Chapter 179: Could It Be That There Is Some Conspiracy?

Actually, Ye Bai was not very sure whether the Clone of the Sun Flower Emperor could transmit the message out.

But one thing was certain: the Gospel Society was determined this time to force Ye Bai into the ancient Zuwu.

He had already faintly seen the outline of the ancient Zuwu.

A courtyard shaded by green trees, a pond clear to the bottom, and pavilions and towers arranged in a well-ordered manner—what an exquisite courtyard.

But Ye Bai knew this was just an illusion; the truth was that this was the legendary ancient Zuwu, the place where Fang Ritu had gone missing.

Since these guys clearly possessed the ability to manipulate fourth-tier Iron Armor Savage Snakes, why didn't they use the Iron Armor Savage Snakes to trap and kill him, but instead forced him into this large mansion?

Could it be that there was some conspiracy?

This surrounding without attacking had already made Ye Bai feel vaguely uneasy.

The Iron Armor Savage Snakes had gradually caught up.

A large number of Corpse Doves appeared in the sky above.

This type of Exotic Beast that ate rotting corpses carried a large amount of toxins throughout its body.

They were all watching covetously; once they discovered the Space Pelican flying slightly upward, they would emit sharp, ear-piercing sounds and fly down from the low altitude. Their sharp bird beaks and rotting bodies made Ye Bai quite wary of these Corpse Doves.

The toxins of the Corpse Doves would make people suffer in agony; it was a type of pathological toxin.

There was only one path of survival, and the people of the Gospel Society were toying with Ye Bai like a cat playing with a mouse, all to force Ye Bai into the ancient Zuwu.

The large mansion was getting closer and closer.

At the moment of landing on the ancient Zuwu, the Space Pelican and Ye Bai made contact with spatial ripples.

They instantly felt the world spinning and disappeared somewhere.

Before Ye Bai could react, a sound of breaking through the air struck, accompanied by a delicate shout: "Die!!!" Ye Bai released the Myriad-Changing Silkworm, which was emitting a silvery-white light.

It landed on the wall with a bang, piercing a large hole through it.

"Sorry, you appeared suddenly, making me think something had rushed in."

Upon discovering that she had hit the wrong person, Fang Ritu hurriedly apologized.

She wore rabbit ears on her head and was dressed in low-key, luxurious, and sophisticated clothing like that of a casino dealer.

A super short skirt, with fair, jade-like beautiful legs encased in black silk stockings.

She looked a bit haggard, and her lips were slightly dry.

Her age was comparable to Zhang Lingxue; she had sword-like eyebrows and apricot-shaped lips, possessing an indescribable heroic spirit.

Yet, this beautiful woman with such temperament held two enormous hammers in her hands.

The Myriad-Changing Silkworm was hit directly by Fang Ritu's strike and fainted instantly.

Only then did Ye Bai notice the hammers in the beauty's hands had two large eyes.

This looked like an equipment-type Exotic Beast again.

And Ye Bai's True Dragon Sword could also be considered an equipment-type Exotic Beast, which could launch attacks independently or become a weapon for the Pet Beast Master.

After confirming Ye Bai's identity, the beauty placed the Heavy Hammer in her hands onto the ground.

The entire ground shook slightly, and the Heavy Hammer sank deeply into it.

Ye Bai was left dumbfounded; conservatively estimated, this Heavy Hammer weighed at least five hundred kilograms.

A rumbling sound rang out from Fang Ritu's stomach.

A blush appeared on Fang Ritu's face, and she looked very embarrassed.

"Do you have any food on you?"

"I have been trapped here for almost a week, and all the edible food has been eaten."

"Everything here is inedible."

"I'm so hungry I'm almost thinking of eating my own flesh."

Ye Bai took out all the food from his Pet Beast Space.

Fang Ritu began to feast directly.

She swallowed the food in large mouthfuls; hot noodles were slurped in with a 'slurp' sound, and she held a large bun the size of a palm in her hand.

After her teeth bit through the skin, inside was a large pork bun with flowing juices; tears of gratitude flowed from Fang Ritu's eyes.

When one's stomach is about to be flattened by hunger, being able to eat piping hot noodle soup and large meat buns is simply a wonderful thing in life.

Ye Bai watched as Fang Ritu ate what would have been a month's worth of his food, and he was momentarily dumbfounded.

Having eaten and drunk to her heart's content, Fang Ritu drank the Flower Nectar secreted by the Sun Flower Emperor and felt comfortable instantly.

She rubbed her slightly bloated stomach and let out a loud burp.

At this moment, Fang Ritu looked at Ye Bai's dumbfounded expression and immediately blushed; her fair, jade-like fingers touched together, and she seemed very nervous.

"My name is Fang Xiaotu."

"What about you?"

Ye Bai inwardly complained that Fang Ritu had actually given herself such an alias.

"My name is Ye Bai, and I was forced into this place by people from the Gospel Society."

After hearing Ye Bai's words, Fang Ritu felt slightly dejected.

"I'm different from you; I fell into a trap set by the Gospel Society and was trapped here."

"I have basically visited all the mansions these past few days."

"But I haven't found a single clue on how to get out."

"It's fine during the day, but at night, many Ghost-type Exotic Beasts appear in the mansion."

"To avoid the pursuit of the Ghost-type Exotic Beasts, I exhausted all my strength, and the supplies in my Pet Beast Space are almost depleted."

