Chapter 724: Superficial Cooperation, Safe Return to the Tower

The City Lord of Tianluo City belonged to Tianluo Manor. Stopping Wu Qiyue at that exact moment right outside the teleportation array made Qin Xiao suspicious. Could Wuji Manor have already found out something? Had the two manors already started cooperating?

“May I ask what the City Lord needs of me? I have guests here. Could I escort them back to Wu Family City first?”

Wu Qiyue was equally puzzled as to why she was suddenly summoned, but with Qin Xiao present, she felt it prudent to send him away first just in case.

“Oh? And who might these companions be?”

The Deputy City Lord looked curiously at the other three figures.

“This is our Wind Moon Sect’s Holy Maiden. She slipped out to gain experience and needs to keep her identity quiet, so she is disguised.”

Seeing how things stood, Qin Xiao stepped forward and spoke up.

After all, exposing Shen Ning’s identity would not cause any real disaster; at worst, she would merely endure a tongue-lashing from her ancestor upon returning.

Shen Ning felt utterly speechless. How could this fellow just blurt out her identity like that?

“Oh? The Wind Moon Sect Holy Maiden? Do you have an identity token?”

The Deputy City Lord was startled, but on second thought, he recalled that a high-level figure from the Wind Moon Sect had indeed arrived at Wuji Manor. Still, verification was necessary.

As for how a Wu Family Elder had managed to get mixed up with the Wind Moon Sect Holy Maiden, that was outside the purview of a mere deputy city lord. His sole responsibility was to verify identities.

“This is my Wind Moon Sect token.”

Though thoroughly exasperated, Shen Ning had no other choice now that the words were out, so she produced the token.

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