Chu Tianya was on their trail. Bai Yang was absolutely certain of it. The aura rising in the distance was as false as the heavens themselves; winds surged and clouds roiled, as though night had swallowed the earth, and it was heading straight for him. Apart from Chu Tianya, Bai Yang couldn't think of anyone else in the entire Great Light Dynasty who could give off such an aura.
There was no point worrying over how their whereabouts had been exposed. The key was how to deal with the danger at hand.
With Lan Xin in tow, Bai Yang pushed his speed to the limit, covering ten thousand miles in an instant. But that aura in the distance clung to them like a parasite, impossible to shake—and it was drawing closer.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lan Xin said, "Brother Bai, I'll stay behind and hold Chu Tianya off to buy you time."
With Lan Xin's cultivation, facing Chu Tianya alone could only end in death. But she was determined. Even if she could hold him off for just a moment, Bai Yang would have a better chance of escaping his pursuit.
"Don't be ridiculous. Chu Tianya can't do anything to me," Bai Yang replied, utterly serious.
"Brother Bai, I'll only slow you down. I'll stay behind and buy you time. As long as you get out of the Great Light Dynasty, the world will be wide open to you. You can avenge me someday. Don't you always say that if you're not afraid of death, you should fight whoever crosses you? I may be no match for Chu Tianya, but if he wants to get past me, even if I die, I'll make him pay dearly!"
"Brother Lan, have you forgotten that I can return to my hometown whenever I