<h4>Chapter 1558 - Mi n’s Third Miss</h4>


    Zhao Hai didn’t arrange the formation around the ind at this time because the situation was still very sensitive. He would arrange the formation once the Hidden Cloud Vige was done being searched. He believed that once the Hidden Cloud Vige was cleared, nobody woulde checking in for a very long time.


    If he arranged the formation at this time, this would certainly cause the people around them to be vignt. Although the Hidden Cloud Vige has been forgotten by the people of the Cloudsea Territory, it wasn’t aplete erasure of memories. Zhao Hai’s appearance caused a huge stir, so the people of the Cloudsea Territory wouldn’t leave any stones unturned. They would definitely check the Hidden Cloud Vige.


    The appearance of a formation would definitely bring people’s attention. And if they send out an Immortal Expert to the Hidden Cloud Vige, then the formation would definitely be discovered. Once they did, they would find a way to break it. Moreover, they would guess that something was going on in the Hidden Cloud Vige. The big ns have information about the Hidden Cloud Vige and they know that nobody in the vige was able to arrange this type of formation.


    Since he was afraid to cause suspicion from those big ns, Zhao Hai postponed arranging the formation at this time. Another reason was because preparing the formation would be very time-consuming.


    This spatial formation didn’t exist before, and it was just Zhao Hai’s idea. Also, this formation needs to use the Cloudsea Territory’s environment as the base. The ck clouds need to supply energy to the formation so that it wouldn’t be supplied by other people. Moreover, the spatial distortion has to be all-epassing but undetectable. People who meet it would not be able to sense anything and would just think that they were flying forward. Even if they use artifacts, they still wouldn’t sense anything.


    Because of Zhao Hai’s requirements, it took some time for the Universal Scanner toe up with a blueprint for the formation. Then it took another period of time to manufacture the gs and the formation core. It was only recently that the formation was prepared. Added to the previous reasons, Zhao Hai hadn’t arranged the formation until now.


    Actually, even if Zhao Hai didn’t assign missions to the people of the Hidden Cloud Vige, he would still have a good grasp about the surrounding area. However, that would be too suspicious. What would he do if Mu Yu asks how he got the information? He can’t always depend on his Undead for reasons. Therefore, he switched methods. No matter how much it costs, it was worth it as long as he can hide the existence of the Space. Moreover, the missions brought the people of the Hidden Cloud Vige closer to the Hundred Treasures Realm.


    The inds in the region were not conducting investigations on their surroundings. Moreover, their scope was slowly approaching the Hidden Cloud Vige.


    Zhao Hai also discovered this point, so he gave the people in the vige an order to act like normal as though nothing happened to the vigetely. And to also cooperate with the investigators that would being over.


    The first to visit the Hidden Cloud Vige was the Mi n of the Cloud Rice Township. Since the Mi n was closest to the Hidden Cloud Vige, it’s natural that they would be the first ones to arrive.


    Zhao Hai also knew that the Mi n was going to arrive at the Hidden Cloud Vige. He immediately told everyone of their arrival.


    Mi Ruyan was the Third Miss of the Mi n. The Mi n was a big family and they’re quite powerful. Being the Third Miss of the family, Mi Ruyan held quite a substantial power. She was already a Severed Soul Expert. In the Mi n, whether you’re a male or a female, you will be assigned a mission when you reach a certain age. This mission varied and had its own advantages and disadvantages. Originally, Mi Ruyan’s assignment was very good. She was responsible for guarding Cloud Rice Township’s northeast side. This gave her a lot of time for cultivation. And with her subordinates being easy to manage, she was able to live afortable life.


    However, this good life changed when Zhao Hai and the others appeared. The entire Mi n entered a level 1 alert level and Mi Ruyan was sent to go on patrol.


    Ten days passed but they didn’t even find a trace of Zhao Hai. In the end, the n issued an order for them to go north and check if there were people from the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield in the Hidden Cloud Vige.


    The people of the Cloudsea Territory didn’t believe that the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield didn’t have an entry point to the territory. The Immortal Expert they captured in the past made it clear how attractive the Cloudsea Territory would be for the people of the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield.


