Xiu Qisheng no longer focused all his energy on cultivation, and his control over Liuyu Sect became stricter.
Especially since he had not been able to capture Li Muye for a long time, he felt like a thorn in his throat. He became more careful about the people of the Lishu tribe.
The reason why we split into two groups is to first find out the location of the Lishu tribe.
Jing Hui understood, and said, "This is to prevent Xiu Qisheng from being desperate if he knows that Li Muye is coming."
Maybe Xiu Qisheng didn't think Li Muye could pose much of a threat to him, but he would rather kill all the members of the Lishu tribe than allow them to escape.
No one can guarantee that Xiu Qisheng will not do this. He has already caused more than one massacre.
So the three of them disguised themselves as people who wanted to buy trained animals and entered the huge castle of Liuyu Sect.
Jinghui went to the castle in the name of Jin Chanzong. His appearance and clothing showed that he was a Buddhist practitioner. Coupled with his wealth, he was soon led to a magnificent reception room deep in the castle.
Xi Yunting used his spiritual sense to observe for a while. After sitting down, Jing Hui talked to the manager of Liuyu Sect, and he transmitted the message to Chen Xiao.
"The defense level of this castle is so solid that it is even more flawless than that of Jiukun Mountain. Whether from the outside or from the inside, as long as one point is touched, the entire castle will be chained to activate the defense array."
Chen Xiao's mouth twitched. "After all, Jiukun Mountain is so big. This Liuyu Sect only occupies a castle. As long as we guard this castle, we will be safe. Xiu Qisheng is so rich that he can build it with just spirit stones."
Xi Yunting's expression was somewhat solemn. "There are several places in the castle that I cannot see through with my divine sense. I don't know what kind of magic array it is."
There was a flash of surprise in Chen Xiao's eyes. Even with the consciousness of a person in the Tribulation Crossing Stage, he couldn't see through this castle. This castle was really not simple!
Chen Xiao sent him a voice message: "Where are they?"
"There are three on top, one in the middle, and one at the bottom."
"Will the Lishu tribe be trapped in here?" Chen Xiao asked.
"Without a threat right now, Xiu Qisheng might not be willing to hide in a place like this."
Chen Xiao felt that Xi Yunting's analysis made sense. He frowned. This place was so big and filled with forbidden magic arrays. There were also several places that even the great masters in the Tribulation Crossing Stage could not see through. How were they supposed to find the Lishu Clan?
He is not Tong Nuonuo, he does not have his good luck, nor his magical ability to obtain intelligence.
Chen Xiao was thinking when he suddenly felt Xi Yunting's consciousness touching him.
He looked up and saw that Jinghui and the manager had already reached an agreement. They stood up and seemed to be leaving. He didn't pay attention and didn't know where they were going.
Following the person in front of me, I walked upwards to the middle of the castle. The space here was very high and turned out to be a series of animal sheds.
Jing Hui glanced at the two of them. Xi Yunting shook his head slightly and frowned barely noticeably.
He didn't really plan to buy a tamed animal! He couldn't handle it anymore.
Jinghui was thinking about how to delay longer, so he decided to find fault.
"Although the trained animals here look strong, they are all stupid and dull. Are you using your own animals to pretend to be wild trained animals?" Jing Hui asked suspiciously, "I don't want such animals!"
The manager hurriedly explained that it was absolutely impossible. He guaranteed with the reputation of Liuyu Sect that these trained animals were definitely wild.
Jing Hui curled her lips, "The reputation of your Liu Yu Sect has not been very good in recent years."
This was a bit harsh to hear, and the manager's face turned red and he wanted to yell at him. But Jing Hui was a cultivator in the Spiritual Severing Stage, and his cultivation was much higher than his.
He dared not speak out but could not hold back his anger, so he said with a fake smile: "If the Immortal Master doesn't believe me, how about asking our clan leader to personally come and give you a guarantee?"
Of course Jing Hui couldn't really go with him to see Xiu Qisheng, so he waved his hands impatiently and said, "Forget it! I don't care about these. Are there any that have just been captured and haven't been tamed yet?"
Their leader can show off his power in front of Jin Chanzong, but he can't.
The steward took a deep breath and said stiffly: "Then please follow me."
This time, he continued to lead the three people to the top.
There are many terraces above the castle, and each terrace holds a captured spirit beast.
These spirit beasts are wild and difficult to tame, and each one is very unruly. There are trainers standing one by one on the terrace.
Chen Xiao suddenly had an idea and said to Xi Yunting: "Let's find a beastmaster from the Lishu tribe." After all, their understanding of the castle cannot be compared with the people inside.
Xi Yunting didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
While Jing Hui was holding the manager back, Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting were strolling between the terraces.
All the animal trainers here are from the Liuyu Sect, and none of them are from the Lishu Clan.
This made Chen Xiao a little disappointed. Could it be that the beastmasters of the Lishu tribe were not responsible for taming beasts?
Just then, a thin figure appeared at the stairs.
He has a skinny body, messy long, slightly curly hair, and pointed ears.
This is a young man from the Lishu tribe, carrying a large wooden barrel with great effort.
The wooden barrel contained food for spirit beasts. Before he could even get close to it, a trainer started scolding him loudly, saying that he was too slow.
