Half a day later, the five mid rank open heaven stage masters suddenly raised their eyebrows in surprise.
Yuan Xiaoman asked, “He seems to have stopped?”
Old Hong's spirit was greatly roused, “He can’t run anymore!” After all, he was only an Emperor Realm who had just condensed his Dao Seal. Being able to run for so long under the pursuit of several mid rank open heaven stage masters was already quite a feat, but with such great pressure, how could he keep running?
Everyone’s eyes lit up as their speed suddenly increased by quite a bit. Madam Lan even took the lead and left everyone far behind, causing Yuan Xiaoman and the others to feel depressed.
In the distant void, Yang Kai stood still, staring at the five figures rushing towards him from afar. Breathing lightly, he took out a few Spirit Pills and stuffed them into his mouth, refining them.
“Little brat!” From afar, Madam Lan’s voice rang out, “After this matter, how about joining my First Inn?”
Yang Kai was so good at running and was proficient in the Space Laws, so she had taken a liking to him. In addition, she wanted to snatch the Golden Crow’s corpse from him later. The First Inn had always been friendly and amiable, and although this time it was snatching their effort in name, in the end it was still a robbery. Letting him join the First Inn was also a form of compensation! Most importantly, Yang Kai had provoked such a powerful master this time. If there was no one to protect him, it was likely he wouldn’t be able to stand in the Outer Universe and might even die tomorrow.
Stealing someone else’s belongings and saving their lives was only natural.
Yang Kai chuckled, “Join the First Inn? What can I do by joining the First Inn? I don’t know how to cook.”
Madam Lan smiled lightly, “Since you’re so good at running, why don’t you become an errand boy?”
Hearing this, Yang Kai smiled, “I appreciate Proprietress's kindness, but my ambitions are not here, I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you.”
Madam Lan frowned, “Do you know how much trouble you’ve caused this time? If there was no one to protect you, how could you have survived?”
“Of course I know!” Yang Kai nodded lightly, “But I’m still not used to entrusting my fate to others. Proprietress, as long as the green mountains don’t change, we’ll meet again!”
Saying so, he gently waved his hand towards Madam Lan.
Madam Lan instinctively felt that something was wrong and quickly shouted, “Wait!”
How could Yang Kai wait for her? In a flash, he disappeared.
“Damn it!” Madam Lan grit her teeth and shouted. She was just a little bit away from sealing off the space around Yang Kai so that he wouldn’t be able to use his Space Teleportation technique again, but it was that little bit of distance that had caused her efforts to fall short. This instantaneous teleportation had also opened up a great distance between them, making it difficult for her to catch up.
Madam Lan grit her teeth and released her Divine Sense like a tide, trying to find Yang Kai’s location, but in the next moment, her expression changed slightly, because within her Divine Sense, Yang Kai’s aura was nowhere to be seen. It was as if that boy had disappeared into thin air!
Madam Lan’s red lips couldn’t help widening slightly as her beautiful eyes filled with surprise. It wasn’t that Yang Kai hadn’t used instantaneous movement right under her nose before, but every time he did, there was a distance limitation. Even if he used it, he wouldn’t be able to escape her perception range, so she was able to quickly find traces of him and continue her pursuit, but this time… he had disappeared.
How did he do it? Could it be that that little brat’s teleportation had allowed him to travel so far? If he had such ability, he would have been able to escape before, why would he wait until now!?
Just as she was trying to figure out what was happening, Old Hong and the others caught up and turned around, asking, “Where is he?”
Madam Lan shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know.
Old Hong and the others naturally didn’t believe her and released their Divine Sense to investigate, but none of them could detect Yang Kai’s aura. They were only Fourth Order Open Heaven Stage cultivators, and even Madam Lan, a Sixth Order, couldn’t detect him, so how could they?
“Sister Lan, has that boy been captured by you?” Yuan Xiaoman sized up Madam Lan, her eyes filled with suspicion.
Madam Lan was both angry and amused as she reached out and knocked her head, “It would be a good thing if he were caught by me, but unfortunately, that little brat is not in my hands.”
Yuan Xiaoman stretched out her hand and covered her head, “If he’s not here, then he’s not. Why hit me?”
As the two of them spoke, Old Hong suddenly formed a series of hand seals, causing a mysterious aura to surge from his body. Everyone turned their heads to look and saw a red thread wrapped around his fingertip.
Yuan Xiaoman’s eyes lit up, “Soul Guide Thread, when did you plant it?”
Old Hong snorted, “It was just a precaution, but I didn’t expect it to actually be used.” He had attacked Yang Kai once before, and although he hadn’t caused any harm to Yang Kai due to the distance between them, it was that one time he had quietly captured Yang Kai’s aura and merged it into this Soul Guide Thread.
The Soul Guide Thread didn’t have much use, but it was extremely useful for tracking. As long as the distance wasn’t too far, the Soul Guide Thread could guide them in the right direction.
As Old Hong spoke, the red thread flew out and slowly pointed towards a certain direction.
Everyone’s eyes widened as they turned to look back…
Because the Soul Guide Thread was pointing in the direction they had come from. In other words, Yang Kai had managed to sneak up behind them.
