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Chapter 216 Conspiracy
Chen Ming had made an agreement with Zhou Yilan: whenever someone from the Nine Nether Sect contacted her, she would immediately send someone to notify him…

However, things in this world are always subject to change, not plans.

He didn't panic, and asked in a deep voice, "What do they want with you?"

Deng Wei wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, his voice still trembling slightly, "They...they asked me to find a way to pull out the Dragon-Sealing Needle from one of the first-rank prisoners at noon."

Yesterday, he had already given the maps of the Six Doors and the prison to the people of the Nine Nether Sect, as Chen Ming had instructed.

Chen Ming's eyes narrowed slightly. These people from the Nine Nether Sect were incredibly cunning; they had actually planted a First Rank expert in the prison beforehand.

He asked, "Which one?"

"The one surnamed Gan."

Currently, there are two prisoners in the jail who possess the cultivation level of the first rank, one surnamed Gan and the other surnamed Zhang.

Chen Ming quickly recalled the information about the rank-one man surnamed Gan. This man had killed a core member of a powerful family and was suspected of deliberately getting caught and fleeing to prison to avoid trouble.

According to past cases handled by the Six Doors, killing someone from a powerful family usually doesn't result in the death penalty; at most, it's an exile.

This person's true intention was not to avoid disaster, but to infiltrate the prison and prepare to cooperate with the people of the Nine Nether Sect from the inside!

Chen Ming then asked, "What time is it now?"

"Almost, about fifteen minutes left."

A quarter of an hour, approximately fifteen minutes.

Time is of the essence.

Just then, a sharp whistle came from outside. Even through an iron gate, it could still be heard. The whistle was three long and one short, repeating continuously.

Deng Wei said in a trembling voice, "Sir...they've...they've broken in..."

Three long whistles followed by one short whistle signal that the enemy has attacked!
This prison was located behind the Six Doors government office. In the five hundred years since the founding of the Great Jin Dynasty, this was the first time someone had blown such a whistle in the prison.

Came so fast!

From the whistle, Chen Ming roughly determined the location of the whistleblower—around the entrance to the second level. He had no idea how they had managed to break in.

Suddenly, the whistle stopped abruptly, and the fate of the person who blew it was predictable.

Lei Chun and the others who were waiting outside knocked on the door, their voices somewhat anxious, "Sir, there's a situation."

They had never even heard of such a situation, let alone encountered it.

The prison has been stormed; has the entire government office fallen?

With so many experts in the Six Doors, could they have all been killed?
It's no wonder they panicked.

"Don't panic."

Chen Ming opened the door, looked around at the four people in front of him, and couldn't see any flaws in their expressions. "Prepare to meet the enemy."

After speaking, he looked at the third-rank prisoner huddled in the corner. The man remained silent, trying to minimize his presence and hoping that no one would notice him.

Unfortunately, his hopes were destined to be dashed.

Chen Ming drew his sword and said coldly, "Consider yourself unlucky."

"grown ups--"

The third-rank official's face changed drastically. Just as he was begging for mercy, his throat was slit by a sword, and he died on the spot.

You have killed a level 75 enemy and gained 30 million experience points.

At this critical juncture of life and death, he couldn't care less about anything else and naturally used every means to improve his strength.

With a murderous look on his face, he ordered, "You all go ahead and guard the front. I will kill all these criminals to prevent future troubles."

His subordinates were intimidated by his murderous intent and dared not disobey. After responding, they went to assist the jailer in front.

……

You have killed a level 76 enemy and gained 32 million experience points.

You have killed a level 78 enemy and gained 36 million experience points.

【…】

Chen Ming fought his way through, killing all nine third-rank prisoners amidst their curses.

It's pitiful that most of these Rank 3 experts didn't have to die. It's just a pity they encountered this incident and were killed by Chen Ming as a sacrifice to his blade.

Of course, those prisoners who were locked up in the Six Doors jail absolutely deserved to die. The fact that the laws of the Great Jin Dynasty did not sentence them to death does not mean they did not deserve to die.

After Chen Ming killed the last man, he saw several of his men and a group of prison guards retreating in disarray, until they reached his side.

"My lord, these are two Rank 3 experts; we are no match for them!"

Zhang Dingce had an injured arm and his face was filled with despair.

The others weren't much better off. Facing two third-rank officials, they were no match for them and had no choice but to ask him for help.

At this moment, the two men dressed in the official robes of the Six Doors also stopped what they were doing, looked at Chen Ming with strange expressions, and said, "You killed all those prisoners? Kid, you're really ruthless!"

Originally, they were ordered to come and release the prisoners here and disrupt the situation, but they didn't expect that along the way, all the prisoners in the cells would be killed.

Chen Ming asked his subordinates, "Are there only these two people?"

Lei Chun replied, "We only saw these two people."

That's not right. Zhou Yilan said that the Nine Nether Sect has at least three First Rank cultivators. Even if one of them hid in the prison beforehand, what about the other two? Where did they go?

