After daybreak, Xiao Lang started moving towards the populated areas. Not long after, a small city appeared in front of him. This city was about the same size as the Yuan Yang City, which was the main city of the Yuan Ling City. It was even smaller than the Yuan Ling City, and the strongest warrior in this city was at the Heavenly Core realm.
Since he didn't know if there was anyone wanted by the imperial family in this city, Long Chen didn't plan to let Lingxi and Xiao Lang enter the city. Outside the city gate, Long Chen hid them in a remote forest. After giving them some instructions, they arrived at the city gate. Looking at the three words carved on the city gate, Long Chen knew the name of this city, Crescent City.
However, for Long Chen, none of this was important. When he saw that the guards at the city gate had become much stricter, he was shocked. He didn't enter the city right away, instead, he stayed far away and listened to the conversation of the guards. His hearing was extraordinary, and although he was far away, he could still hear what they were talking about.
"Such a huge commotion, where did that Long Chen go? The entire Cangyang Kingdom has been caught in a trap, and I heard that he has a girl who doesn't have any cultivation base with him. I'm sure he can't be fast, but why haven't I heard any news about him?"
"I think he has escaped. This Long Chen's reputation has been blown up this time. How dare he kill the Ninth Prince? He is really courageous."
"It's impossible for him to escape. I heard from the commander that a lot of people have been dispatched from the Imperial City this time. Moreover, it seems like most of them are heading towards the west. How could an unknown kid like Long Chen escape from such an inescapable trap?"
"It's better if he is caught earlier. Then we won't have to keep an eye on him every day. If he isn't careful, he will be scolded."
Their conversation made Long Chen's heart feel heavy. Sure enough, the imperial family had caught up with him.
In the past few days, Long Chen's strength had recovered, and the Divine Fire Doppelganger was also ready. Although the wolf cub couldn't use the Nine Underworld Demon Ancestral Flame for the time being, its strength had reached the fifth grade of the Earth realm because of the nine refined fire essences. It was very extraordinary, but such strength was no different from hitting a stone with an egg when facing the experts of the imperial family.
His heart felt heavy.
However, Long Chen wasn't a man who would give up easily. Since he knew the imperial family had caught up with him, he just needed to think of a way to fight back. Long Chen couldn't enter the Crescent City right now, but this small city with only Heavenly Core warriors couldn't stop him. Moving slightly to the side of the city wall, Long Chen went straight into the Crescent City.
It was early in the morning, and the streets were bustling with activity. There weren't many people around. Long Chen took out his cloak and covered his face. There were many people who didn't want to reveal their identity, so he didn't stand out.
In Crescent City, Long Chen used the remaining divine jade in Yuan Ling City to buy many daily necessities that mortals often used. Basically, he had prepared all that he needed. Clothing, food, shelter, and transportation. Regardless of housing or transportation, at least in terms of clothing and food, he had already prepared everything for Ling Xi.
"Boss, do you sell a map of the Cangyang Kingdom?"
When Long Chen paid the bill, he put the things he bought into his Cosmos Sack one by one and then asked casually.
The owner of the shop was a stout middle-aged man. His body shape was similar to the leader of the Kingdom of Dawn, Li Wudi, but he was only at the Dragon Vein realm.
It was obvious that Long Chen was a powerful warrior, so the middle-aged man was a little scared. He was worried that he wouldn't be able to serve Long Chen well. Long Chen needed it, so he thought for a while and bowed, "I'm sorry, we didn't buy a map, but …"
"But what?" Long Chen interrupted him and asked.
"I do have a personal map. If Lord is willing, I can give it to you. After all, you've bought a lot of things from me." The fat shop owner smiled.
"Thank you very much."
After obtaining the map from the shopkeeper, Long Chen left. By the time his figure disappeared outside the door, the shopkeeper was already drenched in cold sweat. He trembled as he looked in the direction Long Chen had left, and said somewhat excitedly, "A million Divine Jades. Is it going to be in my hands soon …"
… …
After leaving the Crescent City, Long Chen went to the forest at his fastest speed. He had a good memory, and he had the Soul-Devouring Eyes, which could see souls. It was very easy for him to find Lingxi and the others. However, what made him want to kill them was that there were many bandits surrounding Xiao Lang and Lingxi, and they hadn't started attacking yet. It seemed like it had just happened.
At this moment, Xiao Lang wasn't in his battle mode. These bandits were at most at the Earth Core realm, and they weren't even qualified to be a snack for Xiao Lang. Therefore, Xiao Lang didn't pay much attention to them. He would wait for them to say a few more words and reveal more information, then he would attack.
"This woman is really beautiful. I've seen countless women in my life, but I've never seen such a beautiful woman."
