacks and stood to the side.
Huang Qingtian and the Lady Boss were already walking over, followed by the carpenter and stonemason.
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