The purpose of such long surveillance is actually to kill?

Lan secretly wondered in surprise. Li Hongjiu had some fame, known as the first of the new generation, but in the eyes of the Empress, he was just a small figure. She couldn't understand why the Empress would be so hostile towards such a small figure.

Especially to give detailed instructions about such a small figure, fearing any mistakes.

She really couldn't understand it, wanted to ask something but hesitated, and finally just accepted her orders, quickly moving aside to make arrangements.

She soon returned to the red-clothed woman to report, "The Demon Eye has been dispatched and locked onto Li Hongjiu's presence; he can't escape."

The red-clothed woman nodded slightly, calmly continuing to flip through her book...

In the dim prison, smoke drifted lazily. Bai Qiru sat leaning against the corner, puffing on her tobacco pipe, the flickering light reflecting her dazed expression.

This time when captured, they didn't confiscate her tobacco pipe hobby.

Captured and released, then captured again—the cycle continued, she realized something was off. It's no longer something that Granny can control; she vaguely felt the situation didn't regard the Bai Family at all...

Meanwhile, in the Divine Mountain prison, Yin Fei strolled with clasped hands down the corridor outside the cells, arriving at Granny Qi's cell. Through the bars, he greeted courteously, "Granny, are you comfortable with the food here? If you can't get used to the mountain food, perhaps try some from the city. Anything you want to eat, just let me know, they can bring food up from the restaurants in the city."

The phrase 'restaurants in the city have prepared the food' had a peculiar tone, understandable to those who know.

Such carefulness is unavoidable now, with so many being held on Divine Mountain, even the adjacent cells are occupied. The increase in guards means every action he takes here is visible to others.

This time Granny Qi had been subjected to restrictions, she responded, leaning on the wall to stand, without reaching for her cane, came to the bars and sighed, "Yin Fei, I'm just an old bag of bones, not picky about food, though last time's meal was pretty good, let's keep it the same."

Yin Fei nodded, "Alright, I'll bring it to you later."

After exchanging a few more polite words, he left.

As he stepped out of the prison gate, around a building outside, half a face appeared watching Yin Fei's back, then emerged and followed him leisurely...

In Dazhi City, as soon as the carriage exited the city, it sped up immediately, the grass on both sides knee high.

After traveling some distance, the coachman, scanning all directions, utilized his Right Eye Superpower to repeatedly observe the surroundings. Once certain that no one was trailing them, he looked back and said, "Brother Jiu, let's ditch the carriage."

Li Hongjiu stuck his head out from inside the carriage as well, observing the surroundings, then asked suspiciously, "We're just abandoning the carriage like this?"

Shi Chun: "Hey, a carriage doesn't cost much."

Li Hongjiu jumped out, letting the wind from the jolting carriage blow against him, "True, with the money you extorted from the Ten Great Sects of the Artifact Refining World, you couldn't spend it all. But speaking of which, being with you, although there's nothing wrong, why does it always feel like we're committing a crime?"

"Let's go." Shi Chun stood on the shaft of the carriage, one hand holding Wind Scale, the other hooked around his arm, pulling and launching them into the air, as Wind Scale swiftly wrapped around them, carrying them far away.

The carriage continued racing forward on the ground.

In the air, Li Hongjiu looked doubtfully at Shi Chun, who held his arm and wouldn't let go. While it wasn't much, the key point was, Shi Chun had cast a layer of mana over him, making it difficult not to suspect. So he asked warily, "What do you mean by this?"

Shi Chun didn't completely deceive him, explained partially, "I was previously hunted by the Demon Path at the library. Fortunately, Sword Saint Fu Que intervened in time. A senior later informed me that the Demon Path has a Demon Skill called 'Demon Eye,' which can track a person's presence. Thus, I was taught a method to conceal one's presence. Bear with it for now, I'll let go once we're far away."

"..." Li Hongjiu was stunned, staring at him for a while before he said rather difficultly, "Demon Path? You've crossed the Demon Path now? Shi Chun, you've angered both sides, planning not to live anymore?"

