Shen Wanwan couldn't help but frown.

I remember that Ah Fu, the coachman of the Princess's Mansion in Yong'an City, once said that the Japanese spies who moved to Xiaoying Village many years ago dressed like ordinary farmers, but their words and deeds were very different.

They seldom leave the village, and even if they do, they hardly communicate with people outside the village. How could they intermarry with people from the neighboring village?

"Master, do you find this strange too? I was also very surprised when I heard the news, so I caught a lone person and asked him about it."

Feiyue seemed to have guessed Shen Wanwan's thoughts. "That person said that women from other villages who marry into Xiaoying Village will die within a year, regardless of whether they have given birth or not. They will declare their deaths to the public, but in reality, they are being sent to the altar on this mountain."

Shen Wanwan's breath hitched. "It's the same situation as in the hills behind the Jokhang Temple. They're using living people as sacrifices!"

Feiyue nodded, then shook her head, "Maybe it's different. According to that person, the Imperial Master from Japan comes here twice a year, in summer and winter, and stays for 2 days each time."

"So, he came here on a whim. There must be a reason why he had to come here in person."

Shen Wanwan and the others looked at each other, and had vague guesses in their hearts.

Feiyue thought about it and shook her head, "But, the spies in the village seem to have known in advance that their national teacher is coming."

Seven days ago, Feiying successfully left Xiaoying Village and immediately contacted Xuan Bin after returning to Yong'an City. The two of them brought their men to Xiaoying Village at noon the next day.

Instead of attacking immediately, they surrounded Xiaoying Village.

At that time, the Japanese spies in Xiaoying Village had just come down from the mountains. When they learned that the village was surrounded, they still chose to stay in the village and not go out.

"They seemed certain they would be alright, and had no intention of escaping. Three days passed before our men had no other choice but to enter the village to arrest them. It took us some effort to control them, but then..."

Feiyue lowered her eyes. "Our people took control of the village, so my cousin Wanning and I went up the mountain to look for you. But just as we reached the foot of the mountain, we heard that something had happened in the village."

"We hurried back and found the situation in the village very strange. The atmosphere was completely different from before we left. Later we confirmed that our people were being controlled."

Feiyue had drugged those spies before. She was more familiar with the situation in the village than Nangong Wanning and was more cautious when walking on the road.

"I sensed something was wrong and wanted to tell Miss Wan Ning not to enter the village, but before I could open my mouth to warn her, she disappeared right in front of me. I'm absolutely certain that the village has been set up with a formation, and all of our people are trapped inside and can't get out."

Upon hearing this, Xie Moxuan clenched his fists.

"Master Xie, I'm sorry. I failed to protect Miss Wanning. I..."

Shen Wanwan's heart was in her throat, but she gently patted Feiyue's shoulder and said, "Don't blame yourself. You've done a good job. At least now you've told us the situation in the village. Now we are prepared and know how to save people."

No wonder Wan Ning hasn’t entered the space for so long. It turns out he is trapped.

"During the three days I've been surrounded, I've heard bits and pieces of information. Piecing them together, I can confirm that the Imperial Master from Japan arrived three days ago. He doesn't seem to be on the same page with the Emperor of Japan."

Then, Feiyue poured out all the words that Qiu Qianren had said to her during their two fights, regardless of whether they were useful or not.

"Master, this time we are going to Jingsi Island with Master Ye. That should be the Fairy Island that the Japanese people talk about. Do you think that the Imperial Master of Japan is really from Jingsi Island?"

Can Young Master Ye really fight against the Imperial Master?

Feiyue couldn't help but look up at Ye Tianlan, but her eyes met his again. She looked away with a little embarrassment.

The national teacher of Japan is extremely mysterious in the eyes of the world.

No one knew where he came from or how old he was, but they knew that he was knowledgeable in astronomy and geography, could predict the future and divine good and bad fortune, and was the most powerful person on this continent.

The small island nation of Japan once forced the Nan Yao Kingdom to the point of near destruction, all because of the help of the Japanese national teacher.

