They’re awake?!
Qiu Qing and the others looked stunned. They had no idea what had just happened, but their eyes still revealed their joy.
"Lu Dong, Xi Jun, what on earth happened?"
Qiu Qing’s figure flashed, and he appeared before Lu Dong and He Xijun. Then, as if realizing something, he shook his head and said, "My mistake, I forgot. Your memories are sealed after you leave the Ghost City."
"No, this time... our memories aren’t sealed."
He Xijun said in a low voice, rubbing her head.
"Hm?"
Hearing this, the group exchanged glances, their expressions turning to surprise.
"Did your plan succeed? Was the source of the Ghost City destroyed? What exactly happened?"
Qiu Qing’s expression lit up at her words. ’If the memory seal was lifted, the most likely reason is that the source of the Ghost City has been destroyed.’
"I... don’t think so. The truth is, we don’t really know what happened either..."
Lu Dong spoke in a somber voice, a dazed look in his eyes. The two of them hadn’t participated in the final operation, so they had no knowledge of what transpired inside the Huang Mansion.
"So much happened during this Ghost City incident... so many unexpected things..."
He Xijun glanced at the people around her and took a deep breath. She collected her memories and organized her thoughts before she finally began to slowly recount everything that had happened within the Ghost City.
As soon as they entered the Ghost City, an anomaly occurred, triggering the first Night Parade of Hundred Demons. Caught off guard, the disciples of the various sects suffered heavy losses. After regrouping, before they could even make a move, they were harassed by intelligent Evil Spirits and surrounded by Sword Soldier Ghosts. During the second Night Parade of Hundred Demons, they were besieged by hundreds of Evil Spirits...
As He Xijun spoke, the listeners’ hearts pounded in their chests. Even from her brief summary, they could sense the terrifying danger she and the others had faced.
"Thankfully, Senior Brother Zhao stepped in. Otherwise, I’m afraid none of us would have made it out of the Ghost City. In the end, to fight for a slim chance of survival, Senior Brother Zhao proposed a plan: during the fourth Night Parade of Hundred Demons, a small team would break off to raid the source of the Ghost City. The goal was to force it to open the Ghost Gate, thereby relieving the pressure on the rest of us."
"In the end, the Five Sects each sent one person. Senior Brother Zhao, along with Zhuang Li of Miaoyin Hall, Ren Fei of Rebirth Palace, Chi Li of the Yin Mountain Sect, and Pu Xiangrong of the Five Elements Gang, formed the five-person raid team. They infiltrated Anyuan Street to confront the source of the Ghost City. As for what happened after that, we have no idea."
He Xijun said slowly.
"Yes, it was all thanks to Senior Brother Zhao. He single-handedly broke through the tide of Evil Spirits, killed one intelligent Evil Spirit, and severely wounded another, all within a few breaths. That forced many of the Evil Spirits to retreat. Otherwise, I doubt so many of us would have survived."
"And in the end, it must have been Senior Brother Zhao and the other experts who made some sort of breakthrough. That’s what caused us to be ejected from the Ghost City ahead of schedule."
"Definitely. At the very end, I clearly saw Golden Fire erupting from the Ghost Gates that appeared behind those special Evil Spirits. It had to be the work of Senior Brother Zhao and his team!"
"..."
The disciples who had survived the Ghost City chimed in one after another. The incident had left them with an incredibly deep impression of Zhao Xuanqi. Both his strength and his methods had won their complete and heartfelt admiration.
Listening to the disciples, the assembled sect leaders exchanged bewildered glances, wondering just who this "Senior Brother Zhao" was.
Only Qiu Qing seemed to realize something, a glint in his eyes. He immediately asked He Xijun, "What’s his name?"
He Xijun replied softly, "He called himself Zhao Qi, but that might not be his real name."