Ye Hao was speechless. "..."
He had not expected that after just a few words, Xun'er would directly summon Ling Ying over.
"Can you let me finish speaking?"
"You want to talk now? Too late!" Xun'er was very angry and had no intention of listening to Ye Hao, who was disguised as Hao Shuai.
Ling Ying stepped forward. His hand seals changed rapidly, and the shadows around him transformed into a vast black curtain that filled the sky.
"Ten Thousand Shadows Bind!"
Within the black curtain, one black and one white terrifying energy stream shot toward Ye Hao, winding around him.
"Fine! I will take this opportunity to test whether this Saint-Grade Heaven-Swallowing Art can truly allow me to activate a Heaven-Grade Dou Technique!"
Dou Qi surged wildly out of Ye Hao's body.
A gigantic finger several zhang in size condensed before him.
"Great Desolate Heaven Imprisoning Finger, One Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth!"
As Ye Hao pointed forward-
The enormous finger shot out violently, and the air let out a piercing sonic boom at that very moment.
Boom!
The two Dou Techniques collided, erupting into a shocking wave of air that swept outward.
All the trees within several hundred meters were severed at the waist.
Countless birds and beasts in the forest were killed or injured.
Ye Hao's legs carved two trenches twenty to thirty meters long into the ground before he managed to steady himself. He immediately swallowed a pill to restore his Dou Qi.
The facts proved that the Saint-Grade Heaven-Swallowing Art had not lied to him. It truly allowed him, at the Dou Spirit realm, to activate a Heaven-Grade Dou Technique without having his Dou Qi instantly drained.
In this way, he had gained another life-saving trump card.
Although Ling Ying had only retreated a few dozen steps,
At this moment, his jaw had already dropped in shock.
He stared at Ye Hao in utter disbelief.
Was that the power a Dou Spirit could unleash?
If he were not a Dou Emperor,
He likely would have been reduced to a cloud of blood mist by that single finger.
The powerful shockwave just now had blown the mask off Ye Hao's face.
Ling Ying felt that he had seen that face somewhere before.
For a moment, he could not recall where.
"Good! Good! I have roamed the Dou Qi Continent for so many years, and this is the first time I have encountered a Dou Spirit capable of taking one of my moves. Come again!"
As he spoke, Ling Ying charged toward Ye Hao once more.
At the instant the mask fell, Xun'er also saw Ye Hao's true face.
The anger on her cheeks was instantly replaced by joy.
She hurriedly shouted, "Elder Ling, quick, quick, quick…"
"Miss, rest assured. Within three moves, this old servant will capture him!"
"No! I am telling you to stop!"
"Ah?!"
Ling Ying was dumbfounded.
Had she not just asked him to capture the man?
Why had she suddenly changed her mind?
Before Ling Ying could figure out what was happening,
He saw his young lady rush forward like a swallow returning to its nest and throw herself into Hao Shuai's arms.
She hugged him tightly.
Seeing this, a huge question mark seemed to appear above Ling Ying's head.
"Brother Hao, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't know Hao Shuai was you. Xun'er deserves to die. Hit me, scold me. But please do not pretend not to know Xun'er like last time. Do not ignore Xun'er. Do not abandon Xun'er, alright…"
Tears welled up in Xun'er's eyes. She grabbed Ye Hao's hand and kept hitting herself with it.
It was as if only by doing so could she lessen the guilt in her heart.
Ye Hao felt his heart stirred. He gently rubbed Xun'er's head.
"I won't. How could I ignore you?"
He tapped her nose lightly and smiled.
"Hehe."
Upon hearing this, Xun'er immediately broke into a smile through her tears and hugged him even tighter.
At the same time, she became even more certain that the reason Ye Hao had not acknowledged her last time
Was most likely because of that Nalan Yanran.
At this moment, she still did not know that the person who had arranged to meet her was not Ye Hao at all.
After a while,
"By the way, Brother Hao, where have you been these past six months? Why did I search all over Wu Tan City and still not find you?"
Xun'er looked up at Ye Hao. Her eyes seemed to glow, and a happy curve appeared at the corner of her lips.
Ye Hao said, "Well… Xun'er, this is not a good place to talk. Shall we change to another place and speak slowly?"
"Mhm, Xun'er will listen to Brother Hao."
Xun'er nodded obediently and immediately tightened her arms around Ye Hao's waist.
Ye Hao waved at Ling Ying. Then he reached out with his hand and retrieved the mask that had fallen to the ground before quickly disappearing into the forest with Xun'er in his arms.
