Promise me one condition

The headquarters of the Sun-Chasing Hall, inside the bunker.

Yu Heng, with the meat his disciple fed him, felt a particularly unpleasant taste in his mouth. The moment he moved slightly, the Immortal-Binding Rope on his body tightened even more.

He sighed, unable to even eat the second bite of meat his apprentice fed him.

Seeing this, the apprentice quickly urged, "Master, please eat some more. It's rare to have meat in the bunker, and this is all we've been given. If you don't eat, who knows when we'll get any more!"

Yu Heng listened to his apprentice's words, a strange tightness settled in his chest.

He was already able to leave the bunker and see the outside world, but his apprentice, since he brought him back to raise him, hadn't been to the surface or seen anyone outside for several years.

Even the meat he looked down upon was a delicacy his apprentice had begged for a long time to taste.

Yu Heng's eyes grew even deeper. He resented the Sun-Chasing Hall and the Hidden Nether Realm. It was a world devoid of life.

The ropes binding him seemed to tighten more and more, making it hard for him to breathe.

"Master, do you think the Hall Master can really cure us?" Seeing that his master seemed unable to eat anymore, the little apprentice Dongdong put down his chopsticks and looked at his master expectantly.

Yu Heng's heart softened at his gaze, and his disgust for the sect leader grew stronger as he recalled him. However, he naturally wouldn't tell Dongdong the truth, only saying, "Of course, actually, before Master returned, he had already found a way to lift the Curse. When Master becomes even more powerful, he will definitely turn you into a normal child."

"Really?!" Dongdong immediately became excited. "But I don't want to become normal myself, I want Master to become normal first. Sister Yinqiu, who took care of me before, said that Master is very handsome. I want to see what Master looks like without the red marks on his face."

Dongdong was happy because of her master's words, but she didn't see the loneliness that unconsciously showed in Yu Heng's eyes after hearing the words "Sister Yinqiu".

The child in front of him probably had no idea that the sister Yinqiu he spoke of had died last month due to the outbreak of Curse.

She knew that if she had just waited a little longer, the life-saving medicine would have appeared, but unfortunately, she never got to see that day.

Dongdong, oblivious to his master's expression, reached out and tugged at the ropes binding him again. "Master, when are they going to take these off for you? If they don't take them off soon, I'm afraid they'll tighten even more."

These days, his master can't even lift his hand. If the rope hadn't been loose enough to tie Yu Heng's feet, he probably wouldn't even be able to step out of this room.

Yu Heng naturally disliked the rope, but he had asked almost every Blue-Robed Apostle in the bunker for help, and even they couldn't do anything about it. The hall master was even less likely to work for a nobody like him.

Furthermore, according to Yu Heng's observation, the hall master has not left that dark room for many years, and there is probably some secret hidden in it.

Yu Heng was about to speak to comfort his apprentice, the ropes binding him began to move.

This time the force was greater than before, Yu Heng had no chance to resist at all. He was immediately pulled several meters away by the rope!

Dongdong was also frightened by this, and chased after his master while crying.

But Yu Heng instantly calmed down and quickly told Dongdong, "Don't cry! Open the door for Master. Someone is just playing a prank on Master. Don't worry, the rope will be gone when Master comes back after a while."

Dongdong's eyes were filled with tears, and he was still somewhat skeptical. He looked at Yu Heng's flushed face and asked, "Really, Master? But this rope looks like it's trying to take you away."

Yu Heng managed to steady the rope for a moment, but he was already struggling to breathe. Even so, he still managed a smile at his apprentice, "Don't be afraid, Master is really alright, Master will be back soon. You can't tell anyone about this, otherwise they won't play with Master anymore."

Dongdong wiped away his tears. He knew his master was lying to him, but he still obediently went forward and opened the door.

As soon as the door opened, the Immortal-Binding Rope, like a wild horse let loose, gave Yu Heng no room to resist and dragged him quickly out of the room.

At this moment, Yu Heng was only grateful that the bunker was dimly lit, and that there was usually no one around in the place where he lived.

Gritting his teeth, Yu Heng hesitated for a moment between seeking help and going to see Sang Ying. Finally, he made his choice. He closed his eyes, and to the sound of Dongdong calling, he turned into mud, disappearing into the bunker along with the rope...

Inside the house, Liu Duanyue, along with Zhou Xuan and her second son, waited for a long time. As the sun was about to set, they still hadn't seen the "friend" that Sang Ying had mentioned. Liu Duanyue couldn't help but pace back and forth in the house.

Seeing this, Liu Chengzhi couldn't help but advise, "Father, don't worry. Since Senior Sang has already mentioned a solution, please wait patiently a little longer."

Liu Duanyue didn't reply, but simply sat back down in her chair as her son suggested.

Then Liu Chengzhi cast an apologetic glance at Sang Ying and the others. Back when he was summoned to the city lord's mansion by Liu Duanyue, Sang Ying had recognized this young man as the "Baixiaosheng" who had struck up a conversation with them earlier.

The group had originally planned to find out more about this Baixiaosheng's shop after resolving this matter. Now, however, he had exposed their entire background.

However, Sang Ying didn't take it too seriously. The other party probably noticed something was wrong with her group, which was why they came forward to test her. As long as she was sure the person didn't have bad intentions, Sang Ying wouldn't mind letting the matter go.

Just when Sang Ying was about to lose patience, a clump of mud burst into the city lord's mansion in the twilight.

Before Yu Heng could even fully materialize from the mud, he immediately yelled at Sang Ying, "What do you want from me to untie this rope?!"

The mud let out a hoarse complaint, and just as Liu Duanyue took a defensive stance, Yu Heng had already revealed himself.

He took a deep breath and offered the ropes that were wrapped around him and that he couldn't shake off to Sang Ying: "I won't run away anymore, okay? Please, fairy, untie me! This thing has been binding me for days, and if it keeps going like this, both my hands will be ruined."

Sang Ying raised her hand, loosening the Immortal-Binding Rope slightly. "No rush. Once you've answered City Lord Liu's question well, I'll naturally release you."

Upon hearing this, Yu Heng glanced at the Liu Household father and son.

"Seeing how hard you tried to assassinate Wuming and work for the Sun-Chasing Hall, I suppose you also hoped to return to normal. Now that you know the Sun-Chasing Hall can't help you anymore, do you still want to continue down the path of death?" Sang Ying said bluntly.

Zhou Xuan and Wuming had already secured the gate, Liu Household father and son were also watching him intently. Sang Ying's Immortal-Binding Rope was still binding Yu Heng... All of this told him that he had no chance of escaping.

Finally, after a moment of silence, Yu Heng relented. "I can help you, but I need you to agree to one condition!"

A note from the author:

I'm stuck on the script again, sob sob (covers face). I need to organize the outline.

I'll update again tomorrow with a proper three chapters!