91 Lightning Sparrow (1/2)

Xue Wei and Tie Haolong looked at one another; one's features were hidden beneath a bamboo mask, the other stood confidently in his white robes, looking dashing and giving off the air of a young master fresh out of the capital.

”We might meet one day again,” Xue Wei said before he turned around and fluttered in the wind like a leaf, leaving with his fastest speed and traveling as far as he could with the Forbidden Rush movement technique.

While traveling, Xue Wei's heart was warm, but he was also worried. He had known Tie Haolong for a short time, but this person had already done him a huge favor by not contacting the Primordial Beast Hunters the moment he located him, and instead warned him about the forces that were coming for him.

Xue Wei knew what this meant. If anyone from the group betrayed him, Tie Haolong would suffer unspoken hardships. He might even be seen as someone who colluded with beasts.

There was no doubt that Song Yuyan would keep quiet, and so would Gu Dixing, but Xiao Jie and the new person that Xue Wei had never seen before and who had looked at Xue Wei with a hostility that was clear in their eyes, were unpredictable factors.

They were firm in their belief that Xue Wei was a Primordial Beast, and they poured all of their hatred for him through their eyes when they saw him. Now that they knew that Tie Haolong was friendly with him, they might even turn on him.

”Since he risked his own neck for my sake, then I have to make the best of it,” Xue Wei said through gritted teeth. His wounds had fully healed, and the rush through the Eastern Administrative Region of the Kingdom of Heping had strengthened him in more ways than one.

But he understood that now he no longer had the time to relax. If he wanted to reach Lingyun Town, he had to rush it. He had to rely on the Forbidden Rush movement technique for the future, even if it would most likely give away his identity. Albeit careful of using it, he would have to risk it frequently from now on.

”I got myself into this mess,” Xue Wei said to himself as he steeled his resolution. ”I will get myself out of it, too. I will leave the kingdom as soon as I have seen Lingyun Town.”

”I cannot afford to let myself get caught,” he continued with a determination evident in his eyes. ”I have too many people who believe in me. Uncle will definitely know the truth considering that he gave me the Azure Dragon Scripture. Lan, too, knows the truth. And I am sure that Xiaoyun will believe me when I tell her the secrets behind it.”

”For these three people, I cannot allow myself to get caught.” Xue Wei motivated himself. ”I might feel alone right now, but I am never alone. My dear ones believe in me, and I believe in them,” he said as he continued to rush forward elegantly.

He then neared a large city, one of the few cities that bordered the Northern Administrative Region of the Kingdom of Heping. It was one of the most important trade points in the entire kingdom. When he saw the gates, he instantly came to a standstill.

Guards were waiting at the entrance, checking the appearance of everyone who sought to enter the city. Some of them held a wanted poster in their hands, and they were eager to check everyone, their eyes shining with light.

The guards were at most within the Earth Warrior stages, the highest ranked being a seventh layer Earth Warrior, but Xue Wei knew that other, stronger, experts would appear if he made a ruckus here.

He, therefore, turned to leave, but unfortunately he had gotten too close, and one of the guards noticed him turning to leave.

”Hey, you there! Halt!” he called out. Xue Wei knew that if he truly allowed them to see his face, then he would be done for, which was why he executed the Forbidden Rush movement technique to the limits and rushed in the opposite direction.

It was not hard to enter the northern regions of the kingdom, but Xue Wei was now aware of the magnitude to which the kingdom wanted him dead. They had used their shadow crows to send pictures of him to all major cities!

”It seems that they just wanted an excuse,” Xue Wei muttered to himself while fleeing at his fastest speed. The seventh layered Earth Warrior was hot in pursuit, but he did not have a movement technique and slowly fell behind.

He was constantly yelling into a communication device that hung around his arm, telling whoever was on the other end about the direction that they were traveling. This made Xue Wei feel a sense of crisis.

This person was likely a Primordial Beast Hunter. If he was lucky, he was a Sky Warrior, but the likelihood was small. It was most likely a Heavenly Warrior, as most Primordial Beasts Hunters were Heavenly Warriors.

If a Heavenly Warrior was chasing him, Xue Wei knew that even if he had the Forbidden Rush movement technique, it would be impossible to escape. It might even be impossible to escape from a Sky Warrior if he did not have a headstart, so he ran with all that he had.

He was floating forward with speed so shocking that the seventh layered Earth Warrior on his tail quickly understood that it was impossible continue the pursuit, and thus he took the means to contact the resident Primordial Beast Hunter of their trading city.

Suddenly, a sharp whistle sounded, and a Fierce Beast descended from the sky above. The Fierce Beast was a tamed beast, and flying tamed beasts were the most versatile and also most expensive to come across.

”What luck I got,” Xue Wei wanted to cry, but he had no tears. Although he could use the Forbidden Rush to move like the wind, how could he compare to a flying beast?