"By the way, Brother, let's make a trip to the City of Slaughter."
Halfway along the journey, Tang Fu'er suddenly said this.
"The City of Slaughter? What are we going there for?" Ming Lunyu's expression stiffened for a moment.
Although he had been out of the City of Slaughter for quite some time, merely mentioning it still made him unconsciously recall those unpleasant memories.
"Didn't we mention that a crucial part of my memories was missing...?"
"So you remembered something?"
Tang Fu'er nodded hesitantly. "Not very clearly, but I remembered a place—somewhere in the City of Slaughter. There's something important there. If we find it, maybe I'll recover those memories I can't recall."
Ming Lunyu rubbed her head. "In that case, let's go."
To the current Ming Lunyu, the City of Slaughter was practically no different from his backyard. He could go whenever he wanted.
It so happened that the entrance to the City of Slaughter was not far from here.
The route from Heaven Dou City to the Star Dou Great Forest was a straight line, and the City of Slaughter was roughly at the midpoint of that line.
"The City of Slaughter?" Dugu Bo silently grasped Ming Lunyu's hand.
Feeling the warm softness covering the back of his hand, Ming Lunyu smiled gently.
"It really is strange. When Xiao Jun and I fought our way out of the City of Slaughter, we only had each other to rely on. Yet in such a short time, I've gained so many companions I can entrust my back to."
Indeed, back then, even Tang Fu'er, who had only just been subdued, did not qualify as a "companion" in Ming Lunyu's heart. The only person he could trust unconditionally was Ma Hongjun.
But how long had it been? Without realizing it, he