Free Web NovelChapter 1621: Chapter 1601: Departure!
Under the explanation of the deacon elder of the Water Ripple Sect, the Mountain and River Map was quickly activated, and groups of people leaped into the Mountain and River Map.
Suspended in the sky, the Mountain and River Map inexplicably filled Luo Qianqian with a sense of oppression.
"Let’s go." Luo Qianqian smiled slightly to the four people beside her: "Protect yourself well, nothing else matters."
"Okay."
The five of them headed towards the Mountain and River Map in the sky with a sense of determination, paying no attention to the expressions of others.
They didn’t know what kind of situation they would face, and at this time, they needed to have a normal mindset and vigilance.
Luo Qianqian closed her eyes and reached for the Mountain and River Map, immediately getting pulled in by a huge force.
Feeling her body falling rapidly, Luo Qianqian hurriedly stabilized herself, unable to observe the people and scenery around her.
After continually crashing into branches and barely stabilizing, she finally had the mood to observe her surroundings.
The package on her back had been battered and was in a pitiful state, already in tatters. Luo Qianqian didn’t care and put everything away directly—this was originally just to mislead others, and now that she was inside the Mountain and River Map, it no longer mattered.
By shifting her gaze from the package, Luo Qianqian looked at the lush forest in front of her and let out a long breath.
At least now, in front of her was just an unknown environment; there were no people, friend or foe, which lessened the danger a bit.
It seemed, then, that she was in the mountains within the Mountain and River Map.
She took out the map given by Woon Xin and observed it briefly before stopping, completely unable to discern her location.
The surrounding scenery was uniform, with no obvious landmarks, and the map only roughly marked the positions of the Peak of the Mountain and the End of the Sea, without even an indication of direction.
She took out the communication jade slip from the Ten Thousand Sect and sent out a message of her safety, then carefully began discerning her surroundings.
But without any Spiritual Energy present, she couldn’t sense the Water Element, making it impossible for her to determine direction, causing her to hesitate even for the first step.
After a moment of silence, she still leaped to the treetop, surveying the surroundings, noticing some height differences despite the overall uniformity.
The Peak of the Mountain should be at a high point, so correspondingly, the End of the Sea should likely be at a low one.
With this thought, now understanding the concept of high and low, she naturally chose to head downhill.
All the way, the forest gradually filled with a swirling blood mist.
As the blood mist touched Luo Qianqian, it dispersed, leaving Luo Qianqian feeling very strange.
"What’s going on?" After a while, the blood mist hadn’t dissipated in the slightest, nor was there any response from the communication jade slip.
It was known that the Ten Thousand Sect had entered the Mountain and River Map before them, so why hadn’t there been any reaction at all?
After another moment of silence, she took out their backup Nine Heavens Pavilion communication jade slip for emergencies and sent a message.
But it was like a stone sinking into the sea, with no response at all.
Still filled with unanswered questions, she then heard sounds from ahead, as if someone was fighting...
It was the sound of weapons clashing, but it seemed restrained, not full force.
Cautiously moving forward, she was surprised to find an acquaintance, no, an old enemy.
Haan Bing.
The enmity between the Nine Heavens Pavilion and the Snow Palace was essentially irreconcilable, irrespective of what transpired between Luo Qianqian and Haan Bing; besides, there was the issue of them robbing the Snow Palace’s secret stash involving Old Man Haan. Thus, their affiliation was inherently irreconcilable. freewebnovel.cσ๓
And the person standing opposite Haan Bing was someone Luo Qianqian didn’t recognize, but the attire with flames on it indicated his identity.
Fire Cloud Sect, the power standing behind Southern Li Country.
This fight from South to North seemed to give the advantage to Fire Cloud Sect; after all, it was within the Top Ten Sects, even if at the last spot.
That’s not something other small sects could disdain.
But it was clear that Haan Bing held the advantage, evidently suppressing the opponent.
And her movements seemed to catch the other party’s attention; Haan Bing dispatched the opponent with a single slash, causing Luo Qianqian to cover her mouth in fear of Haan Bing noticing, leading to a confrontation.
"Come out." Haan Bing sheathed his sword calmly without any intention of fighting Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian looked around, wondering if he was calling someone from the Snow Palace?
But clearly, there was no one.
As she considered whether or not to sneak away, Haan Bing had already appeared beside a tree, facing Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian jumped back in fright, looking at Haan Bing nervously, gripping the dagger tightly, ready to fight at any moment.
"It’s been a while, still so rash." Haan Bing looked at Luo Qianqian calmly, showing no intention of fighting. Instead, he smiled, extending his hand to Luo Qianqian: "Got any water?" freewebnovel.cσ๓
Luo Qianqian looked at Haan Bing in confusion, and after a moment’s silence, she still handed over a bamboo tube of water.
Haan Bing accepted it, calmly picked up the jade slip from the hand of the person on the ground, washed off the bloodstains, and put it away.
"..." Watching for a long time without seeing any problem, she turned directly to leave.
Being with such a time bomb was dangerous.
"You’re heading in the wrong direction." Haan Bing seemed to be in a good mood and called to Luo Qianqian: "The End of the Sea is this way," pointing in the opposite direction to Luo Qianqian.
Luo Qianqian turned her head to look at Haan Bing, puzzled, as if asking how he knew.
Haan Bing met Luo Qianqian’s gaze, cheerfully waving his hand: "Didn’t you realize? The communication jade slip is actually a map? But a single piece isn’t enough."
Speaking naturally, he took out the communication jade slips in his hand—already four, and with the new piece, it made five.
Luo Qianqian opened her mouth, looking strange, glancing between Haan Bing and the corpse on the ground, instinctively retreating two steps.
Isn’t he planning to kill her later and snatch the jade slip?
There wouldn’t be any need to engage in small talk then, right?
He could have just acted directly, couldn’t he?
Is it because he just fought, so he hasn’t fully recovered his strength?
Is his maneuvering now simply to restore his strength faster?
Luo Qianqian felt she had uncovered the truth, warily watching Haan Bing; truly, this person was exceedingly dangerous!
"The Peak of the Mountain and the End of the Sea aren’t so easy to find; do you want to collaborate with me?" Haan Bing asked, seemingly unconcerned about Luo Qianqian’s defensive stance, then gave a faint smile. Under Luo Qianqian’s watchful eyes, he slowly walked toward her, then stopped, waving his palm, sending a stream of energy that struck a tree next to Luo Qianqian.
The tree shattered into powder instantly, drifting away slowly in the blood mist.
This demonstrated that he didn’t need to recover strength to engage Luo Qianqian in a fight, and the outcome was still uncertain.
"Why me?" Luo Qianqian stared at the powder beside her, silently pondering for a moment before speaking.
"Because we are enemies, there’s no room for change." Haan Bing calmly withdrew his hand.
