Chapter 35 (Second Update) [VIP]
"Yin Chu Jiu." It was the same leader, he said with a forced smile. "Come with us."
"Where to?" Yin Chu Jiu replied with a forced smile.
"Playing dumb, huh!" The man's face darkened, and with a wave of his hand, the men behind him rushed towards Yin Chu Jiu. "Don't be so stubborn!"
Yin Chu Jiu didn't want to accept a toast or a penalty drink; he had absolutely no interest in the Gong family's wine.
The villain dies because he talks too much, and the hero is also captured because he talks too much.
Yin Jiuchu didn't want to be arrested, so he didn't say a word. As the men rushed towards him, he immediately turned and ran.
The dilapidated house had a small back door leading to the woods behind it. The woods were dense with grass, making it easy to spot people. If they could hide inside, they could escape the Gong family's people.
However, the Gong family had been preparing for this day for who knows how long, lying in ambush for so long, how could they let him escape so easily?
As Yin Chu Jiu turned to run away, the leader turned sideways and bowed respectfully to an old man beside him.
"Elder Chen, I'll have to trouble you this time."
Elder Chen is a fifth-level Earth Bead expert who came to Yundu City to protect Gong Yunxi. He doesn't usually take action unless necessary, but this time, in order to ensure the success of capturing Yin Chujiu, he begged Young Master Gong for a long time before Elder Chen was allowed to act.
Yin Jiuchu is just a child at the seventh level of the Human Pearl realm. With Elder Chen's help, he can be captured easily.
Elder Chen nodded indifferently, then looked up at the direction where Yin Chu Jiu had disappeared. He raised his right hand, and the Earth Pearl within his body spun wildly, causing a change in the airflow around him, creating a strong wind. Then, he clenched his fist, and a tremendous suction force emanated from his hand.
The suction force acted on the small, dilapidated house, and it collapsed in an instant.
However, Elder Chen's target was not the dilapidated house. With another exertion, Yin Chu Jiu was thrown backwards and pulled out of the dilapidated house.
An immense force of attraction bound Yin Chu Jiu to his body, rendering him immobile. The overwhelming power told him just how strong his opponent was. Yin Chu Jiu exerted all his strength, his face flushed red, but he still couldn't escape Elder Chen's grasp.
Even so, his resistance displeased Elder Chen. He was just a little kid at the seventh level of the Human Pearl realm, yet he dared to rebel against him.
He snorted coldly, clenched his fist tightly, and with a crack, it was as if Yin Chu Jiu was grabbed by an invisible hand. His upper body was squeezed hard, and his bones made a sound of being unable to bear the weight.
That wasn't an illusion; there really was an invisible hand at work.
That was Elder Chen's energy release, forming a giant energy hand.
Yin Chu Jiu felt a sharp pain in her chest, a metallic taste rose in her throat, and she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
That's... fucking ruthless!
Elder Chen was very satisfied with the damage he had done to Yin Chu Jiu. Seeing that Yin Chu Jiu had no strength to resist, he gave the leader a look, telling him to tie Yin Chu Jiu up, and then released the restraints on Yin Chu Jiu.
Yin Chu Jiu was in excruciating pain in his chest, and blood kept flowing from the corner of his mouth; his internal organs were definitely injured. The leader tied Yin Chu Jiu up and had several men escort him away, while Elder Chen stood guard nearby.
After binding Yin Chu Jiu, he didn't say a word.
The leader remembered Yin Chu Jiu's threat to him that day and sneered, "Why aren't you saying anything this time? You were quite eloquent last time, weren't you!"
Yin Chu Jiu pressed her tongue against her lips, coughed twice, and chuckled, "What do you want me to say?"
"You want to hear me say things like, 'It's no use for you to capture me. I know what you're up to. You want to use me to capture Yue Ling, but you're wrong. Yue Ling won't come to save me. I'm of no use to him at all,'"
"Or will you say something like, 'Please, let me go, I have nothing to do with Yue Ling,'"
Yin Chu Jiu raised an eyebrow at the leader and retorted sarcastically, "Do you think I'd talk? Or would you listen if I did?"
Of course not.
The leader immediately retorted in his mind, then he was angered by Yin Chu Jiu. He patted Yin Chu Jiu's face and sneered, "Let's see if you can still say those things later! Knock you out and take you away!"
As soon as the leader said that, the group punched Yin Chu Jiu, knocking him unconscious.
When he woke up again, he saw a blue sky.
Then, there were a few iron railings under the blue sky.
Then came the iron fence.
He was locked inside an iron fence, like a wild animal on display, inside an iron fence placed in a garden.
This is……
Suddenly sitting up, Yin Chu Jiu saw the overall layout of the garden. This was an open space in the garden, and not far away was an exquisite building. In front of the building was a stone pavilion, and inside the pavilion sat a person dressed in gorgeous clothes, standing on a carpet covered with animal skins, crossing his legs, and leisurely drinking a little wine.
It's Gong Yunxi!
Sure enough, this is the place where he should have been imprisoned in the novel. It's just that Gong Yunxi failed to capture Yue Ling and instead imprisoned him here.
This building is Gong Yunxi's main base in Yundu City, surrounded by iron walls of defense, making it difficult for ordinary people to enter or leave easily. In the novel, Gong Yunxi imprisoned Yue Ling here for over a month, displaying him like a wild beast.
He wouldn't give him food, only dog food when he was starving; he wouldn't give him water, only swill meant for pigs. He didn't treat Yue Ling like a human being, using every means to humiliate him.
Inside this fence, Yue Ling suffered endless humiliation and was even mocked by the girl who had already been cannon fodder for being a toad trying to eat swan meat.
But now, it's not Yue Ling who's locked up here, it's him.
You got what you deserved!
