"Huh?"
"Fast asleep?" Xia Feng wondered, "Didn’t he notice us?"
"It seems... perhaps... he didn’t notice?" Cha Naixue wasn’t sure either. After all, if that Fifth Rank bigshot had discovered them, he would have definitely come over. What was the sudden decision to sleep in a tree all about?
But logically speaking, a Fifth Rank bigwig should have learned one or two powerful Spiritual Clothes for reconnaissance.
"Never mind, it’s not important." Xia Feng dusted the dirt off his knees and stood up to transmit a message, "Since he’s not coming, we might as well go over there and risk getting caught by him!"
"Also, you two, remember to act convincingly later on."
The three exchanged glances and walked leisurely into the forest.
Up in the tree.
Jiang Li had just closed his eyes, ready to enjoy a good sleep, when suddenly his eyelids twitched, and he slowly opened his eyes. He sensed that the three characters 500 meters away were leisurely heading his way.
Though somewhat speechless, he wasn’t panicked at all. With a thought, his whole being turned into a brownish Spiritual Light, blending into the thick branches.
He turned over in the branches and continued to fake sleep.
Crunch, crunch, crunch—
Xia Feng and the other two stepped on the fallen leaves and arrived under the tree, but surprisingly, Xia Feng didn’t find any trace of anyone.
"Where is he?"
"Right above you." Cha Naixue looked straight ahead and sent a message, puzzled, "It seems... he’s hiding intentionally? Maybe he wants to ambush us."
The three looked at each other in silence; Xia Feng helplessly held his forehead: "Isn’t this Fifth Rank bigwig being too cautious? Does he really need to ambush us?"
"Let’s just keep going."
They passed the trees and continued forward as if nothing was amiss.
However, the hidden Fifth Rank bigwig still showed no intention of appearing and attacking... Xia Feng couldn’t hold back anymore. He suddenly stood still, turned around abruptly, and shouted, "Who’s there?! Come out!"
Jiang Li: "..."
"Thinking of ambushing us, huh? Ha, keep dreaming!" Xia Feng sneered disdainfully, "I’ve seen you, come out now."
Seeing Xia Feng’s gaze locked firmly on his hiding spot, Jiang Li’s face twitched with irritation. Come on, brother, are you nuts?
I’ve laid it out clear, and you’re still rushing into my line of fire?! He sat up with a frosty face.
A figure in a black robe quietly appeared on the branches, a simple golden vertical pupil carved in the center of the mask, looking down on the three from above.
Fifth Rank Spiritual Pressure quietly unfolded.
"What?!" Xia Feng stepped back in shock, his face filled with horror, "It’s—It’s a Fifth Rank Spirit Master!"
"?" The two women glanced at Xia Feng expressionlessly, then also showed frightened expressions in due time.
"Hehehe~ Bad luck for you to bump into me~" Jiang Li cackled evilly, then with an air of superiority, he mocked, "But I’m quite benevolent. Here’s the deal! You have ten minutes to run for your lives. When the time is up, I’ll come after you!"
"If I catch you, heh-heh~" Jiang Li’s gaze roamed over the white-robed man between the two women, smirking wickedly, "Xia Feng, is it? Such a nice little face, quite to my taste."
Cha Naixue & Mu Qingtong blinked in unison, both turning their gaze towards Xia Feng.
Xia Feng: "..."
Seeing that all three of them fell silent, their faces not looking too good, eager to escape in fear, Jiang Li was quite satisfied.
"Heh heh~ Right to be scared!" He bared his teeth in a strange laugh, "Run for your life, pretty thing, just don’t get caught by me, okay~~"
"..."
Xia Feng had not expected this Fifth Rank big shot to be so deranged; he truly accepted defeat.
"Sir, I know that you’re after the ’Lost Person,’" Xia Feng took out the Zhi Zi flower, speaking seriously, "Here’s a suggestion: take the Lost Person, and you let us go. There’s no need for all this violence, alright?"
