149: Important things that are ignored

Jiang Ning left so openly.

It was only two or three breaths of time.

In those two or three breaths,

Jiang Ning completed actions such as “slaughtering Tiance Military Prefecture Disciples,” “killing Commander Xing Zhan,” “attempting to kill Yun Qingyao,” “evading Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu’s attack,” and “smuggling to the barrier entrance.”

One action followed another, giving Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu no time to react.

Jiang Ning, having exited the barrier, did not dare to rest.

He knew that Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu must be chasing him from behind.

If he hadn't grasped a bit of Space Law, even if he could escape, he wouldn't be able to match the speed of a Nascent Soul Mid-stage.

Jiang Ning was immensely grateful.

Thank you, Dan Shuzi, thank you, Ascension Assembly... Inside the Small World.

Shen Jinhuan and the little fox anxiously awaited news of Jiang Ning.

Seeing the little fox lying on the side, Shen Jinhuan directly pulled her over and fiercely messed up her freshly licked fur from back to front.

Little fox: ???

“Huanhuan, Huanhuan! I licked it for so long!”

Seriously, she should have known that after the New Year, she shouldn’t have taken off that outfit. That way, Huanhuan wouldn’t have been able to mess up her fur.

Darn it, she really licked it for so long!

Shen Jinhuan sneered, “Revered Master’s life or death is unknown outside, and you still have the mood to lick your fur in here.”

“I’m also very worried about Revered Master!”

The little white fox’s mood instantly plummeted.

“Huanhuan, do you think Revered Master can escape from Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu’s hands?”

“Huanhuan, do you think Revered Master will be beaten to the point of spitting blood…?”

“Huanhuan, do you think Revered Master will die… Ah…”

As she spoke, the little fox began to wail.

Just thinking about it was almost unbearable.

Shen Jinhuan sighed.

She stroked the little fox’s head.

She understood this feeling.

When she was little, she would lie in bed feeling sad, sometimes remembering her mother leaving her one day, and she would cry under the covers.

Until one day, her mother truly left her.

Only then did she realize that her cries back then were filled with confusion.

“It’s okay, don’t cry. Since I still can’t control the Small World, it proves that the Small World is still Revered Master’s private property, which means Revered Master is still alive.”

As she comforted, Shen Jinhuan also became a bit hesitant.

Outside.

Jiang Ning used Shrinking the Ground into an Inch to quickly escape Xuanhuang City.

At the same time, he pondered something internally.

How did Yun Qingyao discover him?

He had sent the little fox to track Yun Qingyao. Even if Yun Qingyao discovered the little fox, how did she determine that the little fox was raised by him and Shen Jinhuan?

Furthermore, even if Yun Qingyao determined that the little fox was instructed by him and Shen Jinhuan, how did Yun Qingyao pinpoint his and Shen Jinhuan’s location?

He and Shen Jinhuan were both disguised!

Even Su Rao, and the Golden Core Perfection Daoist Lingbao and Daoist Baihe, had not discovered their concealment.

Jiang Ning felt that he might have overlooked something.

This matter was crucial, holding the key to the entire puzzle.

Yun Qingyao definitely had someone helping her.

Who could it be?

Having read this female-oriented novel, Jiang Ning’s first reaction was the Male Lead, Gu Yanqing.

But... Jiang Ning was 100% certain that Yun Qingyao hadn’t obtained that ring, so how could these two have become “Siamese twins” again?

“No.”

Jiang Ning decided to go to Cang Ling Domain, to Dan Shuzi’s Immortal Cave, to take a look.

He absolutely had to reconfirm whether the Male Lead was still in his original location.

If he wasn’t, then the puzzle would be solved.

If he was, and since he had already reached Nascent Soul, he could reinforce the Seal, making it even more secure.

The more he thought about it, the more Jiang Ning felt he should go back.

But thinking about where he had left the Male Lead, Jiang Ning’s stomach churned... Damn it, he had dug his own grave... He ran for a while in the direction of Zhi Shui Palace.

When he was almost at the border of Zhi Shui Palace, Jiang Ning sensed the movement behind him with his Divine Sense.

Marshal Marshal Xuan Hu had not pursued him.

He ran in this direction, confident that Still Water would let him enter Zhi Shui Palace, and Zhi Shui Palace was Yaoguang Immortal Palace’s territory. Even if Tiance Military Prefecture wanted to investigate, they couldn’t.

Tiance Military Prefecture, Yaoguang Immortal Palace, and Yingtong Merchant Guild balanced and developed each other.

Jiang Ning summarized that a triangle had greater stability.

He felt that although Flowing Water’s identity was mysterious, being able to live in Zhi Shui Palace and having a name so similar to Still Water surely meant there was a connection.

If Flowing Water went to save him, Still Water wouldn’t just ignore him either.

Just as he was about to rush into Zhi Shui Palace’s mountain gate,

a water-blue Sword Qi suddenly descended.

Jiang Ning hurriedly retreated.

He looked up.

He saw Still Water, dressed in a blue dress, standing in the air, and bowed.

“Palace Revered Master.”

Still Water asked with a smile, “You caused trouble outside, and then you still tried to escape into my palace. Are you trying to draw all of Tiance Military Prefecture’s attention to Zhi Shui Palace?

What do you take my Zhi Shui Palace for? A refuge?”

Jiang Ning gave an awkward laugh.

Things were slightly different from what he had expected.

Before he could say anything else,

he saw another soaring Sword Qi approaching.

Palace Revered Master Still Water disappeared, leaving only a sentence.

“Zhi Shui Palace does not welcome you, Jiang Ning, you should leave.”

Jiang Ning sighed.

Forget it.

Going to other places to look was also fine.

But when he turned around, he saw Flowing Water, dressed in a white dress, looking at him indifferently.

“Miss Flowing Water.”

“What are you looking for her for?”

Flowing Water glanced at Jiang Ning.

“I saved you once; do you really think Still Water will also save you?”

“This…”

Jiang Ning raised an eyebrow, not knowing what to say.

Flowing Water pointed to the bamboo forest on one side, and with a wave of her sleeve, a small courtyard suddenly appeared in the bamboo forest.

Flowing Water walked in first.

Then she turned her head and looked at Jiang Ning.

“Aren’t you coming?”

Jiang Ning hurriedly followed.

After entering the courtyard, he first swept the courtyard with his Divine Sense.

This courtyard was not an illusion, but a real, existing thing.

Jiang Ning was dumbfounded.

How was it that after coming to Xuanhuang Domain, he kept encountering Small Worlds everywhere?

Flowing Water saw Jiang Ning’s surprise and simply explained, “This is not like your Small World. You can understand it as real things within an illusion array.”

Jiang Ning nodded.

He directly released both the little fox and Shen Jinhuan.

As soon as the little fox came out, she automatically ignored Flowing Water, looked at Jiang Ning, and her big eyes immediately became watery.

“Revered Master!”

She was about to jump into Jiang Ning’s arms.

But then she realized Shen Jinhuan was a step faster than her.

“Revered Master! Huanhuan was so worried about you!”

After Shen Jinhuan emerged from the Small World, she directly pounced into Jiang Ning’s arms.