Rengoku gently shook his head, a trace of complicated emotion showing in his eyes.
Although Sara truly inspired pity, there was no denying that because of her ignorance and foolishness,
many innocent citizens had lost their precious lives.
This could not all be blamed on external factors alone. After all, she herself also bore a certain share of fault.
Just like Uchiha Itachi, who once chose to slaughter his entire clan.
Even though he himself was also a victim, that did not mean he could completely escape responsibility.
"The immense power contained within the Dragon Vein may be borrowed by you, but with your current ability and wisdom, it's clearly difficult for you to control such vast energy," Rengoku said calmly,
"Being coveted by others is something entirely normal," In fact, before this, Rengoku had shown no mercy in his words toward Sara. He had merely thought her too foolish, not that he bore any deep hatred toward her.
At this moment, it was nothing more than a bit of goodwill, offering a few reminders in passing.
"Didn't you mention the wish your mother never managed to fulfill?"
Rengoku continued, "If you keep crying here, it won't help you achieve that goal at all."
After hearing these words, Sara fell into a long period of confusion, as if she were lost in a forest shrouded in thick fog, unable to find the way forward.
But gradually, her expression began to harden with resolve.
She slowly stood up, her gaze firm as she looked at Rengoku, "Clan Leader Rengoku, you're right."
Seeing this, Rengoku couldn't help raising an eyebrow slightly, secretly surprised that the seemingly fragile Sara actually possessed such resilience.
With interest, he followed up and asked, "Then, what do you plan to do next?"
At this moment, clear thoughts had already taken shape in Sara's mind.
"First of all, no matter what, we have to clearly figure out the city's real situation right now!"
She lifted her head, her eyes fixed tightly on those intricate, tangled lines, as if she wanted to see through them and uncover the secrets hidden within the entire city.
Then she spoke slowly, "The good thing is, I can sense the flow of the Dragon Vein."
"If we can follow the trail and confirm one by one where those pipelines actually lead, then the truth about this city will naturally come to light."
"Then let's go. I'll go with you," Rengoku said casually.
"Yeah. Muku's relatives might still be alive too. We can rescue them while we're at it."
Rengoku's original purpose had been to search for the legendary Dragon Vein. Now, it worked out perfectly to go together with Sara.
So after a brief discussion, the group quickly set into motion, following along those winding lines as they moved forward.
Before long, they arrived beneath a towering black spire that pierced the clouds.
Sara stopped, pointed at the enormous ventilation shaft on the ground, and spoke with a grave expression, "This vent very likely connects directly to the transfer station responsible for transmitting the Dragon Vein's energy throughout the city."
However, upon hearing this, a rather strange expression appeared on Rengoku's face. He asked with a hint of teasing, "Don't tell me… you don't even know how to get to the Dragon Vein transfer station, something this important?"
Being questioned like that, Sara immediately looked embarrassed and awkward. She lightly bit her lip and explained in a low voice, "In the past, whenever things like this came up, my mother always handled them personally."
"But ever since her unfortunate death, that guy Anrokuzan took advantage of the situation to seize all the power and completely take control."
"As for these complicated matters, I really don't know much at all."
Seeing Sara like this, Rengoku understood what was going on. Nothing more than taking advantage of a young ruler and a powerful minister rising to the top.
"Forget it. I'll take Sara down there myself. You all find a safe place and hide for now."
"Don't worry. I'll definitely bring your relatives back safe and sound."
Sale and Muku looked at each other. After hesitating briefly, they finally agreed, "Then we'll leave it to you!"
After the others left, Rengoku dismantled the grating over the ventilation opening.
Immediately after, he jumped down together with Sara.
Rengoku slowly closed his eyes and activated the Kagura Mind's Eye technique.
In an instant, the countless chakra lines throughout the city, crisscrossing like a spider's web, appeared with perfect clarity in his vision.
Where the chakra reactions below were strongest was also completely laid bare to him.
Sara, who had never participated in this kind of infiltration before, now looked somewhat at a loss.
After stepping into the ventilation shaft, all she could see were cold, hard steel corridors, and for a moment she had no idea which way to go.
Rengoku, however, followed the principle that the straight-line distance between two points is the shortest, and without hesitation advanced about thirty meters forward.
When he reached that point, Rengoku suddenly stopped and softly instructed Sara beside him, "Step back a bit."
Hearing this, Sara immediately retreated a short distance.
Rengoku moved his hands slightly, and in an instant, a gigantic Susanoo fist manifested.
Accompanied by a low, muffled sound, that fist slammed down onto the ground with overwhelming force.
With a thunderous boom, the solid ground shattered, opening a deep hole with a diameter of over three meters.
At that moment, a shrill alarm and a continuous buzzing suddenly rang out from below.
Sara's eyes widened as she shouted in terror, "This is bad, we've been discovered!"
However, Rengoku beside her remained extraordinarily calm. He didn't even turn his head.
Completely ignoring the flustered, nearly hysterical Sara, he directly reached out toward her.
"Bansho Tenn'in!"
In an instant, a powerful suction swept toward Sara. Before she could even react, she felt her body being uncontrollably pulled toward Rengoku.
The next moment, Rengoku grabbed Sara tightly and leapt without hesitation, jumping down from above.
"Ahhhhhh!"
Along with Sara's scream, they began falling downward.
Very quickly, Sara felt a tightness at her waist. It turned out Rengoku had grabbed her belt, carrying her as they flew downward together.
Only then did Sara snap out of it, remembering that Rengoku possessed the ability to fly.
After the initial panic faded, an indescribable joy welled up in Sara's heart.
After all, being able to personally experience the feeling of freely soaring through the air was not something everyone had the chance to enjoy.
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