Affairs in the Hidden Nether Realm Concluded
A strange thing happened in the Hidden Nether Realm recently. First, the Moonless City, which has existed for ten thousand years, suddenly burst out with a light that hurt people's eyes.
After the light, many people in the entire Hidden Nether Realm inexplicably fainted, and they were all Curse.
Just when everyone thought that the Curse on them had unleashed its power and was about to end so many lives.
Unexpectedly, after just one night, the next morning, all those who had fainted for no apparent reason woke up!
To their even greater surprise, the red markings on these people's bodies completely faded away, and the Curse on them also vanished completely!
Many people connected this amazing event with the light from Moonless City, and some even said that the Curse was lifted because of something Moonless City did.
After they learned that the leader of the Sun-Chasing Hall had been captured and the Liu Household had been wiped out, everyone guessed that the so-called Curse might have been created by the Sun-Chasing Hall. Therefore, when their leader died, the Curse disappeared completely.
While some argue that the Curse existed long before the Sun-Chasing Hall appeared, those who firmly believe this theory immediately counter: perhaps the Sun-Chasing Hall had already taken shape long ago, and was merely searching for suitable candidates to cast Curse from the shadows. Once enough people were afflicted with the Curse, they would appear as saviors, using the promise of lifting the Curse to deceive everyone and achieve their sinister goals!
As soon as this speculation came out, more and more people believed that the Curse was orchestrated by the Sun-Chasing Hall.
Amid such rumors, many who had suffered the pain of the Curse turned their guns on the Sun-Chasing Hall Apostles who were now living in exile.
Those who hadn't made any mistakes were relatively unscathed; at most, they were reprimanded and warned never to associate with such evil forces again. But those who had followed the orders of the Sun-Chasing Hall and carried out assassination missions didn't fare so well in the end.
However, when this news reached the ears of the Liu Household, they breathed a small sigh of relief.
At that moment, the four of them were standing on the city wall, watching Sang Ying and her group walk away.
Liu Chengren and Liu Qingyu, who had long since recovered, stayed on either side of Liu Duanyue. Liu Qingyu hugged her father's left arm, silently comforting the man who was once again parting from his old friend.
"You did a good job covering up for Fellow Daoist Sang by using the matter of the Sun-Chasing Hall this time." Liu Duanyue finally spoke to his children in a calm voice after Sang Ying and the others had disappeared from sight.
That's right, the rumor about the Curse was spread by the Sun-Chasing Hall, and it was created by Liu Chengren and his two siblings.
They felt the commotion in Moonless City that day was too great and worried that someone would eventually notice Sang Ying and her group. In order to divert attention, they came up with this plan to blame everything on the Sun-Chasing Hall.
Without the red marks on his face, Liu Chengren now looked like a handsome young man. He smiled gently at his father and said, "Those two fellow Daoists have done us a great favor, so we should naturally repay them."
"By the way," Liu Chengzhi suddenly spoke up, "Father, what do you plan to do with those apostles of the Sun-Chasing Hall?"
Although they were pitifully deceived, they did indeed commit evil deeds. Even Yu Heng had countless people's blood on his hands.
It would be inappropriate to let them off so easily.
Liu Duanyue had already considered this. "Those who haven't done anything wrong can stay and help repair the houses; those who have done wrong will be dealt with according to the rules of Moonless City!"
Liu Chengzhi nodded, indicating that he understood Yu Heng's fate.
His apprentice, Dongdong, was taken in by the Sun-Chasing Hall when he was too young to know anything, so he is considered innocent. He is currently being raised in their city lord's mansion, living with the guards.
The child, still attached to their past relationship, would occasionally visit his master in prison, hoping to reunite with him outside.
But Dongdong didn't know that, given what Yu Heng had done, the best outcome for him in this life was to remain imprisoned forever.
"I remember the last time I met Fellow Daoist Sang and Fellow Daoist Jiang was ten thousand years ago. I just don't know when we'll meet again," Liu Duanyue said softly. "I hope these two fellow Daoists will always be safe, healthy, and have everything go smoothly!"
The winds of the wilderness occasionally swept through Moonless City, carrying the city lord's whispered blessing to distant lands. Even if they didn't know if the person they were talking about would hear it, the spring breeze and the wilderness bore witness. The friendship between Sang Ying, Jiang Zhuoxue, and Moonless City would continue until the city no longer remembered their names.
There aren't many Teleportation Array in the Hidden Nether Realm because maintaining cross-border Teleportation Array requires a lot of Spiritual Power, and ordinary cities simply can't withstand such consumption.
Therefore, if Sang Ying and the others wanted to leave, they still had to go through the nearest major city.
Without much thought, they returned to Spring Returns City, intending to leave from there via the Teleportation Array.
After everyone returned to Spring Returns City, Sang Ying took the initiative to ask them what they thought.
First came Duan Hanyi, who nodded affirmatively. "Wherever you go, I'll go. I came here to find you on my master's orders." He said this while looking at Sang Ying.
Considering Duan Hanyi's master's prophecy and his identity, Sang Ying was also worried about letting him run around outside. What if he was caught by someone and accidentally revealed the so-called Child of Heavenly Destiny?
Whether it's true or not is another matter, but I'll definitely get myself into trouble because of it.
Sang Ying nodded, then asked Wuming, "And you, what are your plans for the future?"
"Of course I'll stay with my benefactor," Wuming replied decisively.
But Sang Ying shook her head. "Your nephew is still in Spring Returns City. We'll be passing through there soon, so why don't you stay?"
Unexpectedly, Wuming firmly refused Sang Ying: "I told him long ago that I want to stay by the side of my two benefactors. If we are destined to be together, we will eventually meet again."
Wuming's attitude was very firm. Not only was he unwilling to stay, but he also refused to see his nephew one last time when passing through Spring Returns City.
Having no other choice, Sang Ying could only lead them to the Teleportation Array.
Fortunately, they acted quickly, and the Teleportation Array was still operational for the day. Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue paid four people's Spirit Stone, and the Teleportation Array quickly became active.
After a burst of light, the four figures vanished from the Hidden Nether Realm.
They didn't realize that after they left, two other families rushed after them, but they were too late and could only watch Sang Ying and the others disappear.
"Oh dear!" Household Head Min slapped his thigh, his voice full of regret, "How could I have been so slow? How could I have been so slow?! I should have had your parents bring you. They're young, and their legs are better than mine. They would definitely have caught up with our two benefactors."
Holding his grandfather's hand, Min Renjie smiled and said, "Grandfather, don't be discouraged. We are destined to meet our two benefactors again in the future."
Hearing his grandson's words of comfort, the Household Head Min felt relieved.
He knew that the turmoil in the Hidden Nether Realm these past few days had been too great, and that so many Curse people had recovered at the same time must be thanks to his two benefactors. So he specially arranged for people to be at the city gate, hoping to have the opportunity to see them again and get to know them.
However, they were still a step too late.
The grandfather and grandson quickly went home with their servants. As they turned to leave, Min Renjie heard a similarly childish voice say, "It's alright, Mom and Dad. My uncle said that if we're destined to meet again, we will. I'll wait patiently for him to come find me!"
Min Renjie turned his head and looked over, only to see that the child who had spoken had also turned his head and their eyes met.
They both paused for a moment, then smiled at each other.
At that time, they had no idea that this was the first meeting of two future heroes of the Hidden Nether Realm, and the beginning of a new chapter for this city!