In the depths of the forest, there was a gurgling stream. There was some green vegetation growing on both sides of the stream. On a bluestone, Shangguan Ruoxue closed her eyes and her forehead was dripping with cold sweat. It was as if she was trying to break the seal that Xiao Chen had set up with her Internal Strength Heart Technique.

“Still can’t …”

In the end, she slowly opened her eyes. She did not expect the seal Xiao Chen had set to be so powerful. No matter how profound the inner force technique was, there was no way to undo it. Just what kind of seal was this …

At this moment, footsteps suddenly came from outside the forest. Shangguan Ruoxue was slightly shocked and immediately stood up to be on guard, “Who told you to come over?”

“It’s been so long, haven’t you changed yet?”

Xiao Chen’s voice came from outside. Shangguan Ruoxue frowned and looked at the pile of dirty clothes on the ground. “Not yet! The girl is a little slower, what’s wrong …”

“Hurry up.”

Xiao Chen’s voice sounded a little impatient, and he muttered, “I’ve already lived for a while, and I’m still a girl …”

“You …”

Shangguan Ruoxue glared outside and ignored him. She carefully put a jade note into her sleeve and melted the dirty clothes on the ground before going outside.

Xiao Chen saw her walk out of the room dressed in plain clothes like snow. He glanced inside and asked, “Did you leave any traces?”

“No!”

“If you don’t have it, then leave.”

Xiao Chen didn’t say anything else. He pulled her to the other side of the mountain. He climbed over the mountains and walked like the wind. Seeing that he was walking in such a hurry, Shangguan Ruoxue vaguely guessed a few points and sneered, “What? That day in the Four Leagues Temple, Childe Xiao killed all directions. I’ve never seen Childe Xiao so scared as he is now …”

“Shut up.”

Xiao Chen frowned slightly. Ignoring her, After a while, Then he turned around and said, Looking at her, he said with a serious expression, “You’d better not play any tricks on me. If you want to unseal the seal as soon as possible and continue to be your eldest young miss, then obediently pray that I can leave Mirage Sea smoothly. Otherwise, if I die, the seal on your body will never be unsealed. There can’t be another person in this world who can unseal it …”

Shangguan Ruoxue raised her head and looked at him, “What a joke, you’ve sealed all my strength. What tricks can I play?”

“It better be like this. Let’s go!” Xiao Chen didn’t say much and pulled her forward.

“You …”

Shangguan Ruoxue’s wrist was hurt by him. She instinctively wanted to struggle, but when she thought about it, she could no longer be as decisive as before when she landed in his hands. This person was decisive and definitely could not offend him …

Thinking of this, Shangguan Ruoxue could only swallow her anger. Just like the other party had said before, she was no longer the lofty young miss of the past, but a hostage.

Two hours later, it was almost dark. According to the map, there was an ancient city about three hundred miles ahead.

Along the way, Xiao Chen’s brows were tightly knitted. Over the past few days, he had been walking very cautiously. Normally, he shouldn’t have been discovered. However, what about the Saint aura he had sensed in that mountain?

It shouldn’t be from the Northern Alliance. Shangguan Hong didn’t have the guts to let Saint realm experts chase after him unless she didn’t want Shangguan Ruoxue to live.

If they weren’t from the Northern Alliance, then they could only be from the Chu Clan. Could it be Chu Yuanqing?

Thinking of this, Xiao Chen’s expression became even more serious. Last time at the celebration banquet, he had seen Chu Yuanqing. This person’s cultivation was extremely high, far above Mu Wang Chuyun’s. Even with Di Gu in hand, he was not completely confident that he could deal with this person. However, how did this person track him down?

“What are you looking at me for?”

“Don’t play tricks. Let’s go.”

It was dusk, and Xiao Chen did not hesitate. He immediately took her to the ancient city in front of him. The people in the city came and went, and perhaps he could get rid of the pursuit behind him.

By nightfall, the two of them had already arrived at the hillside outside the city. From afar, they could see that the city was brightly lit, and there were many teenagers and young girls setting lanterns by the river.

Although it was already nightfall, the two of them could not enter the city like this. Xiao Chen took out two battle robes and waited for the two of them to put on their battle robes and hide their appearances before leaving for the city.

After all, the last time he made such a big commotion in Guiyuan City, almost all of Mirage Sea now knew that he had kidnapped Shangguan Ruoxue. If people recognized him and didn’t reveal his whereabouts, they would most likely attract unnecessary trouble.

“Shopkeeper, I want a guest room.”

“One?”

“Hey! The two guests came at the right time. There’s only one guest room left.”

