A Complete Loss of Face

Since it was agreed that Sang Ying and the others would be kept trapped for a few days, then the Moonless Household Head would naturally continue to be busy.

Therefore, the Moonless Household Head did not appear on the day Sang Ying and Moonless Household Head group entered the city lord's mansion, nor did he appear on the second day after they entered.

But by this time they were getting impatient, especially the impatient Gu Wangchuan, who made a scene in the backyard that morning, insisting that the Moonless Household Head release the people.

Wuyue Wensheng had to go and see the person in person.

To his surprise, as soon as he entered, "Gu Wangchuan" greeted him and launched into a tirade, "What kind of work is your City Lord's Mansion doing? You promised a life, and there's still no resolution. We're supposed to participate in your two families' competition. If we don't go, can you afford to compensate the Yin Mountain Sect for their loss?!"

"If your Moonless Household is incapable of investigating cases, you might as well vacate your positions and let the Yin Mountain Sect take them. What kind of image is it to keep us outsiders here?"

Even though Wuyue Wensheng was a gentle and good-tempered person, his expression turned somewhat unpleasant under Gu Wangchuan's aggressive questioning.

Although he knew Gu Wangchuan was good with words, he hadn't realized he had such a bad temper.

Fortunately, Sang Ying knew some manners and stopped him from continuing to argue, "Alright, Wang Chuan, say less. We're here to resolve problems, not to lose our tempers."

Gu Wangchuan then calmed down and obediently sat back down in his chair.

Jiang Zhuoxue, on the other side, touched the vines on his wrist without uttering a sound.

Unsure of his attitude, Wuyue Wensheng could only continue to deal with Sang Ying: "I'm truly sorry, our patriarch is indeed too busy, it wasn't intentional that he was leaving you all hanging. No one wanted our Moonless Household's guest elder to have an accident. But a perfectly healthy cultivator has died for no reason, how can we dare to be careless for the sake of Moonless City's peace?"

He paused, a bitter look on his face, and said, "Our people in the city lord's mansion are also busy. I've been patrolling the city since last night and haven't had a break yet. I only rushed over here because I heard your summons."

Busy patrolling? Are you sure you were busy patrolling all night, or are you too afraid to sleep because you were keeping watch over the three of them?

Of course, Sang Ying didn't expose him directly. Instead, she asked, "When will your patriarch finally come to see us? If the truth isn't found out, are you going to keep us locked up indefinitely? Also, we'd like to see the young sect master of the Yin Mountain Sect. Is that possible?"

"How would we juniors know anything about the City Lord's affairs?" Wuyue Wensheng stubbornly addressed his family head as the City Lord. "We're not unreasonable people, why would we keep you all locked up? Once the matter is cleared up, the three of you will be able to leave. Besides, this isn't imprisonment, it's just that we've invited you here as guests temporarily."

"Oh, by the way, the young sect leader of the Yin Mountain Sect is probably leading his disciples to the Severed Vitality Minor Secret Realm right now, so he probably won't be able to come see you, fellow Daoists. However, if you have any other requests, I might be able to help."

Wuyue Wensheng's attitude was very gentle, as if he really meant what he said: he would agree to whatever requests Sang Ying and the others made.

But Sang Ying sensed something different. "So you mean we absolutely can't participate in today's second match?"

Wuyue Wensheng's smile remained unchanged, yet he seemed strangely more smug than before. "There's nothing we can do about it; I hope the three of you will understand."

"Alright, we'll take that into consideration. But since we're already trapped here, it's not unreasonable for us to make some requests, is it?" Sang Ying finally revealed her true intentions, as if she had revealed her true intentions.

Gu Wangchuan, standing beside him, couldn't help but smile, while Jiang Zhuoxue, who was busy teasing the vines, also had a hint of amusement in her eyes.

Wuyue Wensheng didn't take Sang Ying's words to heart. In his view, this was just a desperate act of revenge by the group after they were trapped in the city lord's mansion.

He agreed almost without hesitation, "Tell me anything, as long as it's not about letting you leave or having outsiders come to see you, I can do it."

Jiang Zhuoxue silently shook her head, feeling sorry for Wuyue Wensheng.

"With your words, we are relieved. Gu Wangchuan, hand the list we made to this fellow Daoist. I've been trapped here all night and haven't had a chance to cultivate properly. It'll be convenient for us to stay here once this fellow Daoist finds the things for us." Sang Ying's tone was unusually excited.

Urged on by her, "Gu Wangchuan" quickly produced the list that the three of them had written the night before. He pulled a small scroll out of his sleeve, and before Wuyue Wensheng could even raise their hands to take it, the other party simply let go, allowing the scroll to spill out.

None of the densely packed small characters were legible. Perhaps because too many things were needed, one end of the scroll was held in "Gu Wangchuan's " hand, while the other end rolled directly to the threshold!

And so, the scroll hasn't even been fully revealed yet!

Wuyue Wensheng could no longer maintain his smile. He even suspected that the way things had turned out was the result of the deliberate manipulation of these people in front of him.

But is that even possible? Don't they want the Yin Mountain Sect to win this second match?

Wuyue Wensheng didn't understand, so he could only take the scroll, which was much longer than himself, and go to buy things for the three of them.

He nearly fainted on the spot after just a casual glance at the small print on the scroll. Ten-thousand-year-old spirit fruit, Arctic ice silkworm silk, ice-attribute Spirit Crystal... Which of these was he qualified for, or even able to buy?

Wuyue Wensheng tried to keep his expression from contorting, and quickly contacted Wuyue Qing, who was far away in the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm, to ask for her opinion.

Meanwhile, the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm was also quite lively.

Neither Sect Master Liu nor Moonless Household Head showed up for today's competition. Both sides felt that the competition was meaningless, since the outcome had already been decided.

Wuyue Qing thought so too, so when she met Liu Duanyue, she inevitably carried a bit of the pride and smugness of a victor.

"Why does Fellow Daoist Liu look so unwell today? Isn't this trial ground the most secure hurdle for your Yin Mountain Sect? Why do you look like this?" Wuyue Qing asked with feigned concern.

Liu Duanyue stared at her fiercely, but showed no intention of saying a word.

Instead, his disciples, filled with righteous indignation, immediately started arguing with the Moonless Household: "Why? Don't you know the truth yourselves? You took away our invited guest elder on such a fabricated charge, and you still have the nerve to question us?!"

"Pah, shameless!" This was a male cultivator shouting and cursing.

To be honest, Wuyue Qing had never been insulted like this to her face before, even though she already knew that the Yin Mountain Sect was just incompetently furious. She was still angry.

Liu Duanyue ignored him and led his disciples and his "junior brother" to the Severed Vitality Mystic Realm first.

Wuyue Qing, who was lagging behind, called the person behind her to her side, "Remember, don't hold back, completely suppress the Yin Mountain Sect in one fell swoop!"

She is determined to make the Yin Mountain Sect lose all face today!