Tong Tong, Zhao Xintong? Zhang Yuanqing almost didn't react. He sorted through his memories before matching the name to the cute and beautiful junior high school girl he remembered.

"Wait a moment!" Zhang Yuanqing got up from the dining table and walked towards the small courtyard.

He sat down at the stone table in the courtyard and said in a deep voice, "I'm alone now. Tell me, what's wrong?"

Xiao Yuan immediately spoke, saying very quickly, "The day before yesterday, Tong Tong had a conflict with a classmate at school and accidentally pushed him down the stairs, causing serious injuries. She knew I wasn't at the hotel, so she ran away on her own. Because of her special past, bringing her to the Public Security Bureau would definitely attract the attention of official Night Watchers."

"But a junior high school student being able to evade surveillance cameras and hide without a trace is itself abnormal. So, she was still targeted by official Night Watchers. Just now, she called me to say she was surrounded. The people arresting her are Xing Guan from the Bai Tong Hall branch of the Taiyi Sect."

"After ending the call, I had Kou Beiyue contact her using a public phone. Her cell phone is already turned off—no, Tong Tong must have destroyed it. She's been arrested."

Destroying her cell phone before being caught to prevent the official Night Watchers from tracing her accomplices is an essential skill for evil practitioners.

In other words, destroying the phone also meant she was done for.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart sank. He understood why Xiao Yuan was so anxious. According to the style of official Night Watchers, when dealing with evil practitioners, the most likely outcome was immediate execution.

The possibility of arrest was slim.

Pushing someone down the stairs over a disagreement… This girl's temper was too volatile. If the student died because of it, don't expect me to save her. Nor might I be able to save her. As a Witchcraft user, Zhao Xintong had many ways to retaliate, but she chose the most irrational and violent one.

Zhang Yuanqing had a headache. He said, "Why didn't she contact me? Why did she only try calling you when she was desperate? If you hadn't come back today, no one would have known even if she died—no, she might already be dead."

Although he said that, Zhang Yuanqing knew that the girl didn't even look for Kou Beiyue, which meant she was aloof and only trusted Xiao Yuan. How would she ask him, an outer member of the official faction, for help?

"Don't blame her!" Xiao Yuan's voice was emotional, like an anxious wife scolding her husband.

"Alright, alright, I won't say anymore. I'll inquire about it for you right away. Wait for news," Zhang Yuanqing said gently to reassure her.

After hanging up, he sat at the stone table and started racking his brains.

Baila City was close to the capital in the north and faced the sea in the south. Its economy and culture were highly developed. Although it was far from being comparable to Songhai, it was also an important city in the north. Therefore, the official Night Watchers there were highly qualified. Most importantly, it was too close to the capital and was within the sphere of influence of the Taiyi Sect, which was guarded by a Day Traveler.

He was afraid that Zhao Xintong had encountered an executor of the Taiyi Sect, which would be difficult to handle.

If it were the Five Elements Alliance, given Yuan Shitianzun's current status and reputation, the various branches would at least show some respect. – Except for the Jianghuai branch!

After thinking for a few seconds, Zhang Yuanqing opened the chat group, thinking that this was where Zhao Chenghuang and Sun Miaomiao would come in handy.

He created a temporary chat group and pulled Sun Miaomiao and Zhao Chenghuang in.

[Yuan Shitianzun: Zhao Chenghuang, Sun Miaomiao, are you familiar with the Baila branch of the Taiyi Sect? A friend of mine was arrested by a Xing Guan from the Baila branch. She's an evil practitioner.]

[Sun Miaomiao: You kid, still messing around with evil practitioners!] Then, without any principles, she asked: [What did she do? If it's murder or arson, we won't help.]

[Yuan Shitianzun: A junior high school student. She had a conflict with a classmate and pushed him down the stairs. He's said to be seriously injured. I need to know more details.]

[Zhao Chenghuang: The Baila branch of the Taiyi Sect has two elders. One is the newly promoted ruler, Fengdu Ghost King, and the other is Victoria. The latter is the top leader, but she also manages affairs in the eight eastern provinces and is not in the Baila branch most of the time.]

[Sun Miaomiao: Find Ling Jun. Victoria is Ling Jun's lover.]

Sun Miaomiao withdrew a message.

