The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

Seeing that the five of them had returned first, and that Meng Sui was still acting strangely, Yuan Chang quickly went to greet him: "What happened?"

Meng Sui looked pained and couldn't speak. Pei Heng said helplessly, "Fellow Daoist Yun gave him a divination before, saying that he would suffer a bloody disaster if he went east."

"He didn't believe it and insisted on going east, and then he was ambushed by the demon."

Yuan Chang was so shocked that his hair stood on end: "Quickly, let me see the wound. It was caused by a demon. Be careful that demonic energy doesn't enter the body through the wound and infect the meridians."

"How could a Golden Core cultivator like you be successfully ambushed by a demon?"

Pei Heng said, "This was not caused by the demon. Fellow Daoist Meng was agitated and his old ailment relapsed."

Pei Heng revealed his identity as a disciple of the Medical Valley, and Meng Sui acted very convincingly.

Even Yuan Chang couldn't find a flaw.

After all, Meng Sui and Yun Yici's group were not weak, and their character seemed quite good as well.

He had previously offered to let the ordinary people in their team stay, so he wouldn't lie like this just to slack off.

Yuan Chang said, "Then you should stay here and rest."

Meng Sui's old illness relapsed, and Pei Heng, as a physician, had to accompany him. There were three others left, plus a useless mortal.

Even if Yuan Chang were hard-hearted, he couldn't possibly force Yun Yici to take a risk, especially since he had high hopes for Yun Yici.

Furthermore, he had something to ask of Pei Heng.

However, his conversation with Pei Heng had just reached the ears of other cultivators.

Upon hearing Pei Heng's identity, many people felt a desire to curry favor with him.

Unless there is no other way out, or there is something that forces them to come here, what ordinary cultivator would be so foolish as to come to this hellish place where humans and demons meet?

Besides, Pei Heng comes from the Medical Valley, so his medical skills are guaranteed. If we build a good relationship, we can ask him for treatment if we get injured during this period.

Among the five groups that remained at the camp, some were eager to approach Pei Heng and speak to him.

Yuan Chang was secretly annoyed. He wanted to sell Pei Heng and the other four to someone else, but he ended up benefiting others instead, which made it difficult for him to speak up.

However, returning to the city at night would give him a chance to properly talk to Pei Heng about the matter he wanted to ask of him.

Pei Heng had an excellent temper and never refused anyone. Yet, the silver needles in his hands seemed to have eyes as he performed acupuncture on Meng Sui. His technique was clean and efficient, which made people feel good about him.

Suddenly someone said, "Fellow Daoist Yun gave Fellow Daoist Meng a divination earlier, and it was so accurate. Could you be a disciple of the Eight Trigrams Sect?"

Everyone looked at Yun Yici, who was carrying a sword on her back, but when they saw the sword behind her, they realized they were overthinking it.

Unexpectedly, Yun Yici said frankly, "My master is a good friend of an elder of the Bagua Sect. I know a little bit about it from what I've seen and heard, but my skills are not good enough."

The eyes of the rogue cultivators lit up. If she could become friends with an elder of the Bagua Sect, then perhaps this female cultivator's master also came from a noble family.

The atmosphere became extremely friendly, and one cultivator even joked, "Fellow Daoist Yun, if you don't mind, could you tell my fortune?"

Yun Yici smiled mysteriously: "My divination is only for those who are destined to receive it."

"I have a connection with Senior Yuanchang, but I don't know if he would be willing to listen to me."

Yuan Chang, perking up his ears, also became curious and said, "Young friend Yun, please tell me everything."

Following Xie Qianjue's example, Yun Yici took out three spirit stones from her storage bag.

Everyone exclaimed in surprise, "Can spirit stones also be used as tools for divination?"

"That's impossible! How can a spirit stone be used for divination?"

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, and Yuan Chang also seemed somewhat skeptical.

Unexpectedly, when Yun Yici threw the spirit stones into the air and caught them with her hands, they were still just three ordinary spirit stones. However, her expression began to become serious.

Yuan Chang felt uneasy. These fortune tellers were a bunch of mystical people, but when they were right, they were absolutely accurate.

Knowing good and bad fortune, one can seek advantage and avoid harm.

Unfortunately, he couldn't understand the divination results Yun Yici had given him.

Yuan Chang asked, "Young friend Yun, what does this divination signify?"

Yun Yici sighed and said, "Senior Yuanchang, I have something I want to say to you."

Trusting Yun Yici, Yuan Chang followed her to a secluded spot in the camp where others could see her.

Yun Yici said, "You certainly don't want others to hear what I'm about to say, so please be careful, senior."

Her seriousness prompted Yuan Chang to ask Yun Yici, "Young friend Yun, how exactly is the divination result displayed?" He then used his spiritual power to create a soundproof barrier before daring to inquire.

Yun Yici said, "This is the hexagram 'Ze Shui Kun' (困), which is very inauspicious."

"You are currently feeling down, and your heart is with one person."

"This person is your superior."

Yuan Chang was now truly convinced. They had kept their city lord's serious injury a secret from the outside world because they were worried about unrest among the people in the city.

He had just considered asking Pei Heng to treat the city lord.

Yuan Chang asked anxiously, "How could it be such a bad omen? Is it just bad luck for me, or...?"

He quickly stopped talking. Although the city lord was seriously injured, he was clear-headed and recovering, so it was impossible for him to be in any serious danger.

Yun Yici said, "Then I need to calculate it in more detail."

She fiddled with the spirit stone in her hand for a while, and then the color on her face gradually faded and she turned pale.

Yun Yici revealed a look of fear: "Senior Yuanchang, a great enemy is approaching, and the main star shows signs of being deceived, with the ominous star bringing disaster appearing as a twin."

Who exactly is the person you're thinking about?

Yun Yici deliberately kept it half-hidden, leaving it to Yuan Chang to guess. This made Yuan Chang's face turn pale.

Their city lord was seriously injured while trying to capture the twin demon generals.

Now that Yun Yici is facing a massive army pressing in, could it be that demons from the Demon Realm are coming to their rescue?

Yuan Chang managed to calm himself down and said, "Thank you for the divination, young friend Yun. I will definitely be careful."

The twin demon generals were not killed on the spot because they wanted to kill them outside the city to deter other demon cultivators from attacking.

Yuan Chang thought for a moment and then frankly said to Yun Yici, "I would like to ask my friend Pei Heng to treat a friend of mine. I wonder if my friend Yun could help me pass on the message?"

Pei Heng was a hook, and seeing that she finally had a chance to meet the city lord of Juexian City, Yun Yici naturally agreed.

When Yun Yici and Yuan Chang returned, their complexions had returned to normal, and no one could tell anything was wrong.

Meng Sui's condition did not improve. By evening, it was unclear whether Yuan Chang had said something to Qing Wei.

Qingwei personally led a group of people to pick up Meng Sui.

Then, during the next rotation, when it was Yun Yici and the other three's turn to act, the hidden guards nearby replaced them and brought them directly into the city lord's mansion.

The four guards disguised themselves as Yun Yici and his companions, using a magical artifact similar to Ning Tinglan's Illusion Stone, making their appearance flawless.

Once inside the city lord's mansion, Qingwei led the four of them into the quiet main courtyard of the inner sanctuary.

Pushing open the door, a bitter smell of medicine filled the air. The bed curtains were drawn in layers, obscuring the view inside. Only the sound of a man coughing could be heard.