Tang Nian turned around, but saw nothing.

She scratched her head; it seemed her master was simply going back.

As the King of Hell, one must not leave the King of Hell's Palace for an extended period of time before the young prince has fully inherited the position.

Judging from the dusty and travel-worn appearance of my master, he must have gone to another place first before coming to find me.

Fortunately, he left himself a few talismans before he left.

She picked up the talisman on the table, studied it as she walked behind the screen, and then plopped down on the bed and closed her eyes.

With all the mysteries piled up, Tang Nian felt a headache coming on.

She didn't want to think about it anymore; all she wanted to do now was sleep.

As night fell, Lou Mu and Tang Nian headed back towards the brothel they had visited earlier that day.

Now it's dark, and the whole city has fallen into darkness. There used to be a night watchman who would add oil to the lanterns along the street every day.

Now, only a few lanterns are still emitting a dim light.

In this dark environment, Tang Nian always felt a vague unease.

Upon arriving at the brothel, the once brightly lit place was now completely dark, and the interior was eerily quiet.

The two exchanged a glance and both saw the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Tang Nian took a deep breath and went inside. She saw that apart from the men who were kneeling in the main hall like walking corpses, Song Shiyi was nowhere to be seen.

Even Song Shiyi's aura is gone.

Tang Nian was afraid that this was Song Shiyi's scheme, and she was still somewhat wary.

But after they searched the entire brothel and confirmed that Song Shiyi was nowhere to be found, the two of them became somewhat puzzled.

"Song Shiyi has left?" Tang Nian asked.

"That's probably true." Lou Mu nodded. "All those prostitutes are dead too, so she may have already achieved her goal."

But he didn't understand. Lancheng was so small, where had Song Shiyi gone?

"What should we do? Should we go look for them?" Lou Mu asked.

Tang Nian thought of Song Shiyi's unusual behavior today and felt that she still needed to find her.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Lou Mu: "Go and find her. Song Shiyi is acting strangely today. I'm worried she might take action against those innocent people again."

She must find Song Shiyi today, no matter what, and she cannot let Song Shiyi hurt innocent people anymore.

The two went outside again and began searching along the street.

But they still couldn't find any trace of Song Shiyi.

Just as they were about to reach the city gate, a thick black aura shot straight into the sky.

Then the two heard a terrified cry for help: "Help...help me! Help me!"

The sound came from the city gate. What's going on? Is Song Shiyi going to leave the city?

Thinking of this, Lou Mu and Tang Nian exchanged a glance and immediately rushed towards the source of the sound.

As soon as they arrived at the city gate, they saw Song Shiyi with bloodshot eyes, gripping the gatekeeper's neck tightly, looking like a madman.

Tang Nian disregarded everything else, gathered her energy in her right hand, and with a flick of her wrist, sent a blue ball hurtling straight toward Song Shiyi.

The moment the ball touched Song Shiyi, she reacted as if she had been burned by something, and casually tossed the goalkeeper onto the city gate like a rag doll.

The gatekeeper twitched once and then stopped moving, slowly sliding down the city wall.

"Song Shiyi, you have already taken your revenge. This person has no grudge against you. Why did you do this!"

As Tang Nian spoke, she rushed toward Song Shiyi.

"Mind your own business and get out of my way," Song Shiyi said through gritted teeth.

Tang Nian ignored her.

The two were soon locked in combat.

Lou Mu also joined Tang Nian in attacking Song Shiyi.

Tang Nian quickly realized something was wrong.

Normally, Song Shiyi would have fought them to the death for provoking him like this.

For some reason, Tang Nian felt that Song Shiyi didn't seem to have much interest in fighting the two of them today.

Instead, he kept looking towards the city gate, as if he wanted to go out.

After having this idea, Tang Nian narrowed her eyes slightly and made a guess in her mind.

To verify this guess, she took out a talisman and threw it at Song Shiyi.

Song Shiyi dodged to the side, but unexpectedly the talisman was pasted right in the center of the city gate.

Tang Nian glanced at Lou Mu, and the two of them immediately stepped back.

Just as she had guessed, Song Shiyi did not chase after them as usual after watching them escape.

She didn't even glance at them, focusing solely on rushing towards the city gate.

With the talisman given by the King of Hell, Song Shiyi couldn't open the door at all.

No matter how much effort Song Shiyi put in or how many methods he tried, he was unable to get out of the city gate.

Song Shiyi attacked the city gate relentlessly, as if he had gone mad.

However, the city gate, which appeared to be dilapidated to the naked eye, proved to be incredibly sturdy when facing Song Shiyi.

No matter what Song Shiyi did, he could not leave through the city gate.

Tang Nian looked at Lou Mu and asked, "Why don't you think she walks towards the city wall?"

Lou Mu stood still and watched coldly: "Maybe someone has trapped her in the city."

"So, it's not my talisman that's working at all?"

Tang Nian stroked her chin, recalling Song Shiyi's ruthless treatment of the gatekeeper when she arrived, and nodded thoughtfully.

She felt that Lou Mu's words made a lot of sense.

The two remained silent for a moment, watching helplessly as Song Shiyi repeatedly tried to leave through the city gate.

"Are you sure we don't need to do anything?" Yu Xin's words, spoken with a hint of reluctance, sounded strange against Tang Nian's icy expression.

Song Shiyi also realized this, but for some reason she was unwilling to give up.

Each time they were repelled by the barriers at the city gate, they still continued their attack.

Tang Nian watched helplessly as Song Shiyi was imprisoned and suffered backlash time and time again. His brand-new red clothes became visibly worn out, and blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, but he still refused to give up.

She couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she sighed but remained silent for a long time.

In truth, Song Shiyi was also a pitiful person.

If it weren't for meeting Cui Wensong, I wouldn't be in this situation today.

She was wronged by Cui Wensong, and since there is a grievance, she can naturally seek revenge. If she hadn't done that, even in the underworld, Tang Nian could plead for her.

However, Song Shiyi's biggest mistake was losing his sense of justice while seeking revenge, which led to the deaths of so many innocent people.

Those pregnant women who died from exposure because of Song Shiyi had never provoked him.

However, she died tragically because of her revenge.

Regardless of the circumstances, all these causes and effects should be attributed to Song Shiyi.

After clearing his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, he looked at Lou Mu and said, "Now is a good opportunity to deal with Song Shiyi."

Lou Mu nodded: "You go ahead."

Song Shiyi has already been injured by the backlash from the city gate, and even Tang Nian alone could defeat him.

Without further hesitation, Tang Nian attacked Song Shiyi directly.