Lin Heng quietly arrived at the northernmost wall of the City Lord's Mansion as planned.

The mansion faced south, and climbing over from here would lead directly into the back garden.

Meanwhile, Ye Tian went straight to the front gate, calling out for Sun Yinan to come out.

"It's not easy, feels like I'm sneaking around like a thief."

"If I remember correctly, the dungeon should be past the back garden, hidden near the main house."

Lin Heng swiftly climbed a tree, using the branches of the five willow trees in the back garden to reach the rooftop.

His movements were quick and light, unnoticed even by the maids passing below.

After reaching the main house, Lin Heng leaped down.

Seeing no one around, he hid in the nearest building.

The room was filled with the strong scent of spices, smoke swirling, and the occasional crackling sound of a fire.

"The kitchen?"

Unexpectedly finding himself in the kitchen, Lin Heng's eyes lit up at the sight of smoked venison on the stove.

It seemed he had triggered a side quest: Feast.

He immediately tore off a leg of venison and began to eat.

Finding someone was hard work, and he needed to eat something first.

After days at the Azure Pavilion Sect, consuming nothing but elixirs and spiritual fruits, his taste buds were nearly numb.

He hadn't yet reached the stage of Inedia, unlike Yun Yao and the others who could go without food.

After eating his fill, Lin Heng carefully left the kitchen and wandered around for a while.

Finally, he found a mechanism under a stone table opposite the restroom.

Pressing the mechanism, a rumbling sound was heard.

The ground began to collapse, revealing a dark entrance leading underground.

Yun Yao, who was underground, naturally heard the noise.

At this moment, the Hehuan Powder in her body had spread through her meridians, her body slightly flushed, and the heat was overwhelming her senses.

"Senior Sister, is that you?"

"Mmm mmm!"

"It's me, it's me, come save me!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Yun Yao could only make muffled sounds as her mouth was gagged.

Lin Heng stepped forward, intending to cut the ropes with his sword, but found that he couldn't cut through them.

"Hmm? Could it be a lock rope?"

"Senior Sister, don't worry, I'll carry you out now... just know this is a necessary contact, you can't hit me later."

Seeing Yun Yao nod, Lin Heng felt relieved and picked her up.

"She's quite warm, last time her legs were ice-cold, now it's a completely different feeling."

"Look at her, she's really tempting... what a pity if she doesn't become a plaything."

Slap!

Yun Yao suddenly slapped him lightly, though not hard, the unexpected action left Lin Heng bewildered.

Plaything, plaything!

I'm not a plaything.

She couldn't understand why Lin Heng's thoughts were always so improper.

"Tsk! Senior Sister, are you going back on your word? Then I'll just leave you here."

"No, hurry up, I can't take it anymore."

Yun Yao tightened her arms around his neck, her voice soft and pleading.

"Not good! Someone has broken into the dungeon!"

Sun Yinan, who was negotiating with Ye Tian at the door, was shocked upon receiving the news.

Soon, the butler led a dozen servants to surround Lin Heng and Yun Yao near the south wall.

"Who are you to dare break into the dungeon and rescue someone!"

"Azure Pavilion Sect, Ye Tian. Sending you scum on your way now! If you have grievances, seek me, Ye Tian, in your next life!"

"Senior Brother Ye, add a few more kills to your record, these bastards have nothing to do with me!"

Lin Heng immediately cast a spell, and his sword flew out of its sheath.

Though slightly broken, it was more than enough to deal with ordinary people.

Swish!

Swish!

The broken sword flew, flashes of light passing by.

Ten heads immediately scattered around, and Lin Heng retrieved his sword, picked up Yun Yao, and leaped over the wall using a head as a stepping stone.

Lin Heng was a bit surprised.

The rescue mission was too simple.

When he appeared in front of Ye Tian with Yun Yao in his arms, Ye Tian was stunned.

The whole process hadn't even taken a quarter of an hour, and he had already rescued her?

"Junior Brother, didn't you encounter any obstacles?"

"No. Didn't even meet anyone from the Blood Moon Cult, just dealt with some riffraff."

Ye Tian glanced at the flushed Yun Yao, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

He deduced she had been poisoned with some kind of aphrodisiac.

"Junior Brother, I have an antidote elixir here. Take Senior Sister away first, I'll handle the aftermath."

Ye Tian handed a black elixir to Lin Heng.

Seeing Lin Heng leave with Yun Yao, Sun Yinan was shocked and shouted for the butler, who didn't respond.

"Black Robe! Why haven't you shown yourself!"

Ye Tian turned his head, coldly saying, "Didn't the City Lord claim never to have seen my Senior Sister? Why did she come out of your mansion?"

He approached slowly with his sword, the pressure causing Sun Yinan to involuntarily retreat.

At this point, even Sun Yinan understood.

"Hahaha, I've become a pawn... a pawn..."

The man in the black robe, or rather the Blood Moon Cult, hadn't kept their promise.

The sword flashed, and a head rolled to the edge of the steps before stopping.

The matter wasn't over; one dead Sun Yinan wasn't enough.

The entire City Lord's Mansion would accompany him in death.

...

Lin Heng carried Yun Yao to the nearest inn south of the city.

The innkeeper, understanding the situation, handed him a key without asking questions.

Phew!

"Finally reached this point, Ye Tian should soon resolve the City Lord's Mansion."

"But what is the second choice?"

Lin Heng looked at the enticing scene on the bed, feeling parched.

The system had mentioned that the second choice was crucial to whether Ye Tian could win over Yun Yao and whether Lin Heng could keep his right leg.

Even at this point, the system hadn't given any hints.

"Forget it, better give her the antidote first!"

Unable to figure it out, Lin Heng took out the elixir Ye Tian had given him.

"Senior Sister, open your mouth and take the antidote."

However, shortly after Yun Yao swallowed the elixir, the system's notification suddenly sounded.

[Plot: Second Choice]

[Description: The elixir you gave is the Five-Colored Falling Sun Pill, one of the most potent aphrodisiac pills. Once it interacts with other similar toxins, it cannot be detoxified through internal circulation.]

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Lin Heng's eyes widened, frozen in place.

"The elixir just now was the Five-Colored Falling Sun Pill!? Wasn't it supposed to be an antidote from Ye Tian..."

"Wait! Does this mean... I understand, Yun Yao could have adjusted the toxin through her own cultivation... but once she took Ye Tian's elixir, only a man could detoxify it!"

"Motherfucker, what a beast! So, Senior Sister was just given away like that!"

Lin Heng cursed, clenching his fists.

He hadn't expected Ye Tian, the original protagonist, to be more of a beast than him, the antagonist.

And the system's plot notification was too late!

The elixir had already been given, and now this!

"What now, what now, what should I do!"

As he gritted his teeth in frustration, Yun Yao, writhing on the bed, was equally alarmed.

Uncomfortable as she was, her mind remained clear.