"My Lord Sea God, isn't this too risky? Fan Lie is half a step into the Heavenly Human realm. Even with the two of us joining forces, there might still be some danger!"
Geng Nian said worriedly. Whether he was alright was not important; what mattered was that Ye Feng must not be harmed, otherwise, he would be letting down his Geng family ancestors.
However, upon hearing this, Ye Feng waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, there won't be any accidents. You just need to do as I instruct!"
"Alright! I will obey all your commands, My Lord Sea God!"
Geng Nian then nodded in agreement and said, "By the way, My Lord Sea God, you mentioned earlier that you were going to Sui Ling Island. Why is that?"
"Hmm..."
Ye Feng pondered for a moment, and finally decided to tell Geng Nian the situation. He said, "After leaving Ji Hun Land, I found clues to leave Ji Hun Land on Sui Ling Island..."
Ye Feng explained the general situation to Geng Nian. After listening, Geng Nian was greatly shocked and said, "Purple eyes at the bottom of the sea? My Lord, my ancestors seem to have records regarding this. I'll take you to see them!"
"What? Your ancestors have records?" Ye Feng was overjoyed. He had only intended to try his luck, but he hadn't expected Geng Nian to actually have information on this matter.
The two immediately rushed towards where Geng Nian was. Soon, an ancient, ancient beast skin scroll appeared in Ye Feng's hands.
After reading it, Ye Feng was greatly shocked.
It turned out that the pair of purple eyes was named Jörmungandr, the Midgard Serpent from Norse mythology, a terrifying existence said to have perished along with Thor.
Of course, this was a myth compiled by later generations. In reality, this fellow was an incomparably huge snake. Due to its havoc-wreaking, it was suppressed by the previous Sea God in the spatial passage between Ji Hun Land and Earth.
According to legend, ten thousand years ago, the Sea God opened the spatial passage from Ji Hun Land to Earth. However, to prevent those with ill intentions from trespassing,
He then had the Midgard Serpent Jörmungandr guard the spatial passage, killing anyone who attempted to trespass!!
"So that's how it is. No wonder no one has been able to leave Ji Hun Land all these years!"
Ye Feng nodded and said. The Midgard Serpent in Norse mythology was capable of fighting Thor, although it might be an exaggeration. However, judging from the disturbances it had caused in the past few times, its strength would not be low either.
"By the way, since this fellow was suppressed in the spatial passage by the previous Sea God, there must be a way to prevent it from attacking, right?" Ye Feng asked calmly.
Geng Nian nodded upon hearing this and said, "Yes, the Sea God left behind two tokens back then. It is said that only by holding these two tokens will the Midgard Serpent not attack."
"Tokens?"
Ye Feng was puzzled. At this moment, Geng Nian directly took out a black token and said, "This is one of them, guarded by my Geng family for generations!"
"What about the other one?" Ye Feng continued to ask.
Geng Nian explained, "The other one is in the hands of the City Lord. The Mo family, where the City Lord resides, is also one of the Sea God's guardian families!"
"The Mo family? The City Lord?"
Ye Feng was surprised again, somewhat unexpectedly. This City Lord was actually also one of the Sea God's guardian families!
However, what he was more curious about was why this City Lord had not appeared yet. Wasn't it said that the City Lord would appear when the Lost City reached a point of life and death?
Upon hearing this, Geng Nian immediately shook his head and said, "I don't know the specific situation. The City Lord last appeared ten years ago!!"
"Ten years!!"
Ye Feng's brow furrowed. Another question arose in his mind: "I have another question. Since it is said here that holding a token would prevent an attack by the Midgard Serpent, have you and the Mo family not gone down to check all these years?"
"No!"
Geng Nian immediately shook his head and said, "Firstly, that spatial passage is located thousands of meters below the sea. With our current strength, we cannot reach it at all!"
"Another reason is that even if we could reach the seabed, we don't have the key to the spatial passage and cannot open it!"
"Key?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ye Feng was immediately surprised. It actually required a key. It seemed that leaving this Ji Hun Land was not ordinary difficult.
However, now was not the time to consider what this key was, but how to find the City Lord of the Lost City and obtain the other token.
"Do you know where the City Lord's mansion is? Take me to see if there's a token first!" Ye Feng said in a low voice.
Upon hearing this, Geng Nian nodded, and soon the two arrived at the City Lord's mansion. However, to Ye Feng's disappointment, the entire City Lord's mansion was empty, with no discoveries.
"Damn it, it seems I can only take it one step at a time!"
Ye Feng thought to himself. Then, after reminding Geng Nian once more to proceed according to the plan, he turned and left.
Before leaving, he also conveniently left the Cang Lang Jue for Geng Nian.
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fan Lie was making preparations for the evacuation.
At this moment, a subordinate suddenly rushed in in a panic and said nervously, "No, no, bad news, Commander! The news of our abandonment has gotten out, and many people are blocking the way outside!"
"What? The news leaked?" Fan Lie slammed the table and stood up, his face looking grim. "Damn it, who leaked it? Could it be Geng Nian's people?"
In his opinion, only Geng Nian would leak this news. It was impossible for the city defense guards and the public security team!
However, upon careful consideration, he couldn't find a reason for Geng Nian to do this. After all, in the face of his absolute strength, Geng Nian doing so would undoubtedly be seeking his own death.
"Forget it, I'll ignore them. Send someone to stabilize them, and the rest will immediately head to the large ship. We'll depart tonight!!" Fan Lie gritted his teeth.
Since they had been exposed, they could not delay any longer. While the Lost City had not yet been breached, once everyone reacted, they would not be able to leave.
Soon, Fan Lie led the people around him to where the large ship was docked. However, at this moment, a scene that made his face even grimmer appeared.
He saw that around the large ship, there were also many people gathered. These people were carrying large and small bags, and at a glance, they were preparing to flee.
"What's going on? Why are there so many people here too?" Fan Lie immediately asked a subordinate beside him. Upon hearing this, the subordinate's face changed, and he was also very confused.
At this moment, a voice came from the crowd, "Commander Fan, I heard that the Lost City is going to be abandoned. Is that true? If so, when will we depart?"
"That's right, Commander Fan. We've prepared everything. Shall we depart now?"
Fan Lie's face immediately sank, but he quickly recovered and said, "Everyone, I think you might have misheard. The Lost City will not be abandoned. Please continue to defend the city walls!"
However, upon hearing this, the crowd did not believe him and said, "No, it's impossible. Earlier, your city defense guards were still confidently saying they would abandon the city, so why is it not the case now!"
"Exactly. That person also said that if you come late, you'll be responsible for your own life and death. Now that we're here, you're saying it's not true, aren't you playing with us?"
"Yes..."
Upon hearing this, Fan Lie's entire face instantly turned gloomy. What did these words mean? Was the news leaked by the city defense guards?
"Damn it, who did this? Go and investigate immediately!!" he roared at his subordinate in a low voice. Soon, the news arrived. xxs壹贰
After listening, Fan Lie's entire face turned green...