After three days and two nights of continuous shipping, everything from the island's Tenki-in Hall was transported onto the ships. Other than a portion of the Tenki-in Hall's artisans who stayed behind to guard the place with Master Craftsman Han, the rest of the people prepared to evacuate with Wu Zhiyuan.
Before Wu Zhiyuan boarded the ships, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky. His surroundings flickered, and he seemed to see something through the glazed roof. He couldn't help but stop in his tracks.
However, as the lightning passed, the outside quickly turned into a dark sky. Only a series of muffled rumbling sounds could be heard.
"Wu Zhiyuan? Is there a problem? "
The guard beside him saw his strange expression and couldn't help but ask.
Wu Zhiyuan thought for a moment and shook his head. "Nothing. Maybe my eyes are playing tricks on me. Let's go." He supported himself with his walking stick and walked along the illusionary boarding path towards the ships.
Soon, nearly six thousand people from the Tenki-in Hall entered the fifteen ships one after another. After the cabin doors closed and everyone's vision was cut off, the ships behind the ships flickered with spiritual light and sailed towards the deep sea.
At the same time, another bolt of lightning flashed between the sea and the sky. Cao Fangding and Shi Yue's figures appeared in the sky.
The lightning above their heads kept flashing, but even if it struck them, it would be blocked by the light in their hearts. It couldn't hurt them at all.
Amidst the faint lightning, one could see that there were even more cultivators standing in the surroundings.
After receiving Zhang Yu's order, the two of them rushed towards the sea and arrived half a day ago. At that time, they just happened to see the people below preparing to evacuate.
The two of them discussed for a moment and didn't choose to attack immediately. This was because this island was a place where the Tenki-in Hall had operated for many years. It was impossible to say that there weren't any weapons to defend it.
They didn't come here to destroy this place, but to capture all of these people. If they attacked by force, these people would be troublesome to resist. Rather than that, it was better to let these people go to the sea and wait until they were far away from the island before attacking. That would be easier.
Cao Fangding looked at the ships under the sea gradually disappearing into the distance and said, "Fellow Daoist Shi, it seems that not everyone in the Tenki-in Hall has left. I'll have to trouble you to capture those who stayed behind and leave them to me. When you're done here, we'll attack together. "
Shi Yue said, "Let's do that."
Four days later.
After several days of sailing, the fleet that came out of the Tenki-in Hall was already far away from the original island. However, there was still some distance away from the Yuntai Protectorate.
The Yuntai Protectorate was one of the protectorates that returned early after the decline of the Turbid Tide. It was originally built on a huge sea and land. In recent years, it had more exchanges with other regions. Moreover, after the monster Taibo was defeated, the original sea passage became safe. Even if they didn't have anyone to meet them, they could still use this passage to go to the Yujing Protectorate.
However, the space inside the ships was limited. Moreover, sailing under the sea was depressing and boring. It wasn't a very pleasant thing to do. At this moment, they felt that they were safe and the ships couldn't wait to float to the surface.
Cao Fangding looked at the ships below that were like big fish gradually emerging from the sea and knew that the time had come. He said to the cultivators beside him, "Let's begin. Try to capture them alive. If there's any resistance, kill them without mercy!"
The cultivators received the order and said yes in unison. Then, they turned into streaks of light and rushed toward the dozen ships floating on the sea like meteors.
In the headquarters of the Tenki-in Hall in the Guangzhou Province, there was a very spacious square near the military barricade. Because all kinds of creation birds flew here every day, it was called the "Habitat of Ten Thousand Birds".
The feathers of these creator-level birds were beautiful, and there were many types of them. The flight of these birds was even more pleasing to the eye. More importantly, these creator-level creatures did not need to excrete like ordinary birds, so there was no problem with bird poop that would cause headaches and embarrassment.
These birds were quite understanding and very close to people. Therefore, they often attracted many people from other provinces to visit this place. After several decades, this place could be considered a great scenic spot in the Guangzhou Province.
At this moment, there were many simple wooden houses in the square. The Tenki-in Hall sold all kinds of creation pets like cats, dogs, rats, and rabbits.
These creation pets were close to people and loyal to people. They also had a certain level of intelligence and wouldn't be contaminated by any parasites. Other than being unable to reproduce, they had almost no shortcomings. Therefore, they were very popular, especially among children and women. Every day, they would attract a large number of people to this place.
In a wooden house at the edge of the square, a little girl couldn't wait to pick up a small dog that she had her eyes on after her parents finished the transaction.
The small dog intimately leaned over, and the little girl just happened to lean over as well. The tips of their noses couldn't help but touch. Then, the little girl let out a happy giggle, and the small dog also barked.
There was a painter nearby who saw this pure and beautiful scene and felt his soul being cleansed. He couldn't help but pick up a brush, wanting to imprint this moment on the canvas forever.
Just as his thoughts were surging, the birds that were originally resting in the square suddenly fluttered and scattered in all directions. This attracted his attention.
