It was dark at night, but the iron palace at the top of Sounkyo Gorge was still brightly lit.
High in the sky, a giant blood eagle was cruising silently among the clouds.
On Blood Eagle's back, Fang Cheng and Fox sat shoulder to shoulder.
At this moment, three days have passed since Fang Cheng's identity was revealed.
Originally, the two of them planned to sneak back to the Iron Cast Palace immediately that night to investigate the situation of the ghost master. Unexpectedly, the defense of the Iron Cast Palace was strengthened several times, and there was no gap to sneak in.
Moreover, the fox's injury showed signs of recurrence, so Fang Cheng could only find a place to hide outside Sounkyo while healing the fox's injuries.
After three days, the fox's injuries were completely cured, but its size had also increased, and its tail was nearly four meters long.
She sat next to Fang Cheng, her ears were already higher than his, and even her voice changed from that of a young woman to that of a charming young woman.
Only then did Fang Cheng realize that the fox was older than himself.
The mature fox just doesn’t know if she likes eating chicken.
During the past three days, the monsters in the Iron Cast Palace could not find any trace of Fang Cheng and Fox, so they thought they had really gone away.
The alert level of the entire Ironcast Palace quickly returned to normal.
Fang Cheng and Fox took advantage of the darkness and set off to the sky above the Iron Cast Palace.
Judging from the area alone, the area of the Iron Palace has far exceeded that of the so-called royal palace in District 11.
However, only the front part of the Iron Palace, including the city gate, has lights that stay on all night. Except for a few palaces, most of the buildings in the back are dark, with only some aisles still having street lights on.
Fang Cheng looked down and asked, "Why is it so dark down there? Is there a power outage or is there a scam?"
While talking, his other hand was still playing with the fox's furry tail.
"It's not a power outage. The royal family members in the Iron Cast Palace are just the ghost master and his two sons and one daughter. There are not many attendants. Most of the places in the palace have been idle for many years."
The fox replied, her tail dodging Fang Cheng's play, being caught back and pulled out again, her tail and hands playing a cat-and-mouse game.
"Then why build such a big place? Could it be that the Ghost Lord also has the heart to open a harem?"
The fox noticed that there was the word 'ye' in Fang Cheng's sentence.
What's the meaning? Your kid also wants to have his legs broken?
"The builder of the Iron Palace is Shuten Doji. He is a monster who likes to enjoy himself and has nothing to do with the ghost master."
As she answered, she pulled her tail back to prevent Fang Cheng from touching it again.
Fang Cheng was used to the fox's arrogant behavior from time to time.
"What about the ghost master's wife?"
"What are you asking my wife for? She's already dead."
"Nothing, just asking."
Fang Cheng saw that the fox was so familiar with the situation in the Iron Palace, and he once again confirmed that her status among monsters must not be low.
"Then where is the Ghost Lord now and how can we find him?"
"Go down."
Under the command of Fox, Fang Cheng controlled the Blood Eagle to land slowly, using the cover of night to bypass the brightly lit area in front of the Iron Palace.
When he came to the back, Fang Cheng discovered that although no one lived here, there were quite a few people on duty. Heavily armed ghost soldiers could be seen patrolling everywhere.
The fox didn't shout to stop, so Fang Cheng could only control the blood eagle to continue flying back.
The terrain of the entire iron palace slopes upward according to Sounkyo Gorge, and it becomes higher towards the back. Standing at the palace at the back, you can even overlook the tall city gate in front.
After a while, a hazy cloud appeared in front, which was very indistinct in the night. The palace below looked hazy under the cloud.
Fang Cheng didn't think much and was ready to dive in.
"Stop, don't fly any further. There's something wrong with the fog. You'll find it as soon as you get in."
The fox stopped Fang Cheng in time.
These fogs are created using sorcery. They look like fog on the outside, but are actually an invisible cover covering the palace below.
Although there is only a thin layer, this is just an illusion. Any creature will be disoriented after entering and trigger an alarm.
After listening to the fox's explanation, Fang Cheng couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
This trap was set up very cleverly. On such a high mountain top, it is normal to have clouds and fog, but it would be abnormal if there were not. No one thought that such a common thing would have problems.
If Fang Cheng had not brought the fox with him, he would have been discovered immediately if he came by himself.
"The ghost master is hiding inside?"
"Yes, this is the place where he used to rest."
Fang Cheng controlled the Blood Eagle a little further down, and found that the area was not covered by clouds and fog, and the patrol team was even denser.
A large number of soldiers and cameras installed everywhere ensure that every place is under surveillance.
With such a high level of vigilance, Fang Cheng could sneak in unless he used someone in the shadows, but he wouldn't be able to bring the fox with him.
"What should we do now?"
Fang Cheng leaned into the fox's ear and asked.
Feeling the warm breath, the fox's ears twitched twice sensitively.
Fang Cheng had played with her body for many days, and he had long known that her ears were sensitive points, and her whole body would become weak after just a few touches.
The fox pretended to be calm and turned his head, pointing to a certain place with his paw: "Land down."
Fang Cheng controlled the blood eagle to land on the ground, which was still some distance away from the place shrouded by the demonic mist.
The fox twisted its body slightly, and its huge body quickly shrank into the size of a small dog.
She nimbly jumped onto Fang Cheng's shoulders: "Now let me guide you. You follow my orders and don't make any sound."
Fang Cheng said nothing.
The fox tugged at his ears with his paws: "Did you hear that?"
"Didn't you tell me not to make any noise?"
"You can squeak."
"squeak!"
"..."
The fox said angrily: "Don't come up with such cliche jokes and leave quickly."
Fang Cheng had no choice but to lurk toward his destination.
He was curious about how the foxes would get through these security lines, which were heavily monitored and patrolled with no blind spots.
But soon the fox showed Fang Cheng how she did it.
She directly used the charm in the opposite direction, from extremely charming to extremely ignorant.
All the patrolmen turned a blind eye to her, and even Fang Cheng's sense of presence was offset. It was as if she was in a deserted land, walking past the patrollers openly.
This method of using the charm ability is exactly the same as that of the boss lady. If he hadn't heard her mention Yueguang Xingxi from her mouth, Fang Cheng would have really wanted to ask her if she was the boss lady.
The charm ability has no effect on surveillance, but surveillance has blind spots, which need to be compensated by patrollers, but the patrollers are restrained by the fox's charm.
In this way, she led Fang Cheng through the security line easily and arrived in front of a palace gate.
The walls on both sides of the palace gate are shrouded in demonic mist, and the only way to enter is through this palace gate.
There are not only duty officers standing guard in front of the palace gate, but there are also cameras on both sides aimed at the closed gate. It can be said that there are no blind spots.
The fox jumped off Fang Cheng's shoulders and returned to its huge size.
She looked at the palace gate from a distance, and her six tails emitted a faint fluorescent light, as beautiful as the moonlight.
Fang Cheng stood aside quietly without disturbing him. In a daze, he seemed to see a bright moon emerging among the six tails.
At the same time, the palace door in the distance also became hazy.