Shi Chun: "Those from Extreme Fire Sect don't represent the entire Righteous Path, and those pursuing me don't represent the entire Demon Path. Hardly offending them all."

Li Hongjiu looked up at the stars, muttered dreamily with a chuckle, "You're full of trouble, dragging me along; I'm afraid I'll get implicated."

While they bickered, their carriage on the roadside was intercepted by those who were secretly trailing them.

In fact, the trailing distance was far at first; they rushed over only after seeing shadows flying into the sky.

Sure enough, the carriage was already empty.

The leader swiftly took out the Mother-child Talisman to send a message, requesting instructions from above.

In the inn, the lights in Wei Mo's room had already gone out, yet there was a luminous screen.

The scene on the screen was mostly dark too, but the adjusted angle of starlight provided some lighting, making the room appear as though it had a view of the stars. Wei Mo and Young Master Nan were now playing chess by this faint light and shadow.

Of course, they temporarily lost interest in playing chess.

Ever since Shi Chun and Li Hongjiu flew from the carriage, their chess game halted, and their attention was focused on the two who had flown away.

Now, the figures wrapped in Wind Scale flying in the air were on the screen, which tracked their movement continuously.

This screen wasn't anything else; Young Master Nan was quite familiar with it—it was the treasured 'Heavenly Mirror.' The screen display was flexible in size, currently minimized in the room.

Wei Mo had come carrying a paramount task, supported by the powerful resources of the East Victory Royal Court. As long as the task was completed, Right Minister Hou Jiahuan had said, any support needed would be provided.

And the treasured 'Heavenly Mirror' was on the support list Wei Mo needed, with no resistance, it was brought directly to him.

Of course, when Young Master Nan was captured and interrogated, Wei Mo's sudden appearance in the interrogation room was not without reason; it was not coincidental. Because Young Master Nan was on Wei Mo's list of requested support, he asked Right Minister Hou Jiahuan for Young Master Nan, which is why he was brought into Juku State.

The person controlling the heavy treasure was right next to the mirror image, watching it while maneuvering a floating sphere object.

A nearby attendant suddenly took out the mother-child talisman, looked at it, and reported to Wei Mo: "The trackers found no one in the carriage. They didn't dare approach fearing exposure. Now, they've lost their target and ask what to do next."

Wei Mo calmly said, "Not following too closely is right. Just inform them of the target's location and let them tail from a distance."

"Yes." The attendant obeyed and quickly took up the mother-child talisman to execute the order.

Wei Mo then signaled towards the mirror image, "Can you clearly see the face of that coachman?"

The operator of the Heavenly Mirror replied, "He's wearing a bamboo hat with the brim pulled down. The mirror can't view from below, and the light is poor, so even looking sideways isn't clear."

Wei Mo turned to ask Young Master Nan, embroiled with Li Hongjiu's arm in a casual chat, "Brother Nan, judging by the figure, based on your understanding of Shi Chun, do you think this person could possibly be Shi Chun?"

Young Master Nan felt a pang of suspicion, though he verbally expressed a different opinion, "I don't think so. Li Hongjiu is always casual and laid-back, behaving like this with everyone; this is not a reliable basis."

Wei Mo observed his expression like using him as a mirror, responding with an "oh," then turned again to his subordinate, "First observe what they're doing next. When a suitable opportunity arises, uncover the coachman's true face."

The subordinate acquiesced, "Yes."

He turned back to the mother-child talisman, continuing to busy himself.

Young Master Nan, listening quietly, sipped his tea slowly.

Wei Mo's gaze moved from the subordinate's mother-child talisman to Young Master Nan's face, asking, "Doesn't Brother Nan have a mother-child talisman to communicate with Shi Chun? Send a message to Shi Chun. If the person in the mirror image takes out a mother-child talisman to check a message, it will be self-evident who it is, don't you think?"

Young Master Nan felt another pang of unease, his cheeks tightening, yet a smile appeared on his face. He set down the tea cup and said, "Brother Wei's words are reasonable, why not give it a try."

Then he reached to pull out the mother-child talisman.

