Chen Ping's eyes were filled with the delighted expression of someone shaking their head to music. His head trembled slightly, as though he were immensely excited, and his entire body convulsed as he walked toward them.
Sure enough, when they saw Wu Yun approaching, the soldiers nearby were all gripped by fear. The tall officer who had been responsible for patrols the previous night bent respectfully at the waist upon seeing Wu Yun, not daring to utter a word.
However, just as Chen Ping thought she had caught a lucky break and could enter the Water Prison directly to seize the highest authority here, he clearly sensed several people slowly emerging from around the corner of the street.
None of those approaching figures wore cloaks to conceal themselves. They were all old acquaintances.
At the very front were none other than the Third Elder and Fourth Elder Chen Ping had seen at the Mingdu Soul Engineer Elite Tournament. Behind them were Huang Zheng and Mork, whose two Ranked Engraving Knives Chen Ping had won.
"Wu Yun, the moment I arrived last night, I heard you'd caused more deaths again. You vanished for an entire night. Had a wild time all night, didn't you?"
The Fourth Elder, Nangong Wan—the former mastermind behind the Xishui Alliance—called out loudly when he saw Wu Yun.
When Chen Ping heard the Fourth Elder greeting him, his body stiffened at first. He wanted to turn around and respond, but after quickly reviewing the information he had memorized about Wu Yun, he merely gave the man a blank look.
Then, Chen Ping curled his upper body into an extremely bizarre pose, half his waist twisting and stretching outward. He looked like a caterpillar wantonly contorting its own body, while the smile at the corners of his mouth