New Passage

That night, the moon climbed the branches, and lovers met behind the treetops.

They had truly arranged to meet behind the treetops.

This was the courtyard beneath the cliff face, the entrance to the source of earthfire. Several Old Pines grew atop the cliff, from where they could look down over the courtyard below, seeing everything clearly.

Lianshan Hall itself was protected by an outer formation, but since they had been arranged to stay inside, they were naturally unaffected by it. Liu Xiaolou and Master Zhu hid among the pines, quietly waiting for their chance.

Waiting for the people below... But Xia Fan had no intention of dodging at all, still using the Heaven-Swallowing Bag in his hand to block and fight head-on.

No matter how I thought about it, I could not understand it. If he cared about me, how could he hurt the people I cared about while I knew nothing?

Instead, it felt as though it would have been strange if there had been no such change and they had simply recruited a whole crowd of people. Xia Fan had met too many great figures and dealt with them too much, too deeply—beings like the Dragon God and the Heavenly Demon Emperor, as well as Immortal Emperors who wanted to kill him.

Taking the cup from her hand, he cast his gaze into the distance, seeming unaccustomed to her composure. The rivers and mountains of Jiangnan reflected each other like a painting, but unfortunately, they could not linger long. Before boarding the ship, he had already noticed the secretly surging crowds along the shore. They had come for him.

Before the words had even fallen, Spirit Pearl Fairy began glowing all over. In the blink of an eye, her divine aura scattered away, leaving only a stone