northernbook Chapter 508 Trap
Chapter 508 Trap
Unexpectedly, Chu Zewen was unconscious for a long time this time. More than a year passed and he still showed no signs of waking up. His breathing was unstable several times and he even vomited blood once. His spirit became extremely weak all of a sudden.
As the leader of the Holy Land Alliance, Chu Zewen did not show up in public, which led to all kinds of speculation within the alliance. Pei Yun asked the Chu family to spread the news that Chu Zewen was practicing in seclusion and prohibited outsiders from disturbing him.
But as time went on, the psychics in the alliance and various high-level forces began to stir. Where there are people, there will be struggles. The new forces have not yet overthrown the old forces, but the internal power struggle has become more and more fierce.
Therefore, Pei Yun, who had anticipated this, did not get involved in the alliance from the beginning. She did not interfere in any affairs within the alliance and only traded fairly with others.
"Senior, Zewen is lying down right now, and his life or death is uncertain. Many high-ranking officials in the alliance have already made some speculations, and people are uneasy!"
Wan Xiaoqing is also one of the top leaders. She belongs to Chu Zewen's faction. Now that Chu Zewen is not here, Li Yi and Chu Zejing can't suppress the top leaders of other factions. She is persuading Pei Yun at this moment, "Why don't you take over the position of leader instead of Zewen? With your prestige and strength, they dare not disobey!"
Pei Yun shook his head and said, "...I am not from Yuanxing. They may be afraid of my strength and have to obey me, but they must be on guard in their hearts and will not really listen to my orders. It's good now. The alliance has developed too fast in recent years, and some problems should emerge. This is a good opportunity..."
"But..." Seeing Pei Yun's firm attitude, Wan Xiaoqing did not dare to say anything else. She just looked at the unconscious Chu Zewen with a worried look, "Senior, when will Zewen wake up? Will he... be okay?"
"If he can wake up, this will be a great opportunity in his life. If he can't wake up, it will be a disaster that he can't overcome."
Wan Xiaoqing was shocked: "Senior Pei, can't you save him?"
She pleaded with her eyes, "Please, you must save Zewen!"
Pei Yun paused and said, "...the person who gave him the opportunity is much stronger than me. I can only try my best to protect him. Of course, it would be better if he could wake up on his own..."
Chu Zewen is now lying in his room. In the entire villa, except for the Chu family and Pei Yun, anyone else who wants to come in needs to notify in advance.
At this time, Li Yi and Chu Zejing knocked on the door with another familiar person——
"Zhou An, why are you here?" Wan Xiaoqing and Pei Yun walked out of the room and saw Zhou An appearing in front of them in a disheveled state.
"What happened?" Pei Yun asked with a frown.
"Senior Pei, Yi Tianfeng and the top brass at the headquarters ordered the detention of the Li and Zhou families, and even my uncle was imprisoned!"
There was still clotted blood on Zhou An's head, but he had no time to bandage it and fled directly from City A to City K.
"No wonder I haven't received any response from my parents, brother, and third sister these days." Li Yi paced back and forth anxiously, "I need to go to City A. My parents are being targeted by Yi Tianfeng because of me..."
"They are not detained in the prison in City A, but in the prison in Island Z..." Zhou An added.
Chu Zejing frowned fiercely: "The prison on Z Island is used to detain serious criminals with serious crimes. It is heavily guarded and surrounded by the sea. There are many strange beasts in the sea after the apocalypse, so it is inconvenient to travel. Isn't this prison abandoned?"
Having said that, there was no need to say it explicitly; everyone present knew Yi Tianfeng's purpose, and the four of them looked at Pei Yun.
Wan Xiaoqing said: "Senior Pei, Yi Tianfeng deliberately let Zhou An escape and let him tip us off. Then he set a trap on Z Island and waited for us to go..."
The four of them were waiting for Pei Yun to make a decision. They knew that not only would they be unable to rescue the Li and Zhou families by themselves, but they would also most likely be killed.
Inside the alliance, Chu Zewen was in a coma, and several high-ranking officials whose cultivation levels were not much different from his were from other factions, so it was impossible for them to risk their lives to rescue him.
Pei Yun thought for a moment and said, "Zhou An, tell me the location of Island Z. I can go there alone. You guys wait here for my news."
"Senior, I'll go with you!" Li Yi volunteered.
Pei Yun refused and said, "I can go alone. You stay in the alliance. Since the headquarters of City A has thought of luring us into a trap, they might take advantage of the fact that there is no one guarding the alliance to attack it..."
After saying that, he paused and looked towards Chu Zewen's room on the second floor. "I suspect that Yi Tianfeng chose this time to take action. I'm afraid someone in the alliance leaked Chu Zewen's situation to him..."
Hearing this, Li Yi suppressed his inner impatience and nodded.
Pei Yun turned around and instructed Wan Xiaoqing and Chu Zejing: "While I'm away, you stay by Chu Zewen's side. I will set up a defense formation. No one except you two can get close to him..."
Wan Xiaoqing and Chu Zejing looked serious: "No problem, senior."
Pei Yun took out a pill bottle and gave it to the two of them: "This is the Soul Returning Pill. If Chu Zewen is really dying, feed it to him immediately. This pill should be able to temporarily protect his sea of consciousness and preserve his soul..."
The Soul-Returning Pill is a second-grade elixir that she is unable to refine herself. This Soul-Returning Pill was originally refined by He Zhidao for Fu Lingchen.
He Zhidao refined four Soul-Returning Pills that year. Fu Lingchen took two for himself, gave one to He Zhidao, and gave one to Pei Yun.
The most important ingredient for refining this pill is the Soul-Returning Grass, which Fu Lingchen obtained in the former residence of the Nanling Sword King. But the other auxiliary materials were given to him by Pei Yun. Fu Lingchen was not a person who liked to take advantage, so he also gave Pei Yun a Soul-Returning Pill.
The value of the second-grade elixir is self-evident. Even in the Haoyu Continent, the Soul-Returning Pill is extremely precious. Pei Yun originally wanted to go into seclusion after returning to the Yunshan Sect, take this pill, and try to advance to the fifth level of soul refinement and strengthen his soul.
However, she had to take it out now to save Chu Zewen. Since she came to this world, Chu Zewen has always trusted her and even did not hesitate to fight against the strongest person in this world. Pei Yun had long regarded Chu Zewen as a friend like Old White and others.
"Thank you, senior." Wan Xiaoqing and the other man's eyes lit up and they quickly took it.
After explaining everything, Pei Yun quietly left the alliance early the next morning and headed for Island Z...
City A, inside the monitoring room at the base headquarters——
The staff member was yawning and staring at the surveillance screen with boredom, when suddenly a strange female figure appeared on the screen. The staff member widened his eyes and quickly pressed the alarm.
A moment later, the top executives of the A City headquarters came to the monitoring room and stared at the person on the screen.
"…Only Pei Yun came. Something must have happened to Chu Zewen! Otherwise, Chu Zewen would definitely come!"
"Isn't Pei Yun our target? As long as she comes, it will be fine. If she dies, how can the alliance led by Chu Zewen fight against our base..."
"Minister Yi, give the order quickly! If it's too late, she will escape. She can fly in the air, so it will be easy for her to find the people in prison!"
Deputy Minister Zhao had been seriously injured by Pei Yun, and he hated her to the core. At this moment, he stared at Pei Yun in the picture and said with gritted teeth.
Yi Tianfeng stared expressionlessly at Pei Yun walking confidently in the picture, and ordered the guards of Z Island: "Release the poison gas first, and don't let anyone in the prison go. If the Li and Zhou families die, then die!"