[Sun Miaomiao: Find Ling Jun. Victoria and Ling Jun are like mother and son.]

Did the whole Taiyi Sect know about Ling Jun's filial piety that had gone bad? Well, asking Ling Jun for help was indeed the fastest and most convenient. Zhang Yuanqing immediately dialed Ling Jun's number.

"Oh, isn't this my student, the number one person under the Master? You still remember this old teacher. I'm honored, honored!" Ling Jun's lazy laughter came over the line.

"Old teacher, I need your help with something. Is Elder Victoria there?"

"Every beautiful morning, she is by my side, like flowers and dew, soy milk and fried dough sticks," Ling Jun said with a laugh. Then, a "smack" sound came from the speaker, as if a woman was kissing him.

As expected, older partners were good. They had kisses first thing in the morning, unlike my girlfriend, who would only shake out the bedding first thing in the morning. Zhang Yuanqing complained inwardly while saying, "A friend of mine had an accident in Baila City. Lingjing Zhao Xintong, a junior high school girl, is an evil practitioner. She was just arrested today by an executor from the Baila branch of the Taiyi Sect. Help me check the situation. If she's still alive, let me know."

Ling Jun put away his smile, and his tone immediately became low and serious. "Okay!"

About ten minutes later, Zhang Yuanqing received a message from Ling Jun: "She's still alive. She's being held in the interrogation room of the Baila Public Security Bureau. The Baila branch hasn't executed her yet. One reason is that they want to find her accomplices through her. A level 4 Saint is unlikely to be a lone wolf.

"Another reason is that underage evil practitioners are rare and not easy to deal with. The colleagues in the Baila branch have a headache and are still investigating her background and experience."

"I understand. I want to try to get her out. Is there any way?" Since they were all acquaintances, Zhang Yuanqing didn't beat around the bush.

Ling Jun was silent for a moment, then said, "Victoria said she can't give you an answer until she's clear on the situation. Although I know that the person you want to save is definitely not an unforgivable villain, you have to understand."

"I understand, I understand," Zhang Yuanqing said. "I'll come over first."

After hanging up, Zhang Yuanqing sent a message to Xiao Yuan: "She's still alive and not in immediate danger. I'll try to get her out, but I can't guarantee success."

There are so many things to do. I might be entering the Lingjing at any time! I hope I can get it done today and not affect my dungeon runs.

The Nameless Hotel.

At this time, in the Nameless Team's small group chat, messages were popping up non-stop.

This group of self-redeeming evil practitioners were restless, arguing both actively and pessimistically.

[Sweetheart Red Devil: This shouldn't be happening. Tong Tong just experienced the lecture and should be in a calm state of mind. How could she cause such a thing? What are we going to do? Think of something quick!]

[Farewell My Concubine: Master Nameless specifically gave a lecture before entering the dungeon to help us eliminate our hostility so that he could safely do his mission in the dungeon. What are we going to do now that Tong Tong is so impulsive? It's killing me!]

[Chief Instructor Lin Chong: Let's just go and snatch her! I checked. There's only one Master guarding the Baila branch. I'll be responsible for luring the Master away, and then you guys rush in to save Tong Tong.]

[Aunt Fang: Think about whether the Baila branch has any Saints, whether they have any Master-level items suppressing the situation. If you want to die, go by yourself. Don't implicate us.]

[Uncle Yang: Little Lin is too impulsive. We really have to think of something, otherwise Tong Tong is dead. She's still a child.]

[Kou Beiyue: She might already be dead.]

The constantly refreshing messages suddenly stopped for a moment.

[Lin Chong: Kou Beiyue, you motherfucker, just wait for me. I'm taking a plane over here right now to beat you and make you pay for Tong Tong's life.]

[Wandering Man: @Xiao Yuan, have you contacted Yuan Shitianzun?]

The team members were stunned for a moment before remembering that outer member from Songhai. In their eyes, Yuan Shitianzun was a fellow sufferer, a senior patient among the mentally ill, but after all, he was Lawful, so there was some distance in their hearts.

Also, because they had only met once, their friendship wasn't deep, so they didn't immediately think of him when they encountered an internal crisis.

Unlike Xiao Yuan and Kou Beiyue, who could call Yuan Shitianzun for anything.

