Baili Jingwei turned to the ever silent Danqing Shen. Understanding his gaze, Danqing Shen came to his side and grabbed him before shooting for the light.
As a mere Ethereal Stage cultivator, heād never catch up to the others with his meager speed unless he had a Genesis Stage expert helping him.
Shangguan Feiyun figured out the little brat still had his uses as a hostage. Without further ado, he also flew after them with Gu Santong in his clutches.
As for the other Genesis Stage experts, they followed without question.
Of the packed manor of experts so far, now it turned to have only five who were just staring dumbly. Shangguan Shangguan Feixiong, the three venerables and one tittering between life and death, Shangguan Yulin.
All of them felt weirdly at a loss seeing the others just ignore them outright over someone else.
[Youāre telling me, that us big shots from eastern lands have no worth? They just treat us like decorations, not even locking their house.]
The clear humiliation got to these four oldies.
They had been hiding to stay alive all this time and now that they were given the cold shoulder their life was over. Talk about being self-critical.
Then again, Gu Yifan was so young and toyed with both parties like nothing; truly commendable, brave, amazing and extraordinarily talented.
In any other place, even they wouldāve disregarded the Shangguan clan over the kid, since he was just too good.
First he snatched Soaring Sword, which was eye-catching enough, then there was his glorious talent that shone like no other here.
What if he were such a marvelous youth, what then?
That was of course paying close attention to such a dangerous element. And while these Shangguan oldies were tough, part of a bigger faction, itās been millennia since such a gem appeared within their ranks.
Gu Yifan was like a younger Invincible Sword now, even if striking it out on his own, that infinite potential sent shivers down anyoneās spine.
It was for the same reason Baili Jingwei and Shangguan Feiyun went after the kid. The Soaring Sword might even be secondaryā¦
Shangguan Feixiong sighed at the light pillar, āThe new replaces the old as every generation surpasses the last one. I just canāt believe how the glory of our Shangguan clan has faded compared to some unknown kidā¦ ā
āItās not faded, but overshadowed!ā
One venerable nodded, āThe stars shine brighter upon the night sky only because the clouds hide the moonās glow. The moon can cast her light upon the world all because the sun has fallen beyond the mountains. When the moon comes out, the stars fade. When the sun rises, the moon vanishes. He is the sun and the moon, and as long as he lives past today, his light would be glorious.ā
They all gave a nod at his assessment.
[The new dawn is herald by its new heroes. Our timeā¦ has endedā¦]
āShould we give chase? Iām worried about Yanāerā¦ā Shangguan Feixiong pondered as he looked at the distant light.
One venerable spoke, āThereās no need. Weāve been in such a dangerous situation just now and we couldnāt even keep Yanāer safe, but the kid did. He easily walks the path he made for himself to escape so of course he will. Yanāer will be fine with him. While we can never catch up to him and get the Soaring Sword, going after him is pointless.ā
āWhile we no longer take priority with him still around, once heās gone, all that attention will be focused on us. Baili Jingwei will come with us hard once more and we hardly have the men to fight. Even if we do escape, thereāll barely be anyone left. Only a fool would do this, ha-ha-haā¦ā
Shangguan Feixiong nodded and sighed. [Kid, youāve been wicked and shrewd, using us however you wished, but I havenāt exactly been good to you either. Yanāer isnāt like that, she truly cared for the two of you. I just hope youāll take care of her and keep her safe and this old man will be content.]
Shangguan Feixiong sighed and turned a dark look at the slumped Shangguan Yulin in his hole,āThen, venerables, what about this bastard?ā
āA traitor is to be taken back and fully questioned!ā
One venerableās eyes shone and snapped. Shangguan Feixiong nodded and went to lift a bitter, pleading and panicking Shangguan Yulin.
The four experts flew out of town.
They couldnāt mess with the matters as they stood, but a traitor was a different matterā¦
The four sported nasty smirks.
Shangguan Yulin was feeling worse and worse.
