Chapter 1042 - 875: Peril to the Extreme (2)

It logically follows that Miao Dingyi wouldn't do it, could it be that he reported it to the Heavenly Court, and then someone from the Heavenly Court leaked the information?

But if it were to report to the Heavenly Court, why arrange and instruct so much beforehand?

No matter how much he racked his brains, he couldn't figure out where the problem lay; all he knew was that things were getting seriously troublesome now.

Li Hongjiu asked again, "Can San really see the Sandalwood Gold underground?"

Shi Chun shook his head and denied, "If there were such a good thing, would I still leak the information?"

These words were concise and logical, indeed convincing. Even Li Hongjiu couldn't help but doubt, thinking that given Shi Chun's cautiousness, it was unlikely for him to leak information, pondering, "Then someone is deliberately targeting you... Alas, you've offended too many people. Now, you're facing the consequences, aren't you? But then again, if that's the case, then it's actually easy to handle. You can certainly come with me to report back, as long as you prove San doesn't have the ability, they won't pursue you anymore..."

Shi Chun looked at him like he was a monster and retorted, "Are you out of your mind? Besides the fact that I've already killed five of them, how can San prove he doesn't have that ability? How to prove it if it could all be an act? This matter cannot be proven. The final outcome would only be to kill San to eliminate their suspicion. What's my current status? I'm an appointed officer of the Heavenly Court. What's the crime for them to rob something belonging to an appointed officer of the Heavenly Court? With my current status, if I really go with you, it's delivering myself to death."

Li Hongjiu fell silent, realizing that the person before him was no longer the old Shi Chun but now the official Commander of the Heavenly Domain Dingnan Prefecture, and sighed, "So, now the people from the Four Great Royal Courts will all want you dead."

Shi Chun asked, "Do you know where the reinforcements from the Heavenly Court have gone?"

Li Hongjiu shook his head, "I truly don't know. Since coming in, I haven't seen anyone else, and you're the target they're looking for, yet you happen to be the first to bump into them. Is it that we're too fated that we meet wherever we go?"

Shi Chun had no time for his dry humor, after pondering repeatedly, he said slowly, "So, this is my only window period to escape."

Li Hongjiu frowned, "Ninety-four Heavenly Immortal Realm experts are surrounding you, and some of them seem to be at the Upper Heavenly Immortal Realm. You can't escape."

Shi Chun: "Didn't you say they couldn't do anything about my array for the time being?"

Li Hongjiu: "But they already have a method to break the array. You can't escape this time."

Shi Chun pointed in a direction, "It's not far from the exit. If I forcibly move there with this array, the likelihood of breaking out is high."

Li Hongjiu frowned, "That's too dangerous; ninety-four experts at the Heavenly Immortal Realm attacking simultaneously, you can't break through."

Shi Chun waved to retrieve the Sky Splitting Sword and then turned his hand to grab the Boundless Banner, shaking it a bit, "It's time to risk it all; I can only give it my best shot."

If he had known this would happen, he shouldn't have run before; he'd be closer to the exit.

Li Hongjiu was slightly startled, then smiled bitterly, "You really have a lot of magical treasures; sometimes I wonder whether you are the disciple of the Yanbao Sect Master or if I am. If you run, what about the others?"

Shi Chun said, "In order for the others to survive, I need to go out and bring reinforcements from the Heavenly Court. I need to give the Heavenly Court an excuse to dispatch troops. Brother Jiu, you need to do me a favor."

Things had come to this stage; he could no longer manipulate the situation. The hypothetical solutions were no longer implementable; he couldn't swallow the growing wealth alone, so he could only decisively let go.

And he had to act quickly, or else Wu Jinliang and their situation would become very dangerous.

This act of letting go couldn't avoid sacrifices; he certainly couldn't protect Qilin A San, who must be handed over to the Heavenly Court.

Li Hongjiu's face soured, "Shi Chun, stop fooling around. It's not that I don't want to help, but I can't. Yu Yifu and the others represent the will of the Nanshan Royal Court; the Yanbao Sect cannot withstand that, and I can't harm the Yanbao Sect."

Shi Chun said, "Rest assured, I won't put you in a difficult position. Right now, Wu Jinliang and the others are unaware and are running around, easily discovered. I need you to inform them of the situation, have them find a way to hide, and later note down their hiding spots. When I bring the Heavenly Court's forces, we can rescue them promptly. Hide in the sand now; as soon as I run, they'll surely give chase, giving you the chance to get away and meet Wu Jinliang."

After this explanation, Li Hongjiu no longer felt troubled. Anyway, he was just a marginal figure to Yu Yifu and the others. When Shi Chun ran, they wouldn't pay attention to him.

So, the plan was set. Shi Chun then took out a star map, marking Wu Jinliang's current location and where they should head next, for them to search accordingly.

Time was urgent; even a slight delay could mean missing the chance for a rescue. Thus, after the explanation, Li Hongjiu immediately moved to the edge of the thunderclouds.

Shi Chun used his spell to create a path within the grand array for him.

After the fog obscured the path, once he reached the end, Li Hongjiu landed on the sandy surface and directly burrowed into the sand.

After everything was set, the hand-holding Boundless Banner Shi Chun immediately flew toward the exit, with four command flags guarding him, flying along.

As he maneuvered the array, a rolling movement of the four-color thunderclouds began instantly.

The people outside, like Yu Yifu and others, were initially stunned, quickly realizing the escape intention from the movement direction. Someone shouted, "Not good, he's trying to break out through the exit!"

Yu Yifu was shocked. Once outside, with so many people watching, they couldn't openly attack an appointed officer of the Heavenly Court; without evidence in here, they could still deny it, but outside, it was absolutely impossible.