However, the hostage in his hand had already had their throat slit.

The corpse fell, frozen by the frost, but it was already meaningless.

Luo Yijie thought so, and believed it to be true.

But as time resumed its normal flow, and the corpse before him suddenly emitted an intense, phoenix-like cry…

He instantly widened his eyes, staring in disbelief at the scene before him.

The corpse of 'An Dong’er', whose throat had been cut, actually got up on its own!

'An Dong’er' had been resurrected from the dead?!

"Captain Wu?!"

Along with Fang Yue’s joyful shout, Luo Yijie and Wang Zhengzhi saw a cold light flash before their eyes one after another.

The next moment, the heads of both of their ice sculptures fell to the ground.

Luo Yijie, ranked second in the Heavenly Merchant Alliance, and Wang Zhengzhi, ranked third, were dead!

"Night… Captain?"

Captain Wu, who had just been resurrected, was a little confused. Looking at Fang Yue before him, he felt that it was all unreal, as if it were all a dream.

And the scene before him was even more puzzling.

Two unfamiliar people had their heads separated from their bodies, their bodies frozen into ice sculptures, and they lay dead on the ground.

And not far away, there was a muscular strongman with a severed arm, staring at them with a ferocious expression.

"What the hell is going on? Am I dreaming? My head, my head hurts so much…"

Captain Wu clutched his head, his brow furrowed.

Fang Yue quickly fed him two pills and asked, "Captain Wu, why are you in Chu Nuan City? What happened in Qing Si County? Did the Phoenix Organization attack Qing Si County again and capture you from there?"

"Qing Si County is fine. I took the initiative to leave Qing Si County to find you in Chu Nuan City. Have you forgotten? If you’re alive, we’ll meet in Chu Nuan City!"

Hearing Captain Wu say these words, Fang Yue smiled knowingly.

A warm feeling rose in his heart.

Although he had been in Chu Nuan City for some time, Fang Yue had never felt the warmth he had experienced in Qing Si County.

Part of the reason was Fang Yue himself.

Alone in Chu Nuan City, searching for An Dong’er, and practically under the control of the Phoenix Organization, Fang Yue was surrounded by enemies on all sides. He couldn’t afford to trust anyone too much, so naturally, he didn’t have deep interactions with people, and human relationships were inevitably a little薄 (bó, thin).

On the other hand, Fang Yue wasn’t in a position to reveal his identity. He had been focused on cultivation and investigation, so he had less contact with people, which naturally meant less warmth.

But his friends from Qing Si County were different.

They were friends forged in life and death!

Fang Yue excitedly grasped Captain Wu's hand, his heart filled with emotion.

At this moment, Captain Wu suddenly seemed to remember something and asked excitedly, "That's right, I know the whereabouts of An Dong'er! She's being controlled by Niu Zuo in the Phoenix Organization's base laboratory in Chu Nuan City! I overheard their researchers mentioning An Dong'er when I was captured!"

Fang Yue was stunned.

"But… as far as I know, the Phoenix Organization's Tu Zuo just said that An Dong'er has been transferred to Qingcheng."

"Qingcheng? That shouldn't be! According to what they said, An Dong'er is extremely important to them. There's no reason for them to transfer her for no reason!"

Mentioning An Dong'er, Captain Wu's expression became serious. He shook his head slightly, clearly believing his own judgment, thinking that An Dong'er was still in the Phoenix Organization's base, suffering hardships!

Was Tu Zuo lying? Or was Captain Wu's information outdated?

Fang Yue hesitated for a moment, then chose to believe Captain Wu!

"Then we'll find a way to break into the Phoenix Organization's base, find An Dong'er, and rescue her!"

"Alright! But I don't know where the Phoenix Organization's base is…"

Captain Wu's voice lowered.

When he first came to Chu Nuan City, it was when Fang Yue went out to Dong Liu Mountain to encircle and suppress the night bandits.

While the two perfectly missed each other, Captain Wu immediately began investigating An Dong'er's whereabouts.

He quickly attracted the attention of the Phoenix Organization, was captured, and after some arrangements, he appeared at the martial arts competition as the final reward.

Although the situation didn't develop according to the martial arts competition, the final result wasn't much different.

"It doesn't matter that we don't know where the Phoenix Organization is. Someone knows!"

As Fang Yue spoke, he turned to look at Tian Wangchuan, who was stealthily retreating.

"Look, there's a lone Heavenly Merchant Alliance leader over there. If we capture him and torture him, we'll definitely be able to get information about the Phoenix Organization. Don't you think so? Alliance Leader Tian!"

Fang Yue narrowed his eyes and smiled coldly.

Tian Wangchuan was like a mouse seeing a cat. Hearing Fang Yue's voice, he was so frightened that his hair stood on end.

He looked back at Fang Yue in terror, and then suddenly retreated violently, rushing to the edge of the high platform and jumping down!

He actually jumped off the high platform to escape!

This scene stunned Captain Wu.

He vaguely remembered that when he was gathering information, he seemed to have heard that the leader of the Heavenly Merchant Alliance, Tian Wangchuan, was a high-level Ren realm expert, the strongest person in Chu Nuan City.

Could it be… that the embarrassed person who was fleeing in a panic just now was the invincible Heavenly Merchant Alliance leader that everyone was talking about?!

At this moment, Captain Wu was懵 (měng, confused), feeling like something was wrong somewhere.

It wasn't until Fang Yue shouted loudly and chased him to the edge of the high platform, looking down, that Captain Wu suddenly came back to his senses.

Below, in the flickering firelight, shadows were heavy, as if the entire population of Chu Nuan City was gathered together, densely packed with people.

"What exactly is this…"

Captain Wu was very confused, as if the world had suddenly changed after he had been imprisoned and unconscious for a period of time. It was completely different from the world he knew.

It wasn't until the exclamations from below shouted Tian Wangchuan's name that Captain Wu truly confirmed that the embarrassed person was indeed the strongest person in Chu Nuan City!

And Fang Yue, who could chase the strongest person in Chu Nuan City, that high-level Ren realm expert, into such a panic… what level had his strength reached?

Captain Wu stared blankly at Fang Yue beside him, his thoughts surging, a mix of emotions.

He still remembered when he first met Fang Yue in Mo Village, Fang Yue's strength was far inferior to his.

But in the blink of an eye, Fang Yue had grown into a terrifying existence that he could only look up to.

"Hold on tight, we're going down too!"

With Fang Yue's loud shout, Captain Wu suddenly came back to his senses.

However, the next moment, he realized that Fang Yue had suddenly stopped, a look of confusion on his face.

Following Fang Yue's gaze, looking down, Captain Wu was suddenly stunned.

Below, a small area of people was rioting.

And the source of the riot was a person with a head as big as a斗 (dǒu, dipper), biting the person next to him to death!

Panic spread, and the people around the big-headed monster fled in disarray.

"A Guai…yi?!"

Captain Wu was stunned.

A large city of this scale, Chu Nuan City, actually had Guaiyi invading?!