When Kongxin rushed back, he was covered in sweat.
She had originally gone up the mountain to hunt, but upon learning of Bian Lang's visit, she hurriedly returned.
But after entering, her gaze fell on Liu Yi. After looking her over carefully for a while, she chuckled and said, "You two are a good match."
“Miss, you’ve misunderstood. We’re not…” Liu Yi hurriedly explained.
She considered Bian Lang a friend and never developed feelings for him that went beyond friendship.
"Bian Lang, you'd better work harder then," Kong Xin teased with a smile.
Bian Lang smiled and got down to business.
After listening intently, he remained silent for a long time.
As far as she knew, many years ago, when the Empress planned to enclose a prison area, her ancestors volunteered to include the Dark Domain within it.
The Empress readily agreed, and the headless tribe promised that if the Empress ever needed them in the future, all of their people would fight to the death to help them.
So much time has passed that many of the tribespeople have forgotten about this promise.
Hollow Heart, as the current clan leader, was told this by the clan elders themselves.
Now that Bian Lang has come over, he actually wants their help to fight against the Empress. Kong Xin is conflicted and doesn't know what to do.
Bian Lang could see Kong Xin's predicament and laughed, "We came here just to ask. If it's inconvenient, that's fine too. We can beat the Empress into crying for her parents."
"Is a fight absolutely necessary?" Hollow asked, looking up.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "The Empress has vowed to annihilate all the living beings in the Prison Land, which probably includes you."
If the Empress really intends to exterminate the headless tribe, Kongxin believes that the headless tribe must not sit idly by and wait for their demise.
However, if the Empress does not target the headless tribe, then the headless tribe cannot participate in this war.
Kongxin recounted his past in the hope that Bianlang would understand.
Bian Lang brought Xing Tian's remains to help them withstand the lightning, greatly improving the quality of life for the tribesmen, for which all the tribesmen were very grateful.
Logically, they should do their utmost to help Bian Lang if he needs it, but this is the only matter they cannot control.
Bian Lang said he understood and told Kong Xin before leaving that Xing Tian's head was still missing, but he had been trying to find out.
Leaving the Dark Domain, Hollow Heart stood in the darkness, just like before, watching Bian Lang and Liu Yi depart into the distance, feeling a pang of sadness.
"I like you, Kongxin." Liu Yi turned around and glanced back.
From Kongxin's eyes, she could tell that Kongxin liked Bianlang.
But hidden beneath that affection was a deep sense of inferiority.
The hollow body is a headless human, with a bizarre body structure, making it a monster in the eyes of ordinary people.
Bian Lang laughed and said, "She will meet someone she really likes."
Liu Yi wanted to say that this person was Bian Lang.
For those innocent girls, the person they fall for at first sight will often be etched in their hearts for life.
"Now that we've lost the help of the headless tribe, what should we do?" Liu Yi asked.
Bian Lang said, "Let's see what happens. What else can we do?"
When the two returned to Justice Fortress, Que Wuxiang had already returned, bringing bad news as expected.
The Empress was greatly dissatisfied with Bian Lang's proposal to divide the spirit mine among himself.
Bian Lang now felt that since they knew there were several spiritual mountains in this prison land with considerable reserves of spirit stones, and since the Empress refused to cooperate, they would take charge of mining them.
For the multi-headed race of the Misty Forest, sleeping with spirit stones as pillows would undoubtedly accelerate their cultivation speed.
When Dugu Qiusheng returned, he brought with him the decision to build an iron siege.
Despite their limited strength, Iron City still chose to stand with Bian Lang and fight the cold-blooded empress to the end.
The same applies to the other surviving sects.
Whether it's the Kaoshan Gang, Shushan, or even the Dengtian Pavilion which is showing signs of improvement, they all now follow Bian Lang's lead.
Upon learning that the Empress intended to massacre the prisoners, everyone was furious and their fighting spirit was extremely high.
"Is the Empress really going to deploy defenses around the Tongtian River?" Dugu Qiusheng could hardly believe it when he learned this.
Liu Yi said, "It does sound incredible, but that's what Xiao Que'er said."
Que Wuxiang was clearly in a low mood. Not only had he failed to handle the matter well, but he was also caught by Sun Wuse and given a long lecture on how to show off.
He was genuinely happy that Sun Wukong was able to break through to the eighth level.
It was precisely because Sun Wukong was above him that he was more motivated to cultivate diligently, hoping that one day he could catch up with and surpass Sun Wukong.
The Empress's intention in making this arrangement seems to be to exterminate all living beings on this land, leaving no one alive.
"How many troops would it take to achieve that?" Dugu Qiusheng felt that the empress was truly terrifying.
What could have been resolved peacefully was instead turned into a major conflict, causing hardship and financial loss to the people.
Bian Lang said, "With their strength, can't they use an array?"
A protective barrier can be formed to seal off the entire prison area.
It's idiotic to think that the river would be filled with people just because the empress wants to surround it.
In short, all they can do now is prepare, and then adapt to the situation once the war begins.
A few days later, the Corpse Brother sent a new mission to transport corpses.
At this critical juncture, they still have to transport corpses, and Bian Lang even wants to abandon the Corpse Brother.
But after seeing the details of the mission, Bian Lang didn't think much of it.
Within three months, the skeletal remains must be transported to the Temple of Happiness.
Xishen Pavilion is located right next to the Tongtian River, and Bian Lang had planned to make a trip there anyway to hear Maoqiu's advice.
There just so happens that a corpse needs to be taken there, so it's a win-win situation.
The remains of the hollow skeleton are about three thousand miles away from Justice Fortress, and are relatively close to Ironwall City.
This time, Liu Yi did not follow, but stayed at Justice Fortress to assist Sun Wuse and others in training the team.
Bian Lang had previously wanted everyone to go to the Xishen Pavilion so that they could fight the Empress there, but after thinking about it again, he felt that it was best to remain still and act according to circumstances.
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