For seven or eight days straight, Tushan had been filled with a tense, oppressive atmosphere that left everyone scarcely daring to breathe.
Great Sage Juling Xiong Cheng and his entire wedding procession stayed on another hill eight li away from Hu Qingtong's small courtyard.
Eight li was still a distance to ordinary people, but to Dao Realm experts, it was practically no distance at all.
Especially for Great Sage Juling and the several Bear Clan Dao Realm experts under him, it would take only one or two breaths for them to charge into Hu Qingtong's small courtyard.
If Ye Zhen and the others were not paying attention, one or two breaths would pass in the blink of an eye.
This distance had already made the Fox Clan's Grand Elders extremely nervous. Great Sage Juling Xiong Cheng's arrangements made the Fox Clan's three Grand Elders even more anxious.
Great Sage Juling Xiong Cheng had stationed three Bear Clan Dao Realm experts, above and below ground one li outside Hu Qingtong's courtyard, to monitor Ye Zhen's group's movements.
The stated reason was that he feared Ye Zhen's group might secretly flee.
But in truth, his intentions were exceptionally vicious. Both the Fox Clan's Grand Elders and Ye Zhen's group understood what Great Sage Juling was plotting.
The men he had sent watched Ye Zhen's group's every movement day and night, actually searching for an opportunity.
The moment Ye Zhen's group showed any carelessness, those Bear Clan Dao Realm experts would charge in without hesitation, kill Ye Zhen, and abduct Hu Qingtong. Great Sage Juling, eight li away, could also arrive within two breaths and start a fight.
Under such circumstances, if they succeeded, the Fox Clan's three Grand Elders could only accept the outcome.
However, according to Fox Clan Head Tu Zheng's