Otherwise, flying over so openly will get us discovered right away, and that wouldn’t be fun. Only going secretly is interesting.

"No."

Herr Ningshuang shook her head and said, "Let’s just fly like this, we still have to pass by those cities from time to time, let’s just blatantly go across."

"Hmm?"

Herr Rufeng and Wu Qingxia were both very surprised. Being so ostentatious would easily get them noticed by the Zhong Family. Moreover, being so conspicuous, the Zhong Family would surely track their movements. How would they help Ding Fan then?

"Do as I say, it won’t go wrong."

Herr Ningshuang smiled softly, looking at the puzzled faces of the two, she explained: "Why did we come out this time? Isn’t it to help Ding Fan? What is Ding Fan here for? Isn’t it to avenge his friend and retrieve the bones of the old Sirius?"

"Therefore, if we help him attract the attention of the Zhong Family, he will be safer. When we openly fly over those cities, the people of the Shenwu Country will know we are coming, and the news will quickly spread throughout the Northern Wastelands. In that case, the Zhong Family won’t dare to touch us unless they want to be destroyed. Do you understand?"

"Ah, sis, you’re so smart. We’re going to have a great time this time."

Herr Rufeng came to her senses. She wasn’t stupid; otherwise, she wouldn’t have quickly reached the Third Level in the Divine Realm. Her realm was no weaker than Herr Ningshuang’s; she was just lazy and didn’t like to think much usually. Once Herr Ningshuang explained, she understood.

Wu Qingxia was certainly not dumb either. She looked at Herr Ningshuang with admiration and envy, having ultimate beauty and realm, born in a super family, with such high intelligence. Heaven really favored her, letting her possess both beauty and wisdom.

Herr Rufeng was someone who feared monotony. She controlled the chariot to fly slightly lower, also making it emit purple light, so it could be seen even from a long distance.

After a brief flight, there was a small town upfront on the left, and Herr Rufeng deliberately controlled the chariot to head toward that town.

Upon reaching the small town, she deliberately slowed the chariot down, even making the small warrior heritage mark on her forehead, a small moon, shine brightly, as if afraid others wouldn’t see it.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Below was a small town, many martial artists panicked, rushing out of their courtyards, seeing two identical twin beauties. Many were spellbound, and countless young men thought fairies had descended, looking foolish.

"Herr Ningshuang, Herr Rufeng!"

The small town was beside the Tianmu Sea, many families knew what happened recently at the Tianmu Sea and guessed the identity of the two sisters, causing a commotion around them.

The two pearls of the Tianmu Sea unexpectedly came here so openly without any powerful escorts. Aren’t they afraid of accidents? What if some wicked people fearlessly forced these two sisters to do something they didn’t like?

Seeing the commotion below, Herr Rufeng twirled her eyes, a sly smile emerging at the corner of her mouth. She suddenly controlled the chariot to stop and shouted below: "Who is the lord of your town? Come out and speak with us."

Wu Qingxia was slightly stunned, but Herr Ningshuang was smiling, not stopping Herr Rufeng from spouting nonsense. At this moment, an expert of the Third Level in the Divine Realm rushed out from a large courtyard in the city, flew onto the rooftop, and bowed to Herr Rufeng, saying: "The old me, Yang Lin, is the City Lord of this small town. What instructions does Miss Herr have?"

Herr Rufeng casually said: "We are going to the Zhong Family Fortress and Shenwu City. Do you have a map of the Shenwu Country? Give this Miss a copy."

There was another uproar below. Were the two pearls of the Tianmu Sea going to the Zhong Family Fortress and Shenwu City because they liked the young masters of the Zhong Family or the Zhao Family and wanted to marry into the Shenwu Country?

Yang Lin waved his hand, and an old man below hurried back into the Stone Castle, took out a map, and quickly brought it up.

Yang Lin jumped into mid-air, handed the map to Herr Rufeng, then landed back on the roof and said: "Ladies, do you need anything else? If you have any requests, I will do my best to fulfill them."

"No need."

Herr Rufeng glanced at the map, then drove off in the golden chariot, quickly disappearing over the northern horizon.

"Men!" Yang Lin shouted loudly after the chariot flew away: "Report this incident to the higher-ups immediately."

The chariot was already far away, but the noise in the city was even greater. Many young men seemed as if they were dreaming; they would not forget the image of the twin sisters for a long time.

...

In a castle of the Zhong Family Fortress, a thin old man looked at the newly arrived information, his small eyes filled with angry light.

Madam Yan’s speculation was very accurate. Everything was orchestrated by the Zhong Family, all arranged by this thin old man, the Zhong Family’s strategist, Poison Bee Zhong Ziqi!

In fact,

Ding Fan hadn’t left Skull Island for long before he got the news. Liu Ming and the others were sent to the Tianmu Sea by his arrangement. The moment Ding Fan set out over there, Liu Ming crushed the talisman used for communication, and Zhong Ziqi on this side knew of Ding Fan’s departure.

Everything was within Zhong Ziqi’s calculations. He thoroughly understood Ding Fan’s data and, judging by this data, he determined that once Ding Fan knew of Xia Ling’s death, he would definitely go to Great Python Mountain. His excavation of the Sirius Ancient Tomb was just insurance, as Ding Fan had mysteriously appeared, but the earliest place he showed up was the Sirius Ancient Tomb. Destroy this Sirius Ancient Tomb, and he would immediately show up.

Zhong Ziqi had many arrangements around the Tianmu Sea and various setups along the way. Zhong Ziqi believed this time, as long as Ding Fan left the Tianmu Sea, he wouldn’t find a burial place alive.

But things seemed to be different from what he thought.

