Mountain and sea lantern

Chapter 677 Wang Ping and Gao He
Was there a mistake? Jie Yunzhao also had some doubts. After all, among the suspects, he was only chasing the one with the highest probability, and it wasn't certain. So he asked again, "What's your centurion's name?"

He wasn't sure if Shi Chun was definitely the team leader.

Without hesitation, the man betrayed him, saying, "Wang Ping."

Xie Yunzhao fell silent. After glancing at his accomplices chasing after him in the air, he stomped on them and crushed them. Then he leaped up, stopped his accomplices, and took all the people they had captured. He then took them to the ground and interrogated them one by one.

Unfortunately, he couldn't allow anyone to overhear his dealings with Shi Chun and the others.

After all that trouble, it turned out that the statements were the same as what the previous person had said: the captain's name was Wang Ping, and the tall guy's name was Gao He.

It seemed he had made a real mistake. He didn't give up easily, and with his knife pressed against someone's chest, he demanded again, "Do you have anyone in your team named Mulan Qingqing?"

According to the information we have, Shi Chun was rescued by Mulan Jin this time, so there is a high possibility that Shi Chun is also found in places where Mulan Jin's daughter is.

The man asked in alarm, "What's your name?"

I honestly didn't quite understand.

Jie Yunzhao said in a snarling voice, "Mulan Qingqing, a woman."

The man said with a mournful face, "We don't have any four-character names in our team, but we do have a woman named Mulan, and she's quite pretty."

It was precisely because they were beautiful that they left an impression. He couldn't remember all the names of the hundreds of people at once, only names with less than four characters.

Although the Mulan who confessed had some similarities with Mulan Qingqing, Xie Yunzhao had already formed a preconceived notion and was too lazy to press for details. He knew that Shi Chun and the others were participating in the battle under their real names, and he never dreamed that someone would lie to their own teammates as soon as they appeared in such a situation, let alone collectively changing names to deceive them. How could such a thing happen?

So someone else asked, "Is there anyone named Tong Mingshan?"

Pressed for answers, she shook her head in fear, "I think I've heard this name somewhere before, but we don't have it in our team."

At this point, Xie Yunzhao could no longer continue asking the question.

He used to be a very famous figure, so why would he care about the names of everyone in the Mingshan Sect? Han Bao hadn't changed his name, but the problem was that Mulan Jin wouldn't publicize the matter of digging up Han Bao, so very few people knew about it, and those who did wouldn't talk about it. He, Jie Yunzhao, had no idea that Han Bao was currently in cahoots with Shi Chun.

The reason why Manxi and Mulan judged that the matter of poaching Han Bao had been exposed was because the matter of poaching Shi Chun had been exposed, so they felt that the matter of poaching Han Bao was probably not a secret either.

In fact, Mulan's plan to dig up Shi Chun's secret was carried out in an extremely secretive manner. Even when she went into the prison herself, she covered her face. Who knows how this matter was leaked so easily? No sooner had she come out of the prison than it became known to everyone.

Therefore, Xie Yunzhao suddenly slashed down with his sword, blood splattering everywhere, and directly killed the opponent. There was no need to ask any more questions; it was already clear that he had chased the wrong target. The real target should be among the other tall men.

At the same time, the sounds of fighting could be faintly heard in the distance, seemingly coming from the direction in which the main group of people had fled.

He was no longer interested in those people since they weren't his targets. He quickly took out the Mother-Child Talisman and contacted his informant in the Heavenly Court team to inquire about the locations of other suspicious targets.

The inside man was quite surprised to learn that the Third Thousand Squad was not Shi Chun's group. He then relayed the message to the other party, saying that the scene of him chasing the Third Thousand Squad had been captured by the mirror image of the Overlooking Mirror, and warned him to be careful.

Xie Yunzhao was startled upon hearing this. He wondered why, out of so many people participating in the battle, he had been the one targeted. Fortunately, he hadn't used any demonic arts, or he would have been in serious trouble.

As for the whereabouts of other suspicious targets, the inside man said he had no idea either; they were all scattered and impossible to remember.

Having failed, Xie Yunzhao was temporarily at a loss. He could only gather his men and turn back to attend to more important matters, intending to settle this personal score later...

Following Feng Chi as she fled through the air, she felt a little disoriented by the escape. She hadn't even seen the enemy yet, and she was just running away without a care in the world. This didn't quite match the image of the powerful leader she had imagined.

She vaguely heard fighting behind her, and she looked back from time to time to count the number of people. She found that apart from the Mingshan Sect group, Chai Wenwu, the old man who had not cared about the life or death of his companions, had followed them alone on a Wind Scale. The others were nowhere to be seen.

Within the wind scales in front of her, Han Bao put away the mother-child talisman that allowed him to contact others, handed over control of the wind scales to Mulan Qingqing, and slipped out through the gap in the unfolding wind scales. He sped forward, caught up with the wind scales shared by Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, and gestured to enter.