……

Zhou Yilan, accompanied by a guard, arrived at Ruan Caixiong's pavilion at the Six Doors.

Both guards recognized her and let her pass immediately.

After entering the pavilion, the guard straightened his back and smiled, "It's all thanks to my junior sister that I was able to get here smoothly."

Zhou Yilan said sternly, "I have done what you asked me to do. I hope you can keep your promise and let Ruan Lang go."

The man said leisurely, "Junior sister is truly devoted to her brother-in-law. However, if Ruan Caixiong becomes a demonic cultist hated by everyone, do you think he will hate you?"

Zhou Yilan was filled with shock and anger, "You...you can't...put dirt on him..."

The man chuckled and said, "My dear junior sister, don't you understand? The reason he's where he is today is all because of you!"

"You two are from completely different worlds. By insisting on getting married, you've not only harmed yourself but also him. Back then, your talent far surpassed the three of us, yet you were only interested in love and romance, and now we've left you far behind. If you hadn't neglected your training all these years, how could you be in this situation today?"

Zhou Yilan's face grew even paler, and she asked in a trembling voice, "Where...where is Senior Brother?"

"Guess?" The man looked at her expression with great pleasure. "Speaking of which, you specially found the Senior Brother's natal artifact for him. It's a rare treasure, the Mirage Pearl. With this natal artifact, the Senior Brother can transform into anything. Right now, he should transform into Ruan Caixiong and kill Hong Yuze, right?"

"you--"

Zhou Yilan felt her hands and feet were ice-cold, as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

If, in full view of everyone, the eldest brother transforms into "Ruan Caixiong" and kills Hong Yuze, then the husband will be unable to clear his name even if he jumps into the river.

Even if the Ruan family wanted to protect him, they couldn't save him from murdering the First-Rank Commander of the Six Doors.

Moreover, her husband had already fallen out with the Ruan family long ago.

From now on, no matter how vast the world is, there will probably be no place for him to stay.

The man suddenly said sternly, "Zhou Yilan, have you forgotten that if Hong Yuze hadn't protected that Zhu fellow, would Master have died with his eyes open in anger? He is our enemy. You swore back then that you would kill this scoundrel one day to avenge Master. Have you forgotten all of that?"

"Now that our senior brother is going to kill him, why do you look like you've lost your father? If Master saw you like this in the afterlife, he'd be furious enough to die of anger again!"

When Zhou Yilan heard him mention his deceased father, she screamed, "Stop talking!"

"Stop talking—" Her expression gradually broke down. This shout seemed to release all the strength in her body. She leaned weakly against the wall, tears streaming down her face.

At this moment, the man finally found what he wanted, held it tightly in his hand, and looked at Zhou Yilan, saying, "Junior Sister, do you know? All these years, I have been hating you."

"Back then, you dragged the three of us into practicing that demonic art, leading us down this path of no return. But ever since you met Ruan Caixiong, you've become a completely different person, only thinking about running away with him and no longer caring about us."

"Now look what's happened. Your husband has become a demonic cult member that everyone hates, just like us."

"Junior Sister, don't even think about abandoning us and living a carefree life by yourself. Hahaha..."

Zhou Yilan watched his maniacal laughter and closed her eyes in anguish.

She recalled that stormy night when she found the ancestral artifact her father had mentioned before his death. Upon discovering the "Nine Netherworld Great Law" within it, she resolutely took her three senior brothers with her to cultivate together, thus embarking on a path of no return.

……

.........

"Nine Nether Sect?"

Hearing this term gave Hong Yuze a huge headache; it meant enormous trouble. He really didn't want to get involved in such a dangerous situation.

He's over eighty years old and just wants to live out his remaining years peacefully. He plans to resign when he turns ninety and then return to his hometown to enjoy his old age.

He didn't care about anything related to meritorious service, the Longevity Sect, or the Nine Nether Sect.

However, Lord Zhong was in seclusion, and his two other highly ambitious colleagues were also away, having gone to the secret realm of Wanlei City to seek the opportunity to unlock the divine treasure.

Standing before him were disciples of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, so he could not refuse and could only bite the bullet and say, "Our Six Doors has countless experts. We only need to strengthen our defenses, and I believe the Nine Nether Sect will not dare to invade."

Just then, someone burst in; it was Ruan Caixiong.

Hong Yuze exclaimed as if he had seen a savior, "Lord Ruan, you've come at just the right time—"

Ruan Caixiong interrupted him, "Lord Hong, something has happened!"

"You know it too?"

Hong Yuze was somewhat surprised. This Ruan Caixiong was also known for not getting involved in anything. Even he knew about it, so it must be true.

After hundreds of years, the disciples of the Nine Nether Sect have reappeared in the world.

He made a decisive decision: "This matter must be reported to Lord Zhong immediately, so that he can make the decision!"

"Lord Hong, please listen to me first."

Ruan Caixiong darted forward and grabbed him.

"Ruan Da—"

Hong Yuze suddenly felt a chill in his chest; he had been ambushed!
A short sword was stuck in his chest.

This unexpected turn of events was completely unexpected.

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