670: Chapter 670 The Caged Bird

Chen Yi frowned as he stared at the text.

What the hell is the point of knowing a place name without the specific location?

It's like telling someone a Treasure Trove is on Earth, but with five continents and four oceans, who knows exactly where it is?

He immediately ordered: "Continue searching for clues about the Taihuang Land. Location, coordinates, entrance, anything will do."

However, this time, the Inspection Department turned the libraries of both the Kingdom of Extreme Evil and the Void Realm upside down.

They searched the archives, collection rooms, secret chambers, and even the gaps in the restrooms. After searching for a whole month, they had nothing to show for it!

Information regarding the Taihuang Land consisted only of vague descriptions like 'the edge of the Universe', 'the land forgotten by time', and 'the place of exile'. There was no specific location, no entrance coordinates, and no information that could guide them in any direction!

Chen Yi sat on the balcony of the top floor of the hotel, staring blankly at the sky.

It had been a month. Chen Yun had been in the hands of those from the Tianling Lineage for a whole month!

Even if he knew the Tianling Lineage wouldn't endanger her life, how could he guarantee she wasn't suffering physical pain?

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The Taihuang Land.

This was the end of the Universe, the terminus of time!

There was no starlight here, no warmth, no traces of life!

Only eternal darkness and deathly silence!

Yet, in the deepest part of this dead silence, an extraordinarily magnificent building floated!

In the deepest part of the palace was a room furnished just like a presidential suite!

Silk sheets, goose-down bedding, mahogany furniture, a crystal chandelier—the table was set with fresh fruit and exquisite pastries, the wardrobe was filled with clothes of all styles, and there was even a temperature-controlled massage bathtub in the bathroom!

If not for the thin chain on her right ankle, this place would truly be a presidential suite in a top-tier resort hotel.

Chen Yun sat on the edge of the bed, hugging her knees and gazing out at the void outside the window, letting out a long sigh in her heart.

She had been imprisoned in the Taihuang Land for over three months.

Her daily life was repetitive and monotonous: woken up in the morning, having a portion of her power extracted, eating breakfast, spacing out, eating lunch, having another portion of power extracted, spacing out, eating dinner, bathing, sleeping—

Then repeating the next day, over and over, with no end in sight!

The only upside was that the power extraction didn't hurt much; it was just like getting an injection!

"Is it... required again today?"

She asked tremblingly after hearing footsteps.

The next second, the door was pushed open, and a world malice dressed in a black and white maid outfit walked in, carrying a silver tray.

It walked up to Chen Yun, crouched down, and gently wiped Chen Yun's arm with a towel made of special silk threads.

That was no ordinary towel; it was woven by the Tianling Lineage using special Materials, capable of gently cleaning the skin without triggering any energy fluctuations within Chen Yun.

"We still need to collect power twice today, once in the morning and once in the afternoon. Please cooperate."

The maid reported expressionlessly.

"Sigh—"

Chen Yun sighed and let it do as it pleased.

During her months here, she hadn't actually suffered any torture.

The Tianling Lineage didn't dare to torture her at all; they hadn't even used any corporal punishment.

It wasn't because Chen Yun was well-behaved, but because they simply didn't dare to!

Although she had inherited An Ran's power, in essence, she was still just an ordinary person who had just undergone Awakening at the first stage, first level. Her Physique was no different from an ordinary human girl's!

A slight touch might break her, and a little force might kill her!

This was the only trophy they had managed to obtain after much difficulty, so naturally, they had to treat her well with good food and drink. Only by making the supply last could they ensure a long-term yield!

Otherwise, if they accidentally killed her, they didn't have the ability or items to resurrect humans, and that would be a huge loss!

After the maid finished wiping her down, it helped her change into a clean set of clothes.

A cinched long dress, a lace-trimmed collar, a bow hair accessory—she was dressed up beautifully, looking just like a doll in a shop window—which was, in fact, pretty much the case!

"It is done. Please follow me."

"Mm, I know—"

The maid held her hand and led her out of the room, through a long corridor, and into another, larger room.

In the center of the room was a huge circular Formation, with all kinds of barriers densely layered on top of each other.

This wasn't Chen Yun's first time here; she walked skillfully to the center of the Formation, stood still, and extended her right hand.

A man walked over and pressed a crystal against her palm.

The Formation activated, and a wisp of golden light was forcibly extracted from her body, flowing through the crystal into the instrument beside them.

Chen Yun gritted her teeth, and it was over quickly.

A few researchers outside checked the data on the instrument and nodded in satisfaction.

"That's enough. You can take her back!"

The maid took her hand again and brought her back to that presidential suite.

She had been here for three months, living the same life every day.

She knew those people wouldn't harm her because they needed her alive, needed her to continuously provide that power—

But she didn't know how much longer she could live. Once the day came when they no longer needed her, she would likely be disposed of—

Perhaps by then, she wouldn't even have the value of being disposed of; she would just be like those penned piglets, waiting for the day to be slaughtered.

Chen Yun picked up the mobile phone on the table, unlocked it, glanced at the time, and sighed again.

It would be more accurate to call it a tablet computer than a mobile phone.

The maid had said that this was a mobile phone they had re-developed based on samples brought back from Earth. It couldn't connect to the internet, but it had all the games, and its performance was top-tier.

She had actually wanted to play games before. She didn't have time when she was in school, and when she was at home, she had to help her grandparents with chores, so she had even less opportunity—

Now she had the best gaming phone in the world and plenty of time, but she had absolutely no interest.

The phone's photo album contained dozens of photos the maid had imported for her: there were photos of her grandparents, of herself as a child, and one 1-inch ID photo of Chen Yi from sixteen years ago—

It was the only photo of her brother!

Sunny and handsome, dashing and charming. Even though it was just a photo, one could tell he was very confident. He was definitely the type of guy who was very popular with girls at school!

She had never met him, but she had always been searching for him, and her grandparents had been looking too.

It was just that now, being imprisoned in this place, she didn't even know if she could return alive.

"Brother Chen Yi—"

She whispered to the photo, "Do you know? I had a dream last night that you would come to save me like Prince Charming, although I know that's definitely impossible—"

She shook her head and continued lying on the bed, no longer thinking about these miscellaneous matters.

In all likelihood, Chen Yi had encountered some murder case and then been completely disposed of—

The idea of her never-met brother being some great hero—how could that be possible!

Might as well play some games to pass the little time she had left!

However, if that dream could really come true, how wonderful that would be—

To save her, this bird in a cage, and set her free!