Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 847 - 705: If Life Were Just Like When First We Met

Chapter 847: Chapter 705: If Life Were Just Like When First We Met

The deepest layer of Zhao Prison of Xiuyiwei burst open with the booming sound of a prison door.

Although this place was designated for detaining serious offenders, the space inside was spacious and kept very clean.

The air, while not particularly fresh, was not as damp and musty as outside, and it wasn’t mixed with the stench of blood and filth either.

Inside the cell, Sun Chuyun, who had been practicing her calligraphy at the desk, looked up in surprise at the newcomer entering the room.

It was Wei Bailong of Xiuyiwei—the Zhu Fu Shi—

After stepping through the prison door, he greeted Sun Chuyun with clasped fists, "Miss Sun, you are allowed to leave prison now. This morning, the Jianguo Princess granted you a special pardon, absolving you of all charges. From now on, you are a free person."

At that moment, Dugu Biluo, who was dressed in the uniform of Baihu of Xiuyiwei, also walked into the cell from outside the door and personally removed the Zhenyuan Nail and the heavy magic-sealing locks from Sun Chuyun’s body.

Sun Chuyun was momentarily stunned, her emotion far from joyous. With a complex look in her eyes, she glanced out of the cell door and asked, "What about Li Xuan?"

She knew that the only reason Yu Hongchang was willing to pardon her was because of Li Xuan.

Dugu Biluo removed the last Zhenyuan Nail from Sun Chuyun’s body and spoke indifferently, "Li Xuan did not come. He said that at this moment, it is better not to meet than to meet."

"Better not to meet than to meet?"

Sun Chuyun murmured softly, then nodded expressionlessly before turning to Wei Bailong, "Wei Fu Shi, my family members, they are now detained in Zhao Prison, right? Could I possibly meet with them?"

"I am sorry." Wei Bailong shook his head slightly, "Miss Sun, your father and uncle are deeply implicated and are still under trial. To avoid any risk, it’s better not to meet. As for your other relatives—"

He paused in his speech, "Aside from a few of your adult male cousins, your mother, aunts, and two underage cousins have been sentenced to exile in Yulin. They have been settled at Tongzhou Station, just outside the city. Miss Sun, you can see them if you hurry there now."

Yulin was located in Guangxi, a place of beautiful mountains and rivers. Among all the places of exile in the Great Jin Dynasty, it was the best one could hope for.

At this, Sun Chuyun felt her heart tremble, suddenly enveloped by immense joy.

From ancient times, the crime of rebellion was met with the extermination of the entire clan.

Since the palace coup, Sun Chuyun had never allowed herself to hope that her mother would survive.

She had only hoped Li Xuan could show mercy beyond the law and spare her two cousins who were not yet six years old, but that was still wishful thinking.

Taking a deep breath, she calmed her turbulent emotions, "Please convey my thanks to Prince Fenyang on behalf of Miss Dugu!"

"Certainly!"

Dugu Biluo’s gaze flickered, "But please also ensure Miss Sun that you keep your relatives in check, or there may still be unforeseen disasters."

These words came sincerely from her heart.

Although these few women and children could no longer create any waves, and Xiuyiwei would not relax its surveillance over these traitors, she believed it was still necessary to issue a warning—it was better for everyone.

Sun Chuyun fell silent. She wondered if, before the palace coup, she could have set aside familial affection to adopt a firmer, more decisive stance and stopped her family from entertaining the thought of rebellion at all costs, could she have prevented her lineage from walking this path of no return?

"By the way!"

Dugu Biluo then produced a folding fan glowing with spiritual light and handed it to Sun Chuyun, "This is a gift Li Xuan asked me to pass on to you, saying he owed it to you."

Sun Chuyun recognized it as not only a high-grade magical instrument but also as a beautifully crafted piece by a skilled artisan, swirling with grandeur and imbued with Hao Qi.

