Chapter 64

Despite the fact that Luo Xiu had changed his appearance using the Body Transformation Pill, Lu Mengyao, after her initial surprise, was able to confirm that the person in front of her was indeed Luo Xiu.

"Is it really you? Didn't you leave Yunlong County? What about these people?" Lu Mengyao looked at Luo Xiu, her heart filled with confusion.

"I never left. These people should be those your father arranged to monitor you nearby," Luo Xiu said directly.

Lu Mengyao looked bewildered, not quite understanding what Luo Xiu meant.

Several bodies lay on the ground, and Luo Xiu knew his time was limited. He quickly explained how Lu Feichen had sent people to capture his family, intending to put him to death.

"This... This is impossible!" Lu Mengyao's face turned pale after hearing this.

Just the day before yesterday, her father had told her that Luo Xiu had taken resources and left. At the time, she felt that Luo Xiu was not the kind of person who would do such a thing, but she never imagined that her father had been secretly plotting so much.

She also never imagined that her father, in his quest for power, would not only sacrifice her lifelong happiness but also try to kill Luo Xiu.

Seeing Lu Mengyao's dazed and pale face, Luo Xiu suddenly regretted telling her these things. After all, for Lu Mengyao, learning that her father was such a devious person would be hard to bear.

But Luo Xiu quickly dismissed this thought. He did not want Lu Mengyao to become a tool or a sacrifice in Lu Feichen's power struggle.

"Mengyao, come with me. Let's leave this place," Luo Xiu said, unable to bear seeing her in such distress. He had come to tell her the truth and then take her away from Yunlong County.

"Run away together?" Lu Mengyao looked at Luo Xiu. After learning the truth, she really wanted to leave.

But if I leave, what about my father? Her mother had passed away when she was very young, and her father had raised her with great care and love. If she left, and Master Kong Qingyu failed to become the head of the sect, her father would surely be implicated and his life would be in danger.

"Mengyao, come with me quickly. If we don't leave now, it will be too late," Luo Xiu said anxiously, reaching out to grab Lu Mengyao's hand.

In his life sense, he could feel several outer disciples approaching.

"No! I can't leave!"

Lu Mengyao took a few steps back, her eyes red and tears welling up. "Luo Xiu, you go. I can't leave."

At this moment of decision, she ultimately chose her father over Luo Xiu.

She was reluctant to part with Luo Xiu, but she could not stand by and watch her father die. She could not be an unfilial daughter.

"Luo Xiu, the time I spent with you was the happiest of my life, but I really can't go with you."

After her Fire Yang Meridian disease flared up, she thought she would not live past her twenties, but she never expected to meet Luo Xiu.

It was Luo Xiu who gave her hope to live, and over time, she had fallen in love with this man who was much younger than her.

But everything changed when they reunited at the outer sect of the Free and Easy Sect.

Several figures were already visible in the distance.

"Mengyao, are you sure you want to stay?"

Luo Xiu understood Lu Mengyao's thoughts. She was staying for her father, willing to give up their relationship and her own happiness.

Seeing Lu Mengyao nod, Luo Xiu asked again, "If Lu Feichen were a good father, he wouldn't use these schemes to force you to marry that Gou Jinchuan. Think carefully!"

"Luo Xiu, I'm sorry." Lu Mengyao's face was wet with tears, and she cried even more.

She knew that once Luo Xiu left, they would never be together again, and they would no longer belong to the same world.

"Bold rogue, to harm fellow disciples! Capture him! Protect Miss Lu!"

At that moment, seven or eight outer disciples saw the bodies and Luo Xiu, hearing Lu Mengyao's sobs.

The sound of swords being drawn echoed, and the outer disciples surrounded them. One of them quietly retreated, likely to report the situation.

Luo Xiu knew he had to leave, or his life would be in danger.

He sighed, wiped away Lu Mengyao's tears, but she cried even harder, unable to stop her tears.

"I don't blame you..."

Luo Xiu said these words and then turned to leave.

He did not engage with the outer disciples who were surrounding him. His figure flickered, leaving several afterimages as he passed by two of them and fled into the distance.

"Chase him! Don't let him escape."

The outer disciples of the Free and Easy Sect were numerous. As more and more people were alerted and joined the pursuit, it became increasingly difficult for Luo Xiu to escape.

The only thing that gave him some hope was that this area was where the outer disciples lived. The先天 cultivators and Lu Feichen's residence were far away. If he could escape before they arrived, he would be safe.

The Free and Easy Sect's outer sect was adjacent to the Hunter's Guild. Once he entered the guild hall, even Lu Feichen would not dare to harm him.

With the Ten Directions Shadow Step, Luo Xiu's speed was very fast. He avoided confrontation as much as possible and soon reached the entrance of the outer sect.

