Bai Zhou comforted Tang Ya for a moment, then continued cultivating with Tang Ya.
Yes, this time it was proper cultivation.
They could also recover their physical and mental... strength along the way.
...
The next morning.
The two woke up early and left the hotel.
Although Tang Ya knew Bei Bei was secretly spying, she didn't refuse to be with Bai Zhou.
Bai Zhou, however, deliberately concealed his face. After leaving the hotel, he quickly rushed towards Shrek City with Tang Ya.
Somewhere in the shadows, Bei Bei, who hadn't slept all night and had bloodshot eyes, saw this scene and became fully alert.
"Good heavens! I finally caught you. Let me see who you really are!"
Bei Bei also quickened his pace, following closely behind Bai Zhou and Tang Ya.
Of course, he could have completely chased after them and stopped them, but Bei Bei, to minimize negative impact, still planned to intercept the other party in Shrek City.
After all, in his opinion, Tang Ya was just an ordinary Spirit Elder, and the other man's aura wasn't strong either. He was a top-tier Spirit Elder expert from Shrek Academy, so he naturally didn't think he could lose track of them.
...
The three rushed all the way out of Shrek City.
Bai Zhou instantly accelerated with Tang Ya.
"Where do you think you're going! Stop!!"
Seeing this, Bei Bei instantly released his Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Spirit, and his speed skyrocketed.
Sparks and lightning trailed behind him.
It looked incredibly cool and awesome.
"Xiao Bai, what should we do... Bei Bei is catching up..." Tang Ya hung onto Bai Zhou, looking at Bei Bei rapidly closing in behind them, her face filled with anxiety.
"Don't worry, he can't catch up~"
Bai Zhou smiled slightly, then summoned his Ferrari... Ah no, a Level 5 flying spirit tool.
In this World, the status of flying spirit tools far surpassed Ferraris from his previous life. Only very wealthy Spirit Masters owned them; they were extremely expensive and also very clunky.
Bai Zhou's flying spirit tool, however, was a product of the Wish System, somewhat similar to the 'high-tech' products in movies and anime from his previous life.
Its appearance was a small flying base. People stood on it and output spirit power.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—bang—"
The spirit power formed powerful jet flames, causing the flying device to shoot out at supersonic speed, instantly opening up a distance of several hundred meters from Bei Bei.
"A flying spirit tool! How is this possible!!!"
Bei Bei's eyes were about to split open. He stared intently at the two figures disappearing into the distance, his lungs practically bursting with anger.
However, no matter how much he accelerated, he couldn't catch up to the other party. He could only watch helplessly as the beautiful blue tail flame disappeared from his sight...
"Ahhh!!! Why... Why is this happening!!!! Ahhh ahhh ahhh!!"
Bei Bei knelt on the ground, roaring frantically at the sky.
He was very regretful now, extremely regretful.
If he had known, he would have caught them red-handed in Shrek City. Even if it caused a huge scene, he wouldn't have been afraid; it would just be losing face!
But now, he had completely lost this opportunity...
The other party was already on guard. It would be too difficult to find another opportunity next time.
As for questioning Tang Ya... that was even more impossible.
Thinking of this, Bei Bei immediately felt a heartache that was almost suffocating.
He had staked out the hotel for a day and a night, watching Tang Ya check into a room with another man, yet being powerless...
And now, he had even lost the chance to catch them in the act.
This caused Bei Bei's mental state to completely collapse.
"That direction... it seems to be the Tian Hun Empire... Heaven Dou City... Yes... they must have gone to Heaven Dou City!"
"Xiao Ya! Wait for me..."
Suddenly, Bei Bei seemed to realize something, and a light of hope burst forth in his eyes again.
He braced his weakened body and walked towards the Tian Hun Empire.
This time, he had to get an answer!
...
...
An hour later.
Tian Hun Empire, Heaven Dou City.
Bai Zhou and Tang Ya slowly landed.
