Du Yuan. The person blocking Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo was the same Du Yuan who had tipped off the Earth Deer World and almost killed Ling Dong over a hundred years ago.
It was the same Du Yuan who had sold his life to the Earth Deer World for five steamed buns, ten bushels of rice, and a hundred taels of gold. At this moment, his hawk-like gaze swept back and forth between Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo. His gaze was extremely fierce.
"Identity token!"
After these two words came out of their mouths, Xiang Shuo and Ling Dong handed over their respective waist tokens. After verifying their authenticity, Du Yuan circled Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo and began to walk around them.
"Xiang Shuo, I followed Lord Heavenly Monarch two years ago and inspected all the brothers in the first, second, and third sentry posts. Why does this Brother Zhu look so unfamiliar? Why am I not affected at all? "
Du Yuan obviously knew Xiang Shuo. After circling around Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo, he suddenly spoke in a sinister manner. His eyes were full of criticism.
Hearing Du Yuan's words, Ling Dong groaned inwardly. He had been careless, or perhaps he had no other choice. On the way here, Ling Dong had considered many possibilities. Thus, he had put in some effort to change his appearance slightly.
As for his figure, Ling Dong did not dare to make any changes at all. This was because once he changed his appearance, he would have to constantly circulate his energy to maintain the change in his figure. This included any drastic changes to his face.
Now, Ling Dong was facing numerous patrolling and guarding soldiers. The weakest among them was a Star Monarch. There was even Zhou Tianshen among them. Needless to say, their eyes were vicious.
As long as they inspected Ling Dong, with their eyesight, their Divine Senses would be able to sense any abnormalities around him. At that time, he would be exposed even if he did not want to.
Ling Dong did not expect to meet his nemesis, Du Yuan, as soon as he entered the core area of the Earth Deer World's Constellation Heavenly Monarch's residence. This Du Yuan wasn't someone Ling Dong was extremely familiar with, but he definitely had a deep influence on Ling Dong.
Now that Du Yuan was circling them in a sinister manner and picking on them, Ling Dong suspected that Du Yuan had recognized something.
When he thought of this, Ling Dong's telepathic thoughts suddenly tightened and fell on Ambassador Zhou Tianshen of the Myriad Stars House, who was ready to attack at any time.
However, Ling Dong did not want to do this unless he had no other choice.
Although they had already entered the core area of the Celestial Lord of the Heavenly Constellation's estate, a sudden attack wouldn't be a big problem in the grand scheme of things in the Vermillion Bird System.
However, the original intention of Ling Dong's grand military plan, which was to rescue Celestial Master Di and find the whereabouts of the sixth Star-Controlling Ring, was basically impossible to realize.
It could be imagined that as soon as Ling Dong attacked, the guards of the entire Earth Deer World's Constellation Heavenly Monarch's residence would gather here.
Even if the Vermillion Bird System had mobilized most of the Earth Deer World's Constellation Heavenly Monarch's residence's defensive forces and top-notch forces because of the unprecedented intensity of the Vermillion Bird System's attack, the defensive forces left in the Earth Deer World's Constellation Heavenly Monarch's residence were still several times or even a dozen times more than Ling Dong's group.
"Perhaps it's because there are too many people that my lord didn't remember clearly?" Xiang Shuo answered carefully.
"Hmph, Xiang Shuo, are you saying that I'm old and blind? Or perhaps, you're insulting the telepathic thoughts of a Celestial Lord … "
"Oh, that's right. Please forgive me, my lord. This Zhu Gaozhi is a new Scouting Envoy from the Earth Deer World's guards two years ago. One of our brothers from the second sentry of the Wind Patrol Sentry has fallen … "Xiang Shuo's reaction was extremely fast as he hurriedly explained.
