He Got Away

"They're really hot on your heels! Let's see if you're still going to chase them!" Huang Tao gritted his teeth as he watched Wang Yan getting closer and closer, and summoned a series of fireballs that hurtled down on the town below, like meteors falling from the sky.

He knew that indiscriminately killing mortals would offend the heavens and bring him karmic retribution, but he couldn't care less at the moment. Karmic retribution would only worsen his inner demon tribulation; even if he couldn't overcome it, that would be many years later. If he couldn't escape now, he would definitely die. So Huang Tao was clear about what was more important.

Wang Yan's face turned cold. If she had only suspected such methods before, she was now certain that this person was definitely Huang Tao, Shen's junior brother's enemy.

But she couldn't ignore these attacks. Although the fireballs weren't very powerful, they were too scattered. Even if she wanted to block them all, she had to give up the chase and focus on intercepting them.

"Huang Tao, your actions will be an outrage against Heaven! Just wait, you won't have a good end!" Wang Yan shouted before descending from the clouds to intercept the fireballs and various minor Law Technique attacks.

Huang Tao glanced at the exhausted Wang Yan, a mocking smile playing on his lips. A good ending? He knew from the moment he stepped onto the path of immortality that this path was littered with corpses. Either you forge ahead by any means necessary, or you are reduced to nothing!

Without becoming an immortal, who can escape death? It's just a matter of dying sooner or later.

These reputable sects undeniably protect the common people; however, they only appear when the world is in chaos and demons are rampant.

However, it cannot be denied that at least their hearts are kind. But this is also their weakness; a kind person cannot bear to see those ordinary people being slaughtered.

After a dozen or so breaths, Wang Yan let out a soft breath and looked around at the sky. There were only a few white clouds drifting by, and Huang Tao had long since disappeared without a trace.

"This person is truly ruthless; he may have already fallen into demonic possession."

Half an hour later, Shen Ge and the other two rushed over. When Shen Ge saw Senior Sister Wang Yan standing alone in the air, he knew that she had failed to stop Huang Tao. Even though he was furious, he could not vent his anger on Senior Sister Wang Yan.

"Senior sister, never mind. It seems his death is not yet imminent. In that case, let's wait for next time. As long as I'm alive, I'll eventually catch him and kill him."

Wang Yan looked at Shen Ge with a slightly apologetic expression and said, "Junior Brother Shen, I'm sorry. It's because my skills are not good enough. That person attacked a mortal town directly, and I couldn't just ignore them."

"I know that scoundrel will do anything that benefits him. He couldn't beat you, Senior Sister, and wanted to escape, so this was the only way he could do it. You didn't do anything wrong, Senior Sister. If I were chasing him, I couldn't just stand by and do nothing. After all, we immortals haven't lost our humanity; we still have good intentions."

Wang Yan nodded and said, "I'll think of something when we get back. I just intercepted some of his Law Power energy and blood; let's see if we can track him down."

Shen Ge raised his hand and flipped it over, pinching a palm-sized Ghost-Faced Wasp his two fingers. "Senior sister, this is the queen bee. The contract hasn't been broken yet. Let's see if we can use it to track her in reverse?"

Wang Yan put away the wasp and said, "I'll go try with Senior Sister Liuyue. She used to know tracking Law Technique, and she should be leaving Flowing Cloud Kingdom soon. We can try chasing him then, maybe we can catch him."

Shen Ge clasped his hands in a respectful greeting and said, "Senior Sister, thank you very much. When you see Senior Sister Liuyue later, please give her my regards. I still have matters to attend to in the Phoenix Kingdom, so I will visit her today."

Wang Yan nodded, then instructed Shen Ge to be careful while cultivating alone outside before flying away. She needed to track him down as soon as possible while these things were still useful.

After Wang Yan flew away, Shen Ge slowly landed on a hilltop. With a cold face, he punched a boulder, which instantly shattered into pieces.

"Grass~"

Not far away, Mu Wan nudged Su Sui and gestured towards Shen Ge's back, indicating that she should go over and comfort her. She understood that Shen Ge was in a bad mood. After all, it had been decades, and this was the first time he had encountered someone who had hurt him. He thought he could get revenge, but the person had run away. Anyone would be furious.

Su Sui was a little afraid of an angry Shen Ge, but she still tiptoed over to comfort him, "Master, don't be angry. Now that person has shown up, there's a way to find him. Besides, Aunt Wang Yan and Aunt Su are so strong, they will definitely catch up with him. Then he won't be able to escape. So don't be angry. Maybe good news will come back soon."

"That's right, Shen Ge, don't be angry. Things will get better. He can't escape." Mu Wan chimed in to comfort him.

After taking several deep breaths, Shen Ge nodded. "Yes, he can't escape. As long as I'm alive, he will definitely die!"

"I didn't expect that bastard to have reached the Golden Core Stage. It seems he was hiding his strength back then, otherwise he couldn't have advanced so quickly in just a few decades."

"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. There's no point in thinking about it now."

Shen Ge smiled easily and said, "Where are you two? Are you going back to the sect or what?"

Without hesitation, Mu Wan said, "No, we'll go back to the Phoenix Kingdom with you. After all, that guy has disappeared somewhere, and it's not safe for the two of us to go back like this. Let's wait for Senior Sister Wang Yan and the others to come and pick us up."

"Master, you want to send us away as soon as we meet?" Seeing that Shen Ge's expression had improved, Su Sui became bolder and said with a grin, "You don't actually have your eye on those two women from the Phoenix Kingdom, do you? Let me tell you, one of them is my cousin. Don't even think about it, or I'll be in a very awkward position."

"Besides, I'm on your side and Aunt Mu Wan's side, so you can't just choose randomly."

Mu Wan blushed slightly and raised her hand to give Su Sui a hard tap on the head. "You brat, what nonsense are you talking about?"

Shen Ge glanced at Mu Wan, said nothing, then turned and glared at Su Sui before saying, "Have I been spoiling you too much? You even joke about your master and uncle, so disrespectful! You deserve a beating."

Su Sui covered her head, looking utterly aggrieved. "Fine, I won't say anything more, okay? Seriously, you guys keep hitting my head all the time. What if you break my genius's brain?"

"Alright, since we're leaving, let's hurry up and leave. Otherwise, that bastard might come back and wipe us all out. Although I hate to admit it, he's Golden Core Stage cultivator, and the three of us are no match for him." With that, Shen Ge summoned his flying sword and flew up.

Mu Wan gave Su Sui a slightly coquettish glare, then followed him on her flying sword.

After the two of them had taken to the air, Su Sui lingered, summoning his flying sword and muttering under his breath, "I wonder who's been sitting in that Lone Peak Pavilion these past few days, staring blankly at Master's courtyard. Master has only been away from the sect for a few days and they've already become like this. Now that they've seen him, they don't dare say a word. Serves you right..."

"Su Sui, what are you dawdling for? Don't you want to leave?" Shen Ge's voice came from the air.