Chapter 14: Fleeing in the Night

"It turns out it was her playing."

The flute music fell into Du Shaofu's ears, making his gaze instantly freeze. It turned out that the flute music he had been hearing these past few days was actually played by this beautiful woman. The flute music, as if awakening his soul, started softly, like a clear spring trickling down a mountain stream, then gradually became more intense, like the fine rain of early spring.

The flute music seemed to have an extremely strange allure, making Du Shaofu unable to resist listening closely. The heavenly, clear flute music seemed to circle above his head, gentle and soothing, as if telling the story of a young girl's heart, soft and tender. Then, the tone slowly changed, bringing a hint of melancholy in the midst of the gentleness.

Du Shaofu was entranced by the flute music. This was absolutely the most beautiful sound he had ever heard in his life, making him unable to tear himself away.

When Du Shaofu finally came to his senses, the moon had shifted westward, and it must have been close to dawn.

"What a strange flute sound."

Du Shaofu patted his cheeks. In the flute music, he had somehow become entranced, as if he had lost his senses. He looked around, and the beautiful woman was sitting cross-legged on a stone slab, her eyes tightly closed.

"Roar, roar."

"Ao, ao."

From deep within the mountains, astonishing roars of beasts occasionally echoed, as if countless fierce birds and beasts were in a frenzy.

"Did I fall asleep?"

Du Shaofu looked at the woman sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed. The old man Fu Yibai was probably still somewhere unknown. Even if he came, what use would he be in front of such a powerful person?

"Better to escape first."

His clear eyes flickered with determination. After all, his life was important, so it was better to escape first. He immediately began to climb down the mountain stealthily under the moonlight.

The mountain peak was incredibly high, like the head of a dragon raised up. If Du Shaofu didn't have the玄气 (Xuan Qi) in his body, he probably wouldn't have been able to climb down this mountain at all.

But even after climbing down the mountain, Du Shaofu was exhausted to the point of collapse.

"Roar, roar!"

The vast forest was dense, and beast roars echoed from time to time, making Du Shaofu's heart tremble. This was the Savage Beast Mountains, not an ordinary place. He could encounter demonic beasts at any moment.

Therefore, even though he had escaped down the mountain, Du Shaofu did not dare to relax at all.

"I can't go in the direction of Stone City."

Du Shaofu was about to run in the direction of Stone City but immediately thought, if the woman discovered he had escaped, she would definitely chase in the direction of Stone City. If he continued to run in that direction, with her ability to fly, she could easily catch him again.

But running deeper into the Savage Beast Mountains also made Du Shaofu wary. It was said that the deeper one went into the Savage Beast Mountains, the more demonic beasts one would encounter, and the stronger they would be. It was rumored that the top-tier demonic beasts in the depths of the Savage Beast Mountains were so powerful that even top-tier martial cultivators dared not easily provoke them.

"Only in danger is there a chance of survival."

Du Shaofu knew he didn't have much time to think. He couldn't just sit and wait to be caught again. He had to take a risk and hide in the Savage Beast Mountains for a while. If things got too bad, he could always turn back...

In Stone City, at the Du Family residence.

In a courtyard, the lights were bright, and the atmosphere was tense.

"Brother, we've searched everywhere, but there's no trace of Shaofu. Someone saw someone flying over our Du Family, and with Shaofu's disappearance, I'm worried..." In the hall, Du Zhixiong looked anxious, his face heavy. He had searched the entire Du Family but found no sign of Shaofu, and he couldn't help but worry about all the possible scenarios.

"Flying, that requires at least the Pulse Spirit Realm. There doesn't seem to be such a strong person in the entire Stone City," Du Zhenwu's expression was equally serious. If Shaofu's disappearance was related to a Pulse Spirit Realm expert, it would be a serious matter.

Du Zhixiong suddenly looked up and said to Du Zhenwu, "Brother, flying doesn't necessarily require the Pulse Spirit Realm. Some special Pulse Movement Realm cultivators can also do it. But we still don't know where Shaofu is or which force is targeting our Du Family."

"The news of Shaofu's recovery must have spread long ago. The potential he showed today has already made some forces uneasy, affecting the grand gathering of the five major families in three months. So they couldn't resist taking action. Investigate, thoroughly investigate. Once we find out who it is, I won't let them off."

Du Zhenwu was clearly angry, his eyes flashing with anger and coldness. Then his gaze shifted, as if he remembered something, and he said to Du Zhixiong, "Remember to inform the third brother. This matter must be reported to the third brother."

"Alright... I'll make all the necessary arrangements and find Shaofu as soon as possible."

Du Zhixiong nodded and then hurried away.

The mountains were continuous, and the forests were vast. Some ancient trees were astonishingly large, blocking out the sky, and some vines, which had grown for who knows how many years, were entwined around the trees, making them so thick that several adults couldn't even encircle them.

In the vast forest, Du Shaofu didn't dare to stop, running with all his might, thinking that the farther he got from the woman in white, the better.

"Roar, roar."

From deep within the mountains, the roars of beasts continued to echo, the sound waves growing louder and more frequent, as if all the fierce birds and beasts in the surrounding mountains were in a frenzy.

The roars of the beasts made Du Shaofu's heart race. If he encountered a powerful demonic beast, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Du Shaofu didn't know how long he had been running, but it was finally dawn. The roars of the beasts from deep within the Savage Beast Mountains gradually calmed down after dawn.

"Phew."

Just at that moment, Du Shaofu, who had wanted to rest for a moment, suddenly felt the Xuan Qi in his body surge, as if it was about to explode. The Xuan Qi surged in his meridians, and he felt a sweetness in his throat. A mouthful of blood spurted out, and his whole body went limp, staggering backward a few steps and almost falling to the ground.

"Did you run all night and can't run anymore?"

As the cold voice fell, a figure appeared beside Du Shaofu like a ghost. Her delicate hand lightly tapped a few times, and several extremely gentle and profound energies entered Du Shaofu's body through several acupoints.

As these gentle energies entered Du Shaofu's acupoints, they seemed to come alive, flowing into his meridians and gradually suppressing the surging Xuan Qi that was about to explode.

"Thud."

At the same time, Du Shaofu fell to the ground, lying on his back. The figure of the woman in white appeared in his line of sight.

"You have a bit of cleverness, not running back, and knowing to do the opposite. But you overestimate yourself. There are very few people in this world who can escape from me, let alone a boy who has Xuan Qi but no cultivation."

The woman in white looked at the fallen Du Shaofu, a hint of a smile in her autumn eyes. This was the first time she had looked at Du Shaofu so closely. She said lightly, "You're fine now. After taking my poisonous pill, this is what happens. You can try running again if you want."

As the woman in white spoke, she took a light step and headed deeper into the mountains, her cold voice continuing, "It seems something is not quite right in the Savage Beast Mountains recently. I plan to investigate. You'd better stay close to me. Otherwise, if you encounter a demonic beast, your life will be in danger."

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