Hope or Despair?

Seeing this scene, Ye Jing felt a chill run down his spine.

He had previously thought that this organization was secretly accumulating power to fight against the tyranny of the Heavenly Court.

But now it seems things aren't as he imagined.

This is another evil organization, and it is very likely that this organization is a lackey of the Heavenly Court.

Anyway, it doesn't seem like a good product now!

A force that has some kind of secret agreement with the Heavenly Court.

They deliberately spread rumors to lure those who were dissatisfied with the Heavenly Court to join them, and then gave them hope so that they could generate more "sources." This is a common tactic of the Heavenly Court!

Hope is also despair!

A slight ripple stirred in Ye Jing's heart.

He had initially thought he had found a way to leave this world, but now it seemed that this breakthrough was not so simple.

He needs to re-examine the organization and revise his plans.

However, he has now obtained a lot of useful information, at least knowing the true nature of this organization.

This will undoubtedly be of great help to his future actions.

Ye Jing decided to leave the cave temporarily and return to Ruotian Village to find the woman in white and ask her about the situation.

He needs more information to make the right judgment.

Moreover, he needs to be careful not to put himself in danger.

After all, the world seemed far more complex than he had imagined.

Perhaps in this world, only the victims can be trusted!

They left behind a hidden eavesdropping array.

Ye Jing carefully left the cave.

They began searching for the village of the woman in white.

Soon, he discovered a fairly large village not far from the valley.

There were many people inside.

There are quite a few cultivators.

Although it's called a village, it feels more like a tribe composed of descendants of the Yellow Emperor in the Land of Spiritual Abandonment.

Ye Jing didn't alert the enemy; the Heavenly Court's strategy here was different from the previous Land of Life!

There might be people from Heavenly Court living in this village!

However, the entire village now exudes an aura of death.

Everyone was lifeless.

Combined with the information previously heard in the valley.

This village could be cleansed by the Heavenly Court at any moment!

This lifelessness is understandable.

He found the woman in white in the village, but did not reveal herself; instead, he observed her first.

Middle-aged men can all be lackeys of the Heavenly Court.

If this village is part of some conspiracy by the Heavenly Court, I'm doomed!

Bai Luo arrived at the village meeting room with a heavy heart.

Inside were all the village Elder.

As she entered, they all turned their expectant gazes toward her.

"They said they can't help us!" Bai Luo hesitated for a moment, but still told the truth.

Even if we try to hide it, it's no use; the Heavenly Court will come sooner or later.

Once the mark is placed, everything is over!

"Damn it, I told you back then that the Broken Cloud Wing Society was unreliable. If we hadn't participated, we might not have been selected so quickly!"

An Elder immediately jumped up and roared.

Silence filled the room.

"We can't be hindsight experts. We agreed to everything back then, and we knew we'd have to go through this phase sooner or later." A White-haired Old Man, sitting at the head of the table, broke the silence:

"Every village will eventually be harvested by the Heavenly Court, so the important thing now is not to blame others, but to think of solutions. Everyone, please share your thoughts!"

Everyone fell silent again; what else could they do?

Bai Luo was silent for a moment, then took a deep breath and said firmly, "Things have come to this, we can only rely on ourselves. We can't change the Heavenly Court's purge, but we can't just sit and wait to die. Even if we die, we can die so easily."

"Let's all run! Let's flee to all corners of the world! With so many of us, even if the Heavenly Court wanted to catch us, it would take them a long time!"

The crowd looked at each other.

It seems like this is the only way!

Seeing that no one objected, the White-haired Old Man sighed, stood up, and said, "If there's no other way, then everyone hurry back and prepare. The great escape begins!"

A corner of the conference room.

Ye Jing listened to the conversation and sighed.

The Heavenly Court has truly done a lot of harm!

After everyone left the meeting room.

They then began preparing for their escape.

Bring only the necessities for survival, and run as far as possible during this time!

Bai Luo returned to her home where she lived alone.

Her parents had long been killed by the Heavenly Court.

If it weren't for the village her parents cared about still existing, she would have already gone to fight the Heavenly Court!

"Damn Heavenly Court!"

Bai Luo slammed her pale fist against the wall!

Bai Luo's anger and helplessness erupted the moment her fist slammed into the wall, her bright eyes filled with determination and resolve.

She knew that, faced with the threat from the Heavenly Court, escaping might be the village's only way out.

Although this decision is fraught with uncertainty and is very difficult!

Over the long years, villages must have tried, but no one has heard of success.

Therefore, they were undoubtedly all failures!

The method she proposed may still not be able to save everyone.

So she had to stay, to stop the people from Heavenly Court!

Even if it might not be able to stop them for long, she was willing to try and fight for the future of the village and for those innocent lives.

She took a deep breath and began packing her things, determined to maximize her abilities!

At the same time, set up traps and formations!

Fortunately, she has knowledge in this area, so she should be able to hold off the Heavenly Court's people for a while longer.

Ye Jing stood in the corner of the room, his eyes narrowed.

Seeing that the woman in white not only didn't pack her luggage but was about to fight back, he immediately showed a look of admiration in his eyes.

However, the traps and formations prepared were too rudimentary!

I can help him!

He took out a manual on formations from his Storage Bag and tossed it onto the table in front of the woman in white.

"Who? Who is it?"

Bai Luo was startled and instantly became alert!

"Don't be afraid, we're on the same side. I'll help you hold off the Heavenly Court's people, but I won't show myself for now," Ye Jing said cautiously.

Bai Luo frowned, but perhaps because she was about to die, she didn't panic much.

"Senior, you're going to help me?"

She picked up the array manual in front of her, flipped through it, and then her eyes lit up. The arrays in this manual were more advanced than the ones she had recorded!

"That's right, I also have a grudge against the Heavenly Court. I hope you can hold out a little longer, and I have a secret to tell you!"

Ye Jing told her everything he had seen in the cave.

After hearing this, Bai Luo's face turned deathly pale.

She asked in a trembling voice, "Senior... is everything you said true? Is that man really a lackey of the Heavenly Court?"

Ye Jing nodded. "That's right. I saw him cross out your village's name in the cave, and he also recorded other villages destroyed by the Heavenly Court, saying you were all fools."

The woman in white covered her mouth, tears welling up in her eyes.

She choked back tears, saying, "We... we were kept in the dark the whole time. We thought they were there to save us, but we never imagined... we never imagined they were the real executioners!"