The team raced at full speed and entered Falling Star City half a day later—the city where the Hu Hai Escort Agency's headquarters stood.
On the return journey, the two escort captains had already used a Communication Jade Talisman to send word of the betrayal, the ambush, and how they had broken free.
So when the group reached the agency's gates, the entire Hu Hai Escort Agency was already on alert. Inside and out, the atmosphere was solemn. Escorts hurried to and fro, every face grave.
The two escort captains personally marched Xu Jinfeng—his cultivation crippled and his body bound in special Saint Power chains—into the agency's central Council Hall, followed by Li Yun, Ye Chen, and the surviving escorts.
Several senior members of the agency were already seated in the hall. The atmosphere was as cold as ice, and anger hung thick in the air.
At the central seat sat Qin Lie, chief escort of the Hu Hai Escort Agency. Clad in a black brocade robe, he cut an imposing figure. The vast pressure of an Upper Sage faintly swirled around him. His eyes, cold as deep pools, locked on the wretched Xu Jinfeng below, his fury plain to see.
On either side stood deputy manager Zhou Cang, the other managers, and the veteran escort captains. Their faces were ashen, their gazes full of hatred and contempt as they looked at Xu Jinfeng.
"Greetings, Chief Escort!"
The two escort captains stepped forward and bowed.
Before either could speak, Qin Lie slammed his palm onto the table. Fine cracks spread across the Black Iron surface, and his furious voice rang through the hall, making everyone's eardrums ache.
"Xu Jinfeng! You faithless traitor!"
"The agency treated you well. You always received every bit you were owed. When you broke through, we