Chapter 4973

However, Kai had no idea that the one secretly controlling Feihu City was from the Temple—the Eighth Palace Master, Huo Zhao.

Likewise, Huo Zhao never expected Kai to be among the negotiation party, nor could he have imagined that Kai would ascend to the heavens so quickly by climbing the ladder.

At that moment, inside the City Lord’s Mansion of Feihu City, Kai, Bai Yi, and Feng Xian weren’t resting. Instead, under the cover of night, they quietly slipped out of their room.

“This City Lord’s Mansion is huge. How are we supposed to find Niu Ben?” Bai Yi asked, frowning slightly.

“Father-in-law, I already infused a trace of my aura into Niu Ben’s body. Now I just need to trace that aura to locate him,” Kai replied.

With that, he slowly released his spiritual sense, scanning for the trace of aura he had planted in Niu Ben earlier.

Before long, Kai sensed the familiar presence and began moving toward the backyard of the mansion, guided by the aura.

Though there were patrolling guards along the way, Kai and the others avoided them with ease.

Since the City Lord’s Mansion of Feihu City stood at the center of dozens of cities, it was considered impenetrable, and the guards were lax in their duties.

Soon, the group reached a room in the backyard, and Kai came to a stop.

“Niu Ben is in there,” he said, pointing to the room.

It seemed Niu Ben hadn’t been mistreated or thrown into a dungeon—he was merely confined to a room, which could be considered generous treatment.

“I’ll go in and get him!” Feng Xian said, rushing forward.

But Kai quickly pulled him back. “Wait, let me check for any formations.”

He crouched down and traced a strange rune on the ground with his hand, channeling a stream of immortal power into it.

Buzz…

The rune began to glow, and the room ahead flickered with light.

Clearly, the room was protected by a formation. If Feng Xian had barged in recklessly, it would have triggered the array—and escape would have been impossible.

“Damn it, these people are so cautious. They even set up a formation in such a tightly guarded place!”
Seeing this, the Crazy Immortal couldn’t help but curse.

Kai remained silent. He stared at the formation in front of him and slowly pressed his palm against it.

He didn’t intend to search for the formation’s core—instead, he planned to break it by force, as their time was limited.

Golden light radiated from Kai’s palm, and the glow surrounding the house gradually dimmed before disappearing entirely.

“It’s done,” Kai said calmly.

The Crazy Immortal immediately rushed into the room and dragged Niu Ben out.

Niu Ben was startled and almost cried out, but when he saw Kai, he instantly closed his mouth.

“Don’t speak. Follow us—I’m here to take you home,” Kai instructed.

Niu Ben’s eyes widened, and he nodded firmly.

Kai and his group began escorting Niu Ben out of the City Lord’s Mansion.

But just as they left the backyard, they unexpectedly ran into Li Tianbao.

Li Tianbao had come to deliver something to Niu Ben. He didn’t want the boy to suffer.

After all, Li Tianbao had served in Rhino City for many years, and Gadfly had treated him well, even appointing him as the shopkeeper of Tianbao Pavilion.

But as someone from Feihu City, Li Tianbao was bound by duty—he had no choice.

Both sides froze in shock when they came face to face.

Reacting swiftly, Kai struck out with his palm.

He needed to knock Li Tianbao unconscious before he could raise an alarm—otherwise, their plan to escape with Niu Ben would be ruined.

Li Tianbao instinctively prepared to defend himself, but at the last moment, for reasons unknown, he lowered his hand and allowed Kai’s palm to strike him square in the chest.

Li Tianbao was sent flying, his head lolling as he lost consciousness.