Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 299 Refining Field

Outside the refining plant, a pool of viscous liquid suddenly flowed across the ground paved with black neodymium.

The viscous liquid resembled a jar of wine spilled on the ground, but instead of seeping into the cracks in the rocks, it flowed in a strange way.

When it encountered steps, it was able to climb them. Finally, it reached the outside of the refining site. The night wind blew, and it stirred up a wave.

The wave seemed to raise its head and look around.

Even more remarkably, it also uttered a sigh.

"I finally escaped!"

After saying that, the slime flowed into the nearby woods, but suddenly a pair of feet wearing military boots blocked its way.

It quickly turned to the side and flowed faster, so the foot stepped on it.

"Where to go?!"

The slime surged up again, as if looking up at the person who had stepped on it, and then cried out, "Lu Junhao?"

"it's me."

What are you doing here?

"I came with Princess Changming to rescue you," Lu Junhao said coldly.

After saying that, he lifted his foot and shook it, but couldn't shake off the sticky liquid stuck to his foot. He couldn't help but shout, "Ye Liunian, get down here!"

However, the sticky liquid didn't fall off his feet; instead, it clung to his calves.

This felt terrible, like being touched from bottom to top by countless hands. Lu Junhao hurriedly shook his legs and let out an unhappy shout.

"Come down!"

"Just help me up, what's the rush?"

The slime called Ye Liunian spoke casually, and had already wrapped up from Lu Junhao's waist to his shoulder, transforming into a hand.

During the process, Lu Junhao felt an itch all over his body, felt nauseous and numb at the same time, and froze there, afraid to move.

Until the slime gradually transformed into a person.

This was a middle-aged man with a face that looked like he had a lot of romantic luck. His eyes were watery and seemed to have a lot to say even before he opened his mouth.

He placed one hand on Lu Junhao's shoulder, using it to support Lu Junhao's balance and transforming his own body from the slime.

"Ye Liunian! You..."

"Wait, let me make this area bigger."

Ye Liunian wrapped his arms around his waist and squeezed down, making his waist look even thinner, his lower limbs very strong, and his whole figure very slender.

After doing all this, he looked at himself with satisfaction before taking off his outer garment from Lu Junhao and wrapping it around himself.

"Alright, you can take me to see Princess Changming now." Ye Liunian smoothed his hair and said in a tone of great satisfaction with himself.

Lu Junhao wanted to take his clothes back, but he was afraid that Ye Liunian would really go to see the princess naked, so he had to stop.

"Where's my father?"

“General Lu is still imprisoned in the dungeon,” Ye Liunian said. “Although he is invulnerable to swords and spears, he cannot escape easily.”

Lu Junhao immediately pressed, "Is he alright?"

"not good."

Ye Liunian shook his head and said, "After Gu Jingnian detained us, he began to refine us. His methods were cruel and inhumane. We suffered a lot and all lost a lot of weight. General Lu was no exception... he also lost weight."

"Slimmer? You've lost weight?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Junhao became even more worried about his father and couldn't help but ask, "What kind of cruel treatment did he suffer?"

Ye Liunian sighed and said, "Every three days, they have to draw a large bowl of our blood."

"and then?"

"Then, they only gave us some simple food and drink, and wouldn't let us leave easily, making us no different from prisoners."

Upon hearing this, Lu Junhao was very worried about his father, so he led Ye Liunian to see Yin Wanqing.

At this moment, Yin Wanqing was arranging manpower outside the refining field. When she saw Ye Liunian, she asked, "Is it Uncle Ye? Is he alright?"

“How can I be worthy of being called ‘uncle’ by the princess? I am only twelve years older than you,” Ye Liunian said. “I am a subject of the Yong Kingdom, the princess can simply call me by my name.”

His elder sister married one of Yin Wanqing's uncles, thus being regarded as an elder by Yin Wanqing—a proper title in itself. However, his insistence on correcting her always revealed his ulterior motives. On the other hand, Ye Liunian possessed powerful abilities, considered outstanding in Yong Kingdom, and had made significant contributions. Yet, such a person was still offered as tribute to Rui Kingdom by Yin Yuhe. Therefore, if these individuals with supernatural abilities truly arrived in Rui Kingdom, the shifting balance of power between the two nations would have considerable implications.

