Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 637 is Shi Chun

Upon hearing Shi Chun speak of the Western Emperor in this way, Yin Xu's first reaction was displeasure. He turned his head, frowned, and stared at Shi Chun. He had been weaving some beautiful dreams for a long time, and he had ignored some doubts and flaws. He himself was unwilling to expose them, so how could he allow others to expose them?

I felt an immediate sense of disgust. My man was just trying to help you out of kindness, how could you say that?

Of course, he still asked aloud, "How do you know?"

Shi Chun whispered in his ear, "The people from the Extreme Fire Sect have caught up with us."

Yin Xu immediately tried to peek through the curtains, but Shi Chun grabbed her arm. Shi Chun shook her head and whispered in her ear, "Don't alert them. Let the driver turn right at the main intersection ahead."

Yin Xu looked surprised and doubtful, but still shouted that he did as he was told, "Turn right when the car reaches the main intersection ahead."

There's no need to turn right anymore. When we turned right just now, Xi Quan exclaimed in the carriage behind us, "Wrong route, this isn't the way out of the South Gate."

He was the manager of the Extreme Fire Sect stationed here and was quite familiar with the routes in Yaoshan City. He could tell at a glance that the route didn't match.

Upon hearing this, the man in disguise, whose eyes flashed, immediately said in a deep voice, "Arrange for someone to approach the carriage ahead and 'coincidentally' observe the situation inside."

"Okay." Xi Quan immediately took out the mother-child talisman to make the arrangements.

After putting away the mother and child talismans, they waited for news inside the car.

The car in front also quieted down, waiting to turn right at the next major intersection. When the right turn would obstruct the view, Shi Chun would take the opportunity to slip out of the car.

Seeing that Shi Chun didn't seem to be making things up, Yin Xu also fell into doubt and uncertainty, constantly trying to confirm whether someone was really following them...

After wandering around inside and outside the temple for a while, the red mist fish turned around and headed straight for the prison again.

Upon arrival, he passed directly past the guards and stormed into the prison. He stopped at a deserted corner, the red thread behind him passing through the walls and even the ground, connecting directly to Yu Xuanbing, who was hidden at the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, Yu Xuanbing, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed, suddenly made a hand seal and pressed two fingers to his brow. Immediately, his figure swayed, and the small space he was in seemed to be in the water.

The ripples on the water grew more and more intense, blurring the figures within them, until the person simply vanished into thin air.

If Shi Chun's right eye ability were here, he would surely see extraordinary sights he had never seen before, or perhaps it was the supernatural power of the world's number one assassin.

In a scene invisible to the naked eye, Yu Xuanbing's figure gradually dissipated like smoke, drifting along the red line as if it had been stretched and sucked away by it.

The smoke rapidly reached the prison, where it condensed into ripples at the red mist fish. Soon, it solidified into a human form, which was none other than Yu Xuanbing, who had instantly teleported from the foot of the mountain to the prison on the mountain.

He glanced coldly around the room, quickly walked out from around the corner, and directly exposed himself to the duty rest area inside the cell, where two duty officers were sitting and drinking tea.

Suddenly, a masked man in a black cloak appeared, and the guard on duty abruptly stood up from his desk and shouted, "Who goes there?"

Bang! The figure in the black cloak slammed down with a palm strike, and the two guards, caught off guard, instantly coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground along with the crumbling tables and chairs.

The difference in cultivation level was too great; it was resolved in an overwhelming manner.

Upon hearing the commotion, the prisoners inside the dungeon all stood up in surprise and gathered around the bars to look and listen. They all sensed something was wrong, including Granny Qi, who was imprisoned deep inside.

At the same time, a cloaked figure flashed in and landed directly at the entrance of the array cage where Granny Qi was imprisoned. He took the array key from the jailer and quickly tested the locks one by one.

Grandma Qi asked in surprise and doubt, "Who?"

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the prison, the guards outside heard the commotion and ran in to check the situation.

Upon seeing the two guards die suddenly, someone immediately sounded the alarm, and the rumbling of the bell echoed through the night.

Others, armed, ran into the cell to investigate and immediately spotted the man in black unlocking the door at the far end. One of them brandished a knife and shouted, "How dare you!"

The cloaked man immediately threw the key into the cell, saying, "I'll hold them off; you open it yourself."

