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After hearing these words, he carefully hid himself well. After that, he heard the sound of the crowd leaving.

Before leaving, Li Ruo looked over in their direction. Their gazes did not meet, but Li Ruo understood her meaning. Bowing, she carefully followed behind them.

Compared to the tranquility here, the exit of the mountain forest was extremely intense. Xuanyuan Mo had brought his group of people over with great fanfare, and when he saw this mysterious mountain, his eyes sank.

It was impossible for such a strange thing to happen in this world. Therefore, he had dived into the seabed alone, but in the end, he had still found the source of the trouble. Even though everyone was trying to console him that he could not take the risk, Xuanyuan Mo still plunged head first into the seabed, and after that, he never went out again.

Everyone was naturally worried, so they followed closely behind.

Thus, there were several hundred people in front of him.

He didn't expect the water under the sea to be flowing outwards. After entering, it had all dispersed and flowed into various rivers. Therefore, he couldn't see anything special from the outside.

"I haven't come looking for you yet, but you have actually delivered yourself to me." Xuanyuan Mo could not see the person who had spoken those words, but he could hear the voice.

Looking around, the entire space above his head was dark, as if a huge invisible net was covering him. The atmosphere was extremely depressing.

"I didn't expect the headquarter of Xiao Yao Palace would be here." In recent years, the scope of activity within Carefree Palace had become increasingly obvious.

They had killed and looted, committed all sorts of crimes, but because all of their kung fu skills were so high, the martial arts world's people would be terrified upon hearing about them.

Xuanyuan Mo had wanted to teach them a lesson, but they had disappeared without a trace and were nowhere to be found. But he didn't expect that he would find her because of such a thing. It was a pleasant surprise.

"You really don't live up to your title of general. You really do have good eyes." His merciful words were still filled with leisure.

Xuanyuan Mo was similarly calm and collected.

"This general has only one matter to attend to today. I believe that you have understood everything very well. Since that is the case, please release him immediately. Otherwise, everyone will find it unsightly to provoke you."

"If you're capable, then you can come at me, haha." Xiao Lingxi smiled merrily, clearly seeing through Xuanyuan Mo's intentions.

After saying this, he laughed a few times and then completely disappeared.

Xuanyuan Mo frowned. The purpose of the formation was to look for a way to break through, and rushing forward would only result in a loss. The reason why he tried to be merciful was to attract his attention, and the longer it dragged on, the more flaws he would be able to find.

But this mercy was obviously very smart, as long as he didn't say anything, it would increase the difficulty of the search.

Furthermore, Xuanyuan Mo had carefully observed the formation a moment ago. The air inside was extremely thin, and they had a lot of people. If they stayed here for too long, they would be trapped to death.

"Master!" General Li clearly saw through Xuanyuan Mo's concerns as well. He wanted to ask what he should do now, but Xuanyuan Mo raised his hand and interrupted him.

"Cheng Ziheng, you come." Xuanyuan Mo said in a low voice. Although they did not talk much about being merciful just now, they were able to guess that Liru was definitely captured by them. To him, this was enough.

Cheng Ziheng nodded and took a step forward. He and Xuanyuan Mo carefully looked at the array formation in front of them, both of them did not speak and they would occasionally gesture and talk. Normally, people outside would not be able to see what was going on after the array was set down, but there would definitely be people outside listening to what was going on.

Xuanyuan Mo called General Li over and whispered a few instructions to him. General Li nodded to indicate his understanding.

"Sir, the person inside seems to be unable to hold on any longer. I can hear the breathing sounds from inside, and there are even some weak shouts."

"Keep listening." He leaned on the stool behind him lazily as his eyes slightly moved under the mask. A trace of doubt flashed through his eyes.

How could it not be possible?

Although there was less air inside and they did have more people, there was no way they could react that quickly.

Xuanyuan Mo must have thought of something and sent these people to bewitch him.

The corner of his mouth curled up into a charming smile. His voice was soft and gentle.

"Any news of Liruo?"

"Reporting to my seat, I have already searched through half of the palace, but have yet to find the whereabouts of the princess." Only the best disciples of the palace were able to show mercy, and they were all very careful with their words.

He remembered that when Li Ruo was captured and brought back, someone accidentally said 'Madam General' and she was mercilessly killed.

From then on, everyone called her Princess Li Ruo.

Upon hearing this, his eyes slightly shifted as he said, "A bunch of useless trash." With so many people searching for a heavily injured girl, he still couldn't find her even after such a long time. Could it be that he really raised a bunch of trash?

"Protector Water Ink is currently conducting a carpet search with his men. I believe that good news will arrive soon." The person knelt down obediently and spoke with a trembling voice.

"Yes." He gently adjusted his sitting posture to make himself more comfortable. He did not need to worry about the ink and water matters.