This was the team's top fighter, so Shi Chun naturally had to give him face and immediately had Wu Jinliang create an opening for him to slip in.

"What advice do you have for me, Mr. Han?" Shi Chun asked with a smile, assuming that the other party had some questions about his escape.

Han Baodao said, "There are four groups of people pursuing us, and all of them are experts at the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal realm."

Upon hearing this, Shi Chun immediately knew that Mulan had contacted the other party. When Wu Jinliang urgently reported the situation earlier, he did not reveal the strength of the four teams. He only learned about the enemy situation after contacting the command center.

Therefore, he nodded and said, "That's right."

Han Bao asked, "The pursuit by four groups of experts is clearly not a coincidence. Who do you think they are after?"

Shi Chun guessed that it was aimed at him. It was unlikely that such a show of force was openly targeting Mulan's daughter, but he would not admit that it was because of him, because he did not want to take the responsibility easily. He shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Han Bao continued, "Do you think you can stop them?"

Shi Chun sighed, "If we were confident we could hold them off, would we need to run like this?"

There were still some truths he didn't say. The reason he made the decisive move to escape was because of the person in front of him. This was a master of the Great Perfection of Earth Immortal realm that Mulan had invited. Knowing that this person existed, the fact that various parties still sent a team to hunt him down meant that they must be confident.

Even a master like Han Bao wasn't afraid of the pursuers, and now four teams of them have arrived. Without knowing the enemy's strength, he would be crazy to fight them head-on. He should definitely avoid the enemy's sharp edge and assess the situation first.

So not only Manxi and Mulan Jin, but even Shi Chun thought that Mulan Jin's plan to poach Han Bao had been exposed.

Han Baodao said, "They're probably after you. There's no need to implicate Miss Mulan. I'll take her away from here. You don't need to look for us. You have Miss Mulan's contact information, and we'll have her contact you if necessary."

Shi Chun was taken aback and asked, "Is this the will of the Xuanji Commander?" Han Bao neither confirmed nor denied it, saying, "Take care."

After speaking, he gestured for Wu Jinliang to let him leave.

Shi Chun nodded slightly, and Wu Jinliang then allowed Feng Lin to open up a gap. Wu Jinliang mouthed a greeting to Han Bao's departing back.

Han Bao turned back and approached Mulan Qingqing again. After entering the wind scale that Mulan Qingqing was riding, he suddenly made a move, subdued Mulan Qingqing, put away the wind scale, and used magic to quickly separate Mulan Qingqing and leave.

Mulan Qingqing stared wide-eyed, her eyes darting around anxiously, still unaware of what had happened.

The Mingshan Sect members looked at their leader with surprise and doubt. Seeing that the leader was unmoved, they immediately understood that there was a reason for this.

Wu Jinliang finally cursed, "Mulan, that dog, is a real scoundrel. He brought us in here to fight for his daughter, but when things went wrong, he immediately abandoned us like trash. And we didn't even dare to report that his daughter was deserting to avoid battle."

While the current situation is not Mulan Jin's fault, doing this at this crucial moment, removing the most skilled person among them, is tantamount to adding insult to injury. This feeling is indeed very uncomfortable and infuriating.

Without him saying it, Shi Chun knew he had become a pawn in the blink of an eye, but he would not be discouraged. Instead, he immediately became more alert, and with a quick thought, he made a decisive move again. He took out his token and contacted the central command, forcefully demanding that the central command inform him of the situation of the four pursuing forces.

He also requested that the command center assign a dedicated person to monitor the positional changes of the four groups of troops and report back to him at any time.

If you, Mulan Jin, dare to do that, Shi Chun will immediately do the same. He will immediately take advantage of Mulan Jin's influence and use the command center. If you, Mulan Jin, have the ability to make the command center not cooperate, try it.

On the high platform of the Heavenly Court's command center, Manxi shook his head upon hearing the report. He turned to Mulan Jin and transmitted his voice, saying, "That fellow Shichun is quite arrogant. He actually asked me to send someone to keep an eye on the situation of those four groups of people and to report to him at any time."

These words are telling Mulan Jin that Shi Chun is not qualified to occupy such a large amount of resources, and is only doing so because of Mulan Jin's (the Xuanji Commander's) influence.

With her hands tucked into her sleeves, Mulan Jin remained expressionless. She heard the conversation but didn't react. She didn't utter a word to remind Manxi to refuse Shi Chun's unreasonable request, and silently accepted Manxi's favor.

It was indeed Han Bao's idea to take Mulan and Qingqing away to avoid trouble. He could actually contact his daughter, and under such circumstances, he agreed with Manxi's suggestion to let his daughter temporarily stay away and would do so, but he would not let Manxi know. It was all Han Bao's own decision. Although he, as the master of Xuanji, sought Manxi's help, he did not interfere with the rules in any way.

It will not leave any evidence.

The fact that he could get Han Bao to risk his life shows that he can control Han Bao, but he can't control Man Xi.