“What … wait!”

“Let’s go.”

Xiao Chen brought Shangguan Ruoxue upstairs. When he reached the guest room, he immediately closed the door. Shangguan Ruoxue retreated backwards, leaning against the wall and covering her chest with her hands, “You, what do you want to do? I, I can warn you …”

“Put away your boring thoughts.”

Xiao Chen went to the window and scanned out a strand of his divine sense. After confirming that no one was following him, he turned around and looked at Shangguan Ruoxue, who was hiding in the corner. He said coldly, “If you don’t want anything to happen, just obediently stop messing around. Do you hear me clearly?”

“Why are you so fierce? I won’t make a scene …”

Shangguan Ruoxue frowned slightly, as if she was feeling somewhat aggrieved. She snorted softly, tilted her head and muttered to the corner, “If you really have the ability, you won’t kidnap me, coward …”

“What are you talking about?”

“I, I … I didn’t, didn’t say anything …”

Seeing his ice-cold appearance, Shangguan Ruoxue was a little scared. She hurriedly shook her hand. It seemed that since her cultivation had been sealed, she was completely different from the high and mighty young miss of the Shangguan Clan in the past.

“Go sit properly on the bed and don’t move.”

“Oh …”

Shangguan Ruoxue lowered her head and walked to the bed behind the veil curtain. She thought that once my strength recovered, I would definitely teach you a lesson …

“What are you doing?”

“No, no …”

It was like this until midnight. The moonlight was like water, covering the room. Xiao Chen sat at the desk and closed his eyes to meditate. His cultivation resumed. The entire room was very quiet, except for Shangguan Ruoxue’s gentle breathing.

However, she did not fall asleep. After a while, she quietly went to bed. The cat walked to the door with its hands and feet. Just as it was about to open the door, a cold voice came from behind, “Where are you going? Stop!”

Shangguan Ruoxue was shocked by him, so angry that she stomped her feet and frowned, “My cultivation has been sealed by you. Now that I’m hungry, can’t I go out and find something to eat?”

Xiao Chen took out an oil paper bag from his sleeve and threw it at her. When Shangguan Ruoxue opened it, she saw two white steamed buns. She was so angry that she threw them on the ground. “Miss Shangguan, are you going to give me this?”

“Do you like it or not? Go back.”

“You … Hmph!”

…

After a few days passed like this, Xiao Chen would always be cautious wherever he went. However, even so, he still felt that someone was following behind him, especially the Saint realm aura he felt that day.

This afternoon, the two of them arrived at a secluded valley. Xiao Chen was meditating under a large tree with his eyes closed, while Shangguan Ruoxue seemed to be a little restless.

“Sand–Sand–”

A gust of wind blew through the valley and rolled up a few leaves on the ground. Xiao Chen still closed his eyes, but suddenly said, “If the two of you follow along, unless you want to see your young miss and expose your corpses in the wilderness.”

Hearing this, Shangguan Ruoxue’s expression tightened. She subconsciously looked out of the valley. A moment later, the wind stopped. Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at her. For some reason, Shangguan Ruoxue seemed to have suddenly fallen into an ice cellar. He only felt endless coldness.

“Let’s go.”

Xiao Chen picked her up and tapped his feet. He immediately launched his qinggong and flew to the other side of the valley. It wasn’t until dusk fell that he landed on a cliff. He turned to look at her and coldly said, “Take it out.”

“What, what …”

Shangguan Ruoxue was frightened by his ice-cold appearance today. She subconsciously retreated backwards, while Xiao Chen took a step forward and said coldly, “Say it again, take it out.”

“You … don’t come over …”

Shangguan Ruoxue continued to retreat. Xiao Chen took a step forward and grabbed her wrist with his right hand. He extended his left hand and took out something from her sleeve, but it was a jade slip.

Seeing that the jade note was taken away by him, Shangguan Ruoxue’s face turned pale, but she immediately said as if she was confident, “I was afraid that father would worry, so I sent him a message. What’s wrong? He didn’t let anyone catch up to him …”

At this moment, Xiao Chen’s face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. He said coldly, “How did you know that you weren’t intercepted by someone else when you sent the message? Are you really that stupid …”

“You …”

Shangguan Ruoxue raised her head to refute, but seeing his cold expression and not daring to contradict him, she lowered her head and remained silent.

“Let’s go!”

Xiao Chen’s face was still frosty as he tossed the jade slip down the cliff and immediately flew forward with her.

Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the Land of Ghost Cry, he didn’t want any trouble to happen at this time. No wonder he felt that there was someone following him along the way. It wasn’t the two Northern Alliance elders just now, but another Saint realm expert with a very high cultivation base.

