It was already difficult to escape after falling into the Carrion Vines controlled by the demon foxes. Furthermore, he had to bring along Sha Huanli, who had no transcendence energy or cultivation, and he had to protect Sha Huanli with all his might. Sha Huanli had become a huge burden.
The three men from Star Plucking City who were guarding the forest saw this scene from afar. They did not know what was going on, and thought that they had been attacked by the demon foxes.
Just as they were about to rush over to help, someone shouted at the fox elder who was pretending to be a member of the Demon Fox Bureau, "Something has happened to City Lord Sha. Don't think you'll have it easy either. Why aren't you going to help her?"
Several members of the Demon Fox Bureau looked at them indifferently. They were either expressionless or smiling coldly.
There was some movement in the forest. A group of demon foxes suddenly appeared and charged at a few large flying beasts.
The large flying beasts spread their wings in shock, but they were pounced on by the large number of demon foxes that had leapt up the trees.
Some of them fell to the ground, while others carried a group of demon foxes into the sky. The demon foxes that had latched onto the bodies of the flying beasts tore at them fiercely. Some even tore through their flesh and burrowed into the bodies of the flying beasts. The flying beasts fell to the ground one by one.
Only a Grey-winged Eagle managed to escape. Niu Youdao's steed successfully rose into the sky. There was no disturbance from the demon foxes, and it circled in the air while crying out in shock.
It was indeed a pity to kill such a valuable and useful large flying beast.
But for this operation, Niu Youdao had instructed the Fox Clan to not let a single person escape at all costs.
In order to ensure that not a single person escaped, and in order to prevent news from leaking, they had to first finish off the target's steed and not give the target the chance to escape. Otherwise, they would not be able to catch up even if they wanted to.
The three guards left behind in Star Plucking City were shocked by the scene in front of them. They also realized that something was wrong. Not only did the members of the "Demon Fox Bureau" not help, they even took out their weapons and charged at them.
The three of them fled in a hurry, fleeing through the desolate swamp wasteland as the fox elder pursued them.
There were demon foxes riding on Carrion Vines in the direction that the three of them had fled in, blocking their path, cooperating with the fox elder's pursuit.
Niu Youdao, who had already come out, was a little worried when he saw the giant tentacles exploding out of the swamp. "Can they be stopped? Will he be alright? "
Heiyun, who was by his side, said, "Don't worry, the reason why we set the trap here is because this area is where the Rotten Corpse Vines grow most densely. I have already gathered a large number of the Fox Clan's people here, so they won't be able to escape."
Niu Youdao: "It's better to be safe than sorry. We can't afford to make any mistakes in this matter. Let's go take a look." He raised his hand and shook the bell, summoning the bird in the sky to come down. Who knew that the bird was afraid of the terrible scene below and did not dare to land.
He had no choice but to turn around and say, "Don't leave anyone alive. As for Sha Huanli and Xiang Ming, capture them alive. If you really can't do it, at least ensure Sha Huanli's safety. Don't hurt her. Otherwise, this trip will be in vain. To a certain extent, Sha Huanli has to call the old clan leader 'grandmother', don't you think so? "
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Hei Yun rolled his eyes. There was no blood relation between them at all. His Fox Clan did not want this granddaughter.
As for Sha Huanli's safety, Niu Youdao had already told him that their goal this time was to kidnap Sha Huanli and not to kill her. He had also told his subordinates about this, but he still gave an order to the elder beside him.
After Heiyun carried out his orders, Niu Youdao flashed away and Heiyun chased after him.
After leaving the area of terror, the Grey-winged Condor only dared to descend after receiving the summons. Niu Youdao and Hei Yun climbed onto the bird and soared into the sky, immediately chasing after the three escapees.
When they caught up, they discovered that the three escapees had already been trapped by the Rotten Corpse Vines and had been brought to the depths of the ground.
When the three escapees appeared again, they had already been sent up to the surface with bloody corpses.
After confirming that the danger had been dealt with, Niu Youdao rode the bird back. As for the three corpses, they were left for the Fox Clan to deal with. A group of Fox Demons rushed up to divide and devour the corpses.
Niu Youdao was not interested in the scene of the corpses being eaten. He did not have such a heavy appetite and left.
When they returned to the place where they first fought, there were no longer any signs of fighting. The group of Fox Demons had also disappeared. The trapped targets had clearly been brought underground.
After a while, the ground of the swamp churned and the Fox Clan Elder appeared. Along with him, there were corpses and living people. Sha Huanli was carried horizontally in someone's arms.
Niu Youdao and Heiyun jumped down from the bird.
The one who was still alive was the Chief Supervisor of Star Picking City, Xiang Ming. He was in a sorry state and was being held by someone. He was struggling to call out, "Miss, Miss, Miss …" Despite his repeated calls, Sha Huanli did not respond. Xiang Ming looked up to the sky and wept. "Mister and Madam have treated this old man with great kindness. This old man is useless and failed to protect Miss. This old man deserves to die a thousand times!"
The Mister he referred to was naturally Rulai Sha. As for Madam, it was not Luo Fangfei but Rulai's first wife, Sha Huanli's birth mother.
Seeing that Sha Huanli was like a dead person, Niu Youdao frowned. He lifted his chin towards Sha Huanli in his arms and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
Heiyun also said in a deep voice, "Didn't I ask you to capture her alive and not hurt her?"