    Because of this, the people of the Cloudsea Territory needed to scour the whitecloud inds for Zhao Hai and the others. And the only ind north of Cloud Rice Township was the Hidden Cloud Vige.


    Mi Ruyan knew a little about the Hidden Cloud Vige. But what she heard was that the vige was full of people who were refugees. Although it was close to the Sea of Beasts, it had no special products. Moreover, because of its location, it can be easily attacked. Because of this, nobody paid attention to it, this included Mi Ruyan.


    But since this mission was critical for the entire Cloudsea Territory, Mi Ruyan was careful. In the end, she decided to take the trip herself. Although the Mi n mainly produces rice, its people also capture cloud beasts from time to time. First, it would save them a lot of money, and second it would train the children of the n. Because of this, the n also had a few Cloud Piercing Ships.


    The Cloud Piercing Ships of the Mi n weren’t that big. Although it was a big n, due to their produce being rice, the Mi n wasn’t very rich. Therefore, the biggest Cloud Piercing Ship they had could only amodate a hundred people.


    This time, Mi Ruyan took five Cloud Piercing Ships with a 100 person capacity and then went straight towards the Hidden Cloud Vige.


    Zhao Hai and Mu Yu hid themselves while the entire Hidden Cloud Vige returned to its original appearance. The only thing that changed was that Zhe Jun and Li Jiang were now the leaders of the vige.


    When Mi Ruyan’s Cloud Piercing Ships entered the Hidden Cloud Vige, they saw people fleeing in all directions. Some of them even flew towards the Sea of Beasts. This caused Mi Ruyan to be stunned. Then her expression changed as she ordered to chase the fleeing people.


    At this time, a middle-aged person beside Mi Ruyan saw her expression and immediately knew what she was thinking. So he opened his mouth and said, “Third Miss, there’s no need to chase them. It’s impossible for these people to know anything. They just ran in fear upon seeing our Cloud Piercing Ships. Almost everyone in this vige has offended a n, so they escaped here. They’re cowards, so they ran away after seeing our ship. After hiding for a few days, they shoulde back.”


    Hearing this middle-aged man, Mi Ruyan’s expression became better. She looked around her and said, “This Hidden Cloud Vige isn’t small. If someone gets hold of it, they can establish a firm foundation. It might even be the second Cloudbeast Fortress. Why did nobody upy this ce?”


    The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, “Third Miss, it’s because it’s a good location that nobody thought of upying it. The Cloudbeast Fortress is already a powerful influence in the region and all the goods flow through it. Most importantly, the people of the Cloudbeast Fortress would not allow a n to upy this ce.”


    Hearing the middle-aged man, Mi Ruyan couldn’t help but ask, “They don’t allow it to be upied? Why?”


    The middle-aged man replied, “If there’s only one Cloudbeast Fortress, then the people who intend to go to the Sea of Beasts could only settle there. All of the things they need could be purchased in the fortress. Moreover, some of the beasts obtained from the Sea of Beasts would be sold in the fortress. This brought huge benefits to the fortress. In order to maintain this monopoly, no matter who wanted to settle the Hidden Cloud Vige, the three big ns in the Cloudbeast Fortress wouldn’t allow it.”


    Mi Ruyan knitted her brows and said, “If this is the case, then why don’t the three ns take the Hidden Cloud Vige for themselves? In this way, they could obtain more territory.”


    The middle-aged man smiled bitterly and said, “The three ns thought about it in the past, but the other ns in the region didn’t allow them. The three ns didn’t allow anyone to upy the ind, so the other ns didn’t allow the three ns to upy it as well. The two sides fought each other several times, causing great losses to both sides. In the end, they gave up on the Hidden Cloud Vige. There wasn’t even a transmission formation on the ind. Later on, people who offended ns ran to the Hidden Cloud Vige and settled in. Slowly, the vige formed. This development was weed by the three ns since this meant that no power was able to upy the ind. Also, the people upying the vige weren’t very strong. And since they had no choice, the people in the vige traded with the fortress at very unfair prices.”


