Chapter 2290: Outside the Prison, Hostage Exchange

As Sikong Jing spoke, Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue instantly calmed down; they had indeed gotten a bit carried away earlier.

It’s true, they can’t ask for too much more…

Just like that, Teng Yue opened his mouth to have Chai Gong relay the message.

Very quickly, they received a reply from Chai Jiu, agreeing that everything could be discussed.

Following Chai Jiu’s orders, Chai Gong began retreating the troops slowly while Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue, holding Sikong Jing hostage, strode back toward the prison walls…

At this moment, the situation inside the prison was…

The scene of Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue forcing Sikong Jing forward, Chai Gong and the death soldiers surrounding and retreating alongside the demon soldiers, with the prisoners closely following in a watching manner, still deliberating.

In a state of uncertainty about whether to intervene.

Yet, neither Ying Sanmeng nor the demon soldiers were easy adversaries for the prisoners, hence their hesitation.

Regardless, the situation was gradually becoming clearer.

At this point, Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue were no longer communicating with Sikong Jing; it wasn’t a chaotic battle scene now. Everyone was staring at them, and they had to maintain the tension of holding a hostage.

Time slowly trickled by…

Finally, everyone arrived near the barrier; all the prisoners were intently watching Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue. Now was the true test of the Yu Vein legacy—could they really pass through the barrier and leave the prison?

Demon authority, is it real?

Would they genuinely become the first and second Human Clan members in history to leave the prison?

Even Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue were feeling nervous; finally, they stepped past the barrier without any hindrance.

Instantly, the prisoners were so envious their eyes turned red.

Even death soldiers like Chai Gong felt the same way; they couldn’t leave either.

From this point, Chai Gong and the death soldiers’ monitoring of Ying Sanmeng and the others ended here. They remained prison-bound death soldiers, while the demon soldiers, of course, poured out under Chai Gong’s orders, continuing to surround Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue.

Leaving the barrier brought them to the outer circle of the prison.

The area between the barrier and the walls where the Divine Demon Crystals were transported; in the outer circle, some Human Clan members could enter and exit.

Of course, only if they possessed sufficient strength and unwavering determination…

Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue continued to carry Sikong Jing, arriving at a big gate under the walls.

Together, they gazed outside the walls.

Outside, Elder Ruan and other Outer Sect Elders had already retreated behind Chai Jiu. The entire higher echelon of Cang Lineage stared intensely at Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue… Ying Sanmeng and Chai Jiu’s gazes collided fiercely in the air.

Taking a deep breath, Ying Sanmeng initially lowly roared: “Chai Jiu, where are all my Yu Vein people?”

Chai Jiu replied to Ying Sanmeng: “Transporting the people over, naturally, takes some time.”

After exchanging a few words, they continued to stare at each other…

But Chai Jiu’s gaze quickly focused on Teng Yue, laughing: “Congratulations Nephew Teng on obtaining the legacy of the first Master of Yu Vein. I truly had no intentions of letting you enter the prison before.”

His words, of course, had an ulterior motive of wanting to recruit Teng Yue…

In their view, all of Ying Sanmeng’s resolve and courage within the prison came from Teng Yue, the super genius.

To this, Teng Yue simply stated: “Great Gate Master, I belong to Yu Vein.”

The meaning was clear: don’t harbor ill intentions towards me, I would never turn to Cang Lineage.

Time seemed to freeze, and again ticked away in that frozen moment. The already oppressive Divine Demon Island grew even more so, the two sides still locked in cold standoff.

A full half-day passed… buzz buzz buzz.

Each Divine Shuttle Ship broke through space and appeared, it was Chai Jiu tearing open space to bring all the Yu Vein people; originally it was just the core members, now it was everyone from Yu Vein except for the small soldiers.

When the Yu Vein people saw the scene before them, they shouted out, “Pulse Master, Young Master Teng.”

Yu Vein had been severely oppressed by Cang Lineage over these years, each one living harshly under the Cangyu Sect.

Simultaneously, there were two elders with War Puppet Body at the Divine Martial Stage among them, they were the current living Divine Martial Stage members of Yu Vein.

Upon seeing them, Ying Sanmeng directly asked: “Do you two uncles, did Chai Jiu follow my instructions?”

Of course, now he wanted to verify whether Chai Jiu had adhered to the conditions he previously specified.

The two Divine Martial Stage elders of Yu Vein were his uncles.

They nodded heavily, their bodies still outside, thus they knew the outside situation and of course told Ying Sanmeng… Chai Jiu had already publicly declared their innocence.

Moreover, the counting of people was complete; now all Yu Vein disciples and peripheral members were here.

Upon hearing this, Ying Sanmeng felt all kinds of agitation, wanting to ask more…

But Chai Jiu immediately denied them further conversation, coldly interrupted: “Can we exchange hostages now? One Black Scale Demon for all your Yu Vein people, that’s quite advantageous for you.”

On this, Ying Sanmeng and Teng Yue instinctively looked towards Sikong Jing.

Receiving the latter’s slight nod, the two heavily agreed, thus the hostage exchange began.

All Yu Vein people disembarked from the Divine Shuttle, under Chai Jiu’s gesture, they stepped towards the prison.

However… clang clang clang!

Every Yu Vein member was bound in shackles.

Of course, Chai Jiu needed to ensure that the Yu Vein members had no fighting power during the hostage exchange.

Ying Sanmeng then spoke quietly: “Chai Jiu, don’t play tricks… I’m now the only Divine Martial Stage on the Divine Demon Island; killing this Black Scale Demon quickly is no difficulty.”

With his words, he looked towards Teng Yue, who pretended to release Sikong Jing.

Sikong Jing, of course, began walking step by step towards the opposite.

It was now Yu Vein stepping forward one step, Sikong Jing also stepped forward one step, while Ying Sanmeng drew the bow aimed at Sikong Jing, seemingly ready to kill him immediately if Chai Jiu played tricks.

Yet, Ying Sanmeng softly asked Teng Yue: “Xiao Yue, what should the Black Scale brother do later?”

Drawing the bow was real but also fake, just for Chai Jiu to see.

At present, while Ying Sanmeng was somewhat confused, he clearly knew Black Scale brother was on their side. But now that Black Scale brother was about to fall into Chai Jiu’s hands, how to save him?

Upon hearing, Teng Yue lightly shook his head: “Black Scale brother only said he would make the demons our aid, but exactly how he hasn’t made clear, like Uncle Ying, I’m also confused.”

Smirking slightly, Ying Sanmeng whispered again: “What’s the situation with Black Scale brother? Feels so mysterious?”

To this, Teng Yue shook his head again: “I don’t know, he hasn’t said.”

To date, Teng Yue was equally puzzled about Sikong Jing, whereas Black Scale brother had previously indicated to explain once the current matters settled.

And now, far from settled indeed.

Teng Yue was very aware Chai Jiu would not let this rest, agreeing readily to all conditions surely had a backup plan.