While Chen Yuan was wrapping up his work hundreds of miles away in Jiang’an County,
On the other side, outside Guang’an Prefecture, a white streak of light split the night sky, rapidly advancing from the northeast.
High above, a giant boat, thirty yards in length, rode the winds and cleaved through the waves, its bow sending up arcs of faint cyan light, covering dozens of yards in an instant with extreme speed!
On the big boat, figures were flashing out of the rooms, landing on the deck, numbering over a hundred.
From high above, looking down at the pitch-black night, the large city below resembled a massive beast, its majestic outline faintly visible.
"Guang’an Preface has arrived!"
Someone declared, and everyone’s gaze instantly turned stern.
They knew that ahead was a minor frontline between the Human Clan of Shu and the Ten Thousand Mountain Demon Clan—a place of great cruelty.
And they were about to plunge into it!
These were members from four supporting Sects!
Forty-eight disciples of the Yun Family Second Branch, with Yun Tiansheng’s father Yun Chuxiong personally leading, at the Heavenly Gate Seed Realm;
Nineteen from the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, with the Peak Master of Canghai Peak, Qing Yangzi, from the Heavenly Pass Taoist Soldier Realm, leading eighteen disciples from both Canghai Peak and Feilong Peak, most of them at Profound Body, with the Chief Disciple Ji Wuming having just broken through to the Tao Seed Realm on the road here.
There were also disciples from Fulong Temple and Thunder Mountain, twenty-seven and thirty-one, respectively, each led by a Taoist Soldier!
Interestingly, both these Sects belonged to the Shu Mountain Camp, evidently having communicated in secret.
A dozen breaths later, the Shu Mountain Sword Sect’s Flying Boat cleaved through the air, descending rapidly toward the north gate of Guang’an Prefecture.
On the city wall, shouts rang out immediately.
A pot of tea later, in the residence of the Sky Patrol Department, with shouts and calls, members of the four Sects were welcomed here.
At that moment, a hearty laugh quickly emanated from inside.
"Gentlemen, I have awaited you for a long time. We received news that esteemed guests will visit during the day. On behalf of the hundreds of thousands of civilians in Guang’an Prefecture, I thank you for your righteousness!"
Meanwhile, in the darkness outside the Sky Patrol Department, on the eaves of a tall pavilion some distance away, a crow-like black bird made a "gurgle" sound. Its green-glowing bird eyes reflected the scene of several groups entering the Sky Patrol Department as they moved.
The Black Bird’s eyes swiveled for a while with a profound gaze, flapping its wings as it lifted into the air, then after circling a few times, it flew towards a yard in Guang’an Prefecture.
In the yard, a room brightly lit.
Outside the window, with the silhouette of dancing lights, graceful dance motions swayed within, accompanied by merry laughter.
Through the window, one could see an exposed-dressed woman moving her body, and a man in front of her, wearing a brocade robe, high cheekbones, green face and fangs, eyes gleaming with green light, squinted with pride and disdain.
It was an adult Night Fox!
At this Night Fox’s feet, a wooden basin filled with clean water sat, with two differently-aged women in chest robes, assisting him in washing his feet, their eyes seductive as silk.
At this moment, the Night Fox’s lips curved in mockery, lifting his ugly, black-veined feet from the water, brushing past the woman’s clothing, chest, and finally resting in front of him.
Suddenly, the two women, as if possessed, began to extend....
Just then, two urgent grunts sounded.
In a corner of the room, two men, tightly bound, lay on the ground, eyes wide open watching this scene, furiously glaring with veins popping on their faces, with nothing stuffed in their mouths, yet their faces flushed red, seemingly blocked by something, utterly unable to speak.
Looking at their ages and appearances, they seemed to be father and son!
Upon seeing the reaction of this father and son pair, the curvature of the Night Fox’s eyes and brow became increasingly exaggerated, its visage turning more fierce and malevolent.
It raised a hand towards the father and son, and with a lift, the duo were suddenly hanging in mid-air, seemingly strangled at the neck, desperately clutching their throats, feet kicking chaotically, struggling ceaselessly.
"Shall I kill them both?"
The towering figure of the Night Fox bent down, its pair of serene eyes glaring at two women, large and small, with a menacing grin.
It relished the feeling of wantonly controlling others, of being high and mighty, finding it extremely delightful and pleasing.
However, the two women showed no fear, instead wrapping around like snakes, emitting joyful, high-pitched laughter.
The father and son held aloft, faces reddening in struggle, now wore expressions of pain, their eyes looking at their wives and daughters filled with agony and despair.
It wasn’t supposed to be .
This terrifying demon, who invaded his home, controlling the maidservants, controlling everything.
It wasn’t supposed to be , not .
Just as the father and son felt angry and hopeless, the adult Night Fox sensed something, dropped its hand, and its somber gaze slowly turned towards the window.
Beneath the flicker of candlelight, a pair of fluttering wings appeared outside the door.
Just as it was about to act,
suddenly, a hand appeared from the silhouette outside the door, violently grabbing those bird wings.
Then, the door slammed open with a bang.
A figure appeared outside the door.
Pointed face, curved Hooked Nose, ferocious bone spurs protruding from the forehead, a pair of eyes filled with danger and ruthlessness, dressed in a black robe.
Upon seeing this person, the adult Night Fox’s eyes twitched, then it clapped its hands, and the women, as if having received some command, changed from vivacious expressions to numb ones, their gazes vacant, emitting a green light, and stood to each side.
"What does your Feiyi Clan want with me at this hour?" the adult Night Fox curled its fangs, speaking in a muffled tone, a look of wariness on its face, its body slightly tense.
"Don’t rush, here, this is your controlled messenger, right? Let’s see what it has," the man with the Hooked Nose chuckled, then threw the black bird he held forward.
The black bird, fluttering its wings, landed in the arms of the adult Night Fox, then became quietly motionless.
"According to the agreements between the clans, I have no reason to show you, each clan has its own intelligence." The adult Night Fox’s eyes flickered, making no move.
However, seeing the Hooked Nose of the Feiyi member, he sneered with a laugh, "Hehe, do you think you have the right to refute?"
With that, the figure suddenly moved, in an instant appearing in front of the Night Fox, a violent aura tilting out, directly pressuring the Night Fox.
It was distinctly the aura of a Heavenly Pass Tao Seed!
The adult Night Fox’s pupils instantly contracted, its body attempted to dodge but failed, the chair beneath shattered, and it was fiercely pressed to the ground, letting out a painful scream.
"You’ll look if I tell you to look, why all the nonsense?" The man from the Feiyi Clan, now in a harsh tone, glared with a cold sneer.
The adult Night Fox, only at the Profound Body Peak in cultivation, had no choice but to obey, angry yet powerless, as the Feiyi Clan, being one of the Ten Evils, were naturally cruel and better not provoked.
The Night Fox’s blue eyes moved, meeting the bird’s gaze, then from its eyes, a green light was drawn out.
The green light transformed, revealing a scene.
It was notably the entrance of the Sky Patrol Department, a scene of hundreds of people entering.