Chapter 359 Death is Death

This formation is not difficult to break.

Of course, this is only relative to her.

For Tang Mingxuan and his group inside, it was an almost indestructible maze. The group wandered around like headless flies, but they couldn't escape the formation's range no matter what they did.

Yu Zhiyi quickly found the key point of the formation.

Before long, a ripple appeared before their eyes, and the array outside the tree hole vanished without a trace.

Tang Mingxuan and the others, who were struggling with a dead end, only felt a blur before their eyes, and then realized that there was no dead end at all.

They were all crammed into a tree hole that was three or four meters wide. No wonder he felt so crowded when he was looking for an exit.

There were two guys next to him who were desperately trying to get closer to him. How could he not be crowded?

Tang Mingxuan became somewhat wary upon seeing the suddenly appearing tree hole exit.

He didn't believe that what had trapped them for so long would disappear on its own. There were only two possibilities: either reinforcements had arrived, or the people who had trapped them had come.

Just as Tang Mingxuan was hesitating about whether to go out, a familiar figure appeared at the cave entrance: "Why aren't you coming out yet?"

Tang Mingxuan was taken aback: "Miss?"

Yu Zhiyi nodded: "I've already dealt with that evil cultivator, come out now."

Tang Mingxuan swallowed his heart completely.

He was the first to leave the tree hollow, and then called to the people behind him to carry the wounded out.

Before Yu Zhiyi could ask, he began to explain the specifics of the situation.

After arriving near Juxianzhuang, the group of ten split up to search the area and found unusual traces nearby.

Especially the collapsed area, which seems to have been caused by human intervention.

He went specifically to check the direction from which the arrow had been shot, and searched along that direction for a full half day before finding a piece of clothing fabric.

The fabric wasn't new, but it wasn't old either; it looked like it had just been hung up for a while.

Moreover, the color of the fabric is somewhat familiar, very similar to the clothes Chen Xinyue wore on the day of the horse racing event.

After collecting the evidence, he planned to search Juxianzhuang, but he ended up in a strange place.

However, he was not trapped for long. After the defensive jade pendant on his body flashed, they found a way out again.

Having had this experience, he became even more convinced of Yu Zhiyi's abilities and decided to infiltrate Juxianzhuang to investigate.

Unfortunately, ideals are often grand, but reality is often harsh.

They had barely infiltrated Juxianzhuang when they were trapped again.

This time, the defensive jade pendant failed to work, and the group was trapped for four days and four nights.

If they hadn't brought enough food and water with them when they came out, they probably would have starved to death.

On the fifth day of their entrapment, they saw thunder explode outside Juxianzhuang.

Before they could figure out what had happened, they all fainted.

When they woke up again, they were still trapped in the formation.

Tang Mingxuan looked at the nearby jungle, puzzled. "Weren't we at Juxian Manor? How did we end up here?"

Yu Zhiyi said, "The traps you experienced before and after were not the same. Taking the heavenly lightning you saw as the boundary, before the heavenly lightning you were indeed trapped in Juxian Manor, and after the heavenly lightning you were transferred here by someone. Their purpose was to deal with me."

Tang Mingxuan was startled.

I never imagined that I would become part of the scheme to deal with the person I was supposed to protect.

"Are you alright, sir?"

In his haste, he forgot to address her as "Miss".

Yu Zhiyi didn't care: "It's okay, I've already taken care of him."

Tang Mingxuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Outside the jungle.

The prefect of Song County dispatched troops to guard the area, ready for battle.

Jiang Yuwei, with a serious expression, and Jiang Yuchuan and his wife, who were trying to suppress their anxiety, followed by the other two.

The younger generation has already been sent back to Mingshan, since tomorrow is the start of the Earth Ranking Tournament, and they do not want to forcibly interrupt it unless necessary.

Therefore, someone still needs to take charge of the overall situation.

Jiang Liuting and the others are all adults and capable of standing on their own.

"I want to go in." Jiang Yuchuan wasn't an impulsive person, but his daughter was still inside, and even with his usually composed mindset, he couldn't help but lose his composure at this moment.

Prefect Song pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I will go in with Second Master Jiang, while Alliance Leader Jiang will stay outside to provide backup. If there is any situation, we can use a signal flare to make contact."

Chen Ruolan followed behind the group, and seeing that these people were willing to risk their lives for Yu Zhiyi, a cold glint flashed in her eyes.

She's just a little bitch, she's dead, so what? Is it really worth all this fuss?

Oh, she forgot, that little slut is now a third-rank official in the imperial court.

But who says that officials appointed by the imperial court can't die?

Her eyes flickered, and she leaned closer to Jiang Yuwei, lowering her voice to ask, "Big brother, do we really have to do this?"

Jiang Yuwei frowned at her: "What do you mean by this?"

Chen Ruolan said softly, "Brother, the one inside is an extremely powerful evil cultivator. He was able to turn the jungle into a wasteland and then back into a jungle in a short time, which shows that he is incredibly skilled. If the entire martial arts alliance went in, they would probably only be throwing their lives away."

Jiang Yuwei naturally understood this, but...

"What do you mean? Do you want me to give up Jin'er and the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an?"

Even if Jin'er isn't an official of the imperial court, she's still the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an!

He couldn't bear the responsibility if either of them had an accident within the territory of the Martial Alliance.

Chen Ruolan said, "Brother, it's not that I want you to give up, but we shouldn't make unnecessary sacrifices. Think about it, with so many of us rushing in, can we really rescue them? We might all die inside."

"What's the point besides increasing unnecessary casualties?"

Jiang Yuwei pinched the bridge of his nose: "You're right."

How could he not understand this?

"But I absolutely have to go in."

Chen Ruolan: "..."

Suppressing the urge to vomit blood, she said, "Is elder brother worried that the imperial court will blame us?"

Jiang Yuwei frowned and didn't say anything, but his meaning was already very clear.

Chen Ruolan said, "If it's just because of this, I don't think it's a problem."

Jiang Yuwei frowned: "What do you mean?"

Chen Ruolan said, "Brother, think about it. The Marquis of Wu'an risked his life for Jin'er's sake, and Jin'er also risked her life to find him because she didn't want to offend the Marquis of Wu'an. This is their own business. To be precise, the person who caused the current situation is Jin'er."

"The court simply wants an explanation and a murderer. We'll clarify things then, and I believe the court isn't so unreasonable."

The implication is that as long as everything is pinned on Yu Zhiyi, even if she is an official of the imperial court, the court will absolutely not tolerate it.

Seeing Jiang Yuwei's hesitant expression, Chen Ruolan added, "Brother, many people saw Jin'er go in today. With their testimony, the court will believe in our innocence."

If she secretly manipulates things afterward, the entire martial arts world will know that the little bitch brought this upon herself and was killed by the evil cultivator.

She even dragged the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an and others to their deaths along with her.

No matter how much the emperor valued her, he would not severely punish the martial arts alliance under the pressure of public opinion.

Then that little bitch will have died for nothing.

Most importantly, Chen Ruolan simply did not believe that the emperor would value that little slut that much.

How could a woman possibly have the real skills to become an official?