Bai Qiru was actually quite fatigued, not just mentally, but also physically bear severe torture wounds, only hidden by a change of clothes.

Upon hearing this suddenly, she was a bit skeptical if it was her fatigue causing hallucinations.

She tried asking, "Who is Li Hongjiu?"

It wasn't an excuse; she genuinely had never heard of Li Hongjiu. Over the years, she had secluded herself in the rice shop, with little to no social interaction.

Shi Chun was taken aback for a moment, also somewhat doubtful if she was pretending. Even ordinary people like Dongliang Ying knew about him, how could she have never heard? After all, when he worked in the Book Pavilion doing odd jobs, he occasionally heard people mentioning him, and those scholars had even discussed him.

Reflecting on the living state of the other person, it was somewhat understandable.

Besides, whether one knew Li Hongjiu or not wasn't important.

He immediately explained, "Yanbao Sect Leader Qu Wuming's personal closed-door disciple."

Bai Qiru was shocked, and after going through her mind, she couldn't recall having any interactions with such a person. Such a figure, she couldn't possibly have no impression of, so she questioned, "Do I know him?"

Shi Chun: "Alas, you must have met, or else how could he like you? To him, it was love at first sight; to you, perhaps just an indifferent passerby on the roadside."

Said with a straight face, but actually nonexistent, he's just making conditions if there are none, willing to create some if need be.

As for the truth, not everyone needs to know. If by any chance eavesdropped, it would stir trouble.

Bai Qiru couldn't help but lean back a bit, looking at him seriously, waiting for him to continue.

Shi Chun simplified, "He likes you; whether to accept or not is up to you. No need to mind, if he dares to force you, I'd be the first to disagree. I can see you're also tired, go back and rest early, wait for my news."

That's it? Bai Qiru was a bit surprised, but indeed tired, nodded, and then donned her woven hat and left.

After seeing her off, Shi Chun stealthily snuck into the backyard again and tiptoed into the red-clothed woman's room.

The red-clothed woman lying horizontally was swinging a wine bottle in her hand. Upon seeing the door latch open by itself and that fellow slipping in again, she couldn't help but let her previously composed face sink; though fearless of death, she was afraid of tarnishing her own reputation.

Seeing the other party still wanting to sit beside her, she slightly lifted her foot as if trying to kick, effectively scaring Shi Chun.

With a dry laugh, Shi Chun sniffed the wine aroma, "This wine, just by smell, is known to be good wine."

The red-clothed woman coldly questioned, "Didn't I receive your Mother-child Talisman? Why did you come again?"

She couldn't understand why he frequently came to meet when he had given her the Mother-child Talisman. Was it only to speak flirtations?

Shi Chun sighed, "Ruo Jun, I really had no choice, here to ask for help."

The red-clothed woman slightly frowned, "What now?"

Shi Chun sighed, "To join with you as soon as possible, I dare not slack, preparing to seek out Situ Gu and Li Hongjiu. It's just..."

Seeing him spout endless flirtations yet hesitant, the red-clothed woman harshly said, "Say what you must, don't hold back."

Shi Chun nodded repeatedly, crouching to eye-level with her, and then admitted his difficulty, "Previously there was combat in the Book Collection Pavilion, you know about it too, and those having malicious intentions seem to be targeting me. I'm worried they're waiting outside; I dare not exit. Can you inform Sword Saint Fu Que to escort me?"

The red-clothed woman couldn't think of what to say to him, with every trifling affair asking Fu Que as if treating Fu Que like her dog.

After a pause, she alternatively offered a solution, "No need for Fu Que, my cousin has someone around, not weak at all. I'll inform them, escorting you should be okay."

As long as the person is strong enough, Shi Chun immediately praised, "Good, good, as long as we are united, we will eventually come together."

The red-clothed woman swung the wine jar, indicating for him to leave.

Yet Shi Chun asked, "This wine smells quite good, do you have more? Could you give me some? Oh, Li Hongjiu is also a wine lover; going to meet him, I should bring a gift."

Having spoken like this, since it was something entrusted to be accomplished and himself hoping for it to be completed, the red-clothed woman didn't say much more. With a wave, ten jars appeared in a row on the ground.

Shi Chun immediately and joyfully accepted them all, putting them into his bag, then modestly took leave.

Once he left, the red-clothed woman mumbled to herself, "I want to see how you plan to leave Juku State."

She was aware that Xun Gate was controlled and also knew who it targeted.

Upon leaving, Shi Chun made another trip upstairs to the Book Collection Pavilion, going upstairs to search for books.

This time he wasn't reading but looking for books. Upon finding the volumes on the Netherworld, he put them into his bag to take away, planning to read them slowly later.

When tidying up and going downstairs, he left a money pouch on Dong Liangyu's desk, believing once Dong Liangyu found him gone, he'd know what it meant.

He was borrowing books, not stealing, and would return them someday when he had the chance.

After masking his face simply downstairs in the main hall, he opened the door and slipped outside.

While looking around alertly, a woman in light purple attire approached him. She wasn't very beautiful but was dignified and elegant, with graceful manners.

Seeing an unexpected arrival, Shi Chun naturally became vigilant. Observing with his right eye superpower, he grew more alarmed, noting that this woman was also a demon cultivator, but her Magic Source, compared to Fu Que, was no less dense.

"Cousin of Jun sent me to escort you," the visitor introduced herself, gesturing for him to proceed.

