Chapter 672: Zhenyue’s Reaction
"Azhen, let’s not mess with the formation." Jiang Yue suddenly said with a solemn expression.
"What are you planning?" The swordsman asked.
"I want to subtly modify the hidden formation." Jiang Yue said and quickly continued.
"I will add an imaging effect so that we will be able to see and hear what the devils are planning when they return." He said, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"That’s a good idea." He said.
After all, they had been tracking the foreign devils for a while, but they still didn’t know what the opponent was planning.
"Is there a way I can hide a trace of sword intent within the formation? It can serve as a countermeasure if something unexpected happens." Yu Nianzhen suggested, and Jiang Yue nodded.
"I will also arrange a teleportation formation nearby. That way, we can return quickly if something happens."
After that, Jiang Yue busied himself with modifying the hidden formation.
In the blink of an eye, he turned it into a formation that could not only hide the cave but also record the surroundings and trap, depending on the situation.
"I don’t think they will notice the changes." Jiang Yue commented after he finished modifying the formation.
"You are an immortal-level formation master after all. It would be strange if you couldn’t modify a level five formation." Yu Nianzhen said, but Jiang Yue frowned.
"You would think that an immortal level formation master would be able to deduce a level five formation even if they have never seen it before." He said, looking at the incomplete array.
"There must be a reason why it’s not in your inheritance and why you can’t deduce it. Don’t stress yourself. Let’s take one step at a time." Yu Nianzhen comforted, and Jiang Yue hummed in agreement but still felt a little uncomfortable.
After preparing everything, the two left the cave and found a good place for Jiang Yue to arrange a hidden teleportation formation.
When that was done, they left mountain two and went to mountain one.
However, everything was normal on Mountain One, so they didn’t linger and soon left the Sixi Mountain range.
"Yunlan city?" Jiang Yue asked, looking at Yu Nianzhen.
"It’s necessary." The swordsman said and quickly continued.
"City lord Liu was involved in the enslavement, and we can’t ignore his family’s crimes. Let’s deal with them first and then head to the next location." He said, and Jiang Yue nodded.
Since Sixi town was close to Yunlan city, the two arrived in less than a day.
At a glance, Yunlan City was as lively and prosperous as before.
However, there was underlying unease beneath the liveliness, and everyone seemed a little more reserved than before.
[What happened?] Jiang Yue couldn’t help but wonder.
[The city lord was involved in such a big thing. It’s not strange that everyone is uneasy.] Yu Nianzhen said and sighed.
[The Liu family is really not a good thing.] Jiang Yue complained and was about to say more, but suddenly stopped with an incredulous expression.
[What’s wrong?] Yu Nianzhen asked.
[Well...] Jiang Yue started, his lips twitching in amusement.
[I have just overheard something interesting.] He said, and Yu Nianzhen raised an eyebrow.
[What?] He asked.
[The city lord’s residence discovered our hand in the Happy Tree Inn incident, but they couldn’t find us. Most importantly, they didn’t discover our identities and thought we were casual cultivators who didn’t take the city lord’s authority seriously.]
[As a result, they issued wanted bounties, but instead of finding us, they alarmed our Zhenyue archipelago.] Jiang Yue started and quickly continued.
[Several of our people came to trouble the city lord’s residence and forced them to retract the bounties, but they didn’t stop there. They have imprisoned the city lord’s people and are waiting for our decision.] He said, and Yu Nianzhen couldn’t help but be shocked.
[How long have they been imprisoning them?] He asked, but Jiang Yue shrugged.
[Who knows?!] He said.
However, because the Zhenyue people had taken charge of the situation, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen didn’t waste time in Yunlan city.
Soon after arriving, they went to the city lord’s residence, and Jiang Yue used illusions to send the prisoners to the foreign devils’ battlefield under the same terms as the previous guards.
However, since the city lord and his people were the masters behind the scenes, their sentence was for twenty thousand years, compared to the guards’ ten thousand years.
After settling the matter, the two rewarded the Zhenyue people and then left the city, heading to Pei village.
Pei Village was a small village near Yunlan City.
It had fewer than one hundred households, and most of the population was old men and women.
Unlike other places, no one had died or disappeared from Pei village.
However, fifteen foreign devil suspects had stayed in Pei village for four days before heading to another town.
After arriving in Pei village, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen immediately went to the chief’s house to inquire.
Soon after, they learned that the fifteen people had rented a remote compound at the edge of the village.
During their stay, the fifteen took turns hunting in the nearby forest or fishing in a river that bordered the village on the south side.
Hearing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen rented the compound for one week, planning to investigate all the places that the suspects had visited.
"You can rent a smaller house if it’s just the two of you." The chief advised, but the two refused.
Seeing that they wouldn’t change their minds, the chief completed the formalities and took them to the compound.
"You can come to me if you need anything." He said, looking at the two.
"Thank you, chief." Jiang Yue said, and the chief nodded before leaving.
Seeing this, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen exchanged a glance and shook their heads.
"I don’t sense anything in this compound." Jiang Yue said, and Yu Nianzhen nodded.
"Me neither." He said.
However, like before, they carefully searched the compound and village but still found nothing.
As a result, they shifted their search to the forest.
