Chapter 75
Jitang was busy for three days and returned to the Nightmare Clan. The next day he went to Huanguang Valley to be on duty.
She gained the trust of all her fellow tribesmen in the cave, and when she was on duty was the most relaxing time for her fellow tribesmen.
Jitang picked up the torch and walked to the rack while pretending to do something.
The person lying on top was extremely weak. When he saw Ji Tang, he smiled with relief. Then he pulled the wound on his face, causing him to grimace in pain.
This was the first prisoner Ji Tang saw when he entered the cave. After getting to know him for a while, he not only knew that his name was Zuo Qiao, but also knew that he was a stubborn and hard-headed person who would not adapt.
"It's only been three days, and you've already suffered a lot of injuries." Jitang inserted the torch next to the torture rack and began to treat his wounds.
Zuo Qiao's wound trembled when it came into contact with the medicine powder, but he endured it without making a sound.
After she finished applying the medicine, Zuo Qiao finally said with difficulty, "I applied too much medicine today. It will be discovered."
Ji Tang injected nightmare energy into his body again to clear his blocked meridians. "Even if I don't use medicine today, they will find something strange."
Zuo Qiao looked at her.
Ji Tang added, "Since I came to Huanguang Valley to take charge, no one in the caves has died. The people responsible for carrying corpses to the mass grave are now free, and there are more caves for holding prisoners."
Zuo Qiao couldn't help but worry, "Where have you been these three days?"
Ji Tang smiled: "I went on a long journey and called for help."
Zuo Qiao felt relieved when he saw that she didn't seem to be forcing a smile. "Why hasn't Xue Mei made a move yet?"
If it was as Jitang said, there was no way Xue Mei wouldn't have discovered it.
Ji Tang: "In his opinion, I can't cause any trouble. The tribesmen I have conquered are all a group of weak conservatives. Oh, and there are also you dying wounded."
Zuo Qiao saw the flash of pain in her eyes, but ignored the wound on his face, smiled, and said casually: "So there really is no chance of winning, but don't worry, we wounded are not going to die yet."
A smile flashed in Jitang's eyes and he shrugged, "So I went to get help."
Zuo Qiao closed his eyes. "Don't underestimate Xue Mei. He might have some tricks up his sleeve..."
Ji Tang agreed, "I know, but I can't afford to delay any longer."
Zuo Qiao didn't respond to her, his breathing was long, and he didn't hear what she said next.
Ji Tang retracted the nightmare, took the torch, and continued to heal the people behind him.
After walking through all the caves, Jitang returned to his duty point.
When she arrived, she just saw a group of figures leaving around the corner in the distance.
The sunlight outside shone a little, and she saw the backs of the two people walking in front of her. The one wearing the dark outer robe was Xue Mei, and there was another person beside him. Ji Tang felt that the back of the figure looked familiar. Just when she wanted to take a closer look, the figure disappeared from her sight.
Cheng Feng saw Ji Tang coming back and greeted her, "The young patriarch is here!"
Ji Tang withdrew his gaze without leaving a trace, smiled and nodded, "Why don't you see Cheng Luan?"
Apart from Jitang, Chengfeng and Chengluan were the ones who knew the situation of the prisoners in the cave best, and they were also the first to notice something was wrong.
Ji Tang could clearly feel that Cheng Feng was wary of her, so she sat down calmly. Even if the two of them suspected each other, as long as they didn't show it openly, they could still maintain calm.
Cheng Feng: "That kid followed the leader and accompanied the clan leader to the mass grave."
Cheng Feng observed Ji Tang's reaction.
Ji Tang looked surprised: "The clan leader came to Huanguang Valley?"
He didn't see anything and followed Jitang's words and said, "Yes, when you were on duty, the clan leader also came to see us and just left."
Ji Tang's heart skipped a beat. It wasn't that he was afraid of being discovered treating a member of the tribe, but that he was afraid that the tribe might be in danger. "Does the tribe leader have any instructions?"
Cheng Feng waved his hand, "No, I just took a look."
Jitang felt relieved a little, but his mood was still very heavy.
Although the chief did not do anything to his fellow tribesmen in the cave, he must have seen the medicinal powder on their bodies.
