"Setting a Trap with Heart? Heh, these are all tricks I played with years ago. How could they possibly fool me? Take them down—all of them!" Zhong Shan gave a sharp shout.
"Yes!" The group of Great Zheng officials behind him immediately rushed forward.
The moment Heavenly Old saw that his scheme had been exposed, he tried to flee.
Unfortunately, several of the people Zhong Shan had brought up from the Netherworld were Ancestral Immortals. In the blink of an eye, they subdued Heavenly Old and all the cultivators rolling around on the ground.
The dozens of people Heavenly Old had brought to set up the formation were suddenly restrained, and Heavenly Old was likewise subdued and brought over under guard.
But Zhong Shan did not look at Heavenly Old. Instead, he turned toward Lin Xiao and the One-Armed Man.
"Sacred King!" Lin Xiao said respectfully.
"Father!" the One-Armed Man cried out excitedly.
Just moments ago, the One-Armed Man had thought he was going to die inside the great formation. He had been utterly despondent, and his greatest regret at the time had been that he could not send word to his father. Who would have thought that his father would suddenly descend like a divine army from heaven?
Of course. His father was so wise and mighty—how could that beast have taken advantage of him?
Father? Zhong Shan's pupils abruptly contracted.
Zhong Shan had come after investigating Zhong Xuan's information. He discovered that Heavenly Old had suddenly left, then retrieved the changed location of Zhong Xuan's Wanted Order and maps of the surrounding regions. Only then did he discover that something was wrong.
To verify his suspicions, Zhong Shan had not brought anyone from the High Heaven Court. He had come out alone, using the Emperor Painting to open