Chapter 404: Chapter 266: Let Me Do the Dirty Work for You
The Blood Hand’s main base was situated in this scarcely populated valley.
If a skilled Mage were to break through the misty Magic Array outside, and delve deep into the valley, they would see constructions akin to trenches built within.
For the past half year, Tang Yu had been held captive in this place.
Though it was captivity, Tang Yu’s life here was quite bearable, at least in our Mr. Tang’s opinion, infinitely better than his time at the Northwest Military Camp.
He was served by two delicate beauties, with fine wines and meats never in short supply.
Up to now, Tang Yu was still unaware of these people’s origins. He only knew that after being exiled by the Military Department, he had endured sun and wind all the way to the northwest.
He completely disregarded Yun Bahe’s intent for him to endure hardship and grow; after a few days of crying and wailing, once he realized no one still saw him as the little master of Yun Residence, he utterly lost hope.
He secretly cursed the inscrutably deceased Xian Yu, was enraged with Yun Sheng, and even his grandfather Yun Bahe became the target of his intense hatred for not lending a helping hand.
On one particular night, as Tang Yu went to the restroom, he was knocked on the head, and when he awoke, found himself no longer in the Northwest Military Camp.
Initially, he was fearful, but as he discovered that life here was immensely better than in the camp, he settled into this lavish lifestyle with ease.
What he did not expect, however, was that such good days would suddenly come to an end a few days ago.
He vaguely knew that his captors belonged to an organization known as Blood Hand Ditch.
The people here never revealed their true faces, all clad in red robes.
Their skills were formidable, including Mages and Martial Artists amongst them; his chance of escaping their clutches was nil.
On ordinary days, they would simply ensure he had good food and wine, never mistreating him.
But three days prior, a red-robed man with a ferocious demeanor suddenly entered, and without a word, they cut off one of Tang Yu’s little fingers.
Frightened to the point of fainting, when Tang Yu woke up, he discovered the beauties gone and himself locked in a small room.
He had no idea what had happened, and after cursing vociferously for a day, no one paid him any attention.
Just before dawn, the door opened.
A red-robed figure entered, followed by the two delicate beauties. Upon seeing Tang Yu, they enthusiastically greeted him.
"What... what do you all intend to do?" This time, Tang Yu had no desire to indulge in the company of beauties; he just wanted to leave this dreadful place as quickly as possible.
"Young Master Tang, there is no need for alarm. You have indeed been frightened during your time here, but rest assured, in a few more days, you will be able to leave," the red-robed man sneered coldly.
As soon as the contest between Yun Bahe and Tian Quezi concludes, and Yun Residence’s reputation is in ruins, Tang Yu would have no further value for them.
The people from Blood Hand Ditch also promised Yun Cangxue to release Tang Yu once the contest concludes.
"A few days, how many exactly? And who exactly was it that ordered my capture?" Tang Yu’s portly face turned ashen with fear. Inherently timorous and simple-minded, startled to this degree, only one name lingered in his thoughts.
"Damn it, I get it, it must be Yun Sheng, right? All of you masquatating, surely it’s those Hunter Soldiers under that wretched girl’s command," Tang Yu, prideful of his esteemed status and well-liked within Yujing City, could only think of Yun Sheng as his "enemy."
It must be because Yun Sheng wished to acknowledge her ancestors and feared that she would compete for Yun Bahe, his grandfather’s favor, so she had him kidnapped.
"Pfft—" A barely restrained chuckle was suddenly heard from above the room.
Hearing the disturbance, the people of Blood Hand Ditch were greatly shocked.
"Who’s there!"
Suddenly, on the eave, stood three men who hadn’t been there before.
Blood Hand Ditch is an extremely important stronghold for Emperor Hong in Wuji Continent.
Thus, the main base located in the valley is not only well-hidden but also heavily fortified with traps. So someone being able to infiltrate without their notice was shocking to the Red Robed Leader, sending a chill into his heart.
"So there are indeed fools as dumb as pigs. Tang Yu, oh Tang Yu, if Yun Sheng wanted you dead, you’d have died hundreds and thousands of times by now," spoke the three men as they gracefully descended from the eaves.
They were three men of different styles, and anyone who saw them once would remember them well.
The one who just snickered was the man on the right. He was handsome with friendly smiles always on his lips and held a White Jade Bone Fan in his hand, just like a white-robed scholar.
The man on the left was like a stoic military man. Despite his young age, he exuded intense fighting spirit like a well-honed sword, shattering stones in a single strike.
As for the man in the middle.
The Red Robed Leader found it hardest to see through the man in the middle. He appeared to be the youngest of the three, looking no older than fifteen or sixteen, yet he was the most handsome among them.
Slightly upturned phoenix eyes with grey pupils reflected a cold light in the dawn’s early rays. He was not like the man on the right who was fond of smiling, nor was he as chilly as the man on the left.
He neither emitted any Magic Wave nor had the piercing aura of fighting spirit.
But just standing there, he exerted an inscrutable pressure on those around him.
"It’s you! Prince Beiming, Brother Cheng, Senior Brother Bu!" Tang Yu saw the three men and started yelling for help as if he’d seen a savior, with a look of yearning in his eyes like a woman seeing her beloved.
Cheng Bai shivered and shot Ye Beiming an aggrieved look.
It was all because of this kid that he was dragged out of bed before the rooster even crowed, in a daze thrown into a Magic Array, and when he woke up, he found himself and Bu Jiuxiao had been taken to the Western Dazhou.
To go from Yujing to Western Dazhou, even by Flying Magical Beast, it would take at least ten days. But Ye Beiming, with some unknown type of Magic Array, had whisked him and Jiuxiao away to the far west in a blink.
When he finally came to his senses, he inquired and learned that Ye Beiming was actually looking for Tang Yu.
Truly a stroke of incredible misfortune—it seems Cheng Bai always missed out on daring rescue missions. And now, the rescue of a deadweight like Tang Yu had unfortunately fallen to him.
"Get lost, brat, who’s your brother!" Cheng Bai felt a chill listening to Tang Yu’s voice that was even more feminine than a woman’s, feeling goosebumps all over his body.
Someone who was kicked out of the Martial Arts Hall after half a month daring to call him brother.
"Blood Hand Ditch?" Bu Jiuxiao frowned unpleasantly as well.
He noticed the red-robed men swiftly gathering around them.
If he wasn’t mistaken, these men were from the notorious Blood Hand Ditch of the continent. But when did Ye Beiming get involved with these people? Unless... Bu Jiuxiao couldn’t even be bothered to give Tang Yu a glance.
This matter, it related to the Yun Residence.
Ye Beiming had no dealings with the Yun Residence, but if anything, it was because of Yun Sheng.