The captives were brought to the king, and although his face was very heavy, after seeing their impoverished appearance, he still ordered his subordinates to let them go: "Anyway, there is no need for ropes here, their veins have been sealed, and now they are no different from ordinary people." He said, "It is impossible for the people who are brought to get out of this hall." ”

He interrogated each of them in detail, asking them about their goals, the purpose of their trip, and where they had come from, but they were as tight-lipped as Mingqi.

"Honorable King, what have we done wrong?" Yokozo was the oldest of them. "Isn't it offensive to the nobles to get lost in the forest, hungry and thirsty, and to be preyed upon by demon beasts?

This question angered the king, who replied, "Anyone who appears in the dark forest without my permission is considered an enemy of the Radiant Demon." You have forgotten that you are in our territory, using the roads we have paved. After you harassed us three times in the forest, and even alarmed the demon beasts, causing so much trouble, I hope you can clear the reason for your intentions. If you don't want to say it, I'll put you in a cell and see when you learn. ”

He then ordered the expedition members to be locked up in their solitary cells, and to give them water and food, but forbade them to leave the cell unless one of them gave in and was willing to tell him what he wanted to know. However, he didn't tell everyone that Ming Qi was also locked up.

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Poor Tree Countryman, who has been hiding in a corner for a long time, has not dared to put down the ring in his hand, and at the same time is unwilling to use the power of Hell Blood easily, even in the most exhausting moments, he does not dare to sleep. In order to pass the time, he began to explore the palace of the Demon King. The psychic circle blocked the door, but if he was fast enough, he still had time to slip out. A large group of demons, sometimes led by the king, will set off to ride horses or go on safaris, or to the great eastern wilderness and grasslands to deal with related affairs. If Wu Guang was careful enough, he could sneak out of the group, as the Tree Nation people didn't look much different from the Hui Demon, although it would be very risky. But in fact, he was unwilling to abandon his companions who were still trapped in it, without them, he would not be able to do anything after leaving the Green Hills. It was impossible for him to keep up with these powerful fox demons on foot, so he didn't find a way out of the forest, and once he entered the dark forest, he feared that he would get lost again, so he had to wait.

"I'm like an ascetic, and there's an endless amount of trouble ahead. He thought, "This trip was unlucky and tiring, and in his opinion it was the most boring and difficult time of his life! He wished he could return to his hometown, thousands of miles away, and sit in a warm garden and look at the endless forest!" It didn't take long for him to realize that he had to figure it all out on his own.

Finally, after wandering for a week or two, he finally ventured out to find out where all his companions were imprisoned. He found his companions' cells in various parts of the palace, and he also found out the interior of the entire palace. Unexpectedly, one day, he discovers from the conversation between the guards that there is another person who is being held in the darkest cell, and he immediately guesses that this unlucky guy is Mingqi, who has disappeared before. Soon after, he confirmed the news, and he found Nachi without anyone noticing, and got in touch with the others.

Ming Qi fell into an extremely discouraged situation, and even his temper was worn away, and before he heard Wu Guang's voice through the keyhole, he even planned to forcibly break through the vein gate seal in a few days, so as to risk escaping from this place of right and wrong. He could barely believe his ears at the time! He finally convinced himself that it wasn't a hallucination, walked to the door, and talked to the tree man who hadn't left him behind.

With Wu Guang's help, everyone learned that their companions were safe, which calmed everyone's restless hearts. Wu Guang told everyone that Mingqi had been found, and at the same time, the captain of the team, Hengsan, wanted to give him change, and everyone could not reveal the purpose of this mission. Because, unless everything is already hopeless, leaking the last intel will only make the situation worse. If the news of the tomb of the Black and White Emperor Star is known to more people, the legend about the treasure in it will definitely tempt all forces to fight for it, and if the power of the Black and White Double Emperor Star is obtained by the Demon Clan, this will undoubtedly greatly increase the strength of the Demon Clan, in that case, the battle between the Human Race and the Demon Race may start again.

After receiving the notice, all the team members agreed with Yokozo's decision. At the same time, these top spiritual magicians had already broken through the sealing array of the vein gate without realizing it, and for them, the Hui Demon's vein gate sealing technique was not superb, only a little more difficult than opening a door. In this way, almost all the members of the adventure team returned to their normal combat effectiveness, but in order to prevent arousing the vigilance of the demons, they all lay quietly in their cells.

