Suddenly snatched away, Jiang Ke’er was completely bewildered.
The Wuji Sect disciples guarding the Sky Prison, being of low cultivation, were swiftly dealt with by a small group of demon-subduing team members.
They then cloaked Jiang Ke’er in a black hood and whisked her away, fleeing through the shadows of the alleyways.
“Captain, the entire Wu Lei City is surrounded by people from the Three Great Sects! We can’t get out!”
“No matter,” replied Kuang Yuanwei, the captain of the demon-subduing team.
“To guard against those enraged demons attacking and invading Wu Lei City, we long ago dug several secret escape tunnels underground. Only the successive City Governors of Wu Lei City and the captains of the demon-subduing team know about these secret passages. Follow me…”
Kuang Yuanwei led his surviving demon-subduing team members to the west side of the city and entered a dilapidated brick and tile ruin.
He carefully pushed aside some bricks and tiles, chanting a spell.
Immediately, the concealment formation at the secret passage’s entrance dissolved, revealing the hidden passage below.
Kuang Yuanwei lifted the cover and was the first to rush in, carrying Jiang Ke’er on his back.
The other demon-subduing team members followed closely.
This time, they encountered no further obstacles, and the group successfully exited the city, escaping into the dark and deep mountains.
Seeing that the firelight from Wu Lei City behind them was now faint and blurry, clearly indicating they were far away, Kuang Yuanwei finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He set down Jiang Ke’er, his gaze dark.
“You’d better not be lying, or I’ll make you suffer more than death.”
Jiang Ke’er instantly realized he was talking about the Dragon Race Saintess.
Kuang Yuanwei grabbed Jiang Ke’er by her collar and demanded fiercely, “Where exactly is the Dragon Vein Lair?!”
Dragon Vein Lair? What new thing is this?
“Oh, right, right, the Dragon Vein Lair!” Despite being completely confused inside, Jiang Ke’er quickly agreed, putting on a professional front.
“Don’t worry, I’ll take you there as promised.”
Kuang Yuanwei’s expression eased slightly, and he let go of Jiang Ke’er.
“What exactly happened?” Jiang Ke’er asked.
“You suddenly broke in and scared me. What happened? You at least have to tell me what’s going on!”
“Those bastards from the Three Great Sects!” the (fat man) beside Kuang Yuanwei roared.
“They actually went back on their word at the last minute, purged dissenters, and tried to monopolize the demon dragon for themselves! How despicable!”
Other demon-subduing team members also chimed in: “Disgusting! I must have been blind to join the Wuji Sect in the first place! Those guys didn’t even consider our past camaraderie as fellow disciples and tried to kill us with an excuse no one would believe!”
“Exactly! They said all the Three Great Sects’ treasured artifacts were lost… What a load of crap! Are sect treasures that easy to lose? And three of them at once?”
“The crappy excuse they made up wouldn’t even fool a three-year-old! It’s an insult to my intelligence!”
“They clearly just want to monopolize the demon dragon, but they have to make up some excuse about lost treasured artifacts… You’re the three strongest sects in Xiao Kingdom! Who could steal your treasured artifacts? Are your treasure guardians all well-fed and dead?”
“Enough,” Kuang Yuanwei raised a hand, silencing everyone.
“It’s come to this; complaining is useless. The path of cultivation has never been a smooth one. For the sake of cultivation realms, we’ve also done our share of ‘thief crying ‘stop thief”… At least we’re still alive, and as long as we’re alive, we can make the Three Great Sects pay!”
“Exactly,” the (fat) demon-subduing team member sneered.
“The Three Great Sects don’t know it, but this time they’ve kicked a hornet’s nest.”
“To get the demon dragon’s corpse, the Three Great Sects didn’t hesitate to anger the entire Xiao Kingdom. So we’ll snatch the demon dragon’s corpse and make them lose everything!”
Kuang Yuanwei pulled out a talisman, quickly writing down what they had encountered on its back.
“I’ll send the full details of this incident to the Rogue Guild right away and have them send that Eight Trigrams Venerable Realm rogue cultivator expert for reinforcement… Next, as long as we find the Dragon Vein Lair where that demon dragon is headed first, set up a trap at the entrance, and swiftly eliminate the demon dragon, then even the Three Great Sects won’t be able to do anything to us!”
