Coming to Take Him Away

Xie An sat on horseback, gazing toward Qingwu County's walled city.

After a long while, Xie An abandoned the idea of going to watch the Evil God fight.

"Forget it. Back to the stronghold first. Safety comes first."

The main problem was that he had killed Li Wenyu and Hua Qianxiong in public. The County Deputy and the people of Returning Dragon Abbey probably hated his guts by now. Once word spread, he would become the target of every arrow. Recklessly entering the city... was far too risky.

Once his father and the Dragon Queen finished negotiating with the Inner City Big Three, everything would be fine.

With that thought, Xie An picked up the extinguished yellow lantern.

Ever since the Dragon Queen manifested, this lantern had remained dark.

After a moment's consideration, Xie An hung the lantern from his saddle and urged his horse toward Wuqiao Town.

By the time he returned to the gates of Dragon King Stronghold, the midnight watch had passed.

The entire stronghold was silent, looking rather sinister beneath the night sky.

Only Chen Mo stood alone at the gates, occasionally peering out toward Wild Boar Forest.

Seeing Xie An riding up, Chen Mo brightened and hurried over. "Young master, you're back."

Xie An dismounted and handed Chen Mo the reins. "It's cold out this late. Why are you standing here alone?"

Chen Mo led the horse through the gates as she replied, "Steward Gao arranged a little courtyard residence for us. I was too afraid to sleep alone, so I came here to wait."

Xie An gave Chen Mo a dubious look.

Chen Mo was no sheltered maid like Qiu Lan. She had traveled the martial world, routinely taking the earth as her bed and the sky as her blanket. Yet she was afraid