"Whoa, they're already at it!"
Listening to the fierce fighting in the mountain woods, Lian Youming clicked his tongue.
In truth, he had been worried for Huo Yuntian too. The man had actually dared to come alone to probe their strength. Though someone outside was ready to support him, with an old monster like Gu Xuantong here, anyone who faced him would have one foot in the grave.
Fortunately, Gu Xuantong had no intention of intervening.
Like an adult watching children play house, he had not even given it a proper glance.
As the fighting grew fiercer, Lian Youming made to rise, ready to go join the excitement.
But Gu Xuantong said, "We're moving!"
"Hm? Where to?" Lian Youming was puzzled, for this old ghost was actually heading in the opposite direction.
"Into the city!" Gu Xuantong gave him a sidelong glance.
The moment he set off, more than a dozen experts immediately followed behind him.
Lian Youming hurried after him, asking in surprise, "We're entering Four-Nine City now? Wasn't it supposed to be the day after tomorrow?"
Gu Xuantong said casually, "That was for the others to hear. The world has changed; who can guarantee people's hearts haven't? There may well be spies and informants for those people among them. Leaving them here to draw attention is enough. Besides, taking so many people in together, with such uneven levels of ability, would make them a burden rather than a help. What we need is a swift, decisive battle, to accomplish everything in a single strike!"
Not only that, Lian Youming caught sight of someone rubbing and kneading his face. Using Changing Form and Appearance, he had already taken on Gu Xuantong's features, with at least a ninety-percent resemblance.
A double.
Only now did he realize how badly he had