Healing Heart City.
Before the morning mist over Healing Heart City had dispersed, the sound of orderly hoofbeats rang out atop its ancient walls. Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo had led the Judgment Heavenly Army to Healing Heart City, while Murong Huai had arrived after subduing the Holy Dragon Sect.
"Brother Murong." At the entrance to the City Lord's Manor, Bibi Dong stood tall in a pinkish-purple gown. Upon seeing Murong Huai, she ran over with a smile.
Dugu Bo, standing beside her, still looked gaunt and withered as ever. He idly toyed with a verdant poisonous herb, his snake-like pupils sweeping over Murong Huai as a smile curled his lips. "Chief, I didn't expect you to move so quickly. That old stubborn fool from the Holy Dragon Sect actually yielded so easily?"
Murong Huai brushed the dust from his robes. "Tuoba Wei may be stubborn, but he knows how to assess the situation. The Holy Dragon Sect is isolated in one corner. If they refused to rely on Spirit Hall, he knew the consequences himself." He paused, his gaze settling on the bustling crowds within the city. "Healing Heart City is the Ye Family's territory. We'll rest here for a day, then visit the Ye Family tomorrow."
A day of rest passed in the blink of an eye. The next morning, as the rising sun cast golden light over the vermilion gates of the Ye Family estate, warm halos gleamed across them. Murong Huai, Bibi Dong, and Dugu Bo came to the Ye residence dressed in ordinary clothing, without bringing many attendants.
The gatekeeper had already received word and hurriedly went to announce their arrival. Before long, a woman in a pale pink dress came out to greet them.
She was delicately beautiful, with a gentle warmth between her