Ling Ying watched the two figures.
He could not help but wipe the sweat from his forehead. Fortunately, Ye Hao's strength had been sufficient just now. Otherwise, he would have been in serious trouble.
Moreover, he found it very strange. How had Ye Hao evaded his perception six times in a row?
"No wonder he can make Miss so lovesick. Ye Hao's talent is truly outrageous."
Still, he felt puzzled. When exactly had his young lady met Ye Hao?
He had no idea at all.
...
Several li away from that place.
At a small hill.
Several figures darting swiftly through the forest suddenly stopped.
They stared in shock at the dust-filled valley ahead and began to hesitate.
One tall burly man exclaimed, "What happened up ahead? That explosion sounded terrifying!"
Another looked at the girl in a moon-white dress behind them. "Heavens! Miss, you are not tricking us into going to our deaths, are you?"
"That commotion… how could a girl with Dou Qi of that level create something like that?" the tall man said suspiciously.
The girl in the moon-white dress said, "Do not panic. Perhaps a powerful expert just passed by."
"Fine. We brothers will trust you one more time."
The few of them crouched and waited for a while. After confirming there was no further movement,
They continued forward.
When they reached the valley,
The girl in the moon-white dress was completely stunned.
The tree where they had agreed to meet…
Was gone.
The girl they were supposed to meet…
Was nowhere to be seen.
The girl in the moon-white dress frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Miss, where should we hide?" the tall man asked.
"How about we disguise ourselves as tree stumps? Once she appears, we tie her up and take her away!"
Another bald man suggested.
However, the girl in the moon-white dress did not speak, so they could only wait.
After a moment of silence, she waved her hand. "Let's withdraw. She was probably killed by the aftershock of the explosion just now."
"Oh, I see. Then… Miss, about the gold coins we agreed on earlier… we are not refunding them. And you still need to give us five hundred gold coins for our efforts."
"Yes, yes, we agreed in advance."
The three men looked at the girl in the moon-white dress.
She waved her hand. "It is only a few hundred gold coins. Do not worry. This young lady will not shortchange you."
Just as they were preparing to leave,
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Four figures shot over from the direction of Wu Tan City.
"Stop!"
"Where do you think you are going!"
"Put Xun'er down now, or we will not be polite!"
"You dare to touch someone from my Xiao family in Wu Tan City? Are you tired of living!"
The tall man and the others turned their heads to look.
Their faces turned green.
"Not good! It is Dou Grandmasters. Run!"
"And there are four of them!"
"Damn it, you vile woman, did you set us up!"
Seeing the four people who had suddenly appeared, the girl in the moon-white dress was also stunned.
"No, I… I did not…" she hurriedly explained.
But how could the others believe her?
They turned and ran.
"Nalan niece, were you captured as well?"
One of them recognized the girl in the moon-white dress from afar.
Nalan Yanran's expression stiffened.
"Uncle Xiao…"
"Do not be afraid. With Uncle Xiao here, I will definitely rescue you!"
Xiao Zhan moved in a flash and arrived before the three tall men.
Bang!
With one punch, he sent the tall man flying. The man crashed violently into a tree stump and died on the spot.
"You…"
The other two saw their leader struck down and were about to speak,
But they were immediately knocked to the ground by the two Xiao family elders who followed close behind.
The three men were completely confused.
"Phew…"
Nalan Yanran let out a sigh of relief.
She had almost been exposed.
Xiao Zhan looked around but did not find any trace of Xun'er.
"Nalan niece, were there any other women captured along with you?"
"Ah? No… I did not see any."
Nalan Yanran was extremely flustered. Her tone and expression were highly unnatural.
Xiao Zhan merely assumed she had been frightened.
He did not think much of it.
He then continued chasing forward.
...
Meanwhile.
On the other side.
Ye Hao brought Xun'er to the second floor opposite the blacksmith shop.
"Well… we are here."
Ye Hao gently patted Xun'er, who was still tightly hugging him.
"Brother Hao, have you been living here for the past six months?"
Xun'er raised her head and glanced around the room.
However, her hands still clung tightly to Ye Hao without letting go.
Ye Hao felt helpless.
"Do not worry. This time, I will not run away."
Xun'er looked at Ye Hao and then leaned against his chest.
"No. I have not hugged you enough yet. Let Xun'er hug you a little longer, alright… Brother Hao?"
Ye Hao was speechless.
Fine, hug then.
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