Chapter 335 (1/2)

Underground Chamber

Shao Xuan met two batches of patrol guards around the White Stone Desert area. He noticed how the guards were not paying attention, it was obvious that the situation in the White Stone City must have been unimaginable. Besides that, according to news received, the patrolling was much stricter than before. This was probably the cause of the guards looking so unenergetic.

But it was understandable.

To the slaves, White Stone City was facing a critical situation now. The death of the Great Slave Master meant that they had lost their highest-ranked master. They were worried about the future development of the White Stone City due to the uncertainties, wondering who would inherit the throne and become their new master.

Shao Xuan escaped from those guards easily since they were not paying attention. He also watched out for living creatures such as birds and small animals around him. They could be watching him- after all, who knew whether the people of White Stone City had enslaved insects? It was better to be safe than sorry.

Shao Xuan arrived at a huge boulder that looked like a mushroom with an umbrella-like top. This happened because during sandstorms, the sand would scrape the surface of the rock that was nearer to the ground.

Shao Xuan let his guard down for a bit as he could avoid getting caught by the birds by hiding underneath the big rock. As the skies started to darken, there were not many guards patrolling around. Shao Xuan decided to take a rest as he was not far from the White Stone City.

He drank some water to regain his energy and he started to plan a way to enter the White Stone City secretly. He furrowed his eyebrows suddenly, recalling something. He kept thinking of a way to enter the city but Dao Yu needed to be in there. What if Dao Yu wasn’t in White Stone City? What would he do once he entered the city?

Shao Xuan mulled over his next move and decided to cut one short piece of rein that was on “Mud”, hoping to foresee the location of Dao Yu.

After Shao Xuan had completed the divination, he opened his eyes and looked at the knot of the rein that he was holding. He read the knot and drew something on the ground according to the knot. Seconds later, he managed to pinpoint the direction but it wasn't directed towards the White Stone City.

Regardless of the result, Shao Xuan decided to follow the knot’s direction.

Good thing Shao Xuan decided to foretell the location of Dao Yu, or else it would have been a waste of time.

After Shao Xuan changed his direction, he quickly made a move towards the direction indicated by the knot. Without the help of Chacha, his speed of movement was affected but it wasn’t really a significant delay.

As Shao Xuan moved, he realized he had left the White Stone Desert. Why would Dao Yu leave White Stone City during this critical time?

He kept on searching until he reached a place.

This place was similar to other areas in the desert. All he could see were desert dunes, even the flatter plains looked like lakes reflected by sunlight.

But the wind was slightly stronger here, causing sand to be blown everywhere.

Shao Xuan looked at the mountain-like desert dune before looking around his surroundings but found nothing suspicious. But according to the knot, he had to be somewhere here. Could he be further ahead?

Shao Xuan had a strange feeling about this place and it wasn’t just because of the knot. There must be something around here.

As he continued to move forward and climbed the sand dunes, the strange feeling he felt in mind grew stronger.

Suddenly, the “shell” that surrounded the flame started to flash in his mind. This sudden change of thought stopped him from moving forward.

Just when Shao Xuan was confused, he heard a soft sound. Although the sound of wind surrounded him, he was able to identify different sounds within the cacophony of noises, since his hearing had improved when his power elevated. He knew the soft sound was not caused by the wind.