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"Yes, I will obey." After that, Luo Yi went to the Dark Gate's base in Silver City.
In recent days, Wuyang had already devised a plan to capture Luo Bingbing in one fell swoop, and he had sent someone to deliver a message to her.
As soon as Luo Yi arrived there, the message sent by Wuyang happened to arrive as well. When the messenger heard Luo Yi mention that their Dark Emperor was looking for Shadowless, he immediately handed the letter to Luo Yi.
Since Luo Yi often accompanied Shadowless there and the messenger recognized him, he felt completely at ease handing over the letter.
After receiving the letter, Luo Yi returned directly to Luo Bingbing's side. Upon taking the letter, Luo Bingbing opened it immediately.
The letter read: "Master, a very peculiar beast has appeared in the Underworld that emits poisonous mist, injuring many of our brothers. Even Shadow Sovereign has been severely wounded. I hope you can make a decision soon. Wuyang."
After reading those words, Luo Bingbing noticed several dried bloodstains at the bottom of the letter.
It goes without saying that those bloodstains were intentionally left by Wuyang, but Luo Bingbing was unaware of the actual situation and believed that things were indeed as Wuyang described.
Not knowing how strong the beast was or how severe the casualties in the Dark Gate were, Luo Bingbing decided to resolve this matter quickly. She immediately teleported with An Ruo Ran, Yiziman, and Luo Yi to her study at the Underworld's Dark Gate Headquarters.
Then she opened the door and called out to the guard nearby, "Come here."
Startled by her voice, the guard finally noticed someone at the door of the study, and it was none other than the Dark Emperor he recognized.
Seeing Luo Bingbing made his heart race with anxiety; cold sweat began to bead on his forehead. He quickly walked up to her and loudly proclaimed, "I pay my respects to the Dark Emperor. What orders do you have?"
It was clear that he intended to inform others that the Dark Emperor had returned.
However, his behavior was too obvious. Even An Ruo Ran and others still inside the room noticed it. How could Luo Bingbing not be aware? She immediately shot him a cold glance and asked playfully, "What are you hiding? Why are you so nervous?"
Upon hearing her words, he became even more anxious and knelt down before Luo Bingbing, bowing his head in submission. "Dark Emperor, please forgive me. I was overwhelmed with excitement upon seeing you and lost control momentarily."
"Is that so? Has anything happened at headquarters recently?"
Upon hearing Luo Bingbing's words, the man's heart couldn't help but skip a beat. He was aware of the situation regarding Shadowless and assumed that Luo Bingbing was inquiring about it, so he quickly denied, "Reporting to the Dark Emperor, everything at headquarters is normal, nothing has happened."
Luo Bingbing, who had only asked casually, was taken aback by his response; it completely contradicted what Wuyang had mentioned in his letter.
Thus, Luo Bingbing continued to ask, "What about the others at headquarters?"
"They are all training as usual," he replied. As soon as his words fell, Luo Bingbing suddenly grabbed his throat and threw him into the study.
Immediately afterward, Luo Bingbing set up a barrier around the study.
Without needing any instruction from Luo Bingbing, An Ruo Ran and the others quickly restrained the man. Once Luo Bingbing approached him, she said, "You should know my methods. If you don't tell the truth, I will ensure you never see Tomorrow's Sun again."
Upon hearing her words, the man thought she already knew about Shadowless and immediately knelt before Luo Bingbing, repeatedly bowing and pleading for mercy, "Dark Emperor, please show mercy! This is all Yao Zun's doing; he controlled us with poison and designed to imprison Shadow Sovereign in the dungeon..."
Before he could finish speaking, Yiziman exclaimed excitedly, "What? He actually locked Shadowless in a dungeon."
Hearing Yiziman directly mention Shadowless's name made the man realize that Yiziman had an unusual connection with Shadowless. He quickly responded, "Yes, and it's been over half a month now."
Luo Bingbing became furious upon hearing this; she shattered the chair beside her and said, "This Wuyang really has some nerve—not only locking up Shadowless but also daring to deceive me."
Then Luo Bingbing ordered the man to recount everything he knew.
At this moment, Wuyang was also aware that Luo Bingbing had returned to headquarters. However, he was not as happy as before; it was simply because he had set many traps around Dark Gate Headquarters that had not been triggered.
Thus, he had no choice but to change his plan temporarily—he took an antidote first and sprinkled some of his specially made Sedative Powder on himself.
Needless to say, his intention was to quietly knock out Luo Bingbing.
Before he even reached the door of Luo Bingbing's study, she already sensed his presence and immediately waved her hand to dispel the barrier surrounding the study.
