Qin Shi's eyebrows furrowed into a deep frown as he probed the Fiery Token with his psyche power.
After reading the message from the Lihuo Sect, Qin Shi's entire body suddenly surged with anger. His black robe fluttered in the wind, and a hurricane stirred up the fallen leaves in the forest.
"What's wrong with you, you fool?"
Shi Lan could not help but ask when she felt the terrifying spiritual power.
Without replying to Shi Lan, Qin Shi just fiercely stared in the direction of the ancient city. His eyes were already filled with blood, and under the moonlight, they looked ghastly. "What a good Yunding Sect! They've really gone too far!"
"Shi Tou, calm down. What's going on?" Jade In The Book tried to persuade him.
Taking a deep breath, Qin Shi tried hard to restrain himself. After a long while, he gritted his teeth and squeezed out a few words. "The Yunding Sect has made a move against the Lihuo Sect."
"What does this have to do with you?
Have you forgotten that Ling Xiao expelled you from the sect? "
Jade In The Book snorted on behalf of Qin Shi. "In my opinion, this is revenge. The Lihuo Sect and the Yunding Sect are not good people. Let them fight amongst themselves."
"The survival of the Lihuo Sect has nothing to do with me!"
Qin Shi snorted coldly. Immediately, his eyes quickly changed, and a trace of killing intent flashed through. "But, they grabbed Flat-Chested!"
Hearing this, Jade In The Book suddenly understood. "You mean … Yin Mo?"
"Yes!"
Qin Shi stood up. He tried hard to keep himself calm. Closing his eyes, all the things that had happened in the Lihuo Sect were vivid in his mind as if it had happened just yesterday.
Yin Mo was one of the few friends he had in the Lihuo Sect. She was one of the people who had finally left the Lihuo Sect for him. She was one of the people who had not hesitated to sacrifice her life for him.
It was one of the countless things that made him even angrier.
At the thought of Yin Mo's haggard and lovable appearance, Qin Shi was extremely worried. He clenched his fists so hard that cracking sounds could be heard. "If something happens to Flat-Chested, I want the entire Lihuo Sect to be buried with her."
Making a vow in his heart, Qin Shi glanced towards the direction of Rainbow Cloud City. Rainbow Cloud City wasn't near from here, and it would take Pu Quan at least half a day to make a round trip. However, he couldn't afford to waste any more time.
Every minute they wasted meant one more minute of danger for Yin Mo.
"Looks like I won't be able to wait for Old Geezer Pu."
After saying this, Qin Shi glanced at Shi Lan again. It was a few thousand miles from here to the ancient city. Even he would need at least half a month.
If he brought Shi Lan along, it would take even longer.
Shi Lan and Qin Shi looked at each other and felt something. "I'm telling you, no matter what happens, don't think of leaving me behind. It's so dark here that I can't even see my fingers. It's so creepy. If you leave me here, what if I get captured by some wandering ghost?"
"Wandering ghost capture you?
It's a good thing that you don't go and rob wandering ghosts, "Qin Shi shook his head in amusement. Then, he said firmly," Listen to me, don't follow me. "
"No!
I'm afraid of the dark! "
Shi Lan shook her head. She stood up and patted the dust off her butt. Then, she grabbed onto Qin Shi's arm and refused to let go.
Qin Shi was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that the little girl who wasn't afraid of anything in this world would actually be afraid of something.
"The sun will rise soon."
Then, Qin Shi pushed Shi Lan away and said, "Besides, Old Geezer Pu will be back soon. I'll wait for you at the ancient city."
"No, you mean that lecherous old geezer?
Nonsense, you want a beautiful lady like me to be alone with him?
Don't you worry?
Maybe before the wandering ghosts come out, he'll eat me! "
Shi Lan moved and hugged Qin Shi again. She didn't look reserved at all and said, "You said that you'll protect me, lying puppy!"
"..."
Cold sweat dripped down his forehead. Qin Shi was a little annoyed, but he really couldn't win against Shi Lan in an argument. In the end, he had no choice but to bring her along.
Shi Lan's strength might not be considered as strong in Rainbow Cloud City. She might even be a burden. But in the ancient city, she could look down on the sect leaders of the two major sects. She might be of help.
Qin Shi comforted himself. He stared at Shi Lan seriously and said, "You can follow me, but you have to listen to me this time. Otherwise, I'll really leave you behind."
Shi Lan nodded and said, "I promise!"
After getting an answer, Qin Shi didn't say anything else. He closed his eyes and activated his mental power. His sea of consciousness buzzed and a few invisible mental powers covered the forest.
The mental power spread out in the forest. Using the molted trunk of the Camphor Tree Spirit as a dot, the mental power stopped beside the six ancient trees and formed a mysterious barrier that looked like a spider web.
After stabilizing the barrier, Qin Shi nodded and said, "With this barrier, Old Pu will know where we are when he comes back."
After doing all this, Qin Shi didn't waste any more time. He looked at the ancient city, took a deep breath, and jumped up.
He jumped up, and Shi Lan followed behind him.
The night was full of stars, and the night sky was clear. The two of them traveled through the night sky under the silver moonlight, leaving behind streaks of light wherever they went.
Strong gusts of wind whistled, and the fallen leaves rustled in the wind.
Qin Shi was very anxious, so he moved very fast. With the Late Stage of Spirit Breaking Realm and the essence blood of the Golden Phoenix, his speed was comparable to that of an early stage King Spirit Realm cultivator.
