Come With Us to the City Lord's Mansion!
This was a sleepless night for the Liu Household father and son, but quite ordinary for Sang Ying and her group.
Nourished by the Spirit Gathering Formation, Sang Ying, who had been cultivating all night, recovered some of her energy.
They were going to the Yin Mountain Sect today to find Jiang Zhuoxue's fingernails, so Sang Ying got up very early and also woke up Gu Shu, who was still fast asleep.
Gu Shu was still somewhat Qi Ingestion: "Jiang Zhuoxue is looking for his things, not mine. Why should I go with her? Can't I just stay at the inn and cultivate properly?"
He now regretted it. Sang Ying had told him to stay in the Twin Orchid Realm and cultivate properly, but he refused, insisting on coming to the Hidden Nether Realm with her. Now he realized the Hidden Nether Realm was even worse than before. Before, at least visiting cultivators could absorb some Spiritual Qi from the air, but now...
Sang Ying shook her head, her expression serious as she refused Gu Shu: "I've had a bad feeling these past few days. You should come with us; I'm worried something bad might happen if I leave you in this inn."
Gu Shu immediately stopped making a fuss and quickly got out of bed and jumped onto Sang Ying's shoulder.
It is said that the higher a cultivator's cultivation level, the stronger their premonition. Gu Shu believed that Sang Ying would not lie to him; she must have sensed something was wrong to say that. Although he had cultivated into human form, he did not possess any powerful combat strength in essence.
If something unexpected happens while staying at the inn, Gu Shu is currently a dumpling formed from gathered Spiritual Qi. We don't want him to be swallowed up by those with ill intentions like a tonic!
"Then let's go, let's go quickly. I don't want to be left here alone." Gu Shu's expression changed very quickly.
Sang Ying chuckled upon hearing this, but still obediently led him out of the room.
However, before leaving, she thought about it and decided to take the array plate of the Spirit Gathering Formation with her. As for the remaining array plates, they were all ordinary things that she could easily carve herself.
Since everyone was acting together, Wuming naturally brought Yu Heng along as well.
Sang Ying used the Immortal Immortal-Binding Rope given to her by Jiulian to bind Yu Heng tightly, while handing the other end of the Immortal-Binding Rope to Wuming. Even if Yu Heng managed to escape from Wuming, he wouldn't be able to remove the Immortal-Binding Rope unless Sang Ying spoke up.
This is one of the most satisfying magical Law Artifact that Jiulian crafted after becoming obsessed with artifact crafting. She specially brought it with her when Dong Fuzhu and the others came to the Twin Orchid Realm to visit Sang Ying.
However, Sang Ying did not tell Wuming and Yu Heng about this characteristic of the Immortal-Binding Rope. Everything depended on whether Yu Heng still had the intention to escape.
The group quickly packed up and soon left the Three Guests' Lodge.
Just as their figures had walked quite a distance from the inn, a person slowly emerged from the teahouse next to the inn. That person held his communication talisman and sent out some message.
After putting down the communication talisman at his waist, he quickly followed behind Sang Ying and her group.
Sang Ying and her companions had no idea how many eyes were watching them in the city; they simply followed the route they remembered towards the Yin Mountain Sect.
The journey from Three Guests' Lodge to the Yin Mountain Sect is actually not far; it takes less than a quarter of an hour to walk there. But it was precisely in that quarter of an hour that trouble arose.
As they continued onward, passing through a narrow alley, a sharp bird cry suddenly rang out from the sky.
Everyone immediately became alert, and at that moment, Yu Heng, who had been behaving relatively well, suddenly found the strength to violently knock Wuming, break free from his control, and run straight into the alley!
Wuming's face immediately darkened, and he gripped the hilt of his sword at his waist, leaping after the fleeing figure.
Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue followed closely behind.
Duan Hanyi scratched his head, full of helplessness. "Why did it have to be at this time?!" He muttered to himself as he chased after them.
He rarely performs divination now under Sang Ying's orders. After all, as Sang Ying had said before, Duan Hanyi's health was really poor. If he continued to perform divination, especially for people close to him, it would cause him even more harm.
Duan Hanyi naturally understood that Sang Ying was doing this for his own good, so even though everyone was now working hard to chase after Yu Heng, he didn't regret not having consulted a fortune teller before leaving home.
When Yu Heng attacked Wuming, he had already managed to turn himself into mud, which means he had mastered the Cultivation Method of the Sun-Chasing Hall to their peak. Therefore, someone like him could probably be considered an upper-class member of the Sun-Chasing Hall.
Therefore, after learning the truth, Xiao Sanzi was able to speak up so easily under Shopkeeper Zhao's persuasion. However, Yu Heng, having become too entangled with the Sun-Chasing Hall, was unable to easily extricate himself from the mire.
After seeing how tough he was, Sang Ying guessed that this man probably had many ways to save his life. It was only now that Yu Heng revealed his methods.
The alleyways were winding and twisting, making it difficult to find people. Wuming been chasing after him but never expected Yu Heng to be so fast. Every time, he would just catch a glimpse of Yu Heng's back before Yu Heng disappeared into the depths of the alley.
Not wanting to cause further chaos in the city, Sang Ying, after Yu Heng had slipped through her fingers several times, decisively began reciting the incantation for the Immortal-Binding Rope.
The ropes that had been binding Yu Heng like lifeless objects suddenly glowed with golden light, and as if summoned, they began to move toward Sang Ying.
Just as Yu Heng was about to escape the alley and disappear from Sang Ying's sight, the rope suddenly pulled him off balance. Then the end of the rope taut and chased after Sang Ying, dragging Yu Heng along the ground for more than ten meters!
Seeing that he was about to fall into the hands of the Wuming again, Yu Heng shouted uncontrollably, "What are you waiting for? Take me away now!"
In the dark, damp alley, several puddles suddenly twisted and turned, the dirty mud quickly transforming into human shapes, grabbing Yu Heng and swallowing him whole.
When Wuming rushed over, Yu Heng was already completely covered in mud and water. Wuming care about anything else and immediately drew his knife and threw it into the mud and water not far away.
The longsword slashed through the waist, but only managed to cut off a few drops of mud and water. Wuming leaped forward, trying to grab the short piece of the Immortal-Binding Rope that had been left outside, but mud and water splattered all over the ground, and Wuming ultimately grabbed nothing.
When Sang Ying and the others caught up, what they saw was people being swept away by mud and water in mid-air.
It was obvious that Yu Heng had run away.
Although this result disappointed Sang Ying and the others, the person had already run away, and there was no point in saying anything more now. They should hurry to the Yin Mountain Sect to find Liu Duanyue and the others, and then tell them about the Sun-Chasing Hall.
With that thought in mind, everyone could only compose themselves and walk out of the alley.
But before they could even step out of the alley, they were surrounded by a group of armored men wielding sharp blades and accompanied by corpse puppets.
The young man at the head of the group stepped forward amidst Sang Ying and the others' questioning gazes, his expression serious. "Out-of-town cultivators, a corpse has been found in the inn room where you stayed. According to the rules of Moonless City, harming people is forbidden within the city. The origin of this corpse is unknown. You will need to come with us back to the City Lord's Mansion!"