Interestingly, Genesis's melodious harmonica attracted many music-loving demons, who gathered at the door of the handsome Snowpiercer's cell to play and chant with him. Unconsciously, Genesis made a lot of good and honest friends here, and in addition to that, he also captured the hearts of many female demons. Hearing Genesis's harmonica fluttering in the main hall, the autumn wind will blow the bamboo flute and reflect each other, and the sound of the shepherd flute of Honglu Mountain will also be heard. These Terran-hating demons couldn't believe that this was the music they played, and just like that, the three of them became more and more friends, and many of them began to speak for them in front of the king. This is a great thing for the adventure team.

One day, when Wu Guang was exploring around, he found that the gate was not the only entrance to the cave, there was a river running through the palace, and finally over the slope of the entrance, there was a water gate where the underground water flowed out of the cave at the confluence of the east and the jungle river. The roof of the cave is very low, almost as high as the water, and it is also equipped with a sluice gate on the Tellok riverbed to prevent anyone from entering or leaving the palace from here. However, the gate is usually open, as it is one of their important passages. Anyone who enters from this side will find themselves in the dark, all the way underground. However, somewhere in the tunnel, directly below the cave, there was a large wooden door, which led directly to the Radiant Demon's wine cellar, which was filled with a lot of fine wine.

Whenever the barrels are empty, the demons will throw them down the wooden door, then open the water gate, and the barrel will float down the river to the next bank, near the edge of the dark forest. Once they can get there, they can get out of the dark forest.

Wu Guang sat on the ground, pondering everything about Watergate, trying to see if he could use it as a means of escape. In the end, in desperation, he finally came up with a plan to escape.

The prisoners had just had dinner. The guards left the tunnel, taking the light of the torches with them, plunging the cell into darkness. Wu Guang heard the head of the cell say goodnight to the captain of the guard.

"Come with me," he said, "try the new wine we have just made, and we'll warm ourselves up with a drink tonight." ”

"Wonderful!" said the captain, smiling, "I'll try it with you to see if it's suitable for the king." ”

As soon as he heard the conversation between the two people, Wu Guang immediately became alert. Because, he understands that good luck still follows him, and he finally has the opportunity to try the plan he came up with before. He followed the elves until they entered the cellar, and sat down at the table, where there were two large glasses. Soon, they were happily drinking and chatting. Wu Guang's luck was too good, the wine was very strong, and after a while the captain and the chief manager got drunk, and then fell asleep on the table.

So Wu Guang quietly slipped in and took the key to the cell. This large pile of keys was heavy, which made Wu Guang in the dark feel scared, and if the keys inevitably collided with each other, they might attract the attention of other Hui Demons.

Eventually, however, he realized that this was too redundant. Before he had taken a few steps out of the cellar, the twelve members of the expedition team stood neatly in front of him, with admiring smiles on their lips. You can imagine how surprised Wu Guangyou was, although it meant that his efforts were in vain, but at least his partners got out of trouble safely.

"How did you come out?" Wu Guang asked again.

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, each with a smile on their faces.

"What else, of course, we will dispose of all the people who stopped us-" Honglushan said in a low voice.

"The strength of the Dark Forest's Radiant Demons is not very strong, as long as we want to leave, they can't be stopped," Qiu Feng said.

"That's right," Yokozo said, "to sneak here to find a way out of the Dark Forest." ”

"There is another reason," said Dali and Erni, "that is, they are so hungry, if they don't catch them, they will probably starve to death before they even get out of the dark forest." ”

"Now we know the way out of the Dark Forest, don't we?" said Genesis laughing, "Your Excellency the Great Novelist, you said that we can get out of the Dark Forest by going down the river, right?"

"Yes," Wu Guang said firmly, "we will be able to reach the location marked on the map after we get out of the dark forest—" He paused and asked again puzzled, "but...... Your veins are not ......"

"That's pretended," Amu said, "The Hui Demon's vein sealing technique is far inferior to that of the human race—"

"It's ironic," said Arin, "that these demons have thought of us too simply, thinking that they will trap us ......"

"Having said that, you still have to be careful," Ah Sen said, "This is still the territory of the demon clan, and there is no guarantee that there will be no accidents." ”

"What are we going to do next?" Leng Wu asked.

Everyone looked at the people of the Tree Country in front of them, but fortunately, most of the Hui Demons gathered in the hall that night to have fun, and did not pay attention to the humans whose veins were sealed, which reduced a lot of unnecessary trouble.