Good Fortune

"What did you find out?"

Miss Tantai stepped out of the shadows and asked softly.

Gu Sheng nodded.

"A top-tier sect, the Myriad Flow Sect. They have their eyes on the Xie Family bloodline."

Miss Tantai frowned slightly.

"I feel like I've heard the name Myriad Flow Sect somewhere before."

"No rush."

Gu Sheng put away the Southern Emperor Sword.

"Let's leave first."

The two turned and left. Behind them, only Meng Xiao's gradually cooling corpse and shattered tea ware remained in Purple Bamboo Courtyard.

The moonlight was like blood, spilling across the glazed tiles of the Meng Family residence and reflecting an eerie gleam.

Miss Tantai leaned lazily against an ancient locust tree, her slender fingers winding a lock of dark hair by her temple as an inscrutable light flickered in her eyes beneath the moon.

"Those two old fools took the Meng Family ancestor toward Heavenly City."

Her red lips parted slightly, her voice carrying a hint of teasing.

"Looks like they went to the Myriad Flow Sect for reinforcements."

Gu Sheng stood in the center of the courtyard, his black robe stirring without wind.

He raised his gaze toward the sky, his voice terrifyingly calm.

"A round trip through the teleportation array will take at least three hours."

The golden markings on his left arm suddenly lit up. Dozens of black vines burst from his sleeve, twisting and stretching like living creatures.

The vines were covered in barbs, gleaming with a metallic chill beneath the moonlight.

"You go first."

Gu Sheng spoke without looking back.

Miss Tantai's eyes flickered as her gaze settled on the writhing vines.

Her previously lazy expression gradually vanished, replaced by surprise.

"So it wasn't that you were softhearted."

She murmured softly.

"You just thought they weren't worth dirtying your hands."

"Heavenly Demon