The Peerless Emperor-Chapter 1316 - 1317: Kill Them (Fourth Update)

Mu Xin naturally didn't know that everything about him was under Lin Qian's secret observation; no clue could escape his eyes.

Moreover, he didn't know that he had already stirred Lin Qian's admiration, and that Lin Qian had the idea of recruiting him.

After that, Lin Qian got up and left the study, walking to the rock garden in the backyard.

However, as he approached the rock garden, water-like ripples suddenly appeared in front of him.

There was an Illusion Array here.

After passing through the Illusion Array, Lin Qian immediately arrived underground, covered by the Array, making it impossible for anyone to detect.

This place was a temporary location constructed by Lin Qian as soon as he bought this mansion.

Once inside, Lin Qian removed the 72 Transformations and returned to his original Human Clan form.

Underground was a temporary small-scale office of the Heavenly Art Department, where many clerks were busy at work.

On one of the Tactical Mirrors, there was a tactical map, and the place displayed was exactly the Black Street where Mu Xin had previously gone.

The tasks Lin Qian had given to Mu Xin were definitely not meant to be fun.

Black Street was located beneath the entire main city.

Above the underground was the main city.

In fact, Black Street allowed access to the underground of any place in the main city.

Except for the central palace of the main city, where the direct descendants of the Eight Pupil Divine Race resided.

Although there were areas like Black Street below, it was impossible to pass through.

But it didn't matter, as long as there were Pupil Coins left by Mu Xin nearby.

Those Pupil Coins had been meticulously modified by the Heavenly Art Department.

Pupil Coins could detect everything around them, and nothing could escape their attention.

Therefore, the entire main city was already under Lin Qian's surveillance.

Moreover, the Pupil Coin at the center of Black Street contained an Array virus, which had quietly infiltrated the main city's protective Array.

The array detection by the Pupil Coins revealed the entire situation of the main city, including the strength within, all presented in front of Lin Qian.

The defense forces within the main city were much weaker than Lin Qian had anticipated.

To Lin Qian, this was to be expected.

After all, many main forces of the Eight Pupil Divine Race had already left this Small World to contend with the Longevity Mountain, as well as seven Overlord Level forces in the South Gate Mountain and Beixuan Heaven.

At this moment, the two sides were still confronting each other in the Void, engaging in minor skirmishes without a real battle, in a situation of mutual probing and strategic maneuvers.

This was also the result of Yuan Jingtian's maneuvers, as he hadn't forgotten Lin Qian's directive to delay as much as possible.

The Eight Pupil Divine Race wasn't in a hurry either; had they known about Lin Qian's stealthy infiltration into their rear, their attitude might have been different.

At the same time, the Eight Pupil Divine Race didn't send additional reinforcements, thus not discovering the anomalies at the Small World's portal.

If any of their kin had truly charged out of the Small World portal, they would be instantly slain and unable to send any messages to the external Eight Pupil Divine Race army.

Half a month had passed since Lin Qian and Mu Xin left the mansion, and the mines in the southeast of the city were finally completely taken over.

Knowing this, Lin Qian felt a sense of relief in his heart.

Then, he had the slaves in the mansion change into their original filthy clothes, disguise themselves, and don shackles, heading toward the southeastern city.

An hour later, Lin Qian had already brought the group of slaves to the southeastern mines.

The southeast of the city was a continuous stretch of mines, with an entrance numbered 108 above it.

The mine Lin Qian had initially set his sights on was taken away by others, leaving him no choice.

However, the 108th mine turned out to be larger and better suited to Lin Qian's goals, an unexpected blessing.

After escorting the slaves into the mine, they continued to delve deeper inside.

The mine lay in the heart of the mountain, with the central mining plaza beneath the mountain, and a spiral mining passageway extending upward.

Along the passageway were mines of various sizes.

"Hurry up, why dawdle?"

Crack!

With the sound of a whip, a lash mark appeared on a slave's body, causing him to fall to the ground, writhing in pain but not daring to cry out.

For fear of receiving another lash, he had to stifle his cries.

At this moment, these slaves, who had once resided in the mansion, dared not breathe loudly, casting frightened glances at the Eight Pupil Divine Race guarding them.

These were the people Lin Qian had hired with Pupil Coins to help escort the slaves.

The Eight Pupil Divine Race fiercely glared at the slaves, but when they set their eyes upon Lin Qian, they were ingratiating.

It wasn't long before more Eight Pupil Divine Race members who had been hired constantly arrived at the plaza.

The slaves exuded a melancholy air.

On either side of them were the guards of the Eight Pupil Divine Race, holding iron whips engraved with array runes; any slave who lagged behind would be mercilessly struck, spilling blood.

The number of slaves in the mine was increasing rapidly, surpassing one hundred thousand in an instant.

However, this was just one batch of slaves purchased by Lin Qian over this period. 𝑓𝘳𝘦𝑒𝑤𝑒𝘣𝘯ℴ𝘷𝘦𝓁.𝑐𝑜𝑚

More slaves were expected to arrive in at least seven days.

Because Lin Qian had bought so many slaves, it was impossible to escort them all at once.

Inside the mining plaza, the sound of whips cracking maintained order among the slaves, though some were beaten to the ground.

"Brother..." Mu Xin's sister cautiously clung to her brother's arm, "How did this happen?"

"It's okay, don't be afraid." Mu Xin gently patted his sister, understanding what others did not—that this was Lin Qian's performance.

He knew Lin Qian's true identity and had made a sworn heart demon vow; he understood that the situation was far more complex than it seemed on the surface.

In the mining plaza's center, on a high platform, Lin Qian stood silently, waiting with closed eyes.

The first batch of slaves had been escorted into the mine, yet he seemed to be waiting for something.

Swoosh...

Suddenly, a figure appeared abruptly beside Lin Qian, clad in black soft armor, hooded, kneeling on one knee: "Your Majesty, the arrays have been set up; the mine is completely sealed off, undetectable from the outside."

The appearance of the shadow was sudden, hard to notice.

And when he spoke, he didn't conceal his voice, making it clear and distinct in the mine.

"Hmm, kill them," Lin Qian said calmly, his hands behind his back.

Below, the slaves looked terrified, while the hired Eight Pupil Divine Race seemed utterly stunned.