Chapter 28

Gao Yu's hand holding the letter trembled slightly, his blood rushing to his head, and his cold eyes filled with intense murderous intent.

"Master Gao, what do you think?" Liu Yan, his hands and feet cold, asked with a grim face.

"The entire Ling family's evacuation is enough to prove that the people from the Ice Shatter Manor are coming soon. They didn't mention this matter to us face-to-face but instead took a flexible approach, which suggests they haven't found concrete evidence against the Feng family, fearing we wouldn't believe them, thus affecting their evacuation." Gao Yu said with a cold face, "Their evacuation is already the clearest signal to us, indicating the severity of the situation!"

"Hmm." Liu Yan nodded, his face heavy, "We probably don't have much time left."

"I will go and notify the clan members to immediately evacuate to the depths of the Extreme Cold Mountains, trying not to alert the Feng family, but I doubt it's possible."

Gao Yu was very clear that the Ling family's abnormal departure would certainly make Feng Yi suspicious. Their immediate evacuation would definitely not be able to hide it from the Feng family.

If the Feng family really colluded with the Ice Shatter Manor, they would surely not be able to resist taking action to intercept them.

"The Ling family moved so quickly, leaving in a clean and decisive manner. We are a step behind, and it won't be as easy for us." Liu Yan sighed, "These days, the Ling family has always been with us, and no one has left. Where did they get the information?"

"That guy Qin Lie! Only he has been moving freely!" Gao Yu snorted.

"That fool?" Liu Yan was taken aback.

"Fool?" Gao Yu's eyes turned cold, he took a deep breath, and coldly said, "He is the true ruthless figure of the Ling family! The Ling family decisively evacuated first, leaving us behind, forcing us to bear the attacks from the Ice Shatter Manor and the Feng family, giving them time to escape. What a vicious young man!"

Liu Yan thought about it and realized that apart from Qin Lie, no other Ling family member had left their sight. Thus, he also firmly believed that the person behind the Ling family's actions was Qin Lie!

"They are sacrificing us to buy time, truly ruthless and vicious!" Liu Yan sighed.

"Damn Qin Lie!"

Gao Yu cursed, then hurriedly left Liu Yan's tent, quietly notifying the Gao family members to evacuate to the depths of the canyon as quietly as possible.

"Brother Liu, Brother Gao, what's going on? In the middle of the night, did you also lose someone?"

Feng Yi had already sensed something was wrong. Seeing the Gao family also trying to leave quietly, he quickly realized that the plan must have gone awry somewhere.

He didn't know where the meticulously planned scheme had gone wrong, but he knew it had been exposed.

Gao Yu completely ignored him, his cold and sinister eyes glaring at him, and led the Gao family members to rush into the depths of the canyon.

He knew the people from the Ice Shatter Manor would arrive soon, and at this moment, confronting Feng Yi would be suicide. So he could only endure and urge the Gao family members to escape with all their might.

"Master!" Seeing the Ling family and the Gao family leave one after another, Feng Lun's eyes were filled with murderous intent, "How did they find out?"

Feng Yi watched the Gao family members rush into the depths of the canyon, frowning, unable to figure it out.

After a moment of hesitation, he took out a peculiar conch and blew it softly.

The same conch sound suddenly came from behind them, and Feng Yi was stunned, then fully understood.

"The people from the Ice Shatter Manor are coming. I don't know how they found out, but the plan has changed!" Feng Yi calmed down and blew the conch again, this time the sound became urgent and high-pitched.

In the forest, the elders of the Ice Shatter Manor, hearing the conch sound, their expressions darkened, and they said coldly, "Worthless! Completely useless, they were able to detect it in advance? Brats! Don't hide anymore, you've all been discovered, give it your all and chase them down! Not a single member of the Ling family or the Gao family can be left alive!"

Hearing this, the martial artists of the Ice Shatter Manor immediately let out sharp whistles and rushed toward the canyon with all their might.

At almost the same time, Feng Yi also gave the order, "Act now!"

The martial artists of the Feng family, their expressions changing, were filled with murderous intent. Seeing that the Gao family members had not completely left their sight, they immediately took out bows, spears, and crossbows, and while accelerating their run, shot their weapons.

Amidst the piercing whistles, cold light streaks shot across the canyon, heading straight for the Gao family martial artists!

"Feng Yi! The Feng family will surely be exterminated because of your actions today!"

Liu Yan roared, his slightly plump body suddenly swelling with spiritual energy. Spiritual energy spirals flew out from his sleeves, forming barriers to block the arrows, spears, and crossbows, preventing the weapons from accurately hitting their targets.

Liu Yan's roar made Feng Yi's handsome face show a hint of unease.

At this moment, a series of sinister whistles came from behind him, and Feng Yi's mind was immediately set at ease. He said to Liu Yan, "Brother Liu, as long as we kill you and the Ling family, we can find any excuse afterward. Who would know what role the Feng family played? Besides, with the Ice Shatter Manor, even if you find out, the Feng family won't necessarily fear you! Keep shooting! Hold them off!"

The Feng family martial artists, hearing this, were also invigorated, grinning wickedly, and organized a new round of attacks.

