"Xuan Ji!"
Xue Yang and the others looked over. They, too, had sensed that the Bai Family branch residence was empty. Nevermind Bai Yulong, they couldn't even find a single servant girl or guard.
"Hu Bazi."
The divine sense transmission exploded in Hu Bazi's sea of consciousness.
Hu Bazi, who'd been biding his time in the Profound Pavillion, felt his heart tremble. Before he could respond, Xuan Ji sent him a second transmission.
"The Bai Family branch residence is empty, and Ye Zichen isn't in Heavenly God City. Why didn't you tell me?"
"How is that possible?" Hu Bazi was shocked.
"I'm in the Bai Family branch residence right now, but I can't find a single servant girl anywhere. I haven't even seen a hair of Ye Zichen's army. What on earth are you doing? "
"That's absolutely impossible!" Hu Bazi was astonished. "All four city gates are guarded by our Profound Pavillion's people. If he left the city, he'd definitely fall into their line of sight. They would've told me, but I didn't see him leave."
To confirm this, Hu Bazi contacted his brothers in the city once more.
Little did he know, Xuan Ji did the same.
"We've been tricked!" Xuan Ji gnashed her teeth.
Just now, she'd already asked around. She hadn't seen Ye Zichen's army at all. The Profound Pavillion cultivators in the city also said that Ye Zichen had headed in the direction of the Bai Family branch.
They hadn't seen Ye Zichen leave the city gates, and they said he'd headed in the direction of the Bai Family ….
There was only one possibility.
The Divine Arbiter had escorted them out.
If the Divine Arbiter had condensed a dao heart, it would've been far too easy for her to sneak Ye Zichen and the others out of the city without anyone noticing.
"Big Sis, Ol 'Wine sent word. They …. They've arrived at Spirit City."
"What?"
Xuan Ji was shocked.
She'd already guessed that Ye Zichen and the others had gone to Spirit City, but how could they be so fast?
No matter how shocked she was, their top priority was to hurry to Spirit City. That was where the Bai Family's main branch was. Just relying on Ye Zichen and the others was like throwing an egg against a rock.
"Let's go. They've gone to Spirit City."
When they returned to the God Emperor's estate, Zhou Wu and the Divine Arbiter were still there.
"It looks like you all know. Everyone?" Zhou Wu said with a smile.
"It really is you."
Xuan Ji gritted her teeth so hard that they creaked. She had always thought that her calculations were flawless, but this time, she really had not calculated. Zhou Wu had tricked her and caused her to stumble.
Now that Ye Zichen was in a branch family, everything was under her control. She could take her time.
Now …
The others reacted and looked at the Divine Arbiter next to Zhou Wu.
Given her mastery of space, sending Ye Zichen and the others out of the city without being discovered by Xuan Ji's subordinates was a piece of cake.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I've said it before. If you could dispel my doubts, I would give you a piece of information which would be of particular advantage to you. But you have spoken ill of me. A full hour. That should be quite precious to you, "said Zhou Wu with a smile.
Creak.
Xuan Ji clenched her fists tightly and her eyes reddened. Everyone else's faces were filled with rage. Su Qingyan looked like an arrow nocked on a bowstring.
"Could it be that you want to fight me here? That will only delay us even more," Zhou Wu said nonchalantly.
"Let's go."
Xuan Ji glared viciously at Zhou Wu, then instantly left the God Emperor's estate.
The other major powers weighed the pros and cons of the situation. After a brief hesitation, they left as well.
During this time, Su Qingyan and Bi 'an contacted their subordinates. Their original plan had been to attack Heavenly God City.
Now that the location had changed, it wouldn't be easy for them to give orders.
Xuan Ji directly drove the entire Profound Pavilion out of Heavenly God City. Just the few of them were enough to put pressure on a branch family of the White Clan. The Fox Clan and Four Directions Palace's subordinates were merely there to intimidate Zhou Wu and prevent him from acting rashly.
But now, Ye Zichen was facing the Bai Family. His subordinates weren't enough.
What he needed to do now was call in everyone he could …..
He pointed his sword at Spirit City!
Zhou Wu smiled as he watched them leave. By now, the snowstorm was gradually dissipating. Only then did the Divine Arbiter open up the space around them.
"Su Qingyan's Breath of Ice is getting purer and purer."
As the God Emperor looked at the snow-covered city, he waved his sleeves. Several blazing balls of fire swirled around the city like blazing suns.
The ice and snow melted into water, then evaporated into steam, which rose into the air.
Before long, Heavenly God City returned to its original state.
The Profound Pavilion's cultivators' expressions were piercingly cold. As they retreated from Heavenly God City, their nerves were taut. They were terrified that the fireballs would suddenly fly towards them.
However, God Emperor Zhou Wu ignored them after doing all this. All he did was glance at them and allow them to leave Heavenly God City.
Only after the Profound Pavilion's cultivators had left did the God Emperor laugh.
"We caused such a ruckus, but now …. it's quiet again."
He'd known this all along, which was why he hadn't paid the Profound Pavilion any heed when they'd tried to take over the city.
"Where are the Nine-tailed Fox Clan and Four Directions Palace?"
"The Nine-tailed Fox Clan is still lingering in the yao territory. The Four Directions Palace has already passed by Victorious City, but they've stationed themselves outside. They haven't made a move yet," said the Divine Arbiter. "What a pity. They clearly wanted to put pressure on me, but now they're the ones panicking." Zhou Wu snorted. "But for Ye Zichen's sake, they're sparing no effort in protecting him. It's clear how important he is to them. I wanted to tell them he wasn't here.
They didn't take advantage of the situation in Heavenly God City, and now they've wasted more than two hours. "
Zhou Wu shook his head and chuckled. "Where did that youth go?"
"I used the power of space to send them on their way. Based on the time, they should've reached Spirit City by now," said the Divine Arbiter.
"No wonder they were in such a rush." The God Emperor nodded. "Tell your clansmen to leave as well. Forget about Heavenly God City, at least for now."
"Then the Bai Family …. We don't need to go …."
"No need," said the Divine Arbiter, "but didn't you say you wanted them to capture him alive? That youth brought quite a few people with him. He had three imperial emperors, and one suspected to be an emperor. There were also twenty rulers, and countless diviners and sky supremes. Even if he fought the Bai Family, they could hold out for a while. When the time comes ….
When the Profound Pavilion arrives, it'll be difficult for the Bai Family …. "
"There's no need to say more."
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