Yongan City.
"Fellow Daoist Shen, please."
With a gentle smile, Zhuang Yi raised his hand in an inviting gesture.
Wang Ba's gaze swept over the cultivators of the Three Great Sects outside the entrance, their expressions varied. Though he had expected this, his heart still sank.
The Three Great Sects' operation against Zhenling Palace had finally begun.
Only, the banner they marched under was that of visiting Zhenling Palace to pay respects to the late True Lord Zhang.
Wang Ba had also been invited to attend the ceremony.
They called it attending a ceremony, but Wang Ba knew perfectly well what the Three Great Sects intended.
With the Three Great Sects joining forces to campaign against Zhenling Palace, they naturally did not want anyone left in the Yan Kingdom who could threaten their rear.
As the most renowned rogue cultivator in the Yan Kingdom today, someone who could even draw Gold Core True Persons to him, Wang Ba was unquestionably someone the Three Great Sects were especially wary of.
Only because he was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator and seemed harmless could they feel somewhat reassured.
Even so, to guard against the unexpected, the Three Great Sects dared not leave Wang Ba in Yongan City.
The most suitable solution was to take him along with them.
Thoughts raced through his mind as Wang Ba raised his hand and said politely:
"True Person Zhuang, then allow me to go back and inform my wife first."
Zhuang Yi, however, said with a chuckle:
"There's no need for such trouble. We've already reserved a place for your wife. Why don't you both come along?"
At those words, Wang Ba's expression darkened.
Yet Zhuang Yi had already stepped forward unobtrusively, blocking the entrance. Then he called loudly to Bu Chan inside the residence:
"Madam,