Zhang Tie noticed Fang Xinyi's shocked look as he had not imagined that this woman could recognize him at the first sight. However, Zhang Tie didn't want to be ruined by others at this critical moment. Therefore, after leaving Fang Xinyi's team, Zhang Tie sped up abruptly. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Tie had caught sight of Fairy Lake. Without thinking about it, Zhang Tie dove into the lake.
The moment he entered the lake, Zhang Tie had applied a hiding rune to himself.
With the joint effect of hiding rune and water-friendly body, Zhang Tie could barely be discovered in water. After entering the water, Zhang Tie didn't worry about being discovered anymore; instead, he swam at the bottom of the water silently like a fish towards the northwest of the central part of Fairy Lake at a high speed.
2 minutes later, Fang Xinyi's team flew over the place where Zhang Tie dove into the water. As expected, they didn't find Zhang Tie at all.
There were various fish in Fairy Lake which was over 100 m deep, large or small, aquatic weeds and rugged rocks as high as hills. Zhang Tie even found a 40-m longer skeleton of an unknown mutated beast in the mud at the bottom of the lake. The skeleton had been soaked in the water for a few years. Given the size of the skeleton, such a mutated beast could threaten the safety of boats and tourists on the lake. When Xuanyuan Hill started to expand its urban circle, these wild mutated beasts which threatened the survival of cities and humans were either driven away or killed by human powerhouses.
The bottom of Fairy Lake was like the bottom of a copper basin. It was very deep and full of potholes; especially near the center of the lake, there were more potholes. Some potholes were even as large as a football field and as deep as 100 m. In these places, there were patches of luxuriant aquatic plants as long as dozens of meters. It was like a bizarre forest at the bottom of the lake.
An underground river was connected with the bottom of this lake. Due to the influx of fresh water, this region became a paradise for fish.
In reality, it was Zhang Tie's first time to come to the bottom of Fairy Lake. However, in the trouble-reappearance situation, Zhang Tie had been very familiar with this place.
When he went to Treasures Complex for the first time, Zhang Tie had discovered the secret tunnel in Han Yuanhong's study room. Last night, he sneaked into the secret tunnel and left two tracing feathers in case of emergencies. Zhang Tie felt that if Han Yuanhong didn't leave Treasures Complex due to an accident, Han Yuanhong might escape through the secret tunnel in Treasures Complex. If Han Yuanhong escaped through the secret tunnel, Zhang Tie's arrangement would play a great role.
The fact proved that Han Yuanhong indeed escaped through that secret tunnel in Treasures Complex. However, Han Yuanhong didn't discover that his trace had been known by Zhang Tie since he entered the secret tunnel.
That secret tunnel was connected to the huge and complex underground drainage system which was like an underground maze. Actually, the huge underground drainage system was just a camouflage of that secret tunnel. There was another mystery in the huge underground drainage system network. If someone escaped through the secret tunnel, his pursuers would definitely think that he wanted to escape through the exits of the drainage system. However, Heavens Reaching Church or Han Yuanhong and Han Yuanhong could directly escape to this location in the northwest of the center of Fairy Lake from a hidden underground river below the drainage system of Xuanyuan Hill.
If not Zhang Tie's lotus-flower eyes, he could not discover such a mystery in the trouble-reappearance situation at will.
The two tracing feathers in Zhang Tie's mind sea told Zhang Tie that Han Yuanhong's escape route was the most hidden and unpredictable one. The Supreme Court's arrangement to block Han Yuanhong at the exits of the underground drainage system of Xuanyuan Hill was destined to be in vain.
At the bottom of the lake, there was a depression at the bottom of a pit which was over 100 m in diameter and 50 m in depth. There was an entrance of an underground river which was about 2 m in diameter, through which the water of the underground river slowly poured out.
On both sides of the entrance of the underground river, there was a large area of water weeds which were over 20 m in length with cloud-like crowns. This was the hidden exit of that secret tunnel in Fairy Lake.
When Zhang Tie arrived here, a shoal of translucent small fish which were as long as fingers and had a small spike on their mouths like loaches were scared away at once.
After coming to the top of the entrance of the underground river, Zhang Tie hid himself well. Meanwhile, he took out a gold-eaten dagger which was like a unicorn with bizarre spiral patterns. After concealing all of his qi, he waited for Han Yuanhong's arrival.
When Zhang Tie remained still, his body gradually turned as black as the surrounding aquatic grasses and stones due to the effect of the hiding rune. He had completely integrated into the water without releasing any qi at all.
Sometimes, animals' senses were sharper than humans'. Take that shoal of bizarre small fish as an instance, after discovering Zhang Tie's arrival, the shoal of fish had escaped far away. Those small fish were very agile in water.
Watching that shoal of special small fish escaping away at their utmost efforts, Zhang Tie's heart raced as he made a bizarre hand gesture in the water. Closely after that, those small fish swam back and started to circle near the entrance of the underground river.
Zhang Tie closed his eyes and waited patiently.
…
Busy like a stray dog, anxious like a fish that had escaped the net. These words described Han Yuanhong's current situation.