When Wuyang gently knocked on the study door, Luo Bingbing allowed him to enter directly. However, Yiziman and Luo Yi were lurking behind the door, ready to control him inside the study.
Luo Bingbing had set up an invisible barrier around both of them, so Wuyang did not notice anything as he entered. To avoid raising his suspicions, Luo Bingbing also placed an invisible barrier around the doorman.
As soon as Wuyang stepped inside, Luo Bingbing waved her hand to remove the barriers from Yiziman and Luo Yi. They quickly closed the door behind them.
Hearing the door close behind him, Wuyang began to be on guard internally, but he showed no signs of it on the surface and walked slowly toward Luo Bingbing as if nothing was wrong.
The scent of Sedative Powder on him was very faint, so no one noticed it until he stood in front of Luo Bingbing. She recognized the familiar herbal scent but did not think much of it, as it posed no threat to the human body.
Little did she know that this was Wuyang's cleverness; beneath that herbal scent lay a very subtle hint of a drug, which was the key to the sedative.
Wuyang approached Luo Bingbing as usual and greeted her respectfully. However, unlike before, she did not immediately tell him to rise.
After giving him a cold glance, Luo Bingbing asked, "Wuyang, have I treated you unfairly?"
"You have always been generous to your subordinate. Without your support, there would be no current Wuyang," he replied sincerely. However, only he understood the true meaning behind his words.
The sarcasm in his tone was evident, and Luo Bingbing could easily pick up on it. She responded directly, "So you're saying I shouldn't have nurtured you in the first place?"
Without waiting for his answer, she continued, "Indeed, I shouldn't have nurtured you or relied on you so heavily; otherwise, Shadowless wouldn't have suffered such a fate."
Upon hearing her words, Wuyang felt a shock in his heart but did not retreat even a step. He knew that Luo Bingbing and the others had inhaled a large amount of toxic air and were about to collapse.
To buy time, he quickly said, "My lord sees clearly; that is simply not true. Besides, I have long sworn brotherhood with Shadowless; how could I harm him?"
"At this point, you still dare to argue? Don't blame me for being rude." As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing began to channel her Inner Strength to activate her Ability. However, just as she started to channel her Inner Strength, she felt dizzy and increasingly lightheaded.
Suddenly, she felt something was off. She scanned the other people in the room and saw that they, too, seemed on the verge of collapsing.
Without needing to think, she knew this had to be related to Wuyang, but at that moment, she felt powerless despite her lingering determination.
Soon, everyone fell to the ground and lost consciousness. Wuyang was overjoyed to see that they had all been affected by his Sedative Powder.
He then instructed his men to remove Luo Bingbing's invisible barrier, so Wuyang did not notice him, nor did anyone else. After taking Luo Bingbing and the others away, they left the study.
Since the effects of the Sedative Powder lasted only half an hour, Wuyang changed into a different outfit and went directly to the dungeon. Upon arriving there, he immediately had Luo Bingbing and the others chained up.
Shadowless, who had become nothing but skin and bones, was locked in a neighboring cell and was unaware that Luo Bingbing and the others had also been imprisoned by Wuyang.
Half an hour later, Luo Bingbing and the others gradually opened their eyes. Seeing themselves trapped in an Iron Cage, they were filled with anger, especially Luo Bingbing.
However, unlike the others who loudly condemned Wuyang, she merely shot him a glance filled with disdain before quickly averting her gaze.
At that moment, the effects of the Sedative Powder had worn off. She quietly circulated her Inner Strength, activated her Ability, and felt no issues. Yet, she did not rush to escape; instead, she secretly opened her Ability's spiritual sense to locate Shadowless.
However, in the dungeon, she could only sense their own Iron Cage and another presence in the adjacent cell but could not detect who was there. That person was Shadowless.
After scanning the area again, she furrowed her brows in concern. Just then, An Ruo Ran confronted Wuyang.
“Wuyang, you ungrateful wretch! How dare you disrespect our master? If you have guts, let me out so we can settle this one-on-one!”
As soon as Yiziman finished speaking, Luo Yi chimed in: “Exactly! If you're a man, let's do this one-on-one!”
With a slight smile, Wuyang replied nonchalantly: “One-on-one? Let you out? Do you think I'm an idiot? I went through a lot to capture you all; why would I let you go?”
“You seem to think you're quite clever. Just remember not to regret it later or beg for mercy.”
After hearing An Ruo Ran's words, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Don't regret? Don't ask for mercy? You're talking about yourselves! Besides, if I weren't clever, how could I have captured all of you?" After a brief pause, he continued, "As the saying goes, a gentleman takes revenge; it's never too late, and that saying is indeed true."
