“Those who abducted martial artists must not be from my Jinrong City, Your Highness. Since no clues have been found in Jinrong City.”
"Why don't we go and take a look at the surrounding small towns? We might find something useful there, instead of wasting time here and letting those villains escape."
Yao Tianshang paused in his grip on the wine glass, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said, "Is City Lord Wu trying to get rid of us?"
"Your Highness misunderstands. Your Highness's arrival in my Jinrong City has brought glory to the entire city. How could I possibly drive Your Highness away?"
"I'm just worried that if Your Highness stays here any longer, it will delay important matters. Not only will it allow the villains to go unpunished, but Your Majesty will also blame you in the end."
"I have my own considerations, and there is no need for City Lord Wu to worry about these matters."
Wu Xin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his sleeve and quickly replied, "Yes, yes, Your Highness is right. I was being presumptuous."
But beneath the cover of his sleeves, a dark glint flashed in his eyes.
On the other side, Ruan Xiyan briefly surveyed the city lord's forces before heading to meet up with Lin Muze and the others.
Wu Xin owned many villas. After investigating them, they finally set their sights on the most inconspicuous villa on the outskirts of the city.
"Sister Yan, will Wanwan be locked up in this villa?" Yu Qiqi looked around the villa in front of her. "This villa looks dilapidated and small, it doesn't seem like a place where people can be hidden."
"Don't judge a book by its cover." Ruan Xiyan looked at the guards in the villa. "Take care of them as soon as possible."
"Okay, Sister Yan." After Lin Muze finished speaking, he and Yu Qiqi exchanged a glance, and the two of them rushed into the courtyard together.
"There's an attack! Help! Help!" the guard shouted.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was pierced through by Lin Muze's spear.
The villa, which originally had only about ten guards, suddenly had about a hundred more guards appear out of nowhere.
"This little place is quite a hiding place." Yu Qiqi joked as she hammered someone with her meteor hammer.
As Ruan Xiyan unleashed her spiritual power, a large number of guards fell to the ground.
She was initially just guessing, not certain.
But the presence of so many guards solidified her resolve.
Despite the numerous guards here, they were still unable to stop the advance of a Creation Realm expert.
They fought their way from the outer courtyard to the inner courtyard, with guards falling one after another on the ground.
"Sister Yan, there's no sign of Wanwan in this room."
“I don’t have her here either.” Lin Muze frowned. “There’s not a soul in the room. Could it be that Wanwan isn’t in this villa?”
Yu Qiqi shook her head, "It's probably impossible. If there's nothing fishy about this villa, why would they send so many guards here?"
"Sister Yan, could there be some secret room that we haven't discovered?"
Ruan Xiyan's fair fingers brushed past her eyes, revealing a pair of blood-red pupils.
She glanced around and finally stopped at a wall in the main hall.
She looked at Yu Qiqi and the others, "Get out of the way."
Upon hearing this, they took a few steps back.
Ruan Xiyan gathered her strength in her hand, clenched her fist, and slammed it into the wall.
There was no doubt that a large hole had been punched in the wall.
"This wall is hollow!" Lin Muze exclaimed in surprise. "That's a secret passage."
As the wall collapsed, a long, dark secret passage was revealed, its destination unknown.
"Be careful, everyone." Ruan Xiyan rotated her wrist and stepped into the secret passage first.
This wall must be controlled by a mechanism, but we still need to search for it; it's far less quick and satisfying than a violent punch.
They walked forward along the long secret passage. Ruan Xiyan's blood-red eyes had faded, and they had returned to a pair of dark eyes.
Yu Qiqi walked behind Ruan Xiyan, hesitated for a long time, and finally asked the question.
"Sister Yan, your eyes?"
Ruan Xiyan turned around and glanced at her, then smiled and said, "You were born this way, isn't that scary?"
When she was a child in Yunjin Kingdom, everyone was afraid of her blood-red eyes and called her a monster.
"No, not at all," Yu Qiqi shook her head.
"Whether it's black eyes or blood-red eyes, Sister Yan is beautiful. Her eyes seem to hold stars, how could she be scary?"
Yu Qiqi smiled sweetly, "And Sister Yan's eyes are so amazing, she can even see through the invisible."
Yu Qiqi looked at Ruan Xiyan with eyes full of admiration.
Ruan Xiyan smiled, but didn't say anything more.
A hint of heartache flashed in Jun Yu's eyes as he looked at Ruan Xiyan.
What must Ah Yan have gone through in the past for her to think that others would be afraid of her blood-red eyes?
In the city lord's mansion.
A guard suddenly rushed over, and seeing his appearance, Wu Xin scolded, "What's the rush!"
"Can't you see His Highness is still here? Be careful not to bump into him."
The guard bowed to Yao Tianshang, then walked to Wu Xin's side and whispered a few words.
Wu Xin's expression changed, and he immediately stood up. "Your Highness, I have some matters to attend to, so please excuse me."
"Lord Wu, please go ahead and attend to your business."
Upon hearing Yao Tianshang's agreement, Wu Xin quickly walked outside.
A moment later, a guard appeared, knelt before Yao Tianshang, clasped his hands and said, "Your Highness, City Lord Wu just left the City Lord's Mansion and took many people with him, heading towards the outskirts of the city."
Wu Xie, as if struck by a sudden thought, picked up his wine glass and downed it in one gulp. "We'd better hurry and catch up, or we'll miss the show."
Yao Tianshang stretched with a smile, "It seems that the task my father gave me is nearing its end, and the results will be available soon."
During the few days he stayed at the city lord's mansion, he felt that Wu Xin was strange in every way.
In particular, he always seemed to want him to leave as soon as possible, so he pretended to send his servants to investigate, but in reality he secretly sent his guards to keep an eye on the city lord's mansion.
I thought it would take some time before Wu Xin would reveal his true colors, but I didn't expect him to be unable to hide his true nature so soon. It's really quite unexpected.
As Ruan Xiyan and her companions ventured deeper into the secret passage, a glimmer of light appeared ahead.
arrive!
Lin Muze and his men gripped their weapons tightly, ready to engage in battle.
Connecting to the secret passage is a huge central chamber, with several separate rooms on either side.
The room held all sorts of people, and guards would occasionally patrol the central secret chamber outside to check for any unusual situations.
"Let us out!"
"What do you want to do by arresting us and locking us up here?!"
The people in the room were shouting through the small food delivery window on the door.
The guard lashed the gate with his whip, yelling, "Quiet down, all of you!"
"If it weren't for the fact that the city lord has been busy entertaining distinguished guests these past few days and hasn't had time to attend to you, do you think you'd still be alive to be shouting here!"
Instead of making such a fuss, you should cherish these last few days.
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