Li Xuancang led the army to remain in Blessed Abundance Commandery, reported the situation to Du Tianfeng, and continued tracking the Evil Cultivators' whereabouts.
The burly man and the black-robed Evil Cultivator had both been severely wounded by Li Xuancang and wouldn't recover anytime soon. As long as their hiding place was found, there would be a chance to kill them.
In the dead of night, dark clouds veiled the moon. A figure used the cover of darkness to sneak furtively toward the Li Residence.
Nangong Zhan carried out Li Xuancang's orders without compromise, leading Zhang Yuanxiong and more than a dozen personal guards to stand watch over the Li Residence every day.
The night was black as ink, and the Li Residence lay silent. Everyone had already fallen asleep.
The intruder was wrapped in a pitch-black robe, the sinister aura around him drawn inward. Soundlessly, he crossed the residence's high walls, avoided the night patrols, and headed straight for Li Ling'er's chamber.
The moment he approached the courtyard outside her chamber, Nangong Zhan, who was guarding within, abruptly opened his eyes.
He had successfully broken through to the Bone Forging Realm yesterday, and his cultivation had greatly increased. Sensing a faint sinister aura, he immediately snapped awake.
"Something's wrong! Everyone, get up!"
Nangong Zhan didn't dare let down his guard in the slightest and woke all the personal guards.
He quickly grabbed his weapon and charged outside.
"Who goes there?!"
Nangong Zhan saw a black figure already nearing Li Ling'er's chamber and immediately roared.
"You dare trespass into the Li Residence? You're courting death!"
Before Nangong Zhan's words had faded, he had already charged in to kill.
This man had sneaked into the Li Residence under cover of night, clearly plotting something sinister. Nangong Zhan intended to subdue him