Rescue

Tang Changsheng could have made the four soldiers' every movement visible, projecting it through the power of the Primordial Yang Divine Lamp for Wu Shulan to see. But he had already shown enough of his abilities today to overawe her, and he did not want to reveal everything. More importantly, doing so would consume too much magical power...

So Tang Changsheng turned his gaze inward. With the Heavenly Heart illuminating his Sea of Consciousness, he could see the Yin Soldiers' every move clearly.

It was already late at night. The Four Soldiers moved with astonishing speed and had reached Lower River City.

Even when they passed right beside someone walking at night, that person would only feel a sudden chill...

But the Yin Soldiers moved so fast that the unlucky passerby would, at most, shiver once. There would be no lingering sensation, because the soldiers were already far away...

Good thing they're still in Lower River... Tang Changsheng thought. If they had been too far away, the Yin Soldiers would have been no use.

Generally, Yin Soldiers could operate only within a few dozen li. If the distance were greater, Tang Changsheng would have to go himself...

"Woof! Woof! Woof!" Frantic barking erupted from a roadside villa, then turned into whimpering.

An ordinary Ghost Creature, if weak enough, might even be cowed and driven off by a fierce dog.

That was why rural households had kept dogs since ancient times: not only to guard against thieves, but also to deter evil spirits.

But a fierce dog was nothing to a Grade-D Yin Soldier refined through Daoist Ritual Refinement. This time, the dog was the one cowed!

Soon, the Four Soldiers arrived before a Villa.

Everyone living in this area was plainly rich or powerful. Every household had a detached Villa;