A few minutes ago, he heard an explosion from his back. He knew that someone was chasing after him from above. The explosion of the alchemist's bomb collapsed a 100-m long section of the underground river. This explosion not only obstructed the pursuers, but also passed a wrong message — — I'm going to escape from the exit of the underground river in Xuanyuan Hill. This was what Han Yuanhong wanted to achieve.
However, this small tactical success couldn't cover the strategic collapse of Heavens Reaching Church and Han Clan in Xuanyuan Hill in a split second.
Until now, Han Yuanhong's head buzzed as he ran in the huge underground maze of Xuanyuan Hill. He didn't know why he became like this all of a sudden.
The reason was naturally those swans, but he didn't know who was standing behind the swans. His father, Han Zhengfang, didn't know either. Just now, in a hurry, he used the remote-sensing crystal to communicate with Han Zhengfang and quickly told Han Zhengfang what happened. The message Han Zhengfang gave him was only one word — run!
This word completely shattered all the hope in Han Yuanhong's mind.
At this moment, his father in the emperor's imperial city only told him to escape. What did it mean? It meant that his father didn't have any trump card. At this critical moment, only by escaping out of Xuanyuan Hill could they survive themselves. If not, they would die here. Therefore, his father straightforwardly told him what to do.
Yesterday, Han Yuanhong was dreaming that his father would become the emperor of Taixia Country one day and he would become the crown prince of Taixia Country and rule the world one day. However, in the blink of an eye, he had started to escape in the underground river which was covered with rats and sewage. Facing such a sharp contrast, Han Zhengfang didn't even care about the dirty qi in the underground river. He only had one thought in his mind — — escape. As long as he could escape out of Xuanyuan Hill, he would have a chance to make a comeback!
Han Yuanhong knew that his father and Heavens Reaching Church still had some arrangements and subordinates in Xuanyuan Hill. However, at this critical moment, they didn't care about each other at all. Only those who could escape out of here could have a bright future.
Although it was cool to summon wind and rain in the enemy camp as the master and master of Gold and Power Law and could play a great role sometimes, it came with a price. As long as they encountered such a critical situation, all their efforts would be in vain in the blink of an eye. They would also be in great danger.
Han Zhengfang had already drunk a vial of night-viewing medicament the moment he entered the secret tunnel. With the effect of night-viewing medicament, even though there was no light in the underground river system of Xuanyuan Hill, everything in front of him was as clear as daytime for Han Zhengfang.
The underground river system of Xuanyuan Hill was a magnificent project. At the bottom of the main tunnel of the underground river, two buses could pass side by side without being crowded.
However, at this moment, there were no buses in the underground river; instead, there were rats and various disgusting smells.
Han Yuanhong moved very fast. As an earth knight, although he couldn't fly, he still moved very fast. In many cases, when he rushed over there, those rats didn't even make any response.
Han Yuanhong knew what the Supreme Court would do if they wanted to chase after him.
As he ran, he took out some stuff from his portable space-teleportation equipment and sprayed some bizarre medicament behind him. The medicament soon evaporated in the air behind him. The effect of this medicament was to destroy and disturb the olfactory senses of those dogs and tracking powerhouses who had awakened special bloodlines of the Supreme Court of Taixia Country. As a result, those people who chased after him in the underground river from other entrances could not grasp his trace.
As Han Yuanhong was in Xuanyuan Hill, of course, he had prepared more than one secret tunnel for escape.
In Han Yuanhong's opinion, this was the only loophole that the Supreme Court could grasp his trace. As long as he eliminated this loophole, nobody else could catch him anymore. However, as an earth knight, as long as he escaped out of Xuanyuan Hill, he would be like a dragon returning to the ocean. It would be very difficult for them to catch him again …
Of course, Han Yuanhong could do what those wanted criminals on the wanted list of Taixia Country could do.
After making several turns in the wide sewer, Han Yuanhong finally arrived at a familiar place. After arriving at this place, although there was still sewage flowing here, and the depth of the sewage flowing here was at least two meters, which was not necessarily less than other places, when Han Yuanhong arrived here and heard no movement behind him, Han Yuanhong's tightened heart finally relaxed a little.
Closely after that, Han Yuanhong released a layer of protective battle qi to cover his body. Closely after that, he entered the deep dirty water in an extremely agile way, not even causing a drop of water.
He was escaping; instead of attending a cocktail party. Actually, he didn't care about the disgusting smell. It was said that some prisoners could "sneak" out of a cesspool in order to escape out of prison. Of course, the situation here was much better than that. It was just sewage; instead of a cesspool. Additionally, he had an earth knight's protective battle qi to isolate the sewage from his body. He only needed to bear it for a while. Even if it was a cesspool, Han Yuanhong would definitely choose the first one between escaping and being clean.
Han Yuanhong dove into the sewage which was over 2 m deep.
The visibility in the sewage was very low, but because of the night vision potion, Han Yuanhong could more or less see something. In addition to using his hands to feel around, Han Yuanhong soon touched the familiar stone slab at the bottom of the sewage near the wall.
Han Yuanhong released his battle qi while the slate which weighed hundreds of kg was sucked by his hand like a feather. After opening the slate, Han Yuanhong saw an upward opening in front of him, which was still filled with sewage.
