A sharp-eyed cultivator immediately said in a low voice:
"That looks like a small warship. Judging by the markings on its hull, it seems to be an Immortal Ship exclusive to the Wanqi family."
"Does that mean we have a chance to leave this place?"
"Who knows? Let's first see what's going on."
Their brief exchange entered Yunxi's ears word for word. Her eyes shifted, and she felt that their chance to leave might have arrived.
Sure enough, every cannon port on the warship was aimed at Jin Lai. A lean middle-aged man with a magnificent gray beard stood at the prow.
"Jin Lai, this is Wanqi territory. What right do you have to mine an immortal stone vein here?"
Jin Lai did not withdraw the protective shield before him. Looking at the man standing at the prow, he secretly gritted his back teeth before saying:
"Senior Wanqi, this is a misunderstanding."
Wanqi You lightly stroked his magnificent beard and said mockingly:
"Oh? A misunderstanding? What kind of misunderstanding would have you making such a grand show of mining immortal ore on Wanqi family territory?"
Jin Lai's eyes rolled as he said:
"I tracked cultivators who had smuggled themselves into the Immortal Domain here. Then I discovered that these cultivators were all hiding in the abandoned mine tunnels, so I captured them for questioning. It seems they had been mining immortal ore here for a long time, yet they had never seen the person behind it all.
"I believed they were concealing something. I had only searched the soul of the second person when you arrived, and that was how the misunderstanding arose."
The miners listening in secret all widened their eyes. They felt that Jin Lai was telling bald-faced lies with his eyes open. Someone wanted to argue, but