The elder who was carrying Sha Huanli said with a bitter smile, "Clan Leader, she is fine. She just fainted from fright. We can wake her up at any time." He turned to Xiang Ming and said, "But this old man was so stubborn that we almost killed him. Fortunately, he was loyal to this woman. After this woman fell into our hands, we threatened him and made him give up resisting. Then we captured him alive. "
Hearing that everything was fine, Niu Youdao went forward to check on Sha Huanli's condition and was relieved.
At this moment, Xiang Ming also noticed him and roared, "Niu Youdao, how dare you collude with the Demonic Fox Clan. Aren't you afraid of the wrath of the Holy Venerate?"
He still could not believe that Niu Youdao colluded with the Demonic Fox Clan. The Holy Venerate had tried to send people to infiltrate the Demonic Fox Clan many times but failed. Because of this, the Demonic Fox Clan would not easily trust outsiders.
Niu Youdao abruptly turned his head and suddenly said in a sonorous and forceful voice: "The winner is king, the loser is a bandit!"
"…" Xiang Ming was stunned by his imposing manner and words. After a while, he roared again, "If you dare to touch Miss, Mister Sha will not let you go!"
Niu Youdao suddenly laughed again, "Steward Xiang, don't worry. As long as Mister Sha is willing to save his daughter, I will not hurt Lord Sha. As long as he is willing to save you, I will definitely return you to Rulai Sha safely. If Rulai Sha doesn't want to save you, there is nothing I can do. "
Xiang Ming was stunned for a moment and realized that the reason why they captured him alive was to threaten Rulai Sha. He immediately roared, "Niu Youdao, what do you want to do?"
"What I want to do is not something you should worry about, and it's not your place to worry about it." Niu Youdao brushed him off and raised his hand to make a gesture for him to shut up.
He was no longer the Niu Youdao who had just arrived at Star Plucking City.
The Fox Elder holding Xiang Ming raised his hand and pinched the back of Xiang Ming's neck. Xiang Ming's eyes rolled back and he immediately fainted.
Niu Youdao turned back and said, "Take care of him. Nothing must happen to him. Send him to the location I designate."
Heiyun nodded and gestured with his hand. The Fox Elder led his men back into the swamp.
Only Heiyun and Niu Youdao were left. All traces of their battle had been covered by the swamp.
Looking around, Heiyun chuckled. "I was worried about how you would lure them to the ambush point. I didn't expect you to fabricate your master's temporary imperial residence. Aren't you afraid that they won't come?" What he meant was that if the other party didn't fall for the trap, there would be no way to retract his words. Once word got out, Niu Youdao would be in deep trouble.
Niu Youdao sighed. "That's why I had to fabricate a sufficiently enticing reason to lure them here. Plans can't keep up with changes. There was no other way. I found out that she was going to leave the night after the wedding. She didn't give us any time to prepare. With your speed and lack of flying mounts, there was no time to rush to the ambush point. Once we missed the opportunity, it would be difficult to strike again. Furthermore, if we were to strike in the Desolate Swamp Wasteland, you would have a greater chance of success. I could only act according to the situation and act decisively. I had no choice but to take such a risk! "
Heiyun shook his head, looking rather emotional. "What do you plan to do next?"
"The person is in our hands. We will know if the mastermind is Rulai Sha. If it is him … since I can't get him to come out, I can only force him to come out." Niu Youdao slowly outlined his plan. Then, he turned back and said, "I don't have enough time and shouldn't stay here for long. I'll take my leave first. I'll have to trouble Clan Leader to arrange the remaining matters."
Heiyun nodded. "Don't worry. Since such a big matter has been settled, there won't be any problems with the remaining small matters."
Niu Youdao didn't stand on ceremony. He beckoned the hovering Grey-winged Eagle to fly over with his finger bell. In a flash, he landed on its back and quickly disappeared into the distance.
He hurried to the place where he met Qin Guan and Ke Dingjie. After finding them, he quickly returned to Heaven Seeking City.
It was already two days later when he rushed back to Heaven Seeking City. After giving some instructions to Heaven Seeking City, Niu Youdao returned to his residence.
Once he returned, he immediately went into his study room and wrote a letter. He sealed it in a silver hairpin that he had personally carved and sealed it.
After that, he contacted Qu Lingkun. When he handed the silver note to Qu Lingkun, he specially reminded him, "Give this letter to the person behind you. You must make it clear that only the person who can make the decision can read it. Also, I advise Brother Qu not to open the seal and read it without permission. If you read the contents of the letter, or if there is any abnormality in the seal, I dare to guarantee that you won't be able to keep your life. Even if I don't kill you, the person behind you won't let you go. Please remember this! "
Qu Lingkun was bewildered. After accepting the item, he nodded and said, "I will hand it over as soon as possible."
…
"What's going on? Is there still no news?"
In the Sacred Ground of Daluo, Rulai Sha, who was sitting in a pavilion, immediately stood up and asked when he saw Wang Zun enter.
Wang Zun shook his head. "According to the report from the exit of the Saint Land, Miss and her party haven't left yet."
Rulai Sha paced back and forth with his hands clasped behind his back. He seemed a little anxious. "How could this be? Logically speaking, they should have left the Saint Land long ago. Even if there was an accident and they stayed, Xiang Ming wouldn't let me worry. He should have reported it in time. Did something happen?"
Wang Zun comforted him. "Don't worry, Mister. At present, no one will touch Miss because it's meaningless. At most, they will anger Mister, but they won't be of much use. Mister, don't worry. I will go and ask around. "
"Ask all the places she might go. Go." Rulai Sha waved his sleeves. He was restless. He vaguely sensed that something might have happened.
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