...
"Next version, let's make hotpot with Hoolay!"
"Jiaoqiu: Wait for me to up, I'll lead the team back to beat you!"
"Could Mok Tok be planning to usurp the throne? Hoolay seems a bit dumb."
"I just noticed Hoolay is still wearing a muzzle. So hot!"
"??? You're not right in the head!"
"Dan Heng, why don't you unleash the Moon Drinker and fight?"
...
While the comments were still teasing.
Jiaoqiu said one sentence.
And it instantly cleared out half the comment section!
The moment the name "Jingliu" was mentioned!
Both the story and the comment section fell silent!
"Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!!!"
Little Gui shook her head frantically.
She had carefully read the [Hoolay Visit Precautions] earlier!
It clearly stated:
[Avoid mentioning Jingliu in conversations with this prisoner!]
And now.
In this situation!
Jiaoqiu had actively brought up that woman!
Directly in his face!
Could it be...
Next second...
Would Hoolay tear Jiaoqiu apart in a fit of rage?
Little Gui was almost too scared to watch!
However.
Hoolay did not react with the expected fury or hysteria.
Instead, he let out a suppressed growl!
Seeing the situation turn sour, Mok Tok immediately spoke up, "My lord! This slave is spouting nonsense. I've never heard such news! Please allow me to kill him at once!"
"Silence, Mok Tok!"
Hoolay commanded,
"As for you, slave... from now on, you must stay by my side at all times. You may only speak when I permit it, and you may only move when I allow it. Otherwise, I will slice you into pieces from head to toe. Do you understand?"
After a brief moment of shock.
Little Gui began to realize something.
She wondered, "Is Hoolay... actually a bit scared?"
"Just mentioning that Jingliu is back."
"And he doesn't even dare to make a threat?"
The viewers also started to catch on!
...
"Keyword triggered: Ding!"
"Hoolay's PTSD just kicked in."
"Seven hundred years of being Jingliu's number one fan."
"He's overheating."
"What overheating? He's clearly breaking down."
"Hoolay: Maybe prison isn't so bad after all."
"Hoolay: Is it too late to negotiate peace?"
"Don't worry, Jingliu's in Yuque. There are only three generals outside."
"Captured by Jingliu hundreds of years ago, and after centuries of torture and starvation, while Jingliu has likely only grown stronger. He has no choice but to be scared!"
"She was already strong back then, and now with her dark transformation, she's three times stronger. How can he fight that!?"
"Hoolay: Forget revenge, it's over!"
...
"Mok Tok, we'll have to stay here for a while. But don't be afraid. From the moment we stepped out of the prison, it's the Xianzhou people who should be afraid. Because I will make them understand what true disaster is."
"Now, all you Borisin brats, follow me!"
At Hoolay's command.
All the Borisin began to move!
Meanwhile.
The main group finally caught up!
Stelle charged ahead.
Swinging her fists with all her might!
As if she wanted to punch Hoolay to death in one blow!
Dan Heng followed closely behind, wielding his spear, Cloud Piercer.
"It's the prison guards, stop them! For Lord Hoolay, we'll die without hesitation!"
Ahead.
The gates of The Shackling Prison were closing.
Hoolay had already escaped!
Standing at the entrance.
His massive frame stared back at them.
But.
They were just a step too late!
The gates of The Shackling Prison had already shut.
At the last moment.
Dan Heng, unwilling to give up, hurled Cloud Piercer like a javelin.
But it couldn't stop the gates from closing.
It wedged into the gap.
...
"Jiyun: I'm free again, dammit!!"
"Hoolay, you coward! If you've got the guts, fight our High Elder! Come at me!"
"By the way, Dan Heng is currently serving time in prison next to Hoolay. They're cellmates."
"On the necessity of anti-jamming sensors."
"Damn, is that move going to shatter Jiyun's spear tip?"
"Forged by Yingxing, my boy!"
"Here, Dan Heng directly transforms into the High Elder. Activating his Technique will let him catch up."
"Transforming takes time, with the BGM and costume change and all that."
"Got a sound system? Let me play 'Tearing the Heart of the Sea' for Dan Heng!"
"Sigh, in the end, we're destined to end up in prison..."
...
Hoolay's escape was a foregone conclusion.
The scene shifts.
To the Seat of Divine Foresight.
"Report! Communications with The Shackling Prison have been cut off. We've received a message from a Cycrane..."
"The prisoners have rioted, and the high-profile convict... Hoolay is missing!"
Hearing this news.
The three generals present didn't seem particularly surprised.
Jing Yuan was the first to ask, "What about the Messenger from Yaoqing and the Nameless?"
"No news yet! We're working to restore contact with The Shackling Prison as quickly as possible!"
"Dismissed."
Feixiao spoke up, "General Jing Yuan, General Huaiyan, as we expected... the rise of the Ambrosial Arbor isn't the end, but the beginning."
"That hand reaching out from the Destruction Legion toward the Xianzhou has already planted the Seed of Destruction. From this moment onward, into the unforeseeable future, the Xianzhou Alliance will face even more terrifying challenges—dual threats from Destruction and the Abomination of Abundance."
"If this is what they want, I'm ready to face them at any time!"
"I will mobilize the Luofu Cloud Knights as the Marshal's special envoy to hunt down Hoolay."
Jing Yuan smiled faintly.
"The thing beneath the water has finally lost its patience. And what I must do, as I've said before, is to stir the muddy waters and bring clarity."
The plot, which had been somewhat tense.
But with the appearance of the three generals.
Their calm and composed demeanor!
Their confident remarks.
Completely dispelled that sense of urgency!
Everything was as solid as a rock!
Hoolay's escape was like a move on the projection chessboard within the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Completely within the generals' expectations!
...
"The three generals: Let's see what's going on here."
"Wow! You three are so calm!"
"Not surprised at all, huh? Feels like everything's under control?"
"I think it's just Jing Yuan doing his usual scheming, planning several moves ahead while making the current one."
"'As we expected.'"
"Pretty normal, really. When three masterminds get together, nothing they come up with is surprising."
"Is this finally the chance to eliminate Hoolay?"
"Blind guess: Jing Yuan might be planning to purge the Luofu Preceptors!"
"Just one more—The Propagation—and the Xianzhou will have gathered the three great calamities of the universe."
"Feixiao: I've become the wildcard."
...
"Interesting..."
After glancing at the barrage of comments, Feixiao revealed a faint smile.
She wiped her nose with the back of her hand, and the fox ears on her head twitched slightly.
This was a sign of her growing excitement!
"I can hardly wait to see what happens next."
However, just as she was about to continue watching, a line of text appeared on the screen.
[After a brief but fatal disconnection, the Shackling Prison has been brought back under control. Although the Nameless passengers on the train are unharmed, one of the envoys from Yaoqing has been kidnapped.]
[Meanwhile... Hoolay, the war chief of the Borisin, who had long been imprisoned at the depths of the Shackling Prison, has vanished without a trace.]
[The hunter and the hunted will engage in a chase on the Xianzhou Luofu.]
[Finest Duel Under the Pristine Blue, completed.]
[To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next installment.]
???
The four people on the scene were instantly stunned.
Feixiao, in particular, felt as if a fishbone was stuck in her throat!
"Is this... the legendary cliffhanger?"
Feixiao had heard before that certain cliffhangers could drive people crazy...
But she had always dismissed it as an exaggeration.
She thought it was just a matter of waiting!
People should have a little patience, after all.
Now, experiencing it herself, she realized...
She couldn't wait at all!
She was practically itching to step in herself and continue the story!
Fortunately, this time, Yu Ling didn't keep all the players waiting!
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