Chapter 108 Departure for the Ruins

  In the following conversation, Yi Chi and others were just listening to some instructions. As for the matter of the Dou Shen ruins, Father didn't mention it again.

  Finally, Yi Chi and others could only leave Yunyu Courtyard with curiosity and doubt.

  But the decision has been made.

  "It seems that the plan to go to the Monster Forest will have to be put off for now, let's go take a look at the Dou Shen Heritage first." Walking on the road, Yi Chi seemed to have made up his mind.

  As for Father, as long as I'm not found out, it's fine to go with him.

  There are mechanical flies that can keep up with them even if they are far away, so don't worry about losing them. At most, just change into another form and it will be even safer.

  ......

  Back to the courtyard, since it's already been decided not to go to the Beast Forest for now, the original preparations are scrapped. Now, it's time to plan carefully what to do next. Following them isn't that easy either, first of all, we need to know when they will set off.

  So, Yi Chi dispatched three mechanical flies to monitor Father Hai and Da Zhang Lao for all twelve hours of the day.

  As long as they make a move, Yi Chi's side can know immediately and coordinate their actions. The other one, however, was sent by Yi Chi to Yi Zai Tian.

  Everything was arranged, and Yi Chi didn't have much to do, so he continued to cultivate. This cultivation was a good habit to maintain consistently, even if one had obtained an exchange space, they couldn't slack off. This was a psychological factor unrelated to other aspects.

  And so, another three days passed quietly.

  On this day, the three mechanical flies sent out by Yi Chi finally brought back some good news. Their father, as well as Yi Zai Tian and Da Zhang Lao, had all taken action, of course they did it very secretly, but still couldn't escape the eyes of the mechanical flies.

  All of this was seen by Yi Chi.

  Only Yiyun and others gathered together again, this time there were only three of them.

  After this secret discussion, Yi Chi guessed that they might be heading to the ruins tonight, as time was of the essence and any delay could lead to changes. The past three days were likely spent scouting out the location and other factors, as well as assembling a team, otherwise they would have set off immediately.

  ......

  Seiwa-in Temple.

  Yi Chi sat upright in the courtyard, as dusk approached, the hazy sunset glow shone on Yi Chi's face, giving him a mysterious color.

  Sometimes, a person is quietly thinking, but it's not for the sake of pleasure. After all, in this world, it's probably very difficult to get real peace.

  At this time, Yi Chi was thinking about the plan for tonight. Since he guessed that his father and others would set out to the ruins at night, he naturally had to plan carefully. First of all, his purpose must be clear. If he followed them but didn't do anything in the end, it wouldn't be worth going.

  Since we've come this far, we should do something, like exploring the ruins or whatever, that's a must. However, there's an important issue now, which is, it's easy to follow, but wanting to enter the ruins under the noses of our family members, that's almost impossible.

  "It seems we can only hide from them, wait until they go in and then enter ourselves. I'm just worried that they might leave someone outside to keep watch. But at that time, we won't have the luxury of worrying about many things." Yi Chi said calmly as he stood up.

  Yi Chi reconnected the visual feed from the three mechanical flies, and at this time, the three of them had already gathered in the underground secret room of Yi's house. Besides the three of them, there were thirteen others, who must be experts.

  These sixteen people, gathered together, are also a considerable force.

  ......

  In an underground secret room.

  Yi Yun's eyes gleamed as he gazed at the thirteen people in front of him, all of whom were his trusted followers and had been painstakingly nurtured by him. This time, it was finally their turn to be put to use.

  Yi Yun looked at them for a while, then said loudly: "This time, we are going to a ancient ruins of the God of War with extremely high danger. Maybe this time, some of you will not be able to come back. But I hope you can do your best. After entering the ruins, I will assign tasks to you. Do you all understand?"

  Thirteen people nodded in unison and said: "Understood!"

  There is no excessive language, perhaps this is the sorrow of the dead, their emotions have become extremely thin.

  These thirteen people, also cultivated by Yi Yun after becoming the master of the Cheng family, were the original backbone. In the struggle for the position of the master, they had long since died or been seriously injured and were no longer useful. However, they were now his biggest trump card.

  Thirteen Dou Ling level powerhouses, thirteen five-starred Dou Lings that completely obey his commands, this is more practical than anything else.

  Yi Yun was very satisfied with their brief response, this was the effect he wanted. Dead warriors didn't need emotions, all they needed to do was listen to his orders and carry them out for him. Nothing else was required. Although it was a bit cruel, but that's just how the world was. It wasn't like anyone was more cruel than others, there were many who were even more so, they just hadn't realized it yet.

  Turning his head to glance at the elder beside him and his own brother, Yi Yun nodded heavily.

