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To Qingzhu's astonishment, in just two or three days, he could no longer catch up with the person in front of him.

"Could it be a different person? Something does seem off; the previous person didn't know how to use explosives..."

Qingzhu chased after them frantically, while a question lingered in his mind.

No one can suddenly increase their cultivation level in just two or three days.

This is outrageous! He'd rather believe that the person from last time and the person now are not the same person!

"They both possess exceptional skill with concealed weapons, and their concealed weapon abilities are formidable. I also see that their lightness skill and footwork are the same, but their speeds differ greatly. Could they be part of an organization? They share the same lineage, but which family do they belong to? I've never heard of any family using this kind of technique."

He thought about it carefully, but couldn't come up with a single clue.

Lu Chen, who was several hundred meters away from him, was gradually moving further and further away.

He chased after him for a while longer, but Lu Chen had completely disappeared into the night.

We can't catch up!

"Damn it! How am I going to explain this to the young master?"

Qingzhu stood on the deserted street, his face ashen, pondering a solution.

"Put the blame on the Taoist temple? No way, the elixir still needs them to refine it..."

He thought for a moment, then immediately returned at full speed.

Sanyuan Guan (Three Elements View)

The young master had changed his clothes, his face expressionless, and he was sitting calmly in the room with the black stone tablet, sipping his tea.

Before him, a group of people were kneeling on the ground, trembling with fear.

The abbot of Sanyuan Temple also arrived, bowing beside him and explaining something with a nervous expression.

When Qingzhu returned, he immediately put on a worried expression.

"Young Master!"

"Old Qing, how's it going? Did you catch him?" The young master shifted his gaze from his teacup to Master Qing.

Qingzhu hurriedly and fearfully explained, "Young Master, this old servant chased after him for halfway before discovering that his movements were extremely skillful and his strength was quite formidable. Moreover, he had someone else providing backup. I feared they were using a diversionary tactic, and worried that it might be detrimental to you, so I shook off their pursuit and rushed back! This old servant has failed in his duty; I beg you to punish me, Young Master!"

The young master shook his head.

"Someone's there to meet me? A diversionary tactic? Many people know I'm coming to Shanyang Prefecture, but my decision to come here was impromptu; even I didn't know it. How could they have so conveniently hidden here beforehand? This isn't aimed at me!"

"It's not here for you, could it be... a elixir!?" Qingzhu's expression changed drastically.

This is coming at me!

The young master looked at Qingzhu with a half-smile: "Old Qing, you've always been in charge of the elixirs in Shanyang Prefecture, and there haven't been any problems in the past few years. I don't want anything to go wrong this time!"

Qingzhu felt a chill run down his spine, realizing that this was his last chance.

If he doesn't do a good job, he won't have to work anymore.

"Don't worry, young master, there won't be any problems. If there are, I'll offer my head as a reward!"

Qingzhu gritted his teeth and issued a military order.

If something really goes wrong, he might as well commit suicide to die a quicker death.

"Hmm. In that case, I'm relieved."

The young master stood up. "Old Qing, you stay here and keep a close watch. Strengthen the defenses. I'm taking every single elixir with me in three days. Because of your mistake, I lost a magical artifact, which you can't afford to compensate for. Work hard; consider it compensation!"

"Yes, thank you, young master!"

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After shaking off Qingzhu, Lu Chen did not return directly to the inn. Instead, he secretly slipped back to the vicinity of Sanyuan Temple, found a spot where he could see the "secret room" of Sanyuan Temple, and hid in a large tree.

"After what I did, they should be on high alert. However, I heard from them that refining the elixir takes three days. That young master isn't a permanent resident; he's only temporarily in Shanyang Prefecture. So, could it be... wait, he's out?"

As Lu Chen was pondering this, he was surprised to find that the young master had emerged from the "secret room."

He was accompanied by two followers.

"Changing clothes is pretty quick... What was that glowing thing earlier? A protective magic item? It could actually block all attacks!"

He was a little envious.

"I wonder how strong this guy is. If I kill him, or make a move against him, then Qingzhu, as my subordinate, will probably go crazy and search for me everywhere. That might be a good opportunity to fish in troubled waters!"

Lu Chen quietly took out four more caltrops.

Two in the left hand, two in the right hand.

He waited quietly until the young master had walked a distance, then followed quietly behind him for about a hundred meters.

Following

Once the group had walked some distance away from the Sanyuan Temple, Lu Chen quietly approached, filled the iron caltrops with energy, and then hurled them forcefully.

"Whoosh!"

The young master's ears twitched, and he immediately grabbed his two henchmen and threw them at the barbed wire.

However, to his surprise, the caltrops drew an arc, bypassed the henchman he had thrown away, and shot towards him again.

He looked furious.

"Trying again? You're asking for it!"

His movements were graceful; with a stretch of his arms, he floated backward more than ten feet, appearing extremely dashing and handsome.

However, to his surprise, the two caltrops, like leeches clinging to bones, strangely changed direction and flew over with a whoosh.

He was somewhat flustered, but with a pat and a tug at his waist, he pulled out a soft sword and swiftly slashed away an iron caltrop.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The moment the caltrops touched his soft sword, they exploded, sending countless sharp metal fragments flying in all directions.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"

He frantically brandished his soft sword, trying to stop the shards.

Unfortunately, Lu Chen launched a second attack.

"Boom!"

The young master didn't even have time to run before he was buried under a deluge of debris.

The two caltrops didn't hit him, but collided less than ten feet in front of him and exploded with a loud bang.

He hadn't expected this kind of attack at all, and was caught off guard.

The fragments covered him, and a faint, eerie light emanated from his body once more, blocking all the fragments and seemingly freezing him in mid-air.

"Ah! You're asking for it!"

These were his only two magical artifacts, and today they were activated by the same person at the same time!

He flew into a rage, his blood boiling, and he actually drew his sword and charged at Lu Chen.

Lu Chen swung his hands repeatedly, first blowing the heads off the two lackeys who had been thrown away, then focusing on dealing with the young master who was getting closer and closer to him.

Relying on the fact that his magical artifact had not yet expired, the young master did not dodge or evade at all, and charged straight at Lu Chen, quickly reaching him.

However, the faint light was extremely dim, on the verge of breaking.

Lu Chen pushed off the ground with both feet, activating the Instant Shadow skill, leaving several afterimages in his place, while he passed by the young master and ran away into the distance.

"hehe!"

In the brief moment that he passed the young master, Lu Chen unleashed a string of profanities and made a sarcastic remark.

To incite hatred, all it takes is two simple words.

The young master was indeed enraged.

"You lowly beast, you're asking for death!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and without thinking, he chased after Lu Chen again.

Behind him, Qingzhu and the others heard the commotion and came out to chase after him.

At this moment, Qingzhu wished he could tear Lu Chen to pieces.

This person is so despicable, so beastly!