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Huaiyan naturally noticed something was wrong with this matter, but he didn't dare to be certain.
"In any case, ask the judges here first to confirm if these Borisin are prisoners here."
Fu Zhu nodded. He used the [Yamato] to carve open a passage and walked out with Huaiyan. Before closing the spatial passage, he suddenly turned his head to look at Hulei on the other end.
"Hulei, do you know anything about this?"
Deprived of the ability to speak by the technique, Hulei sneered, his face filled with mockery towards Fu Zhu.
Fu Zhu understood. He raised his hand and swung the blade. Separated by a distance of over ten meters, he sliced Hulei's nose right off. Then, he turned and entered the spatial passage, leaving only his voice echoing in Hulei's cell.
"Looking at you, I can guess you're also in the dark. You'd better just continue staying inside honestly."
Hulei endured the agonizing pain of his nose being severed without making a sound. Compared to the other injuries Fu Zhu had inflicted on him, this small injury was simply child's play.
However, this did cause his mind to start working. What Fu Zhu said before leaving wasn't wrong; he truly didn't know anything.
But he could tell that the dozen or so wolf whelps casually killed by Fu Zhu just now were not prisoners here at all. Their physical state didn't look like convicts serving time for years; they looked more like they had infiltrated from the outside world.
Obviously, someone was planning to rescue him.
Thinking of this, Hulei silently closed his eyes and began to conserve his strength. When he escaped this place, Fu Zhu must die!
...
As soon as Fu Zhu and Huaiyan exited the cell, the former immediately took out the communication jade token previously given to him by the judge. Following the previous method, he crushed it directly and transmitted his voice.
"Judges, come see me quickly."
Not long after, two judges hurried to the scene leading a dozen martial artists. These two judges were Fu Zhu's old acquaintances, the sisters Hanya and Xueyi.
When the two led the martial artists over and saw the corpses of the Borisin all over the ground from a distance, their expressions couldn't help but change. However, they still came before Fu Zhu and Huaiyan first to bow.
"Mr. Fu Zhu, General Huaiyan."
Huaiyan pointed straightforwardly at the Borisin corpses on the ground and ordered, "This old man hopes the Ten-Lords Commission can investigate as quickly as possible whether these Borisin belong to the Shackling Prison. If they do not belong to the Shackling Prison... I fear there is a severe loophole in the Shackling Prison's defense measures."
"Yes."
Hanya nodded and immediately turned to investigate, while Xueyi led the martial artists to start searching for clues around the corpses and cleaning up the scene.
Before long, Hanya returned with accurate news. On her face, which already had thick dark circles, the expression was unusually ugly at this moment.
"Reporting to you two, these Borisin... do not belong to the Shackling Prison. They are outsiders."
This result forced Fu Zhu to raise an eyebrow, and Huaiyan also furrowed his brows tightly.
This meant that there were certain entities in the dark plotting a plan to rescue Hulei.
Huaiyan held his white beard and sighed softly. "It truly isn't easy for that kid Jing Yuan... Young Friend Fu Zhu, let's go. This matter is grave. The Borisin are monsters with a bloodthirsty nature. If they are allowed to succeed, who knows how many commoners will suffer. We must go inform Jing Yuan."
"Mn."
Fu Zhu immediately used the [Yamato] to carve open a passage again. This time, the other end of the passage was the entrance to Jing Yuan's bedroom.
Before leaving, Huaiyan didn't forget to turn his head and remind Hanya and Xueyi.
"No matter what, absolutely no one is allowed to approach Hulei's cell."
"Yes, General Huaiyan."
Afterward, Fu Zhu and Huaiyan stepped directly across the passage and arrived in front of Jing Yuan's bedroom. Huaiyan took a look and asked Fu Zhu with a strange expression, "Young friend, why did you open the passage directly to the entrance of Jing Yuan's bedroom?"
"Isn't this an emergency? Naturally, the faster the better."
"Then why not open it directly inside the bedroom?"
"Leave people a bit of privacy!"
Fu Zhu walked forward, knocked on the door in a very perfunctory manner, and shouted loudly towards the inside.
"Jing Yuan, are you asleep?"
Waiting for a few seconds without receiving a response from inside, Fu Zhu directly took out a pickaxe and forcibly dismantled the door. Then he turned and made a "please" gesture to Huaiyan.
"Elders first."
Huaiyan's mouth twitched. He almost pulled out a few strands of his white beard and glared at Fu Zhu grumpily.
"What happened to leaving people a bit of privacy?"
Fu Zhu looked at the door in his hand with an innocent face. "Old Yan, don't accuse me wrongly. I knocked on the door!"
