Chapter 580: Chapter 268: That Open-Air Tavern
Xue Qianbai escaped from the hands of the Four Protectors, and even the great formation couldn’t prevent Xue Qianbai’s escape. They still can’t figure out what treasure Xue Qianbai used.
He was actually able to traverse their formation and leave.
The Longevity Sect is also baffled.
They used such a large array to obtain this key from Xue Qianbai, but in the end, they didn’t even get a single hair.
Outside the Ghost City.
A cloud of black mist slowly rose, and from within walked out an elder whose body was as shriveled as a mummy. He looked terrifying, with deep, fear-inducing eye sockets.
His eyes seemed capable of sucking someone in.
When Lord Zhou saw the visitor, he respectfully knelt down and said, "Greetings, Archbishop."
Every time he saw this Archbishop, Lord Zhou felt a shiver in his heart because the Archbishop’s methods were ruthless, and many enemies who fell into his hands found living worse than dying.
No one in the Longevity Sect dared not fear him.
"Lord Zhou, Xue Qianbai’s plan has failed," the Archbishop said calmly. "The Four Protectors failed to capture Xue Qianbai and let him get away. It seems Xue Qianbai was cautious from the start. Your plan indeed deceived him into coming, but unfortunately, the result did not meet our expectations."
"Archbishop, Xue Qianbai is exceptionally powerful and smart. I tricked him into the Cloud Wasteland, but it’s very possible he was wary all along?"
Lord Zhou said with a frown.
Lord Zhou was surprised by Xue Qianbai’s escape and wondered how Xue Qianbai discovered their plan.
Was it Li Hengsheng who warned him?
At this thought, Lord Zhou’s lips curled into a slight smile. His junior disciple really had grown up.
He used to trust people so easily.
Though the plan failed, Lord Zhou didn’t know whether to be happy or not.
His feelings were unexpectedly conflicted.
"What about Xu Zhi’an?"
"Reporting to the Archbishop, everything is proceeding according to plan."
"Hmm."
The Archbishop turned around to leave.
Feeling the Archbishop was leaving, Lord Zhou felt a lot calmer.
But just as the Archbishop took two steps, he suddenly turned around, looked at Lord Zhou, and asked, "You fabricated the news of Li Hengsheng being in the Ghost City to deceive Xue Qianbai into going to the Cloud Wasteland. Let me ask you, is Li Hengsheng really in the Ghost City?"
"Reporting to the Archbishop, he is not."
Lord Zhou shook his head, "I made that up. Ever since Li Hengsheng was sent away by Jiang Tianyun, we have been investigating, but there has been no news."
"If there is news of Li Hengsheng, it must be reported. Li Hengsheng’s value is different now," the Archbishop said calmly.
"Archbishop," Lord Zhou quickly added, "Previously, we used Li Hengsheng as a key, and we did kill him once. Even though we were later set up by Li Xuanxi, it opened a shackle of the Immortals. Do we still need to target Li Hengsheng now? Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?"
Thud!
Just as he finished speaking, a flash of blood light cut off Lord Zhou’s little finger by the Archbishop’s Qi Force!
"Ah!"
Lord Zhou screamed miserably, his hand bleeding profusely as he clutched it and curled up on the ground.
The Archbishop looked at Lord Zhou coldly and said, "Do what you are supposed to do. Next time, it won’t be just your finger."
"Yes."
Lord Zhou said through gritted teeth.
The Archbishop finished speaking and vanished without a trace.
Lord Zhou silently picked up his finger and then left the place as well.
The days that followed were exceptionally calm.
The entire Cloud Wasteland became unusually peaceful.
Because the Black and White Forbidden Area was about to open soon, many forces had already set out, heading towards the entrance of the Black and White Forbidden Area.
It was also the most sensitive time in the Cloud Wasteland because not only the Ghost Race from various clans, but also many of the Human Race had come to the Cloud Wasteland.
This presented an issue, as it could easily lead to battles and wars.
However, despite what was said, not many battles really broke out, because at that time, countless were eyeing from behind, looking for opportunities. If anyone acted rashly, they could be easily swallowed by others.
No matter how mighty a force was, they were living as if treading on thin ice.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, many forces of the Human Race also allowed disciples to go to the Cloud Wasteland, partly for training and partly to broaden their horizons.
Recently, even near the Ghost City, there have been many new Human Race figures.
The City Lord of the Ghost City had also ordered to avoid causing trouble within the city as much as possible.
Li Hengsheng had been in seclusion in the mansion recently and refused to go out, because at that time, if Li Hengsheng went out, it would be easy to encounter people who recognized him, exposing his identity and making him an easy target for those wanting to trade him for Painting Treasure.
So hiding was the best strategy at the moment.
However, just on the third day of hiding, Li Hengsheng was summoned by General De Kang.
With doubt, Li Hengsheng went to General De Kang, where he found Hong Shen and two other commanders already present.
Once everyone was gathered, General De Kang explained the purpose of their summons.
With more and more people appearing in the Ghost City, the City Lord ordered the city to be divided into four districts. The three Generals’ Mansions were each responsible for one, and the City Lord’s Mansion was responsible for another. Command-level personnel needed to patrol to prevent troublesome incidents.
