Taking the Blame

"Thirteen rays of clear light."

Gu Jinlai arrived at Xiansheng Tower in the outer city with a leisurely mindset.

There were twenty-six people from the Ouyang family who fled. Three of them had Karma as black as ink, seven had karma as Bright Red as blood, and three others had Karma that was only light red.

But Gu Jinlai, no one has shown mercy.

Those with light red hair also carry sin within them.

If it is not a matter of subjective fault, and there is a "surrender" element, a good attitude towards admitting guilt, and a willingness to accept punishment or atone for one's sins, they can be given a chance, Gu Jinlai.

But since they chose to flee, he had no choice but to unleash his thunderous power.

"It should be possible to upgrade the Lightning Domain Divine Ability to its highest level."

This thought has crossed my mind Gu Jinlai.

Soon, he arrived at the courtyard where he rented a room at Xianshenglou.

When he arrived at the courtyard, he discovered that the array formation there was actually open.

Activating the formation consumes a great deal of energy, so Zhao Yushu probably wouldn't activate it unless there was a specific reason.

With that thought in mind, he stepped into the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he sensed something.

Is anyone there?

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yushu arrived in a hurry with two people.

It was Qi Yunxiao and Qi Sheng, who had made the deal with them two days ago.

"Ancient Martial King, you've finally returned! Why... why didn't you leave Haifeng City immediately? And why were you acting so ostentatiously..."

Qi Yunxiao was somewhat anxious.

"There's no time to lose; we should leave Haifeng City as soon as possible."

As Qi Sheng spoke, he took out a treasure that emitted a faint glow. "This is the Chaos Pearl. The reason we have been able to remain safe all these years is because of its ability to confuse people. We can talk about this after we leave Haifeng City."

"Etc."

Gu Jinlai at the treasure in Qi Sheng's hand.

This...

Could it be a Dao artifact?

Although he was somewhat envious of other people's things, he didn't show it. He simply asked, "What's going on?"

"This is my fault."

Qi Yunxiao's face showed a hint of guilt. "To facilitate our transaction with you, we exchanged gold and jade, a large amount of currency, from the Holy Dynasty Bank. However, we were targeted by the people of Haifeng City. If you had left Haifeng City directly after completing the transaction, no one would have suspected anything. But you immediately used the gold and jade, and even did so through the Yunhai Chamber of Commerce, which has the background of a Martial Saint..."

"They mistook you for me and wanted to take the other gold and jade you had?"

Gu Jinlai quickly realized something.

Qi Yunxiao nodded.

He glanced at Zhao Yushu, then at Gu Jinlai, and said, "My identity is somewhat special, and I need to be careful in my actions. However, due to certain special reasons, I have to maintain contact with the Blue Light Society and use their channels to do some things. Before meeting Senior Gu, I was actually very wary. Fortunately... our transaction went very smoothly, and Senior Gu's noble and virtuous conduct is something I truly admire."

At this point, he apologized again. "I'm sorry, Senior Gu, we did a little test on you at Xiansheng Building..."

"Testing?"

Gu Jinlai, people have been reminded of the scene where Qi Sheng put away the Yakumo Crystal, a quasi-Dao artifact.

This method clearly involved the use of a treasure for storing valuable items.

Storage treasures, at the very least, possess a value no less than that of Dao artifacts.

This must be what Qi Yunxiao meant by "testing the waters."

If he had set his sights on the treasured storage item in Qi Sheng's possession and secretly followed him to murder him, they wouldn't be having this exchange now.

Then, something else occurred to him. "Was that note I left with me when I went out today passed to me by you guys?"

"Yes."

Qi Yunxiao said, "We were judging others by our own petty standards... We will offer a generous gift to ask for Senior Gu's forgiveness, but now we really can't delay any longer, let's leave Haifeng City as soon as possible."

Who is targeting you?

"I don't know... but there are definitely Martial Saints and Saint-level beings."

Qi Yunxiao smiled wryly.

Martial Saint, Saint...

I 'Gu Jinlai wanted to have a proper clash with such a powerful figure and verify his true strength.

But...

He was accompanied by Zhao Yushu and others.

This Qi Refining Realm newbie could easily lose his life from the aftershocks of a battle with a Saint.

Furthermore, the Manifestation Tower is located in a bustling area, and the destructive power of a battle between Saints is extremely astonishing. If a battle really breaks out here, innocent people will inevitably be affected. At that time, his already light red Karma will definitely increase rapidly.

With this thought in mind, he made a decision. "Then let's leave Haifeng City first."

Qi Yunxiao and Qi Sheng nodded quickly.

Zhao Yushu, who was standing to the side, also dragged a suitcase and said, "I've packed everything. We can set off now."

"Walk."

This Gu Jinlai.

At that moment, Qi Sheng summoned the Chaos Pearl, and a circle of gray light emanated from the pearl, quickly enveloping the four of them.

Afterwards, the four of them left the courtyard, not even bothering to return the deposit for Xiansheng Tower, and quickly left Haifeng City.

As they were about to leave Haifeng City, Gu Jinlai sensed something.

More than a dozen powerful auras rushed toward this direction at an extremely fast speed.

