Star Trace Gate

Chapter 949 A Mother's Strength, the Ancient Yu Clan

The inner hall of the garrison headquarters.

The young man in black, who identified himself as Yu Tiange, not only subtly admitted to kidnapping Wang Anquan's eldest son, but also spoke with a threatening tone. Most importantly, he arrived at the garrison alone, yet showed no sign of tension, caution, or apprehension whatsoever. It was as if, in his mind, all the experts, soldiers, and retainers in the garrison were nothing more than worthless chickens and dogs.

He acted as if he were visiting an acquaintance. He first poured himself a cup of tea, and then, seeing that Wang Anquan was completely dumbfounded, he relaxed and sat down on his own. He didn't rush to bring up the important matter, but instead looked around the furnishings of the inner room with great curiosity.

To be honest, Wang Anquan was indeed bewildered at this moment, but he was not only bewildered by the kidnapping of his eldest son Wenping, but even more bewildered by the fact that he did not know the identity of the kidnapper, whether they were from Tianzhao Temple, the Divine Court, or some other hidden force...

What is the purpose of this person's sudden kidnapping of Wenping?

Is this person the same as the gray-robed woman who appeared in the backyard garden earlier? Could it be that after I refused that woman's request to release Jiuzhi, I angered her, and this group wanted to teach me a lesson?

Or perhaps, he had nothing to do with the gray-robed woman, and was just another group secretly plotting against him and Northwind Town...

As the saying goes, concern leads to confusion. At this moment, Wang Anquan stood in the quiet inner hall, but his mind was already in a state of utter turmoil.

On the left side of the inner hall, Yu Tiange sat languidly in a large chair, playing with a folding fan in his hands, and said with a slightly sarcastic tone: "Hehe, this dignified residence of the North Wind Garrison, the main hall is actually filled with antiques and calligraphy from roadside stalls... Lord Wang, is your family really destitute, or are you deliberately putting on a low-key image of an honest and incorruptible official like a surrendered general?"

Not far away, Wang Anquan forced himself to calm his emotions, then said with a gloomy look, "You want an identity in Beifeng Town, I can give you that; you want to live in my house, that's no problem either. But you think you can secretly control me with just a soul-nourishing jade pendant that my son keeps close to him, and make me do whatever you want... that's a bit wishful thinking, isn't it?"

“I am your son, but I am not a fool. I don’t even know who you are, so how could I gamble with the lives of my entire family?!”

His voice was deep and resolute, brooking no argument: "If you want to talk business, you need to be sincere. Whose side are you on anyway?"

"Snapped!"

Yu Tiange unfolded his folding fan, gently waving it, but never actually looking at Wang Anquan: "One jade pendant isn't enough? That's easy. If you're willing, I can have someone send you your son's severed hands and feet, even his internal organs, still flowing with blood, faintly pulsating, as if they were alive. Heh, but these internal organs are just organs, not usually visible, and I don't know if you, as his father, can recognize your son's heart, liver, spleen, and lungs... Sigh, how about this, I'll have someone peel off your son's face inch by inch with a sharp knife, then make a human skin mask and send it to you, so you can recognize your son at a glance...!"

"Lord Wang, is this enough sincerity for you?"

“…!” Upon hearing this, Wang Anquan’s forehead veins bulged and his fists clenched tightly.

"Tap tap...!"

Just then, a series of extremely rapid and heavy footsteps sounded, and a tall and burly figure darted out from the corridor at the back of the inner hall at great speed.

"You son of a bitch, do you really think no one in my Wang family can handle you?! I'm going to smash your head open and throw it into the latrine...!"

A clear, cold voice rang out.

"boom!"

An extremely vigorous surge of blood and qi, accompanied by an incomparably fierce primordial aura, rose simultaneously.

Yu Tiange, sitting in the chair, suddenly turned his head to look at the corridor, his eyes showing a hint of surprise as he exclaimed, "Such speed, such powerful qi and blood...!"

"Swipe!"

He stared at the blurry figure, and almost instinctively swung his left arm, simultaneously launching three throwing knives in a triangular formation towards the figure.

At the entrance of the corridor, the burly figure radiated a dazzling blue light and condensed three powerful palm shadows in mid-air, carrying an aura capable of shattering mountains, as he was about to strike down on Yu Tiange's head.

As soon as the three palm shadows appeared in the air, Yu Tiange felt the surrounding void cracking inch by inch, and the entire inner hall became blurred.

"What an incredibly powerful physique...!"

He was startled again, and in an instant, he focused his mind and prepared to meet the enemy.

In mid-air, three flying knives shot towards the burly figure like meteors, and they contained a strange aura that could destroy the soul.

"boom!"

Unexpectedly, when the flying knives attacked, the figure neither dodged nor evaded. Instead, he caused his own azure light to surge and rise. Then, with a sweep of his left hand, he suddenly condensed a palm shadow the size of a washbasin. With a wave of his hand, he grabbed the three flying knives in mid-air and held them firmly in his palm.

"Give me back my son!"

The figure gritted its teeth and growled, simultaneously unleashing three palm strikes with its right hand, about to slap Yu Tiange on the forehead.

"Madam, stop!!!"

"Don't hurt him! Since he dared to come, he must have accomplices outside helping him! You must not act rashly!"

"stop!"

"...!"

After regaining his senses, Wang Anquan repeatedly tried to communicate telepathically with the figure, attempting to dissuade him. However, the figure was already enraged and completely out of control, showing no intention of stopping.

Left with no other choice, Wang Anquan quickly moved to the side, instantly appearing in front of Yu Tiange. He then spread his arms wide, using his body to block the palm strikes while growling, "If you touch him, Wen Ping will be crippled, even if he doesn't die! Stop!"

