Just as Captain Cang sent people to attack Zhang Yu, Zhu Zonghu, who was at the front line, finally received the news. His expression was somewhat ugly as he said, "Damn it! The Ministry of Governance actually sided with Zhu Hengye? "
At this moment, he had completely lost his usual calm demeanor and was anxiously pacing back and forth in the main hall of the ship.
After a while, he suddenly stopped and slapped the table. "Since Tao Zhidao knew about this, why didn't he tell me earlier?"
Daoist Wang said, "Zonghu, it's possible that Tao Zhidao didn't pass on the message, but I'm afraid that it couldn't be passed on. The Ministry of Governance is watching over the internal and external information, so it's not difficult for them to intercept a message. "
Zhu Zonghu also thought of the reason and his expression became even more gloomy.
Daoist Wang said, "Although Tao Zhidao's temperament is indifferent, he's not someone without schemes. Perhaps he can rely on himself to avoid this crisis and hold on until we return."
Zhu Zonghu thought about it and reluctantly agreed with this point. He said angrily, "We have too few talents in our hands."
Compared to Zhu Hengye and Zhu Wuhu, he was indeed weaker. Because he had been designated as the heir since young, almost everyone around him was King Xi's people. In order to prevent King Xi from thinking that he had other intentions, he had never officially developed his own power.
It wasn't until King Xi was cursed that he tried to recruit one or two people, but he didn't develop much power. Now, there was another person competing with him for the position of heir, so he was very uneasy at this moment. If he was stripped of his position as heir, he would have nothing left.
Daoist Wang said, "Zonghu, this isn't a bad thing. King Xi knows this very well, so he won't guard against us too early. Isn't this the strategy we decided on earlier?"
Zhu Zonghu said coldly, "But King Xi won't hesitate to remove us. It won't be difficult for him to support another person to compete with Zhu Hengye."
He sneered a few times and said, "In the past, no one competed with me, so I had to endure and not let this granduncle of mine see through my thoughts. But now, facing Zhu Hengye's coercion, is there any meaning to continue enduring? I'm afraid my Granduncle will only think of my actions as weakness and incompetence, right? "
Daoist Wang said, "What does Zonghu plan to do?"
Zhu Zonghu said without hesitation, "Tao Zhidao must be protected. If I can't even protect one person, who will be willing to follow me in the future?"
Daoist Wang said, "But Tao Zhidao is far away in Guangdu. We can't help him."
Zhu Zonghu's gaze became more determined. "Send the 'Appraisal Bird' back!"
The Mirror Bird was a spiritual creature that King Xi had assigned to him to protect. Its strength was enough to fight against many high-level Creator Realm cultivators. Even if it fought one-on-one with cultivators of the same level, it wouldn't be at a disadvantage. In particular, it was extremely fast. When it encountered danger, it could carry someone and fly away at a critical moment.
Daoist Wang was greatly alarmed when he heard this. He said, "The 'Bird Evaluation' was placed by King Xi to protect Zong Hu. The battle hasn't ended yet. If someone were to launch a surprise attack at this time …" He emphasized, "Zong Hu's safety is the most important thing. Moreover, more than twenty days have passed since the news came. Perhaps Tao Zhidao has already … Zong Hu, this isn't worth it!"
Zhu Zonghu waved his hand. He calmly said, "You don't understand. This isn't a matter of whether it's worth it or not, but whether we should do it or not. Even if Tao Zhidao has already met with a mishap, I will still stand up for him!"
He looked at Daoist Wang. "I want everyone to know that those who follow me, Zhu Banye, I will not mistreat them. Even if they no longer have any value. "
Daoist Wang was a bit stunned. At the same time, he sighed inexplicably in his heart.
The Boundless Race had always been a way of doing things. No matter how strong a person was, once they no longer existed, they wouldn't pay much attention to them. At most, they would give some compensation to their family. Even this was because of the Boundless Race's laws and decrees, not because of any benevolence or righteousness.
It was also because of this that Captain Cang believed that if Tao Sheng was killed, Zhu Zonghu would absolutely not stand up for someone who no longer had any value.
But Daoist Wang never thought that Zhu Zonghu would actually insist on doing this. He was also a bit moved by this. Solemnly, he said, "I will guarantee Zong Hu's safety."
After Zhu Zonghu decided that he would no longer endure, his entire spirit seemed to change. At this moment, he seemed to have become more confident and bold.
He said, "There is no need to be so nervous. Wang Zhidao, the battle here is nearing its end. We are in the fleet and there are also many Creator alchemists protecting us. If they want to deal with us, it won't be easy without prior preparations. The bird appraisal will take at most a day to complete. If we don't have the bird appraisal to help us, we won't even be able to last a day.
Solemnly, Daoist Wang bowed. "Zonghu, please allow me to make some arrangements first."
Zhu Zonghu nodded. Although he had this plan in mind, he wasn't reckless. Before he made the arrangements, he wouldn't recklessly release something that could guarantee his life.
And at this time, outside Light City, the small fleet of ships was rushing towards Zhang Yu's location. Behind them was the lizard-like spiritual life form that had appeared in the Ring Hall. However, its concealment ability was extremely strong. Let alone ordinary people, even those with weaker cultivation wouldn't be able to see it.
This group of people moved extremely quickly. This was because Captain Cang had told them that they had to leave quickly and return quickly during the entire raid. They didn't want to alarm the garrison troops of Light City. This was because they weren't under the control of any forces and were at odds with them. They had to complete this mission before they could react.