"A brother of the Scouting Envoy has fallen? Xiang Shuo, are you trying to bully me for my ignorance? Once a Scouting Envoy of the Scouting Envoy has fallen, it'll be an earth-shattering event … "
Without waiting for Du Yuan to finish his question, Xiang Shuo hastily answered, "My lord, you've misunderstood. That brother who fell didn't die in battle. Instead, he died because of an injury to his spirit from a long time ago. He couldn't be treated … "
When he heard Xiang Shuo's reasonable answer, Ling Dong's telepathic thoughts relaxed slightly. However, he still remained in the Myriad Stars House, ready to attack at any moment.
"I see …" Du Yuan replied with a drawn-out voice. Then, his voice suddenly became stern. "Xiang Shuo, as the Second Scouting Envoy, don't you know that the Heavenly Monarch is in the southern study? Why didn't you go to the southern study to seek an audience? Why did you barge in here instead? Tell me, what are your intentions?! "
Du Yuan's roar immediately made Ling Dong's heart jump to his throat. If it weren't for the fact that the six guards were only on guard and didn't have any intention of attacking, Ling Dong would have immediately exploded.
"My lord, we went to the southern study. The guards told us that the Heavenly Monarch wasn't there. His whereabouts are unknown. He might have gone somewhere else. The situation is extremely urgent. Your subordinate wants to find the Heavenly Monarch's whereabouts …"
At the end, Xiang Shuo's voice was getting softer and softer. He also realized that his lie was getting more and more convincing! Anyone who had some status in the Earth Deer World's Constellation Heavenly Monarch's Abode wouldn't dare to barge in here. The whereabouts of the Heavenly Monarch wasn't something that could be found by barging in here.
However, Du Yuan didn't answer. He just stood far behind Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo. His gaze was fixed on Ling Dong's back. His eyes shot out a sharp light that seemed to materialize. He stared at Ling Dong's back until Ling Dong's back hurt.
Ling Dong also sighed inwardly. This Du Yuan had most likely seen some clues. Whether or not they could rescue Heavenly Monarch Di was up to fate.
However, Ling Dong wouldn't give up until the last moment. Even if Gao Yuan's gaze made his neck stiffen, Ling Dong still stood there majestically.
At this moment, time passed extremely slowly. That breath felt like a year. Every breath was torture for Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo. Ling Dong, who was standing behind Xiang Shuo, even noticed that Xiang Shuo's fists were slightly clenched. It seemed that Xiang Shuo also realized that the matter might have been exposed.
After all, their excuses couldn't withstand careful scrutiny.
More than ten breaths passed, but it also felt like several years. Just when Xiang Shuo was so nervous that his palms were sweating, Du Yuan chuckled and turned to Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo. He pointed at the flying talisman lights and the flashing figures in the sky and said, "Indeed, today is chaotic enough. It's really difficult to find the whereabouts of Heavenly Monarch Di Tian."
Hearing this, just when Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo heaved a sigh of relief, Du Yuan suddenly asked, "Zhu Gaozhi, where is your hometown?"
"My hometown?"
Hearing this, Ling Dong's expression suddenly froze. Just when he felt that something was wrong, Ling Dong hurriedly replied, "Replying to Sir, this subordinate cultivated in the Sun Horse Boundary in my early years. Later on, after my cultivation was successful, I wandered the Star Field. Three hundred years ago, I landed in the Earth Deer Boundary. Later on, I slowly gained the opportunities I have today." Ling Dong's mind raced, and he suddenly made up a story to fill in a loophole.
Du Yuan stared at Ling Dong, but his gaze was like that of a poisonous snake. He stared fixedly at Ling Dong, causing Ling Dong's heart to sink. He knew that there was a problem with his answer.
"Haha, your accent is not bad. It sounds very familiar to me. You've been in my Earth Deer Boundary for three hundred years, but you still have some accent. How rare, how rare! "
Du Yuan said "rare" twice in a row, but Ling Dong's heart suddenly sank to the bottom. Ling Dong finally knew where he had made a fatal mistake.