She flicked open the fan with a ’whoosh’ to discover a poem written on the front:

——If life were only as it seems at first sight, why does the autumn wind sorrowfully sweep the painted fan?

When companions so easily change heart, can it be said that a true heart changes with ease?

Halfway through the whisperings of Li Mountain at night, tears fall like a relentless downpour, yet hold no resentment.

How can that faithless paramour in brocade garments compare, to the longing vows of birds with joined wings and trees with intertwined branches?

Sun Chuyun then turned to the back of the fan, finding a ci poem written there:

——A loosely braided topknot and a light touch of makeup done. Enveloped in green smoke and light mist, fluttering like cottonseed and silken threads without direction.

Seeing each other could be worse than not, having care is nothing like a careless heart. When the music dies and the wine wanes to sobriety, the moon slants over the tranquil deep courtyard.

As Sun Chuyun looked at the calligraphy on the fan, words so simple and unadorned yet encompassing the immense, written by Li Xuan, her slender body trembled slightly. Then she could no longer restrain herself, and tears fell like broken pearls from her eyes.

Dugu Biluo, standing beside her, felt a silent envy while also contemptuously curling her lip.

She wondered whether Li Xuan wrote such poetry as a farewell or as a seduction.

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In the end, Li Xuan could only use his own two legs to travel, leaving the Capital City like a streak of lightning.

He had a flying shuttle-type treasure in his hand, a spoils of war from the death of the sixth-generation Lord of Baihu Palace.

Although it was not quite as good as the Pixie Demigod Shuttle, it could still traverse ten thousand li in a day.

But even this could not match Li Xuan’s own evasive speed.

Not long ago, Yue Qianqian’s parents returned to the Central Plains, and Jiang Yunqi personally asked them to recreate the ’Shenyi’ for Jiang Hanyun and Li Xuan.

The version now used by Li Xuan not only had eighteen thousand threads but could also extend to three thousand zhang at its furthest.

It was also capable of shifting between tangible and intangible, solid and devoid of substance, unlike the earlier version that could only switch between reality and illusion.

This not only made the ’Shenyi’ more difficult to counter, but it also significantly increased Li Xuan’s Style Speed.

He could spread his divine wings and propel himself with electromagnetic force. With less consumption, he could achieve a speed close to that of the Pixie Demigod Shuttle.

At the limit, he could use "Rising Thunder," transforming into a high-voltage electrical current to shuttle through the clouds.

It was just a pity that Li Xuan’s current Thunder Style voltage wasn’t yet sufficient to be nearly lossless, and his consumption along the way was still very significant.

And right after Li Xuan left the Capital City, Lv Qiluo also hurried over.

She could not stray too far from Li Xuan, so when he headed south, she had to follow as well.

Upon Lv Qiluo’s arrival, she looked at Li Xuan curiously, "Where’s your Kylin?"

Li Xuan immediately showed a displeased face, "Don’t mention it, talking about it just makes me angry."

A Jade Qilin and a Tingtian, always dropping the ball at critical moments.

The Divine Blood Thunder Phoenix perched on his shoulder let out a "chiu chiu" cry.

Implying that I, the protector divine bird am the most dependable—

But Li Xuan inwardly scoffed, thinking little of it; this fellow was enamored with the pleasures of life daily. Despite the plenty of spiritual treasures to indulge in, its cultivation progress was frustratingly slow.

If this fellow were willing to make a little progress, breaking through to the tenth house level, would he need to seek help from others today?

It was known that this bird’s life was connected with his Shenpo, life and death intertwined.

The thunder style divine skills of the Divine Blood Azure Phoenix could help Li Xuan quickly enhance his prowess in Thunder Style, and his Primordial Spirit and Golden Body were also strengthening the Divine Blood Azure Phoenix.

Only if this bird broke through the tenth house level would it possess a heavenly level combat capability, albeit a castrated version.

