Zhou Hong swiftly rushed out of the basement.
Unexpectedly, the moment Zhou Hong emerged, he bumped into a woman. This woman was none other than the City Lord's daughter.
"It's you, you actually broke free." The City Lord's daughter, seeing Zhou Hong rush out of the basement, immediately knew that Zhou Hong was the one who had broken free from the butler's restraints.
"Hmph, you venomous woman." Zhou Hong snorted coldly, sizing up the City Lord's daughter. Zhou Hong sensed that her strength was likely that of a second-grade demon.
Just then, four other youths also burst out of the basement.
Seeing the other four emerge, the City Lord's daughter's brow furrowed, and she hastily asked, "Why are you all out? Where is the butler?"
The City Lord's daughter was greatly puzzled, as the butler had clearly entered the basement just moments ago.
"Foolish bird, your old butler is already dead."
"Impossible, with just you lot." The City Lord's daughter's face was full of disbelief, as the butler was a Demon Master.
"Believe it or not, die!" Zhou Hong had no desire to waste words with her. He instantly used his Demon Subduing Pestle, thrusting a needle directly into her head.
Instantly, the City Lord's daughter was pierced through the skull by Zhou Hong, leaving a hole the size of a bowl.
"Wow!" The four youths behind Zhou Hong couldn't help but exclaim.
Zhou Hong hesitated, wondering whether to kill these individuals. After all, they had seen his Demon Subduing Pestle. If word got out, it would not benefit him.
"What are you guys exclaiming about?"
"Brother, you are too formidable. You must be from some great power, otherwise, how could you possess such a potent demonic artifact?"
"You don't recognize my demonic artifact?" Zhou Hong asked, testing them.
"Of course not. This must be a demonic artifact of third grade or higher, right?"
Zhou Hong chuckled and put away the Demon Subduing Pestle. It was good that these people didn't recognize it.
"Then there's no need to say anything more. Let's hurry and leave. If we're late, we might not be able to."
"Right, right, right."
Zhou Hong and the others quickly scaled the wall and left the City Lord's manor. Of course, as they departed, Zhou Hong casually took the City Lord's daughter's corpse with him. One reason was to avoid detection, but also to see if there was anything valuable on her.
Soon, they reached the main street.
Zhou Hong said, "Everyone, you should run as far as you can from now on. Although I'm not sure if we'll be traced, for safety's sake, it's best to leave Wumeng City and survive elsewhere."
"Brother is right. We'll leave now. Do you want to come with us?"
Zhou Hong hesitated. He was unfamiliar with the Demon Realm, and it wouldn't be a bad idea to travel with these people.
"Where are we going next? Do you have any good ideas?" Zhou Hong asked.
"I want to go to the Dragon Tiger Demon Sect," said the very thin and weak youth.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a colossal roar suddenly echoed from the sky: "Seal Wumeng City. From this moment on, no one in Wumeng City is allowed to enter or exit. Anyone who attempts to do so will die."
Hearing the shout from the sky, everyone in Wumeng City was stunned. Zhou Hong might not have recognized it, but the others immediately did. This was the voice of Wumeng City's City Lord.
Everyone was perplexed. Why had the City Lord suddenly sealed the entire city, and why was he so furious?
Only Zhou Hong and the others understood. The City Lord's sudden sealing of the city was undoubtedly related to the death of his daughter.
"We're doomed. The City Lord has already discovered his daughter is dead, and we haven't even had time to leave the city before he sealed it," one of the youths said with a miserable expression.
Zhou Hong never imagined that the City Lord would discover his daughter's death so quickly.
"What do we do now? Although the City Lord doesn't know who killed his daughter, if he investigates, he'll eventually find us. By then, we'll also...!" another youth said.
"Yes, we're surely going to die. For survival, there is probably only one option...!" The four youths exchanged glances, seemingly understanding that the only choice was to voluntarily report Zhou Hong to the City Lord as the killer of his daughter. Perhaps then they could avoid death.
Zhou Hong chuckled, instantly discerning their intentions from their eyes.
"You four scoundrels, I kindly saved you, and you intend to report to the City Lord that I killed his daughter? The City Lord, seeing your meritorious service and that I possess two demonic artifacts, you'll report that too. With such great gains for the City Lord, he might spare your lives."
"Brother, as the saying goes, every wrong has its perpetrator, and every debt has its debtor. We'll be found out sooner or later. Rather than all of us dying, wouldn't it be better for you to...!"
"Pfft, pfft, pfft...!" Before they could finish speaking, Zhou Hong unleashed a needle, piercing the skulls of the four youths, stringing them together like candied hawthorns.
"Sorry, you can't blame me. You can only be safe if you're dead," Zhou Hong said helplessly.
After killing the four youths, Zhou Hong collected their corpses into his subspace. Then, Zhou Hong went to a corner and disguised himself as Xiao Cui.
Now, Zhou Hong could only return to the Black Orchid Great Demon King's mansion in the guise of Xiao Cui. Perhaps that was the safest place.
Soon, Zhou Hong returned to Hei Xiao Lu's courtyard.
"Huh, Xiao Cui, the young lady said you resigned, why are you back?" As soon as they returned to the courtyard, one of the maids saw Zhou Hong and asked in surprise.
"Heh heh, I resigned, but I have nowhere else to go, so I had to come back for now and work for a while longer," Zhou Hong said with a chuckle.
Hei Xiao Lu also emerged from the house. Seeing Zhou Hong return, she was equally perplexed.
"Xiao Cui, come into my room."
"Yes."
Zhou Hong entered Hei Xiao Lu's room, and Hei Xiao Lu closed the door.
"Why are you back? Didn't we agree that you would go out and make a name for yourself, and then I would come to know you, and my father would then acknowledge you and allow you to be my live-in son-in-law?" Hei Xiao Lu quickly asked.
"It's a long and complicated story." Zhou Hong sighed.
Thus, Zhou Hong recounted everything that had happened since his departure yesterday, including killing the City Lord's daughter.
"My heavens." Upon hearing this, Hei Xiao Lu nearly collapsed onto the floor.
"You're not lying to me, are you? You killed the City Lord's daughter?" Hei Xiao Lu looked at Zhou Hong in disbelief.
"Why would I lie to you? You must have heard the City Lord's angry roar just now and the sealing of Wumeng City, right?" Zhou Hong let out a wry smile. If he hadn't been trapped, he wouldn't have returned.
"Nonsense, of course I heard it. Even my father immediately went to the City Lord to see if there was anything he could do to help. If the City Lord is angered, even my father won't have an easy time."