255 Chase (2/2)

”Well, hurry up. I can tell that Percival has seen through my illusion.”

Just as she finished, an angry roar sounded in the distance. Following immediately was a solid pressure that spread, causing the moonlight on the youth to flicker. But Ye Qingxuan was not listening; he was deep in thought. He subconsciously paced back and forth until he kicked something. Flinching, it dawned on him.

”Lola, this isn’t Avalon’s map.” Bending down, he looked at the manhole before him in shock. ”This is the map of the sewage system. There are too many dangers on the surface, so they traveled in the sewage tunnels.”

The angry sounds of Percival’s horse’s clattering hooves neared. It was already difficult just for Lola to maintain the illusion on Ye Qingxuan. ”Whatever, just hurry up and move!”

”No problem.” Ye Qingxuan jumped into the sewer without hesitation. In the darkness, he heard the angry fulmination above him and a string of explosions. Another large creature seemed to be infuriated and jumped out of the darkness, fighting Percival.

Amidst the roars and screams, Ye Qingxuan sprinted without thinking of looking back. No matter what those things were, he would be dead if it just looked at him.

The sewage tunnel was extremely quiet. It did not have any of Avalon’s dirtiness and was abnormally clean. Walking in it was like walking in a tomb.

He walked into the deepest darkness step by step, walking toward death.

Ye Qingxuan used the moonlight in his eyes to walk and quickly discovered traces of others being here recently. There were also signs of fighting, and he found two incomplete bodies. There were many demons but Ye Qingxuan used the moonlight illusion and sneaked past without any trouble.

In the middle was a fork in the road. It was completely dark without any trace of life; it was quiet as a dark abyss. For some reason, Ye Qingxuan began feeling chills from a distance and did not dare to get close.

After hesitating, he bypassed it. He heard Lola’s voice in the long silence, ”Ye Qingxuan?”

Shocked out of his thoughts, he replied, ”Here.”

”Talk so I don’t think you’re dead.”

”Sorry, I was thinking about what they want.” Deep in thought, Ye Qingxuan said, ”If I’m not wrong, their destination should be the Royal Musician Division.”

”The Royal Musician Division?” Lola’s reply was shocked. ”What will they have in Avalon’s Shadow?”

”I don’t know. Maybe there’s a group of demonic musicians,” Ye Qingxuan half-joked, but he fell silent quickly. His thought scared himself.

According to his knowledge, Avalon and the Shadow were the same on the surface and corresponded with each other. However, there were demons rather than civilians on the street. So the musicians of the Royal Musician Division here…would become what?

He did not know and he did not dare to think.

”Ye Qingxuan, I won’t be able to help you if you keep going.” Lola’s voice was fatigued with a tinge of apology. ”Forcefully crossing the sea of aether is too exhausting. I’m not at Teacher’s level yet.”

”Who can reach the level of the ‘moon above the sea,’ other than freaks like him? Forceful resonance across the borders is already difficult. You don’t need to feel bad.” Ye Qingxuan shook his head. ”Leave everything to me now. Don’t worry, I’ll find a way out.”

After a long silence, Lola sighed. ”I’ll wait for your return.”

The moonlight on Ye Qingxuan’s body immediately began to shake. Finally, it became solidified on his body like thin crystal. Lola used her last strength to lock the illusion on his body, hiding his breath and trace. Then the resonance ended.

Ye Qingxuan sucked in a breath, relaxing the faint fatigue from his limbs. Thankfully, Lola had taken most of the pressure and he was mostly unharmed. Lifting Jiu Xiao Huan Pei, he closed his eyes. He had not practiced in a long time. It would not be unfamiliar, right? An undetectable melody sounded, melting into the silence and spreading.

Bolero.

Water vapor quickly converged, forming strands of perception threads. They extended in all directions, growing and growing until stopping at the fourth measure. He had four-hundred meters of perception.

It was not that he could not continue, but that the melody would go from hidden to sonorous if he continued. He would not be able to keep restraining it. It would not be worth it if he caused Avalon’s Shadow’s weird mutations.

Four-hundred meters was already out of the regular detection range for the complicated sewage system. It was enough.

Ye Qingxuan quickly discovered many touch-activated traps. He gathered his spirits; he was close.

The parliament probably did not expect for anyone to follow them into Avalon’s Shadow. Their traps were very simple. They would be set off if a demon passed by, but they were easy for a musician to undo. It was easy as pie for someone like Ye Qingxuan who used the translation method and was an expert in music theory.

To be safe, he checked repetitively. Confirming that these were not chain reaction traps and nothing strange was hidden, he sneaked past. Who knew what would happen after he undid the traps? He still had to be careful.

The Bolero threads soon perceived something. Someone was guarding the front.

He was living.