OBS Chapter 288 The Great Sage Hu Lei Makes His Appearance
Chapter 288 The Great Sage Hu Lei Makes His Appearance
Chapter 288 The Great Sage Hu Lei Makes His Appearance
And so the day ended, with nothing else of note. If one had to point out anything, it was that Li Sushang unexpectedly ran into Gui Naifen while shopping, leading to a series of misunderstandings between them.
Then the next day, March 7th's lessons ended exceptionally early. On the one hand, thanks to Xing and Li Sushang's help, March 7th's progress was very rapid, and Yanqing and Yunli no longer needed to provide much guidance; on the other hand, today was the day the delegation Huaiyan had mentioned would arrive.
In order to see the sword that Huaiyan praised so highly in advance, Yunli gave March 7 a day off in advance. Yanqing also needed to investigate Buliren, who suddenly appeared at the port some time ago. In addition, the batch of goods that was held up by the company yesterday also made Yanqing very concerned.
Although she didn't want to think negatively, the fact that the company's prototype mechs contained some biological characteristics was indeed worrying. Moreover, Yanqing had also heard that the company's erudite society had conducted research on the Bu Li Ren, making it hard for Yanqing not to connect the two.
Therefore, when Yunli wanted to end today's class early, Yanqing agreed without hesitation, since it would be a good opportunity to investigate Buliren's matter.
Coincidentally, Alicia and Eden also heard about the apprenticeship ceremony on March 7th and came to see what was going on. After hearing that an envoy was coming today, Alicia also wanted to see what kind of sword it was out of curiosity.
So the people present split into two groups: one group followed Yunqi to Sichen Palace, and the other group followed Yanqing to investigate matters related to Buliren.
The group heading to Sichen Palace was larger, including Xing, Alicia, Eden, and March 7th, while Yanqing's group consisted of the captain and Danheng.
"So, Yanqing, where do you plan to start your investigation first?" the captain asked, watching the departing figure.
“Well, how about we go check out the port where the incident happened that day first?” Yanqing replied after a moment of thought. “After all, we don’t have many clues right now. Let’s go to the Prison of Hell afterward. If I remember correctly, the batch of mechs that were seized from the company are in the Prison of Hell right now.”
"Let's do it this way." Dan Heng agreed to Yan Qing's plan, and the captain had no objections.
So the three of them went to the port where the accident happened that day, which was also the place where the captain and Dan Heng entered the port.
Since several days had passed and the scene had been cleaned up, all the clues that could be found had been collected and archived. Yanqing's main purpose this time was to ask the Yunqi Army who patrolled that day for intelligence.
After all, there may have been some things that were not fully reported at the time. Yanqing came here this time to confirm whether any intelligence was missed.
And so Yanqing found the Yunqi soldier who had acted strangely that day; he seemed to remember him as Lu Jun.
During the subsequent questioning, the group unsurprisingly failed to obtain any clues. However, judging from his appearance, it seemed that he himself had some problems.
After a brief exchange of opinions, the captain and the others decided to secretly follow the man named Lu Jun to see what was going on.
So, taking advantage of the other party's inattention, the group began to follow him, and they followed him all the way to the Star Harbor.
After arriving at Xinggang, Lu Jun lived up to expectations by looking back every now and then to see if anyone was following him. Judging from what he said, he seemed to have realized that someone was following him.
But since they couldn't find the person following them, they could only assume it was their imagination.
The captain and his crew breathed a sigh of relief. They hadn't expected the fox-people cloud cavalry to be so vigilant; they had almost been discovered several times.
Fortunately, the captain had some of Yu Duchen's feathers, which saved him from disaster. Fu Hua had given these feathers to the captain because she was worried that something might happen to him.
While it couldn't resolve the situation immediately, it at least gave the captain enough time to escape. It was thanks to these feathers that the captain and his crew remained undetected.
Finally, Lu Jun stopped at a secluded spot, where several unknown people were standing in front of him.
They were dressed in different clothes. Some of them, like Lu Jun, were from the Cloud Cavalry Army, while others were in regular clothes, but judging from what she said, they seemed to be staff members from Huixing Port.
On the surface, Lu Jun undoubtedly came to Huixing Port to check on the situation with his fellow Cloud Cavalry soldiers, but his behavior along the way and the topics they are discussing now seem to be more than just what appears to be.
At least if it were just to confirm the situation, there wouldn't be any talk of preparing the Starship to pick people up at any moment. It's obvious that they are a group of traitors who have infiltrated the group in disguise.
