Many things happened in Wing City that day.
The Hua Household besieged the Sun Household, and large numbers of high-level cultivators descended from both the Azure Tide Sect and the Heavenly Music Pavilion.
The head of the Sun Household was caught trying to escape. Because of the Spirit-Locking Chain, Sun Fan had exhausted all the spiritual energy in his body, and no one had brought food to that room. By the time he was discovered, he was barely breathing.
The kindhearted members of the Hua Household put past grievances aside and saved Sun Fan's life. From then on, their household stood unrivaled in Wing City, and its head eventually became the City Lord. Considering that most members of the Sun Household were innocent, the City Lord imprisoned only its former head and did not pursue the others further. This earned him a reputation for kindness and virtue among Wing City's people.
Of course, all of that came later.
The alley, once so quiet and deserted, was left even more dilapidated after that battle.
Passersby seemed to still hear the heart-rending cries of a female cultivator coming from within it.
That day, as the female Demonic Cultivator activated the formation, she leaned close to Lin Yue's ear and whispered, "Did you think I didn't know you'd tampered with the formation? We fixed it long ago."
"Lin Yue, you always try to take everyone for a fool, but none of us are as stupid as you imagine."
Her words frightened Lin Yue so badly that her soul nearly fled her body.
Throwing caution to the wind, Lin Yue tried to rush into the formation, but before she could touch it, excruciating pain tore through her body. She knew the master-servant contract had taken effect. This woman was punishing her.
Just then, another