The time when Jitang was on duty coincided with the time when Xue Mei entered the cave. Xue Mei knew who did it without having to think about it. The answer was already obvious.
She had been mentally prepared for this, so she wasn't too flustered. She was just puzzled that after seeing all this, Xue Mei didn't look for her or leave any words, but instead went straight to the mass grave.
Why did he go to the mass grave? Ji Tang was not sure.
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A few days later, Xue Mei sent someone to look for Jitang.
Jitang went all the way to Yanzun Pavilion and met Xue Mei.
He sat upright in a high chair, eyes closed, resting, and didn't open his eyes when he heard Ji Tang's movements. His expression was indifferent, and the pressure of the Spiritual Stage radiating from his body was like a net, slowly trapping Ji Tang.
Ji Tang maintained a half-kneeling posture, with a terrifying pressure falling from above his head. Ji Tang's body shook, his head lowered even lower, and his entire upper body was about to be pressed to the ground by this huge and terrifying force.
She soon lost her half-kneeling position and was about to fall to the ground. The net moving from above finally stopped and disappeared without a trace in an instant.
Jitang heard Xue Mei's surprised voice: "Atang?!"
Ji Tang supported himself on the ground with both hands and returned to a half-kneeling position, "Chief."
"When did you come? Are you hurt? Get up quickly." Xue Mei pretended to get up, but when he saw Ji Tang standing up with his hands on the table next to him, he sat back in his chair.
Ji Tang didn't look at him, but lowered his head and asked, "Chief, did you call me here because you need me to do something?"
Xue Mei fell silent again, silently putting pressure on Ji Tang. After a long while, he slowly said, "A Tang, I called you here because I have something to ask you."
Ji Tang raised his head and met Xue Mei's eyes.
Xue Mei: "Did you treat the injuries of the tortured person in the cave in Huanguang Valley?"
Ji Tang looked at him without wavering, "It's me, the clan leader."
She saw Xue Mei's grip on the handrail gradually tighten, and said, "Chief, they are all our people. I can't bear to see them die."
Xue Mei slammed the armrest and roared angrily, "Have you ever considered that by doing this you are challenging my authority?!"
Ji Tang was also angry, but he tried his best to suppress it. "Why did the tribe leader torture the tribe members to this extent? If they really made mistakes, their crimes are unforgivable and they can be directly executed. Why torture them repeatedly, making them want to live but cannot die? Or maybe they didn't make any mistakes at all, and the tribe leader just wants to force them to confess, so that they will be like brainless dogs under your feet forever?!"
"Jitang!"
Xue Mei’s angry roar resounded throughout the Yanzun Pavilion.
Suddenly, a sharp sound of breaking wind was heard, and Ji Tang was sent flying by the fierce force. She fell heavily against the door and immediately fell to the ground.
"You are the daughter of the thirteenth-generation clan leader. I protect you like my own child, yet you refuse to obey me, are stubborn and obstinate, and have repeatedly challenged my patience. Now, you are even going against my orders and interfering with the Nightmare Clan's vital affairs! Have I been too indulgent with you, causing you to forget your own identity, or have you been dissatisfied with me for a long time and want to replace me?!"
Jitang clutched his chest, his eyes drooping with coldness. "Atang wouldn't dare."
Xue Mei said coldly, "I think you're not afraid, you're just unwilling to accept it!" He turned and called his men over, "Take Jitang back and reflect on it. Come see me again after the Dream Building Festival."
Ji Tang raised his head suddenly, "The clan leader wants to lock me up!"
Xue Mei looked at her disapprovingly, "I'm disciplining you on behalf of Brother Ji, Atang. Now you don't even listen to your elders?"
Ji Tang: "I won't leave my fellow tribesmen in the cave alone! Chief, you're chilling the hearts of our tribesmen by doing this!"
Xue Mei narrowed his eyes, "Atang, don't become more unscrupulous just because I love you. Those are the sinners of my clan, are you trying to excuse them?!"
Jitang shouted, "They are not wrong!"
Xue Mei was extremely angry, his voice filled with rage: "Take him back!"
