Yang Qing did not continue. Instead, he smiled at Gongsun Ru. "With the city lord doing us such an honor, we can hardly refuse."
Gongsun Ru looked at Yang Qing and smiled as well. "Young Master Yang, you understand how things work. This way, please."
Yang Qing and the others followed Gongsun Ru and her people back to Upside-Down City.
Naturally, they no longer received the treatment they had enjoyed on their previous arrival. The three of them were taken to a small courtyard in Upside-Down City and settled in.
They were simply told to stay there. Nothing else was said.
Mu Feng was still taken away by Gongsun Ru.
Before he left, however, Yang Qing gave him a reassuring look, kindling a flicker of hope in Mu Feng's heart when all his hopes had turned to ash.
Yang Qing had a plan. Mu Feng knew that very well.
He only regretted not acting sooner, allowing Yang Qing and the others to fall into danger in the end.
Yang Qing and the others stood in the little courtyard, looking at the people guarding it outside. Only after a long while did he turn to Bu Er and say, "Get us something to eat."
Although their courtyard was small, food and other daily necessities had been prepared for them.
Clearly, Gongsun Ru had no intention of letting them leave anytime soon.
"From the way they're acting, do they want you to undergo another blood exchange, Young Master?"
Bu Er found some ingredients in the kitchen and spoke to Yang Qing as he slowly sorted and cleaned them.
Before Yang Qing could answer, Jiangli's voice sounded in his mind. "It's not that simple."
Even now, Yang Qing had not figured out what kind of beast Jiangli was. But because they had faced