Cao Yuan Escapes

Pure Land.

"Qingyu, the Oracle Envoys have left."

Jiang Er, dressed in an azure yukata, drifted over to An Qingyu's side and sat down with a smile. Her voice was transmitted into An Qingyu's ears through his Bluetooth earpiece.

"They couldn't break through the 'Automatic Defense System,' so of course they had no choice but to leave." An Qingyu slowly placed a chess piece somewhere on the board and smiled. "Looks like I won this round..."

"From now on, this giant flying saucer has the surname An."

"Hm? Shouldn't it be Jiang?"

"Close enough. Besides, anyone surnamed Jiang listens to someone surnamed An."

An Qingyu chuckled softly at those words.

A moment later, he stood, dusted himself off, and headed toward the prison block.

"Come on. Let's get Cao the Traitor out first. I've done what I promised him..."

"Okay."

The two arrived outside Cao Yuan's cell. With a light wave of Jiang Er's hand, the heavy cell door opened automatically. Light from the corridor spilled into the pitch-black cell, illuminating Cao Yuan's face.

The sudden brightness made Cao Yuan squint. He peered outside through narrowed eyes, and when he saw the two familiar figures, he relaxed slightly.

"So fast? Wasn't it supposed to take three days?"

"I've always liked preparing for the worst. Three days was a conservative estimate."

An Qingyu walked into the cell with a smile and pulled a black scalpel from his pocket. A cold glint flashed across its tip as he crouched before the thick black chains. He analyzed their structure while cutting through them with the blade, as though performing a precise major operation.

"Did you really kill all the Oracle Envoys?" Cao Yuan could not help asking.

"Kill them all? How could I possibly be that capable?" An Qingyu shook his head. "I