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"What, what is that?!"
Wang Xu’s body tensed, his eyes filled with terror as he watched the countless threads falling from the sky.
Upon those threads, he faintly sensed a fear that made his heart shudder to its core!
"Wizard!"
"It’s those wizards from overseas!"
However, at this moment, perhaps it was because his wife had just recently become pregnant, or perhaps it was due to his mother eating inside the house, he shivered and instantly came to his senses.
"Go!"
In the blink of an eye, the Qi and Blood in his body surged rapidly, muscles bulging, bones cracking with a ’crack’ sound; his entire body seemed to grow several feet taller in an instant, almost like a giant. He scooped up his pregnant wife in one swift motion, then he burst through the now seemingly too low doorframe headfirst.
In almost the blink of an eye, he was shouldering an old woman, cradling his wife, ramming another shoulder into the wall, and directly breaking through the courtyard wall, fleeing wildly towards the distant Great Capital!
The surrounding villagers had not yet realized the urgency of the situation; seeing Wang Xu break through the courtyard wall and rush out, they were all stunned:
"Lizheng, you..."
"Run! Everyone run!"
"To the Great Capital!"
Wang Xu glanced over these villagers with the corner of his eye.
The last bit of responsibility in his heart compelled him to give this final warning.
Then, like a gust of wind, he disappeared from everyone’s sight in large strides.
"What is Lizheng doing?"
"Lizheng looks terrifying, just like the monsters in those tales..."
"Wait, what is that?"
"Run, run quickly!"
"Ahh—"
The villagers’ screams of terror, cries for help, and the suddenly very loud, almost deafening, whistling of the wind on both sides... All these sounds melded together.
The scenes on both sides flashed by in the corners of his vision.
The brand new yet simple houses, the village’s hedge walls, the roads filled with mud, the overgrown grass, the official road, the people running away in panic...
Slowly, everything quieted down.
He felt as though he was immersed in a very peculiar world.
He could only hear his breathing, the flow of blood in his body, the strong beating of his heart.
Under the astonishing surge of Blood Energy in his body.
Each step he took covered a distance of several zhang... and this distance was growing, unbeknownst to him.
The countless movements that he learned from Li Laoshi flowed in his mind like water, rapidly passing through.
He seemed to be touching upon something.
"Blood Energy... no Spiritual Root..."
But at that moment,
A loud roar exploded in his ears!
"What wizard dares to attack the Great Capital!"
This roar yanked him back from that strange world he was in.
Wang Xu’s heart trembled, and he instinctively stopped.
His two giant feet, which had fully burst out of his shoes, plowed two deep grooves into the flat road surface.
Only then did he finally stop, unable to help but look up.
But to his amazement, in front of him stood a red city gate tens of feet high!
"The Great Capital?"
"I’ve already arrived?!"
Wang Xu couldn’t help but look at his feet in shock, then he turned to glance back.
Behind him, visibly extending into the distance, were huge footprints, one after another.
"Our village is four or five li from the Great Capital, and I’ve..."
Before Wang Xu could fully process his astonishment, he hurriedly looked up.
He saw dozens of majestic and mighty immortals flying out from within the city walls, swiftly confronting those black figures that had filled him with extreme fear and danger.
These immortals, each with a commanding presence and profound energy, involuntarily commanded respect.
Wang Xu’s heart immediately relaxed.
"Wang!"
An anxious voice suddenly rang in his ear.
Wang Xu quickly looked down to see his wife’s face filled with panic.
He hurriedly set her down gently, and patted her: "It’s okay, we’ve already made it to the Great Capital, we’re safe."
"My child... what has happened..."
Wang Xu quickly put down his mother as well, comforting her: "It’s okay, Mother, don’t worry; let’s enter the city first."
As the crowd at the gate grew larger,
Wang Xu hurriedly picked up his wife and mother again, shouldering them, and squeezed into the crowd rapidly.
However, he heard the shouting of the soldiers at the city gate:
"The immortal orders! To prevent Thief Cultivators from entering the Great Capital, the gate is to be closed! No one is to approach the city!"
"Step back at once!"
With a slight change in expression, Wang Xu, taking advantage of his towering stature, quickly pushed through the crowd and called out loudly:
"Sir! Officer! I am a good friend of Immortal Yang Fang from the city guard, I humbly request that you let us through!"
His words immediately sparked hope in the gathered civilians, who also started to call out.
"I have an acquaintance with Immortal Zhu..."
"I, I was seen by Immortal Li..."
The soldiers at the city gate looked grim:
"I’ll say it again, step back at once! Otherwise, you will all be considered overseas Thief Cultivators, and we will execute you on the spot!"
"Three!"
"What’s the situation? Why isn’t the gate closed yet!"
Several figures flew out from within the city, one of them full of anger.
Wang Xu’s eyes lit up, and he waved frantically at one of them:
"Master Yang!"
"It’s me! I’m the Lizheng of Wangxian Village! The one who brought you the Spirit Grass..."
The figure glanced at Wang Xu and upon hearing his words, his expression suddenly darkened, a flash of sternness in his eyes:
"Nonsense!"
"Li Laoshi, close the gate immediately!"
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