The people in the square also didn't know what was going on. After a while, someone pointed and shouted, "Look over there!"
Everyone looked up and saw a Daoist standing in the air, looking in the direction of the Divination Headquarters without blinking.
After a while, everyone heard a rumbling sound from the clouds. Then, streaks of light came from the distance and stopped in the air above the square. One Daoist cultivator after another came out.
This scene continued for half an hour, and more than a thousand Daoists appeared above the Divination Headquarters.
These Daoists floated in the air, their Daoist robes fluttering in the air. Light flickered around each of them, and clear mist floated around them. For a moment, this place seemed to have turned into a paradise.
This was the first time for most of the people here to see Daoists. This was especially true for the youths who had never been on the battlefield and had only heard of Daoists from their elders. Now that they saw this immortal scene, they couldn't help but be deeply shocked.
Daoist Wan Ming and Daoist Lin stood at the very top. This time, the Dao of Truth and Dao of Mystery had sent a large number of Daoists here to ensure the capture of the Tenki-in Hall's Fang Yuzhong.
However, these thousand Daoists were only a blockade on the ground. The Divination Headquarters still had a large underground complex, and there were also underground passages that led to the Tenki-in Hall in the various provinces and counties. Now, these places were sealed off by the cultivators and disciples sent by the two sects.
Daoist Lin looked down and said, "Fellow Daoist Wan Ming, why don't you evacuate these people in advance?"
Daoist Wan Ming said, "It's not appropriate. If we evacuate them in advance, some of the important figures in the Tenki-in Hall will likely follow us when they hear the news. Moreover, there will definitely be people among these people arranged by the Tenki-in Hall. We'll have to screen each of them later.
Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Lin. With so many of us here, even if this person throws Xuan Weapons, we'll still be able to protect these people. "
Daoist Lin couldn't help but nod.
Daoist Wan Ming glanced at the distant sky and said, "Xuan Zheng is here."
Daoist Lin turned his head and saw a cyan light surrounded by clouds coming from the distant sky. As soon as it appeared in his line of sight, it arrived in front of him in a flash. Then, as the light dispersed, he saw Zhang Yu stepping out of the brilliant jade mist with his robe fluttering in the wind. He held the Cicada Sword in his hand, and his robe fluttered in the wind.
He hurriedly went forward to greet Daoist Wan Ming. The thousand Daoists also bowed to him in unison.
Zhang Yu nodded in return and said, "Fellow Daoist Wan Ming, how is the situation?"
Daoist Wan Ming replied, "Since we arrived, there has been no movement in the Tenki-in Hall."
Zhang Yu glanced at the tens of thousands of people in the square who were looking up at the sky and said, "Evacuate these people first, so that they won't be affected later. Remember, don't panic."
Daoist Wan Ming said, "Yes, Xuan Zheng. I'll make the arrangements right away."
In the underground main hall of the Tianji Headquarters, Fang Yuzhong was trimming the flowers in the garden.
A guard walked in and cupped his fists, "Headquarters, there are thousands of Daoists outside and they've surrounded our Tenki-in Hall. We've already made the arrangements according to your previous instructions. Does the headquarters have any other instructions?"
Fang Yuzhong's hands paused for a moment and said, "I know. I don't have any other instructions. You may leave first."
The guard replied with a 'yes' and retreated respectfully.
After Fang Yuzhong finished trimming the flowers, he put down the scissors and took off his gloves. He came to the rattan chair under the flower rack and sat down.
He looked at the colorful flowers in the garden and took a sip of the tea he brewed. He crossed his arms and leaned against the chair.
After a while, the jade wall in front of him flickered, and then a vague figure appeared. A slightly old voice came from it, "What's the matter?"
Fang Yuzhong said, "Xuanfu's people are near the headquarters. Our plan should have failed."
The figure said in a deep voice, "Is that so? Then what are you going to do? "
Fang Yuzhong tapped the armrest with his finger and said, "Someone should stand up and take the blame, but I've already made all the arrangements."
The figure was silent for a moment and said, "What do you want me to do?"
Solemnly, Fang Yuzhong said, "Take my two granddaughters away. Remember to take good care of them."
The figure seemed a little surprised and said, "What do you want to do? Does it matter?"
Fang Yuzhong said seriously, "Yes."
The figure looked at him a few times and didn't seem to recognize him. However, he still said in the end, "I will. Is this your only request?"
Fang Yuzhong shook his head and said, "There's nothing else. Regardless of success or failure, I've completed my mission."
The figure said in a deep voice, "Then goodbye." The jade wall flickered and then disappeared.
Fang Yuzhong took another sip of tea. After sitting for a long time, he said, "Come in."
An artisan with a metal strip on his face came in and bowed. He said, "Headquarters, what are your orders?"
Fang Yuzhong said, "Take the letter on my desk and give it to those cultivators."
The artisan said yes, bowed, and left the garden. Only Fang Yuzhong sat there and looked at the garden full of flowers that seemed like they would never wither.
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