Chapter 457 The Terrifying Mud Man
Forgetting everything that had just happened, Yu Zhiyi entered the auction house with a normal expression.
Thanks to the auction house's special system, her arrival didn't cause any stir, and no one suspected her.
At first, she was worried that the brothel man's return might cause trouble, but he seemed to be a repeat offender. Every time he said he wasn't interested in the extra time bonus, he would return after tricking others into leaving their posts, intending to ruin everyone.
Hearing the teasing from her colleagues, Yu Zhiyi fell silent.
What an anxious guy.
The job of guarding the auction house is not difficult; you just need to find the captain to confirm your assigned area.
For others, finding the captain would be a complicated process, but Yu Zhiyi, with the Five Emperors Coins in hand, quickly confirmed the captain's identity.
Just as he was about to imitate the voice of the character he was playing and ask a question, he heard the captain say, "You've come at the right time. There's some unusual activity in District Twelve. Go and keep an eye on things."
Upon hearing this, the people around Yu Zhiyi cast pitying glances at her.
Yu Zhiyi didn't have time to figure out what those gazes meant, and nodded slightly.
The captain was truly overwhelmed with work. Although she didn't say anything, which puzzled him for a moment, he didn't think much of it and waved her off to get back to work.
Yu Zhiyi then divined the location of the twelfth district again and slowly walked towards that location.
Suddenly, a man approached her, put his arm around her shoulder, and said gloatingly, "District Twelve, you're in luck, kid."
Yu Zhiyi really wanted to ask what was going on in District Twelve, but she could only calm herself down and slap the man's hand away.
Seeing her aloof demeanor, the man watched her departing figure and sneered, "You scheming bastard, let's see how long you can keep up your arrogance. Go guard those lunatics, you're as good as dead!"
Yu Zhiyi had excellent hearing, and the person must have said it on purpose for her to hear, so every word reached her ears.
She frowned.
Serving a madman?
What exactly is going on in this auction house?
Just then, a pitch-black area appeared in front of her.
Cultivators have excellent eyesight, and Yu Zhiyi, in particular, had awakened the Golden Reincarnation Eye. She immediately spotted the large number "twelve" written on the wall.
This is a corridor without any light.
There is a door at the end of the corridor.
Standing at the door, Yu Zhiyi's heart couldn't help but pound.
Her head was buzzing, and her breathing felt like it was being controlled. It took her a long while before she finally managed to exhale a long breath.
She had a feeling that the answer she was looking for was behind that door.
Her hair stood on end, she took a deep breath, and then pushed open the door.
Behind the door, the dim light almost stung her eyes.
The light wasn't actually that bright, but the smell in the air was extremely pungent.
It took Yu Zhiyi a long time to get used to the unpleasant smell.
She lifted her foot and stepped down the stairs.
The steps are very long, with several hundred steps.
When her feet landed on the flat ground at the bottom, Yu Zhiyi stared at everything in front of her, unable to come to her senses for a long time.
What came into view were enormous cages.
At least several hundred people were crammed into different cages, almost all of them disheveled and numb-looking.
Yu Zhiyi's gaze swept over them one by one, then suddenly stopped.
Among a group of disheveled people, Yuan Yaying, the second young lady of the Yuan family, stood out from the crowd, even though her clothes were only slightly worn and wrinkled.
Even without having seen her portrait beforehand, one can easily guess her identity by considering the time of her disappearance and her current appearance.
In the portrait, Yuan Yaying has a radiant smile and clear, bright eyes.
The chubby little face of Yuan Yaying in front of him was full of fear, her eyes were cloudy, and her expression was panicked.
Yu Zhiyi pursed her lips and looked away.
Just as she was about to continue her investigation, she was suddenly startled and instinctively jumped to the side.
Just as she jumped away from her spot, three hidden weapons were suddenly stuck into the ground where she had been standing.
Yu Zhiyi didn't have time to turn around and check the appearance of the hidden weapon, because the feeling of danger came again. This time, the attack locked her in all directions.
This left her with no way to escape.
With a cold face, she took out a defensive talisman and converted all her spiritual power into a protective barrier.
Crack.
Crack.
Two invisible cracking sounds rang out, and Yu Zhiyi watched helplessly as the barrier formed by the high-level protective talisman shattered into dust. Even the barrier she herself had formed with her spiritual power showed fine cracks.
Her pupils contracted sharply, filled with horror.
What terrifying attack power!
No wonder the guards looked at her like that.
Guarding District Twelf is indeed a very dangerous job.
She dared not let her guard down, but her eyes couldn't help searching for the person who had launched the attack.
Then, they saw a "person" who was tied up tightly.
The person was no longer recognizable as a normal person; his hair was a mess and his clothes were tattered.
He had been imprisoned here for who knows how many years, his body covered in filth. If he hadn't launched the attack, Yu Zhiyi might have mistaken him for a clay statue.
The people in the cage watched this scene with cold eyes. Their expressions were numb. Seeing that Yu Zhiyi was not injured, they all turned their gazes away with cold faces.
Although they had no expression on their faces, Yu Zhiyi could sense their hatred.
Even the crazed Yuan Yaying withdrew her gaze, looking up at the basement roof with her eyes vacant.
After launching two attacks, the "mudman" went silent. It was unclear whether it had exhausted its strength or was trying to lull Yu Zhiyi into a false sense of security. Fortunately, it caught Yu Zhiyi off guard and delivered a fatal blow.
Yu Zhiyi didn't care.
She only cares about one other thing now.
Where is the key?
These cages were all locked with heavy metal locks, which obviously could not be opened without a key.
Most cultivators in the Hidden Realm possess unique skills. Even if their strength is sealed, as long as they can move their hands and feet, opening a metal chamber is not difficult.
But no one at the metal institute has touched it.
Yu Zhiyi took out the secret and sent a message to Yuan Yajun.
Before long, news of Yuan Yajun came back.
"I have a master key that can open all the locks in the world."
So here's the question: once the lock is unlocked, how do you get Yuan Yaying out of here?
As for rescuing other people, she has no such plans for the time being.
It is indeed a great act of merit, but she is not sure if she can accept it.
Most importantly, by saving Yuan Yaying, the Gan family might only harbor resentment towards the Yuan family, allowing her to remain perfectly hidden.
If everyone can be rescued, the Gan family will definitely conduct a thorough investigation and might find out that she was the one who interfered.
She wasn't worried about being hunted down; at worst, she could just find a mountain to hide on.
However, the Tianji Sect was already in decline, and the Jiang family was just an ordinary martial arts family in the secular world.
They are no match for the super power of the Hidden Realm.
She used to go to great lengths to avoid offending even a small family like the Gao family, so she's even less likely to take any risks now.
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