Wu Shattered Star River

The Fourth Elder was an elder of the Artifact and Technique Hall, in charge of Xuan artifacts and cultivation methods. His combat strength was the weakest among all the elders, only at the fifth level of the Mountain and Sea Realm, and his supernatural powers were not considered powerful.

However, the Mountain and Sea Realm was, after all, the Mountain and Sea Realm. With the Fourth Elder leading the team, the number of Xuan Profound Realm cultivators on their side was about the same as that of the Heavenly Wolf Hall. Under normal circumstances, they could crush the opponent.

Even if some special situation occurred, with the Fourth Elder present, the damage would be minimized.

In the event that Zuo Yiyi, Qi Bing, and Niu Meng were in the main force of the Heavenly Wolf Hall, the Fourth Elder could rescue them with a single move.

On the other side, Ling Yunmeng and the others were rushing at full speed, and there was a high probability that they would arrive at Heavenly Wolf City before the Golden Wolf King and others.

Taking down Heavenly Wolf City, not to mention capturing the descendants of the great wolf kings and wolf queens, the many disciples of the Heavenly Wolf Hall within Heavenly Wolf City were enough to make the Golden Wolf King and the others hesitate.

This way, both sides would have bargaining chips and would not be coerced by the Heavenly Wolf Hall.

In terms of combat strength, there were eight Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators on their side, and there were also eight on the Heavenly Wolf Hall's side, so they would not suffer a loss.

Ling Yunmeng was very clear about one thing—

If she and the Great Elder went to Blood Moon Peak, they would not only fail to rescue Zuo Yiyi, Qi Bing, and Niu Meng, but would also put themselves in danger.

As the helmsman of the Cloud Dream Pavilion, she was not that stupid. If Zuo Yiyi unfortunately died, she would only risk her life to retaliate, razing Heavenly Wolf City to the ground to avenge Zuo Yiyi.

This was the wisest choice!

"Let's go!"

Ling Yunmeng made a decision, and the other elders had no objection.

The main force was divided into two groups. The Fourth Elder led all the Xuan Profound Realm cultivators to intercept the Xuan Profound Realm cultivators of the Heavenly Wolf Hall. Ling Yunmeng, Qi Tiandu, Han Jinmao, and others abandoned their horses and advanced at full speed, heading straight for Heavenly Wolf City.

The eight Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators were running at full speed, and their speed was extremely terrifying, more than three times faster than the Dragon Lion Horses. The group did not avoid villages and towns, only seeking speed and running wildly in a straight line.

The eight Mountain and Sea Realm cultivators traveled through countless villages and towns, quickly alarming the people in those villages and towns.

Tonight, the moonlight was very bright, and the visibility reached hundreds of feet. Many villages and towns had martial artists on night watch, and they were frightened when they saw several figures flashing by.

The citizens of the villages and towns under the Heavenly Wolf Hall all knew that the Heavenly Wolf Hall and the Cloud Dream Pavilion were about to engage in a great battle recently.

When they discovered the traces of Ling Yunmeng and others, they naturally did not dare to slack off. Countless warhorses galloped out of countless villages and towns, heading towards the Heavenly Wolf Hall, wanting to report to the higher-ups of the Heavenly Wolf Hall.

After running wildly for more than an hour, they were already close to Heavenly Wolf City.

According to distance estimates, they would be able to reach Heavenly Wolf City in just over half an hour.

Ling Yunmeng signaled everyone to slow down, while walking and adjusting their breathing, and at the same time swallowing pills to bring their state to its peak, in order to cope with any changes that might occur at any time.

"Where are we?"

After running for a while, Ling Yunmeng turned her gaze to the Sixth Elder. The Sixth Elder was in charge of intelligence work, so he naturally knew about the villages and towns on the Heavenly Wolf Hall's side.

The Sixth Elder took out a map, and he could see it clearly under the bright moonlight. After scanning it a few times, he said, "Pavilion Master, we have already passed Willow Village. If we go forward for another half an hour, we will reach Moon Lake Town. Moon Lake Town is not far from Heavenly Wolf City. If we run at full speed, it will take at most two incense sticks of time."

"Mm!"

Ling Yunmeng nodded expressionlessly, feeling much more at ease.

They were almost at Heavenly Wolf City, but Granny Liu had not received any messages. This showed that there were no changes on the Heavenly Wolf City's side, and the great wolf kings had not returned to the city yet.

After adjusting their breathing for a while, everyone's state reached its peak, and they continued to run at full speed.

Half an hour later, the group climbed over a large mountain and looked down from a high position. They could see a huge lake.

