Yin Xu hummed, "I'll contact him later and ask."

The West Emperor personally came over, and what's needed wasn't a "later" kind of talk. He retorted, "Later? Is it inconvenient to contact him in front of me?"

Yin Xu moved away from him, smirking, "You're thinking too much; it's just inconvenient." Her bare body swayed in the petal-laden water.

The West Emperor laughed heartily, "It's not like I haven't seen it before, why be shy in front of me? Let's settle it now; the Xun Gate duty isn't something I can decide, it was just a coincidence today. Once the chance passes, who knows when the next one will come."

It made sense. Yin Xu rose from the water with a splash, taking her alluring charm with her.

In the bedroom, she found her clothes, dug out the Qiankun Bag, and just as she took out the Mother-child Talisman to contact Shi Chun, she quickly turned her head to see the West Emperor had returned.

The West Emperor used a spell to dispel the water from his body, picked up his clothes, and said, "No more bathing."

As he dressed, he walked to Yin Xu's side, noticing her hesitation, he asked, "What's the matter? There's nothing between you two, right?"

"What are you thinking?" Yin Xu sputtered, picking up her clothes to put them on. Unable to avoid it further, she sent a message to Shi Chun in front of the West Emperor: There's a way for you to exit Xun Gate from Juku State, want to try it?

The West Emperor peeped at the cryptic symbols on the Mother-child Talisman but acted as if he hadn't seen them, continuing to dress.

Shi Chun, already in the city, was at the foot of the Zhu Lang Pavilion, glancing around in the dim lights, preparing to make small talk with someone suitable to dine at the pavilion with, lest going there alone makes him too conspicuous, drawing unwanted attention.

Suddenly feeling the Mother-child Talisman from Yin Xu react, he immediately took it out to check.

Seeing its content made Shi Chun suspicious; there had been no messages for a while, and suddenly a mysterious way to leave appeared?

Given his current wanted status, it was hard not to feel suspicious and cautious.

Instead of making a noticeable inquiry, he directly replied: Alright, let's meet and talk.

Within the pavilion, Yin Xu sighed with relief at the message content. She truly feared Shi Chun would again bring up matters of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, so she turned to the dressing West Emperor and said, "Shi Chun wants to talk face to face."

Specifically showing the message to him to show her openness.

The West Emperor felt secretly pleased; Shi Chun had made things uncomfortable for him lately. Initially, only the Extreme Fire Sect was involved, but then East Victory intervened, creating a no-win situation for him.

The arrangement with Extreme Fire Sect was that the Zhu Lang Pavilion would be a loophole for Shi Chun to exploit.

After East Victory's intervention, they didn't come to Zhu Lang Pavilion to arrest directly. In fact, they usually didn't recklessly arrest people with some background from other states. They typically applied pressure instead.

Yin Xu's background was easily traceable to the West Emperor, thus East Victory pressured him to 'lend' Yin Xu to them.

The West Emperor couldn't bear such pressure, yet he had no choice because the Extreme Fire Sect was secretly making moves as well.

Extreme Fire Sect couldn't openly confront East Victory, as they lacked the power. They couldn't even rescue their own disciple captured by the Phoenix Clan. But since this is their territory in the Western Continent, no matter how strong East Victory is, the West Emperor ultimately had to balance his alliances here.

But he couldn't openly fall out with East Victory, precisely handling this balance made him uncomfortable.

Because the Phoenix Clan detained the Extreme Fire Sect's disciple, it created urgency for the sect, who began applying pressure on the West Emperor to capture Shi Chun before East Victory could.

In frustration, the West Emperor cursed them, thinking how they were in no hurry to rescue their disciple but quick to target others, what nonsense.

But he had to face reality, so he seized this opportunity to come.

His plan was to lure Shi Chun out using the Exit Xun Gate scheme; unexpectedly, Shi Chun, who had been carefully hiding, came out to discuss directly, saving trouble.

Everyone said this scoundrel was cunning, making everyone cautious, had they known it was this simple, they'd have resolved it earlier, sparing the prolonged pressure.

Of course, he eyed Yin Xu twice; that Shi Chun trusts this vixen so much was beyond his expectation.

He maintained a calm facade, saying, "Oh, then just meet him. Explain it properly; I won't show up to avoid complications."

"Alright." Yin Xu nodded, immediately replying: I am at Zhu Lang Pavilion, come through the side door, and I'll have Tian Shen meet you.

Shi Chun replied: There might be informants at Zhu Lang Pavilion, let's meet outside the city at ten miles from the South City Gate, I know your carriage.

Yin Xu showed the message to the West Emperor again, "He wants to meet outside the city."

The West Emperor chuckled, "He's cautious enough; outside the city it is. The sooner we resolve this, the sooner things become comfortable again, or else our wedding is postponed indefinitely."

At the mention of 'wedding,' Yin Xu's eyes shone as she looked at him, affirmatively responding, "Alright, I'll be back soon."

Afterward, she replied to Shi Chun and urged the West Emperor to turn around as she changed her clothes, redoing her makeup.

Receiving the confirmation, Shi Chun turned to gaze at the mountain forest surrounding Zhu Lang Pavilion, activating his right eye superpower to observe before proceeding into the mountain.

After stealthily moving to a forested section along the mountain path, he took out the Mother-child Talisman, quickly dispatching messages for arrangements...

On the Divine Mountain, red mist fishes swim out from the prison, making one more sweep outside before heading straight toward the Divine Hall on the main peak...

At Zhu Lang Pavilion, after watching Yin Xu leave, the West Emperor took out the Mother-child Talisman, sending out a message...

Having refreshed her appearance, Yin Xu descended and boarded a carriage, elegant inside, but low-key outside.

