66: track

Aphrodite, in mid-air, glared at the Monk with an angry look!

Tang Ku, with his large sleeves fluttering, stood against the wind and smiled indifferently, "How am I not following martial ethics? Don't forget, I let you go, but I didn't say I wouldn't chase you. Besides, you don't know how to be grateful at all. I let you go, but you hid to eavesdrop. To be honest, although your strength isn't great, if you had fled with all your might outside the city and hidden, I might not have been able to catch you. But now… Heh heh, this is your own doing!"

After a long speech, Aphrodite's mouth twitched for a moment before she finally said, "You did it on purpose? You knew I wouldn't leave, didn't you?"

"Amitabha, Poor Monk never said that. You're just feeling guilty!"

Tang Ku looked at her with a half-smile.

Was Tang Ku doing it on purpose?

Actually, he was. This woman was known as a loose woman in Greece, and in her eyes, Tang Ku was a handsome man, pleasing to the eye. She had long harbored lustful thoughts for him. And when Tang Ku decided to let her go, she, being emotional, would definitely stay to eavesdrop on what the Monk thought of her. This was the nature of people like her; it couldn't be changed!

"You let me go, simply because you don't want to harm the common people in this city, right?"

Aphrodite was so angry she laughed, "Good, today I'm really going to bring the flames of war to the common people. Tang Sanzang, if an innocent person dies in Chang'an City, that debt will all be on your head!"

"With Poor Monk here, you can try!"

Tang Ku's right fist rippled, and he sneered, "If you dare to move now, I can punch you to death. With your magic power, you can't dodge it at all!"

"Is that so? Heh heh heh heh…" Aphrodite sneered, "Do you really think I'll just stand here and let you slaughter me? You're dreaming…"

Before she finished speaking, the woman's figure suddenly blurred, then vanished without a trace.

"Oh, using a substitute to buy time?"

Looking at a wisp of golden hair floating in the air, Tang Ku couldn't help but rub his nose, "Alas, it's a good thing I have a pair of eyes that can distinguish Qi, otherwise I really wouldn't have any way to deal with you!"

The Spiritual Awareness Eye activated, and a divine light flashed in his eyes. All the Qi in Chang'an City came into view, and even the entire city's defenses were clearly seen. Where there were loopholes, where repairs were needed, where there was an excess of troops, and where there were no hidden mechanisms, all were imprinted in his mind.

"I'll have to explain to Your Majesty later that these places need to be checked for omissions and filled in, only then can the city's safety be guaranteed as much as possible… Of course, there's also the safety of the imperial palace, which I'll have to discuss with… a certain old ghost. Even if foreign gods are capable, they shouldn't be able to sneak in so easily, should they!"

Tang Ku smiled, then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately descended to the ground.

At this time, Chang'an Street was bustling at noon. The streets were filled with shops, and there was plenty to eat, drink, and play. Chang'an market often had martial arts performers, acrobats, and, of course, many illusionists, or magicians. Tang Ku's ability to fly down from the sky didn't attract much attention; everyone thought this bald Monk was probably performing some kind of stunt.

And it was good that not many people paid attention, because Tang Ku had already locked onto a figure wearing a red headscarf, and then watched her disappear into the crowd.

It was a graceful Hu woman, looking quite beautiful, and Tang Ku, unhurried and discreet, followed closely behind her.

Along the way, Tang Ku walked at a steady pace, never slowing down, thanks to the immortal-god version of Lingbo Weibu.

The Lingbo Weibu in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is not simple; it is a high-level footwork technique based on the sixty-four hexagram positions as its Mind-Cultivation Technique. The main point is that within the sixty-four hexagram positions, I am basically in an invincible state. Although it cannot be used for offense, it is extremely difficult for enemies to attack him.

And this so-called immortal-god version is actually based on oneself as the core for transformation. In other words: wherever I go, that place becomes my home ground. The sixty-four hexagram positions are constantly moving in my mind along with my own movement. For example, standing still, in terms of the Wuwang position, the hexagram is in my northwest corner. If he moves forward one step, this position is still in his northwest corner, which means this position also moved forward one step!

Therefore, based on these hexagrams, anyone who wants to keep up with Tang Ku, or if he uses it to track others, he can always find the opportune angle to avoid others' gazes, so as not to be discovered.

During the tracking process, Tang Ku was incredibly leisurely. During this time, he even had time to buy a string of candied hawthorns on the street, ate a whole plate of pilaf at a pilaf stall, and also bought a beautiful bamboo hat, which he then gave to a fifty-something porter when passing by him…

His movements were like a leisurely stroll, completely unlike someone tracking an enemy.

Alright, his gleaming bald head and moon-white monk's robe made him conspicuous wherever he went. Even from a distance, the woman could see his figure, but then he would inexplicably disappear, leaving Aphrodite feeling somewhat bewildered, thinking to herself, "Is this guy really tracking me? This guy must be tracking me, but why does he disappear and reappear? So many times, it can't be a coincidence…"

The woman finally spotted the Monk's trace behind her again. This time, he had actually gone to a lamb restaurant, ordered a bowl of lamb soup, and eight flatbreads, and was eating heartily.

"Didn't Monks traditionally abstain from meat since birth?" Aphrodite was full of questions, but she finally gritted her teeth and turned the street corner again, disappearing from Tang Ku's sight.

Tang Ku didn't pay attention to this matter. In fact, even if Tang Ku couldn't see her actions, he could roughly tell what she was doing, after all, the faint divine Qi on her would not disappear.

Unhurriedly, after finishing three large bowls of lamb soup and eight flatbreads, Tang Ku, under the astonished gaze of the lamb stall owner, stood up contentedly and continued to pursue Aphrodite in the direction she had disappeared.

By this time, the sky had gradually darkened. Not only were there fewer pedestrians on the street, but even the vendors were packing up their stalls. This was as stipulated by the laws of the Great Tang: at nightfall, there should be no pedestrians on the street. If anyone was seen at night, the patrolling soldiers would certainly apprehend them, because people walking on the street in the middle of the night were considered either spies or thieves. And this, in the Great Tang, was called a curfew!

Aphrodite finally understood why Tang Ku was only following her and not directly apprehending her on the street.

"This Monk is truly wicked…" Aphrodite watched as the fellow followed her again, and a sense of powerlessness arose in her heart. Suddenly, she noticed what seemed to be an inn ahead, and a slight smile appeared on her face as a plan came to mind!