The Hall of Light and the Dark Association had already withdrawn from the main hall.
Here, they encountered a dozen stone guards, as well as a formidable stone general, resulting in heavy casualties on both sides.
On the side of the Hall of Light, there weren't many top killers left. The Tam Mercenary Group was also decimated, and even the Hall of Light lost three Divine Envoys.
The Dark Association fared even worse; the Caesar Mercenary Group was almost annihilated. Although only three Yellow-tier members died, they were already short-handed!
The crucial point was that despite such severe losses on both sides, there was no gain!
They had expected that with such powerful stone guardians in the main hall, the resources would be abundant, and perhaps even the Heart of the Ruins could be found here.
However, after turning the main hall upside down, both sides found nothing.
Qing Dao's face was ashen. He gritted his teeth and said, "All of you, spread out and search. I don't believe this vast City Lord's mansion has nothing I'm looking for!"
"Also, the Dragon Group has also entered. If you encounter them, leave no one alive! And keep an eye out for those two Chinese women..."
"Xuan Jiu, Xuan Qi haven't been found yet? These guys disappeared as soon as they entered the City Lord's mansion. It's really..."
Qing Dao was feeling annoyed. If Xuan Qi and the others hadn't left midway, their Dark Association wouldn't have suffered such heavy losses.
Now, his earlier good impression of Xuan Qi had vanished without a trace due to their sudden disappearance.
Soon, the Dark Association members dispersed and began searching the surrounding side halls.
The Hall of Light did the same.
Archbishop Hassar waved his hand, and several Purple-robed Bishops from the Hall of Light, along with some Divine Envoys and members of the Sky Net organization, departed.
...
Ye Cangtian, who was observing from a distance, also felt helpless. It seemed the Hall of Light and the Dark Association had gained nothing from the main hall.
But this meant that others in the City Lord's mansion, who were not affiliated with the two major factions, would be in trouble.
He sighed and turned to the two women with a helpless expression, "You two, find a room and hide. Remember, come out for one minute every ten minutes. Although you were fine being trapped in the room before, it's still better to be cautious."
"Boss, what's in these empty rooms? Are they that dangerous?" Yao Bao'er pouted.
"Dangerous, very dangerous!"
Ye Cangtian's expression was grave. He then explained, "Many people were trapped in the rooms before, and not a single one of them came out!"
Yao Bao'er exclaimed, startled, and immediately moved away from the nearby rooms.
Shangguan Yanran looked at the houses thoughtfully, lost in her own thoughts, and said nothing.
Soon, several Dark Association members approached from a distance. Ye Cangtian hurriedly pushed open a room, sent the two women inside, and then put on his silver mask.
At this moment, a surprised voice came from behind him: "Xuan Qi? What are you doing here?"
Ye Cangtian turned around and smiled, "Cough, cough... I'm searching these rooms to see if I can get some benefits! Brother Xuan Shi, what's the situation in your main hall?"
"What situation?"
Hearing this, Xuan Shi couldn't help but snort coldly, glaring at Ye Cangtian with anger. "Because you left your post without permission, our Dark Association was understaffed, leading to heavy casualties. Now Master Qing Dao is very displeased with you. Xuan Qi, you bear the greatest responsibility!"
"..." Ye Cangtian was speechless. They were blaming him because he didn't follow them?
He didn't know that Xuan Shi was so angry, not only because he had always disliked Ye Cangtian, but more importantly, several of his subordinates had died this time!
Xuan Shi had brought five subordinates with him. Two had died outside the City Lord's mansion before.
Later, while fighting the stone guards in the City Lord's mansion, his injuries had not yet recovered. His remaining three subordinates died protecting him.
Therefore, Xuan Shi had become a lone wolf. Moreover, his injuries were still not healed, and now he was exploring the City Lord's mansion alone. If anything unexpected happened, he wouldn't even have anyone to lend a hand.
Thus, Xuan Shi hated Ye Cangtian to the core. It was precisely because the latter had taken his subordinates away that they were under immense pressure. Otherwise, they wouldn't have suffered so many casualties.
"You'd better come with me to see Master Qing Dao now, otherwise I have the right to declare you a spy for the Hall of Light!"
"..."
Ye Cangtian was helpless. What connection could he have with the Hall of Light?
But it didn't matter. He would go. After all, Qing Dao wouldn't just chop off his head for him temporarily taking people away, right?
Just as he was about to agree to go see Qing Dao with him, a slight noise suddenly came from the room behind him.
"What was that sound?" Xuan Shi frowned.
Ye Cangtian inwardly cursed, but smiled and said, "What sound? I didn't hear anything. Brother Xuan Shi, perhaps you misheard?"
"There was a sound from the room behind you. Is there someone inside?"
Xuan Shi said coldly, then walked past him towards the room.
Ye Cangtian gave a wry smile. What were those two girls doing inside? Why were they making noise for no reason?
"Bang!"
Xuan Shi kicked open the door. As he stepped inside, he saw two girls squatting on the ground, cooking compressed biscuits. One of the girls was pouring chili oil into it!
Yao Bao'er looked at Xuan Shi, who had walked in, and then at Ye Cangtian, who followed. She sheepishly explained, "Boss, Bao'er is hungry. Is it too much to cook some biscuit chili porridge?"
Xuan Shi was a little confused. There were indeed people inside, and they were the two Chinese girls that Master Qing Dao had just instructed them to pay attention to.
However, he was a bit taken aback and frowned slightly, "I am not your boss!"
"Cough, that, she was calling me!"
Ye Cangtian coughed dryly. Seeing Xuan Shi turn to look at him, he shrugged helplessly and chuckled, "Brother Xuan Shi, I don't want to either, but you're a bit annoying and rather unlucky!"
This guy was indeed annoying. Ever since they met, he seemed to dislike him, and had even slandered him to Qing Dao multiple times.
He didn't want to bother with it initially, but this guy was too suspicious. As soon as he heard a sound from the room, he immediately came in. Coincidentally, he discovered his secret. Could this be considered unlucky? m..oΓg
"Xuan Qi, what do you mean?" Xuan Shi gradually felt that something was wrong.
"Don't you understand yet?"
Ye Cangtian chuckled softly and closed the door. As long as no one came in, no one would know what happened inside the room.
"You, you actually colluded with people from the Chinese Dragon Group!"
Xuan Shi's face changed drastically. He finally realized what was happening, and quickly retreated several steps, becoming extremely vigilant.
"Wrong, I did not collude with the Dragon Group!"
Ye Cangtian removed his silver mask. Under the man's shocked gaze, his lips curved slightly, and he said softly, "Because I am a member of the Dragon Group!"
"You... you..."
Xuan Shi's eyes widened, finding it unbelievable. This person was actually from the Chinese Dragon Group. How did he manage to infiltrate the Dark Association? And he was a deacon of the Xuan-tier, just like himself.
However, he didn't have time to think too much about it now. He had to convey this information to Master Qing Dao, or perhaps even capture this person himself and hand him over to Master Qing Dao.
This would be a great contribution!
He no longer cared about his unhealed injuries. He decisively attacked Ye Cangtian. Although his combat power had declined due to his injury, he was confident he could handle a junior who had just been promoted to the Xuan-tier.
"Bang... Bang!"
When their attacks collided, Xuan Shi staggered back several steps, his expression slightly changing!