The next morning.
Ye Qiu helplessly looked at Xiao Lan, who was sprawled on him, her clothes a bit disheveled, and drool still at the corner of her mouth, after moving her two short legs that were wrapped around him.
He reached out and flicked her smooth forehead!
"Ah~" Her fair skin immediately turned red.
Covering her head, she looked at him with teary eyes. "Brother~ Why are you hitting Xiao Lan again? Don't you love Xiao Lan anymore?"
"Alright! Get up early, I already told you we're going to Sunset Forest today." Twisting her small face, she was restless every night. Ye Qiu felt like he might have spoiled her too much.
…
"Brother, why aren't you carrying Xiao Lan anymore?"
"You're not small anymore at your current height."
At the city gate, Xiao Lan, holding a candied haws skewer, tugged at his sleeve, following closely behind Ye Qiu.
They walked towards the Sunset Forest.
In the shadows, Sa Bu Chu's subordinate had already returned to report the news: the target had left the city!
Earl Sa Dio's residence.
Sa Bu Chu, who was still embracing a maid and sleeping soundly, was awakened by a noisy commotion.
"Young Master… Young Master! They've left the city, they've left the city!"
"What's all the fuss about! This Young Master is having a dream date with Lingling." He groggily opened his eyes.
"Young Master! The two commoners who made you lose face in front of Miss Lingling that day have left the city! It seems they're going to Sunset Forest!"
The attendant knelt on the ground, truthfully reporting the whereabouts of Ye Qiu and the other person.
"Oh? Those two lowly commoners left the city?" Sa Bu Chu sat up, directly sitting on the maid's chest, and the maid could only silently clench her teeth and endure.
"Have Mo Dao take a few men. As soon as they enter Sunset Forest, act immediately! Kill the man, and as for the woman, hehe! It's been a long time since I've seen such a fresh young girl. I'll personally appraise her later. Haha!"
"Mmmph." The maid beneath him let out a muffled groan.
It turned out that Sa Bu Chu, while speaking, had squeezed the maid several times, letting out a wandering laugh.
If he hadn't been afraid that Ye Lingling would suspect him if he acted in the city, that girl would have been on his bed long ago!
"Don't worry, Young Master! I'll go prepare right away!"
After the attendant left, Sa Bu Chu got up and lay back down, savoring his previous sweet dream. "Sigh! So much pent-up anger first thing in the morning!"
Slap!
"What are you waiting for? Do you expect this Young Master to do it himself and serve you instead?!"
The maid obeyed, as if to retaliate for Sa Bu Chu's earlier actions, and climbed onto him, intending to torment him.
She seemed a little scared, and couldn't help but hum, but after a few sounds, there was no more movement.
Sa Bu Chu's anger was just like that.
…
On the road far from Heaven Dou City, galloping all the way, Ye Qiu and the other person were already close to Sunset Forest.
"Brother~ Why don't you let out Little Tiger and still ride a horse?"
"So the rats behind us can catch up!"
"Rats?" Xiao Lan peered back in confusion. "There's nothing behind us?"
Ye Qiu also glanced behind him.
"When we enter Sunset Forest, they should be ready to make their move!"
Without saying more to Xiao Lan, he continued to crack the horsewhip, urging the horse towards the Sunset Forest ahead.
Sunset Forest is located in the center of the Heaven Dou Empire and is the largest forest on this continent besides the Star Dou Great Forest.
The plant density is not as dense as the Star Dou Great Forest, making movement much easier.
Additionally, the Spirit Beasts living there are much weaker than those in the Star Dou Great Forest, mostly ranging between One Thousand Year and Ten Thousand Year, and the variety is not as rich.
Not long after entering Sunset Forest, Ye Qiu pulled the reins, and the horse beneath him slowly came to a stop.
Xiao Lan's figure had already disappeared from the horse.
Behind them, the sound of horse hooves approached, then suddenly fell silent.
"Everyone! After following for so long, it's time to come out and show yourselves, isn't it?" Ye Qiu turned his horse around, facing the direction from which the hoofbeats had come.
Thump, thump! Amidst rising dust, several steeds appeared before Ye Qiu.
The leader of the group was indeed Sa Bu Chu's guard, whom he had seen on the street that day.
