Battle Through the Heavens: Flame Emperor, Please Restrain Yourself—Your Brother Is Truly Quite Simple and Honest

"Move! Capture it! Be careful, and don't hurt it, or you won't be able to bear the consequences."

"..."

Whoosh!

Dou Qi gathered beneath Qing Yanjing's feet. She leaped high into the air, spun one hundred and eighty degrees, then landed on the ground and looked toward the Qingyun Escort Agency's convoy.

White smoke rose from the top of a large iron cage, and a purple bird's head the size of a lantern poked out. It was struggling to break free and escape.

People continuously stepped forward to stop it, but they were all forced back by the azure flames spewed by the purple bird.

"Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle!" Qing Yanjing's pupils contracted.

The Purple Cloud Eagle was a magical beast. It was a first-tier magical beast at birth and became a third-tier magical beast upon reaching adulthood. Its defining trait was its ability to control azure flames. Given a fortunate opportunity, it could evolve into a fifth-tier Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle comparable to a Dou Wang.

Clearly, this third-tier Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle was the cargo being escorted by the Qingyun Escort Agency this time.

The Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle's appearance had frightened the magical beast horse pulling Qing Yanjing's carriage into dropping to its knees, sending her flying.

"Not good!"

Qin Hai's anxious voice rang out beside Qing Yanjing's ear. He immediately donned his Dou Qi Armor and made his move.

But he was still a step too slow. The Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle successfully broke free from its cage, flapped its wings, and flew toward the city gate while continuously climbing higher.

"Friends, please lend us a hand! The Qingyun Escort Agency will reward you handsomely!"

As Qin Hai pursued it, he amplified his voice with Dou Qi and called out to Zhang Yuan for help.

"You two, make your move." Zhang Yuan remained perfectly still atop his horse.

His personal guard captain, Ye Ya, and Xiao Boyuan understood at once. They simultaneously summoned their Dou Qi Gauze, struck the ground, and leaped into the air, each grabbing one of the chains wrapped around the Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle.

Naturally, the two of them were no match for the Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle at full strength. But with the power of the sealing chains on its body, temporarily restraining it would not be a problem.

"Caw!"

The moment Ye Ya and Xiao Boyuan seized the chains, they poured Dou Qi into them.

The little strength the Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle had recovered was suppressed once more, and its powerless body fell downward.

Seeing this, Qin Hai accelerated again. At the critical moment, he caught the Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle and simultaneously injected Dou Qi into the sealing chains.

"Push the cage over here!" Qin Hai roared over his shoulder.

The Qingyun Escort Agency's people immediately pushed the enormous cage in front of Qin Hai, helping him put the Azure Flame Purple Cloud Eagle back inside and reinforce the seal.

After returning the chains, Ye Ya and Xiao Boyuan went back to their horses.

Boom!

After this brief incident, the southern city gate opened on schedule.

Zhang Yuan snapped his reins and charged out of the city at the head of the group, with dozens of riders following close behind.

"Hey!" Qin Hai called out from afar. In the end, he revealed a helpless smile and said, "It seems they really are in a hurry."

"If Escort Master Qin wishes to thank them, there will be plenty of opportunities once we reach Qingyun Town." Qing Yanjing stared toward the city gate, seemingly lost in thought.

"That's all we can do." Qin Hai nodded, then said, "Even two of his subordinates have the strength of Dou Masters. I wonder just how strong that young man leading them is."

"Who knows?" Qing Yanjing's beautiful eyes flickered as she softly said, "It's a pity such a strong group can't travel with us."

With that, she boarded the carriage on her own, completely ignoring Meng Xing's livid expression.

In a nearby alley, an ordinary-looking man poked his head out and said with relief, "Good thing they were in a hurry and left first. If they had really accepted the Myriad Books Pavilion's invitation, the fat sheep already in our grasp would have gotten away."

After saying that, the man walked onto the street, blended into the crowd, and openly left through the city gate.

All he could see was mist. Beyond ten feet, it was difficult to make out the surroundings clearly, yet the man moved as though he were returning home. Before long, he arrived at a secluded cave and led out a horse-like magical beast covered in scales.

"Go!"

The man rode away, but instead of taking the official road, he followed an extremely hidden path.

The man did not know that shortly after he left, a black-robed figure appeared at the entrance to the path.

"Zhang Yuan really was right."

(End of this chapter)