Feiyue is a secret guard of the Prince Qin's Mansion. Not only has he followed Gu Beichen and Xie Moxuan to the battlefield, he has also been tasked with gathering information. Naturally, he knows a lot of information.

As soon as Qiu Qianren opened his mouth, she knew that he wanted to persuade her to work for him, so he mentioned the matter of the National Master to her.

Before that, she had never imagined that the National Master, like Ye Tianlan, came from the Fairy Island.

Fairy Island, as the name suggests, is an island where fairies live.

Although Young Master Ye is young, his strength is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

If the Japanese national teacher also came from the Fairy Island, judging from the strength he has shown so far, Young Master Ye may not be his opponent.

"The formation in the forbidden area behind the Jokhang Temple was broken, and the backlash he suffered will be severe. He won't be able to fully recover in the short term. His sudden arrival ahead of schedule may not be a bad thing for us."

Ye Tianlan's voice was calm, as if he was reasoning and analyzing, or more like he guessed what Feiyue was thinking and gave her the answer.

Feiyue: “…”

……

At the foot of Dongjiling Mountain is Xiaoying Village.

At the innermost part of the village, there are several rows of small adobe houses. They are low and gloomy, with small windows nailed shut. There are no beds, but they are covered with blackened straw, and the air is filled with an unpleasant musty smell.

Each room was filled with people, all with chains on their hands and feet, one connected to the other. If one person moved, not only would there be a "clang" sound, but the people next to them would also be affected.

The chains had just been put on and they would be taken away from here after daybreak.

Only in one of the rooms was there only one person locked up. Although the person was locked up, his hands and feet were not shackled.

Nangong Wanning sat quietly against the wall with his eyes closed.

Not far in front of her, there was a small low table with food on it, but no one had touched it.

Compared with other imprisoned people, Nangong Wanning was free. Even so, she could not escape from the small adobe house, let alone lead everyone out of the village.

She had been locked in this small room for three whole days.

"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open from the outside.

A black figure walked in slowly from outside.

After that person came in, the temperature in the whole room instantly became gloomy and cold.

Nangong Wanning couldn't help but shiver, but didn't look up, not even opening his eyelids.

She knew who the visitor was and what his purpose was, but she would rather die than reveal a word.

"It seems you still don't see the situation clearly. I've said you only have one chance. If you continue to be stubborn, I don't mind having your loved ones accompany you on the journey!"

The voice was old and dry, as if it was squeezed out of the throat with force. It was old and sinister, making people get goose bumps.

Obviously, it was an elderly man, dressed in black from head to toe, with only his two eyes exposed.

When Nangong Wanning heard the words "closest relatives", he suddenly looked up and looked at the person in front of him.

Three days ago, she had just stepped into Xiaoying Village when she fainted. When she woke up, she was locked up here.

She tried to escape from here.

But the strange thing is that the wooden door, which looks fragile, is actually as hard as black iron.

No matter whether she used her internal strength or her spiritual power, she could not destroy the door.

What made her despair was that the more effort she put into opening the door, the faster the strength in her body was lost, especially her spiritual power.

Traveling from Shangjing City to Jiangzhou, she had nothing to do on the boat, so she took advantage of the fact that no one was around to hide in a space to cultivate her spiritual power.

Unexpectedly, in just five days, before getting off the ship, she officially stepped into the door of cultivation from body refining and successfully broke through the first level of Qi refining.

But she was happy for only a few days before she suffered a serious setback in this damn place.

She didn't know what was going on here. The harder she tried to open the door, the stronger it seemed to become. After a few tries, all the spiritual power in her body was exhausted.

If she wants to recover her spiritual power, she has to go into space.

But after Wanwan and the others left the city, she returned to the inn and entered the space shortly thereafter. She practiced and waited for rest inside, but for some reason, she was suddenly bounced out.

Since then, she has never been able to enter the space again.

Over the past few days, she has tried countless times to enter the space, but not once has she succeeded.

Later, the old man who was afraid to see people appeared and asked about the Twin Lotus Jade Pendant.

How could she possibly say that?

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