After the fairy disappeared

Chapter 2560 The Heavenly Palace's Response

If the barrier is still in place, Master Duan might still be in the city.

Unfortunately, the barrier that prevented the escape technique from being activated was damaged and has been ineffective for some unknown reason!

The barrier around White Pine City is open every day, and has been open for many years, which means that it is a routine operation and that no one is watching it every moment.

The barrier of invisibility is an invisible and intangible barrier, devoid of any sound, light, or electrical effects. Even if someone is trapped inside, no one will immediately notice. After all, who would bother to secretly travel underground to test it out?
This matter could not be kept secret in the end, and it was transmitted to Lingyun Palace via telegram.

Upon receiving the message, Xiao Ping, who was working in Lotus Valley, immediately slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

Something really happened; no wonder she was on edge all day.

She wasn't alarmed. After pacing around Quanyin Pavilion for a couple of steps, she asked:
"Your Majesty, Duan Heyun's abduction must have been meticulously planned. If he were killed, would it still be possible to track him down?" Lotus Valley was Helu Tian's territory, so she no longer needed to offer incense or pay respects to the gods to communicate with them.

Everyone who enters White Pine City is fitted with an antenna, and Duan Heyun is no exception. Theoretically, the gods should be able to monitor his whereabouts in real time.

But if Duan Heyun dies, things might be hard to say.
Helu Tian's answer was brief: "No. He is still alive."

He paused for a moment and then said, "I have already canceled the effects of the talismans held by Duan Heyun, Hu Xin, and the others."

These people were arrested, and the talismans on their bodies would most likely be confiscated by the enemy. Helu Tian could not allow the enemy to obtain access to Lingyun Palace, so upon noticing Duan Heyun's abnormality, he immediately withdrew the talisman's power.

The seal, as a pass, was a power granted by Helu to the world. Now, He has taken that power back.

Even if the robbers had the seal in their hands, it would be of no use to them.

Without divine intervention, they are just decorations.

Xiao Ping looked down at the message note again.

This document details the events, which began when Duan Heyun defied public opinion and brought A-Lian into Baisong City.

"Damn it, there are too many people and too many eyes in Baisong City, why does he insist on bringing Alian in?"

He Lutian, however, spoke a fair word: "He must have made it a condition for A-Lian to agree to enter Baisong City."

Xiao Ping was moved: "A-Lian agreed?"

"Yes, I have already finalized the contract."

Duan Heyun eventually got the job done, and Xiao Ping didn't know what to feel.

But she quickly suppressed all distracting thoughts and pondered, "The test site was originally in Luanshan, then it changed to Baiqiu, and finally it entered Baisong City. How could the bandits have known and laid an ambush in advance with Duan Heyun changing the location so many times?"

Duan Heyun likes to do things his own way, which Xiao Ping dislikes, but to the enemy, it also means that Duan Heyun's behavior is unpredictable.

"Could it be that their informant has been lurking in our ranks all along?"

As soon as Xiao Ping finished speaking, He Lutian said, "According to the connection of the divine gaze, Duan Heyun has arrived fifty miles south of Baisong City!"

"This speed doesn't seem like flying."

If it were flying in the sky, it would be much faster.

Helu Tian said solemnly, "They are traveling south at a very fast pace! In the short time we have been talking, they have moved several dozen feet."

“Our men have already given chase,” Xiao Ping blurted out. “Please guide them; they must find Duan Heyun!”

She would never normally dare to say the word "must" to the gods.

This kind of demanding instruction is not something a subordinate should say to a superior.
But she was so anxious that she couldn't think straight.

Helu Tian did not pursue the matter further.

……

How can anything on the ground be faster than something flying in the sky? So Lingyun Palace first sent out bird demon spies, under the guidance of the gods, to try to find the whereabouts of Duan Heyun and the others.

South of White Pine City lies a vast, uninhabited forest. Bird demons soar and swoop through the woodlands, but the forest is utterly still at night, save for the occasional fox or boar running about.

The bright moon shone on the earth, but there was not a trace of humans or monsters.

Nearly a hundred bird demons flew for half a day before finally spotting two caravans and immediately calling them to stop.

As luck would have it, the divine gaze also alerted Duan Heyun and the others to their location nearby.

Both caravans had thirty or forty large vehicles, and they were inexplicably stopped for inspection, leaving everyone completely bewildered.

The Lingyun Palace army that followed almost unloaded every carriage and every plank of wood for a thorough inspection, but found nothing.

No, no, there's no.

However, the place marked by God's gaze is right here.

why?

After Wang Zheng reported, the Heavenly God remained silent for a long while.

Before they could give any instructions, the antenna moved again.

This indicates that Duan Heyun and the others have begun to move again, and their speed is as fast as before.

"They're not on the surface at all!" Lingyun Palace realized as well. "They're moving underground!"

In the blink of an eye, half an hour had passed.

Duan Heyun and the others raced underground, getting further and further away from Lingyun Palace.

The ground troops had long since fallen behind, and only a few dozen powerful beings were flying in their magical artifacts, relentlessly pursuing them.

Xiao Ping was anxious: "They captured Duan Heyun because they wanted to get information from him about the progress of the divine body research and the secrets of the Spiritual Essence Palace. The longer we rescue him, the more secrets they will get."

Helu Tian's ideas are more objective:
"The existence of the Yanxia Bay Experimental Field is extremely well-hidden, yet someone knew about it and was able to abduct Duan Heyun, which shows that it has been infiltrated for a long time. The body of the Hidden God Lord is no longer safe."

The body of the Hidden God is just as important as the progress of the experiment. It is the source for creating the divine body, and it must not be allowed to go wrong.

The most important security safeguard of the Yanxia Bay Experimental Field is not its cloud platform and small world, but the fact that the existence of this experimental field is extremely secretive and almost unknown to anyone.

Of course, now we need to question the word "almost".

Xiao Ping took a deep breath: "Yanxia Bay was indeed extremely secluded, but recently it has been constantly bringing in new people. There have been dozens of manned boats that have docked in Yanxia Bay. Under these circumstances, it is possible that external forces have already noticed the anomalies here."

Helu Tian said in a sinister tone, "Do you want to absolve yourself of responsibility at this critical juncture? Who came up with the idea for the terraced fields project?"

Xiao Ping choked.

Yes, she was the one who initially conceived the idea for this plan. She proposed dividing the Hidden God into countless small pieces to reduce the chances of a completely new consciousness being born.

That's why Lingyun Palace suddenly needs a large number of people.

What do you want now?

"Until Duan Heyun is rescued, the path from Yuntai to Lingyun Palace will be closed. Anyone who wants to enter or leave must have a warrant from you and Chief Supervisor Wang." He Lutian's words meant that even those who originally held the talisman could not pass. "If Yingzui Town is also attacked, I will cut off Yingzui Town's connection with the outside world and wait for reinforcements to arrive."

(End of this chapter)