Guan Tian laughed and said: "If Hua Xuan fights to the death and gets seriously injured, he might be able to escape from my hands. But I should have a certain deterrent effect in his mind.
“When I saw him for the last time in the royal capital, I was already at the peak of Yuan Dan Realm, and he had just entered the middle stage of Yuan Dan Realm.
"It's been more than thirty years since I last saw him. I guess he subconsciously compared his past self with me and panicked, so I took advantage of him.
"What's more, my face has changed so much. How could the former God of War look like this? He naturally has doubts in his heart."
Guan Tian stared at his wrinkled hands and shook his head with a wry smile.
Li Yuan touched his chin and said in a deep voice: "He should have reached the barrier of the late Yuan Dan realm long ago. If he devoted himself to retreat, he would probably have broken through to the perfection of the Yuan Dan state.
"Let's not talk about him. Brother Guan, I just asked you where you are. Firstly, it is to avoid the search of the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce. Secondly, you also need to retreat in peace."
Guan Tian's eyebrows moved slightly, he thought carefully, and then said: "It's safe... I do know a place. When I was guarding Xingcheng City, I accidentally discovered a forest thousands of miles west of Xingcheng. Misty forest. There is a lake in the middle of the forest, and in the center of the lake is a small island about ten feet in diameter.
"Because the lake is quite large and there is a thick fog formed by water vapor all year round, it is extremely hidden and it is difficult to find the small islands in the lake. The thick fog in the forest should be related to the lake.
"I was young and vigorous at the time. If it were now, I would never dare to go deep alone, so it is extremely safe."
Putting down the fire stick in his hand, Li Yuan clapped his hands and said, "We will set off to the island early tomorrow morning."
"Li Yuan, we are now outside Qingzhai City. It is almost 3,600 miles away from there. We have to avoid being hunted by the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce along the way, so we can't take the flying earth spirit.
"We still need to avoid some large cities on the way. The distance will be increased by almost 50%. It is estimated that it will take two or three months to arrive." Guan Tian thought for a long time and said slowly.
Li Yuan crossed his fingers and moved forward, twisted his arm, and said calmly: "It's okay. Anyway, your hidden injury is healed now. Don't worry, let's just enjoy the scenery along the way. Little aunt, are you talking about it?"
He and Li Yunqing had just made a breakthrough in cultivation, and it would take a year or two to make further progress, so naturally they were not in a hurry.
Li Yunqing nodded slightly, and Guan Tian did not refute.
The three of them talked and laughed until dawn, mainly Guan Tian talking about all the forces in the Great Xia Dynasty and also told some stories about his life.
………
At dawn the next day, they headed towards what Guan Tian called the misty forest.
Since they were just in the hinterland of Qingzhai City, in order not to expose their whereabouts, Li Yuan and the others had been traveling through the jungles and mountains, not even walking on some of the more remote paths.
Along the way, the presence of Guan Tian, a strong man at the peak of the Yuan Dan Realm, saved him from many attacks by monsters.
Moving forward in the jungle and mountains is very slow.
Fortunately, they were not in a hurry. They spent more than twenty days walking and stopping along the way. They felt that they were far away from Qingzhai City, so they just walked out of the mountains and forests.
After leaving the forest, they didn't know where they were for a moment. They just hurried towards the northeast. The forest happened to be northeast of Qingzhai City.
While rushing along, I asked around and learned that I had entered the area of Qinghe City.
Qinghe City is located northeast of Qingzhai City. The two cities are 750 miles apart.
This city is 1,800 miles away from Yangyan City, and has long been out of the Ma family's sphere of influence. It is the ninth largest city in Yuanzhou, with more than nine million residents.
The three major rivers in Yuanzhou all pass through Qinghe City, so Qinghe City's waterways are relatively developed.
Since water transportation is very cheap, there are no powerful forces entrenched in the city.
After traveling over mountains and ridges for more than twenty days without much rest, Li Yuan and the others finally decided to go to Qinghe City for a walk and find a good inn to rest.
Driving slowly on the road for almost half an hour, the gate of Qinghe City finally appeared in their sight.
After entering the city, Li Yuan and the others wandered around in the streets, which was quite leisurely.
The citizens of Qinghe City obviously have the atmosphere of small town citizens, which is somewhat incompatible with the huge Qinghe City.
It is located in a waterway transportation fortress, and it is also a place where three religions and nine streams are mixed together. Therefore, it has become a gathering place for information from all over the Yuanzhou folk.
After wandering around for a long time, I finally saw a fine restaurant where I could taste some good food.
As Li Yuan and the others stepped in, all kinds of sounds came into their ears, all of which were rumors.
I went up to the second floor and found a good seat by the window. I could see clearly what was happening on the street and in the store.
As soon as I sat down, I heard the guests in the partition next door discussing the banquet that day at the Zhai family in Qingzhai City.
More than twenty days have passed, and it is still circulating. It seems that this matter has a relatively large impact. If it were other matters, it would have been covered long ago.
Therefore, Li Yuan and others also listened carefully.
"You don't even know about the banquet of the Zhai family in Qingzhai City that day? This matter has spread widely."
"What is it? Tell us specifically."
“Everyone in Qingzhai City knows about this, and all the forces in the city witnessed it with their own eyes.
"A boy who had perfected the Void Realm directly killed the grandson of the president of the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce, one of the six major chambers of commerce in the royal capital. The dead man heard that half of his feet had already entered the Yuan Dan Realm.
"Later, a powerful person from the late Yuan Dan Realm of the Ten Thousand Alliance Chamber of Commerce was attracted to take action. However, that person was also killed in the end.
"Not a single one of the three members of the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce was left alive that night. The senior management of the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce was furious and now ordered a search across Yuanzhou. They should be coming to our Qinghe City in the next two days."
"Come to us? When did the forces from the royal capital come to our place? They all came from the sky. When did they deign to come to Qinghe City.
"You should tell us more carefully."
"Then I will explain it to you in detail..."
…
Although the people next door were just chatting, Li Yuan also heard some important information. The people from the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce have not yet arrived in Qinghe City.
Although Qinghe City is large, there is a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and there are no strong people. The Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce did not come here to search at first.
The few people next door talked about the rumors later, but there was no important information, and they were no longer interested.
Li Yuan and others thought for a moment and decided to leave quickly, otherwise they might run into them at any time.
"Brother Guan, if we take the waterway, will it be difficult to meet people from the Wanmeng Chamber of Commerce? Is it possible to reach the place you mentioned by waterway?" Li Yuan thought for a long time and then said in a deep voice.
"We can't get there." Guan Tian shook his head, "The waterway is too slow, and the river is winding and winding, which will lengthen the distance.
"The closest place where water can reach there is probably a small city, Shengxing City, 1,500 miles southwest of Xingcheng. It's still a thousand miles to the lake."
"Shengxing City..." Li Yunqing murmured.
(End of chapter)
