The Hall Master Summons You
"So, what exactly happened? Why did these people arrest us and then just leave us like this?"
Gu Shu leaned on Sang Ying's shoulder and muttered to himself, his tone full of anger.
The people in armor were indeed the City Guard of the city lord's mansion, a fact that Sang Ying and her companions could discern. After all, they had come to retrieve something, and the current city lord was an old acquaintance of theirs.
Sang Ying and her group didn't want things to get too ugly, so they figured that if they went to the city lord's mansion, they could also meet the city lord and explain things to him. So they didn't fight with the City Guard and obediently followed them back to the city lord's mansion.
They hadn't expected that after the City Guard brought them back, they would immediately lock them up in jail, showing no intention of taking them to see the city lord.
During this time, jailers came to patrol, and Duan Hanyi couldn't help but ask, "Weren't you supposed to bring us here to investigate the case? Why are you just locking us up here and leaving us alone? When can we see the city lord?"
The jailer glanced at them sideways, his tone extremely impolite. "Want to see the city lord? The city lord is busy with countless affairs of state; it's not like you can just see him whenever you want. Besides, it's still a long way off to find out the origin of that corpse. You lot, just wait."
Having said that, the jailer was about to leave.
Seeing that things were not going well, Sang Ying also asked, "May I ask which room the corpse was found in, and whether it was male or female, a cultivator or a mortal?"
"Tsk, why do you all have so many questions?" the jailer said impatiently. "Don't you know whether they're men or women? You've done what you did, what are you pretending for here?"
Sang Ying frowned slightly, but her tone remained firm. "Please inform me."
The jailer looked over impatiently, but when he met Sang Ying's face, he deflated and stammered, "Yes, it's room number three in the Jia section."
After saying that, he left the cell looking somewhat flustered.
Outside the prison cell, the captain of the City Guard, who had recently led the arrest of Sang Ying and her group, was waiting for the jailer to appear.
As soon as the jailer came out of the cell, the captain stepped forward and asked, "How was it? Did those people clamor to see the city lord?"
"To be honest, Brother Li, you were right. These people aren't afraid at all; they even offered to see us in the city. But I didn't agree, just saying that the city lord was too busy to see them," the jailer said cheerfully.
Upon hearing this, the man praised the jailer a couple of times before continuing, "Those outside cultivators clearly have some power and background. If they were to meet the city lord, they would definitely use their power to put pressure on him. In that case, we wouldn't be able to keep them locked up for more than a few days before they were released. Wouldn't that make our Moonless City's rules a joke?"
The jailer, who had initially been somewhat worried about his actions, immediately nodded in agreement. However, he still asked with some concern, "If we just keep them locked up like this for a few days, won't they complain to the city lord when they get out?"
The man laughed and patted the jailer on the shoulder, "Don't worry, the city lord is busy, and we're not wrong. At worst, I'll drag this case out for a few days and let them suffer first. Once everything is cleared up and they're convicted, even if they complain to the city lord, he won't listen."
Remembering his lord's incorruptible nature, the jailer was completely relieved.
He assured the man, "Brother Li, don't worry, as long as I'm here, I will absolutely not let them have a good time in jail!"
"I'm relieved to hear that." The man called "Brother Li" smiled upon hearing this.
Sang Ying others, who were locked in the cell, were unaware of this conversation, and they were even unaware that the people from the City Lord's Mansion were intentionally targeting them.
All attention was focused on the mysteriously appearing corpse.
"The jailer said the body was found in room number three of the Jia class, but that's the room I was staying in. Jiang Zhuoxue had already set up multiple layers of formations for me on the day I checked in, so it wouldn't be easy to break in from the outside. There are many people and eyes in the inn, and if someone tries to break through the formations, it will definitely cause some noise, and it will definitely be discovered," Sang Ying analyzed, nodding her chin.
Jiang Zhuoxue picked up where she left off and continued, "So, the corpse wasn't brought in from outside, but from inside the inn."
The only people who can escape the formation are the room owners and the inn's waiter. And if the waiter brings something into a guest's room, it's the least likely to attract attention.
With things said to this extent, everyone understood to some extent.
Duan Hanyi spat out the grass in her mouth. "So when exactly did Yu Heng contact the people from the Sun-Chasing Hall? The Sun-Chasing Hall has already infiltrated Moonless City. Do you think there might be members of the Sun-Chasing Hall in the City Lord's Mansion?"
A moment of silence fell over the crowd. They didn't need to guess to know that the fact that the Sun Chasing Hall could pinpoint their location in the alley so precisely and capture them the instant Yu Heng was rescued was simply unbelievable. They simply didn't believe that the City Lord's Mansion didn't have the Sun-Chasing Hall.
"So, are we just going to wait in the prison cell for City Lord Liu to see us?" Gu Shu asked in a low voice.
His reply came in a chorus of Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue's voices, "Of course not!"
They will never sit idly by and wait to die!
Similarly, Zhu Ri Tang would not sit idly by and wait for its demise.
Just as Sang Ying and the others had guessed, Yu Heng was indeed an important figure in the Sun-Chasing Hall. He had been a member of the Sun-Chasing Hall for a long time and was almost ready to become a manager.
If his assassination attempt on Wuming had gone smoothly, he could have taken a step further within the Sun-Chasing Hall upon his return.
Unexpectedly, he ran into Sang Ying and her group, who interfered, causing his mission to fail and revealing the truth that Sun-Chasing Hall had kept hidden for so long.
Looking at his disciple who was trying to untie the Immortal-Binding Rope him, Yu Heng suddenly felt that knowing the truth would only cause him more pain.
The young apprentice was simple-minded and stubborn. Even though he couldn't break the Immortal-Binding Rope, he kept struggling against it. Just as he was about to bite down, Yu Heng quickly pressed his head down to stop him from continuing.
"Master, I can't take it apart," he said pitifully.
Yu Heng was helpless. He had known the rope's power long before it suddenly unleashed its divine power and tried to bring him back to Sang Ying's side.
Fortunately, only Yu Heng's upper body was bound, which allowed him to continue moving around freely.
Thinking this, he comforted his apprentice, saying, "Alright, stop crying here. This wonderful treasure is yours to play with once I take it apart!"
The apprentice's dejected expression then brightened slightly.
However, the warmth between the two did not last long. Soon, someone barged into the master and disciple's room and said coldly to Yu Heng, "The hall master is looking for you. He wants to ask about those outside cultivators."
The newcomer was wearing a robe embroidered with blue patterns. Yu Heng knew at a glance that this was Blue-Robed Apostle under the hall master.
The young apprentice hid fearfully behind Yu Heng. Yu Heng patted him on the back and replied, "Understood, I'll go right now."
I'm going right now to see that bastard's hypocritical face!
A note from the author:
I've been too lazy these past few days, but I'll start updating three times a day again tomorrow!
See you tomorrow~