Zou Yexi had been ordered to follow Zhang Xiangyun for an entire day. To be safe, Yu Sui had wanted to find out more about Qin Chongxue and the others through Zhang Xiangyun. She hadn't expected to first stumble upon Mei Chengyu trying to kill someone.
But Zhang Xiangyun was still useful alive. She couldn't let Senior Martial Brother kill him just like that.
Zou Yexi had a rough time of it on this trip.
Mei Chengyu pursued him relentlessly, and the other Jiudu Guards were on the move as well.
As soon as fighting broke out in the dark alley, the others sprang into action. Song Yubai tried to force his way through, but Kong Yiyi shoved him back. The rest split up, rushing to surround Zou Yexi from different directions.
Nian Qiuyan had just taken out the Divine Wood Sign to pursue them when he received a signal from Yu Sui telling him to help Zou Yexi get away.
His eyelids twitched. For a moment, he hesitated. His fingertip slid down the Divine Wood Sign, and in the end, he chose to do as Yu Sui asked.
Nian Qiuyan stood in the dark alley, his figure swallowed by the shadows. The runes on the Divine Wood Sign flickered. As his divination threw off their pursuit, the pursuers all chose the wrong paths, allowing Zou Yexi to slip out of the Jiudu Guards' reach.
"Something feels off." Zhang Pinghui wiped a hand over his face, looking at the empty intersection in the night. "Could someone else be helping him?"
"We lost him over here." Another companion asked through the Listening Wind Ruler, "What about your side?"
An answer came through the Listening Wind Ruler: "He's gone."
They returned to the dark alley.
Zhang Pinghui beckoned to Mei Chengyu. "We