The three flew out of the city under cover of night.
These two women were the helpers Guan Ruyu had found in Mirage Tower City. In this coastal city, many cultivator-merchants spent their years drifting across the sea, and it was commonplace for them not to return home for a year or two. This had left a great many neglected wives longing for a normal life. Even cultivators had needs in that regard.
Both sides had hit it off immediately, leading to their cooperation at the Sea God Festival. Otherwise, how could Guan Ruyu have become involved with this group of women?
Now they had come to collect their payment. After all, these were women who mingled in Mirage Tower, with an instinct for transactions in their bones. They had also keenly sensed something unusual about the situation, so they wanted to collect their reward quickly, lest a long night bring troublesome dreams.
As he traveled with the two women, Guan Ruyu made his decision.
Several dozen li outside the city, their surroundings were silent and pitch-black. The two women grew somewhat suspicious.
"You little heartbreaker, hiding the things so well-aren't you afraid some petty thief will steal them again...? There isn't a soul around here. Where exactly did you hide them?"
Ahead of them, Guan Ruyu knew they had become suspicious. He laughed. "Right here. Come and look!"
He pointed ahead, and the force of a mountain surged forth. The two women felt their bodies become heavy as iron, falling uncontrollably. They knew something was wrong, but how could their reactions outpace Daoist Guan's long-premeditated attack?
With the disparity in their cultivation realms, the suddenness of the attack, and his ruthless methods, how could the two women have imagined that their dear Guan, with whom they had entwined themselves