Chapter 185: Xiao Ce
Li Yanchu sped through the ruins, carrying the massive, heavy jujube tree on his shoulder. Yet his speed was completely unaffected. From afar, he was nothing but a faint point of light, vanishing into the darkness.
Blind Zhou didn’t dare pursue too closely and soon lost sight of him altogether. As for Mei Xuanzi and the yellow-robed Daoist, they were even further behind and stood no chance of catching up.
In the darkness of night, terrifying dangers lurked unseen. Once they realized they’d lost track of Li Yanchu, they quickly turned back to regroup with their team.
After all, if the divine nature of the Daoist temple hall’s protective artifacts were to fade, they could end up as nothing more than piles of white bones, their flesh inexplicably gone.
The ruins of the Blissful Land of Mount Jinting were vast, and they were full of towering broken walls and crumbling stone structures.
After an hour of rapid movement, Li Yanchu finally spotted a Daoist temple hall in the distance, faintly illuminated with a soft glow.
Pretty lucky, he thought to himself.
With a flicker of movement, he dashed toward the palace hall. He had considered carrying the jujube tree directly back to the Gongshu family’s hall, letting them deal with the fallout and shifting the danger onto them.
After all, his fragment of jade was still in Gongshu Peiyu’s possession.
But on second thought, Gongshu Peiyu was cold-hearted by nature. There was no guarantee he’d avenge Master Wu Hu, and might even let the jujube tree fall into the enemy’s hands. So Li Yanchu decided not to get involved in their struggle at all.
The opposing group had clearly targeted the Gongshu family in advance, and Mei Xuanzi of the Eastern Sea already knew the location of their Daoist temple hall. Let them devour each other like dogs.
Li Yanchu arrived at the Daoist temple hall. Inside, the eternal lamp emitted a gentle glow, illuminating the entire space in a calm, steady light. There was not the slightest trace of gloom or menace.