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Chapter 4049: What If It's a Trap?
It seemed that Qiaoqiao also harbored some resentment towards the main Long Family.
But then again, it made sense.
That family from the River of Oblivion, for the sake of a vague promise of a three-hundred-year marital alliance, truly ruined their daughter's life happiness. Given Qiaoqiao's protective nature, she would definitely not be too fond of the Long Family members.
The reason she repeatedly saved those merman citizens, frankly, was because she had previously promised Senior Xuanji that she would look after those weak mermen.
Other than that, Qiaoqiao and the Long Family truly had no deep connection.
The three left the Eastern Palace under the cover of night, heading towards the outskirts of the Imperial Capital.
Since their exact location couldn't be confirmed yet, they didn't use teleportation talismans to get there.
Upon reaching the vicinity of the capital's outskirts, Immortal Venerable Taohua pondered briefly, then led them southwest.
The night was deep now, and the chirping of summer cicadas and insects rose and fell on the small hills outside the capital.
Qiao Mu, Mo Lian, and Feng Chen stopped with extreme speed at the entrance of an inconspicuous farmhouse courtyard.
"Here?" Qiao Mu gestured to Feng Chen with her eyes.
He nodded slightly at her. "According to the results of the soul-search last time, the Qingtian Gate's stronghold near the capital's outskirts is here."
An ordinary, unremarkable farmhouse courtyard, hidden among the vast farmlands and estates in the outskirts of the capital, was indeed well-concealed.
Qiao Mu's finger moved slightly. She casually picked up a piece of gravel from the ground, clenched it in her palm, and flicked it out.
"Buzz." Above the farmhouse courtyard, which was ambushed by an external force, a bowl-shaped defensive barrier suddenly materialized, inverted over it.
Above the previously quiet farmhouse courtyard, several dark figures also appeared.
Feng Chen's eyes showed a hint of a smile. "They came quite fast."
"Who goes there?" The other party shouted sharply.
"Why bother pretending?" Qiao Mu said indifferently. "You've been deployed here not for a day or two; you've been waiting for us for a long time, haven't you?"
These people probably didn't expect her to delay for so long after returning to the capital before coming to find their stronghold.
Since leaving the Phoenix Wood Forest, she had gone back and forth to the Royal Academy, delaying for more than half a month.
Such a strange occurrence should have been outside their control.
They probably waited until now, probably growing impatient themselves.
The black-clad figures were clearly somewhat stunned by Qiao Mu's attitude.
It was obvious that Qiao Mu and her two companions knew this place was a trap, yet they still came.
Bold indeed!
"Lian." Qiao Mu turned to look at him.
Mo Lian nodded. At the same time, he and Feng Chen leaped into the air, jointly setting up another, sturdier, square defensive barrier outside the bowl-shaped defensive barrier of the farmhouse courtyard.
Qiao Mu's lips curled into a cold smile. She casually took out two Divine Power Beads from her inner world and threw them over without a word.
"Boom! Boom!" Two loud explosions.
All sounds, of course, were blocked by the defensive barrier.
It was still a gentle and bright night. The nearby farms and villages had no idea that a massive battle was taking place here.
The black-clad figures, suddenly attacked by the Divine Power Beads, quickly scattered in alarm.
However, it was too late.
The Divine Power Beads directly tore a huge opening in the defensive barrier they had set up.
A powerful shockwave permeated through the crack, sending several people flying several zhang away.
"Pfft, pfft!" Several black-clad figures simultaneously spat blood from their injuries.