Song Wen's pupils contracted slightly, and his gaze grew several shades more solemn.
This was within the Wu Clan's protective grand formation. If he were trapped here, things would become troublesome.
Song Wen looked up at the sky. Dusk was deepening, twilight haze hanging heavy. Quite a few Wu Clan members were returning from outside, leaving many Wu Clan cultivators flying through the air around him and Ke Zheng.
He then glanced at Gu Huang and Wu Shandie. The two were conversing and had not looked this way.
I must leave the Wu Clan's territory as soon as possible, Song Wen thought.
Ke Zheng also spotted Gu Huang. Barely concealed excitement appeared on his face as he stared at Gu Huang in the distance, his eyes gleaming.
"You had better behave yourself. If Gu Huang and Wu Shandie discover our whereabouts before we leave the Wu Clan, I guarantee you won't survive." Song Wen's voice rang directly in Ke Zheng's mind.
Ke Zheng's body trembled slightly. The excitement in his eyes vanished in an instant. He lowered his head slightly, not daring to look in Gu Huang's direction again.
The two continued onward and soon arrived beside the mountain gate.
Wu Hong was still standing guard outside the mountain gate. Upon seeing Ke Zheng appear, he hurriedly took out the small flag from before without waiting for him to speak, opening a gap in the mountain gate and stepping beside it.
"Fellow Daoist Ke, your master, Senior Gu Huang, has arrived."
Ke Zheng seemed not to hear Wu Hong's friendly overture at all.
The moment he passed through the gap, he roared aloud.
"Master, this disciple has been taken hostage..."
As he spoke, Ke Zheng did not flee toward Gu Huang. Instead, he hugged the mountain gate barrier and plunged