456: Crisis

Code Name: A Touch of Red felt his brain was struggling to keep up. He desperately recalled the information he had obtained from the Nether Prison headquarters, only to find that there was no record of this suddenly appearing Foundation Establishment Cultivator, as if he had appeared out of thin air.

"How could this be? Could he be from another extraterrestrial Cultivator faction?!" He suddenly thought of this point. Since Nether Prison could infiltrate Blue Star, other Cultivator factions certainly could too. It was just that the Spiritual Qi on Blue Star had only just recovered, so it wasn't very valuable. Therefore, other Cultivator factions in the Star Domain likely looked down on it. Even Nether Prison only came here to set up a branch because they were rivals with Tianji Pavilion.

Code Name: A Touch of Red's thoughts raced, but his pace did not slow down. His speed was extremely fast after having the Divine Travel Talisman applied to his legs. Additionally, he had previously scouted the terrain around Xuanji Tower. This was his professionalism as an assassin; before killing, one must find a retreat path and be prepared to strike and retreat. Thus, he was very slippery in his escape, quickly hiding in a dark corner of a residential area. Just as he was about to fall into a small temple he had planned for, he saw a figure standing quietly at the entrance, holding a whisk, wearing a golden headband, with long hair hanging down to his calves. Who else could it be but Sabado?

"Fellow Daoist, you have arrived!" Sabado held his whisk and revealed a faint smile.

Code Name: A Touch of Red's expression changed drastically. He looked at Sabado in disbelief and blurted out, "How are you here?!"

"Haha, I was idle, so I cast a divination and learned that a Nether Prison Fellow Daoist would be here at this time, so..." Sabado spread his hands, appearing helpless.

Code Name: A Touch of Red felt incredibly speechless; only a ghost would believe that!

He understood now; the unusual actions of the Daming soldiers must have alerted Sabado. After seeing that Foundation Establishment Cultivator pursuing him, Sabado must have understood what was going on, which is why he chased after him.

As for why Sabado was able to reach the small temple first, it was actually quite normal. Sabado surely knew this area better than him and might have even deduced several hiding spots beforehand, which is why he blocked him here in advance...

His mind stirred, and he said, "So that's it! I was just passing through and had no intention of offending your esteemed Pavilion. Senior wouldn't make things difficult for a Junior like me without cause, would you?"

"Oh? Does what you call 'without cause' not include you sneaking into my room to search for that batch of immortal seedlings?" Sabado's expression turned cold, and he snorted.

Code Name: A Touch of Red's pupils constricted; he knew this path had been completely blocked by Sabado. But he had no confidence in being able to escape under Sabado's hand, so he had to grit his teeth and say, "Senior, I did not make a move against those immortal seedlings of yours. You can't keep harping on this, can you?"

"Audacious! Don't think I don't know you accepted a mission to harm the immortal seedlings we selected. Although you didn't make a move now, it was only because you hadn't found them. If you dare to provoke our Tianji Pavilion, you must be prepared to pay the price!" Sabado reprimanded.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" Three large fireballs erupted and were directed at Sabado. Code Name: A Touch of Red dodged and fled wildly, never looking back!

He no longer had any shred of luck in his heart; if he stayed, he would definitely have no chance of returning. Therefore, his only path was to flee frantically. It was just a pity that before he could escape a few miles, he saw a sword light coming straight at him. Code Name: A Touch of Red was terrified. A glimmer of light flashed, and a shield appeared in his hand. Under the frantic urging of his spiritual power, it rapidly expanded to protect his front!

With a "bang," the shield shattered. Code Name: A Touch of Red let out a miserable scream, flew far away, and fell heavily to the ground, his head tilting as he fainted...

"Prince An, what fine swordsmanship!" Sabado arrived from behind, smiling, and said to Prince An who had made the move.

"Haha, I didn't expect this brat to be so slippery; he actually managed to escape here. If not for you blocking him, Fellow Daoist, I'm afraid he might have really escaped today!" Prince An laughed.

"I must thank you, Prince! This Daoist was just fretting over this matter. I didn't expect you to have locked onto this brat's location in advance; it really is heaven helping me!"

"Not at all, not at all. If you really want to thank someone, you should thank Long Yuan. He was the one who just revealed this news to me; he discovered this Code Name: A Touch of Red yesterday!" Prince An said.

"Long Yuan? Where is he now?!" Sabado's eyes lit up, and he asked urgently.

"He has already returned to Nanyue Base to organize the defenses..."

"What a pity, this Daoist really wanted to meet this legendary Genius youth!" Sabado sighed.

"There will be a chance! I will leave this person to you. By the way, I would like to discuss the Sea Race invasion with you, do you have time?" Prince An asked.

"About that, Prince, please come with me!" Sabado nodded, picked up Code Name: A Touch of Red with one hand, and led Prince An toward Xuanji Tower...

Long Yuan had already left Yingtian Prefecture at this time. Seeing in his Divine Sense that the two had already captured Code Name: A Touch of Red, he felt relieved and accelerated his journey back toward Nanyue Base...

Along the way, he saw that the coastal cities of Nanyue Base were urgently evacuating people outside the city. This area belonged to the southeast frontier of Daming and had a relatively long coastline. It should actually be a disaster area for the Sea Race invasion. However, judging from the current news, the Sea Race was cooperating with Fusang, intending to capture Shanhai Pass and Linhai City, two important coastal cities of Daming, so the pressure on the southeast coast was not that great.

But from another perspective, the various bases in the southeast of Daming were actually strategically abandoned areas. If the Sea Race were to really break through on a large scale from this direction, I'm afraid Daming would only offer symbolic resistance for a while before directly abandoning them, because this was not a place Daming must defend. Their forces were concentrated in the core area centered on the two capitals in the north and south, and they simply had no spare energy to care about those peripheral corners.

For example, the military supplies allocated by the military this time were all being transported in large quantities to Shanhai Pass and Linhai City, while the various coastal bases in the southeast could only rely on their own strength to resist the Sea Race. It could be said that they were in a crisis upon crisis. Many people had long realized this, so there was panic everywhere, and the scene was quite chaotic. This was the scene Long Yuan saw along the way.

Only after entering Southern Yue City did the situation seem a bit better. After all, this was a large city, so people felt more confident. Under the coordination of the city defense army, various military affairs were also being carried out in an orderly manner...

At this time, Zhu Zhiyong was sitting in the military tent, his brows tightly locked. He rubbed his dark circles with his fingers, feeling his headache intensifying!

Looking at the pile of pleas for help in front of him, he didn't even want to open them, because without thinking, they were all letters for help from various coastal cities. But how could Southern Yue City still have the spare energy to help those small cities with their defense?

Being able to defend Southern Yue City was already the limit. He didn't dare to hope that he could block the Sea Race on the outskirts...