[What did I do to deserve this? No one wants me! I gave my all as a spy, I worked hard for the clan, but no one cares!]
[Is the world going to let this wrong go unanswered? Oh, snow in Juneā¦]
(StarReader: reference to āThe Injustice to Dou Eā, a play by Guan Hanqing of a girls unjust ending and vindication)
How fast had he forgotten just who he was really working for, even turning on everyone else. The triple agent had nothing helping him in his endeavors, no morals and not even loyalty for his own family.
Alas, all of these were secondary, paling in comparison to messing with the one man no one ever should, ending up as a stray no one would even take pity onā¦
Meanwhile, with the flash of the light pillar, Zhuo Fan and Shangguan Qingyan appeared in the backyard of the Gu household. With no time for her to make sense of everything, Shangguan Feiyunās team had already shown up. A Genesis Stage expertās speed was nothing to scoff at. He held Gu Santong and barked at Zhuo Fan inside the light pillar, āGu Yifan, you didnāt want him, but I was kind enough to bring your son to you. Hand over the sword now or you can say goodbye to this brat!ā
āYoung Sanzi, weā¦ā Shangguan Qingyan started despite how Zhuo Fan sported the same cold face, his hands making signs, āMerak!ā
Whoosh~
In another flash, the two were gone along with their light pillar. Shangguan Feiyunās face twitched, āShit! This bastard is hardcore, ignoring everything and just running off.ā
āHe didnāt care at all?ā Baili Jingwei and Danqing Shen just caught up.
Shangguan Feiyun shrugged helplessly, his anger burning hotter than the sun, āHe showed not the slightest hesitation. Iāve seen my fair share of stone cold people, but heās to the point of being inhuman!ā
Baili Jingwei frowned heavily.
Heād been using his sharp wits and quick tongue to come up on top every time, but Zhuo Fan wouldnāt even stop to listen. He couldnāt work his magic, not when the other wouldnāt even let him in.
Whoosh~
Another beam of light was cast upon the world, down yonder. Baili Jingwei signaled at once and everyone gave chase.
Shangguan Feiyun huffed and took Gu Santong to find his dad.
āGu Yifan, your son-ā
Whoosh~
Shangguan Feiyunās roar reached Zhuo Fan first, but only the first words as he went away once more. The chase went on and on.
The glorious Flying Cloud City of the empire was given quite the funny show. The Flying Cloud manor was out in force trying to catch some light from the heavens, yet it kept slipping through their fingers.
Shangguan Feiyun, with a kid in his arms, was looking like a nagging old biddy chasing her husband to give him an earful. The only thing missing was shrieking and whining in the streets like a banshee.
[You coldhearted man, donāt just leave your wife and son in the harsh cruel world!]
It only helped to fuel Shangguan Feiyunās anger, his turning face red.
[For godās fricking sake! Isnāt this your damn child? Iām here giving him to you and you donāt want him? Do it again and Iāll just bury him!]
Of course he was only thinking about it and not putting it into action. They werenāt about to get rid of the one thing that might just tie Gu Yifan down.
On Zhuo Fanās side, seeing how young Sanziās life was assured, he had no qualms about really leaving this place.
It might look heartless and cruel and harsh, but it was the smartest thing to do.
With father and son together, their chances were nonexistent. While if one ran with the Soaring Sword, the other was sure to survive.
Shangguan Feiyun dangled young Sanzi in front of him for the Soaring Sword so Zhuo Fan of course was going to use it as a way to keep him alive.
He was stuck on how to save young Sanzi so the only choice was to make the enemy keep him alive longer. As for a rescue, Zhuo Fanās mind was still hard at work among the constant flashing around town.
Young Sanziās sacrifice to save Shangguan Qingyan was unexpected, outside his plan. To try again, he would need to lay serious groundwork first.
Soaring Sword was nothing much to him, not when young Sanzi was part of the equation.
Zhuo Fanās eyes flashed, his face filled with convictionā¦
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