Chapter 39

Ning Yue let out a clear whistle, and with the long sword in his hand, he beheaded the last enemy. He turned around, struck a stone as big as a millstone, shattering it, and then picked up the girl hiding inside, turning to leave.

Over these ten days, Ning Yue had fought dozens of battles with the pursuing troops of the Bingma Temple. During this period, his cultivation had also advanced rapidly. The Great Clarity Heart Method had broken through to the 20th level, the Ten Directions Illusion had been re-practiced to the 11th form, and the Void Dragon Phantom Phase had also broken through to the 3rd stage.

Although Ning Yue's cultivation was not particularly high at this point, his martial arts and extensive combat experience made him a match for experts above the 5th stage, without falling into a disadvantage.

These ten days of pursuit also allowed Ning Yue to gauge the limits of the Bingma Temple's pursuers. He had now escaped the territory of the Great Xia Dynasty and entered the territory of the Hun Tian bandits, one of the sixty-four rebel groups. Therefore, the Bingma Temple's pursuers were more cautious, and large groups of troops were left behind, with only elite experts continuing to pursue him relentlessly.

The number of these elite experts ranged from several hundred to over a thousand, divided into dozens of small teams. The leading generals were almost all Phantom Phase level experts. The efficiency of their search was much higher than that of the large groups, but due to the limited manpower, the search area was much smaller.

Relying on his rich experience, Ning Yue almost never encountered teams led by experts above the 5th stage. He only moved around the periphery, and whenever he encountered a team he could handle, he would decisively attack, weakening the enemy's effective forces as much as possible.

The girl Ning Yue held in his arms was named Bai Luoluo. Originally, the Bai family was one of the prominent families in the Great Xia Dynasty. Bai Luoluo and her brother Bai Xingyuan's grandfather was one of the nine high-ranking officials of the current dynasty, holding a position of great power. However, for some unknown reason, they offended the current emperor, Yan Chongguang, and their family was punished and their property confiscated, with only these two children managing to escape.

The current emperor, Yan Chongguang, was considered a wise ruler. Not only was his governance clear and just, but he was also extremely brave and martial. At the age of five, he could already凝聚战意元神火麒麟！十八岁便已将本朝正宗天子武学麒麟书修至十阶大圆满！二十岁御驾亲征，斩杀六十四路反贼的贼酋十九人，开疆扩土，立下不世功勋，压得各路反贼尽皆消沉。三十一岁接掌本朝帝位，选拔贤能，重视农桑，域外诸国，本土叛贼，尽皆不敢轻举妄动，天下十分太平……

这些都是宁越从兵马寺的将士们口中打听来的消息，不过他当然不肯全信，要是这位皇帝真有那么清明，也不会诛杀良臣了。

从兵马寺的将士身上，九成九都是恶值超过了善值，便可知道皇家四大宿卫平时作恶甚多，皇家亲兵都如此，皇室如何，也就“管中窥豹，可见一斑”。

宁越带着白洛洛一路疾驰，一个多小时后，他停下了脚步休息，并且给白洛洛弄了些吃食。

白洛洛现在已经换了一身衣服，虽然是宁越从追杀的御林军某位武将身上剥下来的铠甲，但经过他的巧手改动，已经十分合身，衬托得这个小女孩儿宛如粉妆玉琢，漂亮得惊人。

即便是宁越也见过不少漂亮的女孩，他手下的十二灵侍，还有卢文影、罗笙笙这些女孩，都算十分漂亮，但在看到把小脸洗干净的白洛洛时，仍旧忍不住赞叹一声，好一个眉目如画。

白洛洛在宁越身边显得十分安心，享用着宁越煮的东西，虽然眉目间仍有愁容，但总算是开朗些许，没有初见时的惶惶不安。

宁越抓紧时间，先填饱了肚子，然后才盘膝坐下，默运玄功。他要在重围之中杀出，必须随时保持巅峰状态，这也是为什么他只奔跑了一个多小时就停下来休息。

二十分钟后，宁 Yue leaped up, his expression slightly serious. Bai Luoluo quickly clapped her hands and stood up, asking, "Brother! Are there more pursuers?"

Ning Yue nodded and then said, "This time the pursuers will be very powerful. You hide like you did before, and wait for me to deal with them. I'll call you out when it's safe."

Bai Luoluo immediately clasped her hands together and silently recited a few words, then transformed into a large boulder, landing on the ground. The boulder even had some moss on it, making it look as if it had been there for years, with no sign of any flaw.

Ning Yue leaped several dozen steps away, trying to keep the battlefield as far from the boulder Bai Luoluo had transformed into as possible, to avoid any accidental harm. Although the boulder had decent defensive capabilities, it could not withstand the attacks of Phantom Phase level experts.

As soon as Ning Yue steadied himself, two or three dozen people rushed over. The leading general had a deep and profound aura. Seeing Ning Yue, he smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Bai Xingyuan, your martial arts are outstanding, and your intelligence is remarkable. You have managed to escape all the way here, but you cannot escape the pursuit of the Bingma Temple. Surrender peacefully, and I guarantee that your brother and sister will not be harmed on the way."

Ning Yue shook his head, sighing. Over these few days, he had encountered the Bingma Temple's people many times, but each time he was identified as that young master Bai Xingyuan. Even Bai Luoluo had mistaken him for her brother. This wasn't particularly strange, as he looked very similar to Bai Xingyuan, but Ning Yue had noticed a few inconsistencies.

He had found the portraits of the Bai siblings on the pursuers, and although the drawings were not very good, they were still clear enough to see that the girl's appearance was at least 90% similar to Bai Luoluo, but the boy's appearance was nothing like his.

In other words, he had been forced into this identity. However, Ning Yue did not know if it was related to the fragments of the divine crystal. After the divine crystal fragments entered the Nine Heavens, they became even more mysterious, and Ning Yue now dared not say that he fully understood all the secrets of this treasure.

The general, seeing Ning Yue's expression, smiled again and whistled softly. His subordinates immediately surrounded him. Although he was a powerful martial artist, he did not dare to be careless at this moment.

After all, Ning Yue had recently made a big name for himself, killing hundreds of Bingma Temple's soldiers along the way. Each time he acted decisively and ruthlessly, almost never missing his target, and each battle lasted no more than the time it takes to drink a cup of tea. By the time reinforcements arrived, the scene was already empty, cutting off all traces of pursuit.

The general thought to himself, "No matter how cunning he is, he is still just a child. How can he be my match? I have already condensed a 5th stage Yin Snake Phantom Phase, and I can rank among the top five in the Imperial Guard. As long as I remain patient and maneuver carefully, there will be no mistake. I just need to wait for my comrades to see the signal I just sent and come to my aid. This great achievement will be mine."