A swaying cat raced down the broad street, pulling a heavy cart.
He Pingsheng pulled Lu Xiaoci and Chi Zhongyue aside, clearing a path for the speeding cart!
Chi Zhongyue said, "Why don't we take a cart too?"
Lu Xiaoci shook her head. "Let's walk... there's no hurry!"
"We can talk about how we're getting back to the sect along the way."
He Pingsheng said nothing, but Chi Zhongyue asked, "Senior Sister Lu, did the City Lord give you any trouble?"
"No!" Lu Xiaoci's face was rather pale. She forced a smile and said, "She wanted me to join the City Lord's Manor and become her disciple, but I refused!"
"Of course, the City Lord didn't force me!"
"After all, all her attention is on that Immortal Maiden Caiyu right now!"
"I heard there are twelve people suspected of being Immortal Maiden Caiyu. The City Lord invited them all to a special location, and they're being screened one by one right now!"
"She has no time for me!"
"Junior Brother He, which way should we go?" Lu Xiaoci looked up at He Pingsheng.
She felt that although He Pingsheng had the lowest cultivation among the three of them, he was the cleverest and most meticulous.
He Pingsheng said, "Let's go... we'll talk as we walk!"
Indeed, the City Lord had detained twelve people suspected of being Immortal Maiden Caiyu, but He Pingsheng was not among them.
He Pingsheng had used a false name when he entered, and no one had seen him leave. He had left no clues there at all, becoming the fish that slipped through the net.
"Here's what I think!" He Pingsheng paused briefly before saying, "There are probably people from Mount Kunwu in this city. By now, Senior Sister Lu, word that you made the rankings