Xue Renyi returned to the prison. That night, news spread through the prison that Xue Renyi had died. People died in the Underground City every day, and the prison guards usually stuffed their bodies into sacks and threw them onto the back mountain behind the Underground City.
At three in the morning, when Xue Renyi woke up on the back mountain, he struggled out of the sack and used the skill the temple had taught him—Shadow Arts—to race through the darkness toward the Dark Demons.
Xue Renyi was gambling. It was all he could do. He was betting that once the Dark Demons learned he belonged to Wang Shijie, they would not kill him. Otherwise, he could only blame his bad luck. At least then, he would no longer have to carry his guilt and could go underground to join his parents.
Late at night, there were not many Demonized Creatures in the forest. Most still followed their original routines and rested at night.
Only a small number of insect-like creatures had grown enormous after being demonized, crawling about in the trees at night.
Xue Renyi himself was only around level seven of the first rank. He had no interest in cultivation and had not learned any attack skills, so he could only keep dodging.
Fortunately, he was lucky. He encountered danger only three times along the way before reaching the highway entrance to Dongan County.
Several Dark Demons patrolled the entrance with torches. Upon seeing them, Xue Renyi did not act immediately and instead waited in the distance.
Suddenly, Xue Renyi spotted a human approaching from afar. Illuminated by the firelight, the person's features were clearly visible. It was Tao Ran, one of the temple members by Wang Shijie's side.
Xue Renyi excitedly jumped up and shouted, "Divine Envoy