Once the final hurdle is overcome, the location of the array at the bottle's mouth will become apparent.
They can get out once the Nine Nether Lotus Fire is used to open it.
But the problem now is that the King of Li is hiding in the shadows, and there's no guarantee he won't sneak out with them, which would be a huge problem.
Lu Qing nudged Gu Xicheng with his elbow and whispered:
"Shouldn't we find the Wrathful King first, lock him up, and then go out?"
Gu Xicheng nodded: "Theoretically, that's true, but the problem is we can't find him."
Although the Heavenly Heart Bottle trapped the Wrathful King, it has been here for so long that it can be said that this is the Wrathful King's lair.
Finding him in his lair and locking him up was quite a challenge.
"How about we put on a show and trick them into revealing it?" Lu Qing whispered to Gu Xicheng.
Gu Xicheng immediately understood what she meant.
Right now, the King of Li is definitely watching them in secret. As soon as they open the bottle, the King of Li will surely appear.
But whether the bottle opening is truly open or just a sham is up to them.
"Gu Xicheng, the King of Li shouldn't be here. Let's quickly open the bottle and get out!"
Lu Qing deliberately kept her voice very low, as if afraid of being discovered.
"Okay! Let's open the bottle now!"
Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing simultaneously released the Nine Nether Lotus Flame, activating the array at the bottle's opening.
From the shadows, the tyrannical king kept a close eye on them.
As he watched the light gradually emerge from the bottle opening, a look of surprise, greed, and longing flashed in his eyes.
We need to go out!
Now!
The tyrannical king instantly transformed into a wisp of black mist and flew rapidly toward the mouth of the bottle.
However, just as he was a few meters away from the bottle opening, the formation suddenly reverted, and a barrier violently bounced him back.
At the same time, Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing immediately used the Nine Nether Lotus Fire to create a net, trapping him in place.
"The Wrathful King is trapped! Let's get out of here!"
Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing immediately activated the formation, and their figures transformed into streaks of light and flew upwards.
However, the tyrannical king, trapped in the net, suddenly curled the corners of his mouth and then vanished in a wisp of black mist.
This is the avatar of the Wrathful King!
The true tyrannical king had already flown up with Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing.
Gu Xicheng, Lu Qing, do you really think your tricks can fool me?
The tyrant raised the corners of his mouth triumphantly, but his expression quickly froze.
Because Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing suddenly stopped just before reaching the array barrier, then turned around at the same time, looking at him with sinister smiles.
The tyrannical king sensed something was wrong and turned to run away.
But it was no use; another net of fire was laid down, covering the tyrant.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing immediately activated the formation and flew out.
By the time the King of Li broke free of the fire net and flew away, the array barrier had already been restored, keeping him inside.
"Gu Xicheng! Lu Qing! I will not let you get away with this!" the tyrannical king roared.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qing picked at his ear with a disdainful expression:
"Let's talk about it when you can get out!"
Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing raised their hands and gave each other a high five:
"A scheme within a scheme, well acted!"
"Same to you!"
The bottle opening is actually the top of the locust tree. Standing on it, the two people have an unobstructed view of the surrounding scenery.
Meanwhile, there are also Nian Chun and the female corpse hiding in the shadows.
"Mountain God, Mountain God, you must kill them!"
Nian Chun knelt on the ground, repeating this phrase over and over.
Suddenly, a voice came from beside my ear:
"I'm sorry! Your mountain god has disappointed you!"
When Nian Chun turned her head, she saw Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing and was immediately startled.
"Mom! Kill them!"
Nian Chun shouted, and the female corpse immediately pounced on her.
Gu Xicheng waved his hand lightly, and the female corpse was trapped in place.
When Nian Chun tried to escape, Lu Qing picked up a pebble and threw it at him, knocking him unconscious.
One of them grabbed the female corpse, and the other grabbed Nian Chun, and they turned back to find Wang Yanjun and the others.
It was already dark, and Wang Yanjun was getting impatient, with cigarette butts scattered all over the ground at his feet.
Ding Jinghuan advised, "Captain Wang, please stop smoking. They'll be fine!"
"Mind your own business!" Wang Yanjun said impatiently as he walked to the side.
Ding Jinghuan sighed helplessly.
Nian Xia was left kneeling there with her hands tied behind her back for hours, her face turning pale.
"Officers, could you please loosen the ropes on my hands so I can move around a bit? Half of my body is almost numb!" Nian Xia pleaded.
Wang Yanjun was so angry that he kicked him:
"If you keep babbling, I'll kill you!"
Nian Xia: "Then hurry up and kill me! I'd rather be dead than kneeling like this!"
"you……"
Just as Wang Yanjun was about to hit him, he heard Gu Xicheng's voice:
"Brother, we're out!"
Wang Yanjun was overjoyed and quickly released Nian Xia, turning around.
Seeing that Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing had not only returned, but also brought Nian Chun and the female corpse back with them, he was overjoyed.
"Old Gu, Qingqing, I was wondering why you two took so long. Turns out you were out catching someone!"
"I'm sorry to have worried you!" Gu Xicheng patted Wang Yanjun on the shoulder.
"Let's not talk about that. It's getting late, let's go home quickly!"
Gu Xicheng: "Let's go back to the Nian family first and find out what happened."
"OK!"
Several men escorted the brothers Nian Chun and Nian Xia, along with their mother who was already delirious, back to the Nian family home.
Hearing the commotion, Nianfu, who was tied up inside the house, shouted repeatedly, "Help!"
His face froze as soon as the door opened.
In the spring and summer of that year, his two sons and his wife were all pushed in.
The whole family, all together.
Ding Jinghuan brought over a few stools, and the four of them sat down in front of the Nian family to interrogate them.
Lu Qing looked at Nian Chun and asked:
"You're the whole family, except for you, you're all living dead. Don't you have anything to say?"
In the spring of that year, he stubbornly snorted:
"What's there to say! I accept that I've been defeated by you!"
Lu Qing sneered: "You've got some backbone! If you're so backbone, why are you still living off a woman?"
"Who's living off a woman!" Nian Chun was furious.
Lu Qing's ears were throbbing with pain, and she frowned in displeasure.
Gu Xicheng kicked him:
"Keep your voice down!"
Despite the pain, Nian Chun refused to back down and roared angrily:
"Just kill me if you want, stop with the nonsense!"
Gu Xicheng's gaze darkened, and then the Nine Nether Lotus Flame rose from his palm.
"Dying is easy, what's terrifying is living a life worse than death. Why don't you give it a try!"
With a flick of his finger, Gu Xicheng sent a wisp of Netherworld Lotus Flame flying toward him.
The scorching flames instantly made him scream in agony, especially since he still possessed the aura of the Wrathful King. The Nine Nether Lotus Fire was the nemesis of this malevolent energy, and the pain would be amplified.
"Ah! Kill me! Go ahead and kill me if you dare!"
Nian Chun was in so much pain that she rolled on the ground.
Gu Xicheng controlled the power of the Nine Nether Lotus Fire, causing him pain but preventing him from dying or passing out.
After a long while, Nian Chun finally couldn't hold on any longer.
"Stop! Stop! Don't burn it!"
When Nian Chun finally learned to speak softly, Gu Xicheng put away the Nine Nether Lotus Flame.
"As expected, you still think the punishment drink tastes better!"
"Just answer whatever they ask you next, and answer properly, understand?"
"I understand...I understand!" Nian Chun replied weakly.
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