Hiss...
I smell a conspiracy.
Zhang Yuan's thoughts stirred as a possibility occurred to him.
Deliberately letting in Foundation Establishment Celestials seeking Mysterious Yin Death Qi-what was that if not inviting them into a trap?
At present, besides the Celestial Persons who had come from all across the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm, the Ya Kingdom also held Wu Duanzhuo, Imperial Preceptor Lu, and other Celestial Persons from the Wu Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom, and the western kingdoms.
And it was Wu Duanzhuo and his accomplices who had turned the Ya Kingdom into a Ghost Kingdom and brought the Nether Bureau in to take control.
Wu Duanzhuo and the others might not have been capable of ordering a Nether Bureau Ghost Deity around, but finding some way to employ their mystic powers and have Qi Refining-level Nether Bureau Soldiers guard the gates should not have been much of a problem.
And Wu Duanzhuo's purpose in doing this...
Damn it, we've fallen into a trap!
Zhang Yuan's pupils contracted. With no time to spare for the people and ghosts around him, his heart burned with urgency. He reached out, caught Xiao Yuanjun's hand as she looked around beside him, and darted deeper into the city at tremendous speed.
Whatever Wu Duanzhuo was after, they needed to find somewhere to hide and observe the situation first.
He raced through the streets of Clear Harmony City, barreling ahead with killing intent blazing around him. After turning left and right, he reached a quiet, dim alley.
Xiao Yuanjun ran alongside Zhang Yuan, her eyes on the hand he held. Forcing down the emotions in her heart, she asked calmly.
"Zhang Yuan, what's wrong?"
Zhang Yuan knitted his brows, his expression grave. "Master, we've fallen into a trap. We entered the city so easily because this