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Chapter 1089 - Chapter 1089 Chapter 383 Rescue Mission

Chapter 1089: Chapter 383: Rescue Mission Chapter 1089: Chapter 383: Rescue Mission “You know it’s me?”

Dressed as a peddler, Brother Tian pointed to his own nose, disbelievingly asking Tang Luo.

Compared to the shock of discovering Luo Tang in the Spirit World Passage and the incredulity of the other party being able to use the Spiritual Seal after just one glance, what Brother Tian found even harder to accept was the certainty in the other’s tone.

His current appearance was vastly different from that of Yun Tian, but Tang Luo’s composed expression and demeanor seemed to assert without doubt that he was indeed Yun Tian, which was the most unbelievable part.

“Um…in Chaochang, the only one who could open the Spirit World Passage would be you,” Tang Luo found a random excuse to say, “Besides, it appeared within the passage in the East Market. Is it strange to know it’s you?”

Brother Tian still wore a face full of skepticism, “Is that so?”

“Of course it is,” Tang Luo nodded and said, “Half an hour ago, a large number of martial artists suddenly sealed off the alley, and I quickly hid in the Spirit World Passage. East Market is no longer a place to stay for long, we should leave as soon as possible!”

“You’re right!” Brother Tian nodded, ready to take the lead and leave, but then he suddenly remembered what Bai San’er had said and immediately realized, “No, that’s not right! If you were in the Spirit World Passage, then who did the Xiang Family Army take away from the courtyard?”

“Who?” Tang Luo was full of confusion, “I was the only one in the courtyard the whole time, where did this person come from?”

Ever since the Qingtian Gang dissolved, Yun Tian’s small courtyard had become desolate, often going three or five days without a single visitor. Even when there was a knock on the door, it was mostly greetings from old neighbors, like bringing over eggs laid by the family hen, or sharing some food they made with Brother Tian.

But during the moment Tang Luo activated the Spiritual Seal, he was certain that he’d been the only one in the courtyard.

“Could it be a ruse by the Xiang Family to trap you?” With so little information at hand, Tang Luo could only guess, “The firewood shed looked as if someone lived there with traces all around, and the mattress was still warm, yet the soldiers of the Xiang Family Army found no one, so they pretended to arrest someone, luring you into a trap?”

“No!” The young peddler shook his head, “This information came from Bai San’er, not from the city guards or the Xiang Family Army. If they wanted to lure the snake out of the hole, this news would be known throughout the city by now!”

With such scant information, both individuals in the Spirit World Passage were somewhat at a loss, but simply waiting around was not an option. The peddler thought for a moment and said to Tang Luo, “I still need to explore the camp outside the city. Otherwise, I won’t be at ease!”

The peddler, having made up his mind, made a move to leave but was stopped by Tang Luo’s call, “Hey, wait!”

“What is it?”

“It seems you haven’t realized that the situation is different from before!”

Tang Luo sighed, “In the past, with the Divine Artifact in hand, although your realm was not high, as long as you didn’t run into a few masters from the Xiang Family, you could come and go freely. But to save me, you used the Divine Artifact to seal the Demon Heart and the Divine Symbol, reducing your combat power by more than just a few levels. Not to mention the Xiang Family masters, even Xiang Loulan of the same realm would give you a hard time. Rushing into the military camp like this, if you expose any flaws, you might not even get the chance to escape through the Spirit World Passage. Isn’t it a bit too rash to go in like this!?”

“You don’t understand!” The peddler bit his lower lip, speaking earnestly, “The person taken away from the courtyard is different from the neighbors taken by the city guards. The residents of the alley in Chaochang are all locals, going back three generations they’re all clean, as long as there are no clues after routine questioning, the city guards will release them. But the person caught in the courtyard is different, the Xiang Family Army will assume that person was living with me, they won’t let them go easily!”

“Huh? You know who was taken away?”

“The only one who could suddenly appear in the courtyard at that time must be that fat man!”

…

Wilderness outside Chaochang City

The soldiers of the Xiang Family Army were escorting the prison cart into the camp, their faces stern as knives, vigilant of any danger that might emerge from the night.

Their posture was as if they were escorting a Martial Ancestor, but the person locked up in the cart was actually a fat man with a face full of terror, clutching a pink soft fabric tightly to his chest.

“Army Sirs, Army Sirs, there must be some mistake!” The fat man pleaded through tears and snot, “My name is Daoshu, and I’m the head chef at the Yunlai Inn. I’ve always been upright since I was young, Manager Liu can vouch for me, you’ve really got the wrong man, Army Sirs! Where are we going!?”

During the journey, the fat man’s cries of lament never ceased, yet the soldiers of the Xiang Family Army managed to ignore them completely, not just verbally, but they never even made eye contact, let alone get moved by this tearful performance.

As professional soldiers, these warriors had habits wholly different from ordinary martial artists. They never question the purpose of their missions; they only focus on completing their objectives.

What they had to do was to transport all the resources and relevant personnel from 33rd Alley, East Market into the camp. Until then, no matter what the prisoners did or said in the cart, they weren’t going to engage.

Regardless of the desperate pleas or even self-harm, these soldiers had been instructed on these matters before the mission began by the young clan leader.

The convoy slowly progressed through the wilderness, and the real killing weapon wasn’t the soldiers on the ground but a squad of Martial Ancestors in the sky.

Three powerful experts from the Fierce Realm had been floating above the convoy since they left the city, prepared for anything.

However, what these three masters could never have anticipated was that the real danger wasn’t lurking in the darkness around them, but deep beneath the ground.

In the Spirit World Passage, the peddler pushed Tang Luo as they ran like mad, the wooden wheels of the cart creaking under the strain. The two rapidly approached the Xiang Family Army camp in the Wilderness through the Spirit World Passage.

Along the way, Tang Luo was like a nagging old lady, incessantly advising Yun Tian, “Once we get there, you first take the glove that seals the Divine Symbol. The Minor Spiritual Realm already blocks the sensing of Spiritual Power. I don’t think there should be a problem. With the Divine Artifact in hand, you’ll have a better chance of rescuing people.”

“Also, remember to take the Demon Heart. That thing is malevolent, with a very heavy lethal aura. The Blood Fiend it emits can corrode any Spiritual Power that doesn’t have a demon-defying divine effect. If you encounter a powerful enemy, spray them with demon blood! Even a combined attack of a fierce level can be countered by this demon blood, buying you time.”

“And if it’s really impossible to rescue them, don’t take any risks, come back and we’ll think of something else!”

Yun Tian, who had lived alone for so many years, had long learned to be strong and optimistic. With nothing to lose, he always smiled brightly.

He thought he was impervious to harm, but this sudden show of concern warmed Yun Tian’s heart. Yet, he still stubbornly responded, “Alright, alright, Big Brother has been in the jianghu for more than a decade. I don’t need you to tell me these little things. You just wait in the Passage for Big Brother’s triumphant return!”