Chapter 619: Mixing Fakes with the Real! The True Sect Hierarch is in Trouble!
"Zhuang Bifan" appeared from behind Liu Yan, and of course, it was Ye Fan in disguise!
"Ah? Sect Hierarch? You're visiting the Heavenly Prison so late? Is there something important?" The Fourth Elder Yu Qiang bowed respectfully to Ye Fan with a puzzled look in his eyes.
About the situation with the Heavenly Prison, the Sect Hierarch had been very concerned, but after the first few years, where he daily visited the captives to inquire about the whereabouts of the Myriad Gu Cauldron, he had not come for a long time.
In recent days, although The Great Young Holy Maiden and Xiao Ya were also imprisoned, the Sect Hierarch had not personally come to investigate.
"Hmph! Do I need to explain my actions to you?" Ye Fan stared coldly at the Fourth Elder.
That sharp gaze instantly made the Fourth Elder's body tremble, "Your subordinate wouldn't dare!"
"Let's go!" Ye Fan called out to Liu Yan and stepped forward, preparing to walk deeper into the Heavenly Prison, but the Fourth Elder reached out again to stop Ye Fan, "I'm sorry! Sect Hierarch, please state the passphrase!"
Huh?
Ye Fan frowned and glanced at Liu Yan beside him.
To enter a prison, there was such a complicated procedure?
"Sect Hierarch, forgive me! This was your previous requirement. You said that even if you were to come in person, you'd have to say the passphrase to prevent anyone from causing trouble in the Heavenly Prison!" The Fourth Elder hurriedly explained, fearing that Ye Fan might have an outburst.
So that was it!
Ye Fan's mouth curved up slightly, "Then, from today, this rule is abolished. From now on, when your Sect Hierarch and Lady Liu Yan come in, there's no need for a passphrase!"
In the future?
What future nonsense!
Liu Yan had said that those incarcerated included the previous old Sect Leader of the Gu Sect and opponents to Zhuang Bifan.
The enemy of an enemy is a friend... Ye Fan had already decided in his heart, after breaking into the Heavenly Prison and rescuing The Great Young Holy Maiden and Xiao Ya, to take the opportunity to release all of Zhuang Bifan's staunch opponents as well.
In that way, if there was any unforeseen situation, these opponents could deal with Zhuang Bifan and his Direct Lineage Troops.
"Ah? Abolish the passphrase, this... it's so sudden..." The Fourth Elder looked at Ye Fan with a puzzled expression.
Although the appearance of the Sect Hierarch before him hadn't changed, the Fourth Elder couldn't shake the feeling that something was off.
But how could he be wrong when the most cherished wife of the Sect Hierarch was with him?
"What 'ah'? The passphrase to enter the Heavenly Prison has been leaked. According to intelligence, tonight someone impersonating me will also try to enter the Heavenly Prison. I don't feel secure, so I came to check first. Is there a problem?" Ye Fan quickly thought through his head, coming up with an excellent idea on the spot.
If I, pretending to be Zhuang Bifan, snatch away the impersonated The Great Young Holy Maiden and Xiao Ya, it might fool them momentarily. However, this is the Gu Sect's territory and the real Zhuang Bifan will definitely detect something wrong very soon and will immediately rush here.
If I play a game of 'escaping by crafty scheme', and the Fourth Elder encounters Zhuang Bifan, it would be spectacular if they start fighting each other directly.
"Oh! So that's how it is? Your subordinate understands... Sect Hierarch, Lady, please! I will make sure to guard this place well and not allow anyone to come and go... I will go summon the Fifth Elder as well. If anyone impersonating the Sect Hierarch tries to barge in tonight, we will show no mercy!"
The Fourth Elder Yu Qiang's brain didn't seem very sharp, thinking he had understood Ye Fan's words. He nodded continuously while responding.
Ye Fan smiled mischievously and nodded, "Exactly! Promising, if you handle today's matter well, I will have a great reward for you!"
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The secret Heavenly Prison of the Gu Sect was originally a natural cavern!
When Zhuang Bifan discovered this cavern, he quietly brought his Direct Lineage Troops to transform it, eventually turning it into a secret base. Many covert plots and martial arts training sessions for the power struggle with the Old Sect Leader were completed here.
After Zhuang Bifan succeeded, he converted this secret base into the Heavenly Prison, using it to detain the Old Sect Leader and those within the Gu Sect who opposed him.
As a result, over the past several decades, many core members of the Gu Sect disappeared without a trace, and while they were not in the Gu Sect's main prison... they were actually being secretly held here!
The Heavenly Prison was located underground and was divided into five levels!
In a narrow room on the third underground level, under the dim light, two girls were quietly digging at the stone wall beside them.
Although the stone wall below was extremely hard, the two girls had already dug a meter deep into it.
"Sister... how long do we have to keep digging like this, I wonder if Brother Fan will find us?"
The two girls detained here were none other than The Great Young Holy Maiden Da Ya and Xiao Ya.
Although they were imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, they had not stopped trying to save themselves. Their Martial Power was suppressed to below that of a Grandmaster, but they had not ceased their efforts to dig through the stone wall.
"Ah! If Brother Fan comes to the Gu Sect Headquarters, he will definitely be able to find us... but we have no idea when Brother Fan will come to the Gu Sect Headquarters!" Da Ya said with a face full of sorrow, "Therefore, we cannot just wait to die; we must find a way ourselves... Keep going..."
Thinking back to what they had experienced before made Da Ya and Xiao Ya feel utterly dejected.
They had returned from Guangcheng, doing everything according to Ye Fan and Xu Wandao's arrangements, pleading in the hall and smoothly dealing with the situation.
Moreover, Zhuang Bifan, the Gu Sect Leader, had also agreed in the hall to let Xu Wandao, Da Ya, and Xiao Ya go!
But as soon as they turned around and returned to their residence, Da Ya and Xiao Ya were ambushed and then secretly taken here.
What was hateful was that Da Ya and Xiao Ya saw with their own eyes that Zhuang Bifan had actually created two duplicates of them, identical in every way, to take their place in public, deceiving the Gu Sect disciples and elders, including their own master.
"Sister, I'm worried that the bastard Zhuang Bifan might use those two bodies that replace us to threaten or frame Brother Fan," Xiao Ya said anxiously as she looked at the exit of the cell, feeling helpless.
They were of Calamity Poison Body, and it was unknown by what means Zhuang Bifan had surprisingly captured them!
"Heh! The two of you should be more worried about your own situation first!" Just as Xiao Ya's words fell, two burly men suddenly appeared at the entrance of the cell, greedily eyeing Da Ya and Xiao Ya.
"Ah?" Da Ya and Xiao Ya's faces changed drastically at the sight of these two burly men, and they tried to use a bamboo mat to cover the hole they had dug in the stone wall, but it was already too late.
These two men were the notorious Black and White Double Killers of the Heavenly Prison, known for their brutal methods.
Da Ya and Xiao Ya had known about these two men before, and since the time they had been brought in, these two had been eyeing them. If it weren't for Zhuang Bifan's orders not to harm them lightly, Da Ya and Xiao Ya might have already faced disaster.
"Hmph! Thought of digging a hole to escape? How about we make a couple of holes in you first!"
Squeak!
The Black and White Double Killers opened the door to the cell and began stripping off their clothes, "Dammit, you treacherous women, betraying the Sect Hierarch... Today, Laotzu will have a taste of you..."
As they spoke, the two men lunged toward Da Ya and Xiao Ya!
The Sect Hierarch had only instructed not to take their lives or to torture them, but he had not mentioned anything about not sleeping with them!