Wei Mo, sipping his tea, lightly added, "The mother-child talisman for contacting Shi Chun should be temporarily placed with me afterwards."

Upon hearing this, Young Master Nan's hand paused.

He considered whether to randomly take out another talisman for the sake of appearance, but Wei Mo's words deterred him from recklessness. If Shi Chun fell into their hands later, cross-referencing would reveal his trickery.

Thus, he retrieved the legitimate talisman connected to Shi Chun and sent a message under several watchful gazes, then intensely focused on the mirror image, feeling his own heartbeat accelerated.

He knew well that if the coachman with the bamboo hat took out a mother-child talisman, even without responding, the skilled experts here would immediately move in to capture him.

Most eyes in the room also focused tightly on the mirror response, while Wei Mo leisurely sipping tea kept observing Young Master Nan's demeanor.

Indeed, Shi Chun, swiftly flying, sensed the communication from Young Master Nan's mother-child talisman. The talismans weren't randomly piled in the storage space; each was organized distinctly, and commonly used ones made their origin noticeable.

However, Shi Chun at the moment was too busy to attend, with one hand controlling the Wind Scale's flight and the other maintaining the cultivation technique's coverage on Li Hongjiu. Now wasn't the time to reveal his aura, not after being spooked by the Demon Eye.

Moreover, he already knew whom Young Master Nan was presently with. Not contacting him right now was fine; when needed, he'd send a message later.

In the mirror image, the coachman flying alongside Li Hongjiu showed no signs of taking out a mother-child talisman.

After waiting long enough, until the message could have disappeared on the talisman without any response, Young Master Nan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, placing the talisman edge of the chessboard, pushed it toward the opposite side, and smiled, "This coachman shouldn't be him."

Wei Mo, still watching the mirror image, quipped, "Could it be he's handling people with one hand, driving the Wind Scale with the other, unable to respond to messages?"

Young Master Nan laughed, "Never heard of needing to constantly prop someone up while travelling in a Wind Scale. Li Hongjiu's cultivation isn't lower than Shi Chun's and doesn't need to be constantly supported. It's not to the point where support prevents answering a mother-child talisman message."

"Indeed, no need for constant support. So why is this coachman always supporting? Constantly supporting someone could be atypical, possibly due to some compelling reason." Wei Mo remarked, turning eyes toward the recently pushed talisman, gaze shifting back to Young Master Nan, "It's proven that Shi Chun is in Juku State, yet hasn't replied." Pointing to the coachman in the mirror image who didn't check the talisman.

Young Master Nan fell silent instantly.

Wei Mo then advised his subordinates again, "Li Hongjiu isn't simple; even back at High Martial had the power to counter fifth-grade Magical Treasures. Now reportedly at the peak of Human Immortal Realm, far beyond the past, not to be underestimated. Send two more experts immediately to stand by."

"Yes." The attendant obeyed once more to execute.

On the road through the grasslands, two cloaked figures descended from the sky, landing beside the stopped carriage.

Discovering nobody inside, one of them with a red-hued eerie Demon Eye looked around, then took out a mother-child talisman for emergency communication.

Inside an ancient, elegant tower, Lan, guarding and scenting by the case, glanced at the message from the talisman and felt slightly surprised. Quickly rising, she reported to the recliner beside, "Madam, Li Hongjiu is lost."

This statement was as weak as it was weakly framed.

A pair of cold eyes slowly shifted out from behind the book, coldly staring at her, coldly questioning, "Didn't you say it was absolutely impossible for him to escape?"

Lan broke into a slight sweat, awkwardly continued, "Fearing discovery, dared not closely follow. When tracking along the trail, Li Hongjiu's aura abruptly terminated, losing the tracking clue, unsure where he went. But found his carriage and several aerial aura traces nearby, uncertain whether they're traveling the same direction. I believe it's worth further pursuit."

With cold eyebrows and eyes, the red-clothed woman decisively commanded, "Pursue! And inform our allies at Xun Gate to apprehend Li Hongjiu at sight, not allowed to leave Juku State!"

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