Lu Xuanji, Junior Guardian of the Crown Prince

To martial artists, night in Lin County was no different from day. By the faint starlight, it seemed like a dawn without a sun.

"Finally escaped..."

Having left the narrow, sealed underground chamber and the oppressive Demon Qi Domain overhead,

Su Xinghe felt that every breath he took was sweet.

But what was happening outside now?

When he had been captured, it had still been a bitterly cold spring, frost and snow covering the earth.

Yet the evening breeze now carried a trace of the scorching heat left behind by midsummer.

Could a long time have already passed?

Looking at the patrol constables below the mountain, moving through the streets in teams with torches, he heard countless whistles sounding throughout the city.

"Caw! Caw!"

"Caw, caw, caw..."

Dense flocks of Sky-Patrolling Ravens flew in from the north of the city, pursuing the fleeing Peaceful Heaven Sect disciples.

Little White turned his head and humped his back, perhaps wanting to give chase as well. But he reluctantly glanced at the blood-red bead cradled between his wings, then lowered his head and continued licking it.

Su Xinghe moved.

He had to leave the Clear Lotus Pond docks. If Princess Red Lotus returned, things would become seriously troublesome.

Though he had already killed a Grandmaster,

he was not arrogant enough to face that female demon head-on.

The moment he had seen the Rift-Splitting Greater Demon, he had understood why he had been able to use the Demon Qi Domain to crush Li Shunjun.

He had not been controlling the Demon Qi Domain.

It was likely because of Little White that the Rift-Splitting Greater Demon had secretly intervened to help him. His own strength was still insufficient to confront a Fifth Rank Core Embrace Grandmaster.

Descending from the mountain, he headed straight for the