Huaiyan shook his head speechlessly. He stopped bantering with Fu Zhu and walked straight in.
Jing Yuan was lying on the bed. In his daze, he seemed to hear someone knocking on the door. When he groggily opened his eyes, he found an old man and a young man standing at the head of his bed, staring straight at him.
This scene almost scared Jing Yuan's Mara-Struck symptoms out of him!
Jing Yuan stared at the two with wide eyes. It took him a few seconds to process the situation before he said, laughing and crying at the same time, "You two, even if you can't sleep, why run to my room?"
"How can you sleep at your age?" Fu Zhu retorted. "The night is still young! The nightlife hasn't even started yet!"
Jing Yuan sat up and began to put on his clothes, not forgetting to reply to Fu Zhu.
"Fu Zhu, that line is usually said to young people. I'm no longer young; I'm not suited for those words."
In a minute or two, Jing Yuan had put on all his clothes. Then he asked Fu Zhu and Huaiyan, "So, where shall we go to talk?"
Huaiyan didn't answer but turned his head to say to Fu Zhu, "Young friend, I'll leave it to you."
"Mn."
Fu Zhu directly raised his hand and used the [Yamato] to open a passage to the Seat of Divine Foresight. He stepped in first, followed by Huaiyan. Jing Yuan followed them in, clicking his tongue in wonder.
When he stood in the main hall of the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan couldn't help but say, "Fu Zhu, it hasn't even been half a day, and you've gained another miraculous ability?"
"The ability gained after the [Yamato] was repaired. But that's not the main point right now. Jing Yuan, a dozen Borisin infiltrated the Shackling Prison. Their goal is to rescue Hulei."
Hearing this, Jing Yuan immediately became serious. He knew Fu Zhu wouldn't lie about such things, let alone with Huaiyan present.
Huaiyan added from the side, "Jing Yuan, the Borisin are not idiots. They couldn't possibly fantasize about rescuing Hulei from the Shackling Prison with just a dozen Borisin. I fear there are even more Borisin lurking on the Luofu."
"But the problem is, why haven't people discovered the Borisin lurking on the Luofu? This issue is even graver."
Jing Yuan also had a headache. This problem could easily evolve into his dereliction of duty. Not to mention there was still no verdict on the Ambrosial Arbor matter. If handled improperly, the two events superimposing would be very disadvantageous for him.
"Mn, Jing Yuan understands. I will immediately send people to investigate this matter."
However, since these Borisin were able to deceive the Cloud Knights guarding the docks and infiltrate the Luofu, trying to dig them out from the massive Luofu now would not be an easy task.
Although this matter was troublesome, very quickly, Jing Yuan and Fu Zhu suddenly thought of a plan. Both voices spoke out at the same time.
"I have a way." x2
Jing Yuan and Fu Zhu looked at each other with some surprise, then smiled knowingly.
"Fu Zhu, why don't we say it together?"
"Sure. 3, 2, 1."
"Playing hard to get!" x2 (欲擒故纵 - releasing the line to catch the fish)
Hearing the other party propose the same plan as oneself, both couldn't help but laugh.
Hearing the four words "Playing hard to get," Huaiyan also immediately understood. He stroked his white beard and laughed heartily.
"So that's it. The Borisin in the lurking stage will definitely be scattered and hidden to avoid being caught in one net, making them hard to root out. But in this situation, to avoid exposure, they definitely won't do anything excessive, like harming commoners, to avoid arousing the Cloud Knights' suspicion."
"Are you intending to let them successfully 'rescue' Hulei? Once the objective is achieved, the next thing they must consider is how to escape the Luofu. The Borisin aren't stupid; they know that with a Commander like you, Jing Yuan, sitting in town on the Luofu, their only chance to escape is to twist all their strength into a single rope."
"Therefore, after they rescue Hulei, all the Borisin hiding in the dark will gather together. That will be the best time to catch them all in one net."
Jing Yuan and Fu Zhu gave Huaiyan a thumbs up one after another.
"Old General Huaiyan has keen insight."
Huaiyan just smiled and shook his head. "This old man is just speaking following your thoughts; it counts for nothing."
Jing Yuan gratefully bowed his hands to Fu Zhu and Huaiyan together. "Not to mention anything else, I still have to thank you two for the news. Only with this do I have the chance to arrange everything in advance. Otherwise, I wouldn't want to see any casualties appear."
Huaiyan nodded. "Jing Yuan, then the commoners of the Luofu are entrusted to you."
"Yes."
Having nothing else to do, Fu Zhu bid farewell to Jing Yuan and Huaiyan. He directly used the [Yamato] to open a passage reaching the Wardance arena to pick up his little girlfriend.
