When the sky was filled with lightning and thunder, Hai Tian Tao gestured to some of his trusted subordinates to carry his orders and run to some places.
Many of the soldiers who were already equipped with armor returned to their original camps after receiving the orders from above and began to quietly stay inside.
Originally, at this time, they were going to move out and capture the traitors who wanted to leave this place. However, since there were orders from above, even if they didn't understand, they still obeyed.
Only a small number of soldiers still went out and began to patrol along the previous route. Compared to before, the density was greatly reduced.
In a relatively ordinary looking courtyard in Heaven Divine City, a dozen people had already gathered. Everyone's face was filled with fear as they looked up at the lightning storm in the sky from time to time.
"Deng Deng"
Suddenly, there were two knocks on the door from outside, giving everyone a fright. The leader of the group, a strong man, took a deep breath and made a hand gesture to calm everyone before walking towards the door.
After the first knock, there was no more movement. It was completely silent as if some terrifying creature was lurking outside.
"Creak" a slight sound was heard.
The strong man slowly opened the door, revealing a group of people outside. However, after seeing the people who came, his somewhat nervous expression relaxed.
"Come in quickly!"
The sturdy man said as he stepped aside. At the same time, more than a dozen people from outside filed in one after another.
"You guys came a quarter of an hour later than usual. It's really worrying." The strong man saw that no one was paying attention to them and closed the door before going back in.
"You don't know how strict the investigation is now. However, I have already successfully obtained a travel permit to another city. It can help us get out at this time." One of the middle-aged men who looked somewhat stout couldn't help but complain when he heard this.
"That's great. I don't want to be buried here at all." The strong man's eyes flashed with joy as he looked at the envelope that was glowing with purple light. He lowered his voice and said.
"Of course. Do you know what price I paid? Almost all of my family's property, and my wife and children are all here. Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to leave even if I went bankrupt, even if it was because my sister is seriously ill. "The stout man snorted coldly and couldn't help but say.
"Thank you for your hard work. But don't you think bringing so many people is a bit of an eyesore?" asked the robust man with a smile. Seeing the dozen or so people the other party had brought, he couldn't help feeling puzzled.
"These are my bodyguards. If anything happens, they will protect you with their lives. You just need to provide the secret passage you mentioned." The stout man also said and put away the travel pass.
"I understand. It seems that you want to go back. Since that's the case, I don't have any objections. We'll set off when it's about time." The robust man looked at the other party meaningfully, but didn't say anything.
The other party was trying to leave this place, but he didn't know if he would be able to do as he wished. After all, other cities were much more heavily guarded.
Other than the two of them who were chatting on and off, everyone else was silent and stood quietly at the side.
Half a day later, when they felt that it was about time, they gathered together and walked out.
With the travel permit, which was personally issued by the City Lord, even though they had a large number of people and were very suspicious, they still managed to get out smoothly.
When they were far away from the city, their route suddenly changed, and they quickly ran towards the wilderness outside.
They stopped at a seemingly ordinary hill and looked at the flashing golden light not far away. They were not so stupid as to rush over from the top. After all, all the places were connected to the nearby patrolling soldiers. They would not be able to escape from the other party's pursuit.
"Don't just stand there. While the patrols aren't here, hurry up and dig. The passage has already been dug down." The robust man didn't talk nonsense and immediately said. He took the lead and began to dig with the simple tools he made along the way.
There was strength in numbers. With more than a dozen people taking turns to work, in just an incense stick's worth of time, a one-person passage hole appeared below. The hole was dark, and it was impossible to see the situation below.
"Hurry up." The robust man glanced at the sky and took the lead to jump down.
According to his judgment, when they went out, the attack above would almost be over.
One by one, they jumped down. Even the traces above were simply covered up. Anyone could see that something was wrong here, but they didn't care. By the time someone found out, they would have already left.
Half a day later, the flat ground in the distance suddenly broke open. Soon, they climbed out one by one. When they looked back, they saw that the lightning behind them had already disappeared. The sky was clear, and the figure in the sky had also disappeared.
However, the robust man knew that the other party would definitely be waiting for them at a fixed place.
"We'll part again. Goodbye!" The brawny man waved his hand at the stout man and hurriedly led his men in another direction, which was the path to the forest behind Heaven Sacred City.
The robust man didn't care. He dressed up and continued to walk into the distance. There were resources he had risked his life to prepare. It was enough for them to return to the other human countries and leave this place.
Half a day later, when they were walking into the distance with the resources, two figures suddenly appeared in front of them.
"Sir, it's them. They don't want to see your glory and want to leave this place. It's simply unforgivable." The robust man who separated from them said with a charming smile.
"Very good information. I'm just short of some people. I'll reward you later." The man who had attacked the barrier before was dressed in the same way. His eyes looked over meaningfully as he looked back and forth in the crowd.
When he discovered that there were some ordinary people in the crowd, he said to the person beside him.
