Whoosh—
"Strange?"
"What's wrong, buddy?"
"Just now... I think I saw something fly by in the sky."
"Hmm, it was probably a bird."
"But it looked like... a human figure?"
"Pfft—you're probably not fully awake, or maybe you're seeing things!"
"Maybe."
The rain wasn't heavy, but it carried a profound chill, as if it could freeze the entire world.
The gloomy sky hung low, and fine drizzles of rain sprinkled down, hitting the leaves with a rustling sound.
Thanks to the rain, the fine drizzle acted like a thin veil, making the two figures speeding through the sky appear very blurry.
Mid-air, a faint blue stream of light cut through the rain curtain. It was Mo Xi, in hot pursuit.
Her gaze was fixed on the golden afterimage ahead, and she couldn't help but click her tongue, her voice full of admiration. "This girl... truly, you can't judge a book by its cover!"
A bead of cold sweat seeped from Mo Xi's forehead, and her fists clenched slightly.
After her last battle with Frost Sword, she hadn't rushed to improve her cultivation. Instead, she had focused on consolidating her foundation and honing her skills.
Now, as a Cultivator, she could finally fly on her sword between heaven and earth, just like in novels, her robes fluttering and sword qi crisscrossing.
But now...
Mo Xi stood on her frost spring sword, its blade glowing with a faint blue cold light in the rain. She faced the dense curtain of rain, her gaze tightly locked onto the already blurry figure directly ahead.
Yunli's sudden burst of speed just now had startled her, but only for an instant. She then unhesitatingly stepped onto her frost spring sword, urging her spiritual power to chase in the direction Yunli had gone.
But in less than a moment, she couldn't even keep up with the other party's "exhaust fumes," only watching Yunli's figure completely disappear into the rain curtain.
Fortunately, she could still track her by the residual aura Yunli had emitted.
Although small in stature, her skill and strength were extraordinary. The explosive momentum she had displayed just now had shocked even Mo Xi.
'She can probably already be compared to Frost Sword...'
This made her even more suspicious of Yunli's urgent reason for fleeing.
Thinking of this, she fully activated her spiritual power and accelerated again. The frost spring sword beneath her feet cut a stream of light through the rain curtain, determined to catch Yunli and get a proper answer.
And just as Mo Xi was in full pursuit, the petite figure continuously leaping across buildings also noticed the little follower relentlessly chasing behind her.
She couldn't help but complain, "Sword flight? Is this still an Ability User? Surely a Cultivator hasn't popped up in the world of Ability Users!"
Yunli lightly tapped the rooftop with her toes, her figure shooting out like an arrow from a bowstring. Her golden eyes swept backward, and the speed beneath her feet increased again, clearly intending to shake off Mo Xi completely.
Almost there!
Just as Yunli was thinking this, her gaze subtly noticed a dark figure fleeing in a panic straight ahead, moving frantically as if avoiding someone's pursuit.
Upon closer inspection, wasn't that the Young Master?
Even from a distance, Yunli could clearly see his situation.
The Young Master, usually so arrogant, now appeared somewhat disheveled, being led in a hurried escape by his own Elder, his face filled with terror and completely devoid of his usual splendor.
Soon, the two parties met.
Wang Jingchen saw the newcomer, his face full of surprise, and couldn't help but exclaim, "It's you?!"
He clearly hadn't expected to encounter her here.
Yunli had no time for pleasantries with him and quickly asked, "Why are you coming from the direction of the Ability Bureau? What happened at the Ability Bureau?"
Although Wang Jingchen was displeased, the current situation forced his hand, and he really didn't want to clash with Yunli, so he casually gave a perfunctory answer.
"Who knows what they did to provoke the rumored Blood Butcher to act? Now the Ability Bureau is in chaos, and we barely managed to escape."
"What?!! What about everyone at the Ability Bureau?"
Yunli didn't know who this person was, nor did she care. At this moment, she only wanted to know what had happened to the people inside.
"The others are probably all dead!"
Speaking of this, Wang Jingchen couldn't help but feel some lingering fear.
He had thought it was just some ignorant small-time troublemaker, but he never expected to stir up such a ruthless character. Fortunately, Elder Wang had taken him away. If they hadn't run fast enough just now, he probably would have lost his life.
Upon hearing this, Yunli's eyes narrowed. She had no time to bother with this coward who had deserted in battle. She turned and continued to speed toward the Ability Bureau, her pace even faster than before.
As Yunli's figure disappeared into the rain curtain, both Wang Jingchen and Elder Wang let out a sigh of relief, their tense bodies instantly relaxing.
Their backs were already soaked with rain and cold sweat.
The aura Yunli had unconsciously emitted just now pressed down on them like a mountain, almost suffocating them.
This left Wang Jingchen both shocked and furious!
The Blood Butcher was one thing, but being so humiliated by a mere little girl struck a severe blow to his self-esteem. He clenched his fists tightly, his eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.
"Good riddance. She can go to hell with those useless people from the Ability Bureau!" Wang Jingchen thought maliciously, his eyes full of schadenfreude.
He completely failed to notice a blue stream of light suddenly flash over his head, incredibly fast, disappearing into the rain curtain in an instant.
But suddenly, Wang Jingchen and Elder Wang were both startled again, their faces instantly turning pale.
A bone-chilling coldness surged into their hearts, freezing them rigid, yet they had no idea where this coldness had come from.
They vigilantly looked around, their eyes filled with fear.
It wasn't until a while later that this ominous feeling, like needles pricking their backs, gradually dissipated.
"Something big is probably going to happen in Muyun City! Elder Wang, let's escape Muyun City immediately!"
Recalling Director Yanxi's previous warning, and then connecting it with the tragic state of the Ability Bureau just now and that inexplicable chill, the usually arrogant Wang Jingchen finally realized something was amiss, his tone filled with an urgency he had never shown before.
Elder Wang nodded seriously after hearing this, completely agreeing with the Young Master's idea.
After all, Muyun City was now a chaotic mix of people, and the situation was unstable. Staying for long was definitely not a good choice; they might even lose their lives.
As for the safety of Muyun City?
What did that have to do with them? They only cared about their own lives and couldn't be bothered to worry so much.
On the other side.
Yunli was speeding through the rain curtain when she suddenly felt something.
Had she really caught up after only a moment's pause?
Yunli didn't deliberately slow down, but her peripheral vision quickly caught a blue figure quietly moving alongside her.
Unexpectedly, Mo Xi did not try to block or attack again this time. Her posture on the sword was steady, and she diligently adjusted her speed, trying to keep pace with Yunli. Her serene profile looked exceptionally serious in the rain.