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"Young Master Qin, I witnessed that battle first-hand."

"Actually, there’s something else I lied about to you. I’ve seen your three friends, and they indeed had a conflict with us, injuring the guards with me."

"The City Lord’s Mansion chose to attack at midnight. Your three friends are formidable, but the fairy with wings on her back was lacking in cultivation and was successfully ambushed. Your other two friends were hesitant and got captured."

Qin Yi frowned, wings on her back, that must be Yun Mengyao.

Ma Chengfeng saying Yun Mengyao’s cultivation was a bit lacking was an understatement; in truth, her cultivation was quite poor. Although she is at the Great Perfection stage of the Nascent Soul, having merged with the White Bone Severed Arm, her combat power has increased, allowing her to fight warriors at the Divine Separation Stage, but she is still weak.

Yun Mengyao was captured, Lang Ya is naive, despite his powerful cultivation, he lacks experience, which explains the easy capture. But Yin Qianqian is a cunning fox; surely, she knows that surrendering won’t save Yun Mengyao but would only get herself caught?

Or does she have a plan?

Ma Chengfeng continued, "Because it was nighttime, not many people saw. And we were given a gag order, so we’re tight-lipped about it."

Qin Yi’s eyes grew cold, "Are my three friends currently at the City Lord’s Mansion?"

Ma Chengfeng shook his head, "I don’t know because this matter was unrelated to me at the time, and I haven’t followed up since."

"Plus, I’ve always suspected you were with the City Lord’s Mansion, that your appearance was to test how tight-lipped I am, so I’ve only been telling you what the City Lord’s Mansion taught us."

Qin Yi’s expression darkened slightly, "So, my friends are currently imprisoned at the City Lord’s Mansion, unable to escape."

Ma Chengfeng hesitated.

Qin Yi frowned, "What do you want to say?"

Ma Chengfeng quickly said, "Young Master Qin, maybe your three friends are no longer at the City Lord’s Mansion. But I’m not sure."

"Do you know something? Ma Chengfeng, I advise you to tell me the truth, or I’ll destroy you now."

Qin Yi was burning with anxiety. This old fool was still here hiding things.

Ma Chengfeng leapt in fright, quickly said, "Young Master Qin, I’m not deliberately withholding. It’s just that I haven’t fully investigated yet. My senior brother Huo Lianyun, the Huo Family was wiped out, no sign of his body at the scene, which means he likely didn’t die at the time."

Qin Yi’s brows knitted, "What’s this got to do with my friends?"

"Young Master Qin, calm down first. Let me finish."

"The annihilation of families isn’t a first in Sea City, and the strong often disappear, including my senior brother Huo Lianyun. I suspect the City Lord’s Mansion is behind this."

Qin Yi said, "You’re suggesting the City Lord’s Mansion has been secretly capturing strong individuals."

Ma Chengfeng nodded.

"Because of my senior brother’s case, I’m sure these acts are the City Lord’s Mansion’s doing. However, I’ve investigated, and these missing strong individuals haven’t appeared at the City Lord’s Mansion. I suspect they’re either met with tragic ends or secretly sent away."

Qin Yi frowned, "What’s the City Lord’s Mansion doing with these strong individuals? Keeping them for their use, or is there another purpose?"

Ma Chengfeng shook his head.

"Qin Yi, ask if there are Netherworld Clan people at the City Lord’s Mansion."

The Evil Lord suddenly spoke after days of feigning death.

"Why ask that?"

"Just ask."

Qin Yi figured the old devil Evil Lord had surely discovered something. He looked at Ma Chengfeng, "Sea City is the only path to the Nether Sea; does the City Lord’s Mansion have Netherworld Clan people?"

Ma Chengfeng shook his head, "I really don’t know."

"Old ghost, have you discovered something?"

The Evil Lord spoke, "The City Lord’s Mansion secretly captures strong individuals, and they aren’t at the mansion. I suspect it’s the Netherworld Clan’s doing."

"What do you mean?"

"Do you know what’s the most powerful attribute of the Netherworld Clan?"

"What is it?"

The Evil Lord said, "It’s the ability to fight one against ten, against hundred, against thousand, against ten thousand. And it doesn’t just involve fighting against same-level experts, cross-level battles are the norm."

Qin Yi was shocked; he could fight across levels, which was already abnormal. Netherworld Clan folks could fight one to ten, to hundred, over ten thousand; this combat power is insanely terrifying.

"Are all Netherworld Clan people this powerful?"

The Evil Lord said indifferently, "It’s not that they’re inherently powerful, but the Netherworld Clan knows Puppetry Technique."

Qin Yi frowned, "Puppetry Technique? Explain further."

He knew a bit about Puppetry Technique, similar to corpse driving, but his knowledge was limited.

"The Netherworld Clan possesses an ancient puppetry technique, allowing them to turn those of the same level or even higher cultivation into puppets, controlled by secret techniques. These puppets retain all combat ability from when they were alive, and by soaking in potions, their combat ability can surpass when they were alive. When engaging a foe, one summons the puppets."

"Ordinary Puppetry Technique can only control the dead. But the Netherworld Clan’s puppetry can refine living beings into puppets. They are left half-alive, half-dead, making them easier to control and allowing the puppet to exert extraordinary combat ability in battle."

Qin Yi felt a chill down his spine, using living beings to make puppets.

The Evil Lord continued, "Moreover, Puppetry Technique has levels; ordinarily, one can only control three to five puppets. Puppets aren’t easily controlled, relying on one’s own cultivation. However, the true experts of the Netherworld Clan can simultaneously control thousands of puppets with similar cultivation."

"Imagine encountering a Netherworld Clan individual with Absolute Domain; even one is a headache. Suddenly they summon dozens or hundreds of puppets of the same cultivation level — can you still win? This is why the Netherworld Clan controls the Nether Sea."

Qin Yi secretly gritted his teeth, this is cheat-level!

It’s like his clones; Netherworld Clan individuals are equivalent to possessing endless clones.

Suddenly, Qin Yi’s face changed dramatically, "You’re suggesting the strong individuals missing from Sea City were given to the Netherworld Clan to be made into puppets?"

The Evil Lord said, "Aside from this, I can’t think of any other reasons."

Qin Yi’s hair stood on end; if Lang Ya and the others were made into puppets, then... Qin Yi couldn’t bear the thought.

"I need to visit the City Lord’s Mansion."

Qin Yi’s figure flickered and vanished immediately.

Leaving Ma Chengfeng with a ghostly expression, his mouth agape. Qin Yi’s speed was utterly astounding; he wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, exhaled heavily, like returning from the gates of hell.

Qin Yi streaked across the void like a ray, heading for the City Lord’s Mansion.

Damn it, if Lang Ya and the three have been made into puppets, leveling the City Lord’s Mansion won’t solve it.

But suddenly, Qin Yi abruptly halted, looking down to find a familiar figure.

That day at Qingyuan Inn, the white-robed gentleman... whose name lacks a day — Jin Jing.

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