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Rushing through the Gobi Desert, which was enveloped by a strong wind and sandstorm, Bai Kai suddenly stopped when he was about to reach his destination.
Sanlongsha, the place where the Yumen Pass entrance descended, as mentioned by Fragrant Basil, was not far away, only twenty or thirty kilometers. For him, it would take at most ten minutes to get there, but before that, he had an important matter to attend to.
After stopping, Bai Kai took out the bao sang cang xiao badge from his embrace, infused it with Spiritual Energy, and contacted Lord Bing. This was something he and Lord Bing had agreed upon early on.
“It’s me...”
“Are you going in?” Lord Bing asked. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
“Not yet,” Bai Kai said indifferently. “There are still some things to do before going in.”
“Say goodbye to Inspector Xing Yuan?”
Bai Kai shook his head, “I wouldn’t dare. If I saw her, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to make up my mind.”
“So, you’re leaving without saying goodbye?” Lord Bing said, “Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
“There’s nothing inappropriate about it.” Bai Kai’s mouth twitched, as if he wanted to smile, but ultimately couldn’t. “Didn’t she also leave without saying goodbye before? She even took all my belongings, making me starve for over a month.”
She left without saying goodbye, and now I’m doing the same, which is fair play. Bai Kai thought.
“That’s not how you say it. It’s already showing some affection that she didn’t cut out your kidney.” Lord Bing teased, then changed the subject and asked, “But, since you’re not going to see Inspector Xing Yuan, what are you going to do?”
“Help an old friend reason with those Half-Guitan tribes.”
“Half-Guitan tribes?” Lord Bing’s voice raised a few octaves, “Don’t mess around. Didn’t I tell you before? Although completing the Spirit Mark can temporarily give you Calamity-level power, it’s not obtained through normal advancement, so it’s very unstable...”
“Don’t worry!” Bai Kai interrupted, “Didn’t I say? I’m going to reason with them; there won’t be any conflict. I still know what’s important and what’s urgent. Before entering Yumen Pass, I won’t deplete my strength for other matters.”
“Can Half-Guitan reason with you?”
“Why not?” Bai Kai retorted, “Alright, you should also come quickly; don’t waste time and miss the opportunity to enter Yumen Pass... That’s it, I’m hanging up, bye!”
Saying that, he quickly cut off the Spiritual Energy infusion to the bao sang cang xiao badge, then slowly moved his gaze upwards, looking at the sky.
There, a dark yellow shadow, almost covering the entire Gobi Desert, was swirling, grim and majestic, suspended in the sky, yet it felt like a weight on his heart...
After a long time, he withdrew his gaze and casually threw the bao sang cang xiao badge in his hand into the wind.
It won’t be used anymore; keeping it has no meaning...
With a howling gust of wind, the bao sang cang xiao badge flew far away like a shining silver meteor, heading towards the undulating wind-eroded hills, its destination unknown.
And Bai Kai’s figure, like the bao sang cang xiao badge blown away by the wind, disappeared from the spot.
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At this moment, near Sanlongsha.
“You, where did you come from, you madman, daring to act wildly here?” Wu Ta You Clan Leader really wanted to say this to Bai Kai. He had already observed that the Psychic in front of him had come alone, and even if his Spiritual Energy fluctuations were strong, he might not be a match for hundreds of warriors from various tribes.
However, he did not do so.
Doing so would be foolish.
Although hundreds of Half-Guitan, by piling up their lives, could probably drag the Psychic in front of him until his Spiritual Energy was exhausted, how many Half-Guitan would it take to wear him down?
Ten, a hundred, three hundred... or until the very last one?
And who could guarantee that he, Xu Le Wu Ta You, would be the last one?
After a brief thought, Wu Ta You Clan Leader concluded that he could not be an enemy of the person in front of him.
Anyway, he’s looking for Tuoeli Le; what does that have to do with me, Xu Le Wu Ta You?
I’ve long found that bastard disagreeable!
Besides, the Wu Ta You tribe was able to become a super-large tribe not only because of its fertility but also because its most important tradition was to assess the situation.
“I know, I’ll take you to him right away!” Wu Ta You Clan Leader said to Bai Kai.
As he spoke, he extended a finger and gently pushed away the long sword resting on his neck.
How can I talk or lead the way with a sword at my neck?
This lord should understand.
As soon as Wu Ta You Clan Leader finished speaking, the other Half-Guitan clan leaders following him voiced their objections.