    Mi Ruyan nodded, then she sighed and said, “They’re pitiful people. They’re practically imprisoned in this ce, they have no freedom at all. Why didn’t the nse here to arrest people? Didn’t they offend the ns? How could they just let these people off?”


    The middle-aged man answered, “It’s not that the ns just let them off. Although the people in the vige offended these ns, the offense wasn’t very serious. If the ns wanted to go to the Hidden Cloud Vige, they would have to traverse the sea of clouds. Moreover, traveling to the Hidden Cloud Vige carried a risk of being attacked by beasts. Several ns tried to chase people several times, but they discovered that it wasn’t worth it, so they gave up in the end.”


    Mi Ruyan nodded, she looked around the vige and said, “It seems like the people of the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield didn’te to this ce. But I don’t know if they left any traces. Uncle Four, let’s find someone to ask.”


    The middle-aged man that Mi Ruyan called Uncle Four was a steward of the Mi n. He wasn’t a member of the n but was instead a descendant of a servant. After several generations of service, his grandfather was given the surname of Mi. Ever since then, the family has been loyal subordinates of the Mi n and were important members of the family.


    Hearing Mi Ruyan, Mi Siyi nodded and said, “Yes, Third Miss. Right, I know someone here. He’s surnamed Li and named Jiang. He used to be from the liquor-making Li n. Afterwards, the Li n was exterminated by the Nie n. Li Jiang was the only survivor. Because of our dealings with the Li n, I know of Li Jiang’s father. After escaping to the Hidden Cloud Vige, Li Jiang got in contact with me. He often goes to Cloud Rice Township to buy some rice to sell in the vige. I reckon he should be here. I’ll go call him over.”


    Mi Ruyan nodded and said, “I know of the Winemakers of the Li n. They produce very good rice wine. It’s a pity that they got destroyed. Our family’s business was also affected at that time. I heard that the Li n did very good business. It’s really a pity. Let’s help him as much as we can. If he’s here, call him over.”


    Mi Siyi nodded and then swept the vige with his spiritual force. It didn’t take long before he discovered Li Jiang. He was actually hiding inside his room, he didn’t escape.


    Mi Siyi immediately said, “Li Jiang,e out and see me.”


    Hearing this, Li Jiang stared, then he immediately ran out of his room and flew towards the Cloud Piercing Ship. Seeing Mi Siyi, he quickly bowed and said, “Li Jiang has seen Uncle Four. Uncle, how are you? Let me wee you in.”


    Mi Siyi turned to Mi Ruyan. Mi Ruyan waved her hand and said, “Just stay here.”


    Mi Siyi nodded, then he turned his head to Li Jiang and said, “Li Jiang, this is the Third Miss. She has something to ask you. You need to answer truthfully, don’t tell any lies.”


    Li Jiang hastily bowed and said, “I have seen the Third Miss. Third Miss, ask me anything. I will answer as best as I can.”


    Mi Ruyan waved her hand and said, “Someone from the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield has appeared in the Cloudsea Territory. Do you know anything about this?”


    Li Jiang nodded and said, “I know about it. People who went to the Cloudbeast Fortress heard about it. The Cloudbeast Fortress is currently investigating this matter.”


    Mi Ruyan nodded and said, “Did you see anyone from the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield? Or did you find any traces? Is there anything strange in the surrounding area?”


    Li Jiang shook his head and said, “I didn’t see anyone from the Ten-thousand Realm Battlefield. And since I rarely go out, I really am not aware of the surrounding area. If the Third Miss allows me, I can find someone else toe over. I can guarantee that he’s more qualified to answer your question.”


    Mi Ruyan nodded and said, “Go bring them over. If you can give me something good, you will be rewarded.”


    Li Jiang nodded before he turned around and left. Before long, Li Jiang brought Zhe Jun along with him. Zhe Jun bowed towards Mi Ruyan and said, “Zhe Jun has seen the Third Miss. Third Miss, you can ask me anything.”