Chapter 680: Escape

Tan Yun didn't understand what the Mountain God really wanted to do. He said he believed in Qi Le, but it was obvious that he wanted to take back the power from him.

Before she could think about it, she heard the female voice continue, "Try to drive the people from Yueban Bay out of the base..."

"Hmm?" Tan Yun couldn't help asking, "Lord Mountain God, haven't you always advocated getting along with Yuebanwan in a friendly way?"

"...Maybe it's just that we are not destined to be together." A faint sigh could be heard in the voice. "Every time they show up, various problems always arise inside our base. People who practice cultivation pay attention to fate. It may be that fate has not arrived yet and cannot be forced."

After saying that, the people inside seemed to want to see them off, so Tan Yun and Sha Peng did not stay any longer and left the mountain temple together.

After walking out of the section in silence, Tan Yun looked back again. The bricks and tiles of the old houses were of uneven colors. This place, which she once worshipped as a god, now seemed to have suddenly been stripped of its filter and became incredibly old.

It seems... it should have been dilapidated from the beginning and should not have been forced to repair it by them.

Tan Yun was startled by the thought that appeared in her mind. She quickly came back to her senses and saw that Sha Peng still had an expressionless look on his face. She sighed and asked for his opinion.

"You handle it," Sha Peng said to her just as he did when the two of them first awakened their superpowers.

If he had not agreed at the beginning, she, a wood-type mutant, would not have been able to become the backbone among the three gods. No matter how you look at it, her strength would not be too outstanding compared to the metal-type.

She originally thought that Sha Peng was magnanimous, but now she felt that this man did not want to get involved at all - apart from gaining superpowers, he always kept himself in the perspective of an outsider.

Fortunately, everyone knew that this man had a deaf and dumb family member, so Tan Yun felt relieved.

Tan Yun, who originally wanted to discuss with him how to deal with the next matter, also gave up the idea.

The two returned to the conference room and everyone inside looked over.

Hearing that the Mountain God believed in Qi Le did not cause any reaction. However, when they heard that the management of the base would be handed over to the three gods' messengers in the future, everyone in the hall had different expressions, and they looked at Qi Le with suspicion, especially when they saw Qi Le's unexpectedly gloomy face.

"In addition, the Mountain God requires everyone in Yueban Bay to leave the base immediately," Tan Yun said to Wu Yue.

"Hmm?" Wu Yue frowned. He didn't quite understand what the other party meant.

"Yes," Tan Yun made a gesture of invitation.

Wu Yue glanced at Qi Le's increasingly gloomy face, and the thought that they might have a conflict again arose in his mind. Just when he was thinking about whether to leave immediately, Cangcuo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up, "You won't agree to take us with you, will you?"

As soon as these words came out, Qi Le looked over immediately. Wu Yue thought to himself that this was not good. Cangcuo had clearly stated before that he knew their true identities, and saying this now was tantamount to Cangcuo sharing some things with him.

Even if he knows nothing, it doesn't affect other people's imagination.

Wu Yue looked directly at Tan Yun, "Divine Envoy Tan, what do you think?"

"Lord Mountain God clearly stated at the beginning that residents living here can come and go freely. I want to move somewhere else now. The base will not stop me, right?" asked Cangcuo.

"You sued Master Qi Le and Luo Qi for being the same person, and that still needs to be investigated. You can't leave now," said Tan Yun.

"I just said it casually to protect myself temporarily," Cangcuo quickly changed his words, "We were framed at the time and had no chance to defend ourselves. Master Qi Le, you won't hold it against us, right?"

He met Qi Le's gaze, and the two of them looked at each other across the hall, as if they had made some tacit decision in silence.

Qi Le smiled gently, "Of course not."

Cangcuo looked at Tan Yun again, "The fact that we were falsely accused of being spies has been cleared up. Can we leave now?"

"...Okay." Tan Yun had been thinking about how to investigate the matter. Now that the parties involved had reached a settlement, she was relieved.

"I want to take them away too." Old Zhang, who had been silent all the time, looked dazed. As he spoke, his eyes gradually became firm, "I want to go with them too."

"No," Ji Zheng suddenly said, "The attack on Zhang Shun has not been investigated clearly yet, you still need to cooperate."

"I won't investigate anymore, I won't do anything, I want to leave here..." Old Zhang stood up holding the child, his face dazed, and murmured in a low voice, "There are evil spirits in human skin here, I want to take them away."

"You can't leave. If you leave, what will happen to my son? Will he disappear in vain?" The old woman hiding in the dark suddenly became agitated again.

"No one can stop me. I...I want to leave..." Old Zhang said, looking at Cangcuo and the other man, "Xiaoma, we agreed to leave. Speak, speak..."

Nan Xiaomo glanced at him, then turned his gaze back to Cangcuo, who was breathing heavily, without saying a word.

People are selfish. She was grateful for their taking her in and could understand his abandonment, but it was impossible to rebuild their relationship.

This avoidance made Old Zhang understand what he meant. The life and death of his only two relatives were unknown. Old Zhang was already on the verge of collapse. Seeing this situation, he laughed.

When Wu Yue saw this situation, he immediately knew that something was wrong. Old Zhang was present when they were talking that night, and he knew everything. If he revealed everything at this moment, he would drag everyone down with him.

