Luo Yunshi untied all the spirit-restraining ropes and put them into her system backpack. She looked at everyone. "You're welcome! How are you? Can you still walk? It's not safe here."
"Thank you, Fairy Luo, for the rescue. We're fine and can still walk," a cultivator said.
They had no choice but to leave. Even if their spiritual energy was depleted and they were injured, they had to get away from here quickly. Otherwise, if they encountered evil cultivators again, their lives would be in danger.
Luo Yunshi thought for a moment and asked, "Where are you going?"
"Fairy Luo, we are cultivators from Jialan City. We were originally planning to go to the Good Fortune Inn, but we ran into evil cultivators along the way. We plan to return to Jialan City first, recuperate, and then set off," a cultivator said.
Good heavens! It wasn't far from Jialan City. They had encountered evil cultivators so soon after leaving home; how unlucky could they be? Tsk tsk.
"Fairy Luo, we few plan to return to the inn. My friend will surely be anxious when he knows I'm in trouble," one of the missing cultivators said with shame.
Luo Yunshi considered for a moment.
"How about this? If you're willing, you can leave with me for now. I'm going to Jialan City anyway. You can recuperate in Jialan City. I'll be staying in Jialan City for a while, and then I'll be taking a group of customers back to the inn from Jialan City. If you want to get to Good Fortune Inn faster, you can come along then."
She could use the journey to ask them how they were captured by the evil cultivators.
The cultivators were overjoyed upon hearing this and quickly expressed their thanks.
"Thank you, Fairy Luo, we'll be counting on you."
"Thank you, Fairy Luo, we are willing."
"Alright, then get in the car." Luo Yunshi pointed to the hovercar and got in first.
Dali took the driver's seat, and Luo Yunshi sat in the passenger seat.
Inside the hovercar, there were a master bedroom, a secondary bedroom, and a lounge area. There was also a row of seats in the front, making it comparable to a small house and capable of accommodating more than a dozen people.
More than a dozen people entered the hovercar and sat in rows, feeling a little constrained. They couldn't help but look around.
They marveled inwardly.
This car was truly magical, it could play music, it was so bright inside, and the seats were very comfortable...
The hovercar continued to drive.
"How were you captured by the evil cultivators?" Luo Yunshi asked curiously.
The five missing cultivators spoke first about their situation.
It turned out that all five of the missing cultivators were tricked by the evil cultivators due to their own greed.
The evil cultivators posed as merchants, looking for targets everywhere. When they met cultivators who seemed easy to deceive, they would claim to have accidentally acquired some magical artifacts but that they couldn't sell them openly in shops and the shops wouldn't buy them. They could only sell them at a lower price secretly.
The magical artifacts were indeed precious and helpful to them. Moreover, they could get a good deal when trading. They thought that as long as they used them secretly, no one would find out.
And in order to continue exchanging for good items in the future, and to keep their good items from being coveted by others, they naturally didn't tell anyone else about it.
After several exchanges like this, having taken advantage a few times, they had almost completely trusted the evil cultivators.
This time, they received a message again early in the morning, informing them that they had found another good item suitable for them, and that there were even a few other customers who were interested.
Seizing the opportunity was crucial, and it would not come again. Naturally, they didn't want to wait until dawn. So, they found an excuse and went out in the middle of the night.
They had no suspicion at all, and it was this time that they fell into the trap.
They heard that it was an even better item this time, and that others were interested. To outbid each other, they naturally brought out more good items to exchange.
As a result, not only were the good items they carried on them all robbed, but they were also captured by the evil cultivators through their schemes. It was a complete loss.
The other group of cultivators who had clashed with the evil cultivators were not deceived but were ambushed by the evil cultivators. Their numbers and strength were no match for the evil cultivator group, which almost led to disaster.
Luo Yunshi recorded everything they said.
"By the way, Fairy Luo, those evil cultivators thought we were like lambs to the slaughter and couldn't escape, so they didn't hide their communication with others, and we overheard some news," one of the missing cultivators said with a serious expression.
"Oh? What news?"
"We heard the evil cultivators talking to someone on the other side. Their accomplice's surname is Zhao, and he should be at Good Fortune Inn now. Their intention seemed to be to put on a show together for someone. They were probably planning to set someone up."
The cultivator then recounted word for word what he had overheard.
"The man on the other side: I will leave Good Fortune Inn today. Then you will disguise yourselves and arrest me in the name of the organization's revenge. I will use all means to escape back to Good Fortune Inn injured... Boss Zhao, is this really okay?... Don't worry..."
Luo Yunshi listened carefully and analyzed it in her mind.
The evil cultivator surnamed Zhao was the leader of this group of kidnappers. The disappearance of the cultivators was orchestrated by the evil cultivator Zhao, and he deliberately captured cultivators who had accomplices and exposed them. He planned to perform a bitter flesh strategy near Good Fortune Inn.
He wanted his accomplice to arrest him in the name of revenge. Then why would the evil cultivators want to retaliate against him? What had the Zhao-surnamed evil cultivator done?
Suddenly, Luo Yunshi thought of someone.
Zhao Chang.
Luo Yunshi connected the two incidents and reached a conclusion.
The evil cultivator Zhao Chang wanted to put on a bitter flesh show for someone to gain their favor, and then scheme for something.
For some reason, Luo Yunshi had a vague premonition that the person Zhao Chang intended to scheme against was herself. Kuai Shu Ge.
Zhao Chang was related to the missing cultivators, perhaps he was a big fish. It seemed her dog-beating stick would soon be useful again.
"Alright, I know what you've said. We've arrived at Jialan City, let's get off the car first." Luo Yunshi said, not forgetting to keep an eye on Zhao Chang at Good Fortune Inn.
The silver hovercar stopped at the entrance of Jialan City, attracting the attention of many cultivators.
"This looks so much like the magical artifact my friend mentioned, Fairy Luo's?" Xiong Qi muttered, looking at the hovercar.
"Really? Are you sure you're not mistaken?" his companion said.
Xiong Qi shook his head. "I haven't seen it either, but I heard my friend who went to Good Fortune Inn yesterday describe it in a message talisman. Silver-gray, four wheels, with small wings on the sides when flying. Fairy Luo's cultivation is at the early stage of Foundation Establishment."
"Why don't we go and ask? If it really is, maybe we can return to Good Fortune Inn with Fairy Luo, saving us so much trouble."
"Okay, let's go and ask." Xiong Qi nodded and walked towards Luo Yunshi.
As Luo Yunshi and the others got out of the car, she reminded them.
"We'll depart in half an hour. I'll be returning to Good Fortune Inn from this spot. Those who want to leave can come here. However, Jialan City is farther from Good Fortune Inn than Tianyi City, so it will be 1500 spirit coins per person, and seats are limited, first come, first served."
"Okay, thank you, Fairy Luo. We'll take our leave then."
Luo Yunshi nodded.
Xiong Qi: Well, they didn't need to ask.
Luo Yunshi's words were heard by many cultivators around. This was also what she was happy to see.
"Everyone, Good Fortune Inn will pick up passengers here in half an hour to go to the inn, 1500 spirit coins per person. Those who wish to leave should pay the spirit coins first. Hand the spirit coins to my subordinate Dali, and we will gather here again in half an hour to depart."