After speaking, perhaps feeling like he had embarrassed the old Ghost, Guang Yue added:
"But nothing is absolute. Maybe my luck will really explode, and I'll encounter the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum at this year's Hundred Flowers Appreciation Convention."
Although his words were meant to appease, there was still a hint of hope in Guang Yue's tone.
Just as he said, if you got incredibly lucky, even almost impossible things could happen.
As people, living in this world, you always need some hope to live better.
...
A day and a night passed.
It was noon.
The carriage carrying Guang Yue and Ghostly entered within ten miles of Dian Du City.
"Three auras?"
In the rented house, Lin Rong was eating lunch when he sensed the auras and looked towards the direction outside the city.
"The Yang energy of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and the冥寒 of the Ghostly. Without even thinking, I know it must be Guang Yue and Ghostly. The remaining aura with unremarkable Soul Power fluctuations should be the carriage driver."
In the dining room, Dugu Bo, sitting beside him, immediately asked:
"My lord, has Ju Hua Guan arrived?"
"Tell me where he is, and I'll go confront him right now!"
Hearing this, Lin Rong put down his bowl and chopsticks, took the handkerchief handed by the old butler to wipe his mouth, and said with a hint of amusement in his tone:
"Oh? Are you sure?"
"Ju Hua Guan isn't alone. Are you trying to go there and die?"
Not alone? Dugu Bo was stunned by the remark, but instinctively replied:
"Isn't that normal? A carriage driver is also a person. I'm not afraid of..."
Before he could finish, Dugu Bo's mind caught up, he understood what Lin Rong meant, and felt a pang of unease.
But he still wanted to confirm, so he asked Lin Rong:
"My lord, that person couldn't be Ghostly, could he?"
"That's right, it's him." Lin Rong nodded, then instructed:
"Since Ghostly is also coming, the plan has changed. You won't be fighting Guang Yue anymore."
"They are still about ten miles away from Dian Du City. You need to head out of the city now towards the eleven o'clock direction and intercept them before they enter the city."
"Then, find a way to lead them into the deep mountains and old forests. I will leave a Green Leaf Mark on you, and I will teleport directly to your side."
"This..." Dugu Bo's face showed difficulty as he said:
"My lord, Ghostly is a speed-attack type. How can I possibly outrun him?"
"Why don't you find someone else..."
As he spoke, Dugu Bo stopped.
Among the people present, only the Lin family's carriage driver was lower in status. It seemed he was the most suitable person for this task.
"Don't worry." Lin Rong encouraged Dugu Bo.
"Hunters enjoy the process of chasing their prey. Ghostly won't try to kill you."
"If you are truly in mortal danger, I will immediately activate the Green Leaf Mark on you and teleport you to a safe place."
"Time waits for no one. If you delay any longer, they will enter the city. Why aren't you hurrying?"
"Yes, I'll go now." Dugu Bo replied with a dejected expression.
...
Two quarters of an hour later.
On the outskirts of Dian Du City, Guang Yue looked with heartbroken pain at the destroyed carriage, roaring hysterically:
"Ah! My beloved carriage! The flowers used to decorate it were all my rare collections."
"Old Poison, I'm not done with you!"
While Guang Yue was still roaring at the spot, Ghostly beside him had already turned into a blurred black shadow, chasing after Dugu Bo, who had fled immediately after destroying the carriage.
As a Titled Douluo of the speed-attack type, Ghostly stayed close behind Dugu Bo, no matter what method Dugu Bo used, he couldn't shake him off.
"Old Poison, have you gone mad?"
During the chase, Ghostly's sinister voice echoed in Dugu Bo's ears:
"Why did you provoke Ju Hua Guan for no reason? Now look, I didn't expect me to be here too."
"When Ju Hua Guan catches up later, you'll obediently let him beat you up and let him vent his anger."
Both were Titled Douluo, and they clearly understood the hardships and sweat they had paid to reach this point.
Therefore, unless it was a mortal feud or an adversarial relationship, they generally wouldn't try to kill each other.
"Hmph!" Dugu Bo snorted coldly, unwilling to be outdone.
"You're the one who's lost your mind. I was merely returning the favor."
"Some mere flowers decorating a carriage are nothing compared to an entire valley of rare medicinal herbs that I possess."
As the two pursued each other, the enraged Yue Guan, at his fastest speed, gradually caught up. He happened to hear Dugu Bo's last statement.
This made Yue Guan even angrier. He cursed at Dugu Bo, who was fleeing ahead:
"What do you, an ignorant, old poison master, know about art? To me, every treasured flower seed is my life."
"You should be grateful that the flower seeds decorating the carriage weren't my prized unique specimens. Otherwise, you would definitely die today, no matter what."
...
The carriage wreckage.
The coachman stood frozen, looking at the two suddenly appearing figures with panic and helplessness.
"You should take a nap. Whether you wake up depends on Yue Guan's choice."
As the words fell, a faint cyan-blue current shot from Lin Rong's fingertips, electrocuting the coachman and storing him within a Spirit Tool capable of holding living beings.
"We still need to deal with the carriage wreckage here. We can't let anyone find any traces."
With a thought, countless banyan roots emerged from the ground, dragging the broken carriage into the depths of the earth.
"Done. Grandpa Yu, we should hurry and catch up. We can't let them get too far."
Half a day later.
Deep within a wilderness forest.
"Run, why aren't you running anymore?"
Yue Guan was quite surprised by Dugu Bo's sudden stop, but still consumed by rage, he didn't realize anything was wrong.
On the other hand, the calm Ghostly grew suspicious. He immediately released his mental power to scan the surroundings, but to his surprise, he found no ambushes.
Across from them, Dugu Bo leaned against a large tree. His clothes seemed to be torn by something sharp, and his exposed skin was covered in fine wounds.
When he heard Yue Guan's words, Dugu Bo grinned triumphantly and taunted:
"Run?"
"What a joke, you're the ones who should be running now!"
Yue Guan sneered disdainfully, unimpressed by the empty threat, and raised his Martial Soul, preparing to attack.
"Hmph, facing your doom..."
Mid-sentence, he suddenly saw a silver-white light flash across Dugu Bo's body.
After the light flashed and disappeared, two figures appeared beside Dugu Bo.
"Ju Hua, run quickly!"
Ghostly, who had been observing closely, detected a fatal danger from the elder the moment the two figures appeared.
Thus, Ghostly instantly activated his Martial Soul True Body, transforming into a spectral phantom that enveloped Yue Guan and fled rapidly.
"Trying to escape? Too late!"
A childish voice echoed through the entire forest.
At the same moment, all the trees in the forest instantly transformed into thick, ancient banyan trees.
Within the Vine Dragon Prison Heaven Array, countless branches and vines blocked Ghostly's escape route. Lin Rong, along with the old butler and Dugu Bo, instantly appeared not far in front of Yue Guan and Ghostly.
"Old Ghost (Old Ju Hua)!"
Seeing that they had nowhere left to retreat, Yue Guan and Ghostly exchanged a glance, deciding to fight to the death.
As his seventh Spirit Ring lit up, Yue Guan also activated his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum True Body.
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