Zhou Qiping suffering a setback did not mean Ren Zhi and Xia Ruize would let me escape right under their noses. They immediately pursued me, saying, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, is the divine-grade wielder still alive? Did she not get killed by Fellow Daoist Nangong?"
"Isn't it obvious? That brat snatched her away!" Zhou Qiping angrily pointed at me. Upon hearing this, Ren Zhi and Xia Ruize immediately chased after me, and Xia Ruize said, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, we can't locate the divine-grade wielder. Do you have a spell that can track her?"
Zhou Qiping glanced at Xia Ruize and nodded. That fellow still considered himself on the same level as Ren Zhi; he simply hadn't managed to adjust to his changed status yet.
But this time, I knew Zhou Qiping could identify Zuo Lian's location. How could I give them the chance? I immediately used spatial compression to reach the position Zuo Lian had given me, directly embracing a mass of air before rapidly fleeing elsewhere!
I had received news of Zuo Lian, and all the cultivators knew it. Nangong Huan also withdrew the Phantom God Pearl and shouted furiously, "Why are you chasing this old woman? Didn't you see the mantis stalking the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it?"
With the illusion gone, Zuo Lian immediately appeared in my arms. I had used the ghost-commanding technique to control her, leaving her unable to move. Yet now her cheeks were flushed red. I glanced at her in surprise, only to discover that in my haste, my arm had practically been pressed against her chest!
I hurriedly switched arms and continued fleeing. Everyone who had originally been dealing with Nangong Huan was now chasing me instead!
Most crucially, Li Taichong was also charging toward me with a smile on his