Under the illumination of the bright moonlight, this lake was like a huge gem, very beautiful.

Moon Lake Town had arrived!

As long as they passed Moon Lake Town and ran for another two incense sticks of time, they could reach Heavenly Wolf City.

Granny Liu had not sent any messages yet, and Ling Yunmeng let out a long breath. Their luck was good tonight, and they could easily take down Heavenly Wolf City.

With Heavenly Wolf City in hand, they would have enough confidence to deal with the great wolf kings.

"Go!"

Ling Yunmeng shouted in a deep voice, and the eight people rushed towards Moon Lake Town below like tigers descending the mountain.

Moon Lake Town was by the lake, and they had to walk around the lake, so it was impossible to avoid Moon Lake Town.

They didn't care about being exposed now. Their speed was so fast, it was estimated that countless messengers were eating dust behind them, right?

Moon Lake Town below was very quiet, just like the Moon Lake next to it. The town was dark, and the town's citizens were probably all asleep.

The group was very fast, and they rushed down in a few dozen breaths of time. They ran wildly towards Moon Lake Town, preparing to bypass Moon Lake Town and head straight for Heavenly Wolf City.

"Something's not right…"

When she approached Moon Lake Town, she looked at the city wall of Moon Lake Town from a distance, and her willow eyebrows furrowed.

She had a bad feeling in her heart, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.

The closer they got to Moon Lake Town, the closer they got, and when the distance was only a few hundred feet, Ling Yunmeng stopped and her eyes narrowed slightly.

She finally understood what was wrong!

Moon Lake Town was too quiet, so quiet that it was abnormal.

This town was a large town with at least several thousand people living in it. At this moment, there was not a single martial artist guarding the night on the city wall, and there was no sound in the town, not even the barking of dogs.

Qi Donglai and others all felt the problem, and everyone was on full alert, looking at Moon Lake Town from afar.

Under the dark night, everyone felt that this large town was like an ancient beast entrenched, silently waiting for everyone to come.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a huge torch was lit at the city gate.

This torch was like a fuse. Torches on the city wall were lit continuously, and the torches were connected to form a fire dragon.

In an instant, hundreds of torches were lit, and the light of the torches illuminated the city wall and the open space in front of it, making it a snow-white expanse.

Not only that!

A person on the city wall threw out a torch, and as soon as the torch landed, a raging fire ignited on the ground.

The flames swept towards both sides at a terrifying speed, and like two fire snakes, they quickly spread to the left and right, forming a huge ring of fire.

Ling Yunmeng and others were surrounded in the center of the ring of fire.

The quiet Moon Lake Town was like a giant beast that had awakened from its slumber, suddenly opened its eyes, and revealed its sharp fangs.

Before everyone could react, three huge pieces of wood were erected on the city wall.

Three people were actually tied to the wood with cold iron chains. Their mouths were covered, and they kept shaking their bodies, shaking their heads, and their eyes were full of panic.

"Yiyi!"

"Bing'er!"

Ling Yunmeng and Qi Tian shouted at the same time, and their faces became extremely ugly at this moment.

"Hahaha!"

A long laugh sounded, and then eight figures flew up from under the city wall and landed on the city gate.

These eight people, six men and two women, were all wearing cold iron armor of different colors, wearing cold iron helmets on their heads, and wearing wolf head masks of different shapes on their faces.

The six great wolf kings and two great wolf queens appeared together!

A man wearing golden armor laughed twice and shouted, "Pavilion Master Ling, the eight of us have been waiting here for a long time!"

"We've been tricked! This is a conspiracy!"

A hint of mockery appeared on the corner of Ling Yunmeng's mouth, and she glanced at Han Jinmao and said to Qi Tian, "The great wolf kings and wolf queens who went to Blood Moon Peak are fake. The Golden Wolf King and the others have been waiting for us here."

"They have already set up a trap, waiting for us to take the bait. This ring of fire should be a fierce fire formation. Once we get close, fierce fire will gush out, and its power is huge, so it will be difficult for us to escape."

If the six great wolf kings and two great wolf queens went to Blood Moon Peak, then there was absolutely no way they could reach Moon Lake Town so quickly.

This fierce fire formation was a magical formation for trapping people, requiring a lot of materials, and the arrangement would take more than half a day.

The Heavenly Wolf Hall spent more than half a day setting up this fierce fire formation here early in the morning. Did they calculate that they would come here?

Ling Yunmeng had not figured out many things yet, but she could be sure that there was definitely a conspiracy in this, and someone had secretly set up a big game.

They were all chess pieces, invisibly controlled by the chess players, stepping into this urn step by step.