A series of sinister whistles came from behind the Feng family. Liu Yan felt a chill in his heart and shouted, "Gao Yu! The people from the Ice Shatter Manor are coming! Evacuate the canyon with all your might. Beyond the canyon is the deep part of the Extreme Cold Mountains, with vast terrain and the presence of spirit beasts, which will add many variables!"

Without needing to say more, Gao Yu and the Gao family members channeled their spiritual energy throughout their bodies, running swiftly like cheetahs toward the depths of the Extreme Cold Mountains.

The canyon of the Heavenly Wolf Mountain was narrow and long, with no place to hide. Once caught, the Gao family members would have little chance of survival.

Only by escaping the canyon and entering the vast depths of the Extreme Cold Mountains could they find cover. The presence of spirit beasts might also obscure their tracks, making the Ice Shatter Manor and the Feng family more cautious, greatly increasing their chances of survival.

The Feng family, to confirm the arrival of the Ice Shatter Manor, did not act when the Gao family was escaping, missing the best opportunity. Now, they were left behind, and with the presence of Liu Yan, who was at the early stage of the Kai Yuan realm, their weapons kept missing, so they gave up and just pursued relentlessly.

Thus, in the canyon, a peculiar scene formed: the Gao family fleeing, the Feng family chasing, and the martial artists of the Ice Shatter Manor chasing the Feng family.

If the scene were extended, it would be seen that the martial artists of the Ling family were also desperately fleeing at the very front.

Since they were the first to leave, Ling Yushi had also paused for a while before firing the arrow, so the Ling family had fled the farthest, already leaving the canyon and entering the vast forests of the Extreme Cold Mountains.

Under the bright moonlight, Qin Lie stood under a tree, waiting for the arrival of the Ling family martial artists.

While Ling Yushi was writing the letter, waking up the Ling family members, and making steady arrangements, he had already left the canyon and had been waiting under the tree for almost half an hour.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"

The sound of martial artists running at high speed gradually came from the distance. Qin Lie narrowed his eyes and quietly moved behind the tree to avoid any unexpected situations if the arrivals were not from the Ling family.

When he saw Ling Feng's figure, he came out from behind the tree and stood in front of everyone.

Ling Ying, Ling Feng, Ling Xin, and the other Ling family members, seeing him from a distance, stopped in front of him, all looking at him with suspicion, at this guy who no longer pretended to be crazy...

"Kid, if you're wrong, you'll doom the Ling family!" Ling Xin snorted.

Ling Feng frowned and asked seriously, "Did you see the people from the Ice Shatter Manor with your own eyes?"

Qin Lie nodded and then asked, "What about her?" Without mentioning a name, everyone knew who he was asking about.

"The young miss is at the back. She wrote a letter and shot it to Liu Yan and the Gao family. She should be on her way to meet us." Ling Ying stared at him, suddenly becoming very interested, "How did you discover that Gao Yuan was killed? How did you guess that someone was coming? Have you been on guard these past few days?"

Qin Lie glanced at her but did not answer any of her questions, remaining silent and indifferent.

When he was in a state of no thoughts and no desires, Ling Ying's attitude toward him was not very friendly, and her words were not pleasant to hear...

"You, what do you mean?" Ling Ying shouted, annoyed, "When did I offend you? Oh, I know, when you were pretending to be crazy, right? You chose to act crazy, so can't others say a few words?"

Qin Lie still ignored her.

"Brat, you have quite a temper, don't you?" Ling Xin glared and shouted, "You'd better not be wrong, or the Ling family will face a big problem this time! You won't be able to escape responsibility either!"

"Shut up!" Ling Feng scolded, "Since he saw it with his own eyes, there's definitely no problem. If he hadn't notified us, we might be getting slaughtered by the Ice Shatter Manor right now, and you would all be killed one by one. The young miss and Little Ying's fate... would be even more tragic!"

Hearing Ling Feng's description, everyone felt a chill, even Ling Ying, who had been slightly dissatisfied with Qin Lie, did not say anything more, her bright eyes showing fear.

Everyone then fell silent.

After a short while, Ling Yushi arrived alone, her forehead glistening with sweat, clearly having just run with all her might. Seeing everyone waiting for her, she shouted, "What are you all standing around for? Hurry up and escape!"

"Miss, did you notice anything after shooting the arrow?" Ling Xin asked.

"I didn't dare to look." Ling Yushi smiled bitterly, taking a breath, "When I was chasing you, I vaguely heard the sound of fighting, it should be... the Feng family has already taken action."

Everyone's expressions changed, and they all confirmed that what Qin Lie said was true.

"What are you all standing around for?" Ling Yushi, anxious, shouted, "If we don't escape further tonight, by day, the Ice Shatter Manor will quickly follow the tracks!"

Everyone quickly moved, fleeing toward the depths of the Extreme Cold Mountains with all their might. At this moment, everyone's faces were heavy, feeling the terrifying pressure.

"Follow me." Qin Lie, who had been silent, suddenly appeared at the front like an arrow, and said in a low voice, "There are many spirit beast nests ahead, we must avoid them, or we will be torn to pieces by the spirit beasts before the Feng family and the Ice Shatter Manor catch up!"

Everyone was taken aback.

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