"You ungrateful dog, and you dare to call yourself a gentleman? Aren't you afraid of being drowned in other people's spit?"
Yiziman's words prompted Wuyang to immediately retort, "Ungrateful? I'm just being patient. You not only destroyed my country but also killed my entire family. Shouldn't I seek revenge on you?"
An Ruo Ran quickly seized the key point in his words and asked him, "Who exactly are you?"
"Hahaha! Who am I? It's been eighteen years, a full eighteen years—so long that I've almost forgotten who I am." At this point, he paused and looked directly at Luo Bingbing inside the Iron Cage, saying, "I am Ouyang Junhao, the Fourth Prince of Hao Tian."
As soon as he finished speaking, An Ruo Ran immediately said, "You are the one who was expelled from Hao Tian Palace as a child?"
"I didn't expect anyone to know me. Yes, I am that Ouyang Junhao. But I wasn't actually expelled from Hao Tian Palace; that was merely a facade for the world to see. When I was seven years old, my father sent me to infiltrate the Assassin Alliance so that I could covertly transform it into Hao Tian's power and expand from there throughout the martial world. To mislead other countries, my mother accompanied me out of the palace. However, before I could take action, the Assassin Alliance was destroyed. In order to control the martial world as soon as possible, I remained in the Dark Gate and worked diligently to develop it. I thought I could unify the rivers and lakes, but suddenly your forces appeared in the martial world. Not only that, but you all became the backing of Silver Moon Kingdom, and she even became its Empress. At that time, I realized I couldn't compete with you and became even more cautious in hiding my thoughts while gradually building my own power until today when I no longer need to disguise myself or deliberately please anyone."
After hearing his words, everyone finally understood the whole story and silently marveled at how deep and heavy his schemes were.
While they were speaking, Luo Bingbing had secretly decided that no matter what happened, she had to see who was locked up next door. So after hearing Wuyang's words, she couldn't help but sneer and say, "Although you are my student, you haven't even learned my basics. Don't you find that pathetic?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Luo Bingbing used her ability to shatter the chains on her hands and feet.
Then she immediately used her ability to break the chains on An Ruo Ran, Yiziman, and Luo Yi as well. The entire process took only a blink of an eye; before Wuyang could react, he saw that the chains on their hands and feet had fallen to the ground.
Suddenly alarmed and frightened, he quickly instructed those behind him: "Hurry! Go press the switch and send them to the water prison."
The person standing behind him turned around and headed toward the wall switch. His speed was fast but still not as quick as Luo Bingbing's hand.
Luo Bingbing waved her hand lightly, and everyone outside the Iron Cage was immobilized—including Wuyang.
As that person walked forward, he suddenly found himself unable to move. He was filled with astonishment and secretly speculated whether there was something unclean in this dungeon.
Luo Bingbing used her Ability to immobilize those people, then immediately employed her Fire Ability and Wind Ability to create several large openings in the Iron Cage that confined them. Subsequently, they walked out through those openings.
An Ruo Ran and the others were already aware of Luo Bingbing's Ability. Seeing her alternating between fire and wind did not surprise them much. However, Wuyang was different; he had only seen Luo Bingbing summon lightning and had never witnessed her using other Abilities.
As a result, he felt quite astonished and increasingly fearful.
But Luo Bingbing paid him no mind; she directly used her Ability to create a large hole in the wall adjacent to them and slowly walked toward it.
After nodding at Yiziman and Luo Yi, An Ruo Ran quickly caught up with Luo Bingbing to head to the neighboring cell, while Yiziman and Luo Yi stayed behind to watch over Wuyang and the others.
Due to the loud noise from Luo Bingbing creating the hole in the wall, Shadowless, who had been in a deep slumber, was also awakened.
After the noise subsided, he slowly lifted his head to look at the source of the sound. Upon seeing Luo Bingbing and An Ruo Ran approaching the wall, he became excited and exerted all his strength to say to Luo Bingbing, "Master, you finally... returned... I... can... rest... easy..." Before he could finish his sentence, his head suddenly drooped.
At that moment, Shadowless was unrecognizable; his hair was messy and disheveled, his wounds had become infected, some even festering, and he emitted a foul odor.
Therefore, upon seeing him, Luo Bingbing and An Ruo Ran did not recognize him immediately. However, upon hearing his weak yet familiar voice, they quickly realized that the person hanging in mid-air was Shadowless.
They both swiftly moved to Shadowless's side.
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