Yan Li's pupils shrank, but he didn't move, allowing the blade to slash down.
But as expected, it didn't. Yan Shiyi's bewitching laughter slowly spread out.
"What's wrong with you?" Yan Li frowned.
"I want to see if you're the real Ah Li." Yan Shiyi smiled.
"What do you mean?" Yan Li said.
"A fake one came to Purple Mountain and tried to ambush me." Yan Shiyi brushed his purple hair. Seeing the joy on his face, it was obvious what had happened to the fake Yan Li.
"It's a fake me?" Yan Li was sure that this was a premeditated and targeted operation.
Who could it be? It was so deliberate.
The Imperial Court could be excluded. The rest were the rulers of the major realms, and only they had the strength to do so. But according to Yuan Fushun's speculation, this group of people came from different factions, so it was possible that they were from every faction.
The question was, who had gathered them?
"Follow me, there's a secret passage here." Yan Shiyi seemed to have been here for a long time. He actually found a clue in the residence.
The group followed. Yan Li found that the secret passage was under Li Xiang Jun's bed.
Passing through the secret passage, they found a large shipyard deep underground. Corpses lay everywhere. Judging from their attire, most of them were shipbuilders. In the middle of it was an underground river, where a few boats that had been burned beyond recognition were parked. Only the bones of the boats were left.
"Swallow Dock is secretly building ships?" Yuan Fushun said in surprise.
Yan Li knew that these ships all carried Void Shattering Shuttles. Was their target the Void Shattering Shuttles? But only Gu Caiwei knew that Swallow Dock had grasped the Void Shattering Shuttles' technology. Moreover, if their target was the Void Shattering Shuttles, why would they burn them?
"They must have escaped on a ship."
He had a guess. Summoning Broken Jade Song, he carried Fu 'er and jumped up, indicating for the other three to follow.
The three of them stepped on the flying swords and were naturally very surprised. With Yan Li's cultivation, he was not yet at the stage where he could use Sword Kinesis Flight.
Yan Li briefly explained the principle behind the Jade Shattering Song. Then, he flew on his sword and traveled along the underground river. He swayed for an hour before the river cleared up. He was already on the main channel outside Lu Zhou City.
But after flying for a few more hours, there were no signs of a fight. At this moment, he had long since left Lu Province City and was heading toward the Southern Phoenix Realm.
Around nightfall, they found the remains of the ship at a fork in the road.
"They must have been stopped by their experts!" Yuan Fushun went into the water and examined the boat carefully. He came to a conclusion. "To be able to stop a boat on the Spirit River, the person who did this is at least an Earth Perfected Immortal. But don't worry, there are no corpses in the water. "
Lu Hanqing said, "They've come ashore. They should be fighting nearby."
Yan Li said, "Spread out and search. Fu 'er, Eleven, and I will search this side. I'll have to trouble the two of you to search the other side. If anything happens, shout for help."
The others had no objections.
The riverbank was surrounded by mountains and forests that were rarely visited by humans. It was the best place to kill and dispose of the corpses. He could not help but feel a sense of gloom in his heart. His expression grew gloomier.
The forest was humid and hot. There were many ants, beasts, and mosquitoes. It was unsettling.
"Ah Li, what do you think of Wushuang's death?"
Yan Shiyi suddenly spoke amidst the noise of all sorts of insects. He was like a bolt of lightning that struck out of the dark clouds that filled the sky, but it was only natural.
Yan Li's breath caught in his throat. He could not help but stop. "It's my fault."
Fu 'er clutched his clothes.
Yan Shiyi was about to speak when he suddenly said, "Indeed, I regret it. However, it's a fact that we can't escape. I know you're going to say that I'm weak again, but I've changed … Even if … "
He took a deep breath and said, "I'll accept it if anything happens to them."
Yan Shiyi was slightly surprised. He smiled slowly. "What caused you to change so much?"
"I think it should be — hope?" Yan Li clenched his fists tightly as if he was holding his lifeline. A strange glow gradually appeared on his face, replacing the original gloominess.
"That's good," Yan Shiyi said.
He continued to explore. His eyes searched everywhere, but he said, "There's one thing that you should tell me, right?"
Yan Li's heart trembled slightly.
"Although I don't know where you obtained this new life force, I know how you lost your old life force." Yan Shiyi said, "When we parted last time, I only saw despair in your eyes. I think it's not just the loss of love. It's like you're back in China. You're crushed by hatred. "
Yan Li thought for a while and said, "The revenge of my Bai Residence is indeed not over. There seems to be a dark shadow behind the scenes. I'm chasing after it. I've got some clues. "
"Clues?" Yan Shiyi said.
Yan Li said, "That person should be in the divine domain. I've learned from the Fengtian Sect that the paths other than the Dragon God Diagram are recorded in the Guangwei True Scripture. I'm hiding it not because I think this matter has nothing to do with you. But if this matter is leaked, we'll all be doomed eternally! "
Yan Shiyi said, "I've already guessed it. From what you've said, your enemy's background is not small."
"Fengtian Sect, Mother Nether Lotus." Yan Li had nothing to hide at this point. However, he still kept some things to himself. For example, he did not tell them about the Black Blood Curse.
Yan Shiyi did not ask further and searched carefully.
The three of them searched for dozens of miles but found nothing. They guessed that it was on the other side, so they went back. The other two also turned back. Seeing them return, Yuan Fushun smiled bitterly and said, "This old man may have made a wrong deduction. I'm afraid the sunken ship belongs to the people chasing after us."
"You're saying?" Yan Li said in shock.
Yuan Fushun nodded and said, "The battle shouldn't be here. Otherwise, there would definitely be traces on the shore. Your subordinates probably discovered the culprit and chased after them. One of them attacked and destroyed their ship. Without flying methods, they shouldn't have been able to catch up to them. "
"In that case," a smile appeared on Yan Li's face, "it's very likely that they're safe and sound."
"That's right," Yuan Fushun said.
Lu Hanqing said, "I don't think so."
"Oh?" Yuan Fushun said.
Lu Hanqing said, "Eyewitnesses said that they appeared out of thin air. Clearly, they have some special method. It's not impossible to continue chasing after them. This place is not far from the Southern Phoenix Territory. If they want a ship, we can find it very quickly. "
"If they have some special method, why would they let the ship escape here?" Yuan Fushun insisted.
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