The Strange Flame Rekindles in Battle Through the Heavens

Chapter 97 Surrounded

During the time Nalan Jie was in a coma, the royal family was not idle and made many small moves. Nalan Jie remembered all of these things, and now that the royal family has made a fool of themselves, Nalan Jie is naturally happy.

"Heh, who told the royal family to provoke them first? Now they're scared! All members of the royal family are the same; they can't stand seeing others become powerful. They first try every means to win over talented young people. If that fails, they suppress them, even assassinate them," Mittel Tengshan said with a sneer.

"Sigh! There's not much we can do about it. If we let Nie Feng grow up, who in the Jia Ma Empire will be able to keep him in check? And if we capture Nie Feng this time, it'll just be a loss of face. But if Nie Feng escapes, things will get really messy," Mu Chen sighed.

"Heh, I really don't believe that the royal family wasn't behind Yanran's affair last time. However, the Yunlan Sect people probably won't be idle this time," Nalan Jie said with a sneer.

"Now that you mention it, I really hope that kid escaped," Mittel Tengshan said with a smile.

Of the three major families, the Mu family has the closest relationship with the royal family. Many members of the family serve as important generals in the army, but they have not completely sided with the royal family. Otherwise, they would not be here today discussing royal family matters with the other two families.

The idea that you shouldn't put all your eggs in one basket is deeply ingrained in many families.

The Mittel family is a business family; businessmen are profit-driven, and their relationship with the royal family is solely based on interests.

There's no need to say more about the Nalan family; the royal family's previous actions truly broke the heart of Marshal Lionheart.

Of the three major families, only the Mu family still speaks in favor of the royal family; the other two families are more or less waiting to see the royal family make a fool of themselves.

Monster Mountain Range.

In the dense jungle, a slender figure was running nonstop. He was incredibly fast, with almost no time to stop. This person was Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan had been running for a day and a night to leave the capital as soon as possible, reducing the journey that would normally take two days by half.

As Xiao Yan emerged from the dense forest, he gazed upon the grand canyon that appeared before him, and a surge of excitement welled up within him.

Once they cross this canyon, they'll be completely out of the capital's territory. Then they'll be free to roam the skies and leap across the seas. Those people in the capital will have no chance of finding Xiao Yan unless they turn the entire Jia Ma Empire upside down.

There are two ways to get from the capital to Wutan City. The first way is to take a flying magical beast to a large city near Wutan City, and then take a carriage to Wutan City.

The second option is to travel by land. Start from the capital city, then cross the canyon to enter the other side of the Monster Mountain Range. Continue along the other side to reach either Wutan City or Qingshan Town.

As for the other route, the only way is to first cross the Targary Desert, and then traverse through the interior of the Monster Mountain Range to reach Green Mountain Town directly.

Neither the Great Desert of Targar nor the interior of the Monster Mountain Range are places Xiao Yan can go right now. Without Yao Lao's protection, going there would mean certain death.

Of course, if Xiao Yan could fly, he wouldn't need to worry about the route and could just fly there directly.

However, although Xiao Yan can fly, the limited flight time he can maintain by taking the Wind-Riding Pill and reaching the tenth level of the Wind God Leg technique means he can't fly very far.

"Why do I feel uneasy?" Xiao Yan looked at the huge canyon in front of him, feeling restless and uneasy. It was as if the canyon was a giant beast, opening its huge mouth and waiting for his arrival.

"Forget it! Taking a detour now would not only mean returning the way we came, but also traversing so many dangerous areas. It's just too much trouble. If anything happens, I'll just swallow the last Windwalking Pill and force my way out," Xiao Yan thought to himself.

Xiao Yan quickly ran into the Grand Canyon, using his Wind God Leg technique to its fullest extent, sprinting all the way, trying to cross the Grand Canyon as fast as possible.

As Xiao Yan gazed at the gradually opening mountains ahead, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement, knowing that he was about to leave.

Just as Xiao Yan was about to step out of the canyon, the earth suddenly trembled violently. From the valley before him, a black torrent surged forth like a raging flood, rapidly converging towards Xiao Yan. Their armor gleamed coldly in the sunlight, like a horde of demons from hell.

In the sky, countless flying cavalry swarmed towards Xiao Yan like locusts, instantly plunging the entire space into chaos. Their mounts were giant birds of prey called "Cloud Wings," each flap of their wings creating a gust of wind. The flying cavalrymen wielded longbows, their arrows gleaming with an eerie light, clearly coated with deadly poison.

"Is this what they call coming for me? Do they need to go to such lengths to deal with me? Are you out of your mind?" Xiao Yan looked at the endless black cavalry on the ground, and then at the flying cavalry that almost covered the sky. He felt like a million alpacas were trampling on his heart, and he couldn't help but curse.

"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Let alone dealing with a ruthless person like Nie Fengxian who can kill more than four thousand people, sending out 100,000 iron cavalry is not an exaggeration at all." Just as Xiao Yan was complaining, a clear voice came from behind him.

Upon hearing the somewhat familiar voice, Xiao Yan turned around and looked back, only to find nearly a hundred more enormous flying magical beasts in the sky behind him. The one in the middle was even more massive, and there was a figure on it—it was Yao Ye.

"Do you think I'm the Monkey King? Sending 100,000 heavenly soldiers to capture me? Besides, who is Nie Feng? I don't know him at all. I'm just passing by," Xiao Yan retorted.

"Heh, a passerby facing my army of 100,000 can still speak to me so calmly, do you think I'd believe that?" Yao Ye chuckled as he saw Xiao Yan still trying to argue.

"I haven't broken any laws, so why should I be afraid? As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. If you're upright, you have nothing to be ashamed of. What do I have to be afraid of?" Xiao Yan said loudly.

"Your disguise skills are indeed very strong, but even if you are not Nie Feng, I would rather kill a thousand innocent people than let one guilty person go free. I'm giving you one last chance. As long as you surrender, I promise I won't hurt you. I'll also give you countless resources to help you improve your strength. You'll have everything you could want: wealth, beauty, money, power—you can have whatever you desire." Yao Ye first threatened, then began to try to win over Xiao Yan.

Because if Xiao Yan were to be controlled, the Jia Ma Empire would become even more powerful.

Whether it's the pills Xiao Yan refines, they can all play a huge role in either consuming his own people or fighting against external enemies.

The poison pills Xiao Yan refined would be perfect for use against the Chuyun Empire, since the Chuyun Empire was renowned for its use of poison. Therefore, the Jia Ma Empire always suffered losses in wars with the Chuyun Empire.

(End of this chapter)