Ji Tang was dragged out of the Yanzun Pavilion, and several people came up and forced her all the way back to the wooden house. They jointly performed the nightmare spell outside and trapped her inside.
Ji Tang watched as a thick layer of smoke spread out, covering the place where she was.
Those people did not leave after casting the barrier. Ji Tang saw them standing in different positions through the dark gray fog. It seemed that they were going to stay here forever.
She turned back to the cabin and took out the spiritual message stone.
She first contacted A Qian, but the other party did not respond. She stopped waiting and contacted her senior brother instead.
Su Jinzhou's voice soon came through the spiritual communication stone, "Jitang?"
Ji Tang: "Brother, is Yingzi here?"
Su Jinzhou: "Yes, he can hear it."
Ji Tang: "Okay, Xue Mei has locked me up in the cabin. Shadow, can you take me out without alerting the guards outside?"
Shadow's cold voice came: "I'll take you out tonight."
Su Jinzhou hurriedly asked, "Did he hurt you?"
Ji Tang felt warm in his heart, "No, he didn't dare to go too far, for fear of giving people a chance to talk. Don't worry, brother. We'll see you tonight."
That night, Shadow appeared silently in the wooden house. Without disturbing anyone, he took Jitang away from the Nightmare Clan.
As Jitang and the others approached the tree hole, the vines outside the trunk were blown away.
Su Jinzhou walked over quickly and only took people in after seeing that Jitang was fine.
Jitang simply told what happened during the day.
Su Jinzhou keenly grasped this point, "Why would he wait until after the Dream Building Festival to release you? What is the Dream Building Festival?"
Ji Tang explained, "The first-generation leader of the Nightmare Clan believed that dreams were real, and that the waking world was the same as the dream world. He created a spell that could pull the entire clan into dreams, connecting all dreams together to create a second world within them. Even if the waking world disappears, the Nightmare Clan can still survive in this second world of dreams. This is the origin of the Dream Building Festival. For the Nightmare Clan, it also means a way out and a new life."
Su Jinzhou was surprised: "Is this true?"
Ji Tang helplessly spread his hands: "I don't know, that was hundreds of thousands of years ago. I prefer to think it's just a legend."
Su Jinzhou: "The Nightmare Clan has been celebrating the Dream Building Festival until now. It seems that this festival is of great significance to you."
Ji Tang nodded. "It is said that the Nightmare Clan was born in the Sea of Dreams. There is also a saying that the first generation of the clan built a second world in dreams. The Nightmare Clan continued this festival, and it is now a traditional festival of the Nightmare Clan. The Nightmare Clan will worship their ancestors on this day and celebrate in dreams."
Su Jinzhou: "Into a dream?"
Ji Tang smiled: "Although the claim that the first generation of clan leaders built the second world cannot be verified, the Nightmare Clan still uses the spell of dream condensation."
"On the day of the Dream Building Festival, the clan leader will personally conjure a dream, which all clan members can enter. The nature of the dream depends entirely on the ability of the caster. Xue Mei's dream is certainly not comparable to that of a clan leader. The spells we conjure now are more like large-scale illusions, and the medium for entering the illusion is the caster's dream."
Su Jinzhou: "Xue Mei didn't let you participate in this kind of festival, perhaps because he was afraid that your status as the young clan leader would affect his prestige within the clan. It's hard to hide your and A Qian's actions from him, and nearly half of the clan prefers you to take the position of clan leader. It's safest to keep you out of the public eye at this time."
Ji Tang hesitated, "I really can't guess what he's thinking."
Su Jinzhou asked, "Is there a way to bring me and my shadow into the dream?"
Ji Tang: "Yes, although the dream we condensed is more like a large-scale illusion, it is not an offensive illusion, so there will be no danger in entering it. The whole tribe will enter the dream that day, and there will be many people and eyes. It will be difficult for Xue Mei to find us if we blend in with the tribe. Shadow did not alarm anyone when he brought me out. They still think I am locked in the wooden house."
She smiled and said, "Although my cultivation level is not as good as Xue Mei's, it is still very easy for me to conceal your identities and keep you from being discovered. Leave it to me."
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