Their identities can be guessed from the War Chief they mentioned. This group of people is undoubtedly Bu Li people, but why? In Yan Qing's impression, Bu Li people should be the kind of race that disdains disguise, but now this group of Bu Li people not only disguised themselves, but also infiltrated the Immortal Ship.
Moreover, Yanqing was also very interested in the other being they mentioned. According to them, that person found them and provided them with the method and means of disguise, which allowed this group of Bu Li people to sneak into the Luofu Immortal Ship and prepare to find out their leader.
Speaking of the leader of the Buli people, he can be considered a formidable enemy in the history of the alliance. This is not only because he is the strongest individual among the Buli people, but also because of his incomprehensible vitality. Since he was captured hundreds of years ago, no matter what method Xianzhou used, he could not completely kill him.
Left with no other option, Luo Fu imprisoned him in the deepest part of the prison, nailing him to the spot with a copper chain through his spine, subjecting him to eternal torment.
Even so, hundreds of years have passed, and Bu Liren, who has not eaten or drunk a drop of water, still has vital signs and shows no signs of dying.
It should be noted that the Buli people are actually of the same origin as the fox people of the Immortal Ship. Ordinary Buli people, like fox people, only have a lifespan of about three hundred years, and their healing abilities are no different from those of ordinary fox people.
If the same tortures used on Hulei had been applied to fox-people, that fox-person would have died hundreds of times over.
Moreover, according to the historical records of the Immortal Ship, the first battle with Hu Lei was more than three hundred years ago. According to the usual records, Bu Liren should have died of natural causes by now, but he is still alive.
The good news is that as long as the surveillance in the Prison of Darkness is strong enough, Hu Lei has no chance of escaping. If we have to say when there will be an opportunity, it will probably be when the Azure Immortal Ship sends an envoy to check on Hu Lei's situation.
As mentioned before, the Buli people and the Fox people share the same origin, but the Buli people will not take care of the Fox people because of this.
On the contrary, the Bu Li people treated the fox people as slaves, exploiting them day and night, until the long-oppressed fox people finally began to rebel. In the end, they were finally freed from the Bu Li people by joining forces with the Immortal Boat Alliance. Originally, after Hu Lei was captured by the former Sword Master of Luo Fu, the Yao Qing Immortal Boat wanted to take over Hu Lei, but this matter was suppressed by the Marshal.
Of course, Yaoqing did not intend to steal the credit. However, as the immortal ship with the largest number of fox people, the fox people on Yaoqing Immortal Ship naturally showed enough hatred after hearing that Hulei had been captured. They all expressed that they wanted Hulei to be tortured to death in front of them in the most torturous way.
Unfortunately, due to the Marshal's pressure, Yaoqing had no choice but to give up. However, in exchange, Yaoqing had the right to send an envoy to Luofu to check on Hulei's current situation to ensure that the alliance between the fox people and the immortal ship was unbreakable. And judging from the timing, it seems that this martial arts ceremony just happened to coincide with this time.
Upon realizing this, Yanqing instantly understood the purpose of Bu Li's people. The reason they went to such great lengths, even resorting to the disguise they were originally ashamed of, to infiltrate the immortal ship was to find a way to rescue their leader.
Even the company's mechs might be their doing. Of course, Yanqing doesn't doubt that the company would actually cooperate with Bu Liren, but rather that Bu Liren took advantage of the company's desire to study them and deliberately sent people in.
Those people were undoubtedly the mechs with biological signs that the company had detained. As for whether the Bu Li people inside those mechs were still alive...
Yanqing believed they were all dead. Given the company's style, it was impossible for them to let the Buli people live, especially since the Buli people, as the people of Fengrao, had an extremely bad reputation throughout the universe.
The company wouldn't risk being discovered by the Immortal Boat Alliance to have ties with the people of Fengrao, thus incurring retaliation from the Immortal Boat and suffering a loss of reputation.
So there's only one truth: they must have a backup plan to bypass the company's security measures and activate those mechs.
The captain and Yanqing exchanged a glance, clearly having guessed this possibility.
Just then, Bu Liren, who was talking to Lu Jun, used his keen sense of smell to detect the group following behind Lu Jun. Seeing that they had been discovered, the captain decided not to hide anymore; he already knew enough information from them. The situation was clear. Even if they were discovered, it wouldn't matter anymore; they could just fight their way out.
