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That lake was truly not small. Not only did it fill up the entire underground palace, the excess water had already rushed into the dry well at the exit.

Mu Xiaoling dashed out of the secret passage and headed upstream. The moment she appeared above the water, she was thrown down a rope.

She raised her head and saw that it was Tang Ling and Qi Tai. Without delay, she tied the rope around Feng Jiuyang's body and hugged him tightly. Tang Ling and Qi Tai both used their strength and pulled the two out of the water.

"Hurry up!" Mu Xiaoling staggered a step. Swimming so far was a waste of her strength, but she couldn't afford to delay any longer. With such a big commotion, how could the City Lord's Mansion not notice?

With Tang Ling supporting Mu Xiaoling, Qi Tai carried Feng Jiuyang on his back and the three of them quickly retreated.

Fortunately, the dried well was located in a remote area. With Mu Xiaoling's knowledge of the road, the soldiers who went around the lake to check on the surroundings walked out of the mansion just like that.

The three of them didn't dare to send Feng Jiuyang back to the old mansion and directly returned to the abandoned backyard of Hundred Flowers Tower. They placed him in a relatively clean room.

Qi Tai told Tang Ling to take out a new set of clothes for Feng Jiuyang to change into. After all, it was inconvenient for a woman, so he stayed behind to look after her.

In another room, Mu Xiaoling and Tang Ling had also changed into clean clothes and were resting.

Mu Xiaoling didn't consume too much true essence, but it was more of a loss of physical strength. She was young and could recover quickly, so she would be fine after a short rest.

Tang Ling prepared to place the dishes on the table, "Little Ling, come and eat something."

Mu Xiaoling nodded. She walked to the barely adequate table and sat down. "It was fortunate that you and your husband helped us escape today."

"Fortunately, I didn't fail my mission." Tang Ling chuckled. In fact, when she and Qi Tai had first entered the secret passageway, they had a headache as well, as they didn't know how to act. But, thinking about how Mu Xiaoling trusted them with such an important matter, so they decided to act. The two of them took turns to dig a hole at the top of the wall.

The huge torrent of water opened up a lot of the top of the hole. Fortunately, the two of them had a Water Repellent Pill and was able to swim out of the hole. They waited by the dried up well until Mu Xiaoling appeared.

Fortunately, everything was going well.

Mu Xiaoling also recounted the events that occurred in the stone chamber, including the matter of the mastermind being Fu Guansan and Uncle Yu. Tang Ling was dumbfounded.

"That Fu Guansan's reputation in the Immortal Yang City was extremely good, and he owed a debt of gratitude to all the great families in the city, which was why he was promoted to a higher position. I never thought that he would use his identity to do such an unforgivable evil. Killing him would be letting him off easy." Tang Ling was filled with indignation. Then, she thought about the problems that followed. She could not help but have a bitter face, "This Fu Guansan's reputation is too good. Now that he is dead, we have no proof."

"It can't be fake, it can't be fake. What's the rush?" Mu Xiaoling was leisurely eating, but he wasn't anxious at all.

"Lady Mu is right. It can't be fake, it can't be fake. Fu Guansan is full of evil and definitely won't let him off so easily." With Qi Tai's support, Feng Jiuyang walked in. His face was still pale, but his aura was much steadier. He slowly pushed Qi Tai away, cupped his hands, and bowed. "Feng Jiuyang thanks Miss for saving my life."

Mu Xiaoling hurriedly helped him up. "It was just a small matter. After all, you are the same as me. You were only tricked by someone."

Feng Jiuyang bitterly smiled and said: "I also didn't expect that the seemingly kind City Lord Fu Cheng would hide it so deeply."

"Who would have thought?" Mu Xiaoling let out a long sigh and helped Feng Jiuyang to sit in his chair. "But since the situation is already like this, I assume that your courtyard isn't too safe. So, why don't you temporarily rest here to recuperate?"

Feng Jiuyang did not decline: "I also have this intention, so I will be troubling you."

After everyone had their meal, they all went back to meditate. However, the news came even earlier than they had expected. Three days later, a big clan of Immortal Yang City brought over a hundred men to find the City Lord's Mansion.

Mu Xiaoling was wearing a conical bamboo hat and was looking at the four people carrying a stretcher in front of the family. On the stretcher was a semi-demonized corpse. However, one could vaguely see the face of this person.

The family member placed the corpse in front of the City Lord's Mansion, and the one leading the group shouted: "Fu Guansan, Fu Wanwu, come out and give me an explanation. Why would my Eldest Young Master's corpse appear in your City Lord's Mansion, and it still looks like this!"

However, the City Lord's Mansion's gate was tightly shut, and no one answered.

"Yes, when our young master went missing, it was you guys who said the Demon Dwellers kidnapped him, but why did he appear in your City Lord's Mansion? Could it be that your City Lord's Mansion is the nest of the Demon Dwellers? If you don't come out and give an explanation, don't blame us for rebelling."

At this time, Fu Wanwu's voice came from inside, "What are you blabbering about? How would we know about your young master's matter?"

Fu Wan seemed to be preparing to beat him to death.

The clan leader of the small clan was not young anymore, but he was angered to the point that his face turned red, "You, the Fu Clan, did not know about their matter, but our clan was originally invited by your clan to a banquet for the younger generation of our clan. In the end, they did not come back, but we asked for the result, and your clan was filled with useless things, until we found them, you, take a look …"

The old man's heart ached as he looked at the coffin behind him. The people inside could no longer be called human. They were all half-demons.

Mu Xiaoling carefully examined them. They must have climbed out from the lake and were killed by the people of the Fu Family. Their corpses were then discovered by the people of the family. This was the reason for the current scene.

However, after a while, another clan came back with a coffin …

More and more clans began to gather, and the anger of the crowd was like a flame. In the end, it burned their reason, and just like that, they rushed into the City Lord's Mansion, cutting down on Fu Wanwu with their saber.

From today onwards, there would be no city lord in the Immortal Yang City.

When Mu Xiaoling returned to report the results to Feng Jiuyang, Tang Ling, and Qi Tai, the three of them sighed endlessly. The huge City Lord's Mansion had turned into ruins in a single night.

When the four of them appeared again on the street, all of the wanted posters disappeared without a trace. In fact, a letter apologizing to them hung in front of a notice, stating that they had done such an absurd thing due to the influence of that hypocritical person named Fu Guansan, and asking for their forgiveness.

Tang Ling was greatly amused. She asked for a pen and paper before pasting a reply. There were only a few big words written on it — two hundred taels of silvers. Giving it to the Feng Clan would forgive you.