Grandma Qi, leaning on her cane, instinctively caught the key, then looked a little dazed. Before she could speak, the cloaked figure had already vanished to deal with the guards.

Those guards were only there to sound the alarm; they were no match for the cloaked man. As soon as he escaped the sight of the people inside the prison, they were all killed instantly.

With no one else around, the cloaked figure immediately cast a spell, pressing two fingers to his brow, his body swaying, and he vanished into thin air.

No sooner had he disappeared than a group of people, alerted by the news, rushed to the scene.

Upon seeing the dead guard, some people became alert on the spot, while others rushed into the prison to investigate.

Many members of the Bai clan were filled with doubt and suspicion. They didn't need to see what was happening at the end of the cage; they could tell from the noise that someone wanted to rescue the clan leader.

Granny Qi, holding the key inside the cell, felt it was burning hot. Throwing it away was one thing, not throwing it away was another. The key was that her cultivation was currently restricted, so even if she wanted to throw it away, she couldn't go far. The cell was so small, and it was easy to see at a glance. Where could she hide it? Could she hide it on her person?

As soon as the alarm bell rang, Feng Xi, the patriarch of the Phoenix Clan, Feng Qingping, the goddess, and several other members of the Phoenix Clan, who were discussing matters inside the temple, all turned their heads sharply to look outside the gate, and naturally they all recognized that it was the alarm bell ringing.

Suddenly, figures flashed by and swiftly appeared under the eaves outside the main hall.

Upon hearing the direction from which the alarm bell was coming, Feng Qingping's expression changed. "It's coming from the prison!"

She vanished in a flash, followed by the others, who all rushed off to the scene to see what had happened.

Some guards outside the temple also slipped to the edge of the mountain to watch for any movement from the prison.

Meanwhile, inside the temple, a ripple of light appeared, followed by a figure that quickly took shape. Once solidified, it was Yu Xuanbing, shrouded in a black cloak.

He glanced outside the hall, then swept his arm across the room, ignoring the guards outside, and with a powerful sweep, closed the doors and windows inside the hall.

The guards outside, hearing the commotion, merely glanced back; none of them counted how many people had gone out, unsure if any of the clan leader's group remained inside the temple. The common understanding was that others were still inside. Of course, some were slightly puzzled.

In normal circumstances, the temple is merely a symbolic existence, and the presence of guards is solely to prevent the goddess residing there from being disturbed.

The man in the black cloak didn't care whether closing the doors and windows would delay things; he was determined to seize any opening and act quickly.

With a flick of his wrist, he revealed the golden command arrow. He raised it with a spell, and the golden command arrow immediately emitted a golden sphere of illusory waves like a curtain of water. As it expanded, it instantly revealed the illusory starry sky above, where the umbrella-shaped magical artifact was slowly rotating in the starry sky.

Without time to waste, the cloaked figure immediately leaped into the air, inserting the command arrow in his hand directly into the groove under the umbrella handle. Following Shi Chun's instructions, he grasped the handle of the command arrow and, in the direction of the umbrella frame's rotation, cast a spell to turn it in the opposite direction.

This sudden turn was extraordinary; the entire sacred mountain trembled, and a phantom wave enveloping the mountain appeared, as magnificent and awe-inspiring as a misty Milky Way…

Inside Yaoshan City, Shi Chun, inside the carriage, kept observing his surroundings. Just as he was about to reach the right turn ahead, his expression suddenly changed. His right eye suddenly saw a demon cultivator practicing fire-based techniques who was deliberately approaching from the front.

Shi Chun immediately realized that the situation was not good. With his strength, there was probably no chance of him taking Yin Xu away this time.

He immediately whispered to Yin Xu, "We can't hide anymore. Their spies are here. After I lure them away, contact Tian Shen immediately. Once you've secretly left the city, contact me again."

He still wanted to get rid of Yin Xu and Tian Shen.

Yin Xu's expression was also not good. A passerby had already used magic to probe into the carriage from a distance, and now another scout had come to check, obviously because they had discovered that there was an extra person in the carriage and wanted to confirm it with their own eyes.

She said in a deep voice, "If you're really being watched, do you think you can leave?"

Shi Chun scoffed, "They think they can catch me? They're not worthy. If I were that easy to catch, I wouldn't have come to meet you."

No sooner had these words been spoken than the carriage shuddered and came to a sudden stop, scraping against pedestrians outside, with things clattering and falling to the ground.

