Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 676 Chase
Everyone on and off the stage was stunned. This was the first time since the Mirror of Heaven was displayed that they had all reacted in such unison. They hadn't even reacted like this when they saw their own team members being killed.

This mask is really stylish! It's a piece of cloth with two holes, covering so much that you can't even see the shape of the face.

After their initial shock, everyone's reaction was, "Are these our Heavenly Court team members? Why are they wearing masks like that?"
Manxi turned to look at Mulan Jin and asked telepathically, "What are you doing?"

Mulan replied telepathically, "I'd like to know too."

Manxi glanced at the various supervisors below the stage and transmitted her voice, "It seems you were being watched when you came in. They probably weren't after your daughter. Lord Mulan, sending Shi Chun to protect your daughter is probably like shooting yourself in the foot."

He had realized that the attack was a result of revealing the location of the three thousand squad earlier.

If only one small team was pursuing them, it could be suspected that the outside world had learned the sequence number of Shi Chun's team. But if three different teams were pursuing them at the same time, it definitely wasn't exposed to the outside world. The security measures they have in place are not just for show. The most likely explanation is that someone guarded the entrance when they came in.

The reason we don't believe it's aimed at Mulan Qingqing is because of Mulan Jin's status and position. Would someone openly and premeditatedly plot against Mulan Qingqing? Do they really think Mulan Jin's power is just for show? The possibility of all three families doing this at the same time is almost zero, and more importantly, it would be pointless.

After much thought, the only one among these three thousand squads worth targeting is probably Shi Chun.

He got Shi Chun out of prison to cause trouble for his daughter; he doesn't know if Mulan regrets it now.

He didn't know if Mulan would regret it in the future. The problem now was that he had made a promise to Mulan Jin. If something happened to Mulan Qingqing while he was in charge, he wouldn't be able to explain it to Mulan Jin.

He immediately ordered the people beside him, "Take a look at who is besieging the Three Thousand."

Understanding the enemy is essential for making proper arrangements.

The mirrored image was then quickly adjusted and captured.

Mulan looked on with a tense face, and she was indeed a little regretful. Who knew that Shi Chun would be targeted by the three major battle teams as soon as he entered the battlefield? She really wanted to know which narrow-minded people were behind this. They were still thinking about him after he had been imprisoned for twenty years.

The landscape image locked onto the red dot, magnified the dot representing the Nanzhan team, and quickly revealed the serial number "533".

After a series of transformations, the overhead camera, working closely with the group, finally locked onto the flight of a group of people. The main focus was on the leader, a woman with delicate features, whose face was quite presentable even through her helmet.

Among the row of generals watching the battle from behind Manxi, someone immediately spoke up to remind them: "It's Zhu Qingqiu from the 'Huaxian Pavilion,' a Great Perfection Earth Immortal. In our proposed Southern Battle Team strength, he can rank among the top five."

Manxi raised his hand to indicate, and the images of the Landscape Painting and the Sky Mirror switched rapidly again.

The landscape painting instantly locked onto the white light spot and quickly magnified it to reveal the serial number "27".

The overhead camera worked in tandem with the scene, shifting and quickly focusing on the leader of a group of pilots, a man with a thin, bony face.

One of the generals watching behind Manxi immediately pointed out, "'Afan Palace' disciple Lu Yin, at the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal realm, can be ranked among the top five in our planned East Victory team."

Manxi waved again, and the landscape painting and the celestial mirror images switched again.

The blue dot locked onto by the landscape map was magnified again to reveal the serial number "79". The overhead telescope also quickly locked onto the leader of a flight crew, a yellow-faced man.

One of the councilors immediately revealed his background: "'Wuwang Sect' disciple Jie Yunzhao, a Great Perfection Earth Immortal, is estimated to be among the top five in the Northern Ju Battle Team."

Manxi waved again, and the landscape painting and the celestial mirror continued to switch images.

The landscape map then locked onto the second blue dot, magnifying the number "68". The overhead camera then focused on the leader of a flight crew, who turned out to be an old man with a wrinkled face.

One of the councilors reported, "'Aoshen Palace' disciple Wushuang, a menial disciple, has shown remarkable strength in the competition. She has the cultivation of a Great Perfection Earth Immortal and is among the top five in the Beiju Battle Team."

Manxi immediately turned to look at Mulan Jin, whose face was cold and sullen, and transmitted his voice: "They are all experts who are only one step away from the Celestial Immortal realm. There is no doubt that they are all going for Shi Chun. Moreover, the commanders of these three families must have been involved. Otherwise, such a targeted mobilization would not be something that ordinary people could do."