"Okay, I didn't say I was leaving," Wu Yue interrupted the confrontation between the two with a cold voice. Facing the puzzled looks of Cangcuo and Old Zhang, Wu Yue said, "I came here to rescue the wounded. Now the Mountain God Base has received my deposit. If the patient is not cured, are you planning to... deny it?"

He stood up and moved his wrist slowly. The oppressive feeling of a powerful psychic instantly dissipated from his body, shocking everyone in the room so much that no one could react.

Amidst the surprised gazes, the excitement on Qi Le's face seemed even more abnormal.

It's a pity that Wu Yue didn't care about all this. He looked at Tan Yun calmly, restrained his good temper, and acted a little unattainable. "Emissary Tan, my appointment at Yueban Bay is not so easy to break."

"I'll wait for your treatment department to arrive at the usual time tomorrow."

After saying that, he stopped asking any more questions, glanced at Sun Cheng, and the two of them calmly left the meeting room.

Sun Cheng was still immersed in Wu Yue's domineering image when he heard Wu Yue, who was far away from the meeting room, whisper to him, "Notify everyone, we will leave secretly at 10 o'clock in the evening."

"What...what?" Sun Cheng was confused, but Wu Yue didn't seem to want to explain at all. However, the seriousness on his face told him that he was not joking.

Wu Yue's departure did not affect the internal affairs of the Mountain God Base at all.

After the people who went to the hunting ground came back with investigation, they confirmed what Old Zhang said and confirmed that there was indeed a traitor inside the base. Ji Zheng was alert and didn't want to let it go easily. He and Tan Yun agreed to investigate the person behind the scenes. As the person with the least suspicion, Ji Zheng was responsible for Cangcuo and Old Zhang's family.

Unexpectedly, Qi Le also agreed.

The entire base was under martial law for the first time since its establishment.

As night falls, at the temporary residence in Yueban Bay.

The yard was filled with the rich aroma of food. A group of men were shouting for food and chatting outside from time to time.

In the room, Wu Yue was planning the next journey with a few people who had fully recovered.

"You take the wounded and leave first. After nightfall, I will lead the rest of the people to cover your rear and divert any possible pursuits," Wu Yue said with a tense expression.

"Captain Wu, you have great abilities, you can take them further away, and we will stay behind to cover their backs."

"Yes, Captain Wu, if they encounter danger on the road, you can protect them better."

People were talking at once and making different suggestions.

Wu Yue shook his head, "Qi Le will definitely focus his attention on me. There might be someone nearby who is watching us. I have to show up to calm them down so that I can give you more time to leave."

Someone else wanted to say something, but Wu Yue raised his hand to stop him, "It's decided. Don't forget to go in the direction of the entrance. There are other facilities at the entrance over there and it may not be safe. Go to the hunting ground, even if it's deep in the mountains and forests."

Wu Yue briefly explained the situation in the mountains at the training ground to everyone, asked them to avoid it, and immediately urged them to leave.

"Captain Wu--" As one of those who left, Sun Cheng looked at Wu Yue worriedly.

He seemed to understand why Wu Yue suddenly revealed his special ability when leaving the meeting room - he just wanted to focus all Qi Le's attention on himself.

“Go, the base commander will definitely wake up and save you. All you have to do is hold on.” Wu Yue planted a seed of hope in everyone’s hearts and stretched out his hand to cover the entrance of the cave under his feet.

Looking at the people who were left behind, Wu Yue felt guilty and helpless, but things had to be done. "It's up to us now. We must try our best to create the appearance of a large number of people."

"clear".

"Don't worry, it won't be exposed."

A few people looked carefree and smiled at Wu Yue, and everything was said without words.

At the same time, at the Mountain God Base, on the way to the temporary residence in Yueban Bay.

Fangtang was in a hurry. If he was not worried that using his supernatural powers in the base would arouse suspicion, he would have wanted to appear a thousand meters away immediately.

He was still thinking about what Wu Yue had said in the council hall. Their team had also been parasitized by mutant plants, and their base chief had stepped in to save the remaining people.

Fangtang covered his burning chest and quickened his pace.

"Sugar?"

The sudden sound behind him made Fangtang feel a chill run down his spine, as if he felt a sharp and invisible knife placed on his neck.

With his joints as stiff as a rusty machine, Fangtang turned his head slowly. Just as a look of respect appeared on his face, he was instantly startled when he saw Fang Yuan in Qi Le's arms.

"Brother, why don't you go home for dinner? Where are you going so late?" Fang Yuan put his arms around Qi Le's neck and asked innocently.

"Yeah, Tangtang, the meeting is over, there's no rush to go home, where are you going?" Qi Le asked with a smile, looking in the direction he left, "Are you planning to leave the base?"

"What are we doing outside the base? Is there any mission?" Fang Yuan was at a loss.

"Is there any mission?" Qi Le repeated.

As if it were a death warrant, Fang Tang tried to calm himself and said, "Didn't you say that you wanted to raise one for yourself if your friends' families have rabbits? I heard that there is a family in the village that has one, so I wanted to go and ask."

"Really? Brother is so awesome." Fang Yuan clapped his hands and reached out to hug his brother. Fang Tang reached out to take it, and saw Qi Le take a step back, increasing the distance between them.