"Now that I have replenished my energy, I won't eat as much as I did just now."

"My talent is that the more I eat and the better I eat, the more terrifying my combat power becomes." This is very 'Toriko'.

Ye Bai almost suspected whether this guy had consumed gourmet cells.

"What is inside these Ghost-type Exotic Beasts?"

Ye Bai asked curiously; he had learned from the system that Holy Light skills were the nemesis of sacrificial spirits.

If they were easy to deal with, he could have his Myriad-Change Silkworm split off a Guangming Nüshen Die Clone to use the Holy Light Shine skill together with the Sunflower Emperor.

"Ghost lanterns, ghost candles, ghost umbrellas, and so on, and after these Exotic Beasts die, not even a crystal core drops."

"I highly suspect they are phantoms conjured by this ancient Zuwu."

"But the fresh flowers blooming in the courtyard are real."

After hearing what Fang Ritu said, Ye Bai nodded.

"Let's wait until nightfall to see."

"We must figure out how to get out; otherwise, if we stay trapped here, we will run out of food and ammunition."

"In broad daylight, this residence shouldn't have any dangers, right?"

Ye Bai continued to ask.

"None; I usually sleep during the day and fight at night."

"I can tell you about my discovery: many willow trees and locust trees are planted in this courtyard."

"When night comes, the willow trees and locust trees come to life."

"I once killed a willow tree, and I only saw a large amount of black blood flowing from its trunk before it turned into countless wisps of smoke and dissipated."

"Every willow tree has the strength of a Tier 4, but they turn into ordinary willow trees during the day."

After hearing Fang Ritu's description, Ye Bai couldn't help but feel a bit lucky.

He had read the Encyclopedia of Exotic Beasts and knew what this phenomenon was.

This willow tree is called a Yin-Yang Willow, one of the evolutionary materials for cultivating Ghost-type Pet Beasts.

Its characteristic is that it turns into a ferocious-looking willow tree at night, while it turns into an ordinary willow tree during the day.

In other words, only at night can this guy reveal its true form; usually, it just parasitizes the willow tree.

And night is also the best time to kill it.

Just as Ye Bai was discussing this with Fang Ritu, the people from the Gospel Society gathered together.

"This time, because some members of the Yandong Gospel Society branch defected, too much intelligence was leaked."

"This led to all of our strongholds in Yandong Province being completely wiped out."

"We have suffered heavy losses this time."

"Fang Ritu happened to fall into our hands, so we trapped her in the ancient Zuwu to starve to death, and then we will turn her into a corpse puppet that serves us."

"This will surely be a slap in the face for the high-level officials of the Yan Country."

"After all, a dignified Special Inspector of the Twenty-Eight Mansions has fallen into our hands and suffered endless torture."

At this moment, the eyes of the Gospel Society members fell upon the Black Knight.

"Black Knight, what kind of grudge does this Ye Bai have with the Blood Saint Child that you actually brought out the secret of the Blood Saint Child's lineage—the construction method of the Blood Pool—to make Ye Bai a sacrifice for the ancient Zuwu's sacrificial spirit?"

The Black Knight did not answer the Gospel Society's question, and everyone felt a bit bored.

"What about that bodyguard of Ye Bai's?"

"Why not lock her directly into the ancient Zuwu? The sacrificial spirit there has already been controlled by the Party Leader's Tomb Whip."

"That guy has already killed many Iron Armor Savage Snakes and is about to break through the encirclement."

"If others find out about our actions, it won't be good news for us."

They were survivors of the Yandong Gospel Society; when President Zhang cleared out the strongholds, they were out on a mission, which is why they luckily escaped a disaster.

This incident was actually a retaliatory action by the Gospel Society against the Yan Kingdom Alliance.

The Necromancer who was the Party Leader of their faction could not come due to other matters, so he personally bestowed his Tomb Whip and remotely controlled the sacrificial spirit of this ancient Zuwu.

However, their strength was generally at Tier 4 or 5, and they were no match for Fang Ritu at all, which is why they set a trap to lure Fang Ritu into the ancient Zuwu.

At this time, Ye Bai was observing the willow trees and locust trees in the courtyard.

The willow trees had just sprouted tender buds, and the locust trees were covered in locust flowers.

Ah, aren't these natural wild vegetables?

Ye Bai pinched a willow leaf and picked off the tenderest part of it.

After blanching this part to remove the bitter taste, mixing it with sesame oil, vinegar, and chili makes for an excellent dish.

And locust flowers are a common recipe.

Coat the locust flowers with flour, steam them in a pot, add minced garlic, sesame oil, vinegar, and chili, and mix them; the taste is excellent.

Ye Bai walked around the courtyard and found that there was quite a lot to eat in this courtyard.

"Save me!"

"So painful!"

A young girl's whisper reached Ye Bai's ears.

Ye Bai turned his head directly; who?

Behind him was only Fang Ritu, who was blinking her eyes? "Ye Bai, what's wrong?"

Fang Ritu looked at Ye Bai, who had suddenly turned his head, and asked curiously. "Did you hear a cry for help?"

Ye Bai asked curiously.

It's quite late today, too late to write the third chapter, so I'll make up for it tomorrow; therefore, there will be four chapters updated tomorrow, sorry everyone (End of this chapter)