Suddenly, his eyes flashed as he thought of something.

"Where's Protector Red Lotus?"

"Protector Red Lotus has been severely injured. Protector Ink is calling for her to go back and rest."

"Heavily injured?" He muttered, seeming to be regretting it, yet seeming to be puzzled at the same time.

"Protector Red Lotus has just returned from the forbidden area …" The people below fell silent. Before they could finish their words, they had already understood.

He glanced at the disciples who were trembling, and couldn't help but laugh.

Why did everyone tremble when they mentioned the forbidden area?

Was he that terrifying?

Then, with a flash of her embroidered robe, there was no longer any trace of mercy in the hall.

After confirming that there was no one in the hall, the disciple who came in to report quietly wiped the sweat from his forehead.

The aura emitted from his seat was truly too powerful, and he was almost unable to withstand it. More importantly, the feeling he gave off was truly terrifying.

And …

Within the forbidden area.

When she heard that Protector Red Lotus had been thrown inside when he made the first mistake, she was only thirteen years old. When she came out, she didn't look like a person, nor did she look like a ghost.

The expressions on their faces changed every time they came out. However, the only thing they knew was that the only person who could survive after being thrown into the forbidden area by mistake was Protector Red Lotus.

He suddenly remembered that the smell of blood he smelled earlier was not from the red lotus, so he returned to this place and stood with his hands behind his back. After looking for a long time, he finally saw the place at the bottom of the bridge.

With a flash, he looked at the bloodstains on the ground and the rocks that were as hard as a hand. His pupils abruptly shrank a few times.

Sure enough, his premonition was correct. Li Ruo was really here when he was teaching the red lotus a lesson.

Then, what about now?

Where did she go?

And how did Xuanyuan Mo, who was outside, manage to find him here?

Was this because the secret of the hall had been leaked?

Or perhaps, before that, Liru had already left a clue?

His pretty lips were pressed into a straight line, and his eyes were unfathomable.

Liruo, Liruo, I have always been careful and protective of you. Are you so impatient to destroy me?

Didn't you just promise me that you would never leave me, that you would never abandon me, that you would never lie to me again?

Then, why did he leave?

"Seated. Listening to the voices inside, it seems like none of them have any strength left."

"Let's wait a little longer."

"Seated. Protector Shui Mo just sent someone to report that he has searched through the entire palace but still didn't find any trace of the princess."

"Is that so?" Merciless had already returned to the main hall, playing with the bright Night Pearls in his hands as he spoke words of unknown meaning.

The person trembled and had no choice but to crawl to the bottom.

"Send my message to Water Ink, tell her not to come back after she's finished searching."

"On a seat?" What do you mean you don't have to come back?

"Anyway, she can't find it …" He said this in a soft voice.

"Water Ink has always been a favorite of this reputed one. Now, it's time for her to go practice in the forbidden area." It was clearly a life and death sentence, but the moment it came out of his mouth, it turned into an indifferent attitude.

"..." "Yes." The person who came was terrified. He felt as if his entire tongue was fighting. It was only after a long period of calm did he regain his composure.

"What are you so afraid of? I won't eat you. " He stood up with mercy and held the chin of the people below him, laughing until their branches were quivering.

But unfortunately, the person kneeling on the ground couldn't see his expression, and could only feel the icy cold aura radiating from his body.

"The air inside is indeed thin, but Xuanyuan Mo and the others aren't necessarily unable to endure it. You can't even tell that it's their scheme …"

Beads of sweat dripped from the kneeling man's forehead as he had a bad premonition.

Sure enough, "It's a waste to stay by this reputed one's side for so long."

"..." "Seat …" The person's tongue was tied in a knot. He wanted to plead for his life, but when the words reached his mouth, he could only remember to be merciful.

"Since you feel that your life is so easy, you should accompany Protector Ink." After he finished speaking, he let go of his hand in time and casually took the silk towel from the other waiter to wipe his hands. It seemed that what he touched just now was something that made him feel extremely disgusted.

As he was wiping his hands, the person who came to report earlier had been dragged away by someone else. He had wanted to say 'Please spare me, my lord'. In the end, they could only resign themselves to their fate.

If you don't want to die in a more miserable way, then don't beg for your life when you are being punished. This is the most sensible thing to do. In fact, the entire palace had already reached such a consensus.

Therefore, even though there were people who were afraid and people who were afraid, no one dared to speak out against him.

Even though. A lot of people die here every day.

His eyes were emitting a mysterious green light, which was indescribably strange. The attendant by his side lowered his head, not daring to look at him in detail.

He was just afraid that a casual or curious look from him would cost him his life.

"Mistress, why aren't they fooled yet?" General Li sat beside Xuanyuan Mo, writing his confusion on the kraft paper he carried with him.