  Yi Zaitian and Da Zhanglao also exchanged a glance, and nodded heavily. Everything was understood without a word being spoken.

  ......

  Everything was arranged properly, and Yi Yun left the Yi family mansion quietly under the cover of night, with only Yi Chi knowing they had left. At least, that's what Yi Chi thought.

  Under the cover of night, Yi Yun and others drifted away, heading towards the north gate of Floating Feather City. This stretch of road was relatively familiar to Yi Chi, as he often strolled around the city when he had nothing better to do. He basically knew every nook and cranny of Floating Feather City, except for the City Lord's Manor, which always gave him an ominous feeling, so he never went there to snoop around at night.

  This time, Yi Chi followed far behind his father and the others, and he also sent out two mechanical flies. Together with the original three, there were five in total. These five mechanical flies were fully tracking the movements of Yi Yun and the others. Yi Chi was not afraid of losing them, just keeping a distance, without any intention of getting closer.

  They all moved quickly, and in the time it took to burn an incense stick, they had exited through the North City Gate. Of course, they didn't go out through the main gate; instead, they climbed over the city wall.

  After leaving the city gate, Yi Chi continued to run north for about 100 miles under the mechanical fly's perspective before seeing his father and others stop in the mechanical fly's vision.

  Yi Chi furrowed his brow, wondering: "Is this it?"

  This is only a hundred miles away from Feather Castle, how could the various families in Feather Castle not have discovered any ruins in such a close place? If it wasn't here, then why did Father and others stop?

  But before Yi Chi could figure it out, the answer automatically ran out.

  Only to see that in the place where Yi Yun and others were, a figure suddenly appeared in the sky above, which was very abrupt. The figure was blurry at first, but it only took about a second for it to become completely substantialized. By the time everyone saw clearly, they let out a breath.

  Yi Yun looked up at the figure in the sky with a helpless expression and said, "Grandfather, didn't we agree that you would stay and guard the family?"

  This person in the void is actually the ancestor of the Yi family, Yi Batian.

  Hongtou Hongmei's Yi Ba Tian twitched his mouth and fell to the ground, "I'm afraid you'll be in danger going to that relic, so I followed to take a look."

  Although it is said so, however, it is very clear that Yi Yun and others simply do not believe it.

  "It's just that I want to go see the ruins, why say it so hypocritically." Thinking to himself after being away for a long time, of course, he didn't dare say it out loud. He knew his grandfather's strange temper, who would often hit people on the head at the slightest provocation, and he hadn't been spared from beatings when he was young.

  Since Yi Ba Tian has said so, Yi Yun can't say anything else. Moreover, with the elders of the family present, nothing will happen. Even if there are really enemies, those few unnamed supreme elders won't let them lose their foundation. Now the most important thing is still the Dou Shen ruins. As long as they can fully excavate these ruins, the Yi family won't have to worry about rising again.

  Thinking of this, Yi Yun's confidence was instantly full. Thinking about it, it wasn't bad that Grandfather had come. If there really was a trouble that he couldn't solve himself, it would be good to trouble the old man to take action. After all, the strength of the Doyen wasn't just for show.

  Yi Yun ordered the crowd to hide and move forward again, while Yi Ba Tian directly disappeared once more, it was unknown how he did it.

  Yi Yun and others were curious, but they didn't have the nerve to ask, so they could only focus on hurrying along.

  Yi Chi, who was hiding behind, naturally saw everything and couldn't help but feel lucky that he hadn't followed them personally. If he had, he would have definitely been discovered by the red-haired old man, and at that time, he would have had no choice but to return home obediently.

  Now, in the view of his five mechanical flies, Yi Ba Tian's figure was lost again. However, Yi Chi knew that he must also be following behind Father and the others. After all, this time it was unknown what kind of danger there would be. Yi Chi actually felt that Yi Ba Tian's words just now were not an excuse, but rather that there really was some unpredictable danger, so it was better to be cautious.

  Just like this time, Yi Chi had a bad premonition, afraid that something was going to happen again.

  Almost strolling, Yi Chi walked in the forest, and with each step he took, his body would appear tens of meters away. This use of wind element ability was once again brought out by Yi Chi. Rushing along like this didn't consume any Dou Qi, but it deepened his understanding of the wind element. Now, he had improved from originally taking one step to cover ten meters, to now covering over thirty meters with one step, an increase of more than three times. This was the most direct manifestation of his comprehension of the wind element.

  He strolled along like this, but his speed was not slow at all. Dozens of miles ahead of him was the advancing Yi family army, and around the Yi family army were deployed five mechanical flies. Everything seemed to be under Yi Chi's control already.

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