The moment Zhong Zhenyu streaked across the sky, rolling thunder boomed in his wake. The Grace City commander had gone silent, and it left him completely unable to sit still.
Clear Water City began to appear in his sight. The entire city was peaceful, its buildings and homes all intact. It did not look like anything major had happened.
Zhong Zhenyu's heart sank, because he saw Grace City's commander, Kuang Shaohua, standing atop Clear Water City's walls with his hands behind his back, as though waiting for him.
Besides Kuang Shaohua, there were two men and a woman standing beside him on the battlements, their expressions as still as an ancient well.
These three must be the three unfamiliar Martial Venerables who appeared in Clear Water City last night!
Though they had not made a move, their bearing alone made it certain that they were Martial Venerable experts.
At their feet, he also saw Dragon Horned Deer Lord lying on the ground like a dead dog, his face filled with despair.
"Kuang Shaohua, are you rebelling? Why did you not report Clear Water City's situation?"
Zhong Zhenyu's face darkened. His terrifying aura pressed down upon Kuang Shaohua and the others atop the wall, seeking to probe the cultivation of those three unfamiliar Martial Venerables.
"Hmph..."
But a cold snort rang out and knocked back the divine sense he had sent to investigate, leaving him unable to peer into the other party's cultivation.
An expert!
The instant his divine sense was rebounded, Zhong Zhenyu knew he had encountered an expert. His expression could not help turning grave.
He looked carefully and discovered that the one who had made the sound was a young man he did not recognize. He had no impression of the other two either.
Kuang Shaohua's expression did