"Swipe!"

Three palm shadows crashed down, only to stop just above Wang Anquan's forehead.

"Huhu...!"

Heavy breathing arose as the furious figure stared at the man before him, his right palm trembling in the air, yet he failed to bring the palm down.

"Listen to me...!" Wang Anquan gritted his teeth and warned, "Don't act rashly."

"Wow!"

The three palm shadows dissipated from above Wang Anquan's head and vanished without a trace.

Inside the hall, the candlelight flickered, and the figure's face gradually became clear. She was none other than Wang Anquan's legal wife—He Zhuzhu.

When she rushed out of the corridor, her footsteps were extremely strange and her movements were incredibly fast. Even Wang Anquan could only see her blurry figure, but could not make out her face.

Madam Zhu stood in front of Wang Anquan, her face pale and cold. It took her a while to calm herself down before she gradually regained her composure.

“…!” Yu Tiange stood behind Wang Anquan, carefully observing He Zhuzhu, who was even more robust than a man. He was indeed amazed and thought, “What a damn strong and extraordinary woman! Primordial Qi?! This is the inheritance of the Divine General lineage. She… she is actually a woman who cultivates martial arts?”

Madam Zhu made no attempt to hide the hatred in her eyes. She clenched her left fist tightly, raised her right arm, and pointed at Yu Tiange, saying, "I don't care whose dog you are or who's backing you... but don't underestimate a mother's determination to protect her child. If you dare to lay a finger on my son... I'll do nothing else for the rest of my life but kill you all. If I can't kill the old ones, I'll kill the young ones... until I kill you all, or until you kill me."

Yu Tiange looked at her without any fear on his face, and said lightly, "Madam, please don't get agitated. Between us, there is no life-or-death struggle, only an exchange where each of us gets what he needs. Your son has no grudge against me. If my goal can be achieved, why would I need to take his life?"

"Madam, you should go back first. I'll talk to him," Wang Anquan advised in a low voice.

Hearing her husband's words, Zhuzhu slowly withdrew her sharp gaze, then turned and walked towards the corridor. Her voice trembled but remained firm as she transmitted her thoughts to Wang Anquan: "Before we made our move, I activated the illusion array talisman. Those outside the hall don't know what happened inside. Old Wang, since we are husband and wife, I naturally have a share in this surrender and surrender of the city, as do the Wang family who have already benefited. No matter what happens later, there will be no resentment between us, only sharing the journey through thick and thin, life and death together. Don't be anxious and let others lead you by the nose."

She comforted him telepathically while slowly loosening her grip on her left hand.

"brush……!"

The three throwing knives that she had been holding in her hand had now completely shattered, breaking into dust of rare and precious metals that drifted to the ground like smoke and powder.

Upon witnessing this scene, Yu Tiange was once again amazed. Outsiders might not know, but he himself was very clear that although those three flying knives were not top-tier magic weapons, they were still rare soul-destroying treasures, and were even fourth-grade hidden weapons, made of very fine materials and extremely hard.

Such a treasure was easily crushed into powder by this extremely plump garrison lady with a single palm...

Yu Tiange looked at her back, feeling no fear, but couldn't help but sigh: "This migration place of 251 years is indeed full of hidden talents. Even such a reckless and stupid-looking burly woman has such talent... This is truly an eye-opener."

After Zhuzhu left, Wang Anquan turned around, looked coldly at Yu Tiange, and asked, "Since you're unwilling to reveal your identity, you should at least tell me... what do you want me to do for you?"

Yu Tiange bent down and sat down again, picking up his teacup and saying, "It's very simple. The first thing you need to do is to get me a detailed map of the North Wind Town teleportation array before noon tomorrow, as well as information on the number of soldiers guarding the array, the government offices they belong to, and the specific extent to which the array has been damaged, etc.!"

"Remember, I said you must hand it in to me before noon tomorrow."

He took a sip of tea and gave his instructions with a smile on his face.

The teleportation array in Beifeng Town was specially built by the Ministry of War of the Divine Court, so that it could teleport cultivators on a large scale during wartime to support this most important pass located north of Tiandu. Before Beifeng Town was occupied by Tianzhao Temple, there were as many as seven such teleportation arrays, but as soon as the monk soldiers entered the city, the first thing they did was destroy the array, completely severing the connection between Tiandu and this place.

After listening, Wang Anquan replied with an extremely ugly expression: "After Beifeng Town was captured, the teleportation array in the town was destroyed by the guards of the Martial Monk Supervisory Office, and then taken over by the monk soldiers of several large camps... Do you think I, a surrendered general, can still access such an important place now?"

“I know it’s difficult, but if it weren’t, why would I have come to you, Wang Anquan?” Yu Tiange slowly raised her head and replied, word by word, “I’m a little tired. I don’t want to hear about your difficulties. I just want results, and they must be delivered by noon tomorrow.”

Looking at Yu Tiange's expression, Wang Anquan knew very well that no matter what he pressed him for answers, the other party would not tell him. Therefore, he could only agree to the matter for the time being and gradually try to find out the other party's identity and intentions.

His eldest son was still in their hands. If he didn't comply now, and their accomplices really sent him severed hands, feet, and internal organs, he would regret it too late.

"I'll give it a try...!" After thinking it over, Wang Anquan replied in a low voice.

Yu Tiange slowly got up, stretched her arms and yawned, and then asked, "Lord Wang, where are you going to arrange for me to stay today? Oh, I forgot to tell you, I have my germaphobia... I hope you can arrange for me to stay in a bright and tidy private room."