Falling into a Trap

Just as Liu Duanyue was about to lower his hand to block the light and say something, this sentence, even more abrupt than the white light, made him stop.

Did he mishear, or was he hallucinating before he died?

Although the voice sounded much more mature than he remembered, if the other person were still alive, they would be about the same age as him. This voice actually sounded much younger.

The white light slowly faded, Liu Duanyue tentatively lowered her hand.

He didn't see the monsters lying on the ground, nor did he pay attention to the sword flying in mid-air. All his eyes were fixed on the man and woman on the sword.

"Brother Jiang, Fellow Daoist Sang..." Liu Duanyue murmured unconsciously.

Duan Hanyi was unaware of the shock the man before her was experiencing; she only kept asking Sang Ying, "How did you manage to unleash such power even with the shadow of your sword? It seems these monsters can't be killed with ordinary spirit swords."

Along their journey, they witnessed many otherworldly cultivators slaying monsters, but their Law Artifact had no effect whatsoever on the monsters. In the end, it was Sang Ying who stepped in and helped them kill them.

But Duan Hanyi found it strange that other people's Law Artifact didn't work, while Sang Ying's could kill the monster.

Sang Ying didn't know this at first, since the monster was defeated as soon as she made a move. They only discovered later that Law Artifact had no effect on monsters.

Looking at the still-flowing electric snakes on her shadow sword, she felt that she had probably found the reason.

However, it wasn't convenient to say that now. Sang Ying jumped off her flying sword first and walked towards Liu Duanyue.

Looking at Sang Ying, who looked exactly the same as before, Liu Duanyue, who was much older than before, even felt like she was dreaming.

When he saw Jiang Zhuoxue following behind Sang Ying again, just like before but much more mature than before, he felt a sense of reality.

But when Sang Ying stepped forward, Liu Duanyue still asked in a trembling voice, "Are you Fellow Daoist Sang?"

Looking at Liu Duanyue, Sang Ying felt a surge of emotion at the passage of ten thousand years. "It's me, Fellow Daoist Liu, long time no see."

"Yes, yes! It's been so long! I never imagined I'd see you all again. When the three of you left one after another, I couldn't stop you, and I didn't stop you either. So many years have passed, but I've always remembered your kindness and longed for the day we could meet again. I never thought that day would come so soon!" For some reason, Liu Duanyue seemed unable to hold back her tears.

The jailer who had dismounted from the flying sword behind them grew even more worried upon seeing this.

If he were merely a Spirit Transformation, he could excuse himself by saying he hadn't done anything wrong; high cultivation doesn't guarantee infallibility. But now, it's clear this person is the benefactor who saved his city lord! How could the city lord's benefactor be a bad person? He's clearly wronged an innocent man!

The jailer discreetly hid himself behind Duan Hanyi and Wuming, not daring to let the city lord notice his presence.

Liu Duanyue indeed had no time to pay attention to the jailers; all his attention was focused on Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue.

Seeing him crying so pitifully, Sang Ying comforted him, saying, "Didn't I tell you before that we would meet again if we were destined to?"

"Yes, fellow Daoist is right. It's just a pity that my father died young and I couldn't meet you all again to thank you. So many years have passed, and you two are still as elegant as ever, while I have grown old." Having suddenly found safety, Liu Duanyue couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

The three of them consciously avoided mentioning Gu Wangchuan, after all, they all knew that this baby-faced boy had long since ascended to immortality.

Sang Ying and the others had no intention of continuing their reminiscing, after all, the city was still in chaos. Although Liu Duanyue had lured away a large number of monsters, some monsters were still roaming the city. If they were not eliminated quickly, who knew how many mortals would suffer.

Just as everyone was about to ride their flying swords back to the city, the sharp-eyed Duan Hanyi spotted a group of people rushing towards the city gate from afar.

Reminded, Liu Duanyue stared wide-eyed and immediately realized that it was the City Guard she had been searching for!

He hurriedly asked Sang Ying to lower her flying sword, and in a few steps he leaped in front of the groups of people, his face dark with anger, and roared, "What's wrong with you? Why aren't you patrolling the city at night? Do you know how many people have died in the city tonight because of your dereliction of duty?!"

Several heavy bolts of lightning struck simultaneously, startling all the City Guard.

The young man at the head of the group paused slightly, then asked doubtfully, "Didn't the city lord instruct Li Jie to have us patrol outside tonight? He also said that Moonless City hasn't had any trouble in all these years, so nothing should happen tonight."

Liu Duanyue's beard almost bristled with anger. "When did I order you to patrol the city at night? I don't even know when you left the city lord's mansion! Patrolling outside the city? I'm not just doing this for fun!"

Hearing this, Sang Ying and the others understood perfectly well.

She turned to the lurking jailer and asked, "Is this the one who arrested us, this Li Jie?"

The jailer quickly nodded. "It's him, it's him! Your matter should have been reported to the city lord long ago, instead of keeping you in the cell. He told me not to speak out, saying that since you outsiders had made a mistake, the city lord would easily forgive you, and that he wanted me to keep you locked up for a while longer so you would suffer."

When he got to the last few sentences, the jailer gave a bitter smile.

Liu Duanyue, along with the City Guard, overheard these words. Already quite angry, Liu Duanyue roared at the jailers, "What do you mean I would easily let someone go? Do you think I'm such a cowardly and unreasonable person?"

The jailer, of course, didn't mean it that way. He explained, looking aggrieved, "I don't know why, but I believed him and did as he said. Lord, I know I was wrong."

"It's no use talking about this now. The most important thing is to find this Li Jie. I suspect he might be connected to the person behind this." Jiang Zhuoxue didn't let Liu Duanyue continue on this matter.

His reminder made everyone realize what was happening.

Upon checking the City Guard, they discovered that Li Jie had long since disappeared!

Without a second thought, the group hurried towards the city, confident in their speed. However, by the time they returned, the monsters that had roamed the city had vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a ravaged and filthy city, a sorrowful place littered with the corpses of countless mortals.

A note from the author:

I finally kept my word today, sob sob sob.

See you tomorrow~