Just now, something happened that he didn’t anticipate: Herr Rufeng and Herr Ningshuang came out of the Tianmu Sea. This was insignificant, but the scouts he arranged reported that strong people from the Herr Family had also come out in pursuit.

Worse yet, the scouts Zhong Ziqi sent out found Ding Fan’s whereabouts, making Zhong Ziqi feel a bit troubled, as if things were getting out of his control?

"Someone, send a message!"

Zhong Ziqi thought for a moment and called out to the outside. A Fourth Level Martial Artist rushed in, and Zhong Ziqi ordered, "Order all scout cavalry to go out, set up a net encompassing heaven and earth, and find him as quickly as possible. Remember, once you find him, immediately inform the family and do not act rashly."

"Swoosh!"

The Fourth Level Martial Artist left, and Zhong Ziqi thought again and shouted, "Pass the message along, let all the subsidiary families know, have them send people to search too. Tell them whoever finds Ding Fan will be rewarded with a city, and also an additional sixty million Black Obsidian stones!"

The news quickly spread, and within just half a day, many families in Shenwu Country were bustling with activity.

The Yu Family is deeply rooted in Shenwu Country, and many families belong to the Zhong Family, with countless families having good relations with the Zhong Family.

After the Zhong Family’s order was relayed, these families naturally took action, and many scout cavalry and martial artists went crazy. Reporting the discovery of Ding Fan would elevate them to a City Lord and grant them sixty million Black Obsidian stones.

This news spread rapidly, and even clans not receiving the order went berserk, joining the search without being commanded. If they were lucky enough to find Ding Fan, they would hit the jackpot.

In an instant, the entire Shenwu Country was in turmoil, with at least a few million martial artists searching in the mountains for Ding Fan, looking for suspicious individuals, all just to find Ding Fan.

However, something strange happened...

Three days passed quickly.

Millions of martial artists searched for three days without any news, and Ding Fan seemed to have never left the Tianmu Sea, never entered Shenwu Country. The Zhong Family got no significant intelligence, but because of the search for Ding Fan, many ventured into the wilderness and were torn apart by those terrifying beasts.

Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng still sat boldly on the golden chariot, moving forward, but it looked more like a sightseeing trip, looking around, confusing the many Zhong Family scout cavalry following them.

The most worrying event happened in Tianmu Sea; reliable sources said that Herr Wanzhan, with Herr Qianjun and over a dozen Fifth Level experts, left Tianmu Sea!

Most importantly, once these people left Tianmu Sea, they disappeared!

...

In a large mountain, Mu Gaosou and Ding Fan were racing along. Except for occasionally finding a cave to rest for two or three hours, they had been on the road these past days.

Mu Gaosou went to town to buy some disguise materials, dyed Ding Fan’s hair brown, tanned his skin, and somehow managed to give him a scar on his right cheek and put an eyepatch over his left eye, making him look entirely different.

Mu Gaosou was very cautious, always taking Ding Fan through the wilderness. If there was a mountain, they absolutely climbed over it, always going where no one was. Meanwhile, he was constantly scouting; if there was any reconnaissance, he could always evade it at the fastest speed.

The searchers were indeed not very strong, at most being Second Level in the Divine Realm; very few Third Level Martial Artists were around. Mu Gaosou was a Fourth Level expert, reaching Third Level a hundred years ago. His perception was so strong, how could those scout cavalry discover him first?

However...

The two of them were also somewhat doubtful lately, even if Mu Gaosou was always scouting, it’s impossible to completely avoid all the scout cavalry, right? Ding Fan and Mu Gaosou were ready to kill any scout cavalry that spotted them.

But it was very quiet along the way, quiet to the point that it made the two of them uneasy, as if the Zhong Family had not been involved at all.

After running for a long time, when the sky was about to darken, Ding Fan finally felt a bit uneasy, and he said to Mu Gaosou after contemplating for a while, "Why don’t you go check out a nearby city and see what’s happening?"

"Okay!"

After thinking for a moment, the camel nodded, ate some dry food, and then disappeared, flying towards the city, while Ding Fan hid in the stone cave to rest. On the road, Mu Gaosou had been leading him, so he wasn’t tired, just a bit anxious.

Three hours later, Mu Gaosou returned, his eyes filled with exhaustion and dejection. He came in and said, "It’s very eerie."

"What happened?" Ding Fan asked nervously.

"Now most families in Shenwu Country are looking for you," he panted and said, "The Zhong Family has ordered it, and it’s said that millions are searching for you. Also, Herr Ningshuang and Herr Rufeng have come, and they are openly flying towards the Zhong Family Fortress. Furthermore, it’s heard that elite members of the Daozhen Family have secretly infiltrated Shenwu Country."

"Hmm?"

Before Mu Gaosou finished speaking, Ding Fan’s eyes turned cold. Had the Zhong Family already received word of his entering Shenwu Country? Or was this the Zhong Family’s original plan?

But...

If so many people were searching, why hadn’t they encountered many scout cavalry yet; why hadn’t they even appeared in front of them after so long?

Moreover, had the Herr Family’s people already entered Shenwu Country?

Could it be that Herr Family’s experts were always following them, helping them fend off those scout cavalry?

Herr Rufeng and Herr Ningshuang marching boldly to Zhong Family Fortress? In Ding Fan’s mind, the beautiful face of Herr Ningshuang seemed to appear, filling his heart with a nameless emotion.

He vaguely guessed part of the truth; at least Herr Ningshuang was trying to help him. This woman was really someone he could marry, more passionate than a man.

Ding Fan asked a few more questions, thought for a while, and asked Mu Gaosou, "Mu Gaosou, do you think this is normal?"