Chapter 208

In the gloomy palace, nearly a hundred blood-stained iron chains hung from the ceiling, with countless strange beast corpses on them, and evil spirits exuding a murderous aura feasting around them.

As the banquet reached its climax, the enormous black shadow at the head of the table extended its giant claws and forcefully pulled the entire corpse off the chain, then tilted its head back and threw it all into its gaping maw.

The sound of bones being crushed was particularly eerie and jarring.

Blood flowed down the predator's body into the pool of blood in the center of the palace, attracting the evil spirits that were devouring the corpses. The stench wafted to everyone's noses through the sensors.

“There really is a secret passage.” Hong Yueling bent down slightly and turned to speak.

In the narrow stone path, figures were scattered about.

The five of them arrived at the main hall through a hidden stone passage beneath the palace, just in time to witness the Evil Spirit King eating. The twelve guards were stationed at the palace gates.

"We've circled around to the back of the Twelve Guardians. What should we do next?" Qingtian asked in a low voice, hiding behind Hongyueling.

"We split into two groups."

"We split into two groups."

As the two voices fell, Qingtian blurted out, "Brother Ye and Xiaoyouyou are quite in sync."

Yuan Ye glanced at Ying Ning and said, "The Twelve Guardians haven't discovered us yet. Ling and Hong Yue Ling should deal with them first, while You You and I will go to the Evil Spirit King's side."

"Qingtian, follow behind Hongyueling and be careful to control your position when casting spells."

"I'm in a group with Hong Yueling." Ying Ning's sudden voice startled the people around her.

Lately, whether it's competitions or grinding experience, Yingning has always been on the same team as Yuanye. But now she suddenly says she's going to be on the same team as someone else, which inevitably makes others think that there's been some unpleasantness between the two.

“Your skills are lacking, so follow me first…” Yuan Ye wanted to refuse.

“Priests and swordsmen are a better match.” Her voice was clear and crisp, uttering words that no one could refuse.

After a moment, Yuanye relented:

"knew."

*

Suzhou Golden Crane Pavilion.

After seeing Pei Yuqing sit down, the young master of the Zhou family immediately sat down beside him warmly: "Young Master Pei, I'm really sorry about what happened last time."

Last time, Young Master Zhou wanted to curry favor with Pei, the famous young master of Suzhou. Everyone knows that people in their circle are not short of money, let alone Pei Yuqing, who is in charge of the Pei family.

He then decided to use his beauty to please her.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuqing's face darkened that day.

Zhou Shao was still worried afterward about whether he had offended Pei Yuqing.

But less than half a day later, Pei Yuqing's secretary contacted him directly. It seemed from the secretary's words that Pei Yuqing was quite satisfied with the birthday banquet.

At this moment, Zhou Shao, who was sitting next to Pei Yuqing, was secretly delighted.

"Where is he?" The man in the main seat was handsome and dashing, but the jade python pendant around his neck was particularly eye-catching. It was said that this jade pendant was a family heirloom of the Pei family and its value was immeasurable.

The owner of the precious jade is the person in charge of the Pei family.

Pei Yuqing was dressed in a dark black formal suit today, with a shirt of the same color underneath, but with a subtle bamboo pattern, which made his neck appear excessively white and translucent.

At this moment, a hint of weariness appeared on his face, while the indifference in his eyes remained as unyielding as an ice cave that had never melted in millennia.

Zhou Shao noticed the slight sarcasm at the corner of Pei Yuqing's mouth, as if he was expecting something, or as if he wanted to tease someone.

It's a bit creepy.

"Young Master Pei, they're coming right away, they're coming right away." Young Master Zhou immediately called out to the waiters, asking them to urge the young actors on.

Pei Yuqing's expression softened.

A moment later, a waiter led over several attractive women who stood neatly in the center of the private room and respectfully addressed the two:

"Young Master Zhou, everyone's here."

"Young Master Pei, please choose whatever you like." Looking at the young actors from the banquet last time, Young Master Zhou felt even more smug and immediately gave them a wink.

These young actresses, who frequented the circles of wealthy second-generation individuals, already knew why they were there today, and they all called out in their sweet, coquettish voices:

"Hello, Young Master Pei."

Zhou Shao leaned close to Pei Yuqing: "You left in a hurry last time, so you probably didn't get a good look at it."

"Whichever one you like, I'll let her stay."

Upon hearing the sound, Pei Yuqing glanced around but was surprised to find that she couldn't find the person she was looking for.

"Zhou Yu, you're trying to mess with me." Pei Yuqing's tone was unfriendly. She picked up a silver spoon from the side and threw it into the plate. The crisp clinking sound had a mischievous tone to it.

"Young Master Pei... how could I possibly play you?!" Zhou Yu was bewildered.

"The people from the last banquet are all here."

“But the person I’m looking for isn’t here.” Pei Yuqing stopped looking at the pretentious women and instead looked at Zhou Yu beside her, beckoning him with her hand.

Zhou Yu immediately lowered his head and heard Pei Yuqing's words:

"Find it for me."