He remembered that his Spirit seemed to be a blade, with a spirit ring configuration of yellow, yellow, purple, purple!
"Kid! Do you still remember me?" Riding his steed, Mo Dao approached Ye Qiu, his rough voice sounding, and a cruel look on his face as he stared at him.
"Haha… That guard who couldn't pee, of course I remember him! What business do you have with me?"
A hint of mockery also flashed across Ye Qiu's face. Although this was the first standard-configured Spirit Ancestor he had encountered, he didn't take him seriously.
"You wouldn't think that by offending my Young Master, and with Miss Lingling pleading for you, you'd be safe and sound, would you?"
"Then what do you want?"
"You're naturally dead. By the way, where's that girl next to you? My Young Master specifically asked for her to warm his bed! Haha." Mo Dao laughed boisterously, without any regard for his image.
The younger brother next to him also couldn't help but laugh, "Big Brother, why waste words with him? Let's finish the mission quickly, maybe Young Master will reward us with a few to play with. Haha!"
Listening to his unrestrained laughter, Ye Qiu frowned, and his Sharingan had already appeared in his eyes.
Blue hair, a pale face, coupled with blood-colored pupils, made him appear somewhat demonic, and his laughter was chilling. "Hehe…"
"If you know what's good for you, hand over that little girl, and I'll leave you a complete corpse!" Mo Dao's large blade materialized in his hand, pointing directly at Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu didn't waste any words either. Two Zhuge Repeating Crossbows suddenly appeared in his hands!
"More words are useless! Perfect, I'll use you to test its power!"
Whoosh! Several arrows were fired. Ye Qiu tried his best to treat everyone equally; every scumbag got a share.
The arrows were fired, but strangely, Mo Dao and his men did not dodge.
"Huh? What's going on?" Mo Dao looked at Ye Qiu in surprise. In their line of sight, Ye Qiu had only thrown a few roses.
Watching the roses float towards them, some people were dismissive, looking at Ye Qiu scornfully as if he were an idiot.
"Is this guy stupid? He's actually giving us roses? Haha!"
"Haha…" Ye Qiu's actions caused a burst of laughter.
Pfft! The sound of arrows piercing flesh rang out.
Several laughs abruptly ceased, the roses already blooming from their necks.
"Not good! Everyone, quickly dodge!" Mo Dao, the strongest among them, was the first to sense something was wrong.
However, his warning was already too late!
Pfft! Several more sounds rang out.
Everything happened in a matter of breaths. The others didn't even have a chance to activate their Spirits before they died beneath the sharpness of the 'roses'.
"Damn it!"
The large blade in his hand materialized, and he swung it at the roses flying towards him.
Clang!
In his impression, the delicate roses should have been easily destroyed, but they actually struck sparks against his large blade.
The true appearance of the roses also appeared in his eyes—they were actually several dark arrows!
"Poison!" Mo Dao looked at the pitch-black color on the arrowheads that had fallen to the ground, glanced left and right, his expression grim.
His brothers whom he had brought had died here before they even made a move!
"Brat! You…" Mo Dao's expression was somewhat solemn.
"Oh! As expected of a standard-configured Spirit Ancestor, to actually see through my small illusion at the last moment!"
Ye Qiu held the two Zhuge Repeating Crossbows, brought them to his mouth, and blew on them twice.
Just now, when Ye Qiu activated his Sharingan, he had already used an illusion on them. This fighting style seemed pretty good!
"I don't know why, but you want my life over such a small conflict!"
"Kid! Less talk! Die!"
"Third Spirit Ability! Earth Splitting Chop!"
Without time to listen to Ye Qiu's nonsense, Mo Dao directly leaped from his horse, chopping towards Ye Qiu.
Bang!
Dust billowed, and the ground cracked, but he chopped at empty air. Bending at the waist, a cold sweat broke out on his forehead!
Ye Qiu's figure was actually just a few steps in front of him!
"How is that possible?! You were clearly standing right there just now!" He looked up, gazing at Ye Qiu's figure in horror.
He definitely hadn't seen wrong!
"Hehe… This is just a small application of illusion! What you saw was just my illusion!" Ye Qiu smiled triumphantly, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow in his hand already aimed at Mo Dao's forehead!