After finding the survivors by the Azure Waves River, Yi Tian was relieved to discover that the second shopkeeper of the Clear Sky Pavilion, Ji Wen, was safe and sound.
After asking about the situation, he found out that the Deity Transformation-stage cultivator, Huo Qing, had kidnapped the wrong person. Eight of the remaining ten members of the Inspection Department followed him. Although Huo Qing was a Deity Transformation-stage cultivator, he couldn't fly quickly while carrying two people.
Furthermore, Huo Jiong had to take care of him, so he couldn't even display seventy percent of his strength. It was likely that Zhao Chen and the others would've caught up with them.
After asking about the situation, Yi Tian didn't waste any time and directly chased after them.
He had only left for a few hours, but according to Ji Wen's description, the Huo Clan should've been gone for fifteen minutes. He roughly estimated that with their speed, they should've flown at most five to six hundred kilometers.
Thus, he spread out his divine sense and extended it forward. Ten breaths later, he raised his eyebrows and found a large number of cultivators surrounding the three cultivators.
Then, he condensed the spiritual power in his body and increased his speed by thirty percent as he rushed in that direction.
Perhaps Huo Qing had also discovered that cultivators of the same grade were rushing over. He clearly knew that he wouldn't be able to escape with two people, so he stopped there as if he was waiting for him.
Not long after, he saw several tens of people hovering in the air. The Inspection Department members had set up an encirclement formation, but none of them made the first move.
When facing a cultivator of a higher grade, everyone was still on guard and didn't dare to act rashly. In addition, they still had a hostage in their hands.
When Yi Tian arrived, everyone seemed to have found their backbone and scattered, blocking Huo Qing's path of retreat.
With such a formation, it was almost impossible to escape unscathed. However, there was still a chance that they could hold on to this bargaining chip.
Yi Tian slowly flew forward and examined the three people in the center. He saw that they still hadn't taken off their masks. He couldn't confirm their identities at all, but Ji Wen insisted that they were the three people from the Huo family, so there couldn't be any mistake.
She looked at Hua Yuxin in Huo Qing's hand. She looked like she had fainted. Fortunately, her life was not in danger. Yi Tian waved his hand and ordered everyone to back off. Then, he said, "Fellow Daoist in front of me, let's not beat around the bush. Today, you won't be able to escape."
"Is that so? Then this member of your team will be buried with me," Huo Qing replied bluntly. "Furthermore, your cultivation is lower than mine. I'm afraid that you won't be able to stop me if I really want to break out with all my strength."
"You're right, Fellow Daoist. I only want to make a deal with you. Release my team members and I'll let you go," Yi Tian said tentatively.
"No, we came together, so we should leave together," Huo Qing rejected without hesitation.
If she had known that he was worried about Huo Jiong, she would have just tricked him. She didn't expect to be exposed so soon. She pretended to be deep in thought and said, "Alright, I agree to a one for two exchange. You let my team members go. One of them stays."
Huo Qing snorted coldly and said, "Fellow Daoist, you're talking about us in the inner room. Let me tell you, do you want the three of us to leave together today? Otherwise, even if the fish dies and the net splits, it won't end well. As for your colleague from the Patrol Office, he'll be the first to be sacrificed."
The surrounding people all showed looks of disdain. They knew that as long as they captured any one of the three people in front of them, they would be able to report back. However, Yi Tian, who was in charge, had no intention of making a move.
After a while, Yi Tian said, "Since Fellow Daoist insists, you should at least leave some tolls behind. You have to bribe the eight Patrol Inspectors here. If you really want to leave unscathed, why don't you consider my suggestion?"
It was obvious that these words had moved Huo Qing. To him, capturing people or not was secondary. Protecting Huo Jiong, the second young master, was the most important thing.
He had only agreed to deal with Ji Wen because he was naive. If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have gotten himself involved in the younger generation's quarrel. He wouldn't have gotten himself into trouble like now.
After thinking about it, he lowered his head and secretly transmitted a few words to the two people behind him. After ten breaths, the three of them gathered enough spirit stones and stuffed them into their storage pouches. Then, Huo Qing said, "How do we do the exchange?"
"It's very simple. I'll let one go first. You exchange the hostage. Then, I'll let the other one go for the ransom. As for you, I don't have full confidence in stopping you in front of everyone, so you can do as you please, "Yi Tian suggested.
Huo Qing thought for a moment before replying in a low voice, "Alright, but I want to change the order. The first one to leave will pay the ransom, and the second one will exchange the hostage."
"No problem." Yi Tian curled his lips and said, "The one in the late Yuanying stage can leave first. After the hostage exchange, the one in the middle Yuanying stage can leave. This is my bottom line."
Huo Qing was stunned for no reason. However, looking at Yi Tian's serious expression, it didn't seem like he was faking it. This suggestion was reasonable. One offered a sky-high price, while the other offered money on the ground. As long as they came to an agreement, this matter would be easy to deal with.
After thinking for a while, he nodded helplessly. Then, he ordered the ransom to be handed over.
Huo Li slowly flew to a spot ten feet away and controlled the storage pouch in his hand to slowly hand it over. Yi Tian didn't take it directly. Instead, he patted his beast pouch and summoned the Cloud Dream Toad. Then, he ordered it to go forward and hand over the ransom.
After three breaths, the four-inch-long toad took a deep breath in Huo Li's direction and croaked a few times. Then, it flew forward, opened its mouth, and took the storage pouch back.
Yi Tian reached out and took the storage pouch. After scanning it with his Divine Telekinesis, he nodded slightly and said to the patrolling team members around him, "Open an opening and let that person leave first."
Then, an opening was opened on the side of the encirclement. Seeing this, Huo Li flew out in a flash and fled toward the north.
Then, Huo Qing waved his hand and had Huo Jiong slowly fly to the exit. Meanwhile, he flew forward and gently pushed Hua Yuxin forward.
Yi Tian hurriedly reached out and caught Hua Yuxin in mid-air and pulled her into his arms. He used his Divine Telekinesis to check if she was hurt. After three breaths, he said, "You should go. You won't be so lucky the next time we meet."
At the same time, the Cloud Dream Toad in his hand took a deep breath in Huo Jiong's direction and croaked a few times.
Huo Jiong was stunned for no reason. Then, he turned his head and flew in the direction Huo Li had left.
When he was almost out of sight, Huo Qing said, "Fellow cultivator, we'll meet again someday." Then, he turned around and chased after the two of them.
Yi Tian's expression didn't change. However, his mouth moved slightly as he transmitted a message to Huo Jiong.
Huo Qing's figure paused for a moment, then flew away.
Looking at the Cloud Dream Toad in his hand, he waved his hand and put it back into his beast pouch. Then, he said to the people around him, "Let's go. This matter is too complicated. We shouldn't get too involved. Fortunately, everyone's hard work should be rewarded. "
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