Rumble, rumble!
The Azure Deer Carriage raced on for a full two hours, crossing towering mountains and steep ridges until it was already five hundred li away from White Dragon City.
Those martial artists pursuing them had all been left far behind.
The Azure Deer Horse slowly came to a halt. Minister Tian removed the Bamboo Hat from his head, bowed, and entered the carriage. He glanced at Yu Ningsheng, who was still unconscious, and his eyes lit up slightly. Smiling, he said, "Miss Yu truly deserves to be called the foremost beauty of the Imperial City. Born with heavenly beauty, she could topple cities and kingdoms. She and Manor Lord truly are a match made in heaven."
Ning Xiaochuan sat on a couch covered in sheepskin and said, "Let's discuss business. Why did you come to White Dragon City?"
Minister Tian put the Bamboo Hat back on and said, "Naturally, I came to work for the development of Netherworld Manor. Manor Lord, you must understand that in the Imperial City, the court and Dark Emperor City are two great mountains pressing down upon us. If Netherworld Manor wants to snatch food from a tiger's jaws, establish a foundation, and grow stronger, it will be exceptionally difficult. If we wish to achieve anything, we must begin with the Demon Sect. And the Demon Sect closest to the Imperial City's sphere of influence is Heaven Extinction Path."
"Heaven Extinction Path controls the underworld forces of eight domains, including Soul Domain, Cloud Bow Domain, and Great Coin Domain. It has over four thousand branch altars alone, with disciples numbering in the millions. Nor are these merely Demon Sect branch altars. The Forty-Nine Sects and eighty-one clans you saw in Ten Thousand Jade Hall are all under Heaven Extinction Path's jurisdiction. Those sects