Jing Yuan and Huaiyan watched Fu Zhu travel through the spatial passage, their eyes filled with some envy.
Such a practical divine weapon; it really was convenient.
Jing Yuan couldn't help but fantasize: if he had this divine weapon, wouldn't he be able to sleep a while longer before going to work every day?
Huaiyan couldn't help but sigh in praise from the side, "The ability of this [Yamato] to open spatial passages is truly convenient. And according to Young Friend Fu Zhu himself, he can even open passages over ultra-long distances. This speed has already surpassed all warping methods in the entire universe."
"Hmm?"
Hearing Huaiyan's words, Jing Yuan suddenly froze, thinking of something.
Opening... spatial passages... limitless distance...
Jing Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up. "Old Yan, I know what kind of bait to scatter for these Borisin!"
"Hmm?"
Huaiyan didn't quite understand Jing Yuan's meaning and looked at him with an inquiring gaze.
Jing Yuan crossed his arms and explained to Huaiyan with a beaming smile.
"After the Borisin rescue Hulei, besides gathering everyone together to escape the Luofu, they still lack one condition: a transport tool. They cannot fly away from the Luofu relying on their flesh alone, so they must seize at least one ship."
"I originally planned to use the competition skiffs for this Wardance ceremony as bait to lure them in and then catch them all. But now, it seems there is a better choice."
Hearing this, Huaiyan reacted immediately.
"You're talking about the [Yamato]?"
"Exactly." Jing Yuan nodded and continued, "If I recall correctly, Fu Zhu brought you along to use Hulei to repair the [Yamato], right?"
Huaiyan nodded.
"And a person like Fu Zhu never hides his abilities in front of others. Hulei definitely knows the [Yamato] can open spatial passages remotely. If he is rescued, he will inevitably set his sights on this blade. Moreover, previously you said Fu Zhu tortured him quite a bit; Hulei couldn't possibly swallow this anger."
"Old Yan, you happen to have a 'Yamato' in your hand. Why don't we use this 'Yamato' to lure the Borisin to a place far away from the crowds?"
Hearing this, Huaiyan stroked his white beard and nodded straight away.
"Ideally, you being called the Divine Foresight General is not without reason. Good, this old man will do his best to assist you."
"Many thanks, Old Yan."
"No need to thank me. This old man is doing it for the commoners of the Luofu as well."
.......
Inside the Wardance arena, March 7th was still holding the Horse Stance, but by now she was dripping with fragrant sweat. The white silk on her legs was soaked with sweat, appearing somewhat translucent.
As soon as Fu Zhu walked out of the spatial passage and saw this scene, his hand speed was extremely fast as he pulled out his camera and snapped a continuous burst of photos of March 7th.
The sudden sound of the shutter startled the fully focused March 7th. Her body swayed, and she sat directly on the ground on her butt.
Yunli and Yanqing also noticed Fu Zhu and greeted him one after another. However, both were curious about how Fu Zhu had appeared so silently; neither of them had heard any movement.
March 7th rubbed her butt and complained.
"Honey, can you not scare people like that?"
"Sorry, sorry. seeing you like this, I really couldn't help it."
Fu Zhu walked over. Seeing that March 7th couldn't stand up for a good while, he simply extended his hand, passed one arm under her legs, and lifted her up in a princess carry.
"Eh! Eh!"
March 7th was a bit flustered, her small face blushing. She raised her hand and lightly punched Fu Zhu's chest.
"Don't be like this, I'm all covered in sweat. It won't be good if it gets on you."
"It's fine."
Fu Zhu leaned in mischievously and took a deep sniff. "Rest assured, you're still fragrant."
March 7th rolled her eyes charmingly and retorted, "Who would still be fragrant when covered in sweat? You're just talking nonsense!"
Although she said that with her mouth, her heart was sweet. Having a boyfriend who didn't despise her no matter what was truly wonderful!
Yanqing and Yunli on the side saw this scene and spoke in unison.
"Then let's end today's training here. We'll leave first."
The two seemed to have made an agreement; they strode away at the same time without turning their heads, not staying for even a moment.
Seeing they had both left, Fu Zhu simply held March 7th like that, took out the [Yamato] from his backpack to open a spatial passage, and plunged in.
"Let's go, back to the inn. You've been tired all day; how about I help you wash up?"
"Eh?! That won't do!"
The two of them went into the spatial passage while flirting. As for the matter of the Borisin... it had long been thrown to the back of Fu Zhu's mind when he saw March 7th.
Besides him, there were three Generals on the Luofu right now. What did he have to worry about? He might as well stick close to his Little March!