Trapping Them
Just as Sang Ying and the others had guessed, after Wuyue Wensheng took them to the city lord's mansion, they used the excuse that the city lord was still busy and did not have time to see them for the time being to take the three of them to the backyard of the city lord's mansion to rest.
Although they called it a rest area, Sang Ying could tell at a glance that several layers of trapping formations had been set up in the backyard. They were determined to imprison Sang Ying, Jiang Zhuoxue, and the others here!
Sang Ying took in the entire layout of the city lord's mansion without revealing her true feelings. She quickly feigned impatience and said to Wuyue Wensheng, "What does your Moonless Household mean by this? Didn't you say we were just here to cooperate with the investigation? Why were we brought directly to the backyard without even seeing the acting city lord?"
Receiving a meaningful look from her, "Gu Wangchuan" also complained bitterly, "Yes, we're very busy. Where is your family head? Hurry up and find out the truth so we can leave!"
At this moment, Wuyue Wensheng was no longer afraid. He had already coaxed these people into submission, and his mission was complete.
Not to mention that Sang Ying and the others wouldn't be able to escape from this heavily fortified formation, even if they did manage to get out, these events would no longer concern him. Even if someone investigated, no one could blame him.
Thinking this, his attitude towards Sang Ying and the others improved considerably. "Don't worry, the city lord has been too busy these days and can't spare the time. He will definitely come to see you as soon as he has free time. Please rest in the backyard for a while now, and you can leave once the matter is resolved."
His answer was ambiguous, but fortunately the backyard of the city lord's mansion was quite well-arranged. And perhaps to appease the three of them, the Moonless Household sent them a lot of spiritual fruits and spirit wines that were only found in other small worlds.
Wuyue Wensheng added, "The three of you can rest here without worry. If you need anything, you can simply ask the servants here. All expenses will be covered by the Moonless Household."
He didn't know that Sang Ying and the others were waiting for these words.
Even though Jiang Zhuoxue's life was ordinary before, and he was almost killed when he went to the Lower Realm, he was still Dragon Race and had lived in the Upper Realm for many years, seeing many good things.
He casually picked up a spirit fruit, glanced at it twice, and then tossed it back onto the table. "It's obviously low-grade stuff, nothing interesting."
After Jiang Zhuoxue finished speaking, she randomly chose a bedroom and went in to lie down.
Wuyue Wensheng was prepared for his cold attitude, so she wasn't angry. In fact, she wanted them to be cold; it proved they had truly fallen into their own people's trap and couldn't escape!
Ignoring Jiang Zhuoxue, Wuyue Wensheng continued to speak to Sang Ying, "I am a guard of the City Lord's Mansion, and I should be patrolling Moonless City all the time, so I have to go ahead. If the three of you have any questions, you can ask the City Lord when you see him later."
Are they planning to just pass the trouble to someone else?
Sang Ying nodded calmly, "Understood, then you can go and do your work."
But Gu Wangchuan wasn't so easy to talk to, and added sarcastically, "That sounds nice, but I wonder when your family head will finally have some free time to come and see us."
Wuyue Wensheng continued to smile, pretending not to understand what he was saying.
He dared not linger and quickly left the backyard at Sang Ying's wave, heading straight for the Moonless Household's ancestral land.
Inside the clan's territory, Wuyue Qing had been waiting for him for a long time, so as soon as she saw Wuyue Wensheng, she couldn't wait to ask, "How did it go? Did they believe you? Did they cause any trouble after being taken back to the city lord's mansion?"
Wuyue Qing hadn't expected her plan to go so smoothly. When she heard from others that Sang Ying and the other two hadn't dared to ask any more questions and had gone back to the city lord's mansion with them, what else could it be but fear of the Moonless Household?!
While she was secretly pleased about this, she was also worried that her plan would be discovered, which would provoke a counterattack from the Yin Mountain Sect.
She waited until Wuyue Wensheng returned before calling him over to inquire about his whereabouts.
Wuyue Wensheng made no attempt to conceal anything and recounted everything he had witnessed that day.
"Don't worry, Third Miss. When those people surnamed Sang and Liu Duanyue came out of the house, they were still teaching them how to pass the trials in the training ground. I remember what they said, and I will tell the other disciples later. They probably guessed our purpose, but they don't dare to confront us yet." Wuyue Wensheng then repeated the last conversation between Sang Ying and Liu Duanyue that he had overheard.
In their view, this undoubtedly proved that the other disciples of the Yin Mountain Sect could only enter the fifth level at most!
"That's great! In that case, our Moonless Household is guaranteed to win the second match!" Wuyue Qing was rarely this excited.
However, not only her, but even Wuyue Wensheng was very excited. After all, as long as Moonless City was in their hands, the Moonless Household would be invincible.
"Go back and keep them calm. Make sure they don't escape before the second match ends!" Wuyue Qing hurriedly instructed again.
Although Wuyue Wensheng didn't want to take on this hot potato-like task, he had no choice but to agree at this moment.
They discussed the matter briefly a few more times, and then Wuyue Wensheng hurriedly returned to the city lord's mansion. No matter what, they had to keep an eye on Sang Ying and her group to avoid a disaster for the Moonless Household.
Meanwhile, the Yin Mountain Sect was also in an uproar over this matter.
Sect Master Liu had been away for some reason and hadn't had time to learn about these things. Who could have imagined that in just one morning, the powerful ally they had painstakingly brought back would be captured?
"Father, what do you mean 'arrested'? They were clearly invited away. How could the Moonless Household dare to arrest them?" Liu Duanyue couldn't help but remind him.
Sect Master Liu smacked him hard on the head, his beard practically flying with rage. "What on earth did you do? You just took away Fellow Sang Ying and the others from the Moonless Household like that? Couldn't you fight them? Couldn't you take your junior brothers and sisters and fight them?"
If this weren't his only son, he would have definitely hit him, even though he's already started doing so.
Liu Duanyue scratched her head, feeling somewhat aggrieved. "What's the use of telling me all this now? Why weren't you there at the time? They just barged in and took Fellow Daoist Sang and the others away, using the City Lord's name. How could we stop them?"
That's what they said, but to let them go without even a struggle would be too humiliating if word got out.
Sect Master Liu was so angry that he sat in his chair, panting heavily, and refused to even look at his son.
Seeing that Sect Master Liu was truly angry, Liu Duanyue chuckled and whispered a few words in his father's ear.
Sect Master Liu's eyes lit up instantly, and he cautiously asked his son, "Are you serious?"
"Of course, how could I dare lie to you about this?" Liu Duanyue nodded. "Don't worry, the winner this time will definitely be our Yin Mountain Sect!"
His eyes held the same confidence and certainty as Sect Master Liu.