I can only beat noobs.

Chapter 238 Chase
"What are Miss Nie's plans next?"

Chen Ming let the matter drop and didn't pursue it. Of course, after this incident, he would never travel with this woman again.

Nie Hongyi understood his meaning, turned to look north, and said leisurely, "I want to go to the capital to take a look."

Chen Ming said, "I am not on the same path as you, so let's part ways here. If you want to find me in the future, you can leave a letter at the Gu family in the capital, or you can have someone send a letter to Xiazhou City. As long as I receive your letter, I will definitely keep my appointment."

"Alright, then we'll take our leave."

Nie Hongyi cupped her hands in greeting, then turned and left.

Chen Ming watched her walk away until her figure disappeared into the woods, and then he felt a little relieved. Fortunately, she was sensible enough.

I thought she would forcefully demand the jade pendant back, but she just left like that.

It seems that the person she wants her to deal with must be very important to her.

To be honest, Chen Ming couldn't see through this woman. He had a vague feeling that she was quite dangerous, and it was based on this intuition that he didn't want to have a conflict with her.

Well, she seemed too certain.

When she came out of the cage, she looked very calm, not at all like someone who had been locked up for several years.

Leaving the tunnel and going to the high platform in the middle of the underground river, seeing the corpses, and even destroying the secret carvings on the stone wall, her expression remained completely unchanged.

It's as if they have no feelings.

It wasn't until just now, after he killed Xie Jianqiu, that he saw a look of surprise flash in this woman's eyes for the first time; clearly, this was what truly surprised her.

The things she had encountered before seemed insignificant to her.

This is so weird.

"She's finally gone." Jiang Yingxue, who was hiding behind him, said with a sigh of relief, "We're safe now."

Safety?

Chen Ming's expression turned serious; the real danger was yet to come.

At this point in the story, he could easily guess what would happen next.

Now that all five people who came with her are dead, the Jiang family members who came to rescue Jiang Yingxue are likely also in grave danger. Once Du Rusong emerges from the secret realm, they will find him and kill him to silence him.

Du Rusong is not like Xie Jianqiu, who is a first-ranked player in full strength; there is no way he could beat him.

So, the next thing to do is run for your life!
How can I escape the pursuit of the First Rank official?

Chen Ming looked at Jiang Yingxue, realizing that he might have to rely on her to escape this predicament.

She has proven through her actions that she is a trustworthy person. This is a bond forged in the crucible of life and death.

Jiang Yingxue felt a little shy under his gaze, lowered her head, and her heart pounded. She wondered, "Does he want to kiss me? Oh dear, why are you staring at me like that? If you want to kiss me, just do it..."

"you listen to me."

Just as she was lost in thought, she heard Chen Ming say in a solemn tone, "We are not truly out of danger yet. Next, we must continue to run for our lives."

"what?"

Jiang Yingxue looked at him blankly. Was he still trying to escape?

……

Not long after, a tall figure appeared out of thin air in the cave around the mountain. It was Du Rusong, his face contorted with rage. "Xie Jianqiu, you dare to play me for a fool!"

He was filled with murderous intent and was about to cause trouble for Xie Jianqiu. Looking around, he found corpses everywhere. He saw the bodies of his four subordinates, which fueled his rage.

He was tricked this time, resulting in the deaths of four third-rank officials. When he returned to the Six Doors, he would have no way to explain himself.

Du Rusong scanned the area with his divine sense but found no trace of Xie Jianqiu. He thought to himself, "I'm afraid we can't go back to the Six Doors. So many third-rank officials have died, and there's that kid from the Gu family—wait, where's his body?"

He didn't take it too seriously, so it's not surprising that he died somewhere else.

In short, with Gu Xianyu dead, the Gu family will definitely not let this go. Given Zhong Danyang's personality, there's no way he'd protect him.

Going back would only mean certain death, so I might as well rebel against the Six Doors.

As for his family members left in Xiazhou City, he couldn't care less. He could remarry if he lost his wife, and have more children if they died.

As long as he is alive, he has everything.

Thinking this through, Du Rusong no longer hesitated. "First, we need to find Xie Jianqiu. He must be the master of that secret realm. As long as we seize the token to open the secret realm and kill him, we can become the new master of the secret realm."

At that time, he can use the rare and precious materials in the secret realm to unlock the divine treasure, and with another secret realm, he can completely establish his own sect. Why would he need to depend on others anymore?

Du Rusong became more and more excited as he thought about it, "Old devil Xie, let's see where you can hide now."

Having worked in the Six Doors for many years, he naturally possessed his own unique skills. He had already marked Xie Jianqiu, so even if the other party fled to the ends of the earth, he would not be able to escape his pursuit.

He took out a small animal from a leather pouch at his waist. It had shiny black fur and looked like a small squirrel.

Du Rusong took out a few nuts, put them in its mouth, patted its head, and said, "Baby, go find that old man. I told you about him, remember?"

The black mouse nodded, squeaked twice, hopped onto his shoulder, turned its little head, looked in one direction, and chirped once.

"over there!"

Du Rusong's figure blurred, and he flew off in that direction.

……

A moment later, Du Rusong arrived at the bank of the Danjiang River, the little rat on his shoulder squeaking.

He looked at the river, his gaze somewhat somber. "You mean, he's down there?"

