Chapter 134 Dragon Travels the World 21
Chapter 134 Dragon Travels the World 21
Ye Lin, leading the remnants of the Dragon Slaying Society, had already arrived in Jinling County. When he learned that the King and the Empress Dowager were both at the Prime Minister's residence, he felt an overwhelming surge of excitement and wanted to laugh wildly with his hands on his hips.
But fearing discovery, he could only suppress his excitement and secretly plotted how to capture the two men in one fell swoop, seize the jade tablet and the imperial seal, and dream of smoothly ascending to the throne.
He dared not openly send the Dragon Slayer Society into the county town, fearing that his actions would be exposed and alert the enemy. So he led his men to hide in a stronghold in the mountains outside the city, hiding during the day and going out at night. During the day, they rested in caves in the mountains, and at night, under the cover of darkness, they sneakily spied around the Prime Minister's residence.
Based on his experience in confronting the Dragon Slayer Society many times, He Yaozu quickly located the mountain where they were hiding. He didn't even need to go up the mountain himself; with a thought, he knew that the Dragon Slayer Society members were hiding in a spacious and secluded cave on the mountain.
The cave is surrounded by solid rocks on all sides, with only a narrow entrance connecting it to the outside world. The terrain is very secluded, and it is very safe for people to stay inside.
In other words, as long as the entrance to the hole can be successfully sealed, the people hiding inside will be like birds in a cage, unable to escape.
Clearly, the Dragon Slayer Society had also considered the disadvantages of living here, so they had people guarding the cave entrance day and night. Once they detected someone approaching the cave entrance, they would immediately sound an alarm and inform the people inside.
"This location is absolutely fantastic!"
He Yaozu repeatedly praised Ye Lin's choice of hiding place.
Ye Lin's choice of this location will save him so much trouble by taking everything down in one fell swoop!
After praising the feat, He Yaozu acted swiftly, placing sufficient explosives around the cave. He then quietly hid on one side, using his mental powers to monitor the situation inside the cave and patiently waiting for the right moment to ignite the fuse.
The members of the Dragon Slayer Society have been operating at night and hiding during the day. Now that it is broad daylight, those who went out to lie in ambush at night have gradually returned to their caves.
A while later, Ye Lin was seen leading several people up the mountain, indicating that he had also entered the county town during the night.
Ye Lin is the leader of the Dragon Slaying Society. As long as we can capture him, it doesn't matter if a few of the other henchmen escape.
Ye Lin's face was ashen, and his steps were unsteady as he staggered up the mountain. He was almost at the cave entrance when He Yaozu blew on a tinderbox, ready to light the fuse as soon as Ye Lin entered the cave.
Everything is ready, except for the east wind!
"Sister Yao!"
A heart-wrenching scream suddenly rang out from the foot of the mountain, echoing through the valleys. Startled by the unexpected shout, He Yaozu jerked his tinderbox, accidentally lighting the fuse.
Holy crap! Ye Lin hasn't even gone in yet!
"Hoohoo!"
He Yaozu hurriedly extinguished the fuse. Ye Lin hadn't even entered the cave yet, and if it exploded now, it would be a huge loss!
After he extinguished the fuse, he looked back at Ye Lin, only to find that the man had vanished.
He Yaozu was furious.
Ye Lin was scared away. Hadn't all my efforts this morning been for nothing?
Instantly, his mental power probed along the source of the sound.
All that could be seen was Wang Enlun holding Tang Yao's body, weeping bitterly. The heart-wrenching scream he had just let out was his doing.
"Since you're so heartbroken, why don't you die with Tang Yao!"
With a sinister look in his eyes, He Yaozu looked down at the weeping Wang Enlun from the mountain. Finally, unable to contain his anger, he used his mental power to push Wang Enlun into the river next to the pavilion as she got up.
Wang Enlun couldn't swim and suddenly fell into the river, struggling desperately. The two escorting officers, seeing this, turned pale and tried to help, but neither of them could swim either. By the time they finally managed to pull Wang Enlun out of the water, he was barely alive.
The officials rushed forward to provide emergency care. As the officers escorting the prisoner, they knew that if the prisoner died en route, they would also be implicated.
He cursed under his breath, thinking to himself that he hadn't checked the almanac before going out today and had picked such an unlucky day.
The original intention of risking everything to let Miss Tang meet Wang Enlun was to establish a good relationship with the Prime Minister's residence. However, Miss Tang unexpectedly committed suicide by poison on the spot, and the prisoner nearly drowned as well. The two were truly left with unspeakable suffering.
After some emergency treatment, Wang Enlun finally woke up, but because the rescue was not timely, he had inhaled water into his lungs. After waking up, he kept coughing, as if he was coughing up his lungs. Even though he was coughing like that, his eyes were still dull and lifeless, as if he had been brainwashed by the water.
Seeing this, the two officers were afraid that something might happen to him and he might die on the way, so they urged him to hurry on his way and reach the place of exile as soon as possible.
The three figures gradually disappeared into the distance, and Tang Yao's body was taken away by the people who followed.
Hiding behind the rocks, Ye Lin breathed a sigh of relief. He had thought the stronghold had been exposed, but it turned out to be a false alarm. Seeing that there was no one left down the mountain, he quickly returned to the cave.
At the same time, he secretly lamented that it was such a pity that Fairy Tang had died like that! He had wanted to marry her, but she had refused no matter what. He thought she had such good taste, but he never expected that she would find someone like this, and in the end, she even lost her life.
Regardless of Ye Lin's inner regret, He Yaozu, who was outside the cave, was overjoyed to see him return to the cave. He decisively lit the fuse and then turned around and ran straight down the mountain.
Just as we reached the foot of the mountain, we heard a series of earth-shattering explosions coming from the mountainside behind us.
He Yaozu didn't pay attention. He used his telekinesis to discover that Ye Lin had been successfully locked in the cave. He went up the mountain to clean up the guards left outside, and then sat at the cave entrance watching.
Ye Lin inside the cave was still alive and kept cursing, but he ignored him.
The commotion on the mountain quickly attracted the attention of the city's residents. Chu Tianyou also heard the noise and, fearing that the Dragon Slayer Society was up to no good and might harm innocent civilians, he immediately dispatched Zhao Yu over.
"What are you doing here?" Zhao Yu blurted out, wondering why He Yaozu was here.
He Yaozu smiled slightly, pointed to the blocked cave entrance, and explained, "I heard that the Dragon Slayer Society was here, and I was too lazy to fight them, so I just used gunpowder to blast down the surrounding rocks and blocked them in the cave."
Hearing that the Dragon Slayer Society members were trapped inside, Zhao Yu hurried to the cave entrance to check. Sure enough, the entrance was completely blocked by rocks of all sizes; not even a fly could escape. As he approached, he could hear intermittent curses coming from inside the cave.
"You also know about gunpowder?" Zhao Yu asked.
He Yaozu smiled modestly and said, "I only know a little bit!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu immediately began to look at him with new respect.
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