The driver's scolding voice rang out, "Can't you see where you're going?"

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," the porter who had collided with the porter said repeatedly, apologizing profusely.

Before his carrying pole could even lift the curtain to check, Shi Chun had already flipped over and climbed straight out of the carriage window without hesitation.

The carriage curtain was suddenly lifted, and Yin Xu immediately saw the porter's prying face, becoming even more shocked by Shi Chun's predictive ability.

Such a close escape could not be kept secret from the porter, who abruptly moved away from the front of the cart and looked at the figure disappearing into the night.

The coachman, who was about to rebuke the porter for his rudeness, was also startled and turned to look at the figure fleeing from the carriage. Not knowing when there was someone in the carriage, he quickly flipped over to the front of the curtain and lifted it to check if the proprietress was alright.

Yin Xu also drew back the curtains, watching the figure openly soar into the night sky, and felt a chill run down his spine.

She knew a little about Shi Chun's cultivation level, and for him to openly fly around the city like this, even the city guards probably wouldn't let him off the hook.

Inside the carriage behind, Xi Quan had already peeked through a crack in the curtain. Suddenly, he saw a figure leap out of the carriage and turn to face the person in front of him. He was startled and exclaimed, "It's Shi Chun!"

He had met Shi Chun.

Before the words were even finished, the carriage curtain was blown open, and the disguised man who had been holding the fort had already chased after them like a wisp of smoke.

Noticing the commotion, Yin Xu turned his head slightly and saw the figures chasing him. He also saw that they came out of the carriage behind him, which confirmed Shi Chun's earlier statement that he had been targeted.

Her heart sank. Could it be that the Western Emperor had really used her?
Before Shi Chun's body even touched the ground, his Cloud-Stepping Boots continued to propel him forward, increasing his speed rapidly, and he was about to escape Yaoshan City in an instant.

This was the fastest he had ever darted through the air without relying on the Wind Scales.

There was no other way; Fenglin's starting speed was slow, and he was trying to gain that little bit of time to escape.

"Who has trespassed and acted recklessly?"

The city guards on the ground shouted angrily.

Shi Chun ignored him and sped off at an increasingly faster pace.

The experts from the Extreme Fire Sect who took off to chase after them paid no attention to the city guards. They suddenly burst out and gave chase, instantly closing the distance between them. They were somewhat surprised by Shi Chun's escape speed. How could someone at the high martial arts level have such a flying speed?

Shi Chun turned his head and was shocked. Although he knew that the Extreme Fire Sect wanted to capture him alive, he still took out the Boundless Banner as a precaution and at the same time slammed his palm down on the city wall below.

The figure rapidly closing in from behind was shocked to see this and decisively struck him with a palm strike from a distance, like thunder breaking through the air, causing countless people in the city to look up.

Shi Chun had already raised his precious banner behind him, deflecting the attack.

Behind him, a void wave suddenly erupted, enveloping Yaoshan City. The protective array guarding Yaoshan City was activated, barely managing to keep the approaching experts from the Extreme Fire Sect inside.

Or rather, the expert from the Extreme Fire Sect had already collided with the protective void wave and was just a hair's breadth away from catching up.

Shi Chun, who was putting away the banner, looked back and paused in mid-air for a moment. He turned to face him, gave a cold snort without expression. Even a clay figure has some temper. He would settle the score with the Extreme Fire Sect sooner or later. Then, he calmly released his Wind Scales and quickly flew away.

Such contemptuous behavior enraged the Extreme Fire Sect experts who were pursuing him. If they couldn't even catch the person in person, wouldn't they become a laughing stock?
He glanced around, then quickly dodged and landed towards the city gate.

As a result, after the protective array was activated, no entrances or exits were opened until the situation was clarified, effectively blocking him.

He was so angry that he clenched his fists and bared his teeth, but there was nothing he could do but watch helplessly as Shi Chun fled into the distance. He urgently summoned Xi Quan and asked him to contact the people he had deployed outside the city to chase after him.

Xi Quan was speechless. By the time he managed to contact the person and chase after them, he was afraid that they would be nowhere to be found. But he still gritted his teeth and did as instructed.

Just then, a rumbling sound arose in the distance, and the eyes of the people in the city suddenly turned toward the direction of the sacred mountain, where they saw the ethereal light and shadow that enveloped the mountain.

(End of this chapter)