A sizable crowd had gathered outside the City Guard Mansion to watch the excitement. No one knew what the Black Nether Army was making such a huge fuss over. Seeing Shen You emerge first, they found it both unexpected and only natural. After all, he was from the Nether River Aquatic Race. The Black Nether Army did not dare lay a hand on him without authorization, or they would break a rule that had stood since ancient times. When that happened, not even Madam Black Pool could save them.
The elder Jueqing Palace had stationed here was named He Zhengkuang. The moment he saw Shen You come out, he immediately stepped forward and cupped his hands. "I am He Zhengkuang, an elder of Jueqing Palace. Cang Yunxin, who went in with you earlier, is the Chief Great Venerable of our sect and my fellow disciple. May I ask your esteemed name?"
"Shen You of the Nether River Aquatic Race!" Shen You returned the salute politely.
"So it is Mr. Shen." He Zhengkuang cupped his hands with a courteous expression. "You went in together, yet Mr. Shen was the first to come out. Could you tell me what exactly is happening inside? Is our Great Venerable safe?"
"He is temporarily being held inside. For now, nothing has happened to him..." Shen You suddenly gave a soft sound of surprise and swept his gaze around. Not seeing Mu Bing and the others, he asked suspiciously, "You said I was the first one out?"
"That is correct. Is there a problem?" He Zhengkuang did not dare be the slightest bit careless. If anything happened to Cang Yunxin here, he would be unable to escape blame.
The dark, skinny Shen You furrowed his brows. "Before I came out, six people had already gone out