Nalan sighed as he watched Nalan Zhao's departing figure.
I don't know if Shen Zhiyi's departure is a good thing or a bad thing.
...
A dungeon somewhere.
After resting, Qi Jing slowly got up from the ground, leaned against the wall in the corner, and rummaged through his backpack to find a bottle of medicine.
The phantom knew he had a backpack and that it was full of things, but the phantom was not on guard.
Because the phantom had made thorough preparations in this dungeon, it would not allow Qi Jing to escape.
Fortunately, Qi Jing had a backpack, which was enough to sustain his life, and it saved it from worrying that Qi Jing might suddenly die one day.
Qi Jing slowly raised his hand, opened the medicine, and put it in his mouth. Then, as if his strength had given out, his hand fell to the ground.
The little bug that had just returned was a bit anxious, but there was nothing it could do.
“Sister…” Qi Jing murmured.
He still wanted to find his sister; he couldn't die here.
Qi Jing opened the panel again to see if it was still usable.
But the blank space on the opened panel dashed Qi Jing's hopes once again.
The panel was still blank, with nothing visible. Apart from the backpack, which could be used freely, everything else was completely unusable.
Qi Jing sighed. Could it be that he really couldn't go back?
But why?
Why can someone bypass the system and damage his panel, making it unusable for him?
Moreover, so much time has passed, and the panel has not been restored. It seems that the system has not noticed him either, as if he never existed.
Qi Jing closed his eyes wearily. He was so tired. He decided to sleep for a while and think about how to escape after he woke up.
Bang--
A loud crash suddenly reached Qi Jing's ears as he slept.
Qi Jing frowned, woke up from his sleep, and then tucked the little bug that was on the back of his hand into his sleeve.
He leaned against the wall and stood up, slowly moving to the door to listen to the sounds outside.
There was only one lamp in the dungeon, its yellow light dim and the only source of illumination.
Qi Jing listened carefully to the sounds outside. It seemed that someone had discovered this place and was suppressing its local leaders.
"Sir, there is a dungeon here."
A guard said to Nalan Zhao.
Nalan Zhao looked in the direction the guard was pointing and said, "You go and take a look, the rest of you continue arresting people."
The phantom figure sensed something was wrong before Nalan Zhao arrived and quickly ran away.
However, Nalan Zhao had made thorough preparations this time, so naturally he wouldn't let the phantom escape so easily.
Before long, the phantom directly bumped into Nalan Zhao.
"Nalan Ling, so this is your backup plan? Your backup plan for not telling the truth?" Nalan Zhao and the guards blocked the phantom's path.
A phantom, or rather, a phantom of Nalan Ling.
She suddenly laughed, "I didn't expect you guys could actually find this place. Bai Feng gave you the key, right?"
Although the question was directed at Nalan Zhao, the tone was certain.
Nalan Zhao nodded, "Yes, so you can stay here today."
Nalan Ling narrowed her eyes. What a bunch of useless people, they actually managed to get Nalan Zhao to come looking for them.
"Trying to catch me? Maybe in your next life." A small object appeared in Nalan Ling's hand, which she threw on the ground, causing smoke to rise.
Nalan Zhao immediately followed, using every means to shatter the illusory image.
Two hours later, Nalan Zhao finally managed to capture the illusory figure.
The phantom was barely alive, held in Nalan Zhao's hand. She never expected that her phantom would be caught by Nalan Zhao.
He was initially very confident that no one could catch him in this form, but... Nalan Zhao actually caught him and dealt him a heavy blow.
Nalan Ling, who was imprisoned on Xianyun Island, suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. This time, she knew that she had truly lost.
The phantom she placed on that island was captured.
Nalan Zhao did not intend to take the phantom back. After thinking about it, he decided to simply eliminate the phantom and make it disappear.
Noticing Nalan Zhao's actions, Nalan Ling looked up in alarm, "What do you want to do?! Let me go!"
Nalan Ling's phantom began to struggle. If this phantom were killed, her original body would suffer great trauma, which would not be something she could recover from easily.
Nalan Zhao ignored Nalan Ling, and suddenly tightened his grip on Nalan Ling's illusory image, crushing it to pieces.
"ah--"
Nalan Ling's phantom cried out in pain, and with a scream, it disappeared from this world.
There was no pity in Nalan Zhao's eyes. He coldly glanced at the phantom that had turned into starlight and disappeared, then lifted his foot and walked out.
If Shen Zhiyi were there, she would definitely notice that Nalan Zhao is different from before; the Nalan Zhao of the past would not have been as indifferent as he is now.
Nalan Zhao had only taken a few steps when a guard ran over.
"Lord Nalan, we found several people in the dungeon. They seem to be players that Nalan Ling captured from the star system."
The guard told Nalan Zhao what he had just learned and waited for his orders.
Nalan Zhao stopped and thought carefully for a moment before saying, "Take them back to Xianyun Island to recover first. Once they've healed, send them back to their respective star systems."
Thus, the players captured by Nalan Ling from various star systems were taken back to Immortal Cloud Island by Nalan Zhao's people.
Yes, Nalan Ling didn't just capture Qi Jing; she also captured many people from other star systems.
Some players were bewitched by Nalan Ling and became her subordinates, doing things for her.
Some gradually succumbed to Nalan Ling's methods, but before they could become a tool in Nalan Ling's hands, they were rescued.
After Qi Jing was sent to Xianyun Island, his injuries were treated, and he no longer needed to use medicine when he was about to collapse, as before.
Qi Jing refused to submit to Nalan Ling, so her injuries never healed; it was basically a cycle of old wounds being aggravated by new ones.
No matter how many medicines he has, they will eventually run out.
As Qi Jing lay in bed, his only thought before falling asleep was that he was safe and could now try to contact his sister.
Nalan Zhao returned to the interrogation room.
Nalan Ling's condition is much worse than before; she has lost her previous tough demeanor.
"Nalan Zhao, you've taken over my territory, aren't you proud of yourself?" Nalan Ling smiled; she already knew her fate.
Nalan Zhao didn't say anything, he just looked at her.
Then, Nalan pushed open the door and came in.
“We’ve already rescued those players, and all your remaining subordinates have been captured. Do you have anything else to say?”
Nalan sat down next to Nalan Zhao.
Nalan Ling chuckled softly, "I have nothing to say. What can I say now that things have come to this?"
“Just sentence me however you want. In your eyes, I am a disgrace to the Nalan clan. It would be better if I died sooner so that you could have some peace and quiet.”
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