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"Bei Yu, sister, the situation doesn’t seem right. Should we... maybe we should leave first?"

In a shadowy spot on the main street, a few people from the Northern Wolf Country were secretly observing the situation, and even as outsiders, they could sense that something was off about Lyuzhou City....

"Leave? With what?" Bei Yu’s face was frosty: "We don’t have any elders leading us, that Gate Deity, do you think you can get past it?"

The kid was taken aback and immediately shook his head. The magnificent giant wolf at the gate had an exceptionally strong deterrent effect, conservatively estimated to be First Rank...

"We could try to fly out from another direction...."

A few of the juniors rolled their eyes, and Bei Yu patiently explained: "That Gate Deity isn’t just guarding one gate.

Jiangnan has been open for so long, do you think people outside haven’t thought of invading Lyuzhou from other places?

Lyuzhou is so prosperous and yet maintains such good public order, it’s clear that the Gate Deity isn’t as simple as it seems on the surface. "

"Then why did the demon manage to sneak in this time?"

"This demon is no simple creature..." Bei Yu sighed and looked around: "I’ve never seen this type before; it actually managed to make the city’s malice grow so quickly.

With such an ability, just successfully infiltrating any city, including our own Northern Wolf Country, would be a disaster.

Murong, that guy, has provoked an existence he absolutely should not have messed with this time! "

"Then... what do we do?" Wutu Yun frowned beside her: "We can’t run, and we can’t fight, are we just waiting to die here?"

As he spoke, everyone inexplicably turned to look at him.

"What are you all looking at me for?" Wutu Yun said irritably.

"You...." Someone beside him said blankly: "Your eyes...."

"What about my eyes..." Wutu Yun wiped his eyes and immediately froze, his hand coming away with tears of blood.

Everyone around could see clearly that Wutu Yun’s eyes were blood-red, just like those of the townspeople who were gradually losing control.

"I... I’m fine..." Wutu Yun suddenly became somewhat panic-stricken, terror flashing in his eyes.

Bei Yu saw this and felt her heart sink; she had observed clearly that those who fell into panic would afterwards have their malice grow even faster. The inexplicable emotions in Lyuzhou had clearly already infected them!

"Don’t panic..." Bei Yu took a deep breath: "Let’s go, find Murong first..."

Seeing Bei Yu steer the conversation away and not add to the pressure, Wutu Yun actually felt a bit relieved, and the red in his eyes calmed down significantly.

Bei Yu inwardly nodded, watching from the shadows. Indeed, it was related to emotions; as long as they didn’t become agitated, they should still have some time. They had to find Murong before the entire city went mad, and figure out what to do.

"You said you saw a mark left by the Murong Family, could it be a trap set by the demon?" A girl about Bei Yu’s age asked with a frown.

"I’m not sure..." Bei Yu shook her head: "It’s difficult for outsiders to mimic the Murong Family’s unique mark, and recognizing it requires the special sense of smell of those of us who believe in the Wolf God family.

In theory, apart from our people from the Central Plains, no one else should be able to detect the marks from the Murong Family.

But nothing is certain; the abilities of the demons in this world are strange.

As I know, there has been the existence of the Thousand-Faced Fox in the Central Plains that can change people’s memories.

The monster that caused the chaos in Lyuzhou City this time is probably something that doesn’t conform to normal reasoning, just like that Thousand-Faced Fox. "

"Then..." Everyone hesitated upon hearing this, growing even more uneasy.

"There’s a saying in the Central Plains; don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

.." Bei Yu looked at the girl who had just spoken: "You take the Yelü Family, Bugou Family, and the Murong Family to another place to hide. I, along with Wutu Yun and Han Feng, will follow the trace left by Murong Bingyun. If anything happens, contact us immediately with the secret treasure, and remember, trust no one but ourselves, and keep as far away from crowds as possible. If Lyuzhou can’t handle this uprising, make sure to keep distant from the Warrior Army! "

The group of juniors looked at each other, appearing hesitant.

"Go now, remember to stay away from the Warrior Army!"

The warriors of Lyuzhou were tall and robust, with solid vitality; every one of them was as strong as a bloodline successor. If a riot erupted, these young magicians would have a hard time resisting.

"Take care, sister Bei Yu...."

"Mhm..."

After sending the group of juniors away with Murong Bingyun’s younger sister, Wutu Yun spoke: "Keeping me by your side, are you afraid I’ll lose control all of a sudden?"

"Yes..." Bei Yu turned around, not hiding the truth: "Your situation is very dire, I can only be at ease if you are by my side."

Hearing this, Wutu Yun felt somewhat relieved: "Okay, if I lose control later, you don’t have to hold back. Ensure the safety of the others as much as possible."

