"Do you think that Du Feng will leave the city today?"
As expected, there were many people lying in ambush near the west gate. They'd been keeping an eye on the Treasured Pagoda Technique uncle and the boy to determine if Du Feng would pass by. When the boy had stared at the hunchback, he'd almost aroused their suspicions. Thankfully, he'd looked away in time.
"Probably. Why else would they be waiting here?"
That made sense. Since Du Feng's friends were waiting here, they must be here to see him off. Given his personality, he'd want to leave the city as soon as possible. Unfortunately, they'd been waiting here since early in the morning, but still hadn't seen Du Feng.
When Du Feng reached the gate, he flashed his identity medallion. After verifying it, the city guards let him pass. It all seemed ordinary, but Du Feng still felt that something was off. After leaving the city, he quickly blended into the crowd.
"Let's go. Let's get out of the city."
The people lying in ambush at the city gate suddenly changed their minds and wanted to leave the city. It turned out that they had received news that Du Feng had left the city, and he had disguised himself as a hunchbacked old man.
"I told you there's something wrong with that hunchback."
"Cut the crap. Let's go."
The group of people from the Huo family hurriedly chased after them. It seemed that the city guards weren't united. Some of them had been bribed by the yamen. Or rather, they'd infiltrated each other. Du Feng's appearance didn't give him away, but his identity medallion did.
The city guards couldn't detain him, but they secretly leaked the news to the yamen, and the yamen immediately informed the Huo family. The Huo Clan thugs were really arrogant. As soon as they left the city, they mounted their horses and galloped off in pursuit of Du Feng.
By now, Du Feng had shed his disguise. However, he didn't ride on Xiao Hei. Instead, he used his own movement techniques to speed up. Both sides ran and chased each other at a very fast speed. In the beginning, there were many cultivators walking around in the suburbs. After running for a distance, they gradually left the suburbs and came to a mountain road.
There were high mountains on both sides of the mountain path, with only a small path in the middle. If there were people blocking the front and back, there really wouldn't be any place to escape.
Du Feng looked back at the few people who were about to catch up to him and quickened his pace. He hadn't gone far when he realized that there was someone ahead of him. The group of people in front were all wearing navy blue clothes, and even the treasured sabers hanging on their waists were of the same style. They placed a carriage in the middle of the road, and then all of them lined up.
In this situation, there was no need to ask. They were definitely blocking the road. If they weren't here to rob him, then they must be cooperating with the people behind them to stop him.
Damn it, I'm going all out. Du Feng saw that this was too much of a bully. Since you're already waiting in front, what's the point of following me? Let's just fight. He hung the red gourd on the left side of his waist and drew the Dragon Riding Sword with his right hand. He was ready to go all out.
"Mr. Du, let's go, we'll cover you."
Just as Du Feng was about to rush over, the person leading the horse suddenly spoke. What was going on? So they weren't here to block the road, but to provide support. The situation changed too quickly, and Du Feng was a little uncomfortable. After all, he didn't know them and didn't know if they were trustworthy.
"Mr. Du, don't hesitate, Miss Ximen asked us to come."
Alright, hearing this, Du Feng finally understood. These people were sent by Ximen Ziling or Ximen Baibai. No wonder even their clothes were the same. He had thought that they had forgotten about it, but it turned out that they still remembered. In fact, the reason why he had provoked the Huo family was all because of the Ximen sisters. They still had a conscience.
Since that was the case, Du Feng didn't hesitate anymore and directly jumped into the carriage. The coachman was quite professional. With a tug of the reins, he turned the four horses around.
"Go!"
With his command, the four navy blue horses pulled the same navy blue carriage and quickly left. The Huo family members who were chasing after them were stopped by the group of people in uniform and holding treasured swords. They didn't fight, but raised their weapons and faced each other.
Why didn't they fight? Because the people the Huo family had found were actually people from the yamen, and they were also officials. And the people the Ximen sisters had found were people from the city defense office, and they were also officials. They were all officials of the North Shore Immortal City, and it wouldn't be good for anyone to get hurt.
Moreover, everyone was just following orders, and no one really wanted to risk their lives. So they all made a fuss, scolding each other, but no one actually made a move. Just as they were scolding each other, Du Feng had already escaped far away in the carriage.
Hehe, this is a little interesting. Du Feng looked back, and indeed, no one was chasing after him. Still feeling uneasy, he sent out his divine sense to scan the area, but didn't find anyone chasing after him.
The carriage the Ximen sisters had prepared for him was pretty good, and it didn't take long for them to leave the small path between the two mountains. After this small path, there was a vast plain in front of them. If Du Feng chose a random direction to escape in, no one would be able to track him down.
"Sir Du, this is as far as I can take you," the coachman said.
The coachman wasn't spouting nonsense. Once he left the small path, he would no longer be in the North Shore Immortal City's sphere of influence. Neither the city defense office nor the yamen had the right to interfere in matters here. If a fight broke out here, the officials could kill Du Feng, and Du Feng could kill the officials. Even if he killed the officials, he wouldn't be a wanted man.
This was also why the Ximen sisters had asked the people from the city defense office to stop the bailiffs on the way. If Du Feng killed the bailiffs in the outskirts of the city, he would be listed as a wanted man. At that time, even if he went to another immortal city, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold.
After leaving this area, even if Du Feng killed the bailiffs, no one would care, and the bailiffs wouldn't be stupid enough to chase after him. The only thing he had to worry about now was whether Old Master Huo would catch up. But the coachman couldn't help him with this matter.
"Thank you. Go back first, and thank Ximen Ziling and Ximen Baibai for me."
Du Feng knew that he couldn't rely on others for help. After getting off the carriage and thanking the coachman, he found a direction and used his movement technique to leave quickly. After running for a distance, he changed his direction and continued running. It could be said that he had used his movement technique to its fullest extent.
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