The Glowing White Escape Light withdrew, and dense black smoke clouds appeared around Chen Mu.
"If I can escape or not, I'll have to try to know!"
Five Ghosts Ethereal Flame Evasion Technique!
Chen Mu's escape speed increased by another thirty percent.
Lu Ku's voice remained calm. "When we went to Jade Spring Mountain for help, we were intercepted. Yet when we came to Ganhe Lower Courtyard, there were only pursuers."
"Was it because they lacked the ability to surround us?"
"No. They deliberately wanted us to meet."
"I guessed that, given your way of doing things, you likely never left Ganhe Lower Courtyard." Lu Ku chuckled.
"Though those people are powerful, perhaps for the sake of secrecy, they did not want to attack the Lower Courtyard."
"So how could they catch you?"
"By making you sense danger and leave Ganhe Lower Courtyard on your own."
Chen Mu, flying through the air, abruptly halted his escape light.
So... I ran the wrong way?!
Lu Ku said cheerfully, "We have to thank you for your caution. Otherwise, those people would never have let us escape all the way to you."
Chen Mu: "..."
I want to strangle this bastard more and more!
"You guessed it long ago? Yet you didn't say anything?"
"Whose side are you even on?!"
Chen Mu's escape light plunged from the sky. Like diving into water, he shot into the ground with a muffled pop and immediately began returning toward Ganhe Lower Courtyard.
Lu Ku gave a soft laugh. "You want to return to Ganhe Lower Courtyard now, don't you? Hmm... I'm afraid it's a little too late."
Upon hearing this, Chen Mu had no time to react before he suddenly felt a flash of light before his eyes. The pressure of the earth around him lightened,