Urban Wolf King

Chapter 1223 1134: Fire-Eating Ant

Wang Yan and the group of five followed the trail of the Fire-Eating Ant all the way.

But after going around, they ran through the entire Chang'an City, and in the end, the trail of the Fire-Eating Ant mysteriously disappeared.

Even Wang Yan was stunned.

How could such a mere Demon King fool someone like him, a Half-Venerable?

However, the disappearance of the Fire-Eating Ant's trail was too strange. Although Wang Yan couldn't find the trail, he could tell that this Fire-Eating Ant was not discovered, nor was it killed.

The reason for its disappearance must be that the Fire-Eating Ant entered a specific space, causing Wang Yan to be unable to sense its trail.

Understanding this, Wang Yan was overjoyed.

This meant that the "Zhu Xianwei" must have returned to the Outer Guan Qin Family.

Otherwise, what other clan's means could conceal things from the present Wang Yan!

Although they couldn't locate where the Outer Guan Qin Family was, it gave Wang Yan confidence that the Outer Guan Qin Family was indeed in Chang'an City.

The group once again searched the area where Zhu Xianwei disappeared, but the range was vast, and they couldn't find anything after searching for a long time.

The five were too exhausted, so they found a tea house to rest.

Sipping the Wuzi Tea beloved by Chang'an people, Wang Yan felt his thoughts clearing up. Putting down the teacup, he suddenly laughed, saying, "We overlooked something just now."

As Wang Yan finished speaking, Hu Wei slapped the table, saying, "Right, that Japanese Demon Cultivator mentioned one word."

"Hua!" The remaining three immediately said in unison.

The most famous place in all of Chang'an City is, of course, Huaqing Palace.

Huaqing Palace was built during Qin, flourished during Tang, renowned due to Emperor Tang Ming and Yang Yuhuan. Though it's a pool, the palace surrounds the mountains, with numerous palaces and courtyards within, perfectly matching the grandeur of the Outer Guan Qin Family.

Realizing this, the five of Wang Yan couldn't sit still any longer. With one swift movement, they flew out of the tea house window, heading directly to Huaqing Palace.

The other guests in the tea house were stunned as the group vanished before their eyes.

They exchanged glances, thinking they saw ghosts in broad daylight.

While the guests were abuzz in discussion, Wang Yan and the group had already landed inside Huaqing Palace.

Huaqing Palace lies south of Lishan, north of Wei River, boasting dozens of grand halls like Jiulong Lake, Furong Lake, Feishuang Hall, Zhaoyang Hall, and Changsheng Hall, covering an area of 26 mu.

The group searched inch by inch, almost turning Huaqing Palace upside down, but found no trace of the Demon Cultivator.

After searching for a whole day and night, by noon the next day, the five returned to their original landing spot, Huaqing Pool.

Seeing the white stone statue of Yang standing in the garden of Huaqing Pool, the five exchanged helpless glances once more.

Hopes rose time and again only to vanish once more; the Outer Guan Qin Family was indeed too mysterious.

Just then, Hu Wei kept staring at the statue of Yang, absent-minded.

The statue stood about human height, lifelike, with a soft and beautiful figure, truly resembling Yang Yuhuan reborn.

Ma Jun kicked Hu Wei, saying, "At a time like this, you're still being lascivious?"

Hu Wei stood up suddenly, saying, "Let me ask you, Mozi Academy is quite mysterious, where is the entrance to its academy?"

Fang Jinchun, although puzzled, answered, "It's on the huge rock atop Xiangshan outside the Capital."

Hu Wei slapped his thigh, saying, "Exactly, you enter Mozi Academy by touching that huge rock. We just need to find the place here that's touched the most, and we'll definitely find the Outer Guan Qin Family."

Hearing this, Ma Jun was overjoyed, saying, "Right, Hu Wei, you're spot on. What's being touched the most here?"

Hu Wei chuckled, saying, "I discovered it a long time ago."

Saying this, Hu Wei pointed at the white jade statue of Yang Yuhuan.

Seeing the white jade statue, which should be pure white, its prominent bosom was blackened from excessive touching.

As the group was dumbfounded, Hu Wei suddenly rushed over, running to the statue, stood on tiptoe and began touching.

But, after touching for a while, no teleportation array appeared.

Just as Hu Wei was puzzled, shouts erupted from the side: "Catch this pervert, catch him."

Hu Wei turned his head and was startled, seeing five or six security guards holding rubber batons charging towards him.

Hu Wei had no time to look for any array, he jumped down from the statue and ran.

"Catch this pervert."

The security guards behind shouted as they pursued, soon disappearing from sight.

When Wang Yan and the others found Hu Wei again, Hu Wei was crouching, hiding behind a clump of privet, still muttering, "Why didn't I find the array? Could it be the wrong touching technique?"

Wang Yan shook his head helplessly, asked Ma Jun to pull Hu Wei, and the five left Huaqing Garden.

The expedition to Huaqing Garden ended in failure once more.

Leaving Huaqing Garden, Hu Wei remained downcast. It was now night, pitch-black all around, and when they reached a bustling alley full of red lights, Hu Wei immediately perked up, saying to Wang Yan, "Boss, I have another guess."

"What guess?"

"I guess, the Japanese Demon Cultivator's pronunciation wasn't clear. We heard 'Hua' but perhaps it's 'Huang,' Japanese lack culture, they can't distinguish Hua from Huang, so it's likely the Qin Family is right here, I need to investigate."

Saying this, Hu Wei pointed at the alley of red lights ahead, a sly smile appeared on his face.

Looking at the alley, packed with matchbox-sized houses, each house emitting red or pink lights, with scantily clad women inside.

Beiming Xue asked curiously, "Your idea that they can't distinguish Hua and Huang is plausible, but even if the Japanese Demon Cultivator said Huang, how could it relate to this alley?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Jun chuckled.

Beiming Xue, being a lady of noble birth, naturally didn't recognize that this place bathed in red light was, in fact, the most debauched place.

Fang Jinchun sternly scolded: "Nonsense! At a time of urgency, you're still thinking like this."

Scolded by Fang Jinchun, Hu Wei shrank his neck, embarrassedly chuckling.

After listening to Hu Wei, Wang Yan immediately bowed his head in thought, suddenly lifting his head and laughed: "Indeed, Hu Wei, you've finally got it right once."

Seeing his idea acknowledged, Hu Wei was overjoyed, asking: "Brother, you think this is the place too? Should we two go in and have a look?"

Saying this, he tried pulling Wang Yan into the place of red lights.