However, when they were only a few miles away from the city, they heard a thunderous roar in the sky. At the same time, a great pressure enveloped them. The soldiers looked up and saw a Daoist figure appear from the clouds. His Daoist robe fluttered in the wind as he looked down indifferently.
Everyone was horrified to see this. Before they could react, a bolt of thunder and fire fell from the sky, instantly blasting into the fleet of ships. With a flash of fire, more than 50 armored soldiers and four Creator level cultivators were instantly turned into ashes before they could even think.
Only the spiritual creature at the very back was able to avoid this attack because of its higher level of strength. However, it was hit by the aftershocks and was sent flying, revealing its original body.
And in Light City, Captain Cang was originally looking at the situation outside through the crystal jade wall. When he suddenly saw this scene, he revealed a look of disbelief. He cried out involuntarily, "How is this possible?"
The soldiers behind him also widened their eyes, looking at this scene with a trace of horror.
In this half year, every time this daoist came to attack Light City, he would make a move and then leave. Everyone was already used to this, but they never thought that this person would appear here again. It was as if he was waiting for them. This really caught them off guard.
Zhang Yu stood on the flying ship and looked into the distance with his sleeves behind his back.
Just now, he completely saw through the changes in this daoist's spiritual power. Therefore, the figure that appeared now was exactly the same as the daoist. Even if someone who was familiar with the daoist stood in front of him, it would be impossible to distinguish clearly.
But because of this, he didn't kill the spiritual lizard immediately. After all, he couldn't use too much power. Even so, it was enough to deal with it before the Creator level cultivators arrived.
At this moment, the daoist figure in the sky slowly stretched out his finger and pointed at the spiritual lizard that was escaping backward. In the next moment, thousands of fire and thunder blasted down!
Captain Cang's eyes were red at this moment. He lost his composure and shouted, "Quick, quickly open the barrier and let it in!" Seeing that no one around him moved, he reached out and grabbed the collar of a trusted aide. He said, "I said, did you hear me? Let it in!"
That trusted aide stuttered, "Captain, this is impossible. If, if the barrier is opened now, even if it's just a crack, that daoist can break in. At that time, the losses will be much greater. Captain, you have to calm down, calm down."
Captain Cang took a few breaths and pushed his trusted aide away. He turned his head and looked outside, but he only saw a red light. After a few breaths, as the light slowly faded, he saw a huge hole in the ground outside the city. Everything in this area had disappeared without a trace, and the spiritual creature had also disappeared without a trace.
At this moment, the Creator level cultivators in the city rushed towards the daoist. However, the daoist figure glanced at them and slowly disappeared like before.
Those Creator level cultivators didn't dare to go back this time. Instead, they repeatedly patrolled outside for fear that the daoist figure would linger and not leave.
Captain Cang's face was pale at this moment. This operation had ruined an elite flying boat team of the Zhi Cheng Institute. This wasn't a big deal. If King Xi wasn't here, he could use other excuses to cover it up. However, losing a spiritual creature from the All Spirits Institute was definitely not something that could be resolved so easily.
It could be said that no one could bear the responsibility. Someone was bound to pay with their life for this.
However, he also knew that no one could help him in this matter. The people involved couldn't wait for him to die early and wanted him to bear the consequences alone.
He secretly said, "I have to go!"
The Zhi Cheng Institute took orders from King Xi. Only King Xi controlled his blood and the spiritual contract. Therefore, as long as it wasn't King Xi's direct order, he still had hope of survival. He knew that there was a way to delay the activation of the spiritual contract. As long as he escaped to the territory of another king, there might be a way to remove it.
He believed that with his value, the other party would most likely think of a way to help him.
Although this was very slim, staying here meant certain death, so he had to try.
He said in a deep voice, "You all stay here and watch. I will go and deal with this matter."
He stepped out of the cabin and went to the place where the flying ship was docked. He was prepared to use the convenience of the Zhi Cheng Institute to leave this place directly.
However, when he hurried to the front of the flying ship, he heard a voice behind him, "Captain Cang, where are you going?"
His entire body trembled. He turned around and saw the clan relative surnamed Zhu standing there. Other than a clan relative, there were also two Creator Realm cultivators behind him. He cautiously retreated and said, "Zhu Zongzi, you …"
The clan relative surnamed Zhu revealed an apologetic expression and said, "I'm sorry. Tens of thousands of lives have been lost. This matter is too serious. You must die." As soon as he finished speaking, a Creator Realm cultivator behind him surged with a blue brilliance and charged forward.
Captain Cang was still about to defend himself. In an instant, an outer armor covered his body. However, the other party was much stronger than him. In an instant, the other party was in front of him. With just a light slap on his forehead, his entire head instantly exploded. The headless corpse fell to the ground and twitched twice before it stopped moving.
The clan relative beside Zhu Zongzi had a regretful expression and said, "It's not easy to win over a captain of the Zhi Cheng Institute. What a pity, what a pity."
Zhu Zongzi took out a handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose. He said with a face full of disgust, "Don't mention it anymore. This person's death can wash away our suspicions. At least his death has some value."
The clan relative agreed, "That's right."
After speaking, the two turned and left. As the sound of their footsteps faded away, only Captain Cang's headless corpse was left lying on the cold ground.
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