He had anticipated all sorts of unforeseen circumstances, but he never expected that Shi Chun and his group would be immediately hunted down by top experts from several major forces as soon as they entered the arena. This clearly meant that they had been targeted by the command centers of these major forces, and there was no way they could escape.

With his limited information network, he had no idea how Shi Chun had offended all parties, to the point that they had abandoned all pretense of decency and resorted to such underhanded tactics.

He knew that the major powers probably wouldn't dare to openly do anything to his daughter, but he knew his daughter well enough to know that if Shi Chun were in danger, she would definitely fight desperately, and if something happened, no one else could be blamed.

No one expected the situation to escalate to this point from the very beginning. He was forced into this desperate measure because his daughter's safety was the top priority.

In the mirror image of the Northern Club team's central hub, Xie Yunzhao's every move is being displayed.

Commander Lan She turned his head and stared at the light spots on the map for a while. He confirmed that Xie Yunzhao had let Shi Chun and his group go and did not pursue them anymore. He couldn't help but wonder if he had misjudged the situation.
Then he signaled the mirror image to keep an eye on the 68th squad that had been properly dispatched. The mirror image locked onto Wu Shuang, the disciple of the Ao Shen Palace who was leading the squad.

They could only keep an eye on the team leader, Wu Shuang, because if they did, they would alert the enemy. Before Team 68 could get close to the target, the target had already run away. Feng Lin alone could not catch up with them, so they could only rely on Wu Shuang's own strength to forcibly pursue them.

The unlucky ones were the weaker members of Shi Chun's gang. A single Wind Scale could not fly fast with too many people, and even they themselves could no longer see Shi Chun and his group. The leader really abandoned them and ran away. They were heartbroken.

Upon discovering that more skilled individuals were catching up, they scattered like birds and beasts without even needing to fight.

Wu Shuang was also very clear-headed. If these people were going to run away, why were they covering their faces? There must be a trap!

So they immediately went to capture prisoners and interrogate them.

Only after repeated questioning did he realize that this team was not the one he was looking for at all. Since the people had all run away, there was no need to bother with them anymore.

Lan She quickly learned of the situation, realized that he had targeted the wrong person, and understood that his judgment of Jie Yunzhao was correct and that he was still suspicious. He gave up the pursuit simply because he knew he had chased the wrong target.

On the Nanzhan team's side, the leader of the 533 squad, Zhu Qingqiu, a disciple of the Huaxian Pavilion, also encountered the same situation. After confirming that they had chased the wrong target, they immediately went back to their business after reporting the incident.

The same situation applies to the Dongsheng team. It's hard not to suspect that the group of masked men they caught up with were up to something, so they had to arrest and interrogate them. Only after the interrogation did they realize they had made a mistake.

Upon learning of the situation, the general in contact with the team leader immediately informed Wei Mo telepathically, "Commander, we've captured the person and interrogated them, but it's a mistake. Shi Chun and the others aren't in the Heavenly Court's 3000th Squad. That tall target isn't called Wu Jinliang, he's called Gao He. Shi Chun isn't in the squad, the team leader is Wang Ping, and Mulan Qingqing isn't there either. Lu Yin, the centurion of the 27th Squad, feels we've already alerted them, and there's no point in continuing the pursuit. He requests a more suitable target."

After he finished speaking, he noticed that the commander's expression was off; it seemed so gloomy it could drip water.

It's no wonder Wei Mo's expression was so serious. One Gao He was one thing, but then Wang Ping appeared. He had been capturing Shi Chun in Jukuzhou for so long that he knew exactly how many hairs grew on Shi Chun's body. How could he not know who Wang Ping and Gao He were?

If it weren't for the need to keep his private affairs private, he would have cursed her out in public. However, he still cursed her out in a voice transmission, "That idiot Lu Yin, he claims to be a disciple of a major sect, doesn't he pay any attention to current events? That alias, Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang, has been used to death twenty years ago. Tell that idiot that Wang Ping and Gao He are Shi Chun and Wu Jinliang!"

He was so angry that he trembled. When his gaze fell on the map of mountains and rivers, he saw that three of the four groups chasing Shi Chun had left. His eyes showed undisguised shock. Suddenly, a chill ran down his spine and he almost broke out in a cold sweat.

Considering Shi Chun and the others' use of aliases, he finally understood their purpose in wearing masks. They had easily driven away three powerful pursuers in this way. If he hadn't known the situation, he probably would have been easily fooled as well.

He knew Shi Chun was no ordinary person, hence his wariness, but he never expected him to be so formidable, devising such an unbelievable scheme right from the start.

At this moment, he became increasingly wary, deeply feeling that he absolutely could not let this go. If this villain was not eliminated, he would surely ruin his great plans. The Heavenly Rain Meteor Gathering and the Divine Fire Alliance must not be allowed to happen again. He immediately added in a telepathic message: "Tell Lu Yin to chase after him at all costs and kill the target at all costs!"

(End of this chapter)