High-level martial arts: Long spear with black flames to suppress demons.

After setting off again, the Murong sisters hurried north along the mountainside.

As they crossed a narrow valley, Murong Yan suddenly sensed several auras coming from the side, and immediately slowed down. Murong Qing also stopped.

Almost simultaneously, a figure in a gray robe swept out from the other side of the mountain ridge and landed on a protruding rock in front.

The man clearly noticed them and turned to look at them.

Their eyes met, and both were taken aback.

Gu Weichuan?

Murong Yan recognized the face, and her heart sank slightly. The other person's gaze shifted from her face to Murong Qing beside her, and the step they were about to take stopped.

No one expected to meet each other here.

Murong Qing's expression gradually turned cold. Murong Yan moved half a step closer to his sister without making a sound, his gaze sweeping towards the mountains behind Gu Weichuan.

There, several powerful auras were approaching.

Gu Tianyu emerged from the stone forest first, followed closely by Gu Weishan. Gu Chengyue, who appeared last, stopped at the bottom of the slope, looked up, and halted in his tracks.

Clearly, this encounter was also unexpected for the Gu family.

Murong Yan's heart sank little by little. Gu Chengyue had come in person, accompanied by three Eighth Realm experts.

These people concealed their auras, changed out of their family robes, and appeared in the mountains leading to Beiming, making it hard for her to believe that they were just passing by.

Gu Tianyu was also sizing them up.

His expression turned cold immediately when he saw Murong Qing.

"I didn't expect to run into you here."

Gu Weichuan spoke slowly, his gaze still fixed on the two sisters.

"You two are back together?"

Murong Qing did not answer. She looked at the familiar faces below the slope, her fingers hanging at her sides slowly tightening, and a glimmer of light appeared in her sleeves.

Gu Tianyu noticed the change and took two steps forward.

"Murong Yan, you're still an inspector of the Night Guard. It hasn't been long since the events in the Demon City Dead Zone, and you dare to associate with her?"

Murong Yan's face darkened: "The Murong family's affairs are none of the Gu family's business."

Gu Tianyu sneered: "Hmph, you're going to pretend you don't know what Murong Qing did in Shanghai?"

Murong Qing finally spoke: "Does the Gu family even deserve to settle this score with us?"

She took half a step forward, and the surrounding water vapor suddenly stopped, and the spiritual power on Gu Tianyu's body rose up.

Before Murong Qing could move forward, her wrist was grabbed by her sister.

"Don't do it."

Murong Yan's voice was low, but the force in her hand was not light. Murong Qing turned to look at her, the coldness in her eyes still lingering.

She didn't explain, but only gestured to the side out of the corner of her eye.

Gu Weishan was slowly walking around the stone forest. Gu Weichuan in front of him seemed to be making no movement, but his aura had already spread along the hillside, blocking the gap leading to the north.

What was just an unexpected encounter has now become a point of contention, as the other party is no longer prepared to let them leave easily.

Murong Qing also saw it. The spiritual light gathered in her sleeve did not dissipate, but she temporarily stopped in her tracks.

Murong Yan turned to the old man at the bottom of the slope.

"If Mr. Gu has nothing else to say, then I'll take my leave."

Gu Chengyue did not make way.

His gaze shifted from Murong Qing's face to Murong Yan.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Are you going to Beiming to find Shen Chang'an?"

Murong Yan felt a tightness in his chest, but he didn't show it on his face.

"I don't need to explain to the Gu family who I go to."

Gu Chengyue looked at her, as if trying to read something from her face.

They already knew that Murong Yan and Shen Chang'an had a close relationship. But now that Murong Qing had also come, and the two sisters had chosen this time to go to Beiming, they couldn't just treat it as ordinary assistance.

Moreover, Murong Xiangqing is their eldest sister, and they have no idea what happened in the Dead Zone.

But after seeing them, the two never asked why the Gu family was there; instead, they kept their distance from them.

This wariness deepened Gu Chengyue's suspicions.

Gu Tianyu's voice transmission also sounded at this moment: "Father, they probably know something."

He lowered his eyes, and after a moment, slowly spoke.

"Don't rush off yet. There are some things I need to ask you about Shen Chang'an."

"As for Murong Qing, she can't just leave like that either; she's a serious offender."

Murong Yan's expression turned cold.

"When will the Gu family be able to take over the duties of the Night Watchmen in arresting people?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of light suddenly appeared from the side. Gu Weishan raised his hand, and his palm print crossed the stone forest, pressing directly between the two sisters, clearly intending to force them apart.

Murong Yan was prepared and pulled his sister back.

The palm print crashed down.

The rock where they had just rested crumbled instantly, sending rubble and dust hurtling in all directions. Murong Qing's eyes flashed with coldness, and his "Fangcun Liunian" technique instantly spread out, suppressing the ensuing aftershocks.

Just as she was about to retaliate, Murong Yan had already led her north.

"Go first! Don't linger."

With four eighth-level experts right in front of them, once they were separated, they might not even have a chance to escape.

Gu Weichuan was already waiting there.

He took a step forward, raised his palm to block the way, and the spiritual light in front of Murong Yan suddenly condensed into a barrier, colliding with the oncoming palm force.

Amidst the roar, the barrier cracked one after another.

She let out a muffled groan and used the impact to dart away. Murong Qing did not insist on fighting back, but raised her hand to press Fang Cun Liu Nian towards Gu Wei Chuan, causing his follow-up movements to slow down for a moment.

Taking advantage of the gap, the two crossed the stone forest.

Gu Tianyu immediately gave chase.

"Stop them!"

Down the slope, Gu Chengyue also moved.

The previously concealed aura suddenly dissipated, its heavy pressure sweeping across the mountains, bending the trees along the way. A palm strike shot out from his sleeve, bypassing Gu Tianyu in front of him, heading straight for Murong Yan's back.

Murong Qing turned around abruptly, forming a hand seal, causing the water vapor and dust behind him to slow down simultaneously.

The speed of the palm strike slowed down, but it continued to move forward, gradually dispersing the power she had spread out.

Murong Qing's face paled slightly.

Murong Yan gripped her wrist tightly and pulled her down sharply.

"Don't try to block it!"

The force of the palm grazed the tops of the two people and slammed into the mountain peak in front of them.

The summit suddenly cracked open, sending a barrage of rocks flying. Murong Yan deflected the falling stones with a flick of his sleeve and sped along the ridge, not daring to pause for a moment.

Murong Qing glanced at the gray-robed figure chasing after them, his voice icy cold.

"They never intended for us to leave alive."

"Let's go outside first and talk about it later."

Murong Yan did not turn around.

Whether the Gu family wanted to interrogate the living or search the souls of the dead, their actions just now left little room for maneuver. If they stopped, their lives would be entirely in the hands of the other side.

This place is far from the human world, and there are no other people in the mountains.

Continuing to flee to remote areas will only embolden the Gu family. Ahead, the roar from the Northern Sea is becoming increasingly clear.

Golden-red light pierced through the dark clouds, illuminating the end of the mountain range. Lower down, the outlines of city walls and array towers were already faintly visible.

Murong Yan aimed carefully and pushed his spiritual power to its limit.

"Head towards the Northern Sea! There are many demons there."

Murong Qing had no objection, gathering the power of Fangcun Liunian to protect the two behind her.

Another whooshing sound followed, and the two sisters turned around at the same time, avoiding the collapsing rocks in front of them, and crossed the last dense forest, rushing towards the coast shrouded in firelight and demonic energy.