Regarding the decision of this lord, Li Xianghong pondered slightly and looked at Fan Wuzhe on the ground, "Dong Wenshu must be coming for him. How does Lord Po Yuan plan to handle this?"

Po Yuan also thought for a moment and then slowly said, "The matters of Yao Yue City are others' affairs, they have nothing to do with our Divine Mountain. As for how Yao Yue City wants to deal with him in the future, it has nothing to do with us as long as they haven't found us. Considering that the ancestors of the owner of that hall once taught the Demon Queen, out of respect for the 'Demon Queen's' reputation, we should give them the face of their ancestral blessings. What's left is family matters, send him back and let the owner handle it himself."

Li Xianghong understood his meaning and turned back to the one who reported, saying, "Tell Dong Wenshu to go back first; he will be personally delivered to him later."

"Yes." The reporter accepted the order and left.

Outside the City Lord Mansion, he conveyed the City Lord's intention to the visiting Dong Wenshu and his son.

This word undoubtedly proved that the rumors outside were true; Fan Wuzhe had really been captured.

Dong Wenshu cupped his hands and said, "May I ask why the City Lord wants to capture Fan Wuzhe?"

"That I am not clear about. Mr. Dong Wen, it's better to return first." The person gestured with his hand, politely seeing them off.

What could the father and son do? The City Lord had already given an explanation, they couldn't make more trouble and had to leave.

Among the people at the foot of the mountain, not many have the qualification to ascend to the mountain top; the father and son having this honor was already a rare privilege.

The two went down the mountain and just returned to Chao Yue Hall, when they heard a commotion outside, and saw a group of strangers barging in directly.

"Who are you?" Dong Wenshu exclaimed.

The leader revealed a token, which silenced Dong Wenshu.

"Father, what's going on?" The extremely nervous eldest daughter Dong Liangyi asked beside him, looking unconsciously at Shi Chun beside her as she spoke.

She was worried, was it because of the matter regarding Shi Chun sneaking out last night, and had it been discovered?

Not only her, but all four siblings were also startled by this situation, having never seen such a scene in their own home.

The second daughter Dong Liangyu inadvertently glanced at Shi Chun and noticed that Shi Chun had no abnormal reaction.

At this moment, having no abnormal reaction was the biggest anomaly. The whole family was in a state of apprehension, but this one appeared calm and collected, like an indifferent onlooker, which seemed unnaturally poised.

A group of intruders, after entering, the ones at the tail closed the door. The first ones in quickly took up positions in various corners of the courtyard, enclosing the entire residence from the inside, avoiding the conspicuous movements outside.

Before long, someone came from the backyard, calling, "Mr. Dong Wen, the City Lord invites you."

The family quickly headed to the backyard, only to find Li Xianghong, with long hair beside her, already in the courtyard. Frankly speaking, her long hair was not appealing.

It wasn't just unappealing; the overall combination made it look somewhat odd.

Shi Chun had never seen her, but had heard about the City Lord's long hair, thus recognized her instantly.

Po Yuan, who came along, had his eyes slightly moving, glancing at Shi Chun. To others, the City Lord was the center of attention, but this person seemed quickly to notice him among the group, unlike the reactions of others.

Shi Chun also sensed something, swiftly shifting his gaze.

He had no choice; he used his right eye's superpower to identify the origin of these newcomers, and at a glance saw the mana of this brown-haired man in bamboo green clothes was even more robust than the City Lord's. Not in standardized City Guard attire, his attitude didn't align with following the City Lord's intent.

Linking it with Huang Yingying's identification of the identities of those two pursuers killed during the Earth Escape, he already had some speculations about this person's identity.

The Dong Wenshu family, initially wanting to step forward to pay respects to the City Lord, suddenly had all their sights focused on the side behind Li Xianghong and others. A disheveled person lying on a stretcher could be seen, identified as Fan Wuzhe, covered with a blanket, with occasional blood drops.

Dong Wenshu hustled forward, lifted the blanket with one look and was stunned.

The four siblings following behind were also frightened, even turning their heads to avoid direct view. Unable to bear it, Fan Wuzhe's limbs had been skinned, exposing muscle and bone.

A living person, where muscles and bones in limbs could be directly seen, wasn't something ordinary people had encountered so brutally before.

Facing the panicked gaze of the third daughter Dongliang Ying, Shi Chun saw from her eyes the shadow of the person beside, that brown-haired man's suspicious eyes seemed to glance at himself again.

So Shi Chun tiptoed, stretched his head to peek over people, then immediately covered his face with both hands in a 'I'm so scared' expression.

In reality, he had seen situations more brutal than this many times.

He had seen those who roasted and gnawed meat right off the bone, and even gnawing raw, bloody ones, and even more indescribable scenes, so this didn't count as anything to him.

After the blanket was covered, Dong Wenshu's face turned pale as he cupped his hands towards Li Xianghong, "May I ask the City Lord, why torment him so?"

Li Xianghong said indifferently, "You should ask him what good deeds he's done."

The siblings slowly turned their heads back.

Dong Wenshu bent down, staring at the weak Fan Wuzhe, asking, "Aze, what on earth happened?"

Fan Wuzhe couldn't respond, closing his eyes as two tears trickled down the corners.

Po Yuan interjected indifferently, "The injured need healing, you should carry him back to his room for placement first. Where is his room?"

While speaking, his gaze fixed on the three sisters.