If Shangguan Ruoxue hadn’t secretly sent a message all the way back, how could the whereabouts of the two of them have been exposed to each other?

Right now, he needed to leave Mirage Sea as soon as possible. After another three days, he was getting closer and closer to the “Ownerless Land” that connected the Land of Ghost Cry.

Previously, when he went to the Asura Sea, he had passed through an ownerless land connected to the Asura Sea and knew of the dangers inside. Therefore, before entering, he had to make sure that there was nothing wrong, otherwise he would be extremely vulnerable to danger.

That night, Leng Yue was silent, and it was somewhat hot during the day, but at night, it made people feel an inexplicable chill.

Inside the cave, Xiao Chen closed his eyes cross-legged and focused on circulating his energy to regulate his breathing. Before entering the Ownerless Land, he had to completely recover his Yuan Qi.

Shangguan Ruoxue sat by the side, her stomach making sounds from time to time. Counting as the two of them hadn’t eaten for a long time, Xiao Chen was fine, but Shangguan Ruoxue was sealed with her cultivation. How could she endure the cold and hunger of the night?

Xiao Chen opened his eyes and threw an oil paper bag over. Shangguan Ruoxue opened it and saw that it was these two cold white steamed buns. He was so angry that he threw them on the ground, “I won’t eat anything that even pigs don’t eat! I, Shangguan Ruoxue, starved to death and jumped off this cliff …”

“Whatever.”

Xiao Chen closed his eyes and ignored her. By midnight, it was getting colder and colder outside. Shangguan Ruoxue was really hungry. In the end, he secretly glanced at him inside. Seeing that he did not react, he carefully picked up the steamed bun on the ground and secretly ate it.

Halfway through the meal, Xiao Chen opened his eyes and looked at her, “How is it? Which one of these white steamed buns tastes more delicious than those delicacies?”

“You …”

Shangguan Ruoxue was stunned. She looked at the half-eaten steamed bun in her hand and wanted to say something, but in the end, she cried loudly.

‘”I was originally well married, but now I can’t get married. You brought me to this desolate mountain range and even lost my jade paper. Wuwu … I don’t have any cultivation anymore. Even a bear in the mountains is scared and hungry … Wuwu, if Daddy finds out, how heartbreaking … Wuwu …”

Xiao Chen was stunned for a moment before he reacted. He hurriedly walked over and looked outside. He lowered his voice and said, “Stop crying. Be careful of attracting people over … Shh, shh!”

“Wuwuwuwuwu, don’t let me go out to find food …”

“Don’t cry!”

“I, I …”

Seeing that he suddenly became harsh, Shangguan Ruoxue stopped crying. However, when she raised her head, the moonlight outside shone on her face. There were a few sparkling and translucent tears hanging on her curved long eyelashes. She looked pitiful, but it made others feel unbearable.

Xiao Chen frowned and said, “I don’t think it’s a big deal. When the time comes, Chu Qingyu will go to Ancient Immortal Realm and leave you in the Land of Bone Corrosion. When you grow old a few hundred years later, he won’t be back.”

Shangguan Ruoxue sniffed and choked, “He won’t go to the Ancient Immortal Realm …”

“What are you talking about?” Xiao Chen’s heart skipped a beat. Will Chu Qingyu go to Ancient Immortal Realm? Then why did he compete for the Mirage Sea glass?

Shangguan Ruoxue seemed to have spilled the beans. She lowered her head and stopped talking. Xiao Chen frowned deeply and asked, “I’m asking you something. What did you mean by what you said just now?”

After a while, under his constant questioning, Shangguan Ruoxue said, “Forget it, I’ll tell you what. I overheard Chu Yuanqing telling Chu Yun the other day. No one knows about this matter, not even Chu Qingyu herself.”

“What’s going on? Could it be …”

Xiao Chen’s heart congealed. At this moment, it seemed that he had finally thought of something. This time, Chu Qingyu was most likely just a top bag!

But in this way, who would the Chu Clan really be going to the Ancient Immortal World? Could it be that that person actually wants to use Chu Qingyu’s identity to go to the Ancient Immortal Realm?

Sixty years. Sixty years. The Chu Clan created such a “proud son of heaven”. Could it be that it was to help that person obtain a spot in the Ancient Immortal Realm? Who exactly is that person …

It can’t be …

At this moment, a cold wind suddenly blew in from outside. A dense killing intent also permeated through. Even Shangguan Ruoxue, whose cultivation was sealed, could feel this cold killing intent in an instant!