Most of the bandits sighed with emotion. However, when they saw the wolf cub, they suddenly recalled the shocking news of the one million divine jades that had just happened.
Long Chen had killed the Ninth Prince and fled for his life. The imperial family had ordered that anyone who could find them within the Cangyang Kingdom would be rewarded with one million Divine Jades. In a place like the Crescent City, one million Divine Jades was a fortune that even the strongest warrior in the city couldn't have. It was enough to let these bandits live freely for countless years.
"Big brother, a peerless girl and a black Xiao Lang, aren't they the ones who killed the Ninth Prince? And the main culprit, Long Chen, hasn't he appeared yet?"
Everyone thought about this, and they were naturally very excited. Only the bandit leader suddenly frowned and shouted, "Let's split up and run, quick!"
His mind was working very fast. How could a person who could kill a super existence like the Ninth Prince be weak? They were just a small group of bandits, and they didn't even have the right to be a snack for this person.
Just as the bandit chief finished speaking, a series of screams suddenly rang out from behind him. When he turned his head, he could only see a blurry figure moving through the crowd of bandits at a speed that was difficult to follow with the naked eye. Everywhere he went, all the bandits died. Not a single one of them could withstand a single punch from that person.
In less than five breaths of time, more than a hundred bandits had died on the ground. It could be seen how fast this person was. Seeing this scene, the bandit leader's mind went blank, because this meant that the foundation he had painstakingly built over these years was now completely destroyed. His many years of hard work had turned into nothing.
However, this was not all. In front of Long Chen, he was no different from the other bandits. Long Chen punched the bandit leader's lower abdomen when he couldn't resist at all. Immediately, the clothes on the bandit leader's back were shattered, and his internal organs were completely destroyed by Long Chen's punch. The bandit leader immediately died.
Lightly pushing the corpse away, Long Chen walked in front of Lingxi. Since the matter was already done, and he had obtained a lot of information, there was no point in staying here.
"I was worried that they would leak the news, so I killed them all. Now, the entire Cangyang Country is looking for us, so we have to be more careful. Let's go now. Xiao Lang, you stay like this. I'll carry Lingxi and quickly go into the wilderness. Your body is too big, it's easy to attract attention."
After giving the order, Long Chen didn't hesitate and directly turned around. He said to Lingxi, "Little Xi, come up, I'll carry you."
"Ah."
Although she usually nestled in Long Chen's embrace, this was the first time she was carried by Long Chen, so for a moment, Lingxi felt a little uncomfortable.
"What are you dilly-dallying for, quickly come up." Long Chen turned around and said with a frown.
"Alright …" Lingxi was a little nervous. Before she was ready, Long Chen directly held her legs and carried her on his back.
"Let's go."
After saying this to Xiao Lang, he sped towards the direction of the wilderness. From the map he had just obtained, to the left of Crescent City, there would be a relatively vast wilderness. As long as they entered the wilderness, they would be relatively safe.
Although Xiao Lang's body was small, it did not affect his speed. The two men and one wolf quickly disappeared into the forest, and at this time, the sun slowly rose.
It had to be said that after carrying Lingxi, Long Chen didn't feel that it was a burden, but comfortable. Lingxi's body was soft as she obediently laid on Long Chen's back. Her hands were wrapped around Long Chen's neck, and the slightly large amount of soft flesh on her chest gently touched Long Chen's back. Being touched by a close skin-to-skin contact made Long Chen feel exceptionally comfortable. Even though they were facing a great enemy, he did not forget to take advantage of Lingxi a few more times.
What made Long Chen feel the most was that because her body was created from the Xuantian Jade Lotus, Lingxi's body had a strong fragrance of lotus flowers. It was elegant and fresh, and smelling this fragrance, Long Chen felt relaxed and happy.
As for Lingxi, she was already tightly wrapped on Long Chen's back, and it was difficult for her to move. In this constant movement, she could only hug Long Chen tightly, so Long Chen's solid back also gave her waves of numbness. This strange feeling finally made her pale face regain some color.
"Hmm …" Lingxi moaned, her face was a little red, because Long Chen's hand had already climbed onto her little butt, grabbing them. Lingxi felt as if she had been electrocuted, this feeling that she had never experienced before made her a little lost.
"Scoundrel."
After waiting for Long Chen to take advantage of her, Lingxi felt a little humiliated. She stretched her white neck and used her white teeth to gently bite Long Chen's ear, and then immediately withdrew.
"What's wrong, Lingxi." Long Chen's face was deep, and he asked as if nothing had happened.
"I'm going to bite your ear off, so that you can carry me on your back for the rest of your life, and remember me." Lingxi whispered in his ear.
"I can remember you for the rest of my life now, there's no need to bite your ear." Long Chen said, pretending to be a little afraid.
"Perhaps …" Ling Xi was a little lost about the future.