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I watched helplessly as the figure I had been longing for all these days walked past me and quickly disappeared around the corner.

The invisible binding around her suddenly dissipated. Shuna turned to the High Priest of the Holy Mountain beside her, her face full of displeasure, and said:
"Teacher, what are you doing?!"

The two of them had been there for a while.

They had already secretly circled around the "Black Wind Army" camp.

We now have a general understanding of the situation here.

It has also been confirmed that the figure just now was the leader of the "Black Wind Army," the shameless thief who stole the title of "Child of the Azure Wolf."

After several days of investigation, the other party's crimes have been fully confirmed.

In addition, she had a complex and inexplicable feeling towards this "thief" who had almost instantly and completely overturned the order of the two states through shameless and cunning means.

Resentment, annoyance, hatred, even envy...

The moment she saw it appear, Shuna felt an urge to try and make a move.

But just before she was about to make her move, the void around her suddenly seemed to turn into a solidified piece of amber.

He could no longer muster even a fraction of his strength.

I could only stand there like a wooden stake, watching helplessly as the other person walked away.

She was familiar with this method and immediately knew that it was her teacher who had made the move.

What she couldn't understand was that the teacher's target wasn't the "thief" in front of him, but rather herself.

What's the point? !

Faced with her questioning, the High Priest of the Holy Mountain did not respond at all, but instead frowned and looked in the direction where Geng Xuan's figure disappeared.

Strictly speaking, he did not follow a rigorous and comprehensive cultivation path that involved step-by-step progression.

It's more like he was founded on a foundation of multiple secret techniques similar to "ninth-class secret arts," which he then continuously explored and developed, ultimately forging a unique path that belonged only to him.

This "unconventional approach" looks very different, and it is indeed different.

But the problems are also very big.

Compared to the well-established and currently mainstream cultivation path in Kyushu.

His path, inherited from the "Sacred Mountain of the Azure Wolf," is nothing more than a winding, narrow trail.

Not only are the entry requirements extremely high, but the innate qualities required of those who "practitioner" are also too demanding. It is very difficult to find a satisfactory successor, let alone popularize it.

Moreover, because of the special nature of the path he took, although he mastered many extremely wonderful techniques, his shortcomings were also very obvious.

To put it simply, they may have some special methods, but their foundation is shallow and their overall hard power is weak.

He will avoid direct, frontal conflict whenever possible.

If you can avoid taking action, you won't do it easily.

The same approach was used to deter Dong Guan and force him to stop his extreme persecution of the tribespeople.

—Otherwise, do you really think that he, the high priest of the holy mountain, is a nice guy who wouldn't dare to kill or shed blood?
In reality, his strength only allowed him to go this far. If killing could solve the problem, the people of the Xuanyou and Erzhou tribes would not be in their current situation.
Could it be that he, or some other insightful person, doesn't want to make a change?
If he kills Dong Guan, there will be Li Guan, Zhang Guan... He can't possibly kill all the sand people who don't believe in "Canglang Tian", can he?

Oh, that's not all.

Following this line of thought, it would be necessary to kill all those who claim to be descendants of the Five Emperors throughout the entire Nine Provinces.

Could it be that he, or other "enlightened people," did not want to?

It's impossible!

Since "breaking the deadlock by killing" is simply impossible, it is a dead end, a dead end.

It brings nothing but trouble and disaster, and does nothing to benefit you.

Such a beginning should not be taken lightly. As the High Priest of the Holy Mountain, he understood many years ago that the plight of all the "Children of the Azure Wolves" could not be solved by killing alone.

Young and impetuous, Shuna was preoccupied with emotions and an eagerness to try out her newly acquired skills; she had no other concerns.

At this moment, he didn't immediately pour cold water on Shuna, but instead said:
"You are no match for him."

Huna stared wide-eyed, seemingly incredulous and somewhat resentful.

Her teacher added insult to injury, saying, "If you were to make a move, you wouldn't even last one of his attacks."

Shuna pouted and said, "He's in the open, and I'm in the shadows. Even if I can't beat him head-on, I'll attack his back when he passes by and see how many hits he can take!"

"He's in the light, and you're in the dark? What's wrong with your eyes?"

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain looked at the students with blank expressions and sighed:
"Didn't you notice that he spotted us the moment he came out?"

Shuna exclaimed in surprise, "How is that possible?... If he had discovered us, how could he have walked right past us like nothing had happened?"

Seeing her reaction, the High Priest of the Holy Mountain said nothing more, but shook his head and turned to walk in the opposite direction from Geng Xuan.

Seeing his behavior, Shuna, who already felt very strange, was even more confused.

Hurry up and catch up, asking as he did so:

"Hey teacher, why are you shaking your head? Just say what you want to say... Where are we going?"

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain said, "Isn't there a Holy Maiden as well? Let's go take a look."

"Oh, right, right, he's a fraud too. He makes such amazing claims. I really should go check him out." Reminded, Shuna nodded in realization and quickly followed the High Priest of the Holy Mountain.

However, after taking only a few steps, she looked at the High Priest of the Holy Mountain again, with an "innocent" look on her face.

He glanced at it a few times, then turned his head away.

After taking a few steps, he turned his head back.

so repeatedly.

After several attempts, the high priest of the holy mountain finally couldn't help but ask, "What are you looking at so carelessly?"

“I’m just weird,” Shuna said.

"What's strange?" the High Priest of the Holy Mountain asked.

“Your invisibility spell didn’t work on that guy. He saw us, didn’t he?” Shuna asked.

"Ah."

"You know he's found us, right?"

"Ah."

"Then I'm curious, has he realized that you've discovered he's found us?"

The high priest of the holy mountain turned and looked at her twice, then asked, "What exactly are you trying to say with all this beating around the bush?"

"Don't you find this strange?"

Neither he nor you are reacting in a normal way!
What kind of cryptic banter are you two having?

"I don't understand at all!" Shuna stamped her foot in frustration, unable to figure it out.

This is the successor I finally found after going through great lengths.

The High Priest of the Holy Mountain told himself this, but said to Shuna beside him, "Let's go see that saintess first."

The saintess they were referring to was, of course, Baima.

Shuna, whose mind was completely focused on catching the conman, actually felt as if she were dazzled by a bright, holy light the moment she saw Baima. (End of Chapter)