Chapter 641 - 397: Reunion

Chapter 641: Chapter 397: Reunion

Han Ning followed the trail of residual scent molecules.

Eventually, he reached a main road outside the urban village.

He hailed a taxi.

The car drove smoothly, leaving the Ludao City District without any traffic. After just over ten minutes, it arrived at the foot of Lushan in the north.

The vehicle passed the scenic area’s parking lot at the base of Lushan and stopped on the side of a national highway, at least five kilometers from the Ludao City District.

At this moment, Egg Pancake flew into the air and pointed toward a mountainous forest where there were no roads.

"HISS~"

"Yes, I sense it too. It’s Yin Yi’s scent."

’No wonder I couldn’t find Yin Yi in the city. So it was hidden deep in these old mountain forests.’

’I never would have found it if not for this accident.’

Just as Han Ning finished his thought, he seemed to sense something. A dark light flickered in his eyes as he abruptly looked toward a shaded grove by the side of the road, several dozen meters away.

"HISS!"

Egg Pancake’s figure flashed. Its body became a Z-shaped streak of light, flying to the shade dozens of meters away. A dark glow swirled around its dragon claws as it struck at an empty spot in the air.

BZZZT~

The next second, like ripples spreading across water, two Jinbei vans appeared where Egg Pancake had struck! They were parked close together, enveloped in a faint black mist.

"Just as I thought! The vehicles were hidden by some kind of technique," Han Ning guessed, watching the light shattered by Egg Pancake’s attack.

Han Ning walked over, leaned against the van’s window, and looked inside.

Both vans were empty. The seats had been specially modified—all of them removed, leaving only a large, empty cabin.

"There are creatures lurking over there. Go flush them out." Han Ning’s gaze swept past the interior of the van. He looked up, his eyes fixed on a certain spot.

Meanwhile, Egg Pancake’s figure flickered rapidly, arriving at a patch of grass where it swiped its claws once more.

"YOWL~"

A struggling black cat was held firmly in Egg Pancake’s grasp.

"So it was a technique used by a black cat," Han Ning said, understanding now. "Egg Pancake, ask it if it knows which way its companions fled."

"Hiss..."

Egg Pancake’s dragon claws clamped down on the cat’s round head. Like a great, vicious demon, it glared "fiercely" at the black cat, trying to force out what it knew.

But who would have thought? The black cat completely ignored Egg Pancake. Black flames just flickered all over its body as it struggled frantically to break free.

"HISS?!"

Seeing the black cat’s defiance, Egg Pancake opened its mouth to intimidate it. A cold Energy, the hallmark of Ice, suffused its teeth as it slowly moved closer to the black cat’s round head, ready to bite down at any moment.

"MEOW!"

But... the black cat remained stubborn, still trying to struggle free.

Egg Pancake hesitated no longer. It bit down on the black cat’s head with its sharp, frosty teeth.

"MEOW!!!"

The black cat shrieked in pain as if electrocuted, but far from submitting, the look in its semicircular eyes only grew fiercer.

"That’s one tough cat. Come back, Egg Pancake. Just restrain it, don’t torture it."

Han Ning took the black cat from Egg Pancake’s claws. He placed his hand over its head, covering it with his Spiritual Power.

He released the Hypnosis Secret Technique.

This black cat was at the Awakened Level at most. The moment his Spiritual Power invaded its mind...

Its eyes immediately glazed over. It fell to the ground with a THUD, then dazedly started running northeast, into the woods.

Han Ning didn’t hesitate. He gestured forward, and his Soul Beasts, without another word, began to race through the pathless mountain forest.

They ran for nearly ten kilometers through the woods. As they went deeper, the scent of "Yin Yi" in Han Ning’s senses grew stronger and stronger!

Until...

BANG!

A deep bullet hole appeared in the grass right in front of the black cat, which was running at the head of the group.

"Halt! Who are you? This is a restricted area ahead! Unauthorized personnel are forbidden!"

A voice, speaking Mandarin with a slight local Ludao accent, rang out from a large tree not far away.

It was a young man in camouflage combat fatigues. Beside him stood another black cat that looked much the same.

Han Ning looked up, watching the man in the treetop, and raised an eyebrow.

"You’re not with the military, and you’re not with the Foreign Affairs Team. What right do you have to tell me where I can go?"

The man raised his rifle, aiming it at Han Ning. "I’ll give you three seconds. If you don’t leave, I’ll open fire."

"COO!"

The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm raised its wings, and a gust of Wind shot past.

SMACK!

The strong gust struck the man squarely on the forehead, caving it in and sending him tumbling to the ground.

Without even a glance at the man, Han Ning stared straight ahead. "Let’s go!"

After speeding northwest for about another kilometer...

The All-Encompassing Spiritual Silkworm, which was guarding Han Ning’s front as usual, had a glint flash in its eyes. With preemptive speed, it raised its avian claws and snatched at the air!

RAT-TAT-TAT~ TAT-TAT!

Dozens of high-speed projectiles were caught firmly in its claws.

At the same time, a huge barrage of shotgun pellets, like a violent squall, rained down indiscriminately on Han Ning and his Soul Beasts.

A dozen or so men holding automatic rifles and shotguns had appeared in the air before them.

Above, several sharp-eyed black falcons circled.

Facing the crowd of humans and falcons, Han Ning wasn’t the least bit afraid.

Egg Pancake simply spat out a cloud of icy mist.

All the creatures before them turned into Ice Crystals.

They stepped over the field of corpses.

Ahead was a dirt road, about a hundred meters long, flanked by thickets of trees. At the end of the road stood a small courtyard enclosed by a brick and stone wall.

Aside from the dirt road before them, the other three sides were surrounded by small hills.

Clearly, this was the one and only road in or out of the courtyard.