Chapter 1055 - 884: Casting the Net

Deep in the sand sea, Wu Jinliang, who was reconnoitering the path, saw San stop and look around. He immediately flattered him with a smile and asked, "Is there a gap here?"

The so-called 'gap' refers to whether there is a loophole to take advantage of.

Those people from Nanshan, under the command of Yu Yifu, started silently setting up arrays to encircle. If it were others, they might indeed fall for this 'silent' trick; however, Wu Jinliang had San's assistance by his side.

To save time, Wu Jinliang needed to find the next vein and couldn't wait for the current vein to be fully excavated before searching for another. As a result, the array's power unfolded and could not evade San's eyes, including the different colors in the area caused by the poisonous substances deployed.

San couldn't determine what it was, but after describing the situation he observed, Wu Jinliang speculated with a petty mind and guessed the general idea.

Now, they were searching all over, trying to find a gap to escape through.

The accompanying Huang Yingying, looking at San with astonished eyes, was amazed by the prowess of the Master's mount, which indeed had such divine skills.

At this moment, San nodded slightly, "There's a gap of four or five miles wide, the color looks normal, just like before. There seems to be one person in the middle, and there shouldn't be anyone within several miles around that person, which should fit your conditions."

Wu Jinliang pointed to the sand layer in front, rubbing his hands with anticipation, and said, "Great, we'll sneak out from here quietly."

Huang Yingying pondered, "With a range of four or five miles, a monk in the Heavenly Immortal Realm could cast spells underground with a detection range sufficient to control this gap. It might be impossible to sneak out unnoticed. A fight might be unavoidable, and after getting out, without the protection of a large array, we can't shake off their tracking abilities. I'm afraid we would be doomed."

He did indeed achieve a significant victory against four, but he wasn't arrogant enough to believe that he could fight against Nanshan Royal Court's forces alone. Furthermore, given his background, he wasn't a confident person by nature.

Wu Jinliang chuckled, "Old Huang, you haven't been to the Land of Exile to see, that's what's really tough. Now that I have strong forces, thinking such tricks can stop me is underestimating this Commander-in-Chief. Rest assured, nothing will happen; I'll ensure you enter and leave safely."

San was a bit uncomfortable with the word 'strong forces' and responded with displeasure, "I'm not a 'horse,' I am..." Halfway through the sentence, he got stuck, realizing that he no longer counted as a Qilin, raising his head and closing his eyes, his face displaying a look full of unfulfilled wishes.

Wu Jinliang knew what was going on with it and therefore understood its concerns but didn't care. Regardless of what it looked like now, he liked it a lot, especially after being trapped; he discovered this creature truly lived up to being a legendary auspicious beast among the Divine Beasts. Having it around indeed brings fortune, not inferior to the superpower of Chun Tian's eyes.

The only regret is that it wasn't his mount and that it was a bit too proud, not easy to get close to.

But those don't matter now; there's still a long future ahead. He first pointed to the direction and confirmed again with San. After determining the direction, he asked San to check if there was anyone around.

Upon confirming safety, he clasped his hands and said, "San, please bear with it for a moment."

Upon finishing his words, he waved San into the Qiankun Bag. Immediately after, under Huang Yingying's astonished gaze, he transformed into Yu Yifu's appearance.

Huang Yingying exclaimed in surprise, "You can do that too?"

Wu Jinliang patted his chest, "Just a small trick. This Commander knows much more."

Huang Yingying, thinking of something, tried asking, "If you transform into Linglong from the 'Red Flower Building,' would the body be exactly the same as Linglong's?"

"..." Wu Jinliang stared at him suddenly, seeing the gleam of anticipation in his eyes, he was wordless, or rather, he found it familiar. When Xiao Sheng turned into a beautiful woman back then, he had a similar thought and even lifted Xiao Sheng's skirt to see what it was like underneath.

But now that it was happening to himself, a chill surged in his heart, and he shivered, saying, "What are you thinking? That's not what you think. In your race's life-and-death moment, you still have the mood to think about 'Red Flower Building's Linglong. I truly admire you."

As he spoke, he took out a cloak and threw it to him, "Put it on quickly, cover your face well."

After Huang Yingying put it on, Wu Jinliang added some disguises to him, then took out a golden Command Arrow, emitted a golden Xubo, broke through the barrier, and swiftly took Huang Yingying out.

On the way, he mumbled instructions to Huang Yingying, "If the other side doesn't detect anything, just stay calm. If there's anything unusual... anyway, whether to act or not depends on my gestures, once you see the signal, deal with it immediately..." He explained while demonstrating a gesture.

This was his purpose in bringing Huang Yingying along. In case of danger, he had an expert to rely on.

The two could be said to head straight for the gap between the external array's guards. Although they veered off course somewhat, they were quickly spotted by the guards.

The mana fluctuations swept back and forth in the sand layer, touching the two, and immediately locked onto them.

For the two, this was something they had anticipated.

Soon, Huang Yingying exclaimed, "They're coming."

Not long after, Wu Jinliang also heard the sound of moving sand, and in an instant, the sand layer broke, and a Tan Jin Flame shot forth, followed by a man emerging from behind the light.

The wary man was slightly taken aback upon seeing Yu Yifu, and the tension in his expression relaxed.

Before he could clearly see the other cloaked person, the serious-looking 'Yu Yifu' impatiently waved a hand at him, signaling him to return to his post. Without saying a word, he had already taken the cloaked person and vanished into the sand layer.

The man observing them didn't think too much; 'Yu Yifu' on patrol was normal, and he turned back to his position.

After sneaking far away through the sand, Wu Jinliang and Huang Yingying broke through the sand layer and emerged.

San was also released from the Qiankun Bag. Wu Jinliang immediately assigned it a task, "San, check if there's anyone around."

