The Journey of Immortal Cultivation-Chapter 875 - 482: Gongshu Zhao’s True Face

Upon saying these words, her heart suddenly felt a sense of relief.

Miluo’s footsteps suddenly paused, yet he didn’t turn his head around. From her perspective, his silhouette was as straight as a javelin, but his aura was quite eerie.

After a long while, he finally took a step forward and continued moving, but remained silent throughout.

However, Qing Ji cast a deep glance at her before leaving, and suddenly said: "Ning Xiaoxian, we will meet again."

The implication and confidence in his words made both the preoccupied Miluo and her look up at him. Unless something unexpected happened, Qing Ji was going to be a prisoner, what reason could he have to appear before her again?

She smiled and said, "If you can escape alive, I’ll catch you again." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Qing Ji snorted lightly, saying: "We’ll see who ends up catching whom." He scanned her body up and down, his gaze filled with intense interest. Miluo raised his hand to place on his shoulder, and started speaking: "Brother, let’s go." However, his voice was somewhat hoarse.

Suppressing his inner thoughts and remaining vigilant, he understood his brother’s temperament, and the fact that Qing Ji could still act so casually despite being utterly defeated signaled that he was secure in his confidence. What contingency did Qing Ji have this time?

Watching Miluo and the others leave, Ning Xiaoxian called the rescued bandits to her side, said a few words, and gave them some elixir. After being pursued by Wenren Bo, the maids in the team had been captured again and held in another location not far from here. Hidden Guard extracted information about the detention site from the captives, so Ning Xiaoxian asked the bandits to rescue the maids and relocate them. She had been kind to these people, and the bandits agreed readily.

The two groups bid farewell.

The black carriage driven by Miluo didn’t use ordinary horses but rather exotic beasts known as "Bo Yu," naturally possessing the ability to tread the wind. These creatures were strong, temperamental, and flew quickly and steadily, but since Miluo was able to use them to pull the carriage, they were presumably tamed. Though named after fish, Bo Yu actually had no fixed form, with these few appearing typically resembling horse bodies but sporting leopard heads.

Several arrays were engraved on the carriage body, enabling it to float and ease forces, making it quicker for the Bo Yu to pull it. Notably, the carriage was double-sectioned, separated internally with thick copper plates, allowing passengers on both sides to remain unseen by each other. Thus, she first had her Hidden Guards’ injured ones carried to the adjacent section, dispatched one of them to drive the carriage, swapped Jiu Mo to accompany her, then called Dou Er over for questioning.

After chatting with Dou Er for a moment, she learned that the reason his team had leaked information was truly due to bad luck. The county towns they initially chose were close to the Hulian Tribe, and thus after one maid was settled, she couldn’t resist the temptation to reunite with family and secretly headed to the Hulian Tribe, getting captured en route. Dou Er’s initial four-way division plan was devised with safety in mind, so none of the maids were informed, thus Wenren Bo and his followers only tracked this particular team.

Coincidentally, when Ning Xiaoxian’s Earth Yin Messenger arrived, Dou Er was caught, and the message the messenger brought fell into Wenren Bo’s hands. Learning the rendezvous spot, Wenren Bo set a trap for her. However, Dou Er revealed that Wenren Bo was the highest leader of this Mingshui Sect’s Beauty Collection Team, and after suffering such a defeat with most elite followers slain, even if he escaped alone, he wouldn’t be able to muster manpower for further pursuit anytime soon.

Listening to this, she secretly sighed in relief. The plan her and Dou Er formulated aligning with Hu Huoer’s actions was hastily made and quite sloppy; now she could only hope to rescue a few maids at most, leaving things ultimately to fate.

Just then, light knocking sounded on the carriage door followed by Gongshu Zhao’s voice: "Miss Ning, may I see you?"

Dou Er tactfully opened the carriage door, saluted upon leaving. Gongshu Zhao leisurely walked in and sat down. Ning Xiaoxian looked at him thoughtfully, and motioned Tu Jin to join them. Thankfully, the cabin was exceedingly spacious, easily accommodating four or five people.

Before speaking, Gongshu Zhao cast a barrier. Ning Xiaoxian and others watched him silently, unsure what urgent matters he had to discuss.

Finally, Gongshu Zhao took a deep breath, looked at Ning Xiaoxian, and spoke gravely: "Miss Ning. Is Changtian well?"