Lin Chen watched the direction they had left in, but his heart simply would not settle.
He hesitated for a moment, then finally gave in and turned to Zhu Zhuqing. "I want to go take a look. Why don't you stay at the academy and wait?"
He had only meant to keep her out of danger. Once fighting broke out at the Moonlight Pavilion, it would be far beyond anything people at their level could intervene in.
But the moment the words left his mouth, he knew that, given Zhu Zhuqing's temperament, he probably would not be able to persuade her.
Without even thinking, Zhu Zhuqing declared firmly, "Don't even think about leaving me behind this time. We're going together."
Looking into her eyes, Lin Chen knew her mind was made up and persuasion would be useless. He nodded. "All right. Together, then."
Without further delay, they sprang into motion and sped toward the Moonlight Pavilion in Heaven Dou City.
Lin Chen led and Zhu Zhuqing followed, the two of them sweeping over row after row of rooftops.
The autumn wind whipped at their clothes, and the taut string in Lin Chen's heart strained tighter. He could not be sure how far things would escalate over there, but since he had already taken this step, he could only follow it through to the end.
Yet before they reached the heart of Heaven Dou City, violent soul power fluctuations erupted in the distance. Even from far away, they could clearly hear one thunderous boom after another. Lin Chen's heart tightened, and he quickened his pace further.
Just then, a cool, commanding female voice, carried by soul power, rang out from afar. "Tang Hao, so you really were hiding in the Moonlight Pavilion! Surrender immediately!"
Right on its heels came Tang Hao's