Wandering Man had experienced the affairs in the Eight Noble Provinces and had a sense of identity with Yuan Shitianzun in all aspects, regarding him as a friend and companion, so he would instinctively think of him.

[Sweetheart Red Devil: Tong Tong encountered a Xing Guan from the Taiyi Sect. Yuan Shitianzun is a member of the Five Elements Alliance, and Songhai and Baila are in the south and north. His network can't reach that far.]

The group fell silent again.

[Uncle Yang: Xiao Yuan, contact him. Try anything.]

Xiao Yuan was about to reply when her cell phone rang. It was Yuan Shitianzun's message.

She quickly exited the small group, clicked on Yuan Shitianzun's avatar, and carefully read the message several times. Her tense expression finally relaxed, and a strong sense of security surged in her heart.

Unconsciously, that man was giving her more and more of a sense of security.

[Xiao Yuan: I've already contacted him. Tong Tong is still alive. Yuan Shitianzun is on his way to Baila City. He will do his best to save her. Everyone, please wait patiently.]

The evil practitioners in the group were anxious and worried. Suddenly, they saw this message. The surprise came too suddenly, and they couldn't react for a moment.

A few seconds later, the messages in the small group were ringing non-stop. Everyone's tone was full of joy and expectation, rejoicing that Tong Tong was still alive and expecting Yuan Shitianzun, this shining star in the Lawful camp, to bring their companion back.

They tasted the sweetness of "having someone above" for the first time.

Master Nameless's expansion of the redemption target to the Lawful camp was a strategic direction of great significance.

Baila City Public Security Bureau, Interrogation Room 3.

Wearing a blue and white school uniform, Zhao Xintong sat coldly on the cold interrogation chair. A yellow paper talisman was pasted on her forehead. Her hands were handcuffed to the small table. Her right shoulder was drooping weakly. Two six-centimeter-long wooden nails were piercing into both of her shoulder blades, and black and red blood stained her back.

The two wooden nails forced her to straighten her back, maintaining a stiff and laborious sitting posture.

The wooden nails and yellow paper talisman were both means of sealing her abilities and actions.

The wooden nails contained paralyzing toxins. After being nailed into the human body, the roots would grow and take root in the flesh. Forcibly pulling out the wooden nails would tear off flesh and bones.

The yellow paper talisman was used to seal her mental strength, making her mental strength similar to that of ordinary people so that she could be interrogated.

Otherwise, with the willpower of a Saint, it would be impossible to get information without torture.

The Baila branch had already interrogated Zhao Xintong twice and obtained information about her family background, origin, and how she became a Lingjing Xingzhe.

But every time they asked about the forces behind her, Zhao Xintong showed a tenacity and perseverance beyond her age. Even under the threat of Scout items, she did not yield.

But the official Night Watchers of the Baila branch did not force her to answer because Zhao Xintong was bleeding from all seven orifices in the process of resisting the items, and her spirit was showing signs of collapse.

At any time, minors have special rights, even if they are evil practitioners.

The higher-ups had not yet given a reply regarding the handling of this underage evil practitioner, so her safety was a problem that the Baila branch employees had to pay attention to.

At this time, the soundproof door of the interrogation room was pushed open, and a man wearing a baseball cap, a mask, and sunglasses walked in, holding a document in his hand.

Zhao Xintong raised her eyes. The girl's dark eyes stared at him silently.

The interrogator's attire attracted her attention. This was the headquarters of the Public Security Bureau, the stronghold of the Baila branch of the Taiyi Sect. The official Night Watchers here could not possibly dress like this.

The tightly wrapped man turned off the video recorder, sat down at the interrogation table, and said in a low voice, "I'll ask, you answer. Don't say any nonsense." Zhao Xintong's delicate face showed a sneer. "When will you send me back to the Lingjing? Other than that, don't even think about getting any information from me."

She could not betray the Nameless Hotel. The master was not here, and the hotel was leaderless, lacking sufficient power to protect it.

If the officials mobilized to encircle and suppress the Nameless Hotel at this time, she did not know what would happen to the companions scattered in various places, but Aunt Xiao Yuan and the brainless Kou Beiyue, who lived in the hotel, would definitely die.

"You're pretty tough, but why don't you use your brain when you do things!" the interrogator muttered.

This voice was familiar. Zhao Xintong suddenly raised her head, staring straight at him.