Yunyin Pavilion is an intelligence organization cultivated by the Yun family. It is best at gathering intelligence, investigating clues, and assassinations and ambushes.
In Zhongzhou City, the Yun family set up three Yunyin Pavilion branches, stationed with more than 300 spies.
Deacon Li is in charge of the Nancheng branch and has more than a hundred master spies under his command.
After receiving orders from Ji Tianxing and Yunyao, Deacon Li immediately sent half of his manpower to investigate in the city.
In everyone's opinion, Yan'er's route from the Emperor's Mansion to the Nancheng Branch is fixed.
Moreover, Yan'er has something important to attend to and will not wander around the city.
He disappeared on the way to the Nancheng branch, which narrowed the scope of the investigation and should be found soon.
Seeing that Ji Tianxing and Yunyao were worried, Deacon Li comforted them.
"Miss, Mr. Ji, please rest assured, the spies will definitely be able to find out the information within six hours at most.
Please be patient and wait patiently for a while."
Ji Tianxing nodded and asked Deacon Li to step aside temporarily.
He and Yunyao stayed in the secret room, quietly waiting for the results.
Time passed quietly, and six hours passed quickly.
However, the spies have not yet found out the results.
Ji Tianxing and Yunyao both realized that something was not good about the situation.
The matter of Yan'er's disappearance may be very complicated.
Yunyao called Deacon Li and asked him how he was doing.
Deacon Li's expression was a little solemn, and he said in a low tone: "Miss, this matter is very complicated. The other party did it extremely covertly and with very clever methods.
According to my subordinates' estimates, the opponent is probably an assassin who is proficient in ambush and assassination, and he has already planned it."
Hearing what he said, Ji Tianxing immediately frowned and asked, "Deacon Li, from what you say, can you conclude that Yan'er was kidnapped by an assassin?"
Deacon Li nodded quickly and said, "Yes, those assassins are not weak in strength and their methods are also very clever.
Even with the strength of our Yunyin Pavilion, it will be difficult to find out the results in a short time."
Yunyao frowned and whispered to herself: "There are only a few assassin organizations that can be compared with Yunyin Pavilion. Who could do it?"
She and Ji Tianxing looked at each other, and a cold light flashed in their eyes, obviously guessing the result.
"If it wasn't done by a powerful demon clan, it was probably the Duanmu family!"
Deacon Li nodded again and said: "Yes, according to the intelligence information sent back by the spies, my subordinates also believe that the Duanmu family is the most suspect.
We previously investigated that several masters from Muhuntang had been around Wufengzhuang and had been lurking in secret for three days.
I have just given an order to the spies to focus on investigating Wufeng Village, and I believe there will be results soon."
After hearing what Butler Li said, Ji Tianxing and Yunyao felt a little relieved.
The two suppressed their worries and waited patiently for another three hours in the secret room.
Finally, Deacon Li rushed to the secret room again and hurriedly reported the news.
"Miss Qi, Mr. Ji, the spies have already obtained the results of their investigation.
At around 4:00 yesterday morning, Yan'er was attacked near Wufengzhuang and captured by the masters of Muhuntang.
Those masters from the Muhun Hall captured Yan'er in Black Cloud Alley, and then disappeared completely."
Hearing this result, Yun Yao immediately frowned and asked in confusion: "Yan'er was caught in Heiyun Lane? Why did the people from Muhun Hall go there?"
Deacon Li shook his head solemnly, "I don't know, but I have sent people into the underground city and are going all out to investigate."
Ji Tianxing immediately showed a puzzled expression when he heard the two unfamiliar place names 'Black Cloud Alley' and 'Underground City'.
“What does underground city mean?”
Yun Yao signaled Deacon Li to step back, and patiently explained to Ji Tianxing: "Tianxing, you have only come to Zhongzhou City not long ago, and you have been busy practicing, so you have never heard of the underground city.
The underground city is a dark underground city hidden under the ground in Zhongzhou.
Speaking of the origin of this underground city, it can be traced back to the ancient times. At that time, the demon army swept the world and almost occupied the entire continent.
The demon army besieged Zhongzhou City, and the strong men of the human race, demon race, and water race fought desperately to resist, and a world-shaking battle began here.
In that devastating war, most of Zhongzhou City was destroyed and turned into a dilapidated and ruined city.
The land with a radius of hundreds of miles turned into an abyss, and the remaining half of Zhongzhou City also sank into the abyss and was swallowed up by darkness.
Many years later, the demon army was defeated by various races and retreated to the Northern Desert to huddle up and recuperate.
The Imperial Palace built this new Zhongzhou City on the abyss, which restored peace and tranquility to the land of Zhongzhou."
After hearing Yunyao's explanation, Ji Tianxing nodded and said, "That's it! Underground in this Zhongzhou City, there is actually an ancient abandoned city from ancient times.
However, thousands of years have passed, and the abandoned ancient city hidden underground has long been reduced to ruins, isn't it?"
Yunyao shook his head slightly and explained: "In ancient times, although that ancient city was not as prosperous as Zhongzhou City today, it was still the most majestic city in the world.
Although most of the ancient city was destroyed and sunk deep underground, many ancient buildings were still preserved and protected by many broken formations.
To this day, the abandoned ancient city is still preserved, and is home to many warriors from all religions, and many lurking monsters, ghosts, snakes, gods, and extremely evil people.
The abandoned ancient city became a place of filth and evil, filled with the atmosphere of darkness and killing, so it was called an underground dark city.
There are several entrances to the underground city, and Black Cloud Lane is one of them."
Ji Tianxing probably understood what kind of place the underground city was, and asked solemnly: "Since the underground city is so dark and violent, Yan'er must be in a very dangerous situation if he is caught by the people of Muhuntang and taken to the underground city.
But why didn’t the people of Muhuntang capture him back to Duanmu’s Qingmu City, but instead captured him in the underground city?”
Yunyao frowned and thought for a moment, then said in a low tone: "The Duanmu family controls half of the medicinal materials business in Zhongzhou Continent, and of course their power has also penetrated into the underground city.
I remember that the Duanmu family has a shadow palace in the underground city, which specializes in selling and trading some materials and poisons that are strictly prohibited by the imperial court."
Hearing this, a cold light flashed in Ji Tianxing's eyes, and he said in a cold tone: "So, Yan'er was probably caught in the Shadow Palace?
Then what are you waiting for? Let’s enter the underground city now and go to the Shadow Palace to rescue Yan’er!”
Yunyao shook his head gently and said: "Tianxing, please be patient and wait for the Yunyin Pavilion to find out the news first."
The two continued to wait.
Soon, three hours passed again.
So far, the two have been waiting all day.
Deacon Li entered the secret room again and reported respectfully: "Miss, Mr. Ji, the spies have investigated clearly. Yan'er has indeed been captured and taken to the underground city.
He was taken into a dilapidated manor and never appeared again..."