As soon as the carriage left and appeared in public, it immediately attracted several indistinct glances, watching the carriage descend the mountain...

Shi Chun was hiding in the trees beside the mountain road, continuously using his right eye superpower to vigilantly scan the surroundings, observing if anyone was approaching. When Yin Xu's carriage appeared, he immediately focused his right eye superpower to observe, examining the driver and the people inside the carriage.

After confirming that the driver was not much of a problem and verifying that Yin Xu was indeed inside, he quickly retrieved the 'Three Corpses Mirror'.

When the carriage reached a section of the road he had selected that could somewhat avoid being seen, a beam of dark light swiftly shot out, covering the carriage, and he jumped down.

Suddenly, the driver found his vision shrouded in darkness, feeling a moment of deathly silence. The instant he urgently halted his steed, his sight returned to normal.

Inside the compartment, Yin Xu, who regained her sight, swayed as the carriage halted suddenly. Just as she was about to scold for the abrupt stop, she saw a familiar face looking at her.

Shi Chun had already removed his disguise, placing a finger on his lips to signal her to remain silent.

Yin Xu, taken aback, was completely unaware of how he entered but still continued to speak, "What's going on?"

The driver outside said, "Sister Hong, just now it seemed like the shadow of a tree blocked the light, darkening for a moment. It gave me a fright."

Yin Xu immediately guessed that the earlier darkness was related to the person before her, and quickly said, "It's nothing, just keep going."

As the carriage resumed its journey, Yin Xu scrutinized Shi Chun with a look of wonder and suspicion, the meaning clear: weren't we supposed to meet outside the city?

Shi Chun shrugged apologetically; with his current level of caution, there was no way he'd casually meet her at the agreed location.

Despite how perilous this meeting method seemed, he decisively considered that sometimes the most dangerous way to meet might be the safest. He intended to ensure no one would expect him to meet Yin Xu at her doorstep.

Of course, this was after confirming there was no expert accompanying Yin Xu.

Without speaking, Shi Chun took out paper and pen and began communicating with Yin Xu through writing in the carriage, immediately asking why there had been no response to previous contact.

The question made Yin Xu a bit embarrassed, but she recognized his caution and suspicion, letting it be by saying, the West Emperor had come; they shared some intimate moments, and she hadn't taken the Qiankun Bag with her, who knew he'd send a message at that moment.

Shi Chun was left speechless, didn't bother asking about truth, and continued to inquire about how she managed to exit Juku State through the Xun Gate.

Yin Xu quickly informed him of the West Emperor's explanation, mentioning something about acquaintances on duty, etc.

Shi Chun furrowed his brow, instinctively sensing an issue with the West Emperor, and wrote: Do you believe him?

Yin Xu nodded.

Alright then, Shi Chun didn't argue further, writing about developments concerning Qingqiu, as he had no intention of leaving through the Xun Gate.

Just as the carriage was about to descend the mountain, a couple of eyes focused silently from within the forest; as soon as the carriage descended, another followed not too close, not too far, blending into the bustling streets.

Inside the trailing carriage were Xi Quan, the steward of the Extreme Fire Sect stationed here, and a man in disguise overseeing the location.

Xi Quan used the Mother-child Talisman to alternately communicate instructions to sect personnel and quietly said, "Martial Uncle, personnel have been positioned at the meeting spot as you instructed, without nearing it, prepared for potential changes in the meeting location."

The expressionless disguised man calmly said, "That kid's crafty; it feels too easy for him to show up like this. We must be wary!"

"Martial Uncle, your concerns are valid." Xi Quan flattered.

Inside the front carriage, finding writing cumbersome, Yin Xu had already moved closer to Shi Chun, the two whispering quietly in each other's ears.

After unraveling the specifics of the Qingqiu incident, Shi Chun internally cursed her ancestors but remained composed.

In a way, it validated his previous judgment: this woman was loyal to the Qingqiu Ancestor, thus wouldn't betray him — a friend of the Ancestor.

He peeked through a gap in the window to see which section of the road they had reached, then leaned closer to Yin Xu's ear, whispering, "Where is Second Steward Tian Shen?"

Yin Xu whispered back, "In the pavilion, why?"

Shi Chun, constantly surveying the surroundings, said, "It's nothing, I might need his help with a little something later."

Actually, he initially wanted to particularly choose Tian Shen to accompany this fox spirit, but exercising abundant caution, fearing alerting any enemy, he decided to kidnap the fox spirit first, believing that Yin Xu summoning Tian Shen out should be a simple task afterward.

Executing the silencing wasn't as straightforward as Wu Jinliang thought; when Shi Chun boasted about being friends with the Qingqiu Ancestor back then, not just Yin Xu but also Zhu Lang Pavilion's Second Steward Tian Shen witnessed it, neither killing just one would suffice.

Yin Xu acknowledged, "Just give me a nod when you're ready."

She then turned around, glancing at the carved mural behind her, uncertain of what he was persistently looking at.

Yet, Shi Chun directed, "Turn right at the front corner."

Yin Xu immediately called out as instructed, making the driver change the route.

After the carriage veered right and continued for a while, Shi Chun's expression turned somewhat grim, his right eye superpower discerned demon cultivators practicing a fire attribute skill within the following carriage; he couldn't discern their cultivation level due to the distance, but despite the turn, they still shadowed them, revealing who they were.

He had arranged for Xiao Sheng to drive to a spot suitable for covering the front and rear view, awaiting. Once the carriage passed, at the intersection, he would promptly switch with Yin Xu, leaving the driver to continue, and then expedite Xiao Sheng out of the city with them.

At present, he could not risk exposing Xiao Sheng.

He pressed his lips close to Yin Xu's ear, "Sister Hong, your Domain Master lover has an issue, he has already sold me out."

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