All parties are probably aware of Han Bao's existence and strength. If they didn't have the ability to suppress him, they probably wouldn't have sent anyone to target him. It's unlikely they're targeting your daughter this time; the various teams have already fled far away, and it's too late to return to reinforce them. I would trouble Your Highness to immediately have your daughter quietly leave Shi Chun's side and temporarily avoid confrontation.

The target is moving rapidly, and it's difficult to pinpoint its exact location or communicate with it telepathically.

Mulan replied telepathically with a blank expression, "I can't contact her."

It's true that they can't get in touch, or rather, there's no way for the father and daughter to communicate. No matter what the father gives her, the daughter won't accept it, let alone the mother-daughter talisman. Whenever there's a problem, they always have to come to his door to talk in person.

Manxi was speechless on the spot. He had vaguely heard about the relationship between the father and daughter, but he couldn't help but feel angry. This only made things more difficult for him. With experts from three families and four teams attacking him, he was afraid that no one could save him now.

He was furious, but even if he couldn't save the situation, he had to do his best. He immediately turned around and sent a telepathic message to his subordinates, ordering several teams of experts to be dispatched to their aid...

On the high platform at the center of the Southern Battle Team, the mirrored image also locked onto the hiding place of the Heavenly Court's Number 3000 Squad. Ming Chaofeng also wanted to see what his junior brother's savior looked like, and also wanted to see what kind of ability he had to make such a reputation.

On one side is his junior brother's savior, and on the other side is the Right Assistant Marquis's side. How to balance these relationships is naturally not something he needs to think too much about. He can only wrong his own family. The sect also has the same idea, and he is to keep it from his junior brother.

Several other points of light that appeared around the target light caught his attention. The encirclement was quite obvious. He was a little surprised and suspicious. What did this mean? Was it that more than one group was going to attack Shi Chun?
Dun realized something was wrong. First, the encirclement was too obvious, and second, being so close to the Heavenly Court's central command might alert the enemy and cause them to escape.

As he expected, a series of figures suddenly darted out from the cliff in the mirrored image and fled.

He wanted to see which one was Shi Chun, but the people in the picture made his vision somewhat confused, which in turn caused his thoughts to become confused, because it was so unexpected. Each face was covered with a piece of cloth, and there seemed to be two holes in the cloth.

What the hell? Everyone on and off the stage was stunned.

The audience on and off the central platform of the Dongsheng team were also confused by the group of masked people in the mirrored image, and Wei Mo was no exception.

When Shi Chun first rose to prominence in Wukang Mountain, he was already keeping an eye on him. Therefore, among people of his level and above, no one understood Shi Chun better than him. He knew that Shi Chun's strength was not the strength to fight and kill, but the strength to cause trouble.

Besides, that fellow is ambitious. He couldn't keep Wukang Mountain back then, and he couldn't keep him back then either. What is that if not ambition?
He knew that sometimes the power of evil deeds was more terrifying than the power of individual violence. Since it concerned his future, he wanted to nip the problem in the bud. Who knew that a group of masked men would suddenly appear? Masked? What good was such a crude disguise? It almost made him laugh. But then again, his vision was also confused; for a moment, he couldn't tell which one was Shi Chun. He asked the Mirror of Heaven to find someone tall, thinking that finding Wu Jinliang would lead to Shi Chun, but he couldn't find a single conspicuously tall person…

The people on the high platform above and below the North Club team's central area were also surprised by the group of masked people reflected in the mirror.

Commander Lan She then had the astronomical mirror lock onto a figure in a blue dot of light, confirming that it was the men of Squad 79, and he frowned.

He secretly sent only squad number 68 to steal the target team's token, so as to eliminate the target in the process. Why did squad number 79 go?

He didn't think it was a coincidence; number 79 was clearly heading straight for the target, and was obviously ahead of number 68 in terms of distance.

With two other teams rushing straight to their target, he immediately became suspicious of Xie Yunzhao, the leader of team number 79. He wondered if Xie Yunzhao was someone the junior supervisor of the border trade had contacted, or if he was an inside man planted by someone else.

The former is unlikely, while the latter is highly likely to be an inside agent.

The reason is simple: the ability to directly target a goal cannot be accomplished by one person alone; it requires teamwork. This is not something that the junior supervisor of the border trade office could achieve by simply making a call to anyone.

Lan She's gaze darkened slightly as he grew suspicious. In teamwork, if there were a traitor within, anything could happen...

"who?"

As Shi Chun rode the Wind Scale at breakneck speed, he inadvertently glanced at Wu Jinliang beside him and was startled. The height was wrong, but the name 'Gao He' was engraved on the bag. How could he not be surprised?

