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The night sky was still dim and colorless. The people under the night sky were also extremely weak.

Tonight was the second night since Dugu Yifeng and the others had left White Dragon City. According to their plans, they would arrive at the Eastern Imperial City after this night and smoothly spread the news out.

However, after a full two days and two nights of travel, Dugu Yifeng and Xue Xian`er were still better off. Leng Xuan and Huo Nan were truly unable to hold on any longer.

Leng Xuan was merely exhausted. In fact, it was the same for Huo Nan. However, her injuries didn't seem to improve at all under this crazy journey. Instead, they seemed to have worsened.

"Brother Feng, can we take a rest? Nan'er probably won't be able to hold on for much longer." Behind Dugu Yifeng, Leng Xuan shouted as he watched Dugu Yifeng's footsteps gradually fill up.

Hearing that, Dugu Yifeng stopped in his tracks. Xue Xian`er and Leng Xuan, upon seeing this, quickly supported Honan on the ground to allow her to rest for a moment.

Dugu Yifeng walked to the side of Huo Nan and gently pinched her pulse. With a sigh in his heart, Dugu Yifeng thought to himself, Even the Heavens won't help them!

His injuries had worsened to a certain extent now, so he couldn't hurry anymore no matter what. However … There was a powerful enemy behind them!

The reason why Dugu Yifeng had been travelling nonstop for the past few days was because he could feel the sense of danger coming closer and closer.

The closer they got, the more Dugu Yifeng could feel the terror of the powerful enemy behind them!

Dugu Yifeng judged that the person behind him was at least at the fourth level of the Heavenly Realm!

He had only ever felt such a sense of oppression from an old medicinal beast before.

With his current strength, he was still not strong enough to fight against a fourth level Sky Realm master!

Strength! Strength! And it was because he wasn't strong enough!

Dugu Yifeng roared in his heart. Because he was too weak, he had almost lost his life in front of this old medicinal beast! This time around, he actually encountered an existence that was not weaker than the old medicine beast. Previously, he could still rely on his Spatial Force to escape, but what could he do now?

Escaping was impossible! The Spatial Force had already been used two days ago. If he were to use it now, he would definitely lose his life. Secondly, there were still a few burdens!

If he had known earlier that he would be attacked by such a terrifying beast if he had sent out this message, Dugu Yifeng would not have agreed to travel with the three of them. If he were to act alone, it would be more efficient to say that it would not work.

However, he, Dugu Yifeng, was also not a descendant of some great clan. What he had said did not carry much weight! Even if they had reached the Eastern Imperial City, there were two ways to know whether or not the news would reach the ears of the country's upper echelons!

There was no other way. Dugu Yifeng still had to bring along people with status like Huo Nan and Leng Xuan to speak!

It wasn't that Dugu Yifeng hadn't thought of letting the City Lord's Mansion obtain some sort of proof or something, allowing him to use it to contact the officials of the Eastern Imperial City. However, what sort of proof could have more weight than a real person's word!

The Mayor's Palace had insisted on letting Dugu Yifeng and the four of them move together. Although Dugu Yifeng had felt that it was a bit inappropriate, he didn't think too much of it. According to the scouts that had fled back to the White Dragon City, the beasts surrounding the city weren't very strong. The fact that there were still people who could escape was a testament to the strength of these strange beasts.

However, they still did not anticipate the emergence of the second wave of defense. This alone was enough to cause their plans to go awry. If they had disappeared from the first line of defense and only two corpses were left behind, then it was very likely that no strange beasts would come to kill them.

When the masters of White Dragon City came out to investigate the situation, they encountered a group of strange beasts and killed them with lightning speed. This was a very normal thing. Although it might be true that human experts had broken through the encirclement, strange beasts might not consider this matter, because no one had succeeded before.

Huo Nan sat on the ground to rest. Xue Xian`er and Leng Xuan were conversing with her from time to time, but their gazes were mostly on Dugu Yifeng. Along the way, Dugu Yifeng had unknowingly become the backbone of their group.

"The three of you, head out immediately for Eastern Imperial City!" Dugu Yifeng thought for a moment before solemnly speaking.

"Then what will you do?" The three of them asked in unison.

Dugu Yifeng waved his hand impatiently. "Hurry up and go. There's no time for nonsense!" With that, he pulled up Honan from the ground and placed her on Leng Xuan's back, saying softly, "Let's go! Fast! "Faster, faster, faster!"

Dugu Yifeng's voice was a bit hysterical, which actually scared Leng Xuan a bit. He subconsciously nodded his head in agreement, "Mmm, mmm."

Xue Xian`er glanced at Dugu Yifeng and a stern look appeared in her eyes. She said to Leng Xuan in a low voice: "Let's go!"

Before leaving, she looked deeply at Dugu Yifeng. Leng Xuan followed without looking back.

Not long after, the three of them disappeared from Dugu Yifeng's sight. Only then was he able to let out a sigh of relief.

He took a deep breath and sat down cross-legged. Although his heart was already in turmoil, on the surface, Dugu Yifeng still seemed unperturbed.

Virtuous as water, he could do anything he wanted.

The reason why Dugu Yifeng wanted to chase the other three away so quickly was because he could already feel the terrifying threat coming from them. He felt as if all the pores on his body were going to explode!

Terrifying! The closer they got, the more Dugu Yifeng was certain that this person's strength was at least at the fourth level of the heaven realm!

Terrifying!

"..."

Time slowly passed. Dugu Yifeng was quietly meditating as he waited for the enemies that he had been chasing for a long time. On the other side, Leng Xuan, Xue Xian`er and the rest were on their way back to the Eastern Emperor City.

The cool breeze of the summer night brushed against their bodies, giving them a chilly feeling. However, the two people who were running seemed to have turned a deaf ear to all of this. Their hearts were burning with anxiety. This was the best drawing for them at this moment.

Finally, over a small slope, a corner of a huge city appeared in their line of sight. A smile suddenly appeared on their faces. Only they themselves knew the charm hidden within the smile.

At this moment, Xue Xian'er suddenly stopped in her tracks. "Take Nan'er to the Eastern Imperial City, I'll go back and help him!"

Without waiting for Leng Xuan's reply, she turned around and ran back. Her footsteps were as fast as lightning, as if she had found her most precious treasure.

Leng Xuan was speechless as he quickened his pace towards the city. As the night gradually faded, the three footsteps rustled under the night sky. Different people had the same heart.