Chapter 268 Encountered an interception on the road
Chapter 268 Encountered an interception on the road
on the official road.
Duan Zhengchun continued driving the carriage into the heart of the Tianyu region. The sun was so hot that he could hardly open his eyes.
He had been secretly following the woman in purple for three days, but he still didn't know where she was going.
When he left Qiyun City, he had secretly ordered the Blue-Clad Guards to find out the identity of the woman in purple, but three days had passed and there was still no news.
The reason Hong Lingbo disappeared from his side was that after leaving Tianming Mountain, he had already instructed Hong Lingbo to take the Qingyi Guards and hide in the Tianyu region.
He hoped that the Azure Guard could expand and grow as it had in the mortal realm. He had already realized that to survive in the Celestial Realm, it was essential to have its own power base.
Although he could not establish a cultivation sect like the Heavenly Gate or the Holy Gate, he could create a vast intelligence network.
This was also his original intention in leading fifty elite Qingyi Guards into the Heavenly Realm.
After traveling for half a day, the carriage passed a simply built tea shop, which offered refreshing cold tea, various snacks, and delicious melons!
"Xu..."
Upon seeing the watermelon on the table, Duan Zhengchun suddenly felt parched and quickly reined in the carriage, bringing it to a stop.
"Are you all tired? Get off the bus and rest for a while."
Duan Zhengchun called out to the two carriages, jumped off the carriages first, and quickly walked into the tea shop, shouting, "Manager, a pot of cold tea, two melons, and some snacks!"
"Alright! Please wait a moment, sir!"
The shopkeeper readily agreed and hurriedly began preparations.
Xiaolongnu and the others got off the carriage one after another and slowly walked into the tea shop. They sat down next to Duan Zhengchun, and everyone's face showed exhaustion as they kept wiping away sweat.
The weather in this celestial realm is much warmer than in the mortal world, especially as you go deeper into the interior, where it gets unbearably hot at noon.
Soon, the shopkeeper brought out the prepared herbal tea and sliced melon to the table, along with two plates of snacks that, while not very appealing, tasted alright.
Several people sat around the table, some drinking tea, others eating melon seeds.
"Shopkeeper, is there a place to rest up ahead?"
While eating a slice of melon, Duan Zhengchun turned to the shopkeeper and asked him a question.
The shopkeeper turned his head and looked at Duan Zhengchun with suspicion, then hesitated and said, "Twenty miles ahead is Lingze City."
As he spoke, the shopkeeper's brows were full of doubt, because Lingze City was a large city with a famous hot spring in the Heavenly Domain, which most people should know.
Duan Zhengchun realized something, so he stopped paying attention and turned to eat seriously with the women.
After eating a few slices of melon, the burning sensation in my body gradually disappeared, and I felt much more comfortable.
Just then, a horse came galloping from the direction of Lingze City, which the shopkeeper had mentioned, and came to a stop in front of the tea shop.
A dashing woman in a tight-fitting outfit sat on the horse. Before the horse had even come to a complete stop, she leaped off and quickly arrived in front of Duan Zhengchun.
Green-Clad Guards!
Finally there is news!
"Sect Master, it has been confirmed that the woman you encountered in the restaurant in Qiyun City that day was the Holy Maiden of Tianmen."
The woman in the tight-fitting clothes bowed respectfully and lowered her voice to report.
Upon hearing this, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but raise his eyebrows instantly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.
He never expected that he would have such a connection with Tianmen. He had just parted ways with Bai Mufei not long ago, and now he had met the Holy Maiden of Tianmen again.
"Where is she now?"
After a moment's hesitation, Duan Zhengchun asked in a deep voice.
"Lingze City is just twenty miles ahead. They seem to be doing something and shouldn't be leaving for at least three days."
The woman in the tight-fitting clothes answered without hesitation.
"Understood. Go back immediately and continue your covert surveillance."
Duan Zhengchun waved his hand and spoke slowly.
The woman in the tight-fitting clothes agreed, took the slice of melon that Xiaolongnu handed her, mounted her horse, and galloped away along the same route.
Duan Zhengchun untied his wine gourd, tilted his head back and took a sip, a sly smile involuntarily appearing on his lips.
But he soon discovered that Xiaolongnu and Lu Wushuang were all looking at him, with almost identical expressions.
"Hey hey hey..."
“She really resembles an old friend of mine, and I’m just curious to find out exactly what’s going on.”
Duan Zhengchun smiled awkwardly and hurriedly explained to the group.
"Yes, that's right, we know."
"You're going to say you're from another world again. That Heavenly Gate Saintess looks exactly like your wife from your previous life, right?"
