Chapter 3463: Rescued by Deception

"You..."

Wanshitong was also a bit stunned; he hadn't expected Ye Liuyun to act so decisively.

Although the indigenous would rush over to reinforce immediately, his subordinates would still suffer serious casualties.

So he immediately said to Chen Yueying: "Sister Chen, where is Brother Ye? I told him before that we can't afford to offend these Mercenaries! Let him stop!"

"Huh? You already told him before?" Chen Yueying found this odd at that moment.

"Sigh, this Mercenary unit has over a hundred people, and its network is very complex. They've been harvesting herbs here for years and are well acquainted with the local indigenous. If we provoke them, the locals will likely intervene! Then we'd be besieged by both them and the indigenous!"

"Sister Chen, you hurry and make them stop; once the fight starts, it'll be too late!" Wanshitong urged Chen Yueying.

"Oh!" Chen Yueying, pressed by him, didn't have time to think further and contacted Ye Liuyun, but Ye Liuyun replied that he was fighting those Mercenaries.

He indeed was battling the Mercenaries. He seized the chance when Peng Lie and others rushed forward, and amid the chaos launched a Spiritual Soul Attack on several lower-level bandits.

Then, through Soul Search, he learned that these ordinary bandits had only signed a collective loyalty contract, while the leading Mercenary had directly signed a Master-Servant Contract with Wanshitong.

Thus Ye Liuyun immediately ordered Peng Lie and the others to concentrate their power on attacking that leading Martial Cultivator, while he used Spiritual Soul Attacks as much as possible to control the rest.

At this point, Wanshitong saw that casualties were unavoidable, so he could only deceive Chen Yueying into coming out, intending to take her as a hostage.

Meanwhile, the surrounding local Martial Cultivators rushed over and surrounded them. Chen Yueying's Divine Sense, upon detecting these local Martial Cultivators, realized that Ye Liuyun must have already noticed the encirclement, so she became even more reluctant to leave the Formation.

The Mercenary squad's leader was quickly eliminated by Peng Lie and the others working together; the remaining Mercenaries were also controlled by Ye Liuyun, and under his command they immediately attacked the surrounding local Martial Cultivators. Their targets were those local Team Leaders and others who were not under Ye Liuyun's control.

At this moment, some of the indigenous under Ye Liuyun's control received a message ordering them to feign an attack on Wanshitong, drawing Chen Yueying out of the Formation.

"Hehe, that works perfectly!"

Ye Liuyun immediately ordered the indigenous Martial Cultivators under his control to charge at Wanshitong, and they truly struck, determined to kill him on the spot. He himself mingled among those local Martial Cultivators to prevent Wanshitong from escaping.

Peng Lie led the remaining Martial Cultivators to fight the remaining indigenous.

"Sister Chen, save me!" Wanshitong immediately pretended to be in distress, calling for Chen Yueying's help.

Chen Yueying wanted to bring him into the Formation Plate as well, but that Formation Plate was set up by Peng Lie and could only accommodate her alone.

At this moment, a Taixu Fourth Layer local Martial Cultivator rushed forward first, delivering a punch straight at Wanshitong.

Wanshitong narrowly dodged, while urgently shouting for Chen Yueying to rescue him.

Ye Liuyun observed all this. From his observer avatar, he easily saw that Wanshitong was concealing his realm, deliberately not retaliating.

But Chen Yueying was frantic at that moment, thinking Wanshitong's realm was low and couldn't block the attacks from those local Martial Cultivators.

So, in her haste, she drew her longsword to rescue him, leapt out of the Formation Plate, and helped Wanshitong fend off the local Martial Cultivators' attacks.

"Sigh, what a foolish woman!" Ye Liuyun sighed inwardly, but did not stop those indigenous.

At this moment, Wanshitong felt a surge of joy, deliberately evading the local Martial Cultivators' attacks, moving farther away from the Formation Plate, thus pulling Chen Yueying even farther away.

Chen Yueying didn't think further; she immediately swung her sword toward Wanshitong, and produced another Formation Plate, intending to set it up. The indigenous Martial Cultivators besieging them were too many; she alone could not block so many.

She hoped the Formation Plate would shield both herself and Wanshitong, waiting for Ye Liuyun's men to return and rescue them. Yet as she was setting up the Formation Plate, a sudden palm wind struck from behind.

The palm strike was so close that she had no time to defend, relying entirely on her armor to absorb it.

"Boom," Chen Yueying was blasted into the air; the Formation Plate and longsword slipped from her hands, she fell to the ground, then a local Martial Cultivator's spear pinned her throat and chest, leaving her helpless.

She looked at Wanshitong with confusion.

Wanshitong let out a sly laugh, then immediately ordered the nearby local Martial Cultivators: "Alright, no need to act any longer, hand the person over to me, you go eliminate the other Martial Cultivators!"

"Just a few of you were needed, why did so many show up!"

He even complained, feeling the indigenous were overacting.

"You... a spy?" Chen Yueying only realized at this moment.

However, contrary to Wanshitong's expectations, a local Martial Cultivator who was a Taixu Fifth Layer Martial Cultivator landed a solid punch squarely on his back heart.

He was dressing as a guide and couldn't wear protective gear or armor, so the blow hit him solidly, spitting a mouthful of blood.

Immediately after, the two indigenous in front also struck together, each delivering a punch that blasted him back.

"Kakak" several bone‑cracking sounds rang out, clearly shattering his sternum.

Then the same Fifth Layer local Martial Cultivator punched again, striking his Primordial Core position, blasting his Primordial Core and even cracking his lumbar vertebra with a single punch.

The cultivated body strength of the indigenous Martial Cultivators is indeed formidable; this single punch could match a strike from a Taixu Sixth Layer powerhouse.

"Puff!"

Wanshitong was struck so hard he had no strength to retaliate, and before he could comprehend what happened, he collapsed limp on the ground.

The indigenous Martial Cultivators followed up, thrusting spears through his shoulders and other spots, lifting him up.

This series of events left Chen Yueying completely bewildered, unable to discern what was happening.

At this moment, Ye Liuyun had merged with the void; when he emerged again, he had reverted to his original appearance.

"Let her go!"

Ye Liuyun ordered, and the indigenous released Chen Yueying.

"It's you! You discovered me long ago?"

Wanshitong suddenly realized that Ye Liuyun was the hidden golden sparrow behind everything!

Ye Liuyun didn't want to waste words, immediately released his Soul and began a Soul Search. The search revealed that this Wanshitong was merely an avatar; his true body was hidden within the avatar's Space World.

He instantly placed a Slave Seal on Wanshitong's avatar, forcing it to release its true body.

When the true body emerged, it was pierced by the indigenous Martial Cultivator's spear, turning it into a porcupine.

His true body also realized it was outmatched, released its Soul and surged toward Chen Yueying's Sea of Consciousness, but was subdued by Chen Yueying using Fire Phoenix Blaze and Red Pupil Illusion Technique, and a Soul Search revealed how it had been deceived.

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