Cui Xi, not far away, watched her uncle and Lu Hong chat amiably with hatred gnawing at her teeth, but she had no courage to confront her uncle who had raised her since childhood. Since Ku Le had initially decreed that Lu Hong was her savior, Cui Xi's plan to teach Lu Hong a lesson through her family's power had lost all possibility.
Surrounded by a large number of the Kang family's soldiers, Lu Hong and his companions finally returned to Tong City.
Tong City was nothing like the sinister City, which was fortified with towering, iron-like walls filled with anti-magic material, clearly designed as a stronghold for assault and defense.
But Tong City didn't even have a proper wall, merely encircled by boulders a little more than one person tall, and on top of that, not a single guard could be seen—it seemed totally defenseless. The city's scenery was plainly visible at a glance.