Too lazy to observe by myself, the light doesn't affect San's vision, and San can see far, so if someone hides behind the dunes, they can't escape. With such good assistance, I can save my energy, so why not?

After observing, San replied, "No one nearby."

Wu Jinliang didn't waste words, quickly conducted star positioning with Huang Yingying, and then both jumped on San's back.

Turning his head to look at San behind him, it stared intently at Huang Yingying. Given the situation, it finally uttered a sentence, "There are no more than three people in the world qualified to ride me."

As soon as the words were out, it galloped away.

Huang Yingying and Wu Jinliang exchanged glances, neither quite understanding the meaning, nor did they have the leisure to think more about it. While flying at low altitude, they occasionally placed Sandal Gold positioning on the dunes.

The sea of sand on the ground was always in motion. Because of its vastness, it was hard to notice the movement. Relying solely on star positioning, it would be difficult to find where the underground 'Beidou Gathering Spirit Array' was when they returned.

With San's escape speed and Huang Yingying's strength helping, Wu Jinliang traveled millions of miles on this journey.

Along the way, when finding a mineral vein, several Sandal Gold markers were placed underground together, and with a jade scroll in hand, he used spells to make supplementary records.

After about two days, he crazily recorded dozens of large and small mineral veins, estimating that the vein they were mining was almost finished, Wu Jinliang had San bring them back.

Greed was one aspect, but it was also to minimize the number of times impersonating Yu Yifu.

After running for about two more days, the two of them rode back to the underground 'Beidou Refusal Array'. The way of guarding was no different from when they went out, but it was easier not to raise suspicion upon returning, as they came from behind the area of confinement.

When they returned, this mineral vein had already been mined out. Bored, Zhu Xiangxin and the Golden-haired Rat Clan had already tallied up the amount of Sandal Gold they extracted before and now. The total added up to a little over two trillion from the four mines.

Wu Jinliang had everyone take a short break, himself included.

Waiting until the Transformation Technique could be used again, he then called everyone to set off but did not run out together.

After San positioned, Wu Jinliang and Huang Yingying went to scout ahead.

Encountering another checkpoint guard in the sea of sand, 'Yu Yifu' signaled for the other party to let down their guard, pretending to want to communicate, while Huang Yingying launched a sneak attack, delivering a fatal blow, preventing any commotion from spreading and avoiding startling the snake in the grass.

After dealing with the guards, they quickly returned to the array, opened the passage, and quietly left in the sand sea with the Golden-haired Rat Clan.

Without recovering the large array, Shi Chun and Huang Yingying first sent the Golden-haired Rat Clan to the next mineral vein, let them start work first, then the two of them rode back, recovered the array, and quickly ran off. Huang Yingying used the Escape Technique to the extreme to flee.

This round trip, the group's path did not venture to the surface, they were always stealthily moving underground.

Upon sensing the large array being withdrawn, Yu Yifu, who had been waiting patiently, couldn't help but clap his hands. "Good, I figured it would be these few days, they really came, let's prepare to close the net."

Nearby, Li Hongjiu, wrapped in a cloak, frowned, worried about Wu Jinliang and the others falling into a trap, but he couldn't do anything about it, having to helplessly watch, as Yu Yifu guarded against him, fearing he would tip off Shi Chun's subordinates about the 'trap'.

The Nanshan personnel with their bags open were all on high alert, and this time everything was in order, without any chaotic rush, everyone holding their breath and staying calm, awaiting any disturbance.

All parties had agreed they couldn't easily leave their guarded positions. Whoever spotted the target would alert immediately, and designated experts would rush to pursue, with Yu Yifu personally leading a few people to quickly intervene.

If an array set up around them was stepped into, Luo Yuanfeng would report it immediately.

Yet they waited and waited, for a long time without any disturbance. Li Hongjiu's eyes twitched, he was already fiddling with the corner of his cloak, sensing something amiss, feeling like things weren't going according to plan here.

Yu Yifu naturally also sensed something was wrong, tense for a long time, he couldn't hold it any longer, not daring to delay too long, suddenly waved to signal the cloaked people nearby to clear the way, taking a few people to urgently check.

With Luo Yuanfeng guarding Li Hongjiu, he turned his head and said to Li Hongjiu, "Your friends may have left from the poison area as well, and even if they get poisoned, they won't escape easily."

Li Hongjiu said, "Friends? Hardly, I am only somewhat familiar with Shi Chun, I don't really know the others, haven't even spoken to them much."

The party led by Yu Yifu to search soon found where the 'loophole' was based on the collective aura pattern left by Wu Jinliang and the group, and didn't know where the guards for the loophole had gone.

"It can't be that they didn't even have time to react. If their skill was really that high, they wouldn't need to hide from us!" Enraged, Yu Yifu's words even cast suspicion on his own people.

The energies at the scene were chaotic, and since they were in the sand sea, the cloaked people beside him couldn't openly use the Demon Eye to observe the aura of his own people, unable to draw conclusions in a short time.

Suspecting now was useless, finding the people was paramount, hopefully, they hadn't run far.

Yu Yifu left one person to make noise and gather people, himself continuing to lead people to pursue in the direction of Wu Jinliang's group based on their departing aura.

After rushing underground for some distance, they were stopped abruptly by a familiar virtual wave.

Gazing at the virtual wave before him, Yu Yifu widened his eyes, mouth twitching, it happened again, the problem was by this point he hadn't even laid eyes on this group, rendering his 'Void Escape Divine Arrow' useless as he had no target to try it on.

Nearly a hundred Heavenly Immortal experts ganging up on Shi Chun, and yet they let him escape, now even Shi Chun's group of subordinates could come and go as they pleased right under his nose. A strong sense of defeat made his face twist into a grimace.