The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun.

Jiang Ning rushed out of the pine forest, and his eyesight allowed him to see the horse standing there in the distance.

"Don't let him escape!"

Xiang Wentian rushed out and saw the horse. Sensing something was wrong, he shouted loudly.

If Jiang Ning were to leave on horseback, then our plan to kill him would be futile.

Upon hearing Xiang Wentian's words, the twenty-odd figures behind him quickened their pace. Lan Fenghuang even made a move to kill the horse at the foot of the hill, but the two were too far apart. Not only did she fail to kill it, but she also startled the horse, causing it to run wildly.

call out!

Jiang Ning leaped into the air, covering an extremely long distance, and landed on the horse's back.

"Whoa!!!"

The startled horse tried to shake the person off its back, but calmed down the next second.

"Come on."

Jiang Ning patted the horse's head, pulled on the reins, and pointed in a direction.

Upon learning that it was Jiang Ning, the horse calmed down and, guided by Jiang Ning, spurred its horse forward and galloped a distance in a flash, leaving Xiang Wentian and the others, who were about to catch up, far behind.

Xiang Wentian watched Jiang Ning leave, his face extremely gloomy.

Lan Fenghuang and the others also arrived.

"This……"

An elder in yellow robes was speechless upon seeing this outcome.

They didn't know what to say.

The other five elders in yellow robes also turned their gazes toward Xiang Wentian.

They mobilized so many people to kill a young junior, and now this is the result. No matter the reason, they are beginning to question Xiang Wentian's abilities.

Sensing the gazes of these yellow-robed elders, Xiang Wentian knew what they were thinking. His expression darkened further, and he turned sharply to look at one of them, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

Seeing Xiang Wentian staring at him with murderous intent, Ji Wushi remained calm, but his heart skipped a beat.

Is this blaming him? Are they trying to kill him to vent their anger?

However, Xiang Wentian only glanced at him, said nothing, and made no move to kill him. Instead, he ordered, "Arrange horses to chase after him."

Xiang Wentian would not let this go; he would pursue Jiang Ning relentlessly until he was killed.

Upon hearing Xiang Wentian's instructions, people immediately began preparing the horses.

Xiang Wentian selected more than twenty people, including Lan Fenghuang and six elders in yellow robes.

"You all come with me to hunt him down."

Those who were called out had no objections. Even though these yellow-robed elders had some complaints about Xiang Wentian, they did not disobey. After all, Ren Woxing had personally designated Xiang Wentian to command this operation, and they would wait until the operation was over before making any further decisions.

Soon, the men below prepared the horses, and those chosen by Xiang Wentian mounted their horses and began the pursuit.

……

call!call!

Jiang Ning rode on horseback, the wind whistling past his ears.

Jiang Ning leaned back against the horse, adjusting his body and recovering his internal energy.

"Ho...ho..."

Jiang Ning's chest heaved, and his breathing became somewhat heavy.

During the encirclement battle, he not only expended a lot of internal energy, but also a lot of physical strength.

Fortunately, even though we're galloping on horseback, we can still rest for a while.

Jiang Ning galloped wildly, covering dozens of miles in a row. His horse was already exhausted and its legs were weak. Jiang Ning knew that it was about to die.

His horse wasn't a very good horse to begin with, so it's already quite impressive that it could run for so long.

Upon seeing this, Jiang Ning dismounted and walked.

By this time, his strength had almost fully recovered.

"You go."

Jiang Ning patted the horse, intending to set it free. The horse was exhausted and couldn't walk any further, but Jiang Ning couldn't stop to rest now, so he had to let it go.

Realizing that Jiang Ning was leaving, the horse rubbed against him, somewhat reluctant to part, and then left after a while.

Jiang Ning headed in another direction.

tick.

tick.

I felt a moist sensation on the tip of my nose.

Jiangning looks up.

"It's raining again."

(Thank you all for your support. I really didn't expect so much support; it far exceeded my expectations. I'm very touched, truly touched. However, it also means I've suddenly been burdened with writing over twenty chapters, a bittersweet experience...)

That's all for now. This event ends at 12:00 today. After 12:00, we'll stop this rule and let the authors make up for the missed chapters first. Since the authors don't have any drafts saved up, they write and publish as they go. So it will take some time to make up for these 20-plus chapters. It would be irresponsible of us to keep asking everyone to send gifts if we can't make up for them.

I updated five chapters today; pressure really is a motivator.

The author promises that the chapters that are still owed will be made up later. In addition to the daily updates, there will be extra chapters, at least two. Don't worry, I won't skip it.

There are currently 26 chapters owed, and this is an extra three chapters, leaving 23 chapters to go.

Chapter 436: Bamboo Forest

Splash!

It started raining heavily.

Jiang Ning looked around; the surrounding area was flat and exposed to the elements, with no houses in sight.

Fortunately, he was unharmed and a little rain didn't bother him.

Gurgle.

Walking in the rain, my stomach suddenly rumbled slightly, and a feeling of hunger welled up inside me.

Jiang Ning had just experienced a major battle and was greatly exhausted; he now needed food to replenish his strength.

He took out a bag wrapped in cloth from his pocket. There was a little blood on the outside of the cloth, which was blood from his clothes that had seeped in.

I opened the package; inside were a few pieces of dry food.

The bloodstains on the outside of the cloth had not seeped inside, and the dry rations were still clean.

Jiang Ning took out a piece of dry food and put it in his mouth to chew.

During this period, he mostly traveled in the wild, so he brought some dry food with him in case he couldn't find food in the wild and needed some in case.

The dry rations he carried consisted of mixed cakes made from minced meat and vegetables.

Besides the mixed cakes, he also brought sesame seed cakes, both of which can be stored for a long time, but the taste...

It wasn't particularly good, after all, it was dry rations prepared for a journey, so its shelf life was more important than its taste.

But at times like this, being able to eat something is already a huge relief.

The mixed cakes were dry, hard, and difficult to chew.

Jiang Ning ate his dry rations as he traveled.

Dense raindrops fell, pattering against his body, and his blood-soaked clothes began to fade under the heavy rain.

After eating two more dry food cakes, Jiang Ning stopped eating.

The sun is setting.

The sky was tinged with darkness.

The rain still hadn't stopped, but it had lessened considerably; what used to be a downpour was now just a light drizzle.

Feeling uncomfortable with her damp clothes clinging to her body, Jiang Ning arrived at a bamboo forest.

……

Are you sure he's come here?

Xiang Wentian looked at one of them and asked.

"Based on my judgment, that should be the case."

The person being questioned did not make any confident assurances.

"From my observation, it seems that King Ning Yan was so tired that he dismounted and continued on his way."

This is a highly skilled tracker; we tracked him all the way here based on his meticulous observation.

Xiang Wentian knew this person's abilities, so he didn't say anything and let the person continue the pursuit.

They are now tracking on foot, and their horses are exhausted.

At this moment, a torrential downpour began, and everyone was soaked to the bone, especially Lan Fenghuang.

Her clothes were all Miao ethnic costumes, which were a bit more revealing than Hanfu. At this moment, the clothes were wet and clung tightly to her skin, further accentuating her figure.

However, no one dared to look at Lan Fenghuang's alluring beauty.

Everyone kept their distance from this leader of the Five Poisons Sect.

"Ok?"

The expert in charge of tracking noticed something, squatted down where Jiang Ning had walked, and then stood up and said.

"Left Envoy, Ning Yanwang has headed east."

Xiang Wentian waved his hand.

"Chase!"