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"?" Jiang Li was startled, but before he could say anything, Xia Feng had already thrown the Zhi Zi flower toward him.
"???" He didn’t reach out to catch it, letting the Zhi Zi flower fall with a plop into the grass.
He silently stared at the white flower at his feet, the corner of his eye twitching. Wasn’t it that these three idiots didn’t play by the rules? Weren’t they supposed to fight to the death to protect the Lost Person?!
Naturally, he wouldn’t send the Lost Person back. After all, having acquired the Lost Person but not the Star Bone Glass would make it very easy to trace his sloppy conduct.
Seeing that the man in the mask had sunk into silence and said no more, just lifting the Golden Eye Mask and staring calmly at him, Xia Feng felt puzzled and then realized something, "Right, the Star Bone Glass is still with the Holy Daughter; you still want that, don’t you? Take it!"
Hearing Xia Feng’s words, Cha Naixue quickly understood and brought out the safety box containing the Star Bone Glass.
"?!?!" Jiang Li’s pupils slowly dilated, watching expressionlessly as the box was tossed into the air and came towards him. He sensed it, sure enough, the Star Bone Glass was indeed inside.
Damn it! Jiang Li’s smile had completely faded now. He pressed his ear like he was listening to someone and suddenly spoke in a deep voice, "What, there’s something like that? I’m coming back right away!"
"Heh heh~ Spared your lives for now!"
With that, he turned and disappeared into the forest, his mocking, cold laughter echoing, "Of course, I’m heading north. If you’ve got the guts, don’t run south where there are no Knights patrolling; follow me north!"
Plop plop—The box that had been thrown into the air also landed on the ground, rolling next to the Zhi Zi flower.
Watching this scene unfold, Xia Feng was full of question marks. Seriously, what’s with this guy? Rejecting what’s delivered right to his door? What the hell...
Although he couldn’t quite figure out what this Fifth Rank bigwig was up to, Xia Feng certainly wasn’t going to let this pursuer get away so easily.
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The three exchanged glances, picked up the Zhi Zi flower and the box, and likewise dashed into the forest.
Having perfectly bamboozled the trio, Jiang Li hummed a tune, looked around, and chose a giant tree with dense branches. With a deep leap, he lay down comfortably.
But just two seconds later, his eyelids lifted slowly again.
Without expression, he looked back, only to see a man and two women rushing from a distance. The man in white laughed wildly like a villain, "Hahaha! Almost fooled by you. You’re definitely not a Fifth Rank Spirit Master! No wonder you never made a move when you came across us, all bluster!"
"?!?!!!!"
Damn it! What a lunatic! Jiang Li was now thoroughly resigned to his fate. Why was catching a break so hard? He raised his hand and, with a single palm strike, sent Xia Feng, who was charging straight at him, flying.
Thump—Xia Feng’s back slammed into the trunk, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, as the Zhi Zi flower and the Star Bone Glass box tumbled to the ground.
"Hmm?"
At that moment, Jiang Li paused. He looked at his palm, where Xia Feng’s blood still lingered. That blood... Contemplating for a moment, he brought his palm closer and sniffed, then his pupils abruptly dilated.
"This smell..."
His expression shifted. The high echelons of the Goddess Hall all had a secret mission directly appointed by the Eternal Day Goddess to find a man. If they succeeded, they would receive a very substantial reward.
The clue was the blood. All high-ranking officials memorized the scent of this man’s blood, but in such a vast world, how to find him was still a complete mystery to everyone.
Jiang Li had also been clueless and didn’t think he would find him, but against such slim odds, he never imagined he would be the one to come across it! Overjoyed, he lifted his head and stared intently at the distant man in white, baring his teeth in a grin.
He’d changed his mind!
He hadn’t wanted to waste the opportunity to call upon the Eternal Day Goddess, but now, well...