Land of Lightning Pursuers

Tears welled up in Samui's eyes. As the most direct victim of this situation, she felt utterly helpless.

"Mingyou, what... what should I do?"

Mingyou reached out, pulled her into his arms, gently stroked her hair, and whispered comfortingly, "You can't go back to the Land of Lightning. I'm afraid you'll have to follow me from now on."

Hearing Mingyou's words whispered in her ear, Samui could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears.

"Waaah... but my family, everything I have is in the Land of Lightning, waaah... you're just telling me to leave with you like this? Won't I be wandering around from now on, never seeing my family again?"

Seeing Samui crying so sadly, Mingyou felt a pang of heartache and tightened his arms around her.

Indeed, no one wants to leave their home, but sometimes things don't go as planned.

What's done is done, and there's no turning back for Samui.

If she really went back like this, even if she wasn't killed by the furious Raikage, she would probably be imprisoned for the rest of her days.

After a long while, Samui seemed to have finally cried herself out, and her sobs gradually subsided.

"I'm okay now, Mingyou, you can let go of me."

"Hehe, let you go? There's no such luck." Mingyou chuckled mischievously. He had been holding this soft body in his arms for so long, his desire had long been ignited, how could he let her go so easily?

Without another word, Mingyou picked Samui up, placed her on a stone platform, gently unbuttoned her clothes, and leaned down to kiss her.

This wasn't the first time Samui had been intimate with Mingyou, and she didn't refuse at all, but rather responded actively and passionately.

After a bout of intense lovemaking, the two finally returned to calm and gradually cooled down.

"Grumble~~"

Samui's stomach betrayed her with a loud rumble, and she blushed with embarrassment. "I'm hungry, I haven't eaten anything all day."

"I heard that, your stomach is very loud." Mingyou nodded and sat up from the platform.

"Hmph!" Samui snorted softly, glaring at Mingyou with a hint of resentment. "Are you planning to lock me up here forever?"

"Who said that? I can't bear to." Mingyou shook his head and began to tidy his clothes. "You'll follow me from now on, okay?"

"I'll guarantee your safety, and as for your family in the Land of Lightning, I'll find a way to bring them over in the future, how about that?"

Samui's body trembled slightly. She didn't expect that Mingyou had taken everything she had said to heart.

It seemed that this guy, who was a few years younger than her, had many good points besides being a playboy.

At least he was considerate of others.

Samui's eyes turned red, and she nodded. "Yes, thank you, Mingyou."

Smack~~

Mingyou raised his hand and slapped Samui's upturned butt, a smile appearing on his lips. "With the relationship between us, there's no need to say such things."

With a violent spatial distortion, Mingyou and Samui flashed out of the void.

It was now close to midnight, and the forest was exceptionally quiet except for the chirping of insects.

Mingyou led Samui quickly out of the forest and rushed towards the next town.

They definitely couldn't go back to the town with the Land of Hot Springs lord's residence right now.

Perhaps the Fourth Raikage had already sent a large number of people to search for Mingyou's whereabouts in the city.

So they could only travel along the road leading away from the Land of Hot Springs, while looking for an inn to rest.

They traveled through the forest all the way, and no accidents occurred.

They didn't even see a single living person.

About two hours later, Mingyou and Samui finally stepped out of the forest and could see the brightly lit town in the distance.

"Let's go."

Mingyou called out and led Samui towards it.

Not only had Samui not eaten anything, but Mingyou was the same as her. He had been busy traveling these days and hadn't had a good rest at all.

He had just arrived at the Land of Hot Springs lord's residence when he happened to encounter the Five Kage Summit.

There's no need to say more about what happened next. Apart from drinking a pot of tea and eating two bites of snacks in the guest room, Mingyou, like Samui, hadn't eaten anything all day.

His stomach had long been growling with hunger.

Soon, the two stepped onto the streets of the small town. It was now more than 2 a.m., but there were still many vendors selling snacks on the night market streets, busy by the roadside.

Although there weren't many pedestrians, there were quite a few people who came out in twos and threes to buy midnight snacks.

"They're over there, hurry back and report to Lord Raikage."

"I think they look like they're out to eat something, should we gather the nearby manpower and surround them first?"

In the dark alley, two men, mostly dressed as beggars, were pointing at Mingyou and Samui.

After the two beggars exchanged a few words, one of them retreated and quickly fled the scene, running deeper into the alley.

At the same time, Mingyou and Samui, who were already extremely hungry, had not yet noticed the abnormality in the dark alley.

The two ordered a large pile of food and were sitting at a small table used by the vendors to greet customers, eating with relish.

"Slow down, are you rushing to be reborn? Be careful not to choke."

Samui glared at Mingyou with some exasperation, watching him devour his food like he hadn't eaten in eight hundred years.

"It's delicious, of course I have to eat quickly," Mingyou mumbled, his mouth full of rice balls. "At your pace, when would I ever get full?"

"Can't argue with you," Samui rolled her eyes at Mingyou, but continued to eat slowly and deliberately.

But before long, Samui suddenly sensed something was off. Some of the people around them seemed to be glancing in their direction, intentionally or otherwise.

"Hey, Mingyou, I think we're being watched."

"I know," Mingyou nodded, continuing to eat. "That's why I told you to eat faster, we're going to be fighting again soon."

"Huh?" Samui was speechless. So that's what Mingyou meant.

From the dark corners, figures emerged, surrounding Mingyou and her.

Mingyou finished the last meat skewer in one gulp, stood up, and looked around.

Most of the people closing in on them were enveloped in a cloud of white smoke as they canceled their Transformation Technique, reverting to their original appearances.

It turned out these people were all Ninja from the Land of Lightning, disguised here.

"Samui, come back with us obediently. You wouldn't want the Raikage to be completely disappointed in you, would you?"

Darui drew the large cleaver from his back and stepped forward slowly, gazing silently at Samui.