One of the auras was intense and violent, like thunder, and vaguely similar to the Thunder Primordial Spirit Body that had been cultivated Gu Jinlai.

"It's Lei Yuan! Lei Yuan, the deputy commander of the city guard! He's a Martial Saint who follows the path of the Heavenly Demon God! He cultivates the renowned Thunder Origin Primordial Spirit's inheritance!"

Qi Sheng whispered, "Everyone, be careful not to release any aura easily. Although the Chaos Pearl is exquisite, my own strength is too weak to perfectly use this Dao artifact to seal all auras and light. We still need to be careful to avoid being detected by Lei Yuan."

Zhao Yushu nodded quickly.

Gu Jinlai, people have withdrawn their gaze from that direction.

True Person has mastered the Spirit Refining can sense danger.

A powerful person who has condensed martial will and undying will can clearly sense anyone who looks at him.

The four of them quickly headed away from Haifeng City.

Just as they were about to leave Lei Yuan's perception range, Gu Jinlai glanced back.

That look made Lei Yuan vaguely sense something, but it wasn't quite clear.

Furthermore, since they had already arrived at the Manifestation Tower but found nothing and had no new clues, he simply followed this feeling and chased after them.

"Speed up."

This Gu Jinlai.

"If you go too fast, you'll leave some traces..."

Qi Sheng had some cold sweat on his forehead.

Any Celestial Person being targeted by the Martial Saint would probably not perform much better than him.

"We can't afford to delay any longer, let's speed it up."

This principle has been reiterated Gu Jinlai.

Seeing this, Qi Sheng had no choice but to speed up.

The speed was faster, but as he said, it did leave some traces.

Lei Yuan, who had initially only harbored some doubts, quickly caught up, his expression seemingly carrying a hint of playful amusement, like a cat toying with a mouse.

Clearly, he had already realized something.

Only...

He didn't seem to want to set up the battlefield in Haifeng City, lest it attract the attention of more Martial Saints and Saints, so he just followed from a distance and kept them at bay, without rushing to catch up.

This chase and escape quickly covered three or four hundred miles.

Gu Jinlai stopped only when he was far away from the outer city of Haifeng City and there were almost no signs of human habitation or buildings in the surrounding area.

"Okay, stop now."

This Gu Jinlai.

Qi Sheng glanced behind him with a sense of despair.

There's no escaping it.

A dozen miles away, Lei Yuan, along with the dozen or so Martial Kings and Celestial Person Realm experts he led, were following closely behind, getting closer and closer.

Clearly, due to their speed, they couldn't hide their tracks and had already been completely discovered by Lei Yuan. Next...

"We're sorry, we've gotten you into this mess. You two should go now. We'll try our best to hold off Lei Yuan and his men."

Qi Yunxiao's expression was somber.

Zhao Yushu was so frightened that her face turned pale, but she didn't say anything. Instead, she turned her gaze to Gu Jinlai.

"To be able to say these words at a time like this, I admire your character."

Gu Jinlai smiled and said, "Leave the rest to me."

Qi Sheng and Qi Yunxiao stared at Gu Jinlai in astonishment.

That's Lei Yuan, after all.

Lei Yuan, the dignified Deputy Commander of Haifeng City and a Martial Saint.

"You..."

"Keep this little girl safe and sound, and also, keep her at a distance."

Gu Jinlai said something, took a step, and directly left the area covered by the gray aura of the Hun Tian Zhu.

Immediately afterwards, he controlled the power of the magnetic field, and his figure slowly rose up. Before long, he was standing a thousand meters in the air, facing Lei Yuan and the others more than ten miles away.

"Why didn't Senior Gu run away, instead..."

Qi Yunxiao was somewhat confused.

But Zhao Yushu...

She thought of the changes that had taken place in the city of wind and rain over the past few months Gu Jinlai.

If he could transform from a high-level Martial King to a peak Celestial Person in just a few months, then further transformation into a Martial Saint, or even a Saint, doesn't seem like such an unacceptable thing.

After all, she had only known Gu Jinlai for a few months, and during those months, she had never truly understood Gu Jinlai's strengths and weaknesses.

So...

A glimmer of hope, and even more so, anticipation, filled her eyes. "Perhaps... things aren't so bad after all."

Qi Sheng seemed to have guessed something, his pupils suddenly contracting. "You wouldn't be thinking that this Ancient Martial King..."

Zhao Yushu shook her head and said nothing more, but her gaze remained fixed on Gu Jinlai, who had flown into the void, and she refused to look away for even a moment.

On the other side, Lei Yuan and the others seemed to think that they had reached the end of this desolate wilderness.

As they accelerated, they quickly arrived a thousand meters in front of Gu Jinlai.

Among them, Lei Yuan, who was a Martial Saint, manifested a similar lightning magnetic power, allowing himself to float in the void. His flying technique was not much inferior to that of Celestial Person.

"What, not running anymore?"

Lei Yuan looked at Gu Jinlai and sneered, "However, I am somewhat surprised that you have other experts besides that Celestial Person."

"A Martial Saint who cultivates the Thunder Primordial Spirit Body?"

Without Gu Jinlai ado, he simply extended his right hand and beckoned with his finger. "Come, use all your strength to defeat me! Otherwise, given the sins you bear... you will die!"