The young man from the Lishu tribe apologized timidly, but the trainer was still not satisfied. He waited for him to put down the barrel and then slapped him in the face.
The young man was blown away, rolled over on the ground twice, groaning in pain.
The trainer walked over and kicked him twice. Chen Xiao couldn't bear it, so he dodged and grabbed the trainer's hand.
"Is it glorious to bully the weak?" Chen Xiao said sternly, staring at the trainer with sharp eyes.
The trainer struggled with his wrist but failed to break free. He said carefully and flatteringly, "Master, there is no need to feel pity for these filthy things. They are not human beings at all, but beasts, born to be driven by humans."
Although he had heard Li Muye say that, he did not expect that the people of Liu Yu Sect were even worse than he said.
"Stop talking nonsense! Although the aliens are somewhat different from us, they are also intelligent creatures, and naturally human beings!" Chen Xiao was furious.
When the manager over there saw what was happening, he hurried over.
After figuring it out, he was a little disapproving, "This is an internal matter of our Liu Yu Sect, please don't interfere."
The young man from the Lishu tribe stared at this side in a daze, with a glimmer of hope in his eyes.
"If the ground is not flat, someone will step on it! Don't think that you can do whatever you want just by relying on Taoist Jingsheng." Chen Xiao said in a deep voice.
Seeing that he refused to give in, the steward said, "There are many injustices in this world. Which heaven doesn't have some lowly people who make a living by selling hard labor? Does the Immortal Master have to investigate all the slaves in the world?"
"I don't know about other realms, but I saw what happened right before my eyes. I can't just stand by and watch you bully the weak!"
The manager was somewhat helpless. What kind of people did he meet today? Each one was more troublesome and difficult to deal with than the other.
"Okay, okay." He turned to the boy and said, "You don't have to do any work today, go back and have a rest!"
The young man was not happy after hearing this. Instead, he became frightened and worried.
He moved his lips but said nothing. He just stood up and went down the stairs.
Xi Yunting winked at Jing Hui, and Jing Hui called the manager: "I think the spirit beast just now is quite good. If I buy it back, it can just guard my cave."
The manager's attention was diverted. "It will take at least a year to tame this spirit beast. Master, why don't you look at other spirit beasts? Among the spirit beasts we have tamed, there are some of the same species."
Jing Hui said arrogantly, "I want this one! I also want to make a mark on it. I'm not afraid of it being late, but I'm worried that when the time comes to deliver it, you'll replace it with those stupid ones below."
"You!" The manager was so angry that he was about to die. This was the first time he had seen such a weirdo.
While everyone was out of Jing Hui's sight, Chen Xiao went down the stairs and disappeared.
Just now Xi Yunting said that there are magic arrays everywhere here, and people who are not familiar with the environment here can easily trigger them.
Chen Xiao followed closely and caught up with the boy. The boy was hit by a palm and felt dizzy and his steps were very slow.
Chen Xiao followed the boy's footsteps and took a long time to walk from the top of the castle to the bottom.
The young man did not rest immediately, but returned to the place where the spirit beast food was processed and told the leader here that he was allowed to rest.
The leader looked at the slap mark on his face coldly and said, "Humph, you little bastard really got what you deserved."
The young man lowered his head, hiding his expression, and said carefully: "Then my food today..."
The leader waved his hand impatiently: "No! No attendance, no food!"
The boy begged for help, but the leader was very hard-hearted and refused to give in. Finally, the boy had no choice but to leave in despair.
Chen Xiao then realized that not only had he failed to help the young man, but he had also caused him to not even be able to eat today.
After leaving this place, the boy continued to go down, passing through several defenses in succession, and came to the depths of the castle.
Neither Chen Xiao nor Xi Yunting had expected that the Lishu tribe was actually imprisoned in this impenetrable cave at the bottom.
What made Chen Xiao unbelievable was that the owner of the cave was not a member of the Lishu tribe, but a vulture with three heads, whose ankles were tied with huge shackles and whose mouth was spewing the smell of sulfur.
Living in the same room with this top-level ferocious beast, the people of the Lishu tribe can only shrink into the corner and hide in various nooks and crevices.
There is no food here, and the only water is a little spring water seeping from the mountain wall. If you want food, you can only pass the checkpoint guarded by Liu Yuzong and go to the castle to work in exchange for a day's food.
The boy's situation was not the worst among these people. Most of them did not even have flesh covering their bones. Their clothes were patched up with patches, and some even only had half of their clothes on, with the rest of their bodies naked.
There were many sick and injured people, and lifeless bodies were lying on the damp blankets deep in the cracks. Everyone's expression was numb, and they were doing their work woodenly, without any spirit at all.
Not many people were chatting. The only lively people were a dozen skinny kids who would fall over if the wind blew.
They gathered in groups, made toys out of stones and bones, and played games quietly.
Even with Chen Xiao's years of shrewdness, he couldn't help but cry when he saw such a scene.
The people of the Lishu tribe are so miserable and pitiful.
Xiu Qisheng is simply inhumane!
Chen Xiao resisted the urge to run away. Now was not a good time to act. It was still daytime outside and those who were in better physical condition were out working.
We have to wait until night when all the Lishu people return here. That will be the best time to rescue them!
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