After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 569 No Malice

"You're all useless! I don't believe Fengyu Tower can't even find a single person." Chi Xiao rebuked the man beneath him with a gloomy expression.

"We have searched all the cities that General Staff mentioned."

Even in the most difficult-to-enter Twilight Plains, we sent people in to search, but we couldn't find any trace of Wu Hen." The man in front of Chi Xiao looked distressed.

"Sir, is it possible that he didn't go to those places at all?" the man asked tentatively.

Hearing this, Chi Xiao frowned. Shen Xu's future was no longer just a personal matter.

Logically, Shen Xu should have gone to one of those three places after leaving Biwei City, but now there's no trace of him at all, which seems abnormal.

She thought the most likely place for Shen Xu to go was Zhuyun City, which had many similarities to his hometown, while other places had too many obvious shortcomings.

It's either too remote or too secluded; according to Biwei City's standards, it's basically not within his consideration.

“Abandon other places and continue to focus on searching for Emerald Bamboo City. He must be there! If you can't find him, don't bother coming to see me,” Chi Xiao said coldly.

Suddenly, Chi Xiao's eyes flashed, and then she said, "No need to look anymore. Just go to Jiuqu City and wait for him. Have Duan Lan stop him in Jiuqu City for me."

"This time I'll see how that kid runs away!"

……

the other side.

Shen Xu sat on the highest viewing platform in Ziwu City, looking down at the waves of leaves surging like purple brocade, enjoying the mountain breeze blowing in his face, and stretched comfortably.

According to the Grand Elder of Emerald Bamboo City, the identity jade disc is unique, so Wu Hen's identity cannot disappear. All the places he has been to since arriving in Ningchuan Domain will be recorded on the jade disc.

However, he could disappear in Green Bamboo City. As long as he went to several places and used Green Bamboo City as a cover, no one would guess that his final destination was Green Bamboo City.

So these days, following the arrangements of the Grand Elder of Emerald Bamboo City, he traveled to different scenic cities, enjoying the scenery, eating delicious food, and practicing the Tenfold Waves.

After calculating the time, he realized that he had been away from Xingchuan Domain for half a month, and it was time to go back.

After checking his belongings and making sure he hadn't forgotten anything, Shen Xu used the teleportation array to return to Jiuqu City.

The guard, dressed in a standard robe, returned the identity jade disc to him, a hint of envy in his eyes.

"You've been to so many wonderful places in just half a month, fellow Daoist, you're amazing."

Shen Xu smiled awkwardly; he received this kind of feedback almost every time he went somewhere.

After leaving, Shen Xu's gaze immediately darkened. When the guard checked his identity jade disc, he showed a hint of malice towards him.

Someone is looking for him and has bribed the guards here.

This shows that they knew he would definitely return to Jiuqu City, and he couldn't think of anyone else besides Fengyulou.

He had to act quickly and leave Ningchuan Domain before they could react.

When Shen Xu bought his ticket and arrived at the teleportation array leading to Xingchuan Domain, his gaze immediately sharpened.

The middle-aged man at the Jiuqucheng Wind and Rain Tower was blocking his way.

He never expected Fengyulou to go to such extremes. Who had he offended to deserve such treatment from Fengyulou?

Right now, he can only gamble that the people at Fengyulou don't know his true appearance yet. As long as he remains normal, there won't be any problems.

Moreover, he arrived in Jiuqu City at the perfect time. The teleportation array was currently charging, and he only needed to stay here until the charging time was up before he could return to Xingchuan Domain without any risk.

So he pretended to be calm and walked past the middle-aged man, who indeed did not notice him.

This relieved him, and he went to the designated area to wait.

The only concern now is that guarding the area might expose his whereabouts.

But before he came here, he deliberately used his mist form to travel around the city for a while, which should be enough to delay him for some time.

Shen Xu stared intently at the teleportation array that was charging up. Time seemed to stretch on endlessly, and every second felt like an eternity.

As the last array pattern on the magic circle slowly lit up, Shen Xu couldn't help but feel nervous. He absolutely couldn't afford any mistakes at the very end.

But sometimes what you don't want comes to pass. The array pattern suddenly got stuck at the last bit of distance and never moved again.

"What happened?" someone asked, puzzled.

"Has Xingchuan Domain sealed off the teleportation array again?"

"It shouldn't be that bad. They should have given advance notice if they were going to seal the teleportation array. It seems like there's something wrong with the teleportation array."

"Can you tell us what happened? Everyone is in a hurry and can't afford to be delayed," someone asked the staff member next to them anxiously.

"Sorry, we didn't want this to happen either."

We notified the array masters immediately, and they will be here to inspect soon. Please be patient while we wait.

Although it was just empty talk, the people here were all hired by Ningchuan Sect, and some even had direct connections with Ningchuan Sect. No matter how unhappy they were, they could only endure it.

Upon seeing this, Shen Xu couldn't help but look towards where the middle-aged man was.

When he realized the middle-aged man had disappeared, he had a bad feeling and immediately got up to leave.

Before he could even get up, a strange voice came from beside him, "Wu Hen, do you know how long I've been waiting for you here!"

A figure shrouded in a black robe gradually appeared beside him.

Shen Xu's expression changed drastically. He had been waiting here for so long and had never felt anyone around him.

“Brother Wu, since the teleportation array is malfunctioning, why don’t you come and sit with me for a while? I don’t think it will delay your journey.” At this moment, the middle-aged man also appeared beside him.

"I don't understand why you're looking for me? I don't think I owe you any money!"

You'll understand soon enough; we don't want to force you.

"But if you don't cooperate with us, I don't mind using other methods," the man in black said in a deep voice.

“Brother Wu, don’t be afraid. We have no ill intentions towards you. We just want to make a deal with you. Why don’t you listen to our terms?” the middle-aged man explained.

One plays the good cop, and the other plays the bad cop, right?

The willow leaf pattern did not appear on his palm, but it is possible that the willow leaf could not sense the two people's malice towards him.

But at this point, he seemed to have no other choice.

"I can go with you, but you have to compensate me for my losses. My ticket was very expensive!"

"Don't worry, I told you we wouldn't delay your trip."

"The teleportation array will be repaired as soon as we reach an agreement," the middle-aged man said with a smile.

"Damn it! You can't go back just because we can't reach an agreement, huh?!" Shen Xu gritted his teeth in anger.

"I want to know what exactly we're going to discuss. I don't have anything to trade with you."

"We're not talking to you, so we don't know the specifics."

"But kid, let me give you a piece of advice: don't be as arrogant as you are now. Not everyone has the patience we do." The man in black robes said.