"Brother, you're finally back!"
In Su Garden, Wei He saw Wei Sheng return safely, and a relieved smile finally appeared on his pale face, which he had forced to remain composed.
Wei Sheng glanced around.
Su Chan, Lao Xu, and A Chang's family were all there, their faces full of delight at his return.
They had not dared step outside, but they had heard the cries of battle that seemed about to overturn all of Black Mountain.
"Brother Sheng, what happened?!" A Chang could not help asking.
"The White Lotus Demonic Cultivators forced the Black Wind Bandits into a rebellion and attacked the city. The Hong Family turned against us-but it's all over now! An important figure came from the Prefectural City and killed the White Lotus Demonic Cultivators' leader. The rebellion has been quelled!"
Wei Sheng briefly recounted what had happened.
At the end, he added, "Still, the city will remain chaotic for another day or two. Everyone had best stay indoors."
Everyone hurriedly nodded.
They were intensely curious about what had happened tonight.
But their lives mattered more than their curiosity.
After offering a few more gentle words of reassurance, Wei Sheng returned to his room.
He shut the door and took everything out of his robes.
Banknotes, pills, martial arts manuals-
Setting the banknotes and assorted pills aside, Wei Sheng examined the manuals first.
"Wave-Wrapping Art": riding the waves without a trace-once mastered, swimming would be as easy as walking on level ground.
This art had been a gift from Zhang Shun.
After returning from the Outer City, Wei Sheng had intended to visit the martial arts hall and the Yu Residence to inform them of the upheaval outside.
But before he could leave, the city gates had been breached, and Zhang Shun, the Hong Family's Ten