Seizing the Hairpin

Time: 10:45 a.m.

Location: the latter half of the Great Grass Sea.

Jason, Golden Swallow, Silent Monk, Lu Yan, and Da Si the fox spirit raced through the dense sea of grass. The weeds rustled wherever they passed. From time to time, they looked back over their shoulders, their faces tense with anxiety, as though a venomous snake were chasing them. In truth, a group far more dangerous than venomous snakes was indeed pursuing them relentlessly. Needless to say, it was the White-Haired Witch and her group.

Despite the barrier and interference caused by yesterday's blaze, the White-Haired Witch had still successfully tracked them down. Moreover, the fox spirits tasked by their ancestor with escorting Jason and the others had unfortunately been eliminated one by one by the White-Haired Witch. In the end, only Da Si remained, fleeing alongside Jason's group.

Yet a closer look would reveal something strange about this chase. The White-Haired Witch and her people were clearly on horseback, and their mounts were all divine horses, while Jason and the others were running on foot. They should have been able to catch up quickly, but the White-Haired Witch remained behind them, maintaining a subtle distance between the two sides. It was as if she were deliberately toying with Jason and the others.

But that was not the case. The White-Haired Witch acted so strangely because she could not discern the intentions of those secretly following Jason's group. Besides, in her eyes, catching Jason and the others and reclaiming the Ruyi Jingu Bang was merely a matter of time. She did not believe for a moment that they could escape.

Naturally, those secretly tailing Jason's group were university students. They were divided into three groups: Bai Lu, Ouyang Mu, and Luo Yang from Class 1238 of Eastern Victory;