Han Yuanhong arched his body in the water and drilled into the hole. Then, he turned around and placed the stone slab in his hand back to its original position, blocking the hole so that no one would be able to see any flaws.
After floating up about 2 m, Han Yuanhong stepped onto the stairs. After a few steps, he completely left the water. Closely after that, Han Yuanhong put away his protective battle qi.
The stone stairs continued to extend upward obliquely. After walking 7-8 m high, the secret tunnel abruptly deepened to over 100 m deep.
Actually, on this occasion, even if they hid here for a couple of months, the people of the Supreme Court might not be able to find this place. Because this place was too hidden and in an unexpected location. Only Han Yuanhong knew about this escape tunnel. Even Han Zhengfang only knew that Han Yuanhong had made such a preparation. However, Han Zhengfang didn't ask about the concrete entrance of this escape tunnel. As long as this escape tunnel was in use, it would be fatal. Of course, the fewer people knew about this escape tunnel, the better it would be for Han Yuanhong.
However, Han Yuanhong dared not take such a risk. As long as the people of the Supreme Court didn't find him in the exits of the sewers, they would definitely realize that Han Yuanhong might still be in Xuanyuan Hill. Based on the experienced power of the Supreme Court, it was possible for them to dispatch more people to search over the entire sewers of Xuanyuan Hill inch by inch. However, it would take them a bit more time. Therefore, the longer he stayed here, the more likely he would be exposed. The best solution was to escape away from Xuanyuan Hill before the Supreme Court and Xuanyuan Hill completely mobilized their power.
The end of the downward stone stairs was a few meters wide underground river which was flowing towards Fairy Lake. Han Yuanhong instantly jumped into the water of the underground river.
Han Yuanhong was not good at swimming. Before promoting to a knight, he could only be a good swimmer. He was not a swimmer.
However, after promoting to a knight, it was not a problem for him to swim at all. Based on the knight's ability, he could easily close his breath for a few hours. Additionally, in water, with the great control ability of his body and the perceptive ability of his knight's consciousness, even though he couldn't swim, he could also see rivers and lakes as flat land.
With the push of the underground river and his own paddling, Han Yuanhong moved very fast. Only after half an hour, he had already seen the exit of this underground river in Fairy Lake.
Translator: WQL Editor: Aleem As the water here was very clear, he could see far away. If he released all of his protective battle qi, he would face a great resistance in water. Additionally, he could barely pass through some narrow spaces and bends in the underground river. Therefore, Han Yuanhong only covered his body with a thin protective battle qi.
After coming to the exit, Han Yuanhong still didn't rush out rashly.
After sensing the situation in the water near the exit using his knight's consciousness, he didn't find anything abnormal. Closely after that, he saw a shoal of small glass fish swimming leisurely beside the exit.
At the sight of the shoal of glass fish, Han Yuanhong became completely reassured. He knew this kind of fish. This fish was a rare ornamental fish in Fairy Lake in Xuanyuan Hill. This fish liked to live at the bottom of the water and could not be caught by fishing nets. Additionally, this fish was very sensitive and timid in water. As long as there was a slight movement nearby, these glass fish would escape in all directions. Even people who were good at swimming could barely catch them in water. However, as these fish were transparent and looked very beautiful under fluorite lamps, some rich people in Xuanyuan Hill liked to collect these glass fish and put them in their aquarium tanks for viewing.
Now that these glass fish were at the exit of the cave, it indicated that nobody was nearby.
Han Yuanhong became reassured as he swam towards the exit of the cave while feeling lucky inside.
Before Han Yuanhong swam to the exit of the cave, the shoal of glass fish had already discovered Han Yuanhong. All of them swam far away at once.
'Wait, when the demon army arrives, this father will definitely come back!'
Han Yuanhong secretly swore in his heart.
When Han Yuanhong swam to the exit of the cave and became relaxed …
Like a venomous snake drilling out of the water and a sickle waved by the Grim Reaper, gold-eaten dagger silently pierced into Han Yuanhong's heart from his back with a terrifying strength.
Han Yuanhong's thin protective battle qi couldn't even block the dagger for 1/100th of a second before the drill-like tip of the gold-eaten dagger had already penetrated into Han Yuanhong's body.
Along with the heart-wrenching pain, Han Yuanhong felt a strong and iron-like arm strangle Han Yuanhong's neck through the water flow.
If Han Yuanhong's neck was an iron rail, the strength from Zhang Tie's arm was enough to break his neck into halves like breaking a noodle. However, Han Yuanhong was an earth knight. Of course, the neck of an earth knight was nobler and more powerful than an iron rail. Even so, he could not be killed in a split second by being strangled by his neck.
Han Yuanhong wanted to cry out, but at this moment, he could no longer make a sound. The force coming from his neck was terrifying, and his eyes were almost bulging out of their sockets. What he saw with his bulging eyes was the shadow of a longsword overflowing with a cold light. In the water, without anyone controlling it, it flew towards him and slashed at his body …
'So fast!'
This was the last clear thought in Han Yuanhong's mind … (To be continued.)
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