Encirclement
After Mo Hua finished drawing the array, he did not alert the Sinful Cultivators. Using the grass as cover, he quietly retreated.
"I've finished setting up the array. I left only one gap. Tomorrow, we'll enter from there."
Mo Hua pointed out the gap in the array to Zhang Lan.
Zhang Lan nodded. "You've worked hard."
Lu Hui asked, "Chief Inspector Zhang, is Young Master Kong in the valley?"
Zhang Lan shook his head. "I kept watch all afternoon and never saw Young Master Kong."
Mo Hua had just probed with his divine sense as well. The valley was filled entirely with Sinful Cultivators; there was not a single other cultivator, much less Kong Sheng. He had likely truly been reduced to bones and ashes.
Lu Hui's expression gradually turned grave.
If Kong Sheng had truly died, how was he supposed to explain it to the Kong Family?
Zhang Lan ignored him. He selected several cultivators to stand watch in shifts while the others rested in their clothes, closing their eyes to gather their strength. They would make their move at dawn.
The noise in the cave continued for a while before gradually dying down. The occasional soft snore and muttered sleep talk drifted out.
As the sky gradually brightened, the Sinful Cultivators still lay sprawled every which way. Even the few Sinful Cultivators standing guard near the mouth of the valley were nodding off.
This place was well-hidden. They had used it as a refuge for so long without ever being discovered, so they had inevitably grown lax.
Zhang Lan drew his blade, exchanged glances with the others behind him, and said in a low voice, "Move!"
The group entered the valley through the gap in the Earth Fire Array. Whenever they encountered a Sinful Cultivator, they immediately