"Yes, sir, look at these torches, they're strange, they can't be extinguished even in such heavy rain!"
The torch in the man's hand seemed to shield him from the heavy rain, and the blazing flames illuminated the others around him.
"This is utterly absurd!"
Even when people discuss these days, they won't say anything unpleasant, and they don't even dare to speak loudly.
After all, they were the ones who were rescued, and now they still need these torches, which the heavy rain couldn't extinguish, to light their way down the mountain.
Not only did they know this, but Fu Lixing also knew it.
This isn't the way down the mountain; it's like they've been given a second life.
Fu Lixing lowered his voice and said seriously, "Everyone, no matter what happened before, she saved your lives today. You should repay her kindness tenfold. Besides, she never had any intention to harm anyone from beginning to end. I'm sure you all know what to do."
Everyone fell silent.
Seeing this, Fu Lixing continued, "Let's go down the mountain and into the city first, and we can talk about the rest later."
The group followed one another slowly down the mountain.
As dawn broke on the horizon, the light of the torches grew dimmer and dimmer.
Apart from the still torrential rain, everything else seems to have changed.
When the sky was completely bright and the torches in everyone's hands were completely extinguished, they finally reached the foot of the mountain.
As the last person stepped down the stairs, the thousands of steps behind them rumbled with a deafening roar.
A visible crack, like a long snake, quickly reached the crowd from top to bottom.
Fu Lixing made a snap decision and shouted, "Run!"
Everyone hurriedly ran towards the open space ahead.
The sounds of what appeared to be a landslide grew closer and closer, and everyone's hearts pounded with anxiety.
Even after being imprisoned for so long, it unleashed unprecedented power at this moment.
When the commotion behind me stopped, I turned around and found that the cracks only reached the last step at the foot of the mountain.
It was as if some inexplicable force had stopped it there.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but when they looked up again...
The direction from the top of Tianyun Sect Mountain was shrouded in thick fog, with visibility limited to no more than a hundred meters.
Above that, it was all gray and hazy.
If you get closer, you'll find that it's not fog at all.
It was actually a large amount of dust generated by the landslide!
Fu Lixing and the others did not investigate further. They called everyone over, then tied up the Tianyun Sect leader and headed towards Yuecheng.
After they left, Ning Yao emerged from the shadows.
She snapped her fingers, and the mountain, which had been silent, began to tremble slightly again.
After a moment, it fell silent again.
After doing all that, Ning Yao turned around and headed towards Moon City.
Meanwhile, Moon City, not far away, also felt the earth-shattering commotion caused by the Heavenly Cloud Sect.
At this time, Fu Liyuan had already mustered his troops in Moon City, ready to send troops to Tianyun Sect at any time.
The group that descended the mountain overnight are now fully prepared to set off.
Ning Jin and Fu Jian returned to Yuecheng last night after descending the mountain, and with the help of Ning Yao's medicinal pills, they have recovered their energy and spirit.
The two were originally the vanguard in this battle of Moon City, and this experience with Tianyun Sect made them see some things more clearly.
“General, Third Sister can fight against the Tianyun Sect by herself, so there’s no need to worry too much,” Ning Jin suggested.
He believed that the focus should be placed on the invaders from the outside.
Fu Liyuan frowned, seemingly lost in thought.
A series of hurried footsteps sounded, and the soldiers guarding the city rushed over, their voices filled with disbelief and immense joy.
"General! Lord Fu is back! He's alive!"
Fu Liyuan and Fu Jian looked up abruptly, their pupils flashing with shock.
"What did you say? Second Uncle isn't dead?" Fu Jian stepped forward and grabbed the soldier.
Although Fu Liyuan didn't speak, his slightly trembling hands betrayed his excitement.
Fu Lixing was appointed Prefect of Yuecheng and put in charge of the city's troops.
Five years ago, he lost contact with the Fu family in the capital. He learned from the memorial sent back to the capital that Fu Lixing led troops to suppress bandits but was ambushed.
None of the soldiers he led out survived, and even he himself was never found dead.
Both the Fu family and the imperial court sent people to search again, but not only had the bandits disappeared without a trace, but apart from the soldiers' corpses, Fu Lixing could not be found anywhere.
After the imperial court withdrew its personnel, the Fu family stayed in Yuecheng for nearly half a year.
In the end, it was the people from the Tianyun Sect who stepped in, captured the bandits, and sent them to the Fu family.
Fu Lixing, however, remains missing.
The Fu family always thought he was dead, and they couldn't even find his body because he had been eaten by wild animals in the mountains.
But now, five years later, he has actually come back.
The soldiers guarding the city had been there before Moon City, so he knew about it.
"That's right! Lord Fu is back, and he's on his way here!"
He had barely finished speaking when he felt a gust of wind blow by, and the people in front of him had already run away.
Just as Fu Lixing and the rescued people arrived at the gate of the governor's mansion, they saw his elder brother Fu Liyuan and nephew Fu Jian running towards him.
"Big brother! Ah Jian!"
"Second Uncle!"
The three brothers, uncle and nephew, all looked excited.
Fu Liyuan said with a look of relief, "I knew you couldn't die so easily. Well done!"
Fu Jian also asked, "Second Uncle, where have you been all these years?"
Shen Ci'an, who arrived later, said, "It's raining heavily outside, let's go inside first."
Only then did everyone realize what was happening, and they quickly welcomed the person into the mansion.
The household was bustling with activity as servants boiled water, made ginger soup, and prepared clean clothes for the servants.
After everything was tidied up, an hour had passed.
Fu Lixing then explained the whole story.
After saying that, he sent people to inquire about the other rescued people, intending to help them return home.
Fu Jian looked shocked: "Second Uncle, you were arrested too? Then why didn't Ning Jin and I see you?"
Fu Lixing looked puzzled: "You were arrested? But it's normal that you didn't see me. That dungeon is extremely strange. Apart from some things that happened right after I was arrested and after I was rescued, I don't remember anything from all those years in between."
"The people imprisoned in the dungeon are not the same; I don't know exactly how many people have gone in and out over the years."
"Moreover, I lost consciousness shortly after I went in, and I didn't know that you were also arrested."
Ning Jin nodded and said, "The dungeon is dark, and the place where we were imprisoned wasn't at the very back, so it's normal that we didn't know."
Fu Liyuan asked, "Was it Miss Ning who rescued you?"
Fu Lixing was taken aback. Recalling the previous situation, he quickly asked, "Miss Ning? Is she from the Duke of Zhenguo's family?"
Ning Jin nodded: "It is indeed my third sister!"
Fu Liyuan quickly said, "She went down the mountain ahead of us. Judging by her pace, she should have been back in the city long ago."
"She hasn't come back yet!" Shen Ci'an said in a deep voice.
"Should we go look for it?" Fu Jian suggested.
"No need to look, I'm back!" Ning Yao appeared at the door.
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