A great fire swallowed the Thousand-Man Commander’s Old Residence. Boundless waves of flame steamed the pools of blood covering the ground and burned the mangled corpses. Cloud Sea and the other four took Yu Fengchun's body and left Nansheng unnoticed, returning to the Heavenly Capital to report.
Along the way, the five hid the treasures, enough to fill an entire secret chamber. They had all risked their lives for these things, and none had the right to dispose of them alone. The five brothers swore an oath to retrieve this "opportunity" and divide it equally once things had blown over.
After returning to the Heavenly Capital, the five brothers reported the details of their pursuit of Yu Fengchun to their sect and the Imperial Court, using the account they had agreed on beforehand. They claimed that shortly after the seven entered Nansheng City, they came under surveillance at the inn, exposing their identities.
Since many military officials in Nansheng City had old ties with Yu Fengchun, the seven could not be certain of the watchers' true intentions. They decided together to break out of the inn, leave Nansheng temporarily, and look for another chance to capture Yu Fengchun alive.
When they broke out of the inn, the watchers ambushed them and tried to stop them. They judged that these men were trying to stall them until rebel troops arrived to surround and kill them, leaving them no choice but to kill every watcher.
The innkeeper, the guests, and the citizens watching along the street could all testify to this.
The seven used a secret method to sneak toward the city gate, intending to leave Nansheng temporarily. But then they saw a sudden fire at the commander's compound, along with the auras of many high-grade cultivators fighting to the death.
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