Although he was confident in his strength, it was far from enough to contend with an Empire.
Flying boldly in the wilderness around the Tian Hun Empire was natural, but this was the capital of the Tian Hun Empire. Bai Zhou didn't dare to be too flashy, so he put away his flying spirit tool and walked in with Tang Ya.
"Heaven Dou City..."
Tang Ya looked up slightly, gazing at the city where she had lived for over a decade, her eyes instantly filled with tears.
"Is this the city where Little Ya lives? It's truly prosperous~" Bai Zhou said with a slight sigh.
Although the Tian Hun Empire was quite weak, it had been passed down for ten thousand years. Heaven Dou City had also existed since Tang San's era, standing firm for ten thousand years. As the capital of an Empire, it was normal for it to be somewhat grand.
However, listening to Bai Zhou's sigh, Tang Ya felt even more bitter.
"The prosperity is theirs; all that's left for me is loneliness..." Tang Ya whispered.
In this Heaven Dou City, she had long been without support.
Many people had withdrawn from the Tang Sect back then, but they still took root in Heaven Dou City.
Although there was a secret order preventing them from spreading the Tang Sect's unique skills and Secret Manuals, they had taken away most of the resources, enough to establish a small Sect.
Those people had watched the Tang Sect be destroyed without doing anything. Tang Ya knew without thinking that if she were to seek help now, she wouldn't receive sympathy and comfort; instead, she might even be directly reported.
Although the Iron Blood Sect couldn't directly attack her within Heaven Dou City, they could use various means to suppress her, making it impossible for her to survive and forcing her to leave Heaven Dou City voluntarily.
And as long as she left Heaven Dou City, she wouldn't be protected. The other party would definitely mobilize all their forces to kill her, the last remnant of the Tang Sect.
"You were lonely before, but now, don't you still have me~" Bai Zhou chuckled and gently hugged Tang Ya.
"Mhm!"
Hearing this, Tang Ya's heart warmed, and the feeling of sadness and desolation she had just felt was instantly dispelled.
"Xiao Bai, meeting you is my greatest fortune..." Tang Ya leaned into Bai Zhou's embrace, her heart also filled with happiness.
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore. Let's go to the Iron Blood Sect first and let you see your man's true strength~"
Bai Zhou lightly pecked Tang Ya's face and said with a smile.
"Mhm~"
Tang Ya's cheeks were slightly red, but she still nodded gently.
This was her first time being so intimate with Bai Zhou in public.
If it were at Shrek Academy, she definitely wouldn't dare, after all, they were all acquaintances there...
But in this unfamiliar place, being watched by so many people, feeling those gazes of either envy or jealousy, her heart felt an inexplicable joy.
After all, Bai Zhou was too outstanding. Many of the jealous gazes weren't directed at Bai Zhou, but at her.
...
The two thus went straight into Heaven Dou City and found a hotel to stay in.
Bai Zhou went out, went directly to the Iron Blood Sect, and used his movement technique to silently place thirteen aura-isolating spirit tools outside the Iron Blood Sect's Sect gate.
All the spirit tools were activated and could resonate, eventually forming a large formation capable of covering the entire Iron Blood Sect.
Of course, the main reason was that the Iron Blood Sect itself was a minor Sect. The entire Sect's territory wasn't even as large as Xian Liner's residence at Shrek Academy...
Before coming, Bai Zhou had prepared over a hundred identical spirit tools for this purpose. Who would have thought...
He only needed to use a dozen or so to cover the opponent's entire Sect.
...
After everything was ready.
That night.
The night was dark and the wind was strong.
Bai Zhou brought Tang Ya to the entrance of the Iron Blood Sect.
The gate tower was about two zhang high and five zhang wide, with one zhang high walls extending twenty meters outwards on each side of the gate tower.
On the gate tower were three large characters: Iron Blood Sect.
The moment Tang Ya saw these three characters, her eyes instantly turned red.
Because two years ago, this place was her home...