"Chirp."

Du Rusong had a bad feeling. He jumped into the water and, after a while, pulled a body out of the water. It was Xie Jianqiu.

He's dead!
Who killed him?

Du Rusong searched the body thoroughly, and unsurprisingly, found nothing.

He threw Xie Jianqiu's body back into the river and began to ponder.

"Could they be companions of the other corpses?"

"No, if they were their companions, they would have taken the body with them."

"Is he a high-ranking official who's just passing by?"

"Or—" A thought flashed through Du Rusong's mind. In the cave, there were only the corpses of the four subordinates, but the corpses of Tao Zhiquan and Gu Xianyu were not there.

Are they still alive?

"Let's find them first."

So Du Rusong then directed the spirit rat to find another old man.

Then, in the nearby woods, they found a new grave.

"Tao Zhiquan is dead too?"

Du Rusong raised his hand and unleashed a burst of internal energy, blasting open the simple tomb. Upon seeing Tao Zhiquan's body and confirming that he was truly dead, he threw the corpse back inside.

"Looks like that kid is still alive."

He thought with a hint of excitement.

It goes without saying that the only person who buried Tao Zhiquan was Gu Xianyu.

"This kid does have some tricks up his sleeve."

Du Rusong ordered the spirit rat, "Find that young man, do you remember him?"

This time, it took the clever mouse a particularly long time to sense something, raise its head, and chirp twice in a certain direction.

"there!"

Du Rusong immediately gave chase.

……

That night, dozens of miles outside Jiangzhou City.

Three figures chased, while two fled.

"Gu Xianyu, your method of disguise is truly ingenious; even I can't see any flaws." The one chasing after him was Du Rusong.

Not long ago, with the help of the spirit rat, he caught up with Gu Xianyu, but when he saw her, he thought he had found the wrong person. The spirit rat was pointing to a woman.

Du Rusong initially thought the clever rat had mistaken him for someone else and was quite annoyed. However, after walking a distance, he realized something was amiss, as the clever rat had never made a mistake before.

When he turned back to look for the woman, he found that she and her female companion were fleeing towards Jiangzhou City.

He was also certain that the woman was Gu Xianyu in disguise.

What surprised him even more was that the boy's speed was unparalleled in the world; he was carrying a person and he was still unable to catch up with him.

Left with no other choice, he spared no effort and chased after them at top speed, finally catching sight of the two figures.

While relentlessly pursuing him, Du Rusong said leisurely, "You've already reached the second rank, wow, you really surprise me in less than a day."

However, the two women in front of him didn't respond to anything he said and just kept going.

"Young Gu, my patience has its limits. You've got that thing in your hands, haven't you? Hand it over, and I might let you go!"

Seeing that the two women in front of him remained silent, a hint of anger flashed in Du Rusong's eyes. They really were asking for trouble.

At this moment, he was only a dozen feet away from them when he raised his hand and a sword aura flew out.

The two women in front of him vanished in a flash, causing him to lose his lock on their aura. When they reappeared, they were already more than ten feet away.

"You do have some skill, but unfortunately, your cultivation level is too low."

Du Rusong sneered.

The sword energy suddenly changed direction midway and flew back towards the two women.

Let's see how many times you can use that movement technique.

Just then, the woman with Gu Xianyu cried out at the top of her lungs, "Help! I am Jiang Yingxue, the eldest daughter of the Jiang family! We are being chased by thieves. Whoever is willing to save us, I will reward them handsomely!"

Jiang family's legitimate daughter?

Du Rusong's expression darkened slightly. This place was not far from Jiangzhou City. The Jiang family was one of the three great families in Jiangzhou. With her shouting like that, it was likely that it would soon attract experts.

No, we have to do it quickly!

"Humph!"

Du Rusong snorted coldly and finally drew his weapon.

This is a divine weapon, which he obtained by exchanging three first-rank merits. He nourishes it daily with his inner energy and rarely draws it from its sheath.

Once drawn, it must draw blood.

hum!
With a sword cry, it instantly transformed into a blood-red streak of light, flying towards the two women in front.

It looked like the two women were about to be killed by the sword.

"How brave!"

A furious roar was heard, and a giant hand flew out from the side, grabbing at the blood-red divine weapon. The blood-red light darted left and right, but could not break through the giant hand.

"Who dares to lay a hand on me?"

It was a voice that was neither male nor female.

Divine Realm?
Du Rusong was terrified. How could he dare to make another move? He quickly landed on the ground and said loudly, "Du Rusong, First-Rank Commander of the Six Doors of Xia Prefecture, greets Senior."

Then, he took out the seal that represented his identity.

The large hand, which was about to strike him on the head, stopped after hearing him introduce himself. It then rolled up the seal in his hand.

A moment later, the voice rang out again, "You, a member of the Six Doors of Xia Prefecture, have come to Jiang Prefecture to try and kill the Seventh Miss of the Jiang Family. What is the reason for this?"

"Senior, you are wise. I had no intention of killing them. I only wanted to stop them and ask them a few questions."

"This is Jiangzhou, not a place for you to run wild. Considering you didn't intend to kill, get out of here. Leave Jiangzhou immediately."

Then, the divine weapon and the seal flew back to Du Rusong's side on their own.

"As ordered."

Du Rusong packed up his things, turned around and left, even faster than before.

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