Chapter 84: Yi Hang's Dilemma (First Update Seeking Recommendation)

  If there's one person whose mood is the worst on this day, it would be Yi Xing.

  At this time, he was pacing back and forth in the courtyard, looking very worried.

  "What's going on? What should I do?" He muttered to himself, rubbing his hands together, his eyebrows almost furrowed together.

  "Damn it, why isn't there any news at all?" The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. As soon as his temper flared up, several servants were scolded by him.

  "Squeak"

  At this time, the courtyard gate was pushed open, and the ones who came in were the two brothers of the Jian family who had gone out to inquire and Master Huoyun.

  "Master." Huo Yun walked over to Yi Xing's side as soon as he entered and called out, shaking his head.

  What he saw before his eyes made him feel a pang of disappointment.

  "Still no news after all!" He let out a low sigh and seemed a bit despondent.

  "Mr. Yi, what should we do about this? Are we really going to deceive the envoy?" asked Jian Nan, one of the two brothers from the Sword family who had just walked over.

  Yi Hang looked at him and shook his head, saying: "If an envoy is so easy to deceive, how can he become an envoy? Deception won't work, alas!"

  After hearing Yi Hang's words, the three of them exchanged a glance, and they all felt that Yi Hang was a bit strange today. He didn't seem to be worried about being punished, but rather seemed to have some difficult problem that he couldn't solve, which left the three of them baffled.

  Looking at the three of them, Yi Xing felt a wave of suffocation. He was worried that he should send out that thing, and if he did, it wouldn't just be him who benefited. Even if it were the three of them, they wouldn't be punished for this task. But what would he get in return? They hadn't done anything, yet he had to lose such a precious item.

  "Or should I have the envoy pardon their crimes?" After some thought, Yi Hang still vetoed this idea. After all, they were still his good helpers, and who knows, maybe they would even be grateful to him for it and truly work for him from then on.

  "If only it were true, then it would be worth it. At least I still don't know how to use that thing now." With this thought, Yi Xing's mood improved a bit, at least one annoying thing had been resolved.

  "You all go back, I will think of a way to solve this matter." After saying that to the three people, Yi Xing turned around and walked towards his own room.

  The three people behind him were also at a loss for a moment.

  "What did he mean?" Jianbei looked at Jinnan with confusion.

  Shook his head, Jian Nan wasn't very clear either, but one thing was certain, it seemed they didn't have to worry about punishment anymore. No matter if this plan could really be carried out or not, at least he had the confidence, that was enough. Anyway, all along they only had a share of waiting for death, now at least there was a glimmer of hope.

  "Let's go." After saying this, Jian Nan also walked towards his own room.

  Jian Bei looked at Jian Nan with a sulky face and then left as well.

  The remaining Huoyun Master had a frown on his face.

  "Damn it, he's not going to present that thing to the messenger, is he? If so, I'll have no chance!" Originally, he had also seen the treasure by accident and, being very greedy, he naturally saw its value. Since then, he pretended to be loyal to Yi Hang, but if Yi Hang presented it, he would have no more opportunities.

  "Alas, fate!" With that, he too left this place.

  ......

  After returning to the large room, Yi Xing was also gloomy and uncertain. At first, he had spent a great deal of effort to obtain that treasure, but until now, he still hadn't found any information about its function. However, he could affirm that the thing felt like an invaluable good treasure, even for him, this great Dou Shi, would be bewildered by the scene in those book pages, it can be seen how high its value is.

  Unfortunately, I myself have no fate with it. After so many years, I still can't find any information about it. Until now, it can only be placed in my secret room and its brilliance cannot be displayed.

  "Ah, it's better to save one's life first. If you lose your life, what's the point of talking about treasures or not?" With that, he walked over to the corner of the room and started tapping on the wall.

  "Crack."

  After a burst of knocking, a passage opened up on the wall, leading directly underground.

  Yi Xing walked in with his body bent, and after he entered, the wall closed again.

  In that passage, he had turned left and right several times before coming to a stone gate. Until then, he could only stand up straight. The road ahead was only about 1.6 meters high, so he had to move forward with his body bent.

  He pushed open the stone gate and walked in.

  After he came out, there was an additional black box in his hand. The box was about one foot long, half a foot wide, and the height was about three fingers high. The box looked very ordinary, without any exquisite carvings or anything like that, just a plain and simple box.

  He carefully carried the box out of the secret room and walked through that low passageway again.

  Back in the room, Yi Xing solemnly placed the box on the table.

  "I hope your value is as I guessed, otherwise..." Thinking of the messenger's terror, Yixing couldn't help but shudder.

