Shangguan Wanyu gave a slight nod, then extended her impossibly slender arm and flicked it gently. Several ropes suddenly dropped down from above Spring Moon Pavilion.
The next moment, figures slid down the ropes one after another. They were dressed head to toe in black, with only their eyes exposed.
Clean and efficient, they took control of the entire hall in an extremely short time.
At that moment, the strange fragrance vanished, and so did the lights. A beam of white light illuminated the entire Spring Moon Pavilion, restoring it to how it had been before. The spectators all widened their eyes and stared at the figure atop the stage.
"Y-you... aren't you Shangguan Wanyu?"
A middle-aged man closest to her pointed at Shangguan Wanyu and cried out.
"Fuck, Heaven-Ending Bandit Saint Shangguan Wanyu? How could it be Shangguan Wanyu? What the hell is the person in charge of Spring Moon Pavilion doing, letting a notorious bandit like this in? Guards! Guards!"
"Damn it, so what if she's the Heaven-Ending Bandit Saint? I'm at the Great Illusion Sect level. There's a road to heaven, yet you refuse to take it; hell has no gate, yet you insist on barging in. I was just worrying about how to find you, and now you've delivered yourself to my door."
Among the crowd, a man carrying a canvas bag stood up and pointed at Shangguan Wanyu above, laughing loudly.
"Gasp, it's Deadly Scholar Lian Caixing! We're saved! Legend has it that Deadly Scholar Lian Caixing is at the Great Illusion Sect level. With a Great Illusion Sect expert holding the fort, we have nothing to fear."
The spectators below let out a sharp breath of relief upon seeing him. With him here, their lives were safe.
"Quick, notify the City Lord! The Heaven-Ending