The Empress's No.1 Lackey

Chapter 1034 - 575: Eight Hours Until Death (5k)_3

Zhao Douan pursed his lips, suddenly standing inside the carriage, half of his body leaning out, and shouted with a smile, "Xu Jingtang, your old dog nose is really sharp, but to chase me, you even abandoned Jingchuan City, the court army must be marching south by now, your second son’s life is hard to keep, truly I don’t know what kind of calculation you’ve made!"

Xu Jingtang was furious, the gray gas emitted from his armor became even denser, his footsteps quickened, and he sneered, "This king has many sons, not missing one, I’m waiting to kill you, so I can see that lonely niece of mine desperately empty below the waist, this king is kind-hearted, would surely have a few more with her!"

Zhong Pan and others’ expressions slightly changed, thinking Xu Jingtang is mad? Does he think with the blessing of the Sorrow God, he’s invincible in the world?

Dare to say anything?

As expected, Zhao Douan’s smile remained on his face, but there was no trace of humor in his eyes, only killing intent.

In Yama Zhao’s little notebook, there was a new red name marked for death.

But... not now.

As Xu Jingtang raised his fist, pouncing towards the carriage, the Banyan Leaf gripped in Zhao Douan’s palm burst with green light.

The green light engulfed the carriage.

"Boom!!!"

Xu Jingtang swung down his fist, hammering the earth into a huge deep pit, soil splattering, countless curses spreading,

all within a hundred feet around became an ominous land filled with curses!

"Escaped... escaped again..." Xu Jingtang stood by the pit, his fists clenched tightly, his knuckles cracking with explosive sounds.

In the sky, gray clouds gathered, lightning flashed and thunder roared, birds and beasts in the mountains huddled, the world changed color.

...

Yunfu Road, in a certain forest.

A cast of green light spread, a pitch-black carriage appeared out of thin air, the wheels landed heavily on the ground full of dead leaves, the unicorn frightened, its four hooves softened, its cry filled with fear.

Once the fierce divine disappeared, it looked around in confusion, eyes wide.

"We’ve escaped again." Zhao Douan silently whispered, exhaling as he glanced around, then spread open his sweat-covered palm, seeing the Banyan Leaf had dimmed considerably, the remaining mana almost exhausted.

Zhong Pan looked at it and said calmly, "Another teleport, and I’m afraid this Banyan Leaf won’t be usable."

Yu Xiu, who survived the calamity, bit her lip, her complexion poor: "One time... will we make it to Zhengyang Mountain?"

"First, we need to pinpoint our location." Zhao Douan said with unusual calm.

Yu Xiu was silent for a moment, proactively taking out a small compass, starting to cast spells for positioning, although her cultivation was still under the curse seal, some simple spells were still usable.

A short while later.

She pointed to a spot on the map: "We are here."

Zhao Douan examined it closely, measured with his hands between the current location, the pre-escape position, and the first teleport point, calmly analyzed:

"It seems this Banyan Leaf teleports about the same distance each time, the direction is not fixed, but generally towards the southwest. Based on the last experience, even rushed, Xu Jingtang would take at least four hours to catch up with us."

Four hours, this is not a comforting figure.

Yu Xiu shook her head and said: "That’s not enough. If he catches up next time, still four hours, and we use the last teleport chance... it’s still too far from Zhengyang Mountain. The unicorn also needs rest, can’t run continuously, moreover, I worry Xu Jingtang won’t take that long next time."

Zhong Pan glanced at her: "Do you think Xu Jingtang might have guessed our destination?"

Yu Xiu calmly said: "He can’t know we’re headed for Zhengyang Mountain, but he’s not stupid. Upon finding we didn’t escape north but went straight southwest, he should realize our goal is Yunfu. Maybe in his eyes, we are going to Yunfu, perhaps to destroy his lair, who knows. How he thinks isn’t important, what’s important is, as long as he locks onto our direction, he’ll save many detours, easier to catch us."

This analysis made everyone’s heart sink.

It seems no matter how calculated, they’re bound to die.

Even the Old Heavenly Master could predict dangers vaguely, but when it involves "Divine," Zhang Yan Yi could not deduce details accurately.

Therefore, the predicament they’re in now, Zhang Yan Yi couldn’t foresee in advance.

In the silent atmosphere, Little Heavenly Master Zhong Pan took a deep breath, calmly said: "Heaven doesn’t seal all roads, let’s keep moving, there will always be a way, perhaps after a few more hours, Xu Jingtang’s mana may decline."

Yu Xiu didn’t speak, she wasn’t optimistic about this.

However, at this moment, Zhao Douan suddenly dropped the map, jumped off the carriage, and started clearing a small piece of the forest ground.

"What are you doing? We need to race against time." Yu Xiu was stunned for a moment, staring at him.

Zhao Douan unleashed a palm breeze, blowing away dead branches and leaves, cleaning up an area, turned and smiled: "We’ve been running all night, it’s time to eat, get off the carriage, I’ll see if there’s any prey around, hunt it and eat, you collect some wood, we’ll roast meat later."

Upon hearing this, the three people in the carriage were all bewildered, staring at him.

At such an urgent moment, you still have the leisure to hunt and roast meat?

"Why are you looking at me?" Zhao Douan smiled: "Since Xu Jingtang will take a few hours to catch up, it’s not missing that moment, even if we’re to die, we won’t go empty-stomached, right? Besides, Jade Sleeve Priestess you said it, the unicorn also needs rest, you see its cowardly look, continue running forcibly, I’m afraid we haven’t died, the beast would die of exhaustion first."

The unicorn seemed to understand human speech, glared at him vigorously, but the exhausted look was undeniable.

Zhong Pan, Yu Xiu, and Jin Jian exchanged glances, although they felt absurd, they still got off the carriage.

The unicorn’s four hooves softened, also kneeling down, Zhong Pan took out feed to feed it.

Yu Xiu went to gather firewood, Jin Jian was too sleepy, sitting and waiting for food.

Later, Zhao Douan returned from the forest carrying a hunted deer, then a bonfire rose, the four gathered in the forest, staring dazedly at the roasting meat over the fire.