guards of the Chu royal residence would bring a pill and force feed it to Yi Yun every morning. This pill was a life-prolonging pill used to prevent Yi Yun from dying.
The deadline was a few days away. They had to ensure that Yi Yun looked fine, regardless of anything, or they would not be able to lure in the Desolate race.
“Keke! So pitiful. It has been seven days, yet this Yi Yun has not even moved his eyes. If not for his heart still beating, I would have thought he was already dead.”
A guard said with a gloating tone.
As a Chu royal residence guard, their status was not low. However, when compared to an elite like Yi Yun they were almost worthless.
It was inevitable that they felt some hatred and jealousy in their hearts. When they saw Yi Yun in such a misfortune, they got the same feeling as commoners who saw a high ranked official fall.
“Nothing is more lamentable than a dead heart. With your cultivation crippled, you would end up the same when your heart is dismembered a few days later.” Another guard said as he fed the pill to Yi Yun.
“Haha! If I were him, I would probably commit suicide now!”
“Commit suicide? Stop dreaming. Young master Nantian would not let him die. Poisoned by the frost toxin, he does not even have the ability to terminate his own meridians. His limbs are also locked down, so he can only give up hope on committing suicide. With a life-prolonging pill being given to him everyday, it is impossible for him to die even if he wishes to. Hai! This world is unpredictable. Who would have guessed that he, who was like the Sun in the middle of the day a few days ago, would become a pathetic death row criminal? He has fallen from a Heavenly palace and into Hell!”
A guard shook his head as he spoke. He knew that the Shen Tu family clan had invited two enigmatic elders. Both of them had set up a powerful large array to lay down the bait.
In a few days, high ranking Desolate race members might come to break through this virtually unbreakable large array to save a complete cripple.
Just thinking of this made the two guards feel like there was something fun to look forward to.
They really wanted to know what kind of facial expressions the upper echelons of the Desolate race would have when they saved Yi Yun, only to find out that he was now a cripple.
…
The ninth day.
Shen Tu Nantian looked at the sky. The Sun was about to set and tomorrow was the last day. If the upper echelons of the Desolate race did not come, then Yi Yun would be put to death.
“Young master Nantian, I am afraid that the Desolate race will not come. Setting up this Heaven Earth Empyreal Array was not cheap…”
Beside Shen Tu Nantian was an elder in white robes. His eyebrows were very long and hanged down like two white snakes.
The Heaven Earth Empyreal Array needed the blood essence of primordial species in order to draw the array lines. 108 refined desolate bones were also needed to be used as the array flags.
Creating this set of array flags was costly. Furthermore, this kinds of array flags could not be permanently used. A bit of their lifespans would be consumed with every use.
Shen Tu Nantian then said, “Elder Su, Elder Mo, I wish that you do not take this lightly. That witch girl is of a very special status amongst the Desolate race. Her wishes would be valued greatly by the Desolate race. The Heaven Earth Empyreal Array may be expensive, but if we can capture a few high ranking Desolate race members, as well as stop this beast horde, then we can even take this opportunity to capture that witch girl. If we do, then this amount of investment can essentially be ignored.”
The two elders did not reply. They went back to their own positions to meditate and rest. They were recuperating to ensure that they would be in tip-top condition.
However, to the two elders, this obvious trap would likely not give any returns. No high-ranking Desolate race member would want to send themselves to death.
The moon was high up in the sky as a night wind blew through the Chu Prefecture City.
On a mountain in the city outskirts, a lone, silver wolf howled while facing the silver like full moon.
The lone wolf howled.
Beside the silver wolf was a youth holding a bamboo flute that was not more than a foot long. He stood there in solitude.
His eyes like deep, dark, black gemstones. It reflected lights that were brighter than the stars. Behind the youth was a vast galaxy. The silver light was like a waterfall falling from the sky. The scene was reminiscent to that of a dream.
The green-clothed youth looked into the distance towards the Chu Prefecture City. The night wind blew up his green hair band as it fluttered in the wind.
Under the night sky, the Chu Prefecture City was like a huge black beast that was just waiting for his arrival.
The green-clothed youth took a step on the flowing wind and started levitating…
“Huh!?”
Elder Su and Elder Mo, who were meditating, suddenly opened their eyes. They had simultaneously f