“Good thing you’re clever enough, Yuanwei, knowing the Three Great Sects couldn’t be trusted, and contacting the Rogue Guild early, making two sets of preparations,” the (fat) demon-subduing team member flattered.
“The premise is that we can find the Dragon Vein Lair first,” Kuang Yuanwei’s voice turned chilling as he looked at Jiang Ke’er once more.
Jiang Ke’er swallowed, frozen in terror like a stone fox.
Oh no! This plot development was completely different from what she had predicted!
What about the plan to practice thievery, then find a chance to steal the antidote, and then escape with it?
Even if that failed, she’d be fine just finding a corner to painlessly end her life and avoid the agony of poisoning.
But now, she was truly stuck in an impossible situation!
What was she going to do?
She’d never even heard of this so-called Dragon Vein Lair!
She wasn’t some master of geomancy, skilled in finding dragon veins and auspicious points.
Where was she supposed to find a Dragon Vein Lair?
Perhaps… she could just keep making things up?
She felt her little brain wasn’t quite up to the task anymore.
The “potatoes” responsible for thinking in her head were giving off a ripe, fragrant scent, and her vision was filled with blue screen error codes.
“The… the Dragon Vein Lair is naturally hidden underground!”
Jiang Ke’er tried to sound confident.
“But the entrance isn’t that easy to reach. Besides, the forest is complicated, and it’s hard to tell directions… so I can’t immediately point out where the Dragon Vein entrance is!”
Kuang Yuanwei’s face immediately darkened.
He placed his hand on his sword hilt, ready to teach the little fox demon a lesson.
“However! If you give me time to investigate, I can still find it! It’s just not as simple as you imagine. I need to stop every few steps to look for traces, and I’ll need to pause for a short while each time. You can’t rush me!” Jiang Ke’er said, gritting her teeth.
She was betting everything on her appraisal skill.
She only hoped that things near the Dragon Vein would be somehow different, so she could use her appraisal skill to slowly uncover clues and find it.
It was a complete learn-as-you-go situation, but it was her only option.
“Fine, there’s no other shortcut,” Kuang Yuanwei said, though clearly annoyed, choosing to temporarily trust Jiang Ke’er.
“I’ll only give you one day! If I don’t see the Dragon Vein after one day, I’ll make you feel the pain of ten thousand ants gnawing at your heart!”
“Yes, yes, yes,” Jiang Ke’er said, her face bitter, nodding vigorously.
Who could tell her why things had turned out this way?
Not only couldn’t she escape, but she also had to go with Kuang Yuanwei to find that mysterious Dragon Race Saintess!
Now, she was thoroughly entangled in the “Encircle and eliminate the World Boss: Dragon Clan Saintess” event.
At this moment, the demon-subduing team members were resting on the ground.
Jiang Ke’er also leaned against a tree, staring blankly at her item inventory.
If only there was a poison in her inventory that would kill her instantly if she ate it, then she wouldn’t have to face reality.
But there wasn’t.
She stared blankly for a full minute…
Suddenly! A large section of item descriptions popped up in front of her!
Huh?
So she didn’t need to take them out; she could appraise them directly from her item inventory?
Jiang Ke’er paused, considering this a small, unexpected surprise.
Then she looked at the item descriptions of the black small stones.
[Item Name: Heavenly Thunder Annihilation Divine Array – Array Stone]
[Category: Eight-Grade Array Material]
[Origin: Wuji Sect’s Treasured Artifact]
Treasured artifact… artifact… fact… act…
Jiang Ke’er: “…”
Then there was the small box.
[Item Name: True Martial Myriad Talisman Box]
[Category: Eight-Grade Storage Artifact]
[Origin: Lingyun Daoist Temple’s Treasured Artifact]
Jiang Ke’er: “…”
And then the red bead.
[Item Name: Profound Fire Divine Pearl]
[Category: Innate Fire Spirit Pearl]
[Origin: Daguan Temple’s Treasured Artifact]
Jiang Ke’er: “…Oh my goodness.”
She slapped her forehead, clutched her head, and looked up at the starry sky, beginning to doubt her life as a fox. So they were all here after all!
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Ke’er is well on the path of being a major villainess. She (accidentally) caused a massacre in that city.
Not to mention running off with priceless treasures from the three Sects. Truly a legendary phantom thief!