“Damn rat, how can you do such a thing? Betray your companion?”
“That’s right, this guy is human. If you force me to help him, I’d rather die!”
“Coward, traitor, shameless!”
“...”
Listening to the curses of those Half-Guitan clan leaders, Wu Ta You Clan Leader turned around, his face grim, and roared, “Enough! Although Tuoeli Le is the leader now, you can’t be truly loyal to him already, can you? Loyal enough to die for him?”
At these words, the Half-Guitan clan leaders who had been shouting immediately fell silent.
Bai Kai, who was annoyed by the Half-Guitan’s arguing, raised his hand and placed the sword back on Wu Ta You Clan Leader’s neck, saying in a deep voice, “Since you know where he is, lead the way quickly, then? Don’t make me wait too long.”
As he spoke, the Spiritual Energy fluctuations, temporarily elevated to Calamity level, swept out like a torrent. Instantly, a majestic poetic chant exploded in the ears of the Half-Guitan like thunder, and even the howling wind quieted amidst the chanting.
Wu Ta You Clan Leader’s body stiffened, as if he had been scared out of his wits, his eyes vacant. After a long while, he recovered and squeezed out a trembling voice from between his teeth, “I, I also want to take you there immediately, but...”
“But what?” Bai Kai said impatiently.
“But, I’m being hunted right now...” Wu Ta You Clan Leader said weakly.
Hunted? Bai Kai scrutinized Wu Ta You Clan Leader and the disheveled Half-Guitan behind him, frowning. Just then, a whooshing sound came from afar.
Accompanying the whooshing sound, a streak of light streaked across the sky, flying straight into the crowd.
Bai Kai looked up at the sky, his gaze following the streak of light. As the light drew closer, he suddenly stepped forward, leaped up, and in a flash, caught the object wrapped in the light in his hand.
It felt brittle, like grabbing a crumpled ball of A4 paper, as if a slight squeeze could crush it.
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He opened his palm and took a look. Bai Kai had spent a long time cultivating a calm and indifferent mood, which almost broke on the spot.
A small, pale paper figure lay in his hand, gently wriggling its body. A breath later, its plump abdomen glowed crimson, followed by its pale body cracking inch by inch, erupting in a blazing light.
Bai Kai was startled at the sight. He raised his hand and threw the Paper Cicada Immortal into the sky. The next second, a loud “boom” echoed in mid-air.
“...”
Isn’t that... Xiao Bei’s Paper Cicada Immortal?
Isn’t she in Mountain City?
How did she get near Yumen Pass?
Looking at the dazzling firelight blooming in mid-air, Bai Kai’s mouth twitched slightly, and he fell into thought.
After a moment of contemplation, he turned his head to Wu Ta You Clan Leader and said coldly, “Lead the way. If any more of these ghostly things fly over, I guarantee your safety.”
Although he didn’t know why Lu Yibei was in the vicinity of Yumen Pass, Bai Kai, after weighing his options, decided not to meet Lu Yibei.
He had promised Fragrant Basil that he would help her resolve the threat to the Zhanfu Tribe, and he would definitely do so before entering Yumen Pass.
If he met Lu Yibei, not only would his promise to Fragrant Basil fall through, but she might also report him to Inspector Xing Yuan. Most importantly... if he met her, he probably wouldn’t be able to enter Yumen Pass.
Bai Kai had watched Lu Yibei grow up and understood her personality. He knew very well that if Lu Yibei knew he had entered Yumen Pass, likely never to return, she would definitely try to stop him by any means necessary, and might even go in his place.
That would be the worst situation he didn’t want to see...
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Five kilometers away.
Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le, as Fang Ji had instructed, retreated five kilometers and concealed himself in a gully formed by wind-eroded hills, secretly alarmed.
Violent explosions occasionally echoed from afar, fire shot into the sky, the earth trembled, and thick smoke with a strange fragrance, carried by the strong wind, danced in the sky like thin gauze.
If I hadn’t listened to that guy and stayed in that open area, the Half-Guitan tribes would probably have suffered heavy casualties by now, Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le thought.
As he pondered, a tribal member rushed over from a distance, stopped in front of him, and cupped his fists.
“Clan Leader, the Zhanfu Tribe’s Clan Leader has arrived, bringing the head of the person who delivered the message earlier, saying she wants to see you.” The Half-Guitan said, secretly observing Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le’s expression.
His face was very grim, like a half-cooked pig’s liver.