By then, Li Xuan could easily ride the bird, traveling tens of thousands of miles in a day, reveling in carefree leisure. Who would need to seek help from Yu Hongshang and Xue Yunrou then?

"I see," Lv Qiluo had understood, and she thought it was comprehendible for the Jade Qilin to leave in a huff.

However, that Time Spear supposedly had the Haotian Seal restriction within her, theoretically, she should not be able to be far from Li Xuan.

As she was thinking this, a magical instrument in the shape of a swallow flew towards them from the void high above, with a valiant yet stunningly beautiful woman standing on top of it.

This woman stood on the swallow-shaped magical instrument, looking at Li Xuan with a somewhat complex expression, "Fellow Daoist, could you be Prince Fenyang, Li Xuan?"

Li Xuan looked up and then his eyes brightened up, discovering that this was a celestial-like beautiful girl.

However, in his eyes, there was still more suspicion, "May I ask who you are, Miss?"

Lv Qiluo was also curious, guessing the identity of this woman.

That’s because she sensed an extremely familiar aura emanating from this woman.

Lv Qiluo considered if this could be the mother Kylin? But she could not be certain, as when the Kylin transformed into a human form, it would normally wear a full suit of battle armor.

How to say this?

That time outside Yichang City, in the Taoist temple where the mother Kylin spent a night of passion with Li Xuan, her face was also covered with a visor.

"Pleased to meet you for the first time, I am Meng Qingfan, and I have long admired Prince Fenyang, but unfortunately never had the chance to meet before. Today is quite a fortunate coincidence."

Meng Qingfan gave a salute to Li Xuan with a clasped fist, "I have long admired the reputation of the Prince, but unfortunately, we have never met before. Today is quite the coincidence."

Li Xuan returned the salute with a clasped fist, "You are too polite, Lady Meng!"

He thought to himself that she sounded familiar, it seemed he had heard the name before.

Then he recalled, was this not the sister of Dongfang Liang who had gone missing, the "Time Spear" Meng Qingfan?

This woman was incredible; her level of cultivation and mana was now at the middle heaven level, no less impressive than her brother.

At this moment, a suspicious blush crept over Meng Qingfan’s face, "It appears Prince Fenyang is about to travel southward? If the Prince does not mind, may I offer you a ride?"

Seeing Li Xuan’s doubtful expression, she activated her mana, making the swallow-shaped magical instrument circle around Li Xuan like a streak of light.

Meng Qingfan then spoke with self-confident air, "Do not underestimate my ’Hongfei Swallow’ just because it’s a supreme magical implement. Coupled with my cultivation technique and divine skills, its Style Speed is incredibly fast, definitely not inferior to any other teleportation artifact in the world."

Li Xuan immediately raised his eyebrow, "Then I’ll trouble you, Miss Meng, for the ride."

He was decisive and straightforward, instantly leaping onto the steel swallow.

Unfortunately, the steel swallow was a bit cramped, roughly the size of a motorbike from future times.

Li Xuan felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity with Meng Qingfan, and after getting on, he naturally placed his hands around Meng Qingfan’s waist.

As for Lv Qiluo, she could not squeeze on as well.

But on her side, it was quite simple. Li Xuan directly took Lv Qiluo’s body into his Sumi Ring, while her Shenpo attached itself to him.

What Li Xuan didn’t know at the time was that about a thousand feet away, there was a refined and elegant middle-aged man watching the scene with an expressionless face; he was holding a pair of short halberds, with thunderbolts crackling on them, "crackling" with energy.

Endless chill pierced through the layers of the ground, causing the rivers flowing underground to freeze one after another.

After a good three deep breaths, Jiang Yunqi managed to suppress the urge to draw the halberds and strike down.

He was originally sent by his lady to go to Jiangnan to capture Jiang Hanyun and bring her to the Capital City for the marriage. But as soon as he left the city, he witnessed this scene.

This son-in-law truly wasn’t making things easy—was he being enticed by the sight of another woman and intending to seduce her now?