Gu Shenwei and Shangguan Fei returned to South City in the predawn hours, just in time to see a raging fire blazing in the distance.
"Wangcheng Lane!" Shangguan Fei cried out, looking at the Dragon King as if he thought this was an order he had given.
The Dragon Army's stronghold in South City lay off to the southeast, not too far from Wangcheng Lane. Hu Shining had already woken everyone and put them on heightened alert, while several experts beyond his control sat on the rooftops to watch the spectacle.
From afar, Old Man Mu spotted the Dragon King and Shangguan Fei entering the courtyard and called out excitedly, "Look at that! A fire like this comes once in a hundred years."
Little Xu Yi immediately brought back news from the front. "Two hundred men from the Tianshan Sect have surrounded Wangcheng Lane. Word is, they found Moonlight Hall's lair."
While Gu Shenwei doggedly pursued the clues, the Unrivaled King had taken action.
Shangguan Hong jumped down from the roof, his face pale and his eyes darting uncertainly. He barely noticed Shangguan Fei. "They say the Master of the Masses met with disaster. Is it true?"
Gu Shenwei couldn't answer. He knew even less than the people at the stronghold. He glanced up at the roof. "Where's Wild Horse?"
"He ran off," Shangguan Hong replied in alarm. "As soon as Wangcheng Lane caught fire, he left with that strange old man."
Old Man Mu jumped back to the ground. "Which strange old man?"
"No, no, I mean the Deyi Tower Disciples." Shangguan Hong reckoned that his martial arts were no weaker than Old Man Mu's now, but he still feared him a little.
Han Wuxian was the last to come down. With a beaming smile, she sighed. "I hope