Chapter 143 Unexpected Joy

"Halt right there!"

The elderly man in gray robes, who had transformed himself into a handsome youth, flew at a low altitude. Seeing that there was not a single soul within a radius of a hundred miles, he could no longer suppress his frustration and sent out a powerful mental ripple.

Qin Yue was somewhat surprised. He genuinely wanted to avoid a fight and had been running very fast, strictly matching the gray-robed elder's previous speed limit.

To his surprise, after not seeing him for a while, this old bastard had actually improved by such a massive margin.

Qin Yue pondered as he slowly came to a halt.

Given their current situation, they could barely protect themselves, and whether they could safely return home was entirely unknown. A journey fraught with countless perils was an absolute certainty.

Because there was no connection of a soul state or a faith state between them, Atlas had overlooked the possibility of a link existing among them.

As for the strengths of the five Demon King successors, he had roughly understood them beforehand through intelligence bought by the Demon race.

The young man feigned displeasure and said, "These people are really something; they couldn't even wait for you." After saying this, he smiled at Lily and said, "Lily, in that case, why don't I escort you home?" As he spoke, the youth reached out to take Lily's delicate hand.

As for Su Mo, he was still not far from the starting point, standing on a frying pan and drifting forward leisurely.

She still placed a relatively high level of trust in Senior Koulanke, who often looked after her, and Deloris, the former second-in-command.

However, she was burning with curiosity. Seeing Yan Chuchu pull Nalan Miaomiao along and run up the stairs after Fei Qianying, she couldn't help but feel extremely intrigued.

"Then thank you all." Lincoln, who hadn't spoken much, said with a smile, making all the reporters feel as though they were walking on air.

"Lü Jipeng of the White Tiger Division, I wonder what brings you to see me?" Chen Fan lifted his eyelids to look at Lü Jipeng, speaking in a soft and slow tone, yet his words carried a hint of chill, as if keeping people at a thousand paces away.

He possessed the power to seize demonic creatures in battle, along with the ability to continuously grow stronger through the slaughter of demons.

Following the circulation method of the Heavenly Frost Art, he allowed the energy to circulate through his meridians for a hundred and eight days before opening his eyes once again.

"How about this, I'll treat everyone to a meal, alright? Consider it an apology to the two of you. Let's go, my treat." With that, I grabbed Ouyang Jue and Qisha, pulling them toward the dining establishment, while the Pillar and the others closely followed behind.

Wen Yushang stood with her mouth agape, looking around in astonishment. She had no desire to apologize to this once-unfavored legitimate elder sister, but the latter's aura was simply too overwhelming, and she herself had indeed scalded her. If this were to alarm the Dowager, it might well cause the Dowager to despise her even more.

Yet, had Si Qing harbored any doubts, concealed her true feelings, and chosen not to marry into the Yan Kingdom, she certainly would not have entangled herself in the struggles for imperial power.

Qin Hao shook his head; the temptation of such an approach was indeed immense. However, for Qin Hao, who was currently besieged by crises, this was no time to indulge in such things.

Mu Yi was also just about to leave from behind He Xi and Wu Xin when he suddenly noticed Elder Chen looking at him with a trace of a smile. After exchanging a smile with Elder Chen, he dashed outward.

"There is no time now to investigate how the news leaked. I have already made arrangements regarding Northern Qi. What we must do now is cross the Chishui River and take Hasa City. Of course, my fellow generals are welcome to offer your own opinions." Lan Rongyue picked up a bamboo pole and pointed toward the location of Hasa City.

My words were primarily aimed at Daoist Miaokong. This fellow also had an array formation set up here, and I was terrified that this wretch would cause trouble.

"This is sounding more and more absurd... Big Brother Xu, if you tell us all this now, what should we do if other teams ask us about this matter?" Zhou Mengdan asked.

The Du family's private soldiers, and even various mercenary-style factions serving the Du family, swarmed out to every corner of Fenglin Prefecture to scout for news of the eldest young master. Black or white, backed by the Du family's vast network of connections, there were naturally quite a few people working behind the scenes in a frenzy for this matter.