Yin Wanqing was about to get down to business when she frowned, disliking Ye Liunian's talkativeness, and asked, "How did you escape?"

Ye Liunian smiled slightly, showing a hint of pride, and said, "Since entering this Jusai City, I have been unable to use my special abilities and have suffered a lot of bullying, but today I have recovered, so naturally no one can stop me."

At this point, his expression turned serious, and he said, "We were ordered to support the border, yet Gu Jingnian dared to detain us and use his refining technique on us. This shows that he has betrayed the court and committed heinous crimes. Now that the princess has come, he should be severely punished!"

Yin Wanqing thought to herself, if it weren't for Gu Jingnian, they would probably have been sent to Ruiguo to be refined and their bodies would have been destroyed.

However, this idea was best kept secret, lest Ye Liunian discover that he had been betrayed by Yin Yuhe.

Therefore, Yin Wanqing simply grunted in agreement and ordered, "Follow me to save people!"

In order to win people's hearts, she did not hide in the back, but personally entered the refining field, so that the imprisoned supernatural beings could see that it was Princess Changming who had come to rescue them.

At present, Yin Wanqing has not yet figured out the specific effect of winning people's hearts, but she has a strong intuition that she must increase the strength of the Princess's Mansion in order to cope with the earth-shattering turmoil that will follow in Yong Kingdom and even the entire Central State.

Walking through the dimly lit passage, one could see the imprisoned supernatural beings on both sides, whose complexions looked better than Yin Wanqing had expected.

"Rescue."

At Yin Wanqing's command, Ye Liunian, Lu Junhao, and the others said, "Don't worry, everyone, Princess Changming is here to save you."

"Princess!"

"Princess!"

Immediately, expressions of gratitude rose and fell.

The captured aliens would not know that Yin Wanqing had deliberately sent them to Jusai City.

They even thought that the incense that allowed them to use their supernatural abilities was lit by Yin Wanqing, which made them look at the Changming Princess's abilities with new respect.

Yin Wanqing inquired about everyone's situation with concern. Looking around, she couldn't see Lu Song, who was escorting the group, so she continued walking forward.

Suddenly, a figure appeared in front of her.

It was a projection. Under the candlelight on both walls, the projection went from vague to concrete in the blink of an eye. The person was facing away from Yin Wanqing, tall and imposing, appearing unfathomable.

"Gu Jingnian!"

The crowd roared in anger, wishing they could tear Gu Jingnian to pieces.

Gu Jingnian merely glanced at them indifferently and said to Yin Wanqing, "Tell them not to come over."

"Don't even come here!"

Yin Wanqing turned her head and shouted, taking a step forward to a distance where she could be injured by Gu Jingnian.

Everyone was shocked and feared for the princess's safety, so they dared not go forward.

"You only said you detained them, not that you refined them," Yin Wanqing said first, questioning Gu Jingnian.

"It's just drawing some blood. What's that compared to what they've done?" Gu Jingnian said dismissively.

Yin Wanqing said, "You've already drawn their blood, I need to take them with me."

“Yes,” Gu Jingnian said, “but not today.”

He lowered his voice and said, "I'm about to get rid of Shen Jichi, so don't mess things up."

"it is good."

Yin Wanqing agreed without hesitation, saying, "Not only will I not make things difficult, I will also help you get rid of him."

"unnecessary."

After saying that, Gu Jingnian turned and left.

At the same time, several of the generals brought by Yin Wanqing had already rushed to her side, including Kong Que, one of the four young masters known as "Sparrow, Horse, Fish and Dragon" and skilled in martial arts.

Yin Wanqing kept her promise and ordered, "Tell them not to act rashly. I will personally lead everyone back to the capital safely."

If those supernatural beings were allowed to cause trouble, the impact would be significant. Her order, however, effectively contained the situation. This was all thanks to a single sentence from Gu Jingnian, demonstrating the tacit understanding between the two.

"You few come with me, let's deal with Shen Jichi first." Yin Wanqing selected two more people and caught up with Gu Jingnian.

Gu Jingnian didn't need their help; with another step, his figure disappeared.

Yin Wanqing chased after Gu Jingnian for a while, and just when she thought she had lost him, she suddenly heard a loud noise ahead and immediately headed in that direction.

(End of this chapter)