The nine Ming Long Army members nodded immediately.
They understood the Grand Elder's intention and then gestured to Zhang Yang.
"Zhang Tang, you can come over. It's time for us to form the array."
Form the array?
Hearing this, Zhang Yang's interest was piqued, and he quickly walked towards the nine.
"Form the array? How do we do it? No one has taught me. What do I need to do?" Zhang Yang asked suspiciously.
"Heh, don't worry. You don't need to bother about it. Lu Gong will lead us. We just need to cooperate with him. He is the Eastern Palace position for forming the array," someone explained.
Zhang Yang nodded silently and glanced at Lu Gong, surprised that the man possessed such a skill.
Thus, he stood alongside the Ming Long Army members.
At this moment.
Lu Gong walked towards Zhu Zhi and took the Green King Wood from him.
"Two clues: black primordial energy and Green King Wood. Find out where they are," Zhu Zhi said.
"Alright." Lu Gong nodded, took the Green King Wood, walked back, and instructed the other Ming Long Army members.
"You nine, with the Gentleman Sword as the center, stand in your respective positions according to the Nine Palaces."
After Lu Gong finished speaking, the men moved to their respective positions in the Nine Palaces, while Lu Gong himself went to the Eastern Palace position surrounding the Nine Palaces.
"Channel your primordial energy into the Gentleman Sword!" Lu Gong commanded.
Zhang Yang and the others immediately complied.
Soon.
Nine powerful and robust auras enveloped the Gentleman Sword, flowing slowly along its blade.
Suddenly.
The positions they occupied began to connect, forming an Eight Trigram Star Chart.
Seeing this.
Lu Gong knew the time was ripe and quickly shouted to the Grand Elder.
"Grand Elder, please activate the Righteous Qi."
Zhu Zhi, who was already prepared, instantly leaped into the air and positioned himself above the Gentleman Sword.
With a point of his finger, the Gentleman Sword emitted a powerful Righteous Qi, and the primordial energy surrounding the sword suddenly exploded!
An intense white light instantly blinded everyone.
The entire central island was enveloped in a wave of white light.
Everyone felt as if their eyes had been hit by a flashbang, seeing only a vast expanse of white.
What is happening?
Zhang Yang was puzzled and wanted to survey his surroundings, but he couldn't see anything.
At this moment.
A clear, mysterious, and ancient voice suddenly reached everyone's ears.
"The extreme west, the Thorn Marsh! You will find what you seek there. Remember, our kind should be upright and honorable, never engaging in petty thievery."
This voice repeated three times.
Then, the white light that had blinded everyone dissipated.
Having received the answer.
Everyone looked at each other.
The extreme west, the Thorn Marsh?
Isn't that a no-man's-land?
So the inheritor of King Mo was here!
No wonder the current Emperor had been unable to find them for so long.
"Grand Elder, when do we depart?" Having found the location, Hu Han Tian was already impatient.
"Wait a moment longer." Zhu Zhi frowned.
Upon learning of the inheritor of King Mo's location, he felt a headache coming on.
The Thorn Marsh in the extreme west had very poor geographical conditions and climate!
If they were to launch an expedition to seize King Mo's inheritor's possessions there, the difficulty would be immense.
"Let's tentatively set the departure for three days from now. I need to think of a foolproof plan."
With that, Zhu Zhi turned and left alone.
Zhu Tai and the others also sighed.
As expected.
Things were not as smooth as they had imagined.
They understood what Zhu Zhi was worried about.
The Thorn Marsh in the extreme west was a no-man's-land.
They, who lived in the south, knew nothing about the conditions there. Upon arriving, they might not even be able to distinguish north from south.
If they ventured in rashly, not only would they fail to find King Mo's inheritor, but they might also get trapped by the treacherous terrain.
If King Mo's inheritor discovered them then, they could very well be caught like fish in a barrel.
"Is that it? All done?" Zhang Yang asked.
He looked at everyone's worried expressions and found it strange.
"Are you still going to look for King Mo's inheritor? If you are, don't include me. I don't want to go."
After speaking.
Zhang Yang shrugged and headed towards the Ming Long Army base.
The other nine Ming Long Army members also followed Zhang Yang back.
They had received news of the expedition but were unaware of the insider details.
Now that they heard it was about King Mo's inheritor, they didn't pay much attention.
After all, as long as the Grand Elder gave the order, they would obey.
They didn't have Zhang Yang's courage to speak to Zhu Zhi and the others like that.
...
Two more days passed.
In the early morning, Zhu Zhi and the others arrived at the Ming Long Army base again.
Zhu Zhi brought them to find Zhang Yang.
"Zhang Tang, are you getting used to staying here? Have those brats been bothering you? If they have, you must tell me, and I'll teach them a good lesson for you!" As soon as Zhu Zhi entered, he began to show concern and care for Zhang Yang.
This startled Zhang Yang, and he looked at Zhu Zhi with suspicion.
A wolf visiting a chicken for New Year's!
"Grand Elder, what is it?" Zhang Yang asked warily.
Zhang Yang's cautious demeanor caused Zhu Zhi's expression to darken, and he feigned anger.
"You brat, why are you so wary of me? Do you think I would harm you?"
"I don't know about that. It's always wise to be cautious," Zhang Yang replied.
"You!" Zhu Zhi was furious.
But he couldn't lash out, so he quickly put on a happy smile and said.
"Zhang Tang, I've indeed come to discuss something with you today. If you agree, I will certainly not mistreat you."
"What is it? Tell me first. If it involves going to that Thorn Marsh, then forget it. You promised me I wouldn't have to go, and that's fine." Zhang Yang interrupted.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhu Zhi almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
He had come to find Zhang Yang today precisely to discuss this matter.
But before he could even speak, Zhang Yang had directly refused!
This was simply...
If they, the descendants of King Ming, did not always uphold the principles of a gentleman,
Zhu Zhi would have wanted to tie Zhang Yang up and drag him there!
"Zhang Tang, don't be so quick to refuse. There's nothing in this world that cannot be discussed."
"I won't. Don't think you can buy me off with treasures. I'm afraid I won't come back alive if I go with you to the Thorn Marsh," Zhang Yang said, shaking his head.
His stubborn refusal infuriated Zhu Zhi.
If King Mo's inheritor were not in the Thorn Marsh, even if they were somewhere else, Zhu Zhi wouldn't have wanted to come and discuss it with Zhang Yang.
But.
The other party was precisely there!
It was a no-man's-land, filled with natural swamps and traps!
The existing maps might not even be accurate.
It could be said that once they set foot on that land, it would be extremely perilous!
That was why Zhu Zhi had hesitated when he learned of the location.
After thinking for two days.
He had finally come up with a solution.
But this solution required Zhang Yang to go along!
This way, upon reaching the Thorn Marsh, they wouldn't have to search blindly and could narrow down the search area as much as possible.
But!
Zhang Yang, this cowardly fellow, simply refused to go.
Isn't that infuriating?