  He stretched out his hand and gently opened the box. Inside, he saw a golden book lying quietly.

  The cover of this book has no words or patterns, and when you open the pages, you will find that it doesn't have any content at all. Moreover, it is not made of gold, but a strange crystal material that looks like gold but is not. This point, Yi Xing himself had identified, after all, it's easy to distinguish whether it's made of gold or not.

  "Ah, I hope you can save me!" Yi Xing stared at the book for a long time before finally speaking up.

  Then, he saw his right hand turn, and the book and box disappeared on the table.

  That's right, it disappeared, and unexpectedly, he also had a spatial ring.

  He turned the space ring on his right hand and Yi Xing's mood slightly improved.

  This ring was the reward he received when he first joined the organization, while the other four had all chosen elixirs that could enhance their strength. He alone chose a spatial ring.

  Of course, he wasn't afraid that the Dan medicine was toxic or anything. A big organization like theirs wouldn't care about a few small fries like them. He was just worried that his strength would increase too much all at once and be hard to explain. After all, he was the young master of a wealthy family, not some adventurer who went around taking risks like the other four.

  However, he did not regret his choice at all.

  After putting away the book, Yi Xing also relaxed and felt refreshed all over.

  "Now, just wait for tonight's encounter." He muttered to himself and fell onto the bed, he needed a good rest.

  ......

  After returning from his father's place at Yi Chi, he began arranging activities for the evening.

  He hadn't forgotten the news he heard that day, today was the day of doom for those few people from Yi Hang, and he certainly wanted to go take a look.

  If it weren't for the mechanical flies that couldn't get through the formation, he would have liked to lie in bed and watch their wonderful performance. Unfortunately, things didn't go as he wished, and he had to make a trip himself.

  However, it's still pretty good to be able to watch in person. With that thought, Yi Chi made preparations, which simply involved sending a mechanical fly to monitor Yi Xing, while he himself just cultivated in his own little nest.

  As night fell and all was quiet between heaven and earth, the mechanical fly that had been monitoring Yi Hang also passed on a good message to Yi Chi.

  Four people set out easily this time, and they didn't leave one person behind. They all went to the messenger to hand over their tasks.

  Yi Chi watched through the mechanical fly's perspective as the four of them carefully avoided the Yi family's patrol guards and then ran cautiously towards the city gate.

  "Hehe, the night owl is on the move." With a teasing remark, Yi Chi was also ready to go.

  This time, Yi Chi changed his appearance again, and this appearance was exactly that of one of the two Dou Emperors from yesterday.

  Following the four people from a distance, Yi Chi didn't feel even a bit of tension. This wasn't his first time doing this kind of thing, and he was quite skilled at it.

  Now with mechanical flies, he just needs to pay occasional attention and doesn't need to follow too closely.

  ......

  In the same place, with the same formation, after waiting for all four to disappear, Yi Chi didn't come out until a long while later.

  "Hehe, today's going to be a good show." With that, Yi Chi also walked into the formation.

  Perhaps it was because of the experience gained last time, or perhaps it was because Yi Chi's formation skills were a bit more precise this time. Anyway, this time Yi Chi only used one-third of the time he spent last time to walk out of the formation.

  It's still that cave, and of course nothing has changed behind the cave. Yi Chi turned into a big fat cat again and stepped in with cat steps.

  After carefully finding a secluded place to hide, Yi Chi finally relaxed, and it's not easy being a stalker, it's quite a test of one's mental quality.

  "Well, I'll just squat here then. No need to go in anyway, since the mechanical flies are watching." It was with this thought that Yi Chi wasn't discovered by that messenger. If he had approached like last time, he would have definitely been found out again, and that would have meant dying once more.

  "Use it once, use it less! Don't die if you don't have to!" He didn't want to develop a dependent emotion on that treasure, which was very frightening. If all twelve uses were exhausted, then death would be true death, with no chance of revival.

  This time, Yi Chi sent out three mechanical flies to monitor the side hall and another one to monitor the exit of the cave, so he could ensure that he would be informed immediately if the messenger had arrived.

  In the slow wait, Yi Chi didn't feel anything, but the four people in the side hall were different. Their current mood was truly complicated to the extreme.

  It's easy to say, but he's afraid that the value of the book isn't as great as he thought, and if it really doesn't have much value, he's afraid he won't be able to escape this punishment.

  And the other three, however, did not have much confidence in the guarantee that Yi Xing had given them. Their hearts were also uneasy, more so than when they knew they would be punished.

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