Unexpectedly, Wu Jinliang's voice came from the other side, "Spring is me. I've also figured out some tricks of Xiao Sheng's reform, but the method is wrong. After the reform, it can only last for half an incense stick's time at most, and it's easy to be exposed. Didn't you just scold Futianjing? Didn't you suspect that you were being watched by Futianjing? Since everyone was covered up, I took advantage of the chaos to change my face. They shouldn't recognize me for a while, making it easier for us to escape. The leader is really wise to have everyone covered up in advance."

Shi Chun was speechless. Only then did he remember the cultivation technique this guy practiced. He had been hanging out with Xiao Sheng for so long, it would be strange if he couldn't resist taking advantage of him.

These are minor matters. After glancing back, he handed the Wind Scale to Wu Jinliang to ride, and took out his token to urgently contact the command center, asking which side the forces besieging him belonged to.

You wouldn't know unless you asked, and what you found out was shocking: it wasn't just one side, but involved personnel from all three major teams.

Wu Jinliang, who kept glancing at the contact information, was also terrified.

Shi Chun suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Something's not right..."

Wu Jinliang: "What's wrong?"

Shi Chun said with a solemn expression, "The distance and time don't match up. It's understandable if it's just one, but how could three of them find our hiding place so quickly and accurately? Unless they came straight at us, and all of them are led by experts at the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal realm. Damn it, the commanders of those three teams may have been involved."

Wu Jinliang exclaimed in shock, "No way, is it really that serious? How are we supposed to play like this?"

As they were talking, the two of them turned around at the same time. Because they heard a loud rumbling sound from behind, and the distance had increased, they couldn't see what was happening.

In reality, it was Xie Yunzhao and his group who arrived first and caught up with the rest of the group.

There was nothing they could do; the group behind them was flying too slowly. Naturally, the group without wind scales became the first to suffer. After a long-range attack, the twenty or so people scattered like birds and beasts. Some flew around wildly, while others scrambled to the ground, all trying their best to escape.

Even after making his move, Jie Yunzhao was bewildered by the chaos. Everyone said Shi Chun was cunning, but now he realized that he was truly cunning beyond ordinary. He was even wearing a mask. What if he was hiding in the crowd? Which of those who scattered was the target?

Unable to be in two places at once, he immediately ordered his companions to split up and give chase, while he pursued the enemy alone.

With the cultivation of a Great Perfection Earth Immortal, once they exert their full power in flight, their speed surpasses that of a Wind Scale. In addition, the people behind Shi Chun's gang are indeed too weak, many of whom do not have Wind Scales. A kind-hearted Wind Scale carried nearly ten people, making the speed even slower.

Before Jie Yunzhao could even make a move, his incredible speed, which seemed to appear out of nowhere, immediately terrified the group in Fenglin, causing them to scatter like birds and beasts.

After catching up with and knocking down two people, Jie Yunzhao stopped in mid-air, unsure of which way to chase after them. His gaze was gloomy. Given Shi Chun's cunning, this illusion made him suspect that Shi Chun might be hiding among the scattered people.

He quickly dodged away, rushed to the ground, knocked down two people huddled together, grabbed one of them alive, stomped on him, and demanded sharply, "Which group is Shi Chun in?"

The man, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, asked in surprise, "Who?"

"Don't play dumb with me!" Xie Yunzhao didn't hesitate and decisively stomped the man to death. He didn't have time to waste, and the other person was so frightened that his face turned pale and he trembled. Sure enough, the foot stepped on that person again. "Will you talk or not?"

The man, terrified, cried out, "I'll talk, I'll talk! I'm hard of hearing, could you please tell me again who you're looking for?"

Xie Yunzhao said in a deep voice, "Shi Chun, don't tell me you haven't heard of him."

The man exclaimed in horror, "Shi Chun... Shi Chun? I've heard of someone named Shi Chun, the one who was arrested and imprisoned by the prison. Is there anyone else with that name? Is it a homophone or...?"

"It's that Shi Chun, don't tell me you haven't seen him in your team before..." Xie Yunzhao began to exert force with his feet to intimidate.

The man, breathless from being trampled, cried out in fear, "No, there's no one named Shi Chun in our team. If there were, I would definitely remember someone like him. There really isn't anyone, there really isn't."

Xie Yunzhao was taken aback. The other person was clearly terrified and probably wasn't lying. He asked in a deep voice, "Is there a big guy on your team?"

The man nodded hurriedly on the ground and said, "Yes, yes, yes, his name is Gao He."

"Gao He?" Xie Yunzhao was taken aback again, and asked in confusion, "Isn't his name Wu Jinliang?"

The man cried out, "His name is Gao He. There's no one in our team named Wu Jinliang. Sir, are you sure you're not mistaken?"

(End of this chapter)