Chapter 16: The Punishment Hall Appears
The entrance to the border is a narrow passage, with mountains on both sides reaching the sky and only a small path for passage.
At the entrance where there were originally two guards, there were now more than ten men in black. They were in an orderly manner, no one was whispering, and all of them looked ready for battle.
The solemn atmosphere frightened some people who were about to pass by and made them turn away, and Yue Qiran was among them.
Beneath her cloak, her brows were furrowed. She was very familiar with the style of the clothes those people were wearing - those were the uniforms of the Minglan Sect's Criminal Hall that she had designed herself, specially used for going out on missions. But she didn't recognize any of the people wearing these clothes.
Could something have happened to Xing Zhan?
She pondered this for a moment, then shook her head subtly. This was unlikely. Xing Zhan had chosen to play it safe, so Xu Qianjia probably wouldn't do anything. At most, he might have some reservations. If he seized power, his life would be safe.
She turned around and looked at the unfamiliar faces again, feeling a little emotional. She had really underestimated Xu Qianjia's methods before, as he was able to replace a group of new people in just two years.
Forget it, why should she think about these things.
But where to go next?
There is only this one entrance and exit between Xujia City and the uninhabited area. The rest are high mountains and cliffs. Not to mention whether it is possible to climb over them, the birds and beasts on them alone are enough to give ordinary people a hard time.
But it’s not impossible to give it a try. After all, this place is almost uninhabited, the spiritual energy is weak, and there are definitely no overly powerful beasts.
As soon as this thought came to her mind, her body felt a pain, as if warning her not to be impulsive.
She reluctantly gave up this method. Now her spiritual veins were indeed pain-free, but the various wounds on her body still hurt from time to time, and she didn't know when they would be fully recovered.
In this case, we can only take the risk and go to the uninhabited entrance somewhere else.
At this moment, someone suddenly stopped them: "Stop!"
Looking at the familiar clothes, Yue Qiran quietly clenched the dagger in her hand. Others might not recognize her, but they couldn't.
Someone turned their gaze to her and said coldly, "The Minglan Sect's Execution Hall is apprehending the fugitives. All entrances to No Man's Land are now sealed. You, take off your cloak!"
She raised her head and said in a hoarse voice, "Even the Minglan Sect has no right to order people around at will, not to mention that I don't plan to enter the No Man's Land now."
The man stared at her, and she vaguely heard another person say to him, "It's a woman, it shouldn't be them."
But he insisted: "Most people would know what to do when they hear the three words Ming Lan Zong. She definitely has a secret."
Instead of caring about "them" you mentioned, you care about her secrets?
Yue Qiran was extremely troubled. Why were the people in this generation of the Punishment Hall so nosy? They weren't very smart either. Most of those who attempted to enter the No Man's Land had murder cases on their record. They were not ordinary people.
Before she could speak, another man in black suddenly said, "That seems to be the fugitive wanted by Xujiamen."
Before he could finish his words, someone next to Yue Qiran suddenly attacked and killed someone. In just a few seconds, the man in black who had spoken on the opposite side was killed.
Those people attacked him in a crowd, and the rest of the people took advantage of the chaos to flee in all directions, including her.
She took the time to look back and found that the person who had attacked had broken out of the siege and was also running for his life.
She shook her head in her heart and took back her words of praise for Xu Qianjia. The people he replaced were simply a bunch of incompetent idiots.
If it were someone from Xing Zhan's group, they would either let the others go and leave her alone for interrogation, or they would subdue all the people before saying those words. Even if it came to this last step, they would not let these people go for a fugitive from Xujiamen, and of course, it would be even more impossible for them to let that person escape.
Judging from his strength, he should be at the early ninth level of Body Refining, or at most at Great Perfection. Although most ordinary disciples in the Punishment Hall are also at the Body Refining stage, he used to be famous for being able to fight enemies across levels. Now look at him...
If the Punishment Hall is like this, then the Minglan Sect won't be able to go far. This thought suddenly popped up in Yue Qiran's mind, but he quickly suppressed it.
There is no need to think too much about things that have nothing to do with her.
Soon, the disciples of the Punishment Hall also came to their senses and split into several groups to pursue the criminals.
After all, it was the gang she led. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Wouldn't it be enough to just chase her and him? By sending these two people to chase her, she wouldn't be afraid of her counterattacking.
Three days later
Yue Qiran sat on the tree and looked at the disciples of the Punishment Hall who were circling several times below. She couldn't count how many times she shook her head.
The current situation started three days ago when she hid in a mountain peak and they followed her in.
Unexpectedly, she stumbled into a maze array and couldn't find the exit. Naturally, the two idiots chasing her were also unable to find the exit.
Over the past three days, she had been keeping the two of them in circles within the formation, and even found time to catch a chicken to eat.
On the other hand, the two of them, who were clearly the ones chasing the enemy, actually only ate wild fruits to fill their stomachs. Although they were cultivators, they had not reached the foundation-building stage where they needed to avoid certain foods.
Seeing them walking away again, Yue Qiran took out a freshly caught wild rabbit from behind her and prepared to have a snack - since she couldn't find the exit anyway, she might as well eat and drink well and follow them out. This was also one of the reasons why she kept them.
However, these two people are not smart enough and are still looking for her instead of looking for a way out.
After she roasted the rabbit meat, the two men finally found her by following the smell.
One of them looked at her leisurely strolling, then looked at his own embarrassed state, and became furious. He shouted sternly: "Why don't you surrender!"
Yue Qiran raised the rabbit in her hand and asked kindly, "Are you hungry?"
He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm a cultivator, how could I possibly be hungry!"
However, the sound of his companion swallowing and his rumbling stomach slapped him in the face.
She couldn't help but smile. Although these two people were stupid, they were also cute.
Ten minutes later, the three of them were sitting around the poor remains of the rabbit.
Perhaps because he felt guilty about his fate, the young man named Zhou Xisuo no longer kept saying "surrender", but instead acted awkwardly and refused to speak.
But his companion Xu Zhiruo said shamelessly: "For the sake of the rabbit, we will let you go for now."
Yue Qiran smiled and asked, "Why did you arrest me?"
The two were stunned.
Yes, it seems that her was not their first target, so why did they have to catch her?
Zhou Xisuo opened his mouth and forced himself to find an excuse: "Because you didn't show us your appearance."
She feigned a cry of surprise, then stood up and took a few steps back: "You are such lechers!"
“We are not!”
He was jumping up and down, and Xu Zhiruo also noticed that there was something wrong with his companion's words just now. He was quite embarrassed and hurriedly made up for it: "What we mean is that if you don't show us your appearance, there must be something wrong!"
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