Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 158 An absolutely safe place

The current Wushuang Castle has only completed the outer gate and city walls; the buildings inside are still just individual foundations.

However, at a distance of 30 zhang from the original Beiyu Bridge, a huge pit more than 20 zhang deep and 50 zhang wide has been excavated due to continuous stone quarrying.

After renovation, it has been transformed into a basement that is taking shape.

A temporary wooden house was built on top to cover it, which was claimed to be a military supply depot.

The Wind God, Rain God, and River God, who are stationed here, live in the house. Normally, no one is allowed to approach within ten feet of the wooden house.

Of course, only the ten craftsmen and five hundred rotating soldiers are allowed to move around in this area. The two exits of the castle are guarded year-round, and strangers cannot enter.

Not long ago, in addition to the three old men, more than a dozen children quietly moved into the wooden house. These children were hidden in the horse-drawn carts that transported grain and other supplies, and were brought in in batches.

Apart from the Falcon Guards escorting the goods, no one knew there was someone hiding in the carriage, not even the driver.

With over 500 people on the construction site, the cost of daily necessities is very high.

These daily necessities, including those for all the soldiers stationed on Huilong Road, were all purchased by people personally assigned by Huang Xiaoxiao.

These children were none other than Park Ya-joo and her companions who had been hiding in the ranch.

For security reasons, Mo Yuming and Huang Xiaoxiao discussed changing their original plan to secretly deliver them to Wushuang Castle by carriage at night. Instead, they decided to hide them in carriages carrying food and other supplies and deliver them to Wushuang Castle in batches.

They have safely spent two days in the basement of this wooden house.

There are three Heavenly Realm experts living here, so it's very safe.

Despite having to hide in a dark stone chamber, Park Ah-joo and a group of children were still very happy.

Since successfully escaping Uehara City, they had truly escaped the clutches of evil, and a glimmer of hope rekindled in their previously despairing hearts.

Some time ago, Mo Yuming told them that he would send them to a completely safe place, and that it was very beautiful and peaceful.

Upon arriving here, they knew they were very close to that paradise.

The group of friends couldn't help but gather together and speculate about what kind of place it would be and what amazing sights they would see there.

Even after the basement was sealed off, construction inside did not stop.

On the surface, this is a temporary residence for three old men, but in reality, in the basement, the three old men are secretly carrying out renovations according to Mo Yuming's design plan.

They divided the huge stone chamber into several smaller chambers, and the stones used to separate the chambers were quarried from the innermost chamber.

They also excavated a spiral staircase that descended vertically into this hidden stone chamber.

Although there were only three of them, the construction speed was not slow at all. In particular, He Ye, who had the highest cultivation level among the twenty old men, treated the quarrying stones as if they were playing with mud.

After successfully intercepting the old man in black, Mo Yuming and the others led the five rescued teenagers directly towards the ranch in Luoxia City.

Although traveling through the mountains would involve encountering many magical beasts, and they would certainly have to fight them constantly, they could avoid human sight.

Even with Wu Ji's spies tracking them, it would be difficult to detect their whereabouts, making them much safer than entering the city.

Moreover, their cultivation levels were all at least Earth Rank 6 or higher, and they were accompanied by two Heaven Rank elders, so as long as they didn't venture deep into the mountains, there were basically no magical beasts that could harm them.

Three days later, Mo Yuming and his group finally arrived at the ranch and met with Huang Xiaoxiao, who was waiting there.

After receiving the five teenagers, Huang Xiaoxiao immediately hid them in vehicles transporting grain and military supplies and sent them away.

After seeing the five teenagers off, Huang Xiaoxiao had to rush back to Shangyuan City to handle some business, and left immediately without lingering.

Before leaving, she told Mo Yuming that the spirit stones that Wu Ci had placed at the crossroads had been taken away, and the remaining elements in Shangyuan City had been basically eliminated.

All preparations are complete; we are just waiting for the right moment to launch our counterattack.

After resting for a night at the ranch, Mo Yuming arranged for Sun Min to lead the Falcon Guard back to Shangyuan City to carry out the mission.

Lord Dragon and Lord Tiger returned to Shangyuan City to garrison the city. He then rode alone to Wushuang Castle.

Since leaving Wushuang Castle after plotting to seize Jian'an City, Mo Yuming has never returned.

He has been traveling between Shangyuan City and Wangxiang Town for more than a year now.

Mo Yuming longed to return to Yishi Valley to see how the young magical beasts raised there were doing.

Although He Ye, who was stationed there, would secretly go in to check every one or two months, Mo Yuming was still a little worried.

Taking in the orphans of the witch clan this time is a good opportunity to go back and visit them.

After entering the basement, Mo Yuming saw Park Ya-chu and the others talking to the five boys who had been rescued.

The five boys have recovered and their clothes have been changed. Their wounds have been bandaged, and they are fine.

When Park Ya-joo and the others saw Mo Yu-ming enter, they immediately stood up and bowed to him to express their gratitude for saving their lives.

Mo Yuming quickly responded with a smile:

"Don't say that. I'm already very happy that I was able to rescue you safely."

If it weren't for Ya Zhu's words that reminded us, we might be running for our lives like you right now.

Fortunately, we successfully thwarted the enemy's plot, sparing millions of citizens of the Great Xia Empire from the ravages of war. Ultimately, we were simply helping each other.

After learning about Mo Yuming's identity, all twenty boys and girls present regarded Mo Yuming as their idol.

Seeing that Mo Yuming, who was about the same age as them, had achieved so much, they couldn't help but admire him.

In particular, the five teenagers who were rescued later witnessed firsthand how Mo Yuming led his men to fight against the enemy. They admired Mo Yuming's heroic image of leading the charge and fighting to the death against enemies with much higher cultivation levels than themselves.

"How are your back wounds? Are you alright? We had no choice but to do it that way so that the enemy wouldn't suspect us."

Mo Yuming looked at the five boys who were about the same age as him and said.

"It's nothing. Our lives were saved by the young master. We wouldn't complain even if it were just a minor knife wound, or if he cut off our leg or arm."

The boys said in unison.

"Okay, let's continue talking about the situation there so you can be prepared."

Mo Yuming then gave a general overview of the Yishi Valley and explained the requirements for entering it.