Little Dragon Girl curled her lip and said in a sarcastic tone.
"No, why don't you believe me?"
"I really have been reborn. I wasn't originally Yin Zhiping! I come from the Southern Song Dynasty!"
Duan Zhengchun explained with a bitter face and a helpless expression.
In the past few days, Xiaolongnu and the others have been pressing him about why he followed the Holy Maiden of Tianmen. Helpless, he had no choice but to tell the truth, even revealing that he was reborn.
However, none of the women believed him after hearing this; they all thought he was talking nonsense and that he was actually lustful.
"Have you all finished eating? If you have, it's time to continue our journey."
"Don't let some people's hopes be dashed."
Little Dragon Girl glanced at everyone and then called for them to get up and walk towards the carriage.
"No...why don't you believe me?"
"I'm telling the truth..."
Duan Zhengchun got up with a helpless expression and followed him out, spreading his hands as he explained.
But Xiaolongnu and the others had already entered the carriage, and no one wanted to pay him any more attention.
"Sir, you haven't paid yet..."
Just as Duan Zhengchun was about to leave, the tea shop owner reminded him from behind.
Duan Zhengchun hesitated for a moment, then tossed a large ingot of silver to the shopkeeper and strode toward the carriage.
"I'm saying, even if I really am obsessed with looking good, you don't have to go to this, do you?"
"Wouldn't it be great to have one more sister?"
As Duan Zhengchun spoke, he quickly approached the carriage.
"A love of beauty and lust are two different things!"
Lu Wushuang's voice soon came from the carriage behind.
Duan Zhengchun was speechless for a moment, shook his head helplessly, and, not wanting to explain anything further, gave a wry smile and prepared to leave.
However, at that moment, a rapid sound of hooves suddenly rang out, and then more than a dozen fast horses came galloping towards the tea shop, quickly surrounding the two carriages.
Upon seeing this scene, Duan Zhengchun frowned and coldly glanced at the people riding on horseback.
His intuition told him that another sect had come knocking on his door!
In the past few days, he has encountered people from various sects almost every day who came to discuss the matter of Tianyu Pass. There are a total of twenty-two sects, and he has already driven away ten of them.
Hearing the commotion, Xiaolongnu and the others quickly stepped out of the carriage, watching the uninvited guests who had surrounded the carriage with bated breath.
"You're Duan Feng?!"
A middle-aged man sat on horseback, looking down at Duan Zhengchun, and asked coldly, his eyes sharp and even revealing a hint of murderous intent.
A long sword hung diagonally on his horse's back, its length almost half again as long as an ordinary sword.
"That's right, and which faction are you from?"
Duan Zhengchun smiled and nodded, asking a question in return with a relaxed expression.
"Elder Zhu Tongshan of the Lingwu Sword Sect has come here specifically to see you off!"
"Any last words?!"
The middle-aged man casually raised his hand, clasped his hands in a fist salute, and said coldly, as if in his eyes, Duan Zhengchun was already a dead man.
The elder's status is the highest among those who have come seeking revenge recently. It seems that all the major sects have realized that sending ordinary disciples is no longer an option to capture Duan Zhengchun.
Upon hearing Zhu Tongshan's words, Duan Zhengchun couldn't help but laugh out loud, his entire shoulder trembling involuntarily with the laughter.
"why are you laughing?!"
Zhu Tongshan glared coldly at Duan Zhengchun and asked in a deep voice.
"I laugh at your arrogance and your self-inflicted humiliation. Do you really think you can kill me with just a few of you?!"
Duan Zhengchun gradually stopped laughing, slowly raised his head to look at Zhu Tongshan, and said, word by word, his words instantly filled with murderous intent.
I don't know when it started, but the purpose of these sects coming to him has changed from the beginning, to capturing him back to quell the Tianyu Pass incident, to now wanting to kill him as soon as possible!
It seems that all the sects already know that Duan Zhengchun is the first person in thousands of years in the Heavenly Temple who cannot see through the Mandate of Heaven! And he is an outsider from the mortal world!
Everyone saw him as a threat!
A threat that could bring disaster to the Heavenly Realm at any moment!
"That's because the other sects are useless! They're all trash!"
"Now that I, Zhu Tongshan, have come, you are destined to die today!"
Zhu Tongshan looked coldly at Duan Zhengchun and said in a cold tone, his words full of contempt.
"Then what are you waiting for?!"
Duan Zhengchun sneered, a hint of disdain on his lips, and said casually.
He never yielded to power, nor did he ever bow to the strong...
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