459: Chapter 459 The Maze

Han Jingyang certainly knew that the pursuit process wouldn't be that smooth.

But there was absolutely no reason to give up halfway.

Moreover, his large tripod was still in the hands of the Japanese invaders; no matter what, he could not let the Japanese invaders take that bronze tripod out of the country.

After quickly packing up, Han Jingyang led Liu Jing to set off again, getting directly onto the highway and flooring the gas pedal to catch up, with their speed once surging to around 200.

His physical fitness was good now, his reactions were fast, and with Zhang Zhiyang constantly reporting the road conditions ahead, safety was guaranteed.

Furthermore, the ambush that he and Zhang Zhiyang had anticipated did not appear, and he didn't know if it had never been arranged or if they had been left behind by his extremely fast speed.

It was just that the B-team of Japanese invaders had started several hours before him, and even after pursuing until 3 PM, they were still 50 kilometers apart.

Han Jingyang glanced at the fuel level; it was already bottoming out, so he asked casually, "How much further to the next service area?"

"About seven kilometers."

"Good, I need to refuel and eat; you keep watching the Japanese invaders."

"Do you want to change cars?"

"No need, this car is quite good."

Yuchang Service Area.

Han Jingyang parked the car but didn't get out, instead nodding at Liu Jing: "You go first."

Liu Jing wasn't one to dawdle, either; she carried her combat saber, pushed open the door, got out, and headed straight for the restroom.

When nature calls, even the most powerful expert cannot avoid it.

But at a service area, keeping the person with the car and the car with the person was a basic awareness of precaution; under the current circumstances, no amount of caution was too much.

If he were alone, there would be no way around it.

But now that he had Liu Jing, he definitely wouldn't leave the car unattended.

If someone tampered with the car and it exploded while driving at 200 kilometers per hour, he and Liu Jing would both be torn to shreds.

Ten minutes later.

He frowned and directly dialed Liu Jing's mobile phone: "Why aren't you out yet?"

"I seem to have... been trapped."

"Tell me specifically."

"It's a maze-like restroom, full of sinks and mirrors everywhere, with no exit."

"Do you still remember your location?"

"There's a lobby when you enter, and directly opposite the door is a large row of inverted U-shaped sinks. The women's restroom is on the left. I turned left and walked two steps when I felt something was wrong. When I backed up, I couldn't find the exit anymore. Now I can't even see the entrance to the women's restroom. It should be a maze formation similar to a Ghost Wall, right? It's not a big problem; I'll try to break through."

A maze formation like a Ghost Wall?

Han Jingyang narrowed his eyes.

What is the purpose of a maze formation?

It is to delay time; it has no lethality in itself.

But is delaying time useful for the Japanese invaders?

As long as the Japanese invaders were still in the country, he had many ways to catch up. He didn't necessarily have to pursue them by car; he could completely take a plane, high-speed rail, or even rent a small plane to fly directly to any city in the country. With Zhang Zhiyang's authorization, he could fully achieve this.

Therefore, just delaying time had no meaning.

There must be a killing move.

Thinking of this, he said in a deep voice: "Stop, don't move, stay on the line, wait for me to break the formation."

Han Jingyang glanced at the restroom where people were constantly going in and out, raising his vigilance once again.

The thing trapping Liu Jing was definitely not an ordinary maze formation.

It was a small, exquisite, and highly targeted formation or illusion. If it were a large-scale formation, these ordinary people would also be trapped, and he wouldn't have taken ten minutes to discover the anomaly.

Either there was a powerful dharma instrument.

Or there was a formidable expert.

He absolutely could not be careless.

As for the car, let it be for now; saving people was more important.

Although Liu Jing had a full set of powerful dharma instruments, her own strength was quite average, and she was in danger while trapped.

Liu Jing was more important than any dharma instrument.

If dharma instruments were gone, he could get more; if Liu Jing was gone, she was gone.

Thinking this, he got out of the car and headed straight for the restroom.

It was just that Han Jingyang didn't know that his every move was being watched. In a utility room in the northwest corner of the service area, a middle-aged man dressed as a sanitation worker was staring at the computer in front of him, reporting his every move via a walkie-talkie.

"Target One has gotten out of the car."

"Target One is observing the surroundings."

"Target One is running toward the restroom, moving quite fast, wearing headphones and communicating with someone."

"Target One has stopped at the restroom entrance and is looking inside."

"Target One seems to be waiting for something and hasn't entered the door yet."

Meanwhile.

At the entrance of the women's restroom, a middle-aged woman was supporting Liu Jing, who had her eyes tightly closed, standing in front of the sink.

Liu Jing's state was very strange; her eyes were staring straight at the mirror in front of her, her gaze dim and lifeless as if she were blind, but her consciousness was 100% clear, and she could even autonomously answer Han Jingyang's calls, yet her legs wouldn't move at all.

Under the cover of the middle-aged woman, the old and young women going in and out didn't notice anything unusual.

The middle-aged woman heard the information coming through her earpiece, a sneer appearing at the corner of her mouth. With a flick of her wrist, a dagger slid out of her sleeve and into her hand, and the sharp dagger stabbed toward Liu Jing's waist like a poisonous snake.

But just at this moment, a red light flashed past, directly drilling into the middle-aged woman's head.

At the same time, a three-meter-tall black shadow brandished a nearly two-meter-long giant sword and slashed down at her head.

"Pfft—"

With one sword strike, the head fell to the ground.

The restroom instantly exploded into chaos; a group of women screamed and rushed out, many of whom hadn't even pulled up their pants.

The entire service area followed suit and fell into chaos.

Han Jingyang went in against the flow. Seeing that Liu Jing was safe and sound, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded to the Chaotian Temple and the Bridal Gown Woman who had just performed meritorious service, and carried Liu Jing away.

But after just two steps, Liu Jing let out a painful groan.

What was going on?

Thinking of a possibility, he hurriedly returned to the original spot.

Liu Jing instantly returned to normal.

Was this thing causing trouble?

His gaze fell on the mirror that Liu Jing had been staring straight at.

Looking left and right, everything was normal; with the blessing of the Qi Observation attribute, he didn't find anything either.

This was just an ordinary mirror.

Han Jingyang looked left and right, and even compared it with other mirrors; it was indeed an ordinary mirror, with dimensions and materials no different from the other mirrors.

How about smashing it to see?

But thinking of Liu Jing's reaction just now, he dismissed this idea.

He couldn't force it.

It looked like Liu Jing's primordial spirit was trapped in the mirror world; he had to find a way to rescue her primordial spirit. Even without other accidents, it was not good for the primordial spirit and body to be separated for a long time.

But where should he start?

It was the first time he had encountered such a thorny issue, and for a moment he was actually a bit flustered.

You know, he hadn't even panicked when facing Tian Chunming.

Calm down!

Cannot panic!

There must be a way to break it.

Han Jingyang forced himself to calm down, then took stock of the available items in his hands, looking for attributes or skills that might solve this problem.

But after searching around, he found nothing.

What to do?

The person who tied the bell must untie it?

Han Jingyang's gaze fell on the headless middle-aged woman.

Just at this moment, he heard bursts of rapid footsteps and urgent voices: "The murderer is inside."

"I saw it very clearly; it's a big young man."

"It should be a love dispute; the one killed was the mother of a mother-daughter pair."

"Maybe the mother didn't agree to the two being together, so the young man chased them here and killed the girl's mother."

"The methods are very cruel; you guys be careful."

"He will resist or even quibble; you must not listen to his nonsense."

"Catching him will be a great achievement! The bonus will definitely not be small!"