A gust of black wind swept wildly ahead.
A streak of blue light and a pink shadow relentlessly pursued from behind.
In merely a moment, the three figures had exited the city, leaving Tonglin County quickly behind them, then entered the East City Outskirts, moving with the force of a swift wind, darting through woods and wild.
Although Leng Jian could summon black wind to speed up, he couldn't fly up high, so he wrapped himself in the black wind to push his speed to the limit, dashing swiftly through treetops.
Shen Ying's speed was even slightly faster than Lu Zheng's, her figure seemed weightless, floating with the wind, graceful in posture, appearing slow but truly fast, wielding the Peach Blossom Evil to shoot into the black wind, delaying Leng Jian's speed.
Lu Zheng surged his Blood Qi, equipped with Divine Movement Technique, seemed like a blue shadow, stepping on the treetops to propel himself several yards forward, if placed in Gold Element Ancient System's martial arts novels, it would have been considered top-tier Lightweight Skill, yet he was trailing behind at this moment.
"Weren't you saying you would kill me? Why are you running?"
"You know what this is called? This is called sending your head from a thousand miles, oh no, a wolf head."
"Speaking of which, I actually love eating dog meat the most, it's hot and nourishing, and I heard wolves and dogs are relatives, did you know my preference, so you specifically left a foreleg?"
"Wolf meat rolls thrice, immortals can't stand firm!"
"Brother Lang, I have many people in the family, one foreleg isn't enough, can you be kind and leave another hind leg?"
"Tsk tsk, too much blood wasted, mix some water, once it solidifies, boil it, the taste is excellent!"
A wolf howl, followed by a fierce flash of the blade.
Lu Zheng did not attempt to block directly but dodged to avoid Leng Jian's blade light, once again closing the distance between them.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
Peach Blossom Evil shot into the black wind, a dull groan from Leng Jian was heard, but his speed didn't decrease, instead, the black wind became fiercer, scattering the Peach Blossom Illusion and wrapping him up to run even faster.
Lu Zheng uttered lightly, and with a gentle wave of his hand, ten Paper Talismans shot forth, aiming straight at the black wind.
Despite being swept by the black wind, shattering the talisman paper, the cold chill arrived as expected, congealing layers of white frost mist around the air.
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Lu Zheng took advantage of the moment to close in, a blade strike released a roaring tiger illusion, shooting directly at Leng Jian.
Leng Jian spat out another mouthful of fresh blood, but his movements didn't halt, wind-blown swift run, and even during this, he didn't forget to shout harshly, "Wait for me, all of you will die!"
Though Shen Ying and Lu Zheng tried their best to stop him, Leng Jian was still an old demon, despite being severely injured, he was solely focused on escaping and couldn't be stopped.
Moreover, he had seen through Shen Ying's facade, "Hmph, just a mere Incense and Candle God, let's see how long you can chase!"
"Lu Lang, we're about to go beyond a hundred miles of Peach Blossom Plain!" Shen Ying called urgently.
"No matter, he's injured so badly now, even if I have to chase him to Wild Wolf Mountain, I'll take him down!" Lu Zheng responded coldly.
Lu Zheng knew time was on his side, but letting the tiger go back to the mountain, he wouldn't have control over future events, not knowing if the enemy could summon an ancestor?
In the Xianxia World, any accident could happen, Lu Zheng had read countless novels, but didn't want to experience the classic plot twists, regardless of whether he is the main character, he didn't want to go through them.
So, while he's injured, end him!
"With me!" Lu Zheng sneered and said, "If you've got guts, stop and fight me?"
As his words fell, three Cold Condensing Talismans shot out swiftly.
Now already a hundred miles from Peach Blossom Plain, Shen Ying could only stop and watch from afar, watching Leng Jian and Lu Zheng drift away, frowning, pursed her lips, then turned around and flew back towards Tonglin County.
Leaving Lu Zheng to continue chasing Leng Jian.
Lu Zheng's ultimate speed wasn't as fast as Leng Jian's, but Leng Jian had lost an arm, his injuries were severe, he couldn't reach peak speed, instead, Lu Zheng occasionally got close, whether by Cold Condensing Talismans or Tiger Roar Saber, leaving him with no time to catch his breath.
Moreover, once Lu Zheng got close, Leng Jian grew fearful and had to speed up to escape, after all, he had just suffered under the Body-Freezing Curse of the opponent, he wasn't foolish enough to give Lu Zheng another chance.
Thus, the distance between the two wasn't far nor too close, one chased and the other fled, under the moonlight leaving behind black and blue afterimages, speeding away.
Lu Zheng occasionally sensed some curious gazes landing on him, some strong, some weak, some filled with curiosity, some faintly repulsive, knowing they were spirits and demons in the mountain wilderness.
However, none came forward to interrupt, not only none, but they all stayed far away.
One time ahead appeared a faint presence, hurriedly moved aside, as Lu Zheng passed, he glanced and saw a hunched, hunchbacked old man, not knowing what his background was.
Heading east, the night faded, the red sun rose.
The two chased and fought all the way, Lu Zheng half used his Blood Qi and half applied Divine Movement Technique, attacking mainly with Cold Condensing Talismans and Exorcism Talismans, even after a night of fierce battle, his Blood Qi True Qi was still abundant, not to mention that the Light of Fortune in his Mind Jade Seal boosted Blood Qi True Qi, naturally also supplements it, though a bit wasteful.
So, as long as the Light of Fortune in Lu Zheng's Mind Jade Seal remained, forget about exhausting him.
On the other hand, Leng Jian looked pale, the red sunrise shining on his face, yet not casting a trace of blood color, he truly didn't anticipate Lu Zheng could entangle him for an entire night.
According to his plan, with Shen Ying leaving early, Lu Zheng either had to hang on without attacking, allowing him to slowly heal, or wholeheartedly delay him, ultimately exhausting himself and falling behind.
But what's going on now?
The two had left Yizhou, entered Yaozhou, traversed over a thousand miles, almost reached his Wild Wolf Mountain!
How do you still have the energy to persist?
Leng Jian looked back at Lu Zheng, only to see five streaks of cold white light, carrying overwhelming chill.
The blade flashed, chilling air scattered, Leng Jian snarled sourly, "What's the damn use!"
"If it's useless, don't block it." Lu Zheng replied, then brushed his hand, realizing he had already exhausted the accumulated Exorcism Talismans.
Since Exorcism Talismans had the advanced Exorcism Curse, unlike Cold Condensing Talismans which lacked substitutability, Lu Zheng had mainly saved Cold Condensing Talismans, Exorcism Talismans stored were few, mostly from long ago, didn't expect one battle to deplete them.
However... looking at Leng Jian's aura, it was nearly over.
Lu Zheng flipped his palm, taking out a Wooden Token from his bosom, under Leng Jian's heavy gaze, True Qi surged, Spirit concentrated, a streak of golden light shot from the Wooden Token, casting on Leng Jian.
From the Daoist Robed middle-aged man's Dharma Artifact, Lu Zheng named it Jinhua Curse.