Why?

The clouds exploded, and two figures burst out. One wore a playful smile, clad in a crimson dress, with adorable dimples at the corners of her lips.

Chen Chi.

Beside her stood a maiden in green. She looked shy and introverted. She was Wen Ning, the Talisman Gate Master's disciple, who had become the Talisman Gate's current Number One Prodigy after its chief disciple was suppressed by Wen Zizai.

"Pretty smart, aren't I?" Chen Chi pulled Wen Ning closer to Ye Qiu. "I knew you were going to run."

"Go back. I have serious business to attend to." Ye Qiu's expression was stern.

Chen Chi smiled. "We're heading to Western Ridge too, on serious business... so, farewell."

She glanced at Ye Qiu, then pulled Wen Ning around and shot toward Western Ridge.

Ye Qiu watched their retreating backs and sighed. The next moment, he burst forth at speed once more, caught up with them, grabbed one in each hand, and sped away at an astonishing pace.

The Tang Family's foremost movement technique, Thousand-Zhang Leap, had flourished in Ye Qiu's hands. Combined with Brother Snake's Dragon's Passage, it had nearly evolved into an entirely new art, far more profound than the Tang Family's original technique.

When it came to speed, if he went all out, even those below the God King Realm would find it truly, truly difficult to catch him.

Even ordinary God Kings might not be able to do anything to him in terms of speed when Ye Qiu fought with his life on the line.

Boom—

With one person in each hand, Ye Qiu quickly raced beyond the visible range of Myriad Laws City at full speed.

After he had completely departed, the resonance and connection between him, Myriad Laws City, and that great tomb gradually blurred and