After a while, Shi Lan found it a little difficult to keep up. She pouted and said, "Hey, wait for me. You don't know how to be gentle. Don't tell me you're in a hurry to reincarnate."
"I told you not to follow me!"
Qin Shi growled in annoyance, but he had to slow down and keep up with Shi Lan.
After the two of them were side by side, Shi Lan raised her head and stared at Qin Shi with her big eyes.
At this moment, no expression could be seen on Qin Shi's face. She was a little surprised and asked, "I say, where are we going?"
"To kill people!"
A blood-stained anger echoed in the forest.
Shi Lan was a little speechless after shivering in fear. She pouted and said, "I say, what's wrong with you?
It's like you're a different person all of a sudden. Anger is bad for your body. Tell me, there's no point in being anxious now. I'll help you regulate your blood qi. "
Startled, Qin Shi looked at Shi Lan strangely.
However, Shi Lan's words calmed him down a lot. He knew that there was no point in being anxious now. It was better to go back to the ancient city to deal with the Yunding Sect. He joked with Shi Lan, "You know how to do that?"
"Of course, tell me. Back then, you came from a family of divine doctors, and you could cure all kinds of difficult diseases." Shi Lan proudly patted her chest and boasted.
"Stop!"
"Didn't you say that you were lonely? Why do you have a family in your heart now?" Sweating, Qin Shi rubbed his head. Shi Lan had changed her identity and background three times.
"Err … It's like this. I was born in a family of divine doctors. Later, my family was infected with a plague. Only my seventy-year-old grandmother and three-year-old little sister were left. Not long ago, both of them died of a serious illness. I'm the only one left." Shi Lan smiled awkwardly.
"Divine doctor family?
Infected with a plague? "Qin Shi was embarrassed again.
"Aiya, don't dwell on these trivial matters. Tell me about yourself!" Shi Lan waved her hand and said perfunctorily.
Qin Shi was speechless. The annihilation of his family was a trivial thing?
After understanding this, he swore in his heart that if he ever trusted Shi Lan again, he would read his name backwards.
Knowing Shi Lan, Qin Shi did not dwell on it. He let out a long sigh and said to Shi Lan with a more serious expression, "Do you remember that I told you that I have people I want to protect?"
"Yes, I remember. You said that I was one of them."
"Yes, not counting you, the other one is in danger." Nodding, Qin Shi did not hide anything.
Shi Lan suddenly understood. She stomped on the ground and sped up. She asked, "Looking at your anxious look, it should be a girl, right?"
"Yes, it's my original senior sister."
Qin Shi replied with his eyes still fixed on the front.
Smacking her red lips, Shi Lan pouted, "Is she good-looking?
I'm pretty, is she pretty?
Do you like her?
Does she like you?
Are you together? "
"..."
A series of machine-gun questions. Qin Shi was speechless.
"I say, sister, what are you thinking about all day long?" Qin Shi didn't want to talk to Shi Lan anymore. He let out a long sigh and shook his head.
"I'm just teasing you. You can't take it."
Smiling innocently, Shi Lan stopped talking nonsense and became more serious, "It will take at least half a month to reach the ancient city from here. There's a second-class city in front. Let's go to the relay station and rent a bird type dire beast. It will save us a lot of time."
Hearing this, Qin Shi's eyes lit up. He had forgotten about the relay station.
Actually, he could not be blamed. When he was in the ancient city, the relay station only had horses. Even if there were dire beasts, they were just low-level yellow-class dire beasts. These dire beasts' speed was not even as fast as his walking speed.
However, first-class and second-class cities were completely different. Their transportation was very developed. Some large relay stations would specially find people to capture bird type dire beasts to sign contracts with and use the beast taming ring to control the beast as a means of transportation.
If he could find a bird type dire beast of earth class or above, it would only take him three days to reach the ancient city.
Thinking of this, Qin Shi's eyes lit up. He threw a grateful look at Shi Lan, "Shi Lan, thank you so much."
"Ah?" Shi Lan was a little confused.
Qin Shi did not explain further and asked, "Can you find the second-class city in front?"
"Yes, the second-class city in front is called Fallen Phoenix City. I've been there before. Follow me, I'll bring you there." Shi Lan nodded and immediately sped up. She leaped in front of Qin Shi to lead the way.
The night flew by quickly. The east had just turned white, symbolizing the arrival of dawn. The two of them arrived at Fallen Phoenix City.
Fallen Phoenix City was bigger than the ancient city but smaller than Rainbow Cloud City. There were very few people on the streets in the early morning. It seemed a little deserted.
After entering Fallen Phoenix City, there was a market.
The shops in the market were not open. Qin Shi looked around and inadvertently found that on the signboards of all the shops in the market, there was a purple teardrop-like pattern.
Looking at the symbol, Qin Shi was a little confused, "What do these patterns mean?"
Shi Lan glanced at it and laughed, "You mean this?
Fallen Phoenix City is different from Rainbow Cloud City. This place has long been unified and controlled by the Purple Cloud Sect. This pattern is the symbol of the Purple Cloud Sect. "
"So that's how it is?"
Qin Shi was a little surprised. It was rare to see a city dominated by a single force in the Red Flame Empire. Even the imperial capital was divided by several forces, "Is the Purple Cloud Sect very strong?"
"Yes. Don't think that just because it's a second-class city, the Purple Cloud Sect is weak. The power of the Purple Cloud Sect is much stronger than the Luo family. Especially their chief, Purple Potato, who has reached the half-step Cryptic Spirit Realm," Shi Lan nodded seriously and said.