Chapter 2265: Rest assured! I guarantee I won't complete the mission.
Di Chou's eyes were icy cold, staring fixedly at Youming:
(✡‾᷄_‾᷅) "Is this interesting for either of us? Historically, your Netherworld race has tried this before! The results are already clear!"
"If you want to try again, the Sacred Law Council doesn't mind launching another punitive war!"
Youming's steel teeth were almost ground to powder, his single eye bloodshot:
(ꐦ͡’皿*) "You..."
The conversation reached an impasse, but Di Chou had no time to deal with the Netherworld race's affairs; he suppressed it for now.
Finally, he spoke first: "Then reduce resource supply by half. Consider this as me doing you a favor."
"After Jiangnan is captured and brought to justice, normal supply will resume. If he's not caught and the hole isn't patched, you know the consequences."
"As for the extra resources promised to you, forget it. If it weren't for your negligence, this mess wouldn't have happened."
Youming took a deep breath:
(︶益︶ꐦ) "Fine! I accept!"
Beyond this, he had no other choice. Although he had anticipated it, he had to pretend to be angry and argue a bit here.
Otherwise, accepting without any resistance would easily tip off Di Chou that something was off.
After all, those at this level were all shrewd.
Youming continued: "This matter also concerns the face of my Netherworld race. I'm sending an arrest team to capture him under the name of the Sacred Law Council. Any objections?"
Di Chou snorted coldly: (￢_￢ꐦ) "Jiangnan's last known location was the Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang, where he blew up Chong Bishi's nest. Don't fail to even find the person."
Though not explicitly stated, it was tacitly approved.
After all, the Netherworld race's abilities had a suppressive effect on space-types; it was good to have them join the pursuit.
Di Chou changed the subject: "I won't just take your word for it. Rest assured, I will order an investigation into Jiangnan's escape."
"If there's even the slightest discrepancy from what you've said, or if you deliberately cause trouble for me, don't blame me for turning hostile!"
With that, he hung up the call without giving Youming a chance to reply.
Youming immediately raised his middle finger at the void. "Go ahead and investigate! Back then, I acted perfectly clearly.
Jiangnan's escape was completely reasonable. If you can find fault with me, I'll lose!"
But Jiangnan was ruthless, huh? Making a big move by blowing up Chong Bishi's nest?
I wonder if he succeeded or if he needs help.
If Jiangnan fails, the Netherworld race will have lost both the wife and the army—a complete loss.
After much deliberation, Youming made a decisive call and summoned Bing Chacha for an audience.
Bing Chacha came over looking scruffy, having lost a lot of weight and spirit.
(›´┏_┓`‹) "Lord Youming? What do you need me for?"
Youming coughed lightly: (｡･ˇกˇ≠) "Chacha? You are my most trusted right-hand man, exceptionally capable, and fit for this important task."
"I order you to lead the elite members of the Netherworld Legion to form an arrest team, head to the Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang, and use all means to capture Jiangnan and bring him to justice, restoring the face of Minghe Death Prison!"
He said he would send people to pursue secretly, but in fact he never did. Secretly—who knows if he actually sent anyone?
Upon hearing this, Bing Chacha's eyes lit up with divine light, his aura surged, and a blazing fire burned in his chest.
(☄┏꒨┓☄)੭ "Finally, this day has come? Rest assured, Lord Youming! I, Chacha, will go through fire and water for this, sparing no effort! I guarantee I will complete the mission!"
At this moment, Bing Chacha felt like crying. He thought he would never find his happiness again, but now the opportunity had come!
Jiangnan! No matter where you are in the world, I will chase you down!
Youming coughed: (٥˘ก*) "Ahem... You don't necessarily have to complete the mission. Ensuring the safety of the hostage is the top priority."
"After all, my beloved goddaughter is still in Jiangnan's hands. The hostage makes things tricky. If you do encounter him and he uses the hostage to make excessive demands, remember to listen to him, understand?"
"The hostage is important; capture is secondary, got it?"
He kept winking at Bing Chacha.
Even if Bing Chacha were stupid, he could see that something was up, right?
What the hell? "Listen to Jiangnan's excessive demands"?
This isn't an arrest team at all—it's clearly reinforcements you're sending him, isn't it?
Is Jiangnan your father? Why are you protecting him so much?
But even if Youming hadn't said it, Bing Chacha wouldn't dare to act rashly when encountering Jiangnan.
After all, he still had to beg him for the decoding!
∠(｀～´*) "Don't worry, Lord Youming! I guarantee I won't complete the mission! I'll go now!"
With that, he hurriedly went out to gather his men, hopping and skipping as he ran.
ﾚ(ﾟꇴﾟ;)ﾍ Happiness! Grandpa is coming! Yahoooo~
Youming's mouth twitched. "Guarantee I won't complete the mission"? For some reason, hearing that made me feel so reassured?
Jiangnan! You better pull through! Whether the Netherworld race starves or feasts depends entirely on you!
