C14 Escape in the middle of the night.
"So it was she who played the flute.”
The sound of the flute fell on Du Shaofu's ears, startling him. It turned out that the flute music he had been hearing these past few days was being played by this beautiful woman.
The sound of the flute stirred the soul. At first, the sound was light, like the gurgling of a mountain stream, but it gradually picked up its tempo, sounding like the early spring drizzle.
The flute melody seemed to have an extremely strange attraction, to the point where Du Shaofu couldn't help but listen carefully. The harmonious and clear melody of the flute seemed to be spiraling above his head, crisp and gentle, as if it was recounting a girl's thoughts. It was gentle, but the tone slowly changed. In its sweetness, this music was laced with acidic bitterness.
Du Shaofu was intoxicated by this flute. This was definitely the most wonderful sound he had ever heard of in his entire life, and he couldn’t stop listening to it.
When Du Shaofu finally regained his senses, the bright moon had shifted to the west. It should be almost dawn.
"What a strange flute sound.”
Du Shaofu slapped himself. He was so immersed in the sound of the flute, that he almost had lost his consciousness. He looked around, and found that the beautiful woman was sitting on a stone with her legs crossed and her eyes closed.
"Roar! Roar!”
"Awoo, awoo.”
From the depths of the mountain range, dreadful roars could be heard from time to time, as if there were countless ferocious beasts moving about restlessly.
"Did she fall asleep?”
Du Shaofu looked at the beautiful woman who was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed. The old man Fu Yibai probably did not know where he was, so even if he did come, it would be hard for him to deal with this powerful woman.
“I should run away now.”
Du Shaofu made up his mind. After all, his life is precious. It would be good for him to escape first. Immediately, he began to tiptoe down the mountain in the moonlight.
The mountain was incredibly tall, shaped like an Azure Dragon was raising its head. If it wasn't for Du Shaofu having Profound Qi at that moment, he doubted that he would be able to go down this mountain.
Even so, after Du Shaofu went down, he felt like he was about to die from spending all of his energy.
"Roar! Roar!”
The sea of trees was filled with the roars of beasts from time to time, causing Du Shaofu's heart to tremble. This was within the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range, and this was not an ordinary place. He was likely to encounter Demon Beasts at any time.
Although he had escaped the mountain, Du Shaofu did not dare to relax even for the briefest moment.
"I can't go towards the Stone City."
Just as Du Shaofu was about to head for Stone City, he realised that the woman would definitely look for him there as soon as she found his escape. With her ability of navigating through the sky, catching him will be a piece of cake.
It was rumored that the deeper one went into the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range, the more Demon Beasts he would encounter, and the stronger the Demon Beasts there would be. It was said that even top cultivation experts would not dare touch those mountain peaks in the depths of the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range.
"Only in danger can there be a chance for survival.”
Du Shaofu knew that he did not have much time to think, so he could not sit still and wait to get caught again. He could only gamble. First, he should deal with the current challenge by going into the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range. At the worst, he would turn back again.
Du Family, Stone City.
Within the courtyard, the lights were brightly lit and there was a tense atmosphere.
"Big Brother, I have searched everywhere, there is no trace of Shaofu at all. Some people personally saw someone flying over our Du family, and in addition to the fact that Shaofu has disappeared, I'm worried …" In the hall, Du Zhixiong's face was deeply anxious. He had searched the entire Du Family, but could not find any trace of Shaofu, which made him begin to worry about all kinds of possible situations.
"Traveling through the air requires one to be at least at the Pulse Spirit Stage. In the entire Stone City, there doesn't seem to be that kind of expert." Du Zhenwu's expression was equally solemn. If Shaofu's disappearance was related to a master at the level of the Pulse Spirit, then it was truly a troublesome matter.
Du Zhixiong suddenly raised his head and said to Du Zhenwu: "Big Brother, except the masters of the Pulse Spirit Stage, some special experts of the Pulsating Stage are also able to do it. It's just that we know neither the whereabouts of Shaofu, nor the person who wants to deal with our Du Family."
"The news that Shaofu has recovered should have spread long ago. The potential that he displayed today has made some forces feel restless, as this matter will affect the gathering of the five great clans three months later. Therefore, they can't help but take action. Investigate, we must investigate strictly. Once we find out, no matter who it is, I will definitely not let him go.”
Du Zhenwu was obviously angry, the anger in his eyes was accompanied by a flash of cold light. Then, his gaze wavered, as if he had thought of something, and he said to Du Zhixiong: "Remember to inform the Third Brother. This matter must be notified to the Third Brother.”
"Mm, I will arrange everything. At the same time, I will find Shaofu as soon as possible.”
Du Zhixiong nodded and then quickly left.
The mountains were connected by a sea of trees. Some old trees were astonishing, covering the sky and the sun. There were vines that had grown for uncountable years wrapping around these trees, and even adults wouldn’t be able to together wrap their hands around it.
In this vast forest, Du Shaofu did not dare to stop, and he sprinted with all his might. He thought to himself that it would be best to stay as far away from the beautiful woman as possible.
"Roar! Roar!”
From the depths of the mountain range, the roars of beasts could be heard ceaselessly. The roars grew louder and louder, and it was as if all of the ferocious beasts in the mountain range were rioting.
The roars of beasts kept on coming, making Du Shaofu's heart pound. If he met a strong Demon Beast, the consequences were difficult to imagine.
Du Shaofu did not know how long he had run, but it finally came to daylight. The roars that came from the depths of the Barbarian Beast Mountain Range strangely calmed down when dawn broke.
“Puchi."
Just at this time Du Shaofu initially wanted to rest for a moment. Suddenly, the Profound Qi in his body surged, as though it was going to explode out of him. The Profound Qi rolled endlessly in his meridians, and his throat tasted something sweet, then a mouthful of fresh blood sprayed out from his mouth. Du Shaofu's whole body was extremely weak, suddenly staggered back a few steps, and was about to fall down to the ground.
"After running for an entire night, you can't run anymore, right?”
The moment the cold voice fell, a figure appeared beside Du Shaofu like a ghost. With a few movements of her delicate hands, several streams of extremely gentle and profound energy landed on several acupoints of Du Shaofu's body.
As the gentle energy fell into Du Shaofu's acupoints, it seemed to come alive and rushed into Du Shaofu's meridians, slowly suppressing the surging Profound Qi that was about to explode.
"Bam!"
At the same time, Du Shaofu fell onto his back, and the beautiful plain-clothed woman appeared in front of Du Shaofu.
"You are quite smart to know you should not be running back. However, you think too highly of yourself. In this world, there are not many people who can escape from me, let alone a brat like you who only has Profound Qi but no cultivation."
The woman in plain clothes glanced at Du Shaofu, who fell to the ground, with a sense of pleasure in her beautiful eyes. This was the first time she had looked at Du Shaofu with such a stern expression. She said softly: "You are fine now. Those were the effects from eating my poison pill. You can continue to run and see the consequences.”
After her voice fell, the beautiful woman moved gently and went directly to the deep mountain range. Then her cold voice continued: "There seems to be something off about this Barbarian Beast Mountain Range. I plan to go and take a look. You'd better stay close to me, otherwise, if you were to meet any Demon Beasts, your frail little life will be taken away."
