Yan Baoru, seated on the other side of the carriage shaft, was filled with alarm and uncertainty. She had taken part in the Tiandu Secret Realm expedition and knew Sha Rulai. This man had once been the command bearer of Misty Pavilion. For him to personally mobilize such a formation made her secretly shudder.
The carriage curtain was lifted. Ghost Doctor parted it and looked out, only to freeze when he saw Sha Rulai blocking the way.
Sha Rulai had visited Medicine Valley before, so Ghost Doctor knew him. He immediately climbed out, stood on the carriage shaft, and cupped his hands. "Mr. Sha, this old man does not believe he has committed any offense. To trouble you to personally intercept us—may I ask what this is about?"
Inside the carriage, Wu Xin and Guo Man watched the formation outside.
Sha Rulai said coldly, "Black Li, you will learn what this is about. For now, simply come with me. There is no need to ask too much. Cooperate obediently, and nothing will happen." He waved a hand, and several avian mounts swiftly swept over, circling overhead.
The various powers of the human realm no longer had the right to use avian mounts, but that posed no problem for him.
Ghost Doctor sighed inwardly. From the moment he had received Lan Ming's instructions, he had known something would happen on this journey. He simply had not expected Sha Rulai to be the one intercepting them.
Lan Ming's instructions had been crystal clear. No matter whose hands they fell into on this trip, what should be said and what should not be said had already been spelled out plainly.
When he had removed Consort Yuan's eyeball, he had still been pondering the intentions of the person behind the scenes. Later, he had