Accent.
Ling Dong spent several days hurriedly learning the half-baked accent of the Earth Deer Boundary. In any case, it still carried a hint of the Wood Deer Boundary's accent. Only someone like Du Yuan, who had been in the Wood Deer Boundary for several hundred years, could distinguish this difference.
Ding Shuo's hands suddenly clenched, and he secretly said, "It's over."
Ling Dong's eyes also focused. He was waiting for the moment Du Yuan exposed him. Then, he would immediately release many Zhou Tianshen Envoys from the Myriad Stars House to deal with this Du Yuan.
Ling Dong was sure that even if Du Yuan did not recognize him as Ling Dong, he was absolutely sure of his identity as an intruder. Moreover, Ling Dong speculated that this Du Yuan had most likely recognized him.
However, to Ling Dong's great surprise, after Du Yuan said "rare" twice in a row, he suddenly withdrew his snake-like eyes and turned to walk out of the Moon Gate. Ling Dong waved his hand to Xiang Shuo and said, "Lord Heavenly Lord is not here. This is the central area. You can't trespass here!
However, if you really have an urgent matter that concerns the survival of the Earth Deer Boundary, you can look for him in other places. Maybe you can see Lord Heavenly Lord! "
After hearing his words, Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo thanked Du Yuan at the same time. When they turned around, they both saw the joy of surviving a disaster in each other's eyes.
However, their joy was different. Xiang Shuo was glad that he could die a little later, while Ling Dong was glad that he still had a chance to find Lord of Heaven Di's whereabouts.
After exchanging a glance, Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo quickly left and went back the way they came.
Just as Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo were about to leave, Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo both heard the idle chatter and laughter of Du Yuan and his subordinates.
"Hey, tell me. Today, the Vermillion Bird Boundary has launched an unprecedented large-scale attack. Even the Heavenly Monarch's Manor is in a mess. Is there anyone going to interrogate the death row prisoner in the west side?"
Du Yuan's voice wasn't loud, but it was clear. It suddenly entered Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo's ears. Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo both paused.
This … this was simply a shocking discovery.
Wasn't their luck too good?
When they were sleepy, someone would send them a pillow. This pillow was sent by Du Yuan, who had been eyeing them covetously.
"Hey, Chief Du, there shouldn't be anyone going to interrogate the cause of death today, right? I don't care if it's going to be interrogated or not. What does it have to do with us? "One of Du Yuan's subordinates responded.
"Go to hell, brat. It really has nothing to do with us. But that death row inmate's wailing and howling, do you f * cking feel good after hearing that? Listening to those cries made this old man throw up last night's meal! "Du Yuan scolded.
"Heh, that's true. Listening to you, Leader Du, it's really torturous to have to listen to the wails and howls of the wolves for nearly two months! However, that guy is really good at holding on. Just listening to his cries, you can tell that he's living a life worse than death. It's really a miracle that he's still alive! "One of Du Yuan's subordinates responded.
"Indeed, he's living a life worse than death!" Du Yuan sighed. "If I were him, I'd definitely find an opportunity to have a quick death. I'd definitely … give him a quick death …"
Du Yuan's last sentence was somewhat unclear in the ears of his subordinates. However, in the ears of Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo, it was incomparably clear. It was even somewhat ear-piercing!
"Definitely … give him a quick death …"
This sentence caused Ling Dong's entire body to tremble. Ling Dong was certain that Du Yuan had definitely discovered their identities. However, the meaning behind this sentence was so special that Ling Dong did not understand why Du Yuan would say such a thing.
When Ling Dong turned around in confusion, he saw that Du Yuan was also guarding the entrance to the moon. Du Yuan's gaze was dark and unreadable as he stared at him!
Only when he saw Ling Dong and Xiang Shuo's figures turn into the small path that led to the West Garden in the Core Region did an unconcealable glint appear in his eyes! (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to come to qidian.com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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