Shi Chun finally breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that the Red-clothed Woman was true to her word; there was indeed a high-level escort. He immediately followed and hurriedly left.

After the two of them walked out of the city, just as Shi Chun was about to take out the Wind Riding Scale to use it, the woman next to him, smiling cheerfully, waved her hand to perform magic and took him into the air. Once airborne, she asked, "Where to?"

Shi Chun pointed in a direction, "Shelter Slope."

As soon as the words fell, swish, the twinkling lights of Dazhi City rapidly receded behind them.

In no time, they arrived at the mountain range. The Smiling Girl, following Shi Chun's direction, landed in a mountain hollow.

Upon landing, they saw a cave entrance. Shi Chun cupped his hands and said, "Please wait a moment, I'll go inside to fetch something."

The Smiling Girl nodded slightly, gracefully gesturing for him to proceed at his leisure.

Shi Chun immediately walked in quickly, taking out the Sandal Gold Flame Energy for illumination. His footsteps soon became silent, as he walked stealthily in the void.

After a few twists and turns in the cave, estimating that it could shield against sound, he quickly scurried through the cave.

After covering a considerable distance, he met Wu Jinliang, who had been waiting for some time.

The supporting Wu Jinliang let him go first and then used the Earth Escape Technique to merge with the cave all the way.

Once the two emerged from the other side of the mountain range, they immediately used the Wind Riding Scale to escape far away.

The Smiling Girl, waiting at the cave entrance without seeing any movement, gradually sensed something amiss. She tried to perform magic to probe inside the cave and found it immeasurably deep. Her expression changed slightly, and she quickly dashed inside, traveling with light, and soon discovered a dead end ahead.

After using magic to check the depth of the blockage, she realized that they had already eluded her. Opening a pathway following their tracks wouldn't be difficult for her; the only uncertainty was whether causing a large disturbance was appropriate. She immediately turned her head and sent a message towards the direction of Dazhi City: "Mistress, they've run."

As soon as she finished speaking, a crack of light appeared before her and unfolded. The Red-clothed Woman stepped out, and the void fissure disappeared behind her.

While the Red-clothed Woman assessed the scene, the Smiling Girl, with an embarrassed look, reported the incident in detail.

"It's not your fault. You were kind enough to escort him, but he was still on guard. Truly impressive. Earlier, I heard that this guy is slippery and hard to catch. Now it seems he's indeed not a good person," the Red-clothed Woman coldly chuckled.

Turning her head, she raised her hand and pushed against the sealed cave, causing the piled-up earth to immediately dissolve along the original tunnel route.

It's not only Wu Jinliang who can use the Earth Escape Technique; there are others who do it even smoother.

The two women's figures swiftly advanced one after the other.

Not long after, they emerged from the other end, seeing a starry sky overhead but no sign of Shi Chun.

The Red-clothed Woman took out the Mother-child Talisman and sent a message to Shi Chun on the spot, questioning: Your escort has been waiting for you, and you left without saying a word?

Shi Chun quickly replied: Oh, I forgot, forgot, Ruo Jun, I was just about to contact you. Could you apologize to her on my behalf?

He had planned to contact after running a bit further.

The Red-clothed Woman immediately responded: Don't you like me? If you like me, don't make it difficult for me. Come back and apologize to her in person.

Shi Chun replied with a question: Do you like me?

The Red-clothed Woman, furious, burst into laughter. To reach where she was today, hadn't everyone had to struggle? She immediately replied straightforwardly: I kind of like you already.

Shi Chun replied: Good, help me apologize to that lady.

The Red-clothed Woman nearly crushed the Mother-child Talisman in her hand in anger, grinning ferociously.

Next to her, the Smiling Girl was astonished, rarely seeing her so out of composure.

"If I can't even keep track of his whereabouts, then all my efforts over the years would be in vain! Let's go, head back to the Royal Court, and dispatch a few tracking experts. I want to see where he can escape to!" The Red-clothed Woman coldly sneered and with a sweep of her sleeve, a crack tore open in the void.

The two women entered it one after the other, vanishing along with the void crack...

Back at the foot of the Divine Mountain, Shi Chun, a bit impatient, sneaked back in with Wu Jinliang into the Divine Mountain Formation.

In the deep of night, it was time to act, not to waste it.

Relying on his right eye superpower to avoid the guards, the two quietly made their way towards the main peak of the Divine Mountain.

After finding the area where the Reversing Soul Tree grew, the two slipped to a more secluded spot, and then used A Xun's relics to reveal the Reversing Soul Trees one by one.

Wu Jinliang used the Earth Escape Technique to silently uproot the trees one by one, while Shi Chun stored them in the Qiankun Bracelet one by one.

Since the bracelet's space was vast, they let loose, having come all this way, it wasn't easy, yearning to uproot all the Reversing Soul Trees on the mountain.

Unfortunately, they didn't dare venture to easily exposed spots, nor did they have an abundant amount of material left by A Xun to reveal the Reversing Soul Trees.

As they busied themselves, at the foot of the Divine Mountain, at the spot they had entered the mountain, the Smiling Girl who had earlier escorted Shi Chun arrived.

Beside her were two cloaked people, both with a pair of demonic scarlet blood eyes.

It's not only the Demon Path that has Demon Eyes; those who threw their lot with the Heavenly Court or the Four Major Royal Courts also get them.

Touching the invisible isolating protection of the Ancient Array, the Smiling Girl couldn't maintain her composure, exclaiming in shock, "Are you sure you didn't see wrongly, that they entered the formation from here?"

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