Tear Apart

Under the cover of night, without drawing anyone's notice, Chen Fei smoothly vaulted over the city wall. Even the soldiers patrolling back and forth atop the wall only felt a gust of wind brush past.

When they looked more carefully, they noticed nothing at all.

The soldiers harbored no suspicion. After all, anyone who could leap past them at such speed would have to be an Aperture Refining Realm expert, and because the acupoints around an Aperture Refining Realm cultivator constantly interacted with vital energy, it was extremely difficult for them to conceal their aura.

Yet just now, they had not sensed any Aperture Refining Realm aura.

Carrying Qiu Yuanzeng, Chen Fei landed in a corner. The streets of Shangwu City were utterly deserted. Clearly, with the Cliff Mountain Army besieging the city outside, Shangwu City had imposed a curfew and forbidden anyone from running about in the night.

"Where does your friend live?" Chen Fei turned to look at Qiu Yuanzeng.

"Over there." Qiu Yuanzeng identified their surroundings, then pointed toward the right.

Chen Fei nodded. His figure flickered slightly, and he vanished from where he stood.

Soldiers still patrolled throughout Shangwu City, but compared to the impenetrable ranks on the city walls, the patrols within the city were not so excessive. More than anything, these soldiers were maintaining order within the city.

The Cliff Mountain Army was laying siege from outside. If chaos erupted within as well, or if hidden infiltrators deliberately caused trouble, then Shangwu City would truly be in danger.

Chen Fei carried Qiu Yuanzeng onward, avoiding the soldiers along the way. Before the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Chen Fei stopped before a manor. Qiu Yuanzeng's friend usually lived here.

Chen Fei looked up at the manor. The plaque bore the