Chapter 592: Chapter 585: The Chase

In the dense jungle, beside the water pool, inside the enormous sphere made up of countless fallen leaves.

Chen Hai, having just completed an expulsion of poison, leaned back lazily against the leafy wall behind him.

Those fragile leaves, once fortified by the Heavenly Maiden’s mana, had become considerably stronger.

Leaning on it, the structure could easily support his weight alone.

As for the Heavenly Maiden, with an abnormal flush spreading over her face after their springtime dalliance, she did not dress immediately as she had before.

Resting against Chen Hai’s broad chest, she simply took his vestment robe and draped it over both of them.

Of course, a single vestment robe was only so large, and it could not fully cover both of their bodies.

What it really covered was just over half of each of their bodies.

Below them was a thick layer of fallen leaves, which felt quite soft to lie upon and did not cause any discomfort.

A cigarette after the deed was as divine as immortality itself.

Regrettably, the small stockpile of cigarettes in Chen Hai’s storage bag had long been nearing depletion.

He fumbled around and finally found half a broken cigarette in a withered pack.

He lit up the cigarette nonchalantly and took a deep drag. Surrounded by swirling smoke, he felt his whole self become much more at ease.

“Ying, you’re so familiar with the Red Dust Purgatory Love Silk Poison. Are you also a person of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, in league with Wu Shanxing?” Suddenly recalling this question, while gently stroking the Heavenly Maiden’s silky hair, he asked.

The Heavenly Maiden’s real name was Shi Qingying, and although Ying was an intimate moniker, there was no issue with Chen Hai using it given their mutual understanding and candid relationship.

“I owe a big favor to Zhu Yuxin, the leader of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, and have known her for many years.”

“This time, my presence in the Miaozhen Cave Mansion was specifically to repay her kindness, to help her eliminate those from Medicine King Valley, clearing the path for her domination over the West Barbarian Mountain territory.”

“Wu Shanxing is part of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect. To say I’m associated with him is, reluctantly, not entirely false!”

“However, whether he lives or dies is of no concern to me, after all, the only one I’m acquainted with is just their leader.”

Nestled in Chen Hai’s arms, the Heavenly Maiden traced circles on his chest as she casually replied.

“You want to kill the people from Medicine King Valley?” Chen Hai was startled.

The Heavenly Maiden’s goal seemed to be at odds with his own.

After all, he had entered the Miaozhen Cave Mansion with the purpose of killing several True Immortals and True Demons from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, to restore balance between the sects’ strengths.

If he remembered correctly, there were as many as five people from Medicine King Valley who had entered the cave mansion.

If all those people were to be killed by the Heavenly Maiden…

Wouldn’t the balance between Medicine King Valley and the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect be completely upset, and with no Medicine King Valley in the way, the domination of the territory by the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect would be imminent?

By then, the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect might very well set their sights on his Bloodthirsty Sect…

“After Ying achieves her goal, must I then follow suit and eliminate five or six True Immortals and True Demons from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect?”

“Inside this Miaozhen Cave Mansion, Wu Shanxing has already died by my hand, and along with Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, that only makes three.”

“After killing them all, I still need to slay a few more True Immortals and True Demons from the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect to reach the required number.”

“For the sake of peace and stability in the West Barbarian Mountain territory, my efforts are truly painstaking!”

Rubbing his head, thinking about these issues made even Chen Hai feel a headache coming on.

“Aren’t you a Guest Elder of the Bloodthirsty Sect? Your dealings with those from Medicine King Valley don’t seem to concern me much, do they?”

“Could it be that you share some ties with them? Are you intending to plead on their behalf?”

“If that’s the case, for your sake, I can turn a blind eye and let them go!”

Seeing Chen Hai seemingly troubled, the Heavenly Maiden, puzzled, inquired.

She bore no grudge against Medicine King Valley; her only reason for opposing them was to repay a debt of gratitude.

