I nodded to show that it was fine, and Luo You quickly led in a shifty-looking man. The man wore a fawning expression as he gave me a grand bow in the Nine Heavens standard, then knelt there. If I hadn't told him to rise, he probably wouldn't have. Compared with the neat, beautiful handwriting on the scroll, the difference was simply too great, making it difficult for me to reconcile the two.
"Immortal Venerable, that city lord is truly vicious. After sending the Zi Household's family members out of the city, they lured a group of people to intercept and slaughter them halfway there. The women were assaulted, while every man showed a ferocious expression before dying. It was clear they had all died with hatred and resentment, unable to rest in peace. Only after they were dead were they thrown into the ravines among the hills, leaving their corpses exposed in the wilderness. It was truly unbearable to see..." The newcomer ground his teeth as he spoke.
I furrowed my brows and asked, "Since they were intercepted and slaughtered, how do you know it was the city lord's doing?"
"Chang Ying, you must not conceal anything from the Immortal Venerable. Otherwise, once you leave this savage world, you'll find that even Heaven itself has no door for you to enter!" Seeing my suspicion, Luo You hurriedly warned the man before us.
Chang Ying nodded solemnly, then said with conviction, "Among the escorts was a good friend of mine in this great city... I was the one who poured three large jars of blood wine into him and deliberately led him in that direction. Only after he got drunk did he describe what had happened. I was fortunate enough to learn of this purely by chance, so I followed