“What did you say? The person sent to deliver the message was killed by her?” Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le asked in a deep voice, “Where is she now?”
How did she kill him? Logically, the warrior sent to deliver the message should have been no weaker than that old hag Fragrant Basil, and even slightly stronger.
He suddenly felt that he might have provoked some mysterious existence and brought bad luck upon himself. First, he was blasted into a sorry state by the Miracle Saint, and now, just after becoming the leader of the Half-Guitan tribes, a rebellion had occurred. He inexplicably felt a sense of misfortune for the year.
“She has been subdued.”
“...” Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le pondered for two seconds, then raised his hand to signal, saying, “Take me to see her. I want to personally ask that old hag what she wants to do!”
Then, she must be taught a lesson!
No matter how she killed the warrior sent to deliver the message, she must be ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) severely punished.
I’ve just become the leader, and before I even enter Yumen Pass, such a thing has happened. If I don’t make an example of her, there will likely be more rebellions once we enter Yumen Pass. How then can we complete the great plan of rescuing the Shaman King?
Clan Leader Tuo’eli Le thought, a grim and ruthless look appearing in his slightly clouded eyes. His huge hooked tail slowly swayed behind him, eager for action.
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Lu Yibei’s bombing, carried out by controlling the Paper Cicada Immortal, suddenly stopped, and then, as if she remembered something, she frowned.
Nanling Yaohua, beside her, noticed her abnormality and leaned closer to ask, “What’s wrong? Have all the ambushes been eliminated?”
Even if there were thousands of people ambushing outside, with her indiscriminate attack method, the opponent shouldn’t have much combat power left, right? Nanling Yaohua thought.
Although she couldn’t see what was behind the wind-eroded hills, she could see the blazing firelight, feel the tremors from the earth, and the violent Spiritual Energy fluctuations spreading out, and could vaguely guess the outcome.
It was nothing more than scorched earth.
Lu Yibei looked at Nanling Yaohua and shook her head, “I’m not sure. I just suddenly discovered something strange.”
“Something strange?” Nanling Yaohua looked puzzled.
“I found that the target we’ve been tracking is actually mixed up with my friend,” Lu Yibei explained. “And my friend seems to have done something that isn’t very good for me.”
Yes, Lu Yibei considered Fang Ji a friend. Although not a close confidant, he was one of her few friends.
Earlier, through the Paper Cicada Immortal’s reconnaissance, when she saw Dai Lin and his companions fleeing into the dense crowd of figures, she didn’t clearly see Fang Ji’s face. But now, as Fang Ji continued to move forward for a distance, facing the flying Paper Cicada Immortal, she finally saw the face of the person meeting Dai Lin.
That exquisitely handsome person, rarely seen in the world, even more beautiful than most girls, was none other than “Fang Ji,” and accompanying him was a petite girl with fiery red hair, whose appearance was eighty to ninety percent similar to the rumored “Disaster.”
Combining these elements, things suddenly became strange.
Fang Ji is a member of the Miracle Order, so why would he be with Dai Lin, a member of the Eclipse Society?
If he had known Dai Lin all along, would he have known from the start that Dai Lin had abducted Miao Miao Jiang?
Oh, and the fake Disaster is with him... Could he have been bewitched by that person who seems to be Chatterbox Girl number two? Lu Yibei wondered.
Anyway, she felt that if it were her, she might be able to trick the Miracle Order and the Eclipse Society into joining forces to deal with someone.
“Hmm...” Nanling Yaohua thought for a moment and said seriously, “If the person you’re talking about is truly your friend, then he wouldn’t do anything bad to you. There’s probably some misunderstanding, but if he really did, then he’s not your friend.”
After a pause, she added, “I think you should go and ask him in person.”
“Hmm!” Lu Yibei and Nanling Yaohua looked at each other for two seconds, then nodded.
Having tracked them this far, Miao Miao Jiang’s whereabouts are within reach. Even with the potential threat of the suspected Chatterbox Girl number two, they have to risk asking.
Thinking of this, Lu Yibei stepped forward and took Nanling Yaohua’s hand, “Sister Rao Hua, um... Disaster seems to be with them too. If I go, you’ll protect me, right?”
Nanling Yaohua scrutinized “Lu Qingyi” with a complex expression, wanting to speak but hesitating.
You’re so strange, Sister!
With the combat power displayed by those disposable Spiritual Energy items you just released, do you really need my protection?
