bookcurios Chapter 1927 Something happened?
Chapter 1927 Something happened?
Chu Huai paused for a moment.
"I'm worried," he admitted honestly. "But what's the use of worrying? You know Mingchuan better than I do. If he dares to go, he must have his reasons. All we can do is wait here and do what he asked us to do."
Mu Yaoyao bit her lip and didn't ask any more questions.
She knew Chu Huai was right.
Knowing is one thing, but if you can't get over that hurdle in your heart, you just can't get over it.
The main hall fell silent again.
The only sounds were Ah Xiong's occasional heavy breathing and the faint, distant sound of energy flowing.
Suddenly, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside the hall.
Everyone looked up at the same time.
Jin Man's figure strode quickly from the palace gate, her face as tense as an iron plate.
"problem occurs."
Just two words, yet they made everyone's hearts leap into their throats.
"What happened?" Ah Xiong was the first to rush over. "Did something happen to Ming-ge?"
Jinman glanced at him, then, without keeping him in suspense, said directly:
"We just received a message from our informants. Someone from the Holy Domain Dynasty has spread the word that Ming Chuan, the sect leader of the Wan Chuan Sect, infiltrated Tian Que City with malicious intent. He was caught red-handed by the Third Prince and is now being held in the Heavenly Prison, awaiting further action."
boom--
Ah Xiong felt as if something had exploded in his head.
"what?!"
His voice was almost a shout, which made the entire main hall vibrate.
"What did you say?! Doflamingo has been arrested?! He's been thrown into jail?!"
Jinman did not answer, but her silence was the answer.
Ah Xiong's face flushed red instantly, then turned deathly pale.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that his tongue seemed to be entangled by something, and he couldn't utter a single word.
"How could this be..." Mu Yaoyao's face turned deathly pale. "How could this happen..."
Lin Ruowei's knuckles turned white, and she remained silent.
Ye Chuhan's face was also extremely ugly.
He leaned against the pillar, as if only in this way could he steady himself.
Only Chu Huai managed to maintain his composure.
He stood up, walked over to Jinman, and asked in a low voice, "Is the information reliable?"
"The information came back from the undercover agents, so it should be true," Jin Man said. "And there's more than one source. I had people verify it, and they all came back with the same story."
Chu Huai remained silent for a moment.
He remembered what Mingchuan had told him before he left.
"If I haven't returned in seven days..."
Mingchuan didn't finish his sentence, but he had a vague feeling that what followed was definitely not a good thing.
But he never expected that something would happen just two days later.
"wrong."
He suddenly spoke.
Everyone looked at him.
"What's wrong?" Ye Chuhan asked.
“Mingchuan isn’t the kind of person who would be easily captured.” Chu Huai’s brows furrowed tightly. “Before he went to the Holy Domain Dynasty, he told me about his plan. He said he was going to talk to the Third Prince, and if they couldn’t reach an agreement, he would leave without lingering. With his methods, even if they couldn’t reach an agreement, no one could stop him from leaving.”
"Then how do you explain his arrest?" Ah Xiong rushed over, his eyes red. "No matter how powerful he is, he's still human! What if the Third Prince has more people and influence? What if he's still injured and hasn't fully recovered? What if..."
He couldn't continue.
Chu Huai did not refute.
He just stood there, looking at Ah Xiong, and remained silent for a long time.
“I know you’re anxious,” he finally spoke, his voice soft. “I’m anxious too. But it’s precisely at times like these that we mustn’t panic. Mingchuan entrusted Wanchuan Sect to us so that we could protect this place for him, not so that we could rush out and die.”
"Then what do you suggest we do?!" Ah Xiong roared. "Are we just going to stand here and wait? Wait for Ming Ge to get his head chopped off before we go collect the body?"
"Ah Xiong!"
Ye Chuhan grabbed him tightly, squeezing his shoulder so hard it made a cracking sound.
"Calm down! Chu Huai is right, now is not the time to act impulsively!"
Ah Xiong struggled twice, but couldn't break free.
He stood there, his chest heaving, and finally, tears streamed down his face.
“Ming-ge…” His voice was so hoarse it was almost inaudible, “Why the hell can’t you ever give me a break…”
Mu Yaoyao pinched her palm with her fingertips, but Lin Ruowei, who was next to her, was braver and spoke first.
"I'm going to the Holy Kingdom."
Chu Huai suddenly looked up at her.
Do you know what you're saying?
“I know.” Lin Ruowei raised her head, her usually cold eyes now burning with an unprecedented flame. “Mingchuan is in danger, I can’t just wait here.”
"What can you do there?" Chu Huai asked. "That's the Holy Domain Dynasty, not the Spirit Domain. The moment you go in, they'll know who you are. Are you going to rescue people or go to your death?"
Lin Ruowei remained silent.
She knew Chu Huai was right.
Knowing this is one thing, but being asked to sit here and wait is another; she simply cannot do it.
"I go."
A voice suddenly rang out.
Everyone looked toward the source of the sound.
He is the True Man Lingxu.
He stood at the entrance of the hall at some point, dressed in a moon-white Taoist robe, with flowing hair and beard. His face was still somewhat pale, but his eyes were surprisingly bright.
"Senior?" Chu Huai was taken aback. "Your injuries..."
"It's alright." Master Lingxu waved his hand. "My old bones can still make a trip to the Holy Domain Dynasty for him."
He walked up to the crowd, his gaze sweeping over every face.
“You juniors, do what you’re supposed to do. Don’t miss a single thing Mingchuan told you before he left. There are still eyes watching outside. If you make a mess of things, you’ll be playing right into their hands.”
"As for Mingchuan... I guarantee that the kid won't die."
Ah Xiong suddenly raised his head: "Senior, how did you know?"
Master Lingxu smiled.
"Because that kid never does anything he's not sure he can do."
"He must have planned every step carefully before going to the Holy Domain Dynasty. Being imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison might have been part of his plan."
He looked at Ah Xiong, his tone softening slightly:
"Kid, you've been with Ming for so many years, don't you know him? When has he ever suffered a loss?"
Ah Xiong was stunned.
He recalled how Mingchuan had led them all the way from the human realm to where they were now over the years.
Countless times Mingchuan faced life-or-death situations and seemingly insurmountable obstacles, but he survived them all, and he even led them through them.
Will that person really fall so easily in the Holy Domain Dynasty?
"But..." Ah Xiong was still unwilling to give up, "What if..."
“There’s no chance of anything going on.” Master Lingxu shook his head. “Even if there is a chance, I will bring the person back for you.”
He patted Ah Xiong on the shoulder and turned to walk out of the hall.
As he reached the door, he suddenly stopped and looked back.
"You lot, stay put. Don't let Mingchuan come back to find a bunch of crying, useless people."
After saying that, his figure transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the horizon.
The main hall remained quiet for a long time.
Then, Ah Xiong wiped his face hard.
"Damn it..." he cursed, his voice hoarse, but his eyes changed. "I'm not crying anymore. If Ming-ge comes back and sees me crying like that, he'll laugh at me for the rest of his life."
He turned around, walked to his previous spot, and plopped down.
"I'm waiting. Waiting for Ming to come back so I can beat him up."
Ye Chuhan looked at him and suddenly smiled.
"Sure, count me in then."