"If Lord Ling Yuan finds out, will he deal with me?" the three-eyed crow asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, I'll be a lord soon!" Qing Luan said with pride. "And I won't hide it from you, Lord Ling Yuan was severely injured trying to forcibly break into King Huo Yan's tomb. Although he has recovered somewhat, his cultivation is only equivalent to the late stage of the Nascent Soul realm. I am already at the middle stage of the Nascent Soul realm. If it truly comes to a conflict, I am not afraid of him."
Originally, Qing Luan did not intend to reveal her ambitions. However, her biggest sycophant, the three-eyed crow, and his two deputy leaders had conveniently shown up. She decided to take them with her, as having a few more cannon fodder would increase her chances of successfully obtaining King Huo Yan's treasure.
"Congratulations, Commander Qing Luan! Oh no, Commander Qing Luan, you should be Lord Qing Luan!" the three-eyed crow immediately lowered his stance, saying with a fawning expression.
Yang Feilong muttered inwardly, this three-eyed crow was truly a top-tier sycophant. Even after becoming his servant, he was still fawning over his former goddess!
"Someone, come," Qing Luan smiled and called out.
"My lady!" A human-like woman immediately entered the hall.
This person was one of the two great generals under Commander Qing Luan, Deputy Commander Cuckoo. Her cultivation had also reached the Nascent Soul realm, allowing her to fully transform.
Although she was considered beautiful, compared to the human form Qing Luan had taken, she was far inferior.
"Imprison this human in the same place as the previous human!" Qing Luan ordered.
"Yes, my lady!" the Cuckoo woman replied.
The personnel assigned by Lord Ling Yuan to each county generally had their commanders and deputy commanders in opposition. This was a good setup, but Qing Luan's strength was too overwhelming. Both Cuckoo and the other deputy commander had been subdued by Qing Luan's might!
"Lord Qing Luan also captured a human?" the three-eyed crow asked Qing Luan curiously.
"Yes," Qing Luan nodded, not concealing it from him. "Compared to the human you captured, this one appears a bit weaker, but he is also a human cultivator at the Golden Core realm. It's safer to capture a few more powerful humans. After all, King Huo Yan was a cultivator at the Void Refining realm. Even though he is dead, the tomb he set up before his death could likely kill even ordinary Void Refining realm cultivators. Although it might not be hostile to humans, if humans are too weak, they won't be able to obtain his treasure! After all, he wouldn't give his treasures to some human ants!"
At this moment, the three-eyed crow understood why Lord Ling Yuan needed the human cultivators he captured to be as strong as possible. Compared to numbers, the strength of human cultivators was more important!
Yang Feilong, who was following Cuckoo away, naturally understood the reason.
"The other human seems to have been brought here by Qing Luan using a similar method as the three-eyed crow!" Yang Feilong thought to himself. "I wonder if that human knows him? Perhaps, it's more likely they don't know each other."
Cuckoo led Yang Feilong to a doorway. Two Golden Core realm guards with beast heads and human bodies stood by the door. Then, she pushed the door open and said coldly to Yang Feilong, "Go in! Remember not to run around. If you behave, you might have a chance to live. Otherwise, you'll be killed at any time!"
Then, she shoved Yang Feilong, who stumbled into the room. She closed the door. As for what would happen between the man and woman in the room, Cuckoo paid no mind.
After all, what could two people with their cultivation sealed do? Nothing. As for whether they would engage in any intimacy, she didn't care. As a close subordinate of Qing Luan, she knew that these two people were keys to opening King Huo Yan's tomb. If their intimacy could help them survive better, then so be it.
After all, proactive 'cannon fodder' was much more useful than passive 'cannon fodder.'
After the door closed, two surprised voices came from within the room.
"Tang Ya, why is it you?"
"Feilong, why are you here?"
...
A quarter of an hour ago, Tang Ya sat on a chair in the room, her face filled with a bitter smile. She had recently broken through to the Golden Core realm and was very excited. She told her family that she intended to return to the mortal world for a while.
The Tang family naturally agreed. They didn't want a woman with such exceptional talent as Tang Ya to harbor resentment towards their Ling Realm Tang family. Moreover, she had been in the Ling Realm for almost two years, so letting her return was not an issue.
Thus, they opened the demon passage controlled by the Tang family to allow Tang Ya to return to the mortal world.
Tang Ya, who initially expected no trouble, suddenly felt a great suction force upon entering the demon passage. Caught off guard, she was unexpectedly summoned here.
Then, she was surrounded by a group of powerful demons and suppressed. The result was obvious: her cultivation was sealed, and she was confined to this room for nearly half a month.
She wanted to commit suicide, but she couldn't even do that. Her body was that of a Golden Core realm cultivator, but with her cultivation sealed, she was like an ordinary person. Even with a dagger, an ordinary person couldn't pierce the skin of a Golden Core realm cultivator!
At first, she expected to suffer humiliation. However, the days that followed surprised her. Apart from being deprived of her cultivation and freedom, she encountered no other ill treatment. These demons even brought her food at regular intervals, as if afraid she would starve to death!
The main thing was that with her cultivation sealed, if she didn't eat, although she wouldn't die for ten to fifteen days, she would become very weak!
She was still hoping for an opportunity to escape. Of course, even if there was no opportunity to escape, perhaps she would have the strength to commit suicide if she was well-fed.
However, she was curious about what these demons wanted with her. After all, the people of the demon realm summoning her must have had a purpose. The longer they delayed revealing their purpose, the more extraordinary their plans must be.
One day, the door opened, and she was surprised because it wasn't mealtime. Could it be that it was time to use her? Her heart sank. But when the door opened, a man stumbled in.
At first, she thought he was there to defile her, her heart filled with despair. But the next moment.
"Tang Ya, why is it you?"
A familiar Chinese language sent a tremor through her heart. A human? And he knew her?
"Feilong, why are you here?" Tang Ya exclaimed in surprise. At this moment, she was filled with shock, joy, and an indescribable mix of other complex emotions, including grievance.
The reason she was summoned here was precisely to find Yang Feilong, which led to this accident!
"Yang Feilong, I hate you!" Tang Ya then sobbed and threw herself into Yang Feilong's arms.
"I..." Yang Feilong wanted to ask why, but looking at the tearful Tang Ya, he felt it inappropriate to ask anything at that moment. He could feel Tang Ya's deep affection for him and the pain in her heart. He gently patted Tang Ya's shoulder, comforting her and easing her emotions.