Clearly, the other side thought the same way. Since they didn't know how much the captain and his group had overheard, in order to ensure that their plan could be implemented smoothly and that the higher-ups of the Immortal Ship wouldn't find out in advance, they decided to kill Lu Jun and the other Bu Li people to silence them.
Unfortunately, they underestimated the captain's strength. Even the weakest of the three, the captain, could single-handedly take down all the Bu Li people present, not to mention that Yan Qing and Dan Heng were with him.
In no time, all the people present were dealt with by the three, but unfortunately, Lu Jun took advantage of the chaos to escape at the first opportunity.
The surrounding Buli people were also consciously covering Lu Jun's retreat, and it seemed that Lu Jun was the leader of this group of Buli people. Although the captain and the others wanted to give chase, the situation was urgent and they couldn't afford to spend any more time pursuing the enemy.
The captain immediately suggested splitting the force into two groups: the captain and Dan Heng would go to support the Youqiu Prison, while Yan Qing would rush to the Shence Mansion to tell Jing Yuan the truth.
After all, judging from the route Lu Jun took to escape, he was probably planning to go directly to carry out that plan. Heading to the Prison now might still offer a chance to stop him before he arrives.
Without further ado, after deciding on the people to split into two groups, everyone parted ways.
"Captain, do you think the woman Lu Jun mentioned could be her?" Lu Danheng asked the captain for confirmation.
“Yes, I also think it’s her.” The captain confirmed Danheng’s guess. “After all, the only one who has recently possessed abundant power and made enemies with Luofu is that Annihilation Lord Huanlong.”
"And this is consistent with her usual style," Danheng added.
Before long, the two arrived at the entrance of the Netherworld Prison located in the Scale Abyss Realm, but unfortunately they were still a step too late.
Lu Jun and his group's plan had already begun. In fact, the Cloud Cavalry escorting the Yao Qing envoy were actually Bu Liren in disguise. During his escape, Lu Jun used Bu Liren's special communication method to inform his comrades who had infiltrated the Youqiu Prison that the plan had begun, while he himself rushed to the Youqiu Prison via a shortcut.
They finally entered the chaotic prison before the captain and his men arrived, and successfully rescued Hu Lei from the deepest part of the prison.
Xueyi, the representative of the Youqiu Prison who was responsible for accompanying the envoy to Hulei's prison, rushed in the moment the prison door was opened to stop Hulei from escaping.
Unfortunately, she was facing Hu Lei, who had recovered from cannibalism, and the huge difference in their strength meant that she was instantly killed by Hu Lei.
If her body weren't not a physical body, and her consciousness hadn't already been uploaded, she would already be dead.
Although Hu Lei was successfully rescued, he did not approve of this method. However, after hearing that the plan was not the work of Bu Liren, he instantly understood the inside story.
At this moment, he began to think about what to do next. After all, the woman who provided the plan was no kind person. The reason she helped Bu Liren rescue Hu Lei was to find out what kind of existence Bu Liren Zhan Shou was. And these Du Lan descendants who only wanted to rescue him were just her pawns.
However, Hu Lei also had his own pride; he absolutely would not allow his people to become pawns of others. But until they had officially escaped the Prison of Imprisonment, everything was just talk. Although Hu Lei was reluctant to use the hostage tactic, considering that Jing Liu, who had captured him, might still be on the Luo Fu Immortal Ship, Hu Lei felt it was better to be cautious.
Moreover, according to this pink-haired fox, he is an envoy from Yaoqing. The higher-ups in Luofu will absolutely not let him die easily in Luofu. In addition, since he escaped on his own, the higher-ups in Luofu are probably already in a state of panic.
Therefore, Hu Lei believed that this messenger would still be of use until he escaped from the prison, and it would be better to keep him by his side until then.
Seeing that Hu Lei hadn't killed him immediately, Jiao Qiu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he couldn't handle Hu Lei right now, and the other party's sudden attack was clearly well-prepared.
It's likely that the outside world is unaware of the current situation in the Prison of Darkness. Jiaoqiu believes that at the very least, he should cover the escape of Moze, who came in with him, and take the information out of the Prison of Darkness.
What Jiaoqiu didn't expect was that Moze, on whom He had placed great hopes, was hiding in the shadows, thinking about how to rescue him. The reason he didn't choose to leave immediately was because he got lost.
It must be said that Luo Fu's Prison of Imprisonment is indeed quite formidable; after activating the emergency response measures, he was unable to find an escape route immediately.