Li Xiaoya followed Lingyu along several broad avenues and through a few narrow lanes before finally reaching a small, secluded house built against a hillside. Woods lay behind it, while an overgrown patch of grass stretched before it, screened by several large trees. It really was an ideal place to murder someone and steal their treasures.
"Senior! My father is inside. You must save him!" Lingyu called loudly to Li Xiaoya as she walked toward the house. They had already discussed how to handle things on the way: Li Xiaoya would continue pretending he had fallen for the trap.
"Mm! Hurry up and take me inside. I have other things to do!" Li Xiaoya sounded thoroughly impatient, but his divine sense stirred. Sure enough, five cultivators were hiding in various corners of the house, using some unknown treasure to conceal themselves. Another cultivator lay on the bed, giving off an extremely faint aura. With only a Core Condensation Stage cultivator's divine sense, discovering them really would not have been easy. No wonder these people had the gall to commit crimes inside the city. Whether a city stood in territory controlled by the Demonic Path or the Righteous Path, fighting within its walls was strictly forbidden. Murdering people for their treasures was an even graver crime, one that would earn the perpetrators a wanted notice and a bounty.
"Come inside, Senior!" Pretending she knew nothing, Lingyu excitedly pushed open the door and beckoned to Li Xiaoya.
"All right!" Li Xiaoya had just stepped through the doorway.
Suddenly, seven or eight Dharma Artifacts and Spiritual Artifacts of various colors whistled through the air, descending on Li Xiaoya in an overwhelming barrage. Clearly, the cultivators had launched their ambush the instant he entered the room. Their attacks even enveloped Lingyu, showing that they