Chapter 677: Tang Li’s wedding 2 (1/2)

Chapter 677: Tang Li’s wedding (2)

Tang Li took away his new bride while Long Feiye and Han Yunxi had long followed the wasp to their guide at Ten Thousand Commerce Hall. Its main defense was the canyon, so it only had ordinary guards. Han Yunxi didn’t know martial arts, so she could only have Long Feiye carry her as he flew. She looked useless, but she’d helped him quite a bit by helping him find his way. The rest would be up to Long Feiye and his team of experts, making it an easy job.

Ning Cheng relied on the fact that nobody publicly knew the connection between the Ning Clan and Cloud Realm Trade Consortium to lock up the two Chu elders here. He didn’t add any extra guards. Soon enough, Long Feiye and Han Yunxi found the prisons and avoided their keepers to find an extremely hidden room. In truth, it was simply a small, dark space purposely used to imprison troublemakers or those with serious crimes. It was completely sealed except for a small metal door with a strangely-shaped lock.

Long Feiye was dressed in black robes and a dark face mask, making him look both handsome and mysterious. He looked good even when knocking on the door.

“Who’s there?” a familiar voice immediately spoke up–that of the Chu Clan head. He and his father had been locked up for ages. Aside from their daily meals, no one ever came to visit them. But the person who fed them never knocked on their door, so both men were on guard.

“Your lordship!” Long Feiye’s low, icy tones scared both men. Who expected Long Feiye and Han Yunxi to find their way here? What were they doing?

“Duke of Qin?” “Long Feiye, it’s you?” Their voices were a mix of pleasant surprise and caution.

“Long Feiye, what do you want to do?” Chu Yunyi asked. He hated both him and Ning Cheng equally. Although Long Feiye was Ning Cheng’s enemy, the Chu Clan was ruined because of the former’s hands. What did he want to do here, besides kill them?

“If you want to get out, then shut your mouths,” Long Feiye warned icily. He might be here to rescue them today, but he didn’t have to coax them to come out. Whether or not they were willing, he’d whisk them away regardless. These two were the best way to control Chu Tianyin, an important chess piece in Cloud Realm Continent’s western regions.

“Long Feiye, you…you’re going to bring us out of here?” “Long Feiye, you came all this way to joke? You’re certainly in a good mood!”

Neither Chu elder believed him, but their voices couldn’t hide the traces of joy and anticipation in their tone. After all, they’d given up hope for anything except growing old in this dark jail cell. Now they needed a confirmation, but Long Feiye just ignored them. He picked up the lock on the door and studied it. Although there were plenty of easy ways to open the door, any loud noises would only attract attention. If they wanted to save these people, the best method would be to unlock the door. The two Chu elders exchanged glances as they heard Long Feiye fiddling with the lock.

“Long Feiye, what’s your game?” Chu Yunyi couldn’t resist asking.

“Of course it’s to bring you out. What, you’ve gotten so used to prison life that you want to stay?” Han Yunxi asked coldly. When she recalled how they’d treated Gu Beiyue, her stomach raged with fury. If possible, she didn’t want to save them at all.

“Tianyin, he…just what’s happened to him?” the Chu Clan head grew anxious. Isn’t he on Ning Cheng’s side now?

“We’ll talk after we get out. What’s the origins of this lock?”

“Why should this old man believe you?” Chu Yunyi shot back.

Han Yunxi snorted contemptuously, while Long Feiye’s reply was frigid. “Based on the fact that your lordship found this cell in the first place! Do you want to be Ning Cheng’s dog or your lordship’s hawk? Why don’t you both decide on that right now!”

The two Chu elders’ expression turned complicated at his words. Although Long Feiye hadn’t revealed the details, they could guess that Chu Tianyin had chosen him instead of Ning Cheng. The fact that the man had discovered Ning Cheng’s lair meant that he’d already suffered a huge loss. Chu Tianyin had made the right choice. Neither Chu Yunyi nor his father were fools, but they needed time to set aside their pride.

After some hesitation, Chu Yunyi said loftily, “If you want the loyalty of our Chu Clan, we’ll need to see if you have the skills. Duke of Qin, if you can undo this Thousand Trick Lock, we’ll leave with you.”

“Thousand Trick Lock?”

“Precisely!”

Long Feiye could tell this was no ordinary lock, but he never expected it to be such a rare specimen. The Thousand Trick Lock was legendary lock created by a team of 1,000 artisans. No more than five existed in the world.

The lock was tough and cleverly designed; it was impossible to pick by conventional means. Even Tang Li would have trouble popping it open, much less amateurs like themselves. Chu Yunyi broke into a mocking laugh when Long Feiye remained silent. “How’s this, Duke of Qin? Break this lock and we’ll kill our way out together?”

Being rescued was a different concept than killing one’s way out. The former would put the Chu Clan troops firmly under Long Feiye’s thrall, while the latter still gave the Chu elders room to fight back in the future. The two elders were all too clear what was at stake, but they were also…too full of themselves! There was a time and place for everything, but this wasn’t it.

Both Long Feiye and Han Yunxi exchanged glances of understanding. Then he backed away to give her access to the lock. In the darkness, all Chu Yunyi and the Chu Clan Head could hear were more lock noises. They assumed Long Feiye was still trying to pick the lock and felt unimpressed.

“No matter what they try, they’ll have to bend to our terms by the end,” Chu Yunyi muttered in a low voice. “Why did Tianyin stop working with Ning Cheng? Long Feiye’s a far more prickly opponent!”