So, before long, under Bing Chacha's leadership, the Netherworld capture (support) team set off in full force, heading straight for Beimian Xingkong Kuangchang.
Meanwhile, in the Bose star domain, at the Saint Star headquarters, Di Chou's anger burned fiercely after confirming with Youming.
That agreement was originally a game between him and Jiangnan, but things hadn't developed as he expected.
Jiangnan had actually escaped!
(￢益￢✡) "Danding! Notify the Star Mine Bureau about Jiangnan's escape. Have them mobilize the Beimian Order Maintenance Forces to capture Jiangnan."
"Currently, the clan's Star Devourers are holding the Cosmos Grand Hunt, preparing for the upcoming Sequence War. I can't leave for now. The operation over there is fully under your charge."
"Also, the Sacred Law Council's Decree Troops will go to support. Once Jiangnan shows up, capture him by any means."
"Inform me immediately if there's any news."
Danding sneered and licked his lips. Since the higher-ups said so, he had no worries.
Instead, he wanted to clash with Jiangnan and see just how capable he really was.
Meanwhile, Di Chou contacted Tiffany, the Light Lord of the First Light faction.
"Jiangnan has escaped. He's now in the Northern Crown. Inform all member races of the Sacred Law Council to bring people and pressure humanity."
"They violated the agreement first. Let's see what they have to say. Don't let them off easy."
"Notify the Shield Guild to put a bounty on Jiangnan—the highest level. The Sacred Law Council will cover the cost."
"I want Jiangnan to be like a rat crossing the street in this starry sky, with no place to hide!"
Tiffany spat out her milk tea. The news of Jiangnan's escape alone was explosive enough!
Pressure could be exerted, but under the current circumstances, it would likely have little effect.
Still, the necessary steps had to be taken. Humanity had breached the contract, and this could not be swallowed.
"Summon representatives of the Sacred Law Council member races and the Decree Troops. Follow me!"
At the outermost part of Thousand Stars City, in the human-owned Taoyuan Star Region.
This place was no longer the same as before. Over a dozen inhabited life planets were scattered across the starry sky, with interstellar cities floating everywhere, as prosperous as a dream.
But now, they were surrounded by a hundred warships from the Decree Troops, with large numbers of fully armed elite soldiers from the top ten sequences arrayed in neat formation.
The atmosphere was intense!
Tiffany spoke up:
(❈°᷄д°᷅) "Yang Jian! You can't possibly be unaware why the Decree Troops have come knocking, can you?"
At this moment, Taoyuan Star had its defenses fully activated, ready for battle.
All human experts on the planet were on high alert.
Behind Taoyuan Star, even a massive rift in the void opened up, large enough to swallow the planet at any time.
(๑•̌.•̑)ˀ̣ˀ̣ "Oh? Humanity has always been diligently working for the benefit of the starry sky. I really don't know which law of the Sacred Law Council we have violated."
Miao Ke squinted: (〃¤皿¤) "You're playing dumb! Jiangnan escaped. He's in the Northern Crown, blew up Chong Bishi's nest. Don't say you didn't know—the news has already spread."
As soon as these words were spoken, Taoyuan Star fell into absolute silence.
The next moment, earth-shattering cheers soared into the sky, even tearing apart the clouds above!
Qin Shou, Ye Xinghe, and Qi Yu—the three brothers—roared with laughter, howling.
٩(΄◞ิꇴ◟ิ‵)۶ "Hahahaha! Nan Shen is amazing! I knew there was no prison in this starry sky that could hold him! He escaped from Minghe Death Prison? That's like a little cow riding a rocket!"
"Exactly! What imprisonment? Nan Shen was clearly on vacation! He only stayed for three months and then left? He must have gotten bored!"
"Why only blow up a nest? Has Nan Shen's skill regressed? Doesn't sound impressive enough!"
Yang Jian's mouth twitched. If they knew how big that nest really was, they wouldn't be saying that.
At this moment, Taoyuan Star erupted in collective jubilation at the news.
It showed just how popular Jiangnan was. In the hearts of humanity today, the name "Nan Shen" was an unshakable belief!
Yang Jian turned around and scolded:
(͡°͜ʖ͡°)✧ "Keep it down! What are you laughing at? If you want to laugh, go home and laugh. This is a standoff—be serious!"
Nightingale's mouth twitched. So before you said that, could you at least stop smirking?
That doesn't make you look convincing at all!
But... Nan Shen is awesome!
Hahaha!
At this moment, Tiffany's face was uglier than if she had eaten a fly.
(❈▼皿▼) "Humans! Don't push it! During the Thousand Star Ruins Conference, an agreement was made between both parties!"
"Humanity was allowed to join the Starry Sky Sequence and given sequence rights in exchange for Jiangnan serving three hundred years in prison!"
"Now humanity has unilaterally breached the agreement! Jiangnan only served three months before escaping? Are you mocking the Sacred Law Council?"
"Since you refuse to abide by the agreement, I think the Sacred Law Council should expel humanity from the Starry Sky Sequence and nullify the agreement!"