If the task was not yet accomplished, repaying the favor to the leader of the Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, Zhu Yuxin, could simply be postponed.

In terms of intimacy, although she got along fine with Zhu Yuxin, how could that compare to her relationship with Chen Hai!

She couldn’t help it; as a Heavenly Maiden, she tended to prioritize lust over friendship!

“What relationship do I even have with those people from Medicine King Valley? You care too much about personal feelings, sparing them was completely unnecessary!”

Chen Hai shook his head in denial.

As he finished speaking, he probed, adding, “Those two guys from Heavenly Extreme Holy Sect, Wu Renxin and Fan Tong, if I run into them, I’ll definitely have to take them down.”

“You wouldn’t have any objections to that, would you?”

Hearing Chen Hai say this, the Heavenly Maiden smiled gracefully: “Those two are not good people at all.”

“But in front of me, they’re as timid as mice seeing a cat, pretty well behaved.”

“If you want to kill them, go ahead, I certainly won’t meddle in such trivial matters.”

Getting a response from the Heavenly Maiden, Chen Hai nodded, “That’s great!”

They chatted idly while enjoying each other’s warmth, and soon, nearly a two-hour had passed.

“This place by the pond is a bit too conspicuous.”

“Shall we move somewhere else for another round of detox?” Sensing Chen Hai seemed to have regained some vitality, the Heavenly Maiden’s usually impassive face blushed as she leaned close to Chen Hai’s ear and quietly suggested.

“This spot is indeed a bit inappropriate!”

“There are many huge trees in this forest, how about we find a tree hollow and crawl inside?”

“Compared to here by the pond, inside a tree hollow would be far more concealed and safer!” Chen Hai chuckled twice and proposed.

“Mhm! That works!” After a moment’s thought, the Heavenly Maiden nodded.

In the next instant, Chen Hai had broken the leafy globe, lifted the Heavenly Maiden onto his shoulder, and then dashed into the forest.

…

Shortly after the two left, just less than half an hour later, the people from Medicine King Valley, led by Ren Tianxing, finally caught up to the vicinity of the pond.

Inside Miaozhen Cave Mansion, a No-fly Barrier existed, making flying impossible.

Walking through the forest on foot, they had to be wary of potential dangers that could arise at any moment, and occasionally stop for a while to wait for Ding Meng to detect traces left by the murderer, thus determining which direction they should continue in.

Winding and turning along the way, even though people like Ren Tianxing were powerful, with no weaklings among them, it still took them quite a bit of time to reach this point.

“Valley Master, Tu, the killer who murdered Hua Qingfeng left a particularly strong scent here.”

“If I’m not mistaken, she stayed here for quite a long time; it’s very likely she had only just left this place for somewhere else!”

“The only thing I find puzzling is that the scent she left behind here seems to have become somewhat strange, as if another scent has entwined and tangled with it.”

…

With Ding Meng, such an expert in tracking and tracing, as part of the team, the people from Medicine King Valley found their pursuit of the killer much more efficient and convenient.

From the side of the pond, he searched all the way to the base of a large tree.

Here, the fallen leaves were chaotically scattered on the ground, much thicker than in other places.

Lying on the ground, Ding Meng sniffed vigorously and actually found several leaves with water stains that were still slightly damp.

After giving them a strong sniff and sensing a strange odor, he even stuck out his tongue and tasted the leftover water marks!

“The killer is a woman, and here, she was with someone in a sordid affair…”

At first, Ding Meng just felt that the water residue on the leaves had a vaguely familiar taste, but once he realized what it was, his face twisted as if he had eaten excrement, looking extremely displeased.

“Where did they go? After leaving here, which direction did she head in?” Ren Tianxing didn’t care about such details and directly posed the question.

“They’ve just left not long ago; the killer and her partner have backtracked into the forest again.”

“I’ll lead the way, just follow me closely!”

With a shout to Ren Tianxing and the others, Ding Meng took the lead and strode into the forest.