Chapter 1453: These assassins have a trick

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Ye Zhangqing's group also dared not do anything out of line.

They could only obediently be taken down the Star Battleship by that captain who greeted them.

Afterwards, Ye Zhangqing's group was imprisoned in a black prison cell at the entrance of the Demon Realm.

These black prison cells were probably specially built to detain those suspicious individuals.

Upon discovering suspicious individuals, there was no need to enter the Demon Realm; they were directly detained here.

"Stay calm and wait; if what you say is true, naturally there's no problem, but if it's false, you probably won't be able to leave here."

After locking up Ye Zhangqing's group, the captain said coldly and then turned and left.

Ye Zhangqing, Xu Jie, and Zhao Zhengping were locked up together; after the captain left, Ye Zhangqing tried to use his spiritual power to break the seal on his body.

Before imprisonment, everyone's cultivation was naturally sealed.

Needless to say, this Yin Demon Technique is indeed effective; it wasn't even detected by that demon tribe captain just now.

At least their demon tribe identities weren't exposed.

But now that their cultivation was sealed, Ye Zhangqing tried several times, yet none succeeded.

"Wait for the ancestors; they are Emperor Sovereign Realm cultivators, previously hidden and undetected, that little seal can't contain them."

Xu Jie spoke up, saying that with that demon tribe captain's petty tricks, trying to seal the cultivation of Yun Xiantai and the others is pure fantasy, impossible to succeed.

However, Yun Xiantai and the others haven't acted yet; they're probably waiting for an opportunity.

After all, everyone's ultimate goal is to enter the Demon Realm and obtain the demon essence fruit; if they caused a big scene here, before even entering the Demon Realm they'd likely be hunted by powerful demons, which would be more loss than gain.

Upon hearing that, Ye Zhangqing also found a spot to sit down; the prison cell was empty, and he didn't mind, sitting directly on the floor.

For now, they can only wait; the more impatient they are, the more likely they are to make mistakes.

Yun Xiantai and the others indeed thought the same; they wanted to wait for a suitable moment to act, trying to avoid causing too much commotion.

Inside the prison cell, everyone behaved very quietly, and there wasn't much tension.

Time passed bit by bit, just as Yun Xiantai and the others were about to act.

Suddenly, the prison door opened, and a demon tribe member walked in.

Ye Zhangqing had seen this demon tribe member before; he had been with that captain.

At this moment, having come outside the prison cell, he said to the demon tribe behind him.

"Release them; after checking, they are allowed to enter the Demon Realm."

"Yes."

Upon hearing that, the demon tribe behind him quickly opened the prison cell and removed the seals from everyone's bodies.

But this series of events left Ye Zhangqing and the others somewhat dazed—what situation just led to their release?

"Did you really investigate? But that's all our nonsense; what could you possibly find out?"

They looked at that demon tribe member with some doubt, but just when nobody was paying attention, this demon tribe member gestured to Xu Jie.

Seeing that gesture, Xu Jie instantly understood; without saying anything, he immediately called for everyone to leave.

After leaving the prison cell, they smoothly entered the Demon Realm, but everyone still wondered why they were suddenly released.

"Something feels off."

"Yeah, could these demon tribe members have some scheme?"

"Could it be that they deliberately let us go?"

"It's possible."

As they walked, everyone speculated; the contrast before and after was simply too great to make sense of.

"One second they were full of suspicion, the next they were actively released—such a huge shift is indeed suspicious."

Only Xu Jie remained calm and composed; seeing everyone's constant speculation, he spoke up.

"Ancestors, you're overthinking it; that demon tribe member just now was one of our own."

"Huh???"

"Upon hearing that, everyone became even more dazed—what do you mean 'one of our own'? That's a demon tribe member!"

Not understanding Xu Jie's meaning, seeing the situation, Xu Jie then slowly explained.

The gesture that demon tribe member gave Xu Jie earlier actually indicated his identity.

"He wasn't actually a demon tribe member at all; he was a Yongye assassin in disguise."

"Huh???"

"Upon hearing Xu Jie's words, everyone froze—was that demon tribe member a Yongye assassin?"

For a moment, everyone was silent; after a while, Hong Zun couldn't help but laugh.

"These Yongye assassins are impressive; they have a trick, actually infiltrating the demon tribe's interior."

"Nonsense, after all, they're professionals."

"Xu Jie, you brat, did well; winning over these Yongye assassins is a good move."

The appearance of Yongye assassins here is undoubtedly thanks to Xu Jie; if he hadn't actively recruited those assassins, just now would indeed have been troublesome.

Even if they could escape, they'd likely cause some commotion, which would be detrimental to everyone's later actions.

Now with Yongye assassins helping, this matter was resolved so simply; it's indeed somewhat unexpected.

All's well that ends well; everyone proceeded toward the Demon Realm according to the planned route.

Just after Ye Zhangqing's group entered the Demon Realm, that Yongye assassin who had disguised as a demon tribe member came to a small courtyard.

In the room, that captain had already lost his vitality; obviously he was killed, and as for who did it, no need to guess—everyone knows.

Casually sitting beside the demon tribe captain's corpse, that Yongye assassin wasn't flustered; he'd experienced such things too many times.

Forming hand seals, he executed a secret technique to transmit his voice.

"Youngster Ye Zhangqing and the others have already entered the Demon Realm."

Soon, a reply came back.

"Hmm, handle the affairs here, don't leave any loopholes."

This is a communication Mìfǎ used internally by Yongye; almost all Yongye assassins know it.

Within a short distance, one can directly use the Mìfǎ to communicate, without needing Chuānyīn fú or Xiǎnyǐng zhèn pán, which is very convenient.

Of course, there is a drawback: the distance limit; basically, once it exceeds the range of a world, it becomes useless.

These Yongye assassins, in order to eat Ye Zhangqing's cooking again, are really going all out.

Even before everyone rushed to the Demon Realm, they had already arranged everything properly.

Even the plan for entering the Demon Realm's entrance here was made in advance.

Unexpectedly, it actually came in handy.

He turned his head to look at the demon tribe captain who was dead beyond death, and the Yongye assassin grinned.

"You refused to accept the spirit stones; now it's fine, huh—your life is gone."

If that demon tribe captain had previously accepted the Space Ring that Ye Zhangqing offered, and chosen to turn a blind eye and let everyone leave, perhaps he wouldn't be in this situation.

The Yongye assassin would not rashly take action either.

What a pity; this guy played the clean‑sleeve act, showed no mercy, and directly locked Ye Zhangqing and his companions in prison.

There was no choice; this Yongye assassin had to act.

You had spirit stones but refused them, insisting on courting death—what were you after? Now you've gotten neither the spirit stones nor your life.

Having skillfully disposed of the demon tribe captain's corpse, the Yongye assassin then disguised himself as the captain and did not leave.