Braised Dragon with Soy Sauce

Chapter 132 Dark Shadows

"The fewer people who know about this, the better. We need to act before the people hiding in the shadows react and rescue these children."

Before I came back, I had secretly given the route map to Ms. Park Ya-joo. I believe that after seeing the map, she will know what to do.

Judging from the tone of her voice when she refused our rescue yesterday, she probably already realized something was wrong. That's why she told us they would leave soon. They didn't want to be used as pawns before they died.

She said it in a soft voice.

"As long as they leave Shangyuan City on their own and then enter the Monster Mountain Range, the people who are secretly following them will not be able to find any evidence to frame us for colluding with the criminals."

Then we'll secretly bring them to a secret location. Only in this way can we both save them and protect ourselves, thwarting the enemy's plot.

After pondering for a moment, Mo Yuming said worriedly:

"The terrain in the Monster Mountain Range is complex and there are many monsters. Although human explorers have been hunting them deep into the mountains for thousands of years, there are no high-level monsters left on the edge of the mountain range."

However, there were still quite a few mid- and low-level magical beasts. These were mostly children with little cultivation; how could they possibly enter the mountains? Even the lowest-level wild beasts would threaten their lives!

Xiao Xiao seemed to have planned this all along, and looked at Mo Yuming, saying:

"Have you forgotten the Su family ranch? Although it is also part of the Monster Mountain Range, the Su family ancestors set up a barrier around the ranch with formations long ago, so the monsters can't enter at all."

Furthermore, we've already dispatched many retired soldiers there to graze the warhorses; they've cleared out all the wild animals. As long as they follow my map, they'll safely enter the ranch area. They won't be threatened by any magical beasts. However…”

"Just what?"

Mo Yuming asked.

"I'm afraid that the people secretly monitoring them will discover that they left Shangyuan City and headed towards the Monster Mountain Range. Because their plan failed, they might take action that threatens them! Or they might deliberately create trouble to lure us into coming forward to rescue them. This way, they will have an excuse, and it will be difficult for them to guard against us since we are in the open and they are in the dark."

He said with a slight worry.

After pondering for a while, Mo Yuming stood up and said to Xiaoxiao:

"Looks like we need to act ahead of time! Let's not passively wait for them to come looking for trouble; let's take the initiative and see who has the last laugh!"

Sister, take Yun'er and leave Shangyuan City first thing tomorrow morning, go to Luoxia City, and then find the people who manage the ranch there. Send more soldiers to the edge of the ranch to secretly guard and meet them.

Only we and Park Ya-joo knew this route to the ranch; the enemy couldn't have known it beforehand.

Therefore, we can take advantage of this and send people in advance to disguise themselves as cultivators or mercenaries training in that area.

Master Mu and Master Shui, who were stationed in Luoxia City, also disguised themselves and secretly hid at the nodes as instructed by you, just in case.

After you've made the arrangements, send someone to Jian'an City to call Master Xi and Master Tu to come and meet you as soon as possible.

All of this is being done in secret; those not directly involved should not be alerted. I will go to the Prime Minister's residence now to inform Grandmothers Qimei and Qingwei that I will meet them outside the city early tomorrow morning. I want to see who is behind this!"

After Mo Yuming finished speaking, he got up, changed into a set of night clothes, and then quietly walked out of the courtyard.

"Be careful!"

She whispered her instructions.

Outside the courtyard, Mo Yuming made a gesture towards the shadows, and a dark figure lightly landed beside him.

Is there any movement around us?

"No abnormalities found!"

"Keep up with me now, we'll talk on the way!"

Mo Yuming secretly channeled his spiritual energy, moving as lightly as a swallow, silently flying to the roof of the building opposite. He then leaped through the shadows of the building, and after a few leaps, stopped behind a secluded small building.

The dark figure behind Mo Yuming continued to leap forward, disappearing into the vast night after a few leaps.

After Mo Yuming entered the small building silently, less than a quarter of an hour later, two eerie black shadows emerged from the shadows of the building one after the other. The two shadows were a hundred feet apart, following each other closely, and drifted together along the roof towards a small alley, just like two wisps of smoke blowing over the roof without making a sound. Their speed was also astonishing.

A moment later, Mo Yuming reappeared behind the small building and, without hesitation, leaped in another direction.

It was late at night, and the residents of Uehara City were long asleep. Apart from the night watchmen, there was no one else on the streets. The night patrols mostly patrolled the main streets at regular intervals.

A faint rustling sound came from the dilapidated thatched hut deep in the alley.

One by one, thin figures quietly emerged from the thatched hut, quickly converging towards the dilapidated wooden house at the back without the slightest panic. They had already experienced countless escapes far more dangerous than this, so they were quite used to fleeing.

After everyone had entered the wooden house, everything returned to calm.

Just then, on the top floor of a tall building nearly fifty feet deep in the alley, there was a small, independent corner tower.

A wooden window in the corner tower slowly opened outwards, revealing a tall, thin figure hidden within the dark tower, a pair of eyes gleaming with a sinister light, fixed on the area of ​​thatched huts.

From this angle, the entire area is clearly visible. Those commotions just now certainly didn't escape the watchful eyes of these eyes.

"A bunch of weak ants! Trying to escape again? Do you think you escaped on your own merits all those times before? Ha, how laughable! If it weren't for setting up this trap, do you think you could have survived here this long?"

The shadowy figure in the corner tower watched the thin, frail figures groping their way through the darkness in the dilapidated shack area and secretly mocked them.

"You've been stuck in this stinking, dilapidated corner for almost twenty days. If the inspector hadn't been late, he would have crushed you vermin long ago!"

Yesterday evening, we finally caught a big fish, but it didn't bite! That brat must have given us something, otherwise it would have left so quickly. It's infuriating that we didn't catch it red-handed!

"Ok?"

The figure in the corner suddenly paused, realizing that the small, thin figures had disappeared after entering the last dilapidated wooden hut.

With his current strength, those children shouldn't be able to escape his perception range at such a distance. But in just this short time, he couldn't sense any signs of life in the wooden house.

"not good!"

The shadowy figure in the corner immediately realized something was wrong! His expression changed drastically! He quickly reached into his pocket, and a tiny blue flame flashed and then disappeared.