Her thoughts raced as she racked her brains for a way to respond.
Before she could think of a good solution, Ning Caiyun spoke from beside her.
"I was the one who took it out. I'll go with you. Let my sister leave."
Mu Feiyan's delicate body trembled, and she hurriedly turned to Ning Caiyun. "Big Sister, you..."
Before she could finish, the other party cut her off.
"Let her leave?"
Pockmarked Face Cultivator's frivolous gaze swept from the bottom to the top of Mu Feiyan's body. He stuck out his tongue, licked his lips, and said with a rogue-like grin,
"What are you thinking? It's true that you took out the spirit plants, but the two of you are in this together. She... is an accomplice too, understand?"
"Today, neither of you is getting away!"
"You..."
Ning Caiyun's gaze swept across the three men. Knowing they had come with ill intent, her thoughts spun rapidly as she spoke again.
"Then can we leave Sunset City? According to Sunset City's rules, if a failed bribe is discovered, this offense can be exempted from Sunset City's punishment, but we must leave Sunset City and never enter again for the rest of our lives."
"Leave Sunset City? Shopkeeper Ning truly has courage. If I remember correctly, you fled to Sunset City for refuge only because you made enemies outside, didn't you?"
Wu Dexing's gaze fell on Ning Caiyun. Although everything before him was proceeding according to plan, he was still surprised by her courage.
"Life and death are fated; wealth and honor are decreed by Heaven. What I said should be correct, shouldn't it?" Ning Caiyun clenched her silver teeth tightly, her stubborn gaze fixed on the three men before her.
She understood the risks of leaving Sunset City better than anyone.