"Of course, of course," the robust man replied happily. He didn't care that he had betrayed someone who was his comrade before.
"Since that's the case, you can all follow me!" He casually tossed out a magic treasure and sucked all the people in front of him into a small gourd. Even the robust man beside him was no exception. Only then did he charge into the sky. He still had to go to other places and capture all the people who had run out.
A day later, in the city lord's residence of Heaven Divine City, Hai Tiantao let out a sigh of relief after sensing that the other party had completely left. He could only wait for him to return.
.....
Behind the huge forest behind Heaven Divine City, there was an inconspicuous small mountain peak. It looked more like a large hill and looked very flat. It was also covered by the forest. The only difference was that there was no one on this hill. There wasn't even the sound of insects.
A figure quickly flew over from the horizon and slowly landed. He arrived at the entrance of a very wide cave and walked in.
"Ouch!"
As he waved his hand again, about a hundred people suddenly appeared in this wide cave. A group of people appeared on the ground in a mess. They pushed each other and pressed against each other. It was chaos. Painful groans rang out.
He put away his disguise and wore a set of tight clothes. He lazily lay on the seat above and looked at the chaos below. He didn't care at all. He just looked down and didn't intend to make a sound.
In the crowd, there was also an inconspicuous young man. After seeing the real face above, his pupils shrank slightly. In the next moment, he turned his head without any change in expression. He continued to push others like the others so that he could come out.
Gu Zheng had actually been hiding in the stout man's group. As for the original person, he was originally one of Hai Tiantao's people. This time, since Gu Zheng wanted to hide, he pushed the boat with the current and pushed the boat with the current to give him a pass and open the back door.
However, he didn't expect that the other party secretly ran away. Just as he was vexed, the other party happened to block them and took the opportunity to capture them.
However, Gu Zheng never expected that the person who played the role of the bad guy was actually someone he was familiar with. It was Starry Sky, who he had spent a lot of time with below.
Looking at the other party's aura now and then, and thinking about how the other party had snatched the treasure of his clan, he didn't expect that he would be tainted as well. What a pity.
As he thought about this, the people in the hall quickly became chaotic. There was some fear in their eyes as they looked up, because the other party didn't seem to be as good as they had previously advertised.
"Since everyone is here, then be quiet. As long as you work for me for a while, my previous promise will not change, and I will not endanger your lives." At this time, Starry Sky finally spoke. A faint aura pressed down on the people below, and the chaos below immediately stopped. Everyone looked up with trembling eyes.
When the people below heard this, they all looked left and right. They didn't dare to answer at all, afraid that if they said anything wrong, the other party would kill them. Flag was already very regretful in his heart. If he had known, he wouldn't have come.
"Since none of you have any objections, then it's settled. Follow me, your task is very easy." Starry Sky stood up and walked to the side. There were fist-sized luminous pearls embedded there, illuminating a passage that led downwards.
The people in front looked at each other and watched as Starry Sky slowly walked over, as if he wasn't worried that they would escape.
"The back is blocked." A voice of despair sounded from behind.
Everyone looked up and saw a transparent barrier rising above the only exit. Although it was very weak, it was impossible for ordinary people to open it.
In other words, they only had one path to take. How could they get off so easily after boarding a pirate ship?
Everyone had no choice but to comfort themselves. Because there was no other way, they could only follow. If they stayed here, who knew what would happen to Starry Sky in the end?
Following the wider passage, they gradually descended. Not long after, an equally spacious underground cave appeared in front of everyone.
Although the crowd was moving forward slowly, Gu Zheng secretly looked around.
However, at this time, Gu Zheng's heart suddenly tightened. Because at the side, there were a few prisons formed by black lightning, imprisoning a few humans with similarly high cultivation.
Although Gu Zheng didn't recognize the first one, from the incense power around him, he was most likely someone who was stationed here.
Being trapped by the black lightning, no wonder he couldn't come out.
In the second room, there was an unfamiliar human at the peak of Jin Xian. From the looks of it, the other party had deliberately come to eliminate the other party, but in the end, he was also trapped by the other party.
By the time they reached the third house, Gu Zheng finally saw a furious Full Sky. Unlike the first two who stayed put obediently, Full Sky was trying to break free from the black electric ropes on his body. However, it didn't seem to be of much use.
Starry Sky didn't look at them and continued to lead them through here. Soon, they arrived at a small cave.
Although it was called a cave, there wasn't a trace of soil around it. Instead, it was covered in a kind of black copper jade, shining with a metallic light. Dense runes were engraved on it.
The most conspicuous place was a small black jade pillar in the middle. A palm-sized black ball floated above it.
"Alright, your mission is to stay here for half a month. There will be food and drink, and no one is to leave. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite." Starry Sky only let half of the people in front go in, while the other half went in another direction. Only then did he speak to the people who came in.
