When Zhang Ergou woke up, it was pitch black all around.
An even more chilling silence pervaded, not a sound could be heard.
"What kind of place is this?"
Zhang Ergou raised his hand to scratch his head, only to discover that his arms were bound by iron chains as thick as his arms.
What was going on? He had actually been captured!
It was simply outrageous. Zhang Ergou felt like crying without tears. Had he suffered a misfortune for no reason?
Everything was fine, he just wanted to say hello to Ling Feng'er, and then he was brought here!
It was a mess here, he couldn't see anything, and he didn't know what kind of place it was.
What made Zhang Ergou even more helpless was that the people of Liuhai Sect, to prevent him from escaping, had not hesitated to lock him up with thick iron chains.
There must be a ghost, definitely a ghost!
Liuhai Sect must be brewing a huge conspiracy, otherwise, they would not have captured him in such a short time.
What Zhang Ergou had no defense against at all was that a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage would attack without warning, and it was a sneak attack.
He had no defense whatsoever and fell victim!
He had been careless! But it was too late to sigh now; he had to find a way to get out of this wretched place.
Zhang Ergou examined the place he was in. After a brief period of readjustment to the darkness, he could vaguely make out the surroundings.
When he saw the surroundings clearly, Zhang Ergou's heart sank further.
This was actually a prison, and judging by its structure, it should be incredibly sturdy.
The surroundings were enclosed by huge cyan stone blocks, reinforced with layers of metal bars. Even more terrifying was that the door of the cage was made of refined steel, incredibly thick and heavy.
"What kind of person are they keeping here? It's built so sturdily, even a great cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage might not be able to escape."
Zhang Ergou muttered to himself, his mood growing heavier as he understood more.
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At this moment, the Misty Sect's encampment had descended into chaos because Zhang Ergou had not returned all night. Su Dan Novel Network.
The disciples who had come with him all said they had not seen Zhang Ergou.
Lin Yichen, Wang Teng, Xiao Qingyu, Lin Yueru, and Lu Xiaoyu were also bewildered. When asked, they couldn't provide any clear answers.
When Zhang Ergou went out last night, he had not told anyone, leading everyone to assume he was in his room cultivating.
Chi Yu was even more anxious, "Senior brother, what do we do? We've searched every place in the encampment and haven't found Er Gou's whereabouts."
Elder Tiandao nodded slightly, his face also extremely solemn, "I have also investigated the surrounding area for more than ten miles and found no trace of this kid Zhang Ergou. How strange!"
Zhang Ergou was like a surprise soldier for the Misty Sect. Liuhai Sect knew very little about him, and he was considered one of Misty Sect's trump cards against Liuhai Sect.
Now, he had suddenly disappeared without a trace, how could they not be anxious?
"Tsk, wouldn't it be that he chickened out? I knew this Zhang Ergou was unreliable."
As everyone was in a state of extreme anxiety, a discordant sneer suddenly came from the crowd.
Looking closely, it was Leng Feng, who had a verbal dispute with Zhang Ergou at the Misty Sect a few days ago.
Now that Zhang Ergou was missing, she had even more negative opinions of him.
Elder Tiandao and Chi Yu, and others naturally ignored Leng Feng's sarcastic remarks. Talking more now was useless.
Moreover, they would not stoop to the level of arguing with a mere disciple.
However, as Zhang Ergou's good friends, Lin Yichen and the others were displeased and glared at Leng Feng angrily.
"Zhang Ergou is not that kind of person. Even if the sky were to fall, Zhang Ergou would never flee."
"Hahaha, you say he wouldn't flee, so where is he now? The two sect grand competition is about to start, and he's missing. If that's not chickening out, what is?"
The sarcasm in Leng Feng's eyes grew stronger as she immediately taunted Lin Yichen and the others.
"You! Perhaps Zhang Ergou got lost while out. He'll be back soon."
Lin Yichen and the others retorted powerlessly. They also didn't know what had happened to Zhang Ergou.
Now everyone was like headless flies, only able to pray that Zhang Ergou hadn't met with any mishap, and had merely gotten lost.
"Hahaha, ridiculous, lost? How big can Liuhai Sect be? It's only a hundred miles in circumference. A cultivator at the Golden Core stage could fly around Liuhai Sect in half an hour."
"You say he got lost, do you believe it yourselves?"
Lin Yichen and the others fell silent. They knew they were deceiving themselves.
But they firmly believed that Zhang Ergou was definitely not the type to flee from battle.
"Stop arguing!" Elder Tiandao said in a low voice, and everyone shut their mouths obediently.
There was less than an hour before the opening of the two sect grand competition. It was too late to send more people to search for Zhang Ergou. They could only hope that the kid would rush back in time.
Everyone had not yet realized the seriousness of the situation, merely thinking that Zhang Ergou had simply gone missing...
They never imagined that Zhang Ergou had been captured, after all, no Misty Sect disciple was present at the scene of the arrest last night.
......
Zhang Ergou tried shouting a few times, but only a few echoes reverberated from his prison cell. No one responded.
Was there no guard?
Or was the sound insulation too good? Zhang Ergou walked to the door. The iron chains and ropes binding him had already been burned off by his spiritual fire.
The spiritual fire was said to be a divine fire by Old Man Tianxu, so burning through these common metals and ropes was naturally easy.
Having regained his freedom, Zhang Ergou slowly felt his way to the steel door.
He first tried knocking with his hand, and the iron door let out a heavy muffled sound.
He tried to push it outwards, and with a creak, the iron door actually moved.
"Huh!" Zhang Ergou was overjoyed. The people of Liuhai Sect had actually not locked the iron door. They probably thought that since he was bound by chains and ropes, he had no power to escape.
Zhang Ergou secretly thanked the careless Liuhai Sect member, although he didn't know who it was.
Gently pushing the iron door, it made a creaking sound. To avoid attracting attention, Zhang Ergou could only push slowly.
He didn't know if there were Liuhai Sect guards outside. If he were discovered, his escape would be hopeless.
The iron door was too massive. It took a full fifteen minutes before Zhang Ergou managed to open a gap large enough for him to pass through.
He stuck his head out and looked around for a moment. Finding no guards, Zhang Ergou flashed out of the prison cell.
As soon as Zhang Ergou flashed out of the prison cell and turned a corner, he saw two figures walking towards him.
"This is bad!"
He had left in a hurry and had not closed the iron door he had pushed open. It was too late to go back now.
Watching the approaching figures, Zhang Ergou pressed himself tightly against a stone pillar...