“Old Hong, are you mistaken? This direction is not right.” Yuan Xiaoman blinked at Hong Lao.
“Impossible!” Old Hong's expression also became slightly awkward, “The Soul Guide Thread can’t be wrong. Since it’s pointed in that direction, it means that boy is indeed there.”
“But… we came from there. If he really ran there, how could we not have noticed?”
This made no sense. With their strength, they should be able to sense some traces.
Madam Lan said thoughtfully, “That little brat is proficient in Space Abilities and was only able to teleport before, so he must have hidden some kind of method that we don’t know about. I’ve also heard of Old Hong's Soul Guide Thread, and now that it has a guide, it shouldn’t be wrong.”
“Shit!” Zhang Qi’s expression suddenly changed.
“What?” Yuan Xiaoman looked over in surprise.
Zhang Qi didn’t look at her but instead looked at Madam Lan and said, “Madam Land should be more clear about that direction than me."
Madam Lan was stunned for a moment before quickly coming back to her senses, her small mouth slightly agape, “First inn! So this is what that brat was planning!”
Yuan Xiaoman asked in surprise, “He wanted to hide in the first inn from the start?”
Zhang Qi smiled wryly, “It seems this is true. No wonder he’s been so fearless these past few days and wasn’t worried about running away. So he had a plan all along.”
“Interesting brat!” Madam Lan laughed.
In this void, Madam Lan could still attack Yang Kai, but if Yang Kai were really to hide in the First Inn, with the First Inn’s status, no matter what, she had to ensure his personal safety. No one dared to attack him inside the First Inn, not even Madam Lan. Instead, she had to protect him at all costs, lest he be killed.
However… this boy was too naive!
“Congratulations, Madam Lan,” Zhang Qi cupped his fists, somewhat unwilling.
Ji Tian Xing also let out a heavy sigh, knowing that they had fallen short with this little brat. Not only had he walked right into their trap, but he had also caused them to miss out on the Golden Crow’s corpse.
Yuan Xiaoman grabbed Madam Lan’s arm and looked at her pitifully, “Sister Lan, take me! I promise I won’t fight with you, I’ll just watch.”
Madam Lan smiled lightly, stretched out a slender jade finger and placed it on Yuan Xiaoman’s forehead, emphasizing each word, “You wish!”
Suddenly, a gentle force burst out from her fingertips and pushed Yuan Xiaoman away. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Madam Lan said, “I’ll take my leave first.”
A white light appeared beneath Madam Lan’s feet and enveloped her. After the white light dissipated, Madam Lan also disappeared.
“Ah, Universe Escape Law!” Yuan Xiaoman rubbed her forehead as she walked back, “That little brat is really stupid, doesn’t he know about the Universe Escape law? As long as he is still in this Great Domain, Sister Lan can return to the First Inn at any time!”
“Just by looking at him, I can tell he hasn’t been here for long, so how could he know about the mysteries of the Universe Escape Law?” Zhang Qi grumbled.
“What should we do?” Yuan Xiaoman turned to look at the others.
Ji Tian Xing frowned, not saying a word as he flew towards the First inn.
Old Hong also said, “No matter what, it’s good to watch the show. Moreover, we all have Sun's True Gold, so it won’t be safe to leave now. Let’s go to the First Inn and wait.”
Yuan Xiaoman nodded, “You’re right…”
After exchanging a few words, the few Mid Rank Open Heaven Stage masters also flew towards the first inn. This time, they didn’t panic and didn’t need to hurry. In any case, Yang Kai had already walked right into a trap, with Madam Lan’s strength, she shouldn’t have failed.
He wondered what kind of expression he would suddenly have when he saw Madam Lan…
Somewhere in the void, Yang Kai’s figure suddenly appeared, a Space Spirit Bead floating beside him.
Reaching out and grabbing the Space Spirit Bead, Yang Kai secretly let out a sigh of relief. After throwing out ten Space Rings to attract the attention of Madam Lan and the others, he quietly released one.
It was by relying on this Space Spirit Bead’s positioning that he was able to travel through the void and escape the range of the Divine Sense of Madam Lan and the others.
At this moment, the few auras that had been locked onto him had finally disappeared. Yang Kai knew that his method had worked, and he could finally relax.
Looking around to make sure he didn’t see anyone else, Yang Kai determined his direction and headed towards the First Inn.
Just as Yuan Xiaoman and the others had said, his first destination was the First Inn, and only there would he be safe. Otherwise, where could he run with the Golden Crow corpse in hand?
As for what to do after arriving at the First Inn, he could only act according to the situation.
At the same time, in the First Inn floating in the void, the main hall was silent. Ever since the change in the Sun Star, the noisy First Inn had become completely silent, and all the guests had run away. Although more people had come back, these people were all the lowest level disciples of the various great forces. None of them had reached the Open Heaven Stage, so they naturally didn’t dare to run around. At this moment, all of them were resting in their rooms, causing the servants who ran the hall and the accountant behind the counter to have nothing to do. One of them was sleeping on a stool while the other was sleeping on a table.
TO BE CONTINUED...
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