Chapter 1846 - 1845: Smoke-Filled
If Su Yang only let the people rescued from the forest leave, they might still think Su Yang intended to catch them with a long line and ultimately wanted to deceive everyone to admire him.
But now, Su Yang even let the people around him go. It shows that Su Yang is not acting; he genuinely does not intend for everyone to take risks with him.
In this situation, does Su Yang's character even need to be stated?
Even if everyone was initially wary of Su Yang, now, that wariness is gone. Moreover, Su Yang saved their lives, leaving them with nothing but admiration for him!
In fact, Su Yang indeed did not plan to have this group of people continue to follow him.
The people in the house ahead still retain their power. It's possible everything happening in this valley is caused by them.
If Su Yang and his group go over, combined, they might not even be enough for the enemy to kill. So, having many people is meaningless. On the contrary, Su Yang harbors little hostility; he just wants to inquire about the situation in this valley and take the Little Chick and Little Grey Bird out. So, Su Yang truly did not plan to bring many people over; going alone might even yield better outcomes.
Therefore, naturally, Su Yang decided to let these people stay.
Of course, Su Yang also did this with the intention of winning their hearts. These people are Land Immortals, a group of experts. If they could leave this valley in the future, it would be a powerful force.
If Su Yang can get these people to work for him, leaving aside dealing with the Four Major Sects, he would even have some capital to contend with Heaven!
After letting everyone pack the food, Su Yang did not rush to leave; instead, he had everyone help with another task.
Although the cave was blocked by Little Turtle, there was still a group of people inside. If Su Yang wants to leave, Little Turtle will surely leave with him, and the people in the cave will rush out.
Having saved those imprisoned in the forest, Su Yang actually has a numbers advantage. However, Su Yang did not intend for everyone to fight desperately against those Feather Clan descendants in the cave.
Desperate fighting would inevitably lead to casualties, even if Su Yang's side had the upper hand, a price would still be paid. Su Yang is unwilling to pay this price, so he chose a much easier method.
He had everyone light some wet wood, then let Little Turtle shrink a bit to expose a small hole at the cave entrance. Afterward, Su Yang and the others threw all the burning, smoky wood into the cave.
These wet woods, once inside the cave, would undoubtedly continue to emit thick smoke. The cave is enclosed, and the smoke would quickly fill it. By then, the fate of those Feather Clan descendants inside is obvious.
Initially, everyone didn't know how exactly Su Yang planned to deal with these people, but as the thick smoke billowed out of the cave and amidst the anguished cries of the Feather Clan descendants inside, everyone understood Su Yang's intentions.
This time, everyone admired Su Yang even more.
Faced with so many Feather Clan descendants, had they really fought, the best outcome would still cost them half of their manpower. Yet, using straightforward methods, Su Yang resolved the Feather Clan descendants without spilling a drop of blood.
The entire process, from the rescue to now, saw only one of Su Yang's people get injured. That person was injured by accidentally tripping while chasing those Patrols in the forest.
Was this another case of the few overcoming the many? The result surprised everyone!
And all of this was orchestrated by Su Yang, and the admiration everyone had for him was imaginable!
When those Feather Clan descendants in the cave were completely quiet, Su Yang had Little Turtle shrink, and the cave entrance reappeared.
Most of those Feather Clan descendants in the cave had already perished. Of course, some had strong lives and were barely alive.
The Three Eagles of Yanbei waited for some smoke to dissipate, then led a group in, covering their mouths to finish off those people inside the cave.
They showed no mercy towards these Feather Clan descendants. After all, many Huaxia cultivators died among those Feather Clan descendants. The Three Eagles of Yanbei were lucky to escape to Su Yang's side; otherwise, their fate would have been uncertain, and perhaps they would have died earlier!
After resolving the people there, Su Yang led everyone to charge down the mountain and deal with the remaining Feather Clan descendants by the lake. This group, up until Su Yang and his people surrounded them, had no idea what had happened on the mountain, and even lit a signal fire asking for help from the mountain. The result was predictable; not one escaped, all were dealt with.
Afterward, following Su Yang's instructions, everyone took food and followed the Three Eagles of Yanbei towards the north.
The Feather Clan descendants' army was rushing back and was estimated to be less than two days away. Staying here would be very dangerous. So leaving now was the most correct decision.
As for Su Yang, he continued towards the Feather Spirit Palace with Qi'er and Little Turtle. It wasn't that Su Yang wanted to go to the Feather Spirit Palace, but Little Turtle was guiding in that direction.
Everything was as the Three Eagles of Yanbei had said; two days later, Su Yang indeed saw a house. But it was not the small house Little Turtle gestured about; it was an extensive palace complex!
The size of the palace complex was beyond Su Yang's estimate. Anyway, standing ahead, it seemed like a mountain, and Su Yang saw it from afar.
And above the palace, there was a massive plaque with three dazzling characters — Yu Ling Palace!
Su Yang was astounded; he had long heard of the Feather Spirit Palace but didn't expect to actually get here himself.
Moreover, what shocked him the most was the immensity of the Feather Spirit Palace, far exceeding his imagination. This Feather Spirit Palace was even larger than a gigantic city; it could even be said to be a city inside!
This is the Feather Spirit Palace, one of the three legendary dead zones, standing alongside the Storm Valley. Although the internal danger is less than that of the Demon Abyss, being termed a dead zone is never simple.
At least, few who enter have ever emerged. Even those who ventured deep within had no possibility of coming out.
Had it not been for the current mutation of the Feather Spirit Palace, where that layer of light expelled the Three Eagles of Yanbei and others, they might have been trapped there for life without any hope of emerging!