Chapter 686 Giant Tree in the Sky

"Yan Yan, are you suspecting that the mysterious man might have abducted Ah Huai here?" Xiao Zechuan frowned.

"Yes, and I also suspect that the mastermind behind the murder of Dongfang Xin and the wife of the Taichu Mountain Lord is that mysterious man." Chen Yan nodded, his eyes darkened, and continued to analyze: "Moreover, our whereabouts and plans are all under his control."

Jiang Xianyue asked puzzledly: "What exactly does the other party want to do?"

Wen Yuchu looked at Chen Yan and guessed, "Yan Yan, could she be an enemy of your Shen family?"

Hearing this, Chen Yan's eyes flashed with cold murderous intent.

Suddenly at this moment——

Chen Yan and his friends sensed something and suddenly turned their heads to look towards a certain location. What caught their eyes was the masked woman in a black dress, who was none other than Qi Niang, the owner of Sky Island.

"It's you!" Zhuge Youlin exclaimed.

The Tianzhou Imperial Army drew their weapons and looked at Qi Niang warily.

Chen Yan stepped forward.

"Qiniang, where did you go just now?"

Qi Niang smiled softly, "Your Highness, your brother is over there at the Sky Tree."

Chen Yan: "What did you do?"

Qi Niang did not show any panic. On the contrary, she remained calm and composed, and answered calmly, "I did not do anything to harm Your Highness. I just happened to see a group of mysterious people leading Your Highness's brother towards the direction of the Sky Tree. Out of concern for Your Highness, I came here specially to inform Your Highness of this matter. Could it be that Your Highness is blaming Qi Niang for meddling in other people's business?"

"Who are they?" Chen Yan stared at her closely.

"Your Highness, Qi Niang doesn't know either."

"You must know that."

"Your Highness, if you don't go, your brother will die." Qi Niang had a smile on her lips, and her tone revealed some indescribable emotions.

After leaving these words, Qi Niang disappeared from the spot.

The faces of Shura's friends darkened, and their brows and eyes were filled with worry. They looked at Chen Yan and called out, "Yan Yan."

Chen Yan turned to look at her friends, her expression becoming serious.

"Go back and tell Uncle Zeng to continue searching for Qi Niang and the islanders. I'll be back soon."

Just as she was about to leave, Xiao Zechuan and Yu Changying both grabbed her hands.

"Let's rescue Ah Huai together."

"No." Chen Yan rejected it immediately. She looked at them deeply. She didn't want them to take risks. If Qing Wu hadn't said those words to her, she might have taken them to the Sky Tree by now.

It was because of what Qingwu said that she didn't dare to take the risk.

She can just go and save Ah Huai by herself.

Pei Su's face darkened, "Yan Yan, are you going alone?"

"yes."

Wen Yuchu said seriously, "We know what you are worried about, but if what Qingwu predicted will come true, then the ending cannot be changed. Even if you push us away now, it will not change the ending."

"Yes, Yanyan!" Zhuge Youlin immediately agreed.

Chen Yan raised her eyes to meet their gaze, was silent for a moment, and nodded.

"Then let's go together!"

The tense expressions of the children instantly relaxed and they laughed.

"That's more like it." Jiang Xianyue snorted.

Zhuge Youlin echoed from the side: "That's right!"

Chen Yan: “…”

Chen Yan immediately ordered two of his men to report the matter to Zeng Shu and other old ministers. Afterwards, they took the rest of the people and quickly rushed towards the direction of the Sky Tree.

As they got closer to the Sky Tree, they felt their bodies floating, as if they had difficulty controlling them.

After a moment, they stopped outside the barrier that covered the Sky Tree.

"How are we supposed to get in?"

"Look here, there is a crack in the barrier." Xiao Zechuan raised his hand and pointed to a corner not far away.

Chen Yan and his friends looked at each other, and walked towards the crack tacitly. When they got closer, they found that there was a drop of blood left on the ground.

This means that the mysterious group of people left not long ago.

Chen Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said to them: "The situation inside is unclear, but the other party is obviously coming for me, so I will take some people in to investigate first, you wait here."

This time, my friends didn't object.

Because they knew that if there was a trap set inside, they would be wiped out.

In order to better support her, they had to stay rational.

Wen Yuchu took something out of the storage space and handed it to Chen Yan: "This is a flare. No matter what happens in there, as long as you need us, you can fire the flare immediately. Once we see it, we will enter."

Chen Yan took the flare and tightened his fingers slightly while holding it.

She looked at them seriously and nodded: "Okay."

Chen Yan looked at the crack of the forbidden area. Although she knew very well that the other party left such a crack on purpose to lure her into the trap, she had no other choice at this moment, because she could vaguely feel that Ah Huai was trapped in the area covered by the sky tree.

Chen Yan raised his sword and slashed at the crack in the restriction. In an instant, the restriction made a humming sound. Then, accompanied by a crisp snapping sound, the crack in the restriction that had already appeared instantly expanded. The crack was like a ferocious giant mouth, constantly expanding outwards.

Chen Yan was just about to lead the thirty guards behind her into the crack, but before she could take a step, the voices of her friends suddenly came.

“Yan Yan!”

Chen Yan turned around and saw that they all had frowned brows and deep worry in their eyes.

Thousands of words seemed redundant at this moment. In the end, all the concerns and instructions were condensed into just two words: "Be careful."

Hearing this, she smiled at them.

"Don't worry, wait for me to rescue Ah Huai."

After saying that, she walked in through the crack.

Thirty guards followed closely behind.

What no one knew was that when Shen Yan stepped over the crack, the sky tree above him trembled slightly, and as the trunk trembled, the entire body of the sky tree seemed to come alive.

The originally smooth surface of the bark actually showed faint patterns similar to those of human eyes. These patterns intertwined together, as if forming a pair of deep and mysterious eyes.

It is staring at the smoke.

Chen Yan's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She raised her head abruptly, her eyes straight at the sky tree like an arrow.

However, when she looked closely, the giant tree in the sky that should have aroused her vigilance stood there quietly, without any abnormality. Its huge canopy was like a green ocean, with its branches and leaves swaying gently in the breeze, but this seemingly peaceful scene did not make Chen Yan relax.

At this moment, a faint smell of blood quietly penetrated into her nostrils.