Chapter 417 Rebirth Pool
Zhang Yu and Wu Ancheng left the encampment, rose into the sky, and finally landed atop a two-tiered flying vessel.
This flying vessel was a prison ship, specially used to detain important prisoners. All the craftsmen captured from the Artifact Institute were currently being held here.
The soldiers here had long since received orders not to obstruct Zhang Yu should he arrive. Thus, he passed through the restricted checkpoints without hindrance and entered the inner cabin.
Led by a soldier, the two came near a prison cell. The soldier said, "He is inside."
Zhang Yu said, "Fellow Daoist Wu, wait here. Do not let anyone else approach."
Wu Ancheng solemnly agreed.
Zhang Yu stepped inside. The cell was fairly spacious and clean, with adequate light. Sitting on the bed against the wall was a short old man—the only craftsman who had remained in the Artifact Institute before, Mu Tong. Seeing Zhang Yu enter, he rose in alarm and apprehension, cupped his hands, and said, "Sir, have you come with further instructions?"
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said, "Master Craftsman Chen, I have come today to ask you a few questions."
Mu Tong froze upon hearing this, then gave a bitter smile. "What sort of joke is that, sir? I am no Master Craftsman Chen, merely a lowly, aged craftsman."
Zhang Yu said evenly, "I am not trying to deceive you. We cultivators possess divine abilities and Daoist arts; there are naturally many methods to find your whereabouts. Master Craftsman Chen, even if you abandon this body right now, we still have ways to find you again."
At his words, Mu Tong's previously muddled and listless gaze suddenly sharpened. His cautious, humble manner vanished in an instant, and even his short frame seemed to exude an