Yin Chu Jiu still remembers when she described this scene, Gong Yunxi walked up to Yue Ling in a nonchalant manner, with deep malice, and said the first and last sentence to him.
"How is it living here?"
Yin Chu Jiu closed his eyes, took a few deep breaths, stared at the boy who walked up to him, and said, "Not good."
Not good at all, very bad.
Gong Yunxi repeated to Yue Ling the words she should have said in the novel.
Gong Yunxi laughed heartily, clapping her hands as she laughed, "That's right! This is where wild beasts live, how could a person feel comfortable living here? You wait, once we catch that monster, I'll release you."
After saying that, he grabbed Yin Chu Jiu's hair hard, his face sinister, the smile on his face gone. "I'm not trying to criticize you, but how could you be so depraved? If you hadn't helped that monster escape last time, you wouldn't be living here."
Yin Chu Jiu's scalp was red from being pulled, and his chest, which had been attacked earlier, was also in excruciating pain. He grabbed Gong Yun Xi's hand and said with difficulty, "I know why you wanted to capture Yue Ling."
Gong Yunxi raised an eyebrow.
“You think Yue Ling looks strange and peculiar, so you want to see him and let others see what kind of monster he is.” Yin Chu Jiu took a deep breath and continued, “Let’s make a deal. I can help you find an even rarer magical beast, a one-of-a-kind magical beast in exchange for you releasing Yue Ling and me.”
Gong Yunxi spat, "Dream on!" If this person had offered him this deal before, he might have considered it, but not now!
He absolutely had to have that monster.
Gong Yunxi left, and he sent several people to guard around the iron fence, making sure Yin Chu Jiu didn't escape.
Yin Chu Jiu leaned on the fence, coughing. Her chest ached with sharp, intermittent pain, and her mind was in turmoil.
What if Yue Ling really comes to rescue him?
What if Yue Ling really gets caught?
"Don't come, don't come..." Yin Chu Jiu pressed her forehead against the iron bars, closing her eyes in prayer.
He shouldn't have trusted the Yin family. He thought that Uncle Yin and Aunt Yin had made many contributions to the Yin family, and that out of respect for them, they wouldn't collude with Gong Yunxi. He was wrong.
When faced with the prospect of personal gain, losing one or two members of one's tribe seems insignificant.
He was careless.
When Zi Zhuo received the news of Yin Chu Jiu's arrest, he was preparing a hair removal treatment. The disciple who delivered the message finished speaking and asked him nervously, "Sir, how should this matter be handled?"
Zi Zhuo didn't answer; he waved his hand, signaling the man to leave. Then, he looked at the handsome young man who was helping him get the medicinal herbs from the shelf.
The boy sensitively noticed his gaze, turned around, and stared at him with his deep, dark eyes, asking in a tone that was anything but pleasant, "Why are you looking at me?"
“Um…” Zi Zhuo touched his nose, unusually finding this matter difficult to handle. He thought for a moment and said, “I have to go out for a while. Could you put these herbs into the bucket for me? I’ll check them when I come back tonight.”
After Zi Zhuo finished speaking, he turned to leave. But as soon as he turned around, the boy blocked his way.
Where are you going?
Zi Zhuo scratched his head, "Do I need to tell you where I'm going?"
"No need." The young man frowned slightly, his handsome eyebrows furrowing together. His appearance was clearly good, but this gesture inexplicably gave off a sense of menace. Zi Zhuo couldn't help but take a step back, feeling a little guilty. "Before, when you were about to leave, you didn't bother to say hello to me or even look at me."
“The fact that you specifically looked at me this time means that your departure is related to me,” the young man continued. As he spoke, he approached Zi Zhuo, as if he had thought of something. His eyes were filled with a stormy atmosphere, which was very dark and unpredictable. “And there are only two things related to me. One is that Yin Chu Jiu went out today, and the other is that the Gong family arrested me.”
"So tell me, what is it!"
Zi Zhuo bumped into the medicine barrel behind him with a bang. Yue Ling's imposing aura forced him to retreat.
Yue Ling stared at Zi Zhuo's flustered movements, lowered her eyelids, and asked calmly yet terrifyingly, "Tell me."
“Yes…” Zi Zhu swallowed hard, gritted her teeth, and said resolutely, “It’s Yin Chu Jiu who was captured. The Yin family set a trap and he was captured by the Gong family. Now the Gong family wants me to hand you over in exchange for Yin Chu Jiu. I don’t want to exchange you. I want to go to the Gong family and see if I can talk to Gong Yunxi about some terms.”
Just as I expected.
The boy took two steps back, then turned and left.
They didn't give Zizhuo any time to continue speaking.
Zi Zhuo quickly chased after them, shouting urgently, "Damn it! Yue Ling, you're just an ordinary person. If you go, you'll definitely get caught. Then both of you will be arrested. Do you even have a brain?!"
"The Gong family is heavily guarded; going there would be like handing yourself over to their door!"
However, when he chased after her, Yue Ling was no longer outside.
Zi Zhuo was extremely anxious. Yue Ling was unable to cultivate at all. How could he be a match for those people from the Gong family? He… Zi Zhuo was in a state of panic when he suddenly remembered something and froze on the spot.
Not knowing what time it was, Yin Chu Jiu looked up at the sky, her eyes dry.
If Gong Yunxi really did send a message to the clinic, then Yue Ling should know by now that he has been captured.
He'll come, Yin Chu Jiu was extremely anxious.
He had to find a way to escape; he couldn't just sit here and wait to die.
Just as Yin Chu Jiu was trying to figure out how to escape from the heavy guard, the sky above him suddenly darkened, countless white clouds piled up and became dark, with lightning flashing within them. At the same time, a strong wind blew around him, as if it was about to rain.
Author's Note:
Second update~
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