Gu Zheng was lucky enough to be one of them, and he was also under house arrest here.
After saying that, Starry Sky left, leaving behind a group of silly humans. They looked around and didn't know what to do, afraid that they would ruin the engraved patterns.
However, some people were shocked and tired. When they saw that Starry Sky only wanted them to stay here, they directly sat on the ground.
Soon, everyone began to whisper to each other, but other than making themselves confused, they didn't come up with anything.
After a while, a few other human men came in from outside. They took out a lot of food and threw it in, but they stayed outside, not daring to come in.
Facing the shouts of the people inside, they ran in the direction they came from in fear, which increased the fear in everyone's hearts.
But here, they were like blind people, and they couldn't go out. That fiend had clearly threatened them before, so no one wanted to use themselves to test it.
At this time, a young man stood up and said to everyone, "Hurry up and eat. Anyway, we are in his hands. How can we resist? If it is as he said, at least we have a chance of survival."
The one who stood up was Gu Zheng. After observing for a while, he already understood what the other party wanted to do.
The inscribed array inside was just a simple sound transmission array, but there was an evil array hidden inside that could slowly erode the Yang Qi of ordinary people. It seemed that it was using the Yang Qi of ordinary people to break through some kind of barrier.
"Captain Rong, can you take us out?" The stout man immediately asked anxiously. Gu Zheng's identity was now his guard captain.
"You are also aware of my strength. Even the Sea City Lord is no match for me. Thus, it is even more impossible for me to bring you out of this place. However, I am unable to break through the outer layer of defense." Gu Zheng spread his hands and deliberately said.
The stout man was a little disappointed, but he knew that he couldn't be blamed. He sighed and sat down.
The others also understood Gu Zheng's meaning, so they could only accept their fate and stay there.
Gu Zheng was also standing there quietly. He was very curious. Back then, he had wanted to take back his treasure. How did he end up like this? What had happened all these years? Why did the other party want to find him? Or rather, why did the other party want to find him?
Of course, the black lightning on the sky made Gu Zheng a little apprehensive. It seemed that Starry Sky could control those things at any time. If it was really on Tie Tie and the others, Gu Zheng, who knew the power of the black lightning, felt that they would lose a layer of skin even if they didn't die.
It was safer to act. The other party was leaving next month anyway. It was safest to act at that time.
After only ten days, everyone who was originally full of vigor and vitality became somewhat sickly. It was as if their vitality had been sucked out of their bodies. Other than eating, everyone was lying on the ground weakly, not caring about what others thought of them.
Gu Zheng also followed the others. He was paralyzed on the ground with a sallow face.
"Thump, thump, thump."
The sound of footsteps came from the distance. Except for a few people, the others lowered their heads silently. They didn't even look. They were more like walking corpses.
Gu Zheng saw Starry Sky walking towards the center from the corner of his eyes.
"It seems that the quality of this group of people is a little low. I'll have to rotate them in advance."
As he spoke, he arrived in front of the black pillar in the middle. He waved his hand slightly and a black shield surrounded him.
Seeing this, Gu Zheng closed his eyes and quietly put his divine sense on it. He began to feel what was happening inside. With a trembling voice, the voice inside clearly entered Gu Zheng's ears.
"Lord Soul, I can feel the aura of the painting scroll. This time, I still can't break the other party's defense."
Starry Sky's figure was very respectful. Although he couldn't see inside, he could feel Starry Sky's nervousness.
"Yes, I asked you to come here this time to tell you that after you get it, quickly return to the Sword Spirit's side. As long as you send that newborn ghost down, the Lord will definitely be very happy." A somewhat familiar voice sounded from inside.
"But there hasn't been any progress for so many years. Will Star Tyrant send people over?" Starry Sky's voice was full of uneasiness. It seemed that he was very afraid of Star Tyrant.
"Don't worry about this. According to the plan, they won't find out what's happening here. Besides, there's a concealment array. The others won't find out at all. You just have to hurry over. The gourd in your hand is very important. Do you understand?"
"Understood. I'll leave here in two years at most and meet up with them!" Starry Sky said solemnly.
"There's nothing else. I have to suppress the sword spirit's rebellion. By the time you come back, the stronghold over there will have been destroyed. By then, we'll have enough time to open up a new passage. This time, we can't repeat what happened six thousand years ago. So, there's no need to contact me. I'll wait for you here."
"Yes!"
Starry Sky replied. He understood the meaning behind it.
After that figure finished speaking, there was no more sound. The shield outside gradually began to dissipate.
Gu Zheng quickly retracted his divine sense. He was sure that the other party had come for Xiao Ying. But, what was so attractive about her that made the other party pay so much attention to her?
"All of you, get out quickly. We don't need you here." Starry Sky's face regained its calmness. He looked at the pile of meat on the ground and said with a frown.
When everyone heard this, their tired bodies seemed to be filled with energy. They rolled and crawled outside.
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