Regardless, he had come to save her this time. If he were to abandon her to face danger alone now, it would violate the bonds of their sect.

But this was the path she chose herself. She would rather believe the words of that Hehuan Sect witch than trust her own fellow disciple. Why even bother saving someone like this!

Whatever, he didn't owe her anything anyway!

As he continued walking forward, Xi Mo's brows furrowed even tighter.

She was still injured. If she went to the City of the Dead, she would definitely not survive. As a fellow disciple, if he stood by and watched her die, how would he explain it to Elder Xu Xu if he returned to the Zixiao Sect safely? How could he Cultivate with peace of mind in the future?

Thinking of this, Xi Mo gritted his teeth and was just about to turn back when, the next moment, he saw the black-clad figure following far behind him.

Xi Mo was stunned for a long moment. After the person walked closer, he was even more certain that it was Yun Nian.

"Why have you stopped?" Yun Nian walked up to him and stopped, raising an eyebrow: "Changed your mind?"

Xi Mo snapped back to his senses, steadied his emotions, and said coldly: "Why didn't you head north?"

"You have trusted me so many times, so I will trust you once," Yun Nian said with a calm expression: "There are many demonic Cultivators in this area. If we encounter danger, two people's strength is always greater than one."

Upon hearing this, Xi Mo assumed she just wanted to cling to him for support. After all, he was a Half-step Golden Core Cultivator, while she was merely at the Qi Refining Stage. But at least she had ultimately chosen to trust him instead of that witch, and on that point, he was quite satisfied.

Thus, he said: "It seems you aren't that annoying after all."

Yun Nian couldn't help but frown: "Am I very annoying?"

She felt that there was nothing wrong with her character.

Xi Mo just gave her a faint look, then turned back around and continued walking forward, ignoring Yun Nian.

By the time the moon set and the crows cried, the two of them arrived at their destination.

Looking up, the three large characters "Qinglu City" hung high above the city gate. Inside the wide-open gate, people were coming and going on the street, and various sounds were endless; it was quite prosperous.

Xi Mo stopped in his tracks, turned his head to look at Yun Nian, and said with some pride in his tone: "Now you should finally believe me."

Just as his voice fell, he saw that Yun Nian's complexion had somehow turned pale again. Her brows were tightly furrowed, and a trace of blood slowly slid down the corner of her mouth.

Yun Nian looked up, gazing towards the scene inside the city gate, but her vision was suddenly blurry, then suddenly clear.

When it was clear, she saw a lively city scene, but when it was blurry, it was just masses of shadows.

Her intuition could not deceive her. Although the Bone Burying Wolf, which she had disciplined once before, had quieted down and did not dare to act recklessly now, it could still not hide the restlessness on its body.

"What's wrong with you?" Xi Mo's brows also couldn't help but furrow. He continued: "If I had known, I would have stopped you from having consecutive breakthroughs. In less than half a month, increasing your cultivation so much has likely already affected your Foundation."

But knowing that blaming her now was useless, Xi Mo added: "Let's go in and find an Inn first, then I will contact the Xi Family branch to prepare some Medicinal Pills to be sent over."

As he spoke, Xi Mo walked forward.

"Wait..." The space between Yun Nian's brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Just as she wanted to speak, a metallic, sweet taste rose in her throat the next moment. By now, Xi Mo had already walked into the city gate. Seeing this, she had no choice but to grit her teeth and follow.

Just before stepping into the city gate, the corner of Yun Nian's eye seemed to catch a glimpse of a strange stone tablet, not far from the city gate. However, when she walked into the city gate and turned to look again, that spot was already empty.

However, the two of them did not know that the moment they stepped into the city gate, the three characters "Qinglu City" that had originally hung high above suddenly changed into "City of the Dead." resentment swirled around, and at the foot of the city gate, on a black, irregular stone tablet, four large vermilion characters were carved.

Living humans, enter with caution.

"Guest, are you stopping for a meal or staying at the Inn?"

As soon as they entered the door, a Shop Assistant with a fawning smile on his face jumped out from somewhere and stared at the two of them, asking.

"Two superior rooms," Xi Mo said indifferently.

"Alright!" The Shop Assistant bowed and turned to the side, waving his hand: "The two guests, please follow me."

Xi Mo led the way forward, and Yun Nian followed behind, unable to help but turn her head to look at the scene inside the Inn.

Inside this Inn, the guests on the first floor were eating, some laughing and talking, others drinking together; everything looked as normal as could be.

Suddenly, Yun Nian's gaze fell on the neck of one of the people. In the place where the collar could not cover, there was shockingly a deep wound that reached the bone, with dried bloodstains still hanging on it. Yun Nian was shocked in her heart. When she moved her gaze up to look at that person, he was still chatting and laughing with his companion as if there was no wound on his body at all.

"Guest!"

A voice suddenly came from behind her ears. Yun Nian turned her head and met the Shop Assistant's smiling face.

"Guest, would you like to order some food and wine?" The Shop Assistant said, his face smiling, but this smile seemed not to reach his eyes.

Yun Nian glanced at him roughly for a moment and said indifferently: "Two side dishes, no need for wine."

"Alright, I will send it to your room in a moment," the Shop Assistant nodded hurriedly.

Xi Mo turned his head back, and seeing that Yun Nian had not followed, he asked: "What's wrong?"

"Nothing," Yun Nian moved her gaze away from the Shop Assistant's face and raised her eyes to look at Xi Mo: "I'm hungry."

After entering the room, before long, a knock sounded from outside.

Yun Nian walked over and opened the door, seeing the Shop Assistant standing at the doorway holding the dishes, his face still wearing that same smile as before.

"Guest, the side dishes you ordered."

"Thank you." Yun Nian took the tray and looked to the side, just in time to see Xi Mo coming out of his room and walking towards her side.

"If there are any other instructions, Guest, just call for me directly." After the Shop Assistant said a few more words, he went downstairs.

Xi Mo didn't feel anything abnormal. After walking over, he said: "The communication Spiritual Artifact cannot contact the branch. I will go out for a trip; Qinglu City should have a branch of the Golden Spear Studio."

"Don't go out," Yun Nian looked up into Xi Mo's eyes, "Come inside and talk."

Seeing Yun Nian so cautious, a trace of doubt arose in Xi Mo's heart. After entering the room, he finally asked: "Is there something wrong?"

"No," Yun Nian said indifferently.

Seeing her say this, Xi Mo frowned and prepared to walk back out: "Since that's the case, I'll be going out then."

Yun Nian looked at him: "The things outside are not living creatures. If you go out now, you won't be able to come back."

As her voice fell, Xi Mo's footsteps couldn't help but pause. He turned his head to look at Yun Nian: "What do you mean?"