"Hmph, trying to leave?"
Zhang Yuan's gaze shifted slightly. He did not simply let them leave. His divine sense at Celestial Person Perfection immediately unfurled, spreading from Clear Sound Hall in the Imperial City across Roselight Capital. It enveloped a third of the capital as he searched for Mo Huang and the others.
Nether-Knocking City had come to Roselight Capital to loot a burning house just when he was in seclusion. Could there really be such a coincidence under heaven?
He had every reason to suspect that the Ancient Lord had sent these people from Nether-Knocking City.
As for whether doing this would provoke Nether-Knocking City's hostility...
It did not matter.
Wasn't Zhao Lian trying to ally with Nether-Knocking City and seek its support?
Then this was perfect. He could simply capture the True Disciple of Nether-Knocking City's lord and use him as leverage. As long as the city lord cared about Mo Huang's life, he would have to come to Roselight Capital and help them deal with the Six Heavenly Demon Kings.
Offering benefits to forge an alliance was neither reliable nor efficient. Zhao Lian's thinking still needed improvement. If she had the chance, she ought to go to the Azure Firmament Dust-Dyed Realm for further study.
His divine sense spread outward.
Zhang Yuan spotted Mo Huang and the others outside the Imperial City's gates. Yet the instant he saw them, the white-haired elder raised his clouded eyes and looked toward Clear Sound Hall, as though their gazes were meeting across several thousand meters.
"This old man is no ordinary person." Zhang Yuan's heart tightened, and he immediately tried to lock onto their auras.
"Hmph."
The white-haired elder snorted and swept his sleeve again, releasing dense black mist that obscured Zhang Yuan's divine sense. By the time the mist