Chapter 103: However... holding his hand, I always feel very at ease

"Clean this up," A Qiang said, looking at the soldiers on both sides, then walked back toward the City Lord Mansion.

"Ah... yes!" The soldiers were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly shouted.

Jiang Xun remained lying in the corner, waiting calmly and motionlessly.

"Go and transfer those people from the Baihua Sect," Alin said, standing at the entrance of the Dungeon and looking at A Qiang.

"Boss, why do we need to transfer them?" A Qiang nodded and asked.

"They know where these people are; they will definitely try to rescue them tonight. We will make sure they come but never return."

"But Boss, it wouldn't matter if we just left them here, right? If we send them somewhere else, we'll have to split up our disciples to guard them, won't we?" A Qiang scratched his head and asked.

"It's just to be safe." Alin shook his head: "Since the other side was able to make A Liang and the others go and never return, there might truly be someone at the Nascent Soul stage or even the Nascent Soul Late Stage. If such a person really appears, these hostages are our only way to survive."

He was thinking that even if they couldn't win, they could use the hostages as a threat to ensure they could retreat unscathed.

This was precisely the trap Jiang Xun had dug for him.

They didn't have any Nascent Soul disciples at all, but it was indeed Senior Sister Ming who had finished off those twenty-plus Tianwu Sect disciples, including four Nascent Soul cultivators.

Under such psychological pressure, Alin would make the decision to split his forces.

This increased the possibility of Jiang Xun's rescue mission succeeding.

"Then where should I lock them up?" A Qiang nodded and asked.

Alin thought for a moment, then said: "It can't be too close. Go to the North City Prison. Take all the remaining disciples with you, and don't come back after that. Once you see fighting break out here, immediately bring that Liang Ru over as a hostage."

"Yes." A Qiang nodded, then hurriedly ran into the Dungeon to carry out the task.

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"Why haven't they come back yet?" Outside the city, Yin Ningyu looked worriedly toward the gates of Shuiyun City, her brows tightly furrowed, feeling very anxious in her heart: "Could something have happened..."

Thinking of this, Yin Ningyu prepared to walk toward Shuiyun City, but as soon as her foot stepped out of the woods, she pulled it back.

She remembered that Jiang Xun had told her not to run around.

"Sigh, you didn't even leave a Transmission Talisman or anything when you left. How am I supposed to contact you?"

Yin Ningyu ducked back behind a tree and sighed: "I'll wait for another incense stick's time. If you don't come out after that, I'm going in!"

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After the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, A Qiang walked out with a line of Baihua Sect women tied together with rope and stuffed them into several carriages.

Several Tianwu Sect disciples also boarded the carriages one after another and headed toward the north of the city.

Seeing this, Jiang Xun slowly stood up and quietly followed.

Jiang Xun had checked when they came out; there was A Qiang, who was at the Nascent Soul stage, two at the Golden Core stage, and three at the Foundation Establishment stage.

The Golden Core and Foundation Establishment cultivators were not a problem for Jiang Xun, but this A Qiang was a bit tricky.

Jiang Xun pondered in his mind. The group with A Liang, who was heading to Gu Garden, had the most people, so he could rule them out. There was an opportunity with A Qiang's group, but it wasn't large.

And at the City Lord Mansion, only Alin, who was at the Nascent Soul Early Stage Peak, remained...

To be honest, if he really had to choose one to target, Alin was actually easier to deal with at this moment.

"Fight him to the death?" Jiang Xun thought while chasing the carriage convoy, but he quickly dismissed the idea.

Because A Liang and the others had flown over his head; clearly, they had already turned the entire Gu Garden upside down.

You really have to hand it to him, Alin was quite something; he had even managed to time A Qiang's departure and A Liang's return perfectly.

Because of this, neither side was easy to mess with.

Jiang Xun could only settle for following A Qiang first to confirm the location of Liang Ru and the others.

Before long, the carriages stopped in front of the North City Prison, and Liang Ru and the others were dragged down from the carriages.

They were all stumbling, barely able to walk steadily, and could only manage to move by leaning on each other.

This was also quite a pain.

The Tianwu Sect disciples' treatment only kept them barely alive; if they really had to escape, every single one of them would be a burden!

He couldn't run away with them at all.

If he really wanted to rescue them without any mishaps, he had to take out this group of Tianwu Sect disciples.

But that was easier said than done!

'If I cause a commotion at the City Lord Mansion, will this Nascent Soul cultivator go to provide support? Can I take this opportunity to finish off the other Tianwu Sect disciples, take the people, and hide them in Shuiyun City first?'

Jiang Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, deep in thought.

Those two Golden Core cultivators were only at the early stage, and the few Foundation Establishment ones were not even worth mentioning.

As long as Jiang Xun and Yin Ningyu worked together, they could finish them off in the shortest amount of time.

Currently, this seemed to be the only method worth trying.

Thus, Jiang Xun stopped overthinking, stood up, and returned to the City Lord Mansion. He quietly buried several Fire Talismans and Thunder Talismans around the City Lord Mansion, imbued them with his own Spirit Power, and then went outside the city to rendezvous with Yin Ningyu.

"You finally came out!" Seeing Jiang Xun walking quickly back to her side, Yin Ningyu looked worried: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Jiang Xun nodded, took Yin Ningyu's hand, and walked into the woods.

Yin Ningyu didn't pay any mind to being held by the hand at this moment.

"Listen to me..."

Jiang Xun then informed Yin Ningyu of the situation in the city and his plan.

After hearing it, Yin Ningyu also nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, if the situation turns bad, just leave us and go. I won't blame you!"

Hearing that Liang Ru and the others had limited mobility, Yin Ningyu had also prepared herself for the possibility that they wouldn't be able to escape.

"We'll see. If the situation is bad, I definitely won't worry about them." Jiang Xun nodded and smiled: "Let's go, we'll go into Shuiyun City now to prepare."

"Are we going in directly?" Yin Ningyu didn't notice that Jiang Xun said he wouldn't worry about them; as for them, Yin Ningyu, Jiang Xun was definitely going to worry about her.

"Yes, I've observed that we can climb over the wall directly into that prison from the north side of the city. Once we get behind the wall, I will activate the talismans, and as soon as that Nascent Soul disciple leaves, we will attack."

Jiang Xun nodded while leading Yin Ningyu toward the north side of the city.

"If that Nascent Soul disciple hasn't left, we shall hold our ground for now and think of other ways."

"Alright, I'll follow your lead." Yin Ningyu nodded, only then realizing that Jiang Xun had been holding her hand the entire time.

Yet, she could not bring herself to pull her hand away; instead, she thought to herself: Does he know he is holding my hand?... Is this what it feels like to hold hands with a man?

Such a strange feeling...

But... holding his hand, she felt a sense of peace.

The two soon arrived at the northern wall of Shuiyun City; Jiang Xun let go of Yin Ningyu's hand and then looked at her: "Are you ready?"

"Mm!" Yin Ningyu nodded heavily, her hand resting on the long sword at her waist: "I am ready."

Seeing this, Jiang Xun nodded; the sky was growing dark, so Jiang Xun directly formed a seal to activate the talisman paper.

Boom!

A sudden explosion erupted from the direction of the City Lord Mansion, followed by the roar of thunder and lightning.

Then, a ring of flames engulfed the City Lord Mansion.

"Senior Brother! Something has happened at the City Lord Mansion!"

The disciple in front of the dungeon gate hurried inside and shouted loudly at A Qiang.