Within the City Lord Manor:
The City Lord Pu Yinglong and Du Huoyang were sitting face to face, while below the hall, young girls in their prime were dancing gracefully.
For some reason, Pu Yinglong always had a sense of foreboding.
As for where this premonition came from, he couldn't quite pinpoint it at the moment.
He thought carefully and then said to Du Huoyang, "Elder Du, that Ji Lingling has been smart and gifted since childhood. Since she has safely escaped, why would she risk returning to Tianyang City? There might be something suspicious about this."
Du Huoyang squinted, stroked his silvery white beard, and said nonchalantly, "Brother Pu need not worry. My disciple Tianye, under my careful guidance these years, has reached the Quasi-Nascent Soul stage. In our Black Cloud Sect, although there's still some distance from becoming the Chief Disciple, entering the top five is no problem at all."