"Bold bandit, do you think you can come and go as you please in the Free and Easy Sect?"

Suddenly, a stern voice rang out, and a young man with a cold expression appeared at the entrance, his long sword drawn, slashing at Luo Xiu.

"It's Senior Brother Gu Yongkang!"

"Since Senior Brother Gu has acted, unless the bandit is a先天 realm martial artist, he definitely won't escape."

Due to the Body Transformation Pill, the outer disciples could not recognize the person they were chasing as Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu was not unfamiliar with Gu Yongkang, the top-ranked outer disciple of the Flying Dragon Tower, said to be a peak Qi Sea Ninth Level expert.

"Swish!"

Luo Xiu's figure flickered, leaving an afterimage as he instantly dodged Gu Yongkang's slash.

Luo Xiu knew that with Gu Yongkang blocking the entrance, he had to defeat this person to leave.

"Hum!"

Swinging his Shadow Sword, a black sword light flashed like lightning.

Gu Yongkang snorted coldly. From the aura of this intruder, he was just a Qi Sea Third Level martial artist, not worth his attention under normal circumstances.

However, when he saw the speed of the sword, his face changed drastically. How could a Qi Sea Third Level martial artist be so fast and have such a fierce attack?

Gu Yongkang had no time to think and quickly dodged, but Luo Xiu's sword was faster, leaving a bloody mark on his chest.

At the same moment, as Gu Yongkang dodged, Luo Xiu suddenly accelerated, like a fleeting shadow, trying to escape from the Free and Easy Sect.

"Where do you think you're going?"

An old man with flying hair rushed over, his speed far surpassing Luo Xiu's Ten Directions Shadow Step.

"Zhang Luliang!" Luo Xiu immediately recognized this old man, who was a Ninth Level先天 realm grand martial artist.

"Boy, do you think using the Body Transformation Pill will make me unable to recognize you? Since Lord Lu didn't kill you, it seems you are destined to die at my hands!"

Zhang Luliang's face was cold, his voice echoing in Luo Xiu's ears through his true qi.

Clearly, Zhang Luliang knew about Lu Feichen's attempt to kill Luo Xiu in Qingyun City.

In Zhang Luliang's view, Lord Lu's actions were unnecessary. If he wanted to kill Luo Xiu, why not just let him do it?

The struggle for the sect leader position was an inner sect secret, and Zhang Luliang, with his status, did not know the details.

He only knew about Lu Feichen's plan to kill Luo Xiu through the Zhang family in Qingyun City.

He also knew that Luo Xiu had killed the current head of the Zhang family.

"Boom!"

Before Zhang Luliang arrived, he struck a powerful palm, releasing a fierce true qi that formed a gust of wind, rushing towards Luo Xiu.

Luo Xiu's first reaction was to dodge, but he was still hit by the wind, feeling as if he had been struck by lightning. He spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying.

However, Luo Xiu used the momentum to escape from the Free and Easy Sect's outer sect, enduring his injuries, and stumbled into the Hunter's Guild.

"Damn!"

Zhang Luliang also rushed out of the Free and Easy Sect, his face darkening when he saw Luo Xiu had escaped into the Hunter's Guild.

Fighting was strictly prohibited in the Hunter's Guild, and even with a hundred lives, he would not dare to chase in and kill Luo Xiu.

In fact, many martial artists who were being pursued would seek refuge in the Hunter's Guild because of this rule.

After entering the Hunter's Guild, Luo Xiu spat out another mouthful of blood, drawing curious glances from the martial artists inside.

Ignoring their gazes, he did not go to the reception desk but walked to a stone door in the corner of the hall.

Next to the stone door was a slot. Luo Xiu inserted his Hunter's Guild badge, and the stone door opened.

Every Hunter's Guild had such a place, accessible only to internal members with their badges.

Luo Xiu's personal information as an internal genius member was recorded in his Hunter's Guild badge.

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In Lu Mengyao's courtyard, Lu Feichen looked at his daughter, whose eyes were red and still tearful.

He said nothing, knowing that Luo Xiu must have come and that Lu Mengyao had learned the truth.

At this moment, the more he explained, the more his daughter would hate him.

Lu Feichen did not think he had done anything wrong. He blamed Luo Xiu for the rift between him and his daughter.

He sent a message through a communication box, ordering the martial halls in the eighteen cities of Yunlong County to closely monitor the Hunter's Guild, especially in Qingyun City, and to report immediately if Luo Xiu appeared.

Although Luo Xiu's parents were protected by the Hunter's Guild, he believed Luo Xiu would use a teleportation array to go to Qingyun City.

Of course, Luo Xiu might also teleport to other cities, so he arranged a wider search.