"Senior Sister, Xiao Kui has been captured alive. How are things on your end?"
After tying up Xiao Kui, Lin Chen immediately shouted into the mine.
"Junior Brother, save me!"
Hearing that Lin Chen had captured Xiao Kui alive, Zhang Ying, who had been playing cat and mouse with the Great Elder and others inside the mine, immediately emerged and came to Lin Chen's side.
Just moments ago, she had used the formations within the mine to sneak attack and kill several elders.
However, only Zhou Tianguo, whose cultivation was infinitely close to the Core Formation stage, was barely affected by the formations in the mine.
"Lin... Lin Chen, you crippled the Sect Master?"
Seeing Xiao Kui lying on the ground like a dead dog, Zhou Tianguo was stunned.
"Great Elder, what? Do you still want to resist?"
Lin Chen stepped forward, his long sword held directly across his chest.
"Lin Chen, I ask for nothing more than my life. From now on, I'll go through fire and water..."
Zhou Tianguo originally wanted to beg for mercy, but before he could finish, Lin Chen's sword directly slit his throat.
He was one of them who had surrounded and attacked his master back then. Giving him a quick end now was already the greatest mercy!
"Junior Brother, what about the hundreds of disciples of the Ghost God Sect?"
Seeing Lin Chen kill Zhou Tianguo, Zhang Ying immediately looked at Lin Chen and asked.
"For now, let's set up a formation to detain them. There are many decent people among these Ghost God Sect disciples. If we kill them all, we will be stained with innocent blood."
"When we have time, we'll sift through them and kill those who have committed evil."
Lin Chen put away his sword and said to Zhang Ying.
"Yes, good. With the Mountain Protecting Grand Formation, they cannot escape."
Zhang Ying nodded, affirming Lin Chen's idea.
"Then let's go, Senior Sister. Now, we'll go and welcome Master out of prison!"
Lin Chen smiled gently and looked at Xiao Kui, who was like a dead dog beside him.
To avoid disturbing the mortal world, Lin Chen carried Xiao Kui on his back. Upon reaching the foot of Xishan Mountain, he drove the Rolls-Royce that was parked there and headed straight for the prison.
The warden, upon learning that Lin Chen was here to pick up Zhang Yunlong, was both surprised and delighted.
For so many years, Zhang Yunlong had been an anomaly. He hadn't been sentenced, yet he had been in prison for so many years.
Now, he could finally be sent away!
"Mr. Lin, I'm afraid you'll have to personally escort him from the cell, otherwise, Mr. Zhang may not be willing to come out," the warden said helplessly to Lin Chen.
Over the years, they had tried to forcibly expel Zhang Yunlong from the prison several times, but each time, he would inexplicably return from afar.
After repeated attempts, they simply stopped bothering with him.
"Alright, Senior Sister, please wait outside. The mortal world has its rules. Please be patient for a moment," Lin Chen nodded and turned to explain to Zhang Ying.
He knew that after so many years, Zhang Ying had always believed her father was dead. Now that she knew he was alive, she would definitely want to see him as soon as possible.
However, a prison was still a prison, and not just anyone could enter.
"Okay, I'll wait for you outside."
Hearing Lin Chen's words, Zhang Ying didn't say much and directly agreed.
Lin Chen was then led into the prison by the warden.
Finally, in the deepest cell of the entire prison, Lin Chen saw his master, who was covered in a beard.
"Master."
Upon seeing Zhang Yunlong, Lin Chen respectfully bowed.
"Lin kid, didn't I tell you not to see me until you cleared up the truth of the matter?"
Seeing Lin Chen, Zhang Yunlong frowned, his expression somewhat impatient.
"Reporting to Master, the truth of what happened back then has been investigated. Your wife's death was a frame-up by others. Senior Sister is also alive and waiting outside the prison gate..."
"What did you say? Who is alive?"
Before Lin Chen could finish speaking, Zhang Yunlong moved abruptly, his face nearly touching Lin Chen's.
"Master, in this world, who else could I call Senior Sister?"
Lin Chen asked his master back instead of directly answering his question.
"Is... is it Yingying?"
Zhang Yunlong trembled all over, his voice even stuttering.
"That's right, it's Senior Sister Zhang Ying. Let's discuss the specific details outside. We don't want to cause any more trouble for the warden."
"Let's go home first."
Then, Lin Chen personally helped Zhang Yunlong: "Master, this is still a prison. We have to follow the regulations and go through the procedures slowly. You've waited twenty years, there's no hurry."
"Okay, okay, okay, Old Huang, process the release procedures for me immediately. I want to see my daughter!"
Hearing Lin Chen's words, tears welled up in Zhang Yunlong's eyes.
"Good, good, good, we'll make an exception. Let's go!"
Warden Lao Huang was also excited. After so many years, this Zhang Yunlong was finally leaving!
With his cooperation, it only took ten minutes to expedite Zhang Yunlong's release procedures.
When he saw Zhang Ying at the prison gate, the father and daughter embraced and wept. Everyone watching was moved to tears by the scene.
"Old Huang, thank you for taking care of my master for so many years. I, Lin Chen, owe you a favor. Take this protective charm. From now on, as long as you or your loved ones come to me with this charm, I will not refuse any request as long as I can fulfill it."
Lin Chen walked up to the warden and handed him a protective charm.
"Hey, why are you being so polite with me? I should be thanking you for curing my wife's illness."
Hearing Lin Chen's words, although Lao Huang was polite, he still pocketed the protective charm.
He couldn't help but recognize the Rolls-Royce parked outside the prison.
Besides, he was aware of what Lin Chen had been doing since his release from prison. Perhaps one day he might need his help.
"Master, let's go home first. You can talk about everything later when we get home."
After explaining things to Lao Huang, Lin Chen stepped forward and took his master and Zhang Ying into the car.
"Huh? There's someone in the trunk?"
As soon as they got into the car, Zhang Yunlong noticed something was wrong.
"Father, this person is Xiao Kui. It was he who used the Heaven Winged Silkworm Gu to disrupt Mother's spiritual energy, which ultimately led to Mother's qi deviation and death!" Zhang Ying said to Zhang Yunlong with murderous intent.
"That's right, Master. I have his confession recording here. He's unconscious now. When we get there, you can personally ask him about the truth of what happened back then," Lin Chen said with a smile, chiming in.
"Hehehe, good, very good! You kid, you've crippled his golden core?"
Seeing Xiao Kui's pathetic state, Zhang Yunlong also laughed.
"Yes, I depleted all his spiritual energy before capturing him alive. I believe you'd want to have a good chat with this kind of person, Master. I even used a third-grade blood-replenishing pill for this. Master, you'll have to compensate me!"
Lin Chen nodded and, while speaking, eased the tense atmosphere in the car.
This father and daughter, one in Foundation Establishment and the other in Core Formation, were radiating murderous intent. The streetlights on both sides of the road were almost shattered by their aura. They couldn't let them continue like this.