In the afternoon, Wen Ping returned to the foot of Yunlan Mountain to continue guiding those who wished to cultivate. But due to the siege by the beasts, the attendees of the martial arts meeting suddenly reduced drastically, with less than one-tenth remaining.
When everyone was in a state of panic, Wen Ping paused the martial arts meeting, instructing everyone to return home. Though home might not be the safest place, it could at least give them a sense of security.
Later, since the Immortal Sect was the only safe zone without the Beast Race watching menacingly outside, half the city began to gather here.
The innkeeper, seeing the continuous stream of people entering the inn, could only stand on a chair and start shouting.
Those carrying bundles or pushing wheelbarrows were weaving through the crowded streets, those with relatives to rely on were naturally joyful, while those without relatives and unable to find an inn could only sigh continuously.
Two middle-aged men squeezing through the crowd were sighing as they walked.
"I wonder if Cangwu City can hold out!"
"Don’t worry, trust the City Lord’s Mansion, they’ll surely protect our safety."
"Have these demons and fierce beasts gone mad? Quickly find a place to stay, or else we’ll have to sleep on the roadside tonight."
In an inn near the Immortal Sect in Cangwu City, while many people were seeking shelter, this inn had only one person staying. But no matter who asked if there were vacant rooms, the innkeeper would say there were none.
In a room on the second floor of the inn, Han Wen sat at a round table, his face looking somewhat unsightly.
He hadn’t anticipated things would develop to this extent. He had considered the possibility of a Great Demon guarding the Golden Shuttle Leaf, but didn’t expect it to be a Demon King, and even more unexpected was that the Demon King would besiege using all beasts to retrieve the Golden Shuttle Leaf!
His biggest headache was that after escaping from Kao Shan Sect, the entire Cangwu City was surrounded by forests. To leave meant passing through the forest, which in turn meant returning to the Demon King’s territory.
He’s wondering if the Demon King is crazy, it’s just the Golden Shuttle Leaf! To retrieve it, he flattened the Kao Shan Sect and killed countless people outside the city. Just this alone would invite retribution from the Hundred Sects Alliance.
Could it be that the Demon King doesn’t want to live?
There’s no shortage of people at East Lake who can kill that Red-eyed Giant Ape.
The door suddenly opened.
A middle-aged man walked in; before he could speak, Han Wen asked, "Hei Mu, has the message been sent?"
Hei Mu shook his head, "The sky outside the city is sealed by the Red-eyed Giant Ape. The message bird that flew from the Kao Shan Sect barely left the city walls before being caught by the circling birds outside the city."
"Seems like we can only wait. I hope the Hundred Sects Alliance’s reinforcements arrive before the city falls."
"By the way, where’s Han Zhiyu? This Young Master is back, but he’s yet to come to pay his respects."
"Young Master, Senior Han is already dead."
Han Wen immediately stood up, glaring at Hei Mu in astonishment, "Who did it?"
Hei Mu promptly responded, "Profound Realm on Immortal Sect, Sect Leader Wan of Kao Shan Sect told me, it shouldn’t be false."
Han Wen gritted his teeth and said, "They took my Wooden Flowing Sand, and killed my people, good for you Immortal Sect!"
Hei Mu lowered his head slowly, looking at the Young Master’s expression. Actually, he wasn’t concerned about Han Zhiyu’s death, he was only concerned about whether he could survive now. He then asked, "Young Master, we’re staying so close to the Immortal Sect, without even city walls, aren’t you worried the Red-eyed Giant Ape will flatten the Immortal Sect and then find us from there?"
Han Wen was silent for a moment, breaking free from anger to respond, "No, the Sect Leader’s Wife of the Immortal Sect has great background, yet married a mere Profound Realm. Why? Because the Sect Leader of the Immortal Sect isn’t a coward either; he’s the first Human Race to make a pact with the Red-eyed Giant Ape, and the pact was a Human-Demon Blood Contract. The contract includes a clause - never invade the Immortal Sect. Unless someone from the Immortal Sect harms it, otherwise breaking the blood contract means enduring the price of never transforming again; making a Great Demon unable to transform is a pain the Red-eyed Giant Ape cannot bear."
"Young Master, you know all this?"
"Of course." Han Wen smiled faintly, as if knowing all this was as simple as knowing the sun will rise tomorrow, "You go out first, watch the inn. If the innkeeper lets someone in, kill them immediately."
Hei Mu nodded, closed the door, and silently retreated.
At the end of Clear Water Street, below the city wall, a red-eyed burly man was walking. His back was like a steel plate, his body like a rock, and then in the dark of night, he suddenly leaped, seeming like he was flung out, flying over the city wall.
The ten-zhang high city wall was easily crossed.
And not only did he leap over the wall, but he also effortlessly twisted a soldier’s head—his movements were seamless.
The soldier fell, and the red-eyed burly man simultaneously landed inside the city.
When the sound was heard by other soldiers nearby who were keeping watch, he immediately ran over, squatted down to check for a breath, saw the person fallen without breath, and his expression immediately changed.
"He’s actually dead!"
The soldier retreated two steps in shock but didn’t dare ascertain if it was an enemy attack, so didn’t dare light the bonfire on the wall.
At this moment, the red-eyed burly man who had crossed the wall trod through the night towards Clear Water Street, didn’t walk far before halting with closed eyes. Moments later, he opened his eyes, a gleam flashing across them, "The Golden Shuttle Leaf is right here!"
Strolling to the foot of Yunlan Mountain, his red eyes seemed to penetrate the night, constantly scanning around, suddenly freezing on the Thousand Layers.
Upon closer inspection, he suddenly grit his teeth and clenched his fists tightly.
It’s him! The one standing at the mountain top directing skeletons to wound him, even if just a silhouette, he could recognize it.
"I’ll kill you first before seeking the Golden Shuttle Leaf!"
Speaking, the red-eyed Giant Ape immediately stepped towards the Thousand Layers.
Just then, as Wen Ping was ascending the Thousand Layers, a voice reached his ear.
"The Red-eyed Demon King has intruded!"
Immediately, the Evil Spirit Knight came rushing like the wind.
But Wen Ping didn’t let the Evil Spirit Knight take action, as once a fight started, with a prolonging struggle, many people below Yunlan Mountain would definitely suffer casualties.
Wen Ping looked up at the Thousand Layers, then murmured to himself, "There’s still half left, wait till I finish climbing this half and obtain the Anomalous Vein before resolving you!"
When the red-eyed Giant Ape stepped onto the first layer, Wen Ping instantly launched Inch of Heaven and Earth!
The red-eyed Giant Ape seemed unaware of the surrounding changes, but when it frantically pursued, trying to catch up to Wen Ping, it found Wen Ping moving further away. Turning around, the scene behind startled it!
Another look down his feet, not a step had moved!
Yet based on its sprinting speed, it should have covered several thousand meters by now.
Two words immediately emerged in its mind.
"I’ve been duped! That Golden Shuttle Leaf was surely stolen by this brat’s men, then using a scheme deliberately broken the blood contract, and lured me here..." The red-eyed Giant Ape’s expression gradually became serious, "To take my Golden Shuttle Leaf, none other than to create a Vortex Map, and to lure me here, is it to target me?"
As a Demon King, its entire body is a treasure in human eyes!
Its eyes can be used for Spiritual Cuisine!
Its heart can give humans the physique of a Giant Ape.
And its kidneys can grant humans unlimited vitality.
Then it recalled the flaming skeleton, perhaps it’s on its way. With this thought, the fright in the red-eyed Giant Ape’s heart amplified along with its desire to escape.