The three sisters looked in the same direction, some quickly, some slowly, and then Dong Liangyi hurried forward to lead the way.

Po Yuan tilted his head to signal, and the accompanying men immediately began to search the entire front and back courtyards.

The family naturally resented this, but at this moment, they couldn't afford to care about such things.

Fan Wuzhe was about to be carried into the room when Po Yuan's shout of "Wait" stopped everyone from entering.

He surveyed the surroundings at the entrance, then pushed the door open, took out Sandalwood Gold Flame Energy for illumination, and walked in alone, observing everywhere.

Dong Wenshu really had no idea what this was all about, so he approached Li Xianghong again with clasped hands to inquire, "Could the City Lord please enlighten me on what this is all about?"

Seeing his sorrowful expression due to the kidnapping of his relatives, Li Xianghong pondered for a moment and then nodded to a nearby maid, signaling, "Tell him about the good deeds of his wife's nephew."

"Yes," the maid agreed and immediately explained the general reason.

Shi Chun seemed to be listening to a story, but in fact, he was straining his ears to hear what was happening inside the room, and suddenly he sensed a spread of mana fluctuations from within.

Inside, Po Yuan stamped on the tiles under his feet, then stepped aside, crouched down, pried open a few floor tiles, placed his palm on the ground, and easily grabbed a handful of loose soil, rubbing it before tossing it away.

Standing at the door watching, Li Xianghong's eyebrows twitched slightly, realizing that this gentleman might have figured something out.

At that moment, another maid flew down into the Dong family courtyard, quickly arriving in front of Li Xianghong, reporting, "City Lord, Huang Yingying has returned. She ran to the south city gate to seek help from the City Guard and has already been taken to the City Lord Mansion."

Li Xianghong was astonished upon hearing this.

Inside the room, Po Yuan abruptly stood up, quickly came out, and called, "Let's go and see."

Li Xianghong: "And here?"

The implication was whether to detain these people or not.

"Have someone watch them first," Po Yuan tossed out the words and then took to the air.

Li Xianghong glanced at Dong Wenshu, who was trembling in anger and despair, with both his beard and lips quivering, his fists clenched tightly. Without saying anything, she too took off into the air.

Most of those who came stayed to guard here, while a few followed them away, including those who carried Fan Wuzhe inside and placed him on the couch, who also left.

It was only then that Dong Wenshu walked to the couch and said in a deep voice, "Aze, is what they said true?"

Fan Wuzhe kept his eyes closed, more tears streamed from the corners, remaining silent, only a soft sobbing sound could be heard.

Seeing this, it was unnecessary to ask further. The sorrow in Dong Wenshu's eyes was difficult to conceal as he turned around and left.

The young and hot-blooded Dong Liangze also clenched his fists, glaring at Fan Wuzhe, seeing as the latter had already received his comeuppance, he couldn't say more, feeling frustrated, he only punched the wall before turning and leaving.

Shi Chun, who came in later, immediately noticed the overturned floor tiles on the ground, where Wu Jinliang had used Earth Escape to leave.

The second Miss Dong Liangyu didn't enter the room, standing under the outer eaves gazing at the starry sky, a slender figure like jade but with a lost expression, occasionally coughing violently.

This was a reaction to the shock.

Seeing this, Dong Wenshu's heart ached, not knowing what sin his family had committed, finding a husband for his elder daughter only for it to end prematurely, finding a seemingly reliable kinship for his second daughter, yet it turned out to be even less so.

Unable to face his daughters wordlessly, he sighed lightly to the sky, then strode away.

They couldn't all leave. The eldest Miss Dong Liangyi still found her third sibling Dongliang Ying and Shi Chun to discuss taking turns caring for him and finding medicine for Fan Wuzhe.

Shi Chun uncovered the quilt and checked, saying, "No need for medicine for now, the City Lord Mansion has already applied some, supposedly quite good medicine, you should rest, women are not convenient, I'll take care of it."

Dong Liangyi gently agreed, "Okay, I'll find Liangze to take turns with you."

When the two sisters came out again, they found that the second Miss Dong Liangyu had disappeared. They were about to search when they heard familiar coughs from the front library building, which was completely dark upstairs.

The third sibling Dongliang Ying wanted to check, but the eldest sister stopped her, Dong Liangyi shook her head, "Let her be alone for a while."

Shi Chun took care of Fan Wuzhe quite carefully and attentively, bringing warm water to wash him, giving the impression of meticulous care. When Dongliang Ying came over to deliver things, he was very gratified and appreciative.

Inside the main hall of the City Lord Mansion.

Huang Yingying, with rotten flesh around his neck and hands skinned and festered, was brought in, his hair disheveled like a bird's nest and his clothing tattered.

Upon seeing Li Xianghong and Po Yuan standing side by side in high seats, he couldn't help but feel extremely flustered internally.

He actually didn't want to come back, he would rather run away with Wu Jin, be a fugitive than return. Nobody in their right mind would choose to come back to confess, but he had no choice. Crying and begging didn't work, they forcibly sent him back, saying with great justification that he was returning to confess.

He was pushed off the carriage at the city gate and couldn't claim he'd taken the wrong path. He couldn't say anything other than the prepared script about voluntarily confessing, could he?

Falling into the hands of the City Guard meant no escape, he could only recite what the tall fellow dictated, otherwise, the tall guy would reveal his killing of two trusted aides of Po Yuan, what else could he do?

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