Enduring humiliation for three years, seizing the elixir, the treasure, and the holy maiden.

For several days in a row.

The spirit wine in Qinghuan Pavilion was replaced jar after jar.

The pretty figures on the stage came and went in waves.

Su Chen had everything he needed to eat, drink, and play.

But he was becoming more and more puzzled.

That was the incredible opportunity that Lu Yao had promised.

There was no sign of it, not even the slightest movement.

And so, they left him stranded in this sleepless city.

The more you think.

The more suspicious it is...

That night.

The music outside the attic had long since stopped.

Only the sound of the wind whistling through the window remained.

Su Chen got up from the soft couch.

I'm too lazy to bother anyone else.

A shield of light enveloped him, and he silently vanished into the sky above the Nightless Demon City.

His divine sense swept across the entire city, covering everything in its path.

This sweep.

Su Chen frowned.

It turned out to be the case.

The entire upper level of the Demon City that never sleeps.

It was covered by a layer of light shield that was almost invisible to the naked eye.

A massive array.

Connect the city lights to the sinkhole below.

All of them were encased inside.

What a magnificent city that never sleeps!

Well done, Lu Yao.

This is intentional; they want to keep him here.

just.

Su Chen rubbed his fingers together.

If that's true, they want to harm him.

Why drag it out until today?

That's it.

Su Chen was too lazy to guess anymore.

A voice transmission, carried by the night wind, spread throughout the entire city.

"Fairy Lu".

"What does this mean?"

"Aren't you coming out for a chat?"

The voice wasn't loud.

Yet it resonated clearly in the ears of every cultivator in the city.

...

A flash of inspiration shot into the sky.

A beautiful figure emerged from the top of the pavilion.

In the blink of an eye, it was suspended opposite Su Chen.

Yes, it is Lu Yao.

Dressed in red, her clothes fluttered in the wind high in the sky.

She cupped her hands in a respectful gesture towards Su Chen.

"Fellow Daoist Su."

"It's the middle of the night."

"Could it be that I, Lu, have failed to provide adequate hospitality?"

Su Chen stood in the void, his hands behind his back.

"entertain."

"That's true, not bad."

"only."

Su Chen's tone turned colder.

"The opportunity you spoke of back then, fellow Daoist."

"But it's been dragging on for far too long."

"If you don't explain things clearly to me, then..."

"Mr. Su is going to demand an explanation."

Lu Yao's finely drawn eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Fellow Daoist, please calm down."

"I, Lu, treat you like this, fellow Daoist."

Even so, that opportunity will have to wait some time.

"Fellow Daoist, is it really necessary to fall out with me like this?"

"Turning against each other?"

Su Chen snorted coldly.

"Then, fellow Daoist, please explain this to me first."

"This entire city is covered in formations."

"Again? What's going on?"

"Perhaps they intend to trap me, Su, inside this city that never sleeps?"

Lu Yao was stunned for a moment.

Then, he chuckled softly.

A delicate hand covered her lips.

"Fellow Daoist, this is a misunderstanding."

"This Black Mountain continent is extremely dangerous."

"Outside this city, there are often monstrous beasts that cause trouble and invade."

"This formation."

"Only during the beast tide uprising."

"Only then could Lu and the others put their strength into action and put up a fight."

Lu Yao raised her hand and pointed vaguely at the churning black mist outside the city.

"Fellow Daoist, if you are not used to living here..."

"I want to leave."

"I, Lu, will now activate this formation for you, fellow Daoist."

"Let the fellow Daoist leave, that is all."

That's well said.

Lu Yao was also gambling in her heart.

Let's bet on Su Chen whether he believes her story or not.

Ruo Suchen believed it.

Naturally, it will not leave.

But if Su Chen doesn't believe it and really wants to leave.

Then she had no choice but to quickly join forces with the Blood Demon.

Even if it means tearing off all pretenses, we must force Su Chen to stay.

Su Chen stared at the woman.

My mind is as clear as a mirror.

This was most likely just an excuse to brush him off.

But now.

He carried with him the pen that helped him overcome adversity during the Spring and Autumn Annals.

This kind of formation.

There was no way to stop him.

Why alert the enemy at this crucial moment?

Furthermore.

This is the Black Market, famous throughout the entire Black Mountain Continent, located in the Nightless City.

Su Chen, I haven't been there yet.

Indeed, I found it quite interesting.

That's it.

Will count.

Su Chen's expression softened.

"If that's the case, then so be it."

"Well, that's true. I, Su, have misunderstood you, fellow Daoist."

Lu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Chen then changed the subject.

"Oh, right."

"That maid who serves Su."

"Her name is Ying Ning'er."

"I, Su, am quite pleased with him."

"This girl is well served."

Lu Yao sneered inwardly.

That's natural.

That Meidan, that Nuyin.

That girl has long been trained to be completely obedient.

It seems that Su Chen has truly been fooled by that little vixen.

"Fellow Daoist, if you like it, then that's good."

Lu Yao responded in kind.

"This person."

Su Chen waved his hand.

"From now on, you will belong to me, Su."

"Su, get ready. Take him back and slowly train him to serve you."

"I don't know, but I'll redeem this person from his servitude."

"How many spirit stones are needed?"

"Fellow Daoist Lu, please speak freely."

"Mr. Su, perhaps there is nothing else."

"We don't lack spirit stones."

Lu Yao was slightly taken aback.

"Fellow Daoist, this is...very serious..."

But thoughts raced through my mind.

Ordinary, this female cultivator.

In this city that never sleeps, I am nothing more than a blade of grass.

It was given to Su Chen, and that was that.

As long as it can achieve the goal of paralyzing Su Chen.

But if it is true, then I will not take a single penny.

On the contrary, this might arouse Su Chen's suspicion.

Having too much is not good.

Lu Yao hesitated for a moment.

"Fine."

"Since you are a fellow Daoist, you have spoken."

"Fine, three hundred thousand spirit stones."

"Consider it as the girl's livelihood over the years."

The voice just fell.

Su Chen flipped his hand.

A bulging storage bag was tossed across the air.

"Three hundred thousand spirit stones."

"They're all here."

Lu Yao took the bag.

He scanned with his divine sense.

Exactly.

That was indeed satisfying.

just.

Su Chen's next sentence.

But Lu Yao's hand, which was holding the storage bag, froze in mid-air.

"So, you're now one of Su's people."

Su Chen's gaze swept lightly over the city lights.

"Inside this Never-Sleeping Demon City."

"Therefore, no one else has the right to summon this woman."

"besides."

Su Chen paused.

"If anything happens to this woman, it will be disastrous."

"Su Mou".

"But we're about to conclude that it's the people of this Nightless City who's causing trouble."

"By then."

"Don't blame me for turning against you."

Lu Yao was stunned.

She never expected this.

Su Chen, surprisingly, only said a few words.

She was the spy he had painstakingly planted next to Su Chen.

He casually plucked it out.

But then I thought about it again.

As long as Su Chen is willing to stay in this city peacefully.

One eyeliner, pulled out, that's it.

Senior Li Changfeng will be arriving soon.

Lu Yao curled her lips into a smile.

"That's natural."

...