"I will..." Bei Yu looked at him questioningly: "None of us here have been affected; when I sensed something was wrong earlier, I already had everyone, including you, leave the crowd. Why is it that only you are affected?"

"I... I don’t know either..." Wutu Yun was also perplexed.

"Did you come into contact with anyone just now?"

"Now that you mention it... there was someone.

..," Wutu Yun suddenly remembered, "Before meeting up with you all, a chubby little guy deliberately came to talk to our juniors. At first, I didn’t pay him any mind, but that little fatty seemed familiar, and thinking about Murong’s tragic death, I thought he might have some clues, so I indulged him in conversation for a bit.

.. But when you called us to gather, I left immediately. "

"A chubby little guy?"

"Hmm, she must be in cahoots with that Shen Xue!"

"A person from the Shen family?" Bei Yu bit his lip, a shadow passing over his eyes, "It seems Murong wasn’t wrong, the evil being within Shen Xue is no simple matter.

The chaos in Lyuzhou now is mostly caused by the monster that Murong noticed at first. In trying to curry favor with Shen Xue, it seems he has jumped into a pit of fire. "

"Shall we look for the people from the Shen family later?"

"First we need to find Murong. If Murong left us traces, he probably wants to tell us something..."

Wutu Yun nodded, and so the group followed the traces left by Murong Bingyun to a large compound in the city.

"Is this... the Government Office?"

Bei Yu also frowned in contemplation, but after a moment, he stepped forward to knock on the door anyway.

"What are you doing?" Wutu Yun quickly tried to stop him, "What if it’s a trap?"

"We are here to step into traps," Bei Yu inhaled sharply and said, "Otherwise, what’s the point of following? With the current state of Lyuzhou, if we don’t find Murong to learn the truth, I’m afraid there won’t be another chance."

At these words, Wutu Yun fell silent and finally didn’t stop him.

Soon, a middle-aged woman from inside the Government Office came out and opened the gate.

"Who are you?"

"Greetings, ma’am," Bei Yu advanced urgently, "Our younger brother is lost, and after inquiring we were told that someone saw him enter this place last night. Could you please let us know if you’ve seen our brother?"

The woman hesitated, clearly uncertain, "Your brother?"

There’s a chance!

A leap of hope arose in Bei Yu’s heart; his words had been a shot in the dark, but it seemed he might have guessed right!

"Someone wearing a white feathered robe, about this tall?" the woman thought for a moment before asking.

The woman was none other than Chen Ye’s wife, which made her Chen Qing’s sister-in-law. She hadn’t wanted to deal with such matters at first, but seeing the anxious expressions on the youths’ faces softened her heart.

After all, it was always good for the family of a lost child, so young, to know the cause of their disappearance.

"Has the lady seen him?" Bei Yu quickly approached.

"Come in and let’s talk..."

Bei Yu glanced inside the compound, took a deep breath, and, managing a forced smile, replied, "Then I’ll have to trouble you, ma’am."

The group of youths followed the woman inside, unaware that several pairs of crimson eyes were staring intently at the Government Office’s door from not far away.

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"Chen Qing’s Government Office!"

One quarter of an hour later, Zi Yue and the Straw Man arrived outside the Government Office. With just one glance, Zi Yue recognized it, "Chen Qing’s family is said to be inside; are you sure you want to break in?"

The Straw Man hesitated, for the one called Chen Qing had managed to build such a force in such a short time, it certainly wouldn’t doubt that the latter had precautions in place at his own home.

"That Murong is quite clever..." Zi Yue smiled, "He actually thought to hide in here!"

"Give me a hand..." the Straw Man whispered sinisterly, "I must get my hands on Murong’s seal."

"No..." Zi Yue shook his head without hesitation, "The opening of the Dragon Palace is imminent, I cannot afford to act recklessly. I advise you not to either. I can feel that there’s something very troublesome within Chen Qing’s compound. If you barge in rashly, there’s a high probability. .. you won’t come out..."

"I think you all are overestimating that Chen Qing..."

"Those who underestimated him have not fared well..." Zi Yue scoffed, "The Princess Royale suffered losses, Lumings was directly blown apart, and I was once sealed away in Daqing Mountain due to carelessness. Even by your own estimation, do you think you can match any of them?"

"Moreover, why the rush? The situation in Lyuzhou is on your side, so why be so hasty?"

"That’s true..." the Straw Man nodded.

Once the whole city was completely out of control, it believed that Chen Qing’s trump card would be forced out, and by then, it would certainly get what it desired!

The citizens of Lyuzhou City were harder to manipulate than those in other places, but that was only temporary. In no more than two hours... this place... would become its home turf!