Seeing that the Wu'an Palace fell into chaos, Dark Moon Fairy and her group took the opportunity to sneak back to the inn where they were staying.

At this moment, Xiao Jingyi was witnessing the birthday party he had carefully prepared being turned into a mess, but he was not as panicked or angry as others.

Instead, he remained remarkably calm and decisively issued an order: "Close the city gates immediately! From now on, strictly interrogate all outsiders! Whether visiting relatives or friends, or simply doing business, anyone who is not a Nanyi citizen will be arrested and brought to the military camp for severe torture!"

Xiao Jingyi would never tolerate such reckless behavior on this land. He knew that if he did not take tough measures to find out the mastermind behind the scenes, he was afraid that more similar incidents would occur in the future.

Therefore, even if there is a possibility of accidentally hurting innocent people, he will not hesitate - he would rather kill thousands of people by mistake than let any suspicious person go!

The military advisor looked at Xiao Jingyi solemnly and said slowly: "Marshal, do you think this could be someone sent by the court?" He pondered various possibilities in his heart, but his eyes were always on Xiao Jingyi.

Xiao Jingyi shook his head slightly and replied firmly: "Emperor Wen would never do this. In my opinion, it is very likely that the people from the Soul-Seeking Sect are behind this. They must want to take this opportunity to rescue Nanzhi out of the city!" When he said this, his fists clenched unconsciously.

As the two men were discussing, Xiao Jingyi's deputy hurried into the room, clasped his fists in salute, and reported, "Marshal, after an in-depth investigation, we have discovered that there are indeed some suspicious aspects of today's opera troupe."

Xiao Jingyi frowned slightly, his eyes became sharp, and he asked, "Oh? What's the specific problem? Tell me quickly!"

The deputy general quickly replied, "As far as I know, this troupe arrived in Nanyi a few days ago and was suddenly invited to perform. Moreover, during their performance, the people backstage seemed to intentionally avoid the guards' sight..."

The more Xiao Jingyi listened, the gloomier his expression became. Finally, he slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Take people to bring all those people back immediately! Remember, interrogate them strictly and make sure to get the truth!" He knew very well that this matter was of great importance and he could not be careless in the slightest.

Outside the Yunlai Inn, heavily armed soldiers and officers stood densely packed, surrounding the entire inn. Inside, the atmosphere was tense, and everyone looked solemn.

A deputy general led a team of soldiers into the inn and began searching every floor. Seeing this, Dark Moon Fairy raised her brows slightly and said softly, "Xiao Jingyi is not stupid. He figured it out so quickly."

The Sword Spirit standing by, holding a longsword, said with a determined look, "Pavilion Master, there is no time to lose. We must fight our way out, and you and Princess Nanzhi can break out through the back door."

Dark Moon Fairy turned to Shang Lu and instructed, "You, the Soul-Seizing Sect's men, will escort Nanzhi to their branch. Meanwhile, have Mu San and Ghost Hand's men go along. I, along with Sword Spirit's men, will go meet these officers and soldiers!"

After hearing this, Nanzhi pouted and said unhappily, "I don't want to be separated from Sister Anyue! I know how to use poison and can protect myself!"

Dark Moon Enchantress glanced helplessly at the innocent girl, thinking that she was young and ignorant after all, but the situation was critical, so she could only let her do as she pleased. So she responded, "Alright! Since you insist on following me, then it's up to you!"

Then, Dark Moon Fairy cast her gaze towards the people of the Soul-Seeking Sect and sternly said, "Those with weaker fighting power should retreat immediately. The rest of you should follow me and fight together!"

Before he finished speaking, the people present looked at each other in bewilderment, no one wanting to publicly admit their own lack of strength. For a moment, the scene fell into silence.

Mu San stepped forward and shouted at the ghost hand: "Let's not cause trouble for them. Let's retreat quickly!"

Ghost Hand touched his nose and thought to himself: When it comes to killing enemies, it's really not something we thieves are good at.

At this time, Du Zhong and Du Heng led everyone to quietly climb out of the window, and then headed towards the branch of the Soul-Seizing Sect with trepidation and tiptoe.

Meanwhile, Dark Moon Fairy led the others out of the room, only to find a large number of soldiers already waiting outside. The leading lieutenant stared at Dark Moon Fairy with a hawk-like gaze, shouting, "Jia Xiong? Come! Take them all away!"

Jia Xiong's eyes were as cold as ice, and the sharp blade in his hand flashed with a cold light. Without hesitation, he slashed at the deputy general. The deputy general had never expected Jia Xiong to dare to disobey orders so blatantly. Caught off guard, he felt a sharp gust of wind and was slashed by the opponent's blade in the blink of an eye.

The deputy general's armor was as sturdy as paper, easily slashed open, and blood gushed out instantly. However, Jia Xiong simply said, "I never thought the armor equipped by the Nanyi army would be of such poor quality!"

At this moment, the deputy general's expression turned extremely grim. He secretly knew that the power contained in Jia Xiong's previous attack was definitely extraordinary. The man before him was undoubtedly a master who had hidden his true strength!

Anger and fear intertwined together, the deputy general roared: "Everyone listen up, attack together! No matter life or death, we must capture this man!" With his order, the surrounding officers and soldiers waved their weapons and rushed towards Jia Xiong.

At this moment, Nanzhi quickly took out a packet of poison powder from her arms and shouted loudly: "Look at my power! The poison powder is here!" She originally planned to use this packet of poison powder to stun the officers and soldiers who were besieging them, but because she was too excited, she made a mistake in her actions.

As a result, the poison powder didn't fall on the soldiers' faces as expected. Instead, it flew directly in front of Jian Hun and Jian San. Instantly, they felt a pungent odor assault their nostrils, their eyes rolled back, and their bodies fell limply to the ground, unconscious.

Seeing this, the members of the Black Sword Team hurried forward to help the two men up and carefully carried them on their backs. Dark Moon Fairy was secretly annoyed and glared at Nanzhi fiercely. If she had knocked this troublemaker unconscious from the beginning and handed him over to Du Bangchui, there would not be so much trouble.

Nanzhi cried out in grievance, "I really didn't mean it!" However, Dark Moon Enchantress didn't believe his explanation at all and responded coldly, "Oh? Really? Then can I understand that you did it on purpose?"

At this moment, the deputy general on the side suddenly shouted loudly: "Quick! Catch the kid who used the poison powder! He may be Nanzhi in disguise! We must not let him get away!" As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers came to their senses as if they had just woken up from a dream, and immediately rushed towards Nanzhi.

Nanzhi: "...!"