Chapter 57: Secret Prison

"Captain, we've searched this area, no one here!"
"Okay, then let's load the goods."
……
After a brief shake, Yang Xuan and his two comrades felt the wooden box they were hiding in, along with a pile of goods, being lifted off the ground and suspended in mid-air.
"When did you learn this move?"
After confirming that no one was around, Lu Xiaoqi gave Yang Xuan a surprised look.
Yang Xuan explained, "Actually, I've always known this move since I learned about psychic attacks, but my mental power wasn't strong enough before, so I couldn't execute it. That's why this is the first time I used it."
"You can always do it? Is that true?"
Lu Xiaoqi looked skeptical and clearly didn't believe it.
"I believe in Yang Xuan."
Ling Chengfeng interjected, looking at Yang Xuan and saying, "You should have received a great increase in your psychic power after drinking my Bodhi tea and the Bai Ling fruit juice from the A Long tribe."
"Well, indeed my spiritual power has greatly enhanced after drinking these things."
Yang Xuan nodded with deep understanding.
"You're really strange."
"I can't figure it out," said Lu Xiaoqi curiously, looking at Yang Xuan. "You haven't awakened your battle spirit, but you have gained more and more abilities. First, your spiritual power and physique were enhanced, and then your strength became incredibly strong...Are you lying to us, actually you awakened your battle spirit a long time ago?"
"I want to figure out what my battle spirit is."
Yang Xuan shook his head quickly, shrugged helplessly, and sighed, "Alas, if I awakened my battle spirit, why would I hide it from you guys?"
"But..."
Road Xiaoqi had something else to say, but suddenly the wooden scaffolding shook and fell from the air.
"Shh!"
Ling Chengfeng made a gesture for silence, and whispered, "We should be on the boat now. Let's not talk, someone seems to be coming."
Sure enough, a group of footsteps could be heard outside.
"Quick, move the cargo into the hold, don't pile it up on deck."
"Yes!"
接着，有人围了上来，试图抬起杨玄三人所藏身的木箱子。
"Ouch, why is this box so heavy?"
However, the wooden box only moved slightly and couldn't be moved easily.
"Hurry up, we need two more people over here!"
"Hey, you two, can you help us or not?"
"Stop talking nonsense and come over here!"
……
"So, a total of four people gathered outside and lifted the wooden box with Yang Xuan and his companions from the ground."
"Hey! This box is really heavy. What's inside?"
Upon hearing the strained sounds outside, Yang Xuan couldn't help but suppress a smile, wondering if anyone would ever suspect that three people were hidden inside this box?
And so, Yang Xuan and the other two were carried, in the box, to an unknown location. After some time, the box was finally set down.
The three continued to remain silent, as there was still movement outside, and speaking would surely give them away.
It wasn't until more than an hour had passed and Ling Chengfeng had confirmed with his sky eye that there was no one outside, that Yang Xuan finally acted, patting open the wooden cover that had been locked over their heads with a palm.
Pa!
The wooden lid was smashed off by Yang Xuan with a slap, and the three of them stood up from the box all at once.
"Phew, that was suffocating."
Yang Xuan deeply breathed in and observed the surroundings.
They have clearly arrived on the ferry of the sea, and the ship has already started moving. Through the circular window next to them, they can see the splashing waves.
This is obviously a cargo hold for stacking goods. Looking around, there are piles of goods and wooden boxes neatly stacked here.
"Where is the exit?"
Yang Xuan looked around and didn't see any door frames or anything similar.
"The exit...strange, why can't I see where it is? Oh?"
Ling Cheng Feng's vertical eye between his eyebrows opened, and he scanned around before suddenly making a soft exclamation and turning to look behind him.
"Did you find the way out?"
Yang Xuan also turned around, thinking someone was behind him.
结果转身一看，背后面黑漆漆的一片，只有一面船体墙壁，除此之外空无一物，什么都没有。
"What did you see?"
杨玄知道凌乘风此时开着天眼，能够看见一些他们看不见的事物。
Ling Chengfeng pointed to a corner of the wall and said, "There's a mechanism over there, but I'm not sure if it's for opening the exit."
"Then just give it a try."
Luo Xiaoqi jumped out of the wooden box and walked to the wall. He turned around and winked at Ling Chengfeng, asking, "Where is the mechanism?"
"...there is a pattern on your left, try pressing it."
Ling Chengfeng hesitated for a moment, then revealed the location of the mechanism to Lu Xiaoqi.
There was no other way, he had only discovered this mechanism for the time being, whether it was used to open the exit or not, he had to try.
Ru Xiaoqi reached out and touched the pattern, and it felt just like ordinary wood, with no difference.
She tried pressing down on the palm of her hand with force, only to hear a cracking sound. The area with the pattern instantly sunk down into a square grid.
"Huh?"
Next, Yang Xuan and Ling Chengfeng saw that the wall was split in half, revealing a door with round wooden stakes inside that resembled a cage.
“Not the exit?”
Lu Xiaoqi walked to the door and was taken aback. He said, "Why does it look like a prison in here?"
"Prison?"
Yang Xuan and Ling Chengfeng looked at each other and quickly walked over.
As expected, looking in from the doorway, the interior decoration did look like a prison cell, but it was empty inside and no one could be seen.
"Look over there, what's lying on the ground? Is it a dog?"
Road Xiaokei's eyes were sharp, pointing to the corner of the cell.
Ling Chengfeng turned his head to look, shook his head and said, "It's a fox... ah!"
Just as he spoke, Ling Chengfeng suddenly screamed in pain, and a bloodstain oozed from the vertical eye on his forehead. The golden light suddenly dissipated, and the Tianyan closed automatically, becoming a mark.
"What's happening!"
Yang Xuan and Lu Xiaoqi were startled.
"I'm fine. There's a strong seal on that cage, and my Heavenly Eyes can't penetrate it,"
Ling Chengfeng wiped away the bloodstain on his forehead and hesitated before saying, "I'll go inside and see what's sealed in this cage."
"I'll go with you," said Yang Xuan.
He then turned to Lu Xiaoqi and said, "You stay here and be careful of any movement."
"Okay."
Lu Xiaoqi nodded seriously.
So Ling Chengfeng and Yang Xuan cautiously walked through the door. Behind the door, there was a spacious area, but aside from the cage the three saw, there was nothing else.
"This is the seal."
Walking up to the cage, Ling Chengfeng pointed to the wooden sign hanging in the center of the cage, carved with dark and mysterious runes.
"Understood."
Yang Xuan nodded and looked at the fox in the corner of the cage. He found that the fox was on the verge of death, seemingly injured, and couldn't help but approach it.
"Be careful!"
Ling Chengfeng suddenly yelled, and before Yang Xuan could react, the wooden sign hanging in the middle of the cage suddenly glowed, and then Yang Xuan and Ling Chengfeng were swept away by an invisible wave.
"Hmm? What's that?"
At the moment of being knocked back, Yang Xuan felt something had fallen out of his arms.