Get down to business.

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They learned indirectly just how important the transmitter was.

Liu Fei'er was preparing to transform into a swarm of bats and carry Liu Lang across the cliff when he waved his hand.

“The importance of this transmitter may far exceed anything we realize. With Fusang invading us, this transmitter could change the entire course of the war. That woman appears and disappears like a ghost, and she may be monitoring our every move. We can’t simply charge ahead.”

“If it’s that important, the authorities must be searching for it too. Why don’t we just wait for them to come to us?” Liu Fei'er blurted out.

“They might be Fusang people. Or we could take a detour and spend more time circling through these mountains. If someone is following us, we’ll leave them completely lost. What do you think?”

Liu Fei'er could think of no better plan and nodded.

“Then let’s go to the bottom of the cliff!”

Liu Lang scooped up Liu Fei'er and leaped down.

He dispersed and borrowed his momentum from protruding rock faces and trees, moving as nimbly as a rabbit. Whenever there was nowhere to brace himself, he controlled his dagger and used it as a temporary foothold in midair.

Even so, after descending several hundred meters, he was panting with exhaustion.

They stopped on a tree growing horizontally from the cliffside and stared into the bottomless depths below. Liu Lang swallowed hard.

“We can’t even see the end! If we have to climb all the way back to the mountaintop, won’t that kill us?”

Liu Fei'er burst out laughing.

“You’re giving up after less than five minutes? Rest for a while. I’ll carry you down from here.”

She transformed into a swarm of bats and carried him lower.

The mist at the foot of the cliff never seemed to disperse.

Watching the two of them finally land below, Tu Ning, who was already there, wore an awkward expression.

Bear Head remarked, “Young people these days really do think differently from us. Boss, why don’t we just capture them and torture the answers out of them?”

Noticing his leader’s rising anger, he hurriedly tried to make amends.

“That boy looks like he has an exceptionally strong appetite. Boss, with your stunning beauty, your honey trap is sure to work perfectly!”

Tu Ning apparently gave the suggestion serious thought, but still rejected it.

“I just established an image of myself as mysterious and powerful in front of them. A honey trap would ruin that image!”

“Let’s try another approach. We’ve received word that the Special Anomalies Division has entered this mountain range. I’ll lure them away so they don’t find the two of them. Ouyang, you follow those two.”

Ouyang froze.

“I’m only a head! I can’t do that!”

Tu Ning tossed a syringe in front of him.

“Advanced serum. Find yourself a new body.”

At the bottom of the cliff, Liu Lang looked around with great interest.

“Fei'er, have you ever read martial arts novels? Usually, when someone falls to the bottom of a cliff, they find a secret martial arts manual or meet some mysterious old master who teaches them kung fu.”

“I don’t like stories full of fighting and killing. I prefer household intrigue and sweet romance. This dress is quite beautiful. Whatever else one may say about that woman, she certainly has excellent taste.”

When Liu Fei'er changed into the dress Tu Ning had left behind, Liu Lang’s face flushed.

She looked unbelievably beautiful.

“Fei'er...”

Liu Fei'er turned around and displayed her new dress, her eyes clearly telling him that it was time to praise her beauty.

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“You’re beautiful. The dress is beautiful, but you’re even more so...”

Liu Fei'er sensed something and blushed.

“It isn’t time for it to take effect yet...”

Ouyang was only a head, which made him easy to conceal. Seeing this, he closed his eyes in distress.

“Can you two focus on something important?”

Worried that the dress might be torn again, they flung it onto a high branch.

The wind at the bottom of the cliff drifted slowly, making the hem sway gently.

“This wind isn’t right.” Ouyang sensed something amiss. “It’s a sinister wind! With the resurgence of spiritual energy, all kinds of ghosts and monsters have returned as well. This feels like an evil spirit or something similar. The boss isn’t here, so I’d better hide myself properly!”

The mist was gently blown apart.

The bottom of the cliff was actually a narrow valley.

At its center stood a withered tree with twisted branches, a pale yellow dress hanging from one of them.

Liu Fei'er leaned against the trunk, while one snow-white leg was hoisted over Liu Lang’s shoulder.

The branches trembled continuously, sending wave after wave through the dress hanging above them.

Two red wooden plaques were held high, each bearing a golden character for joy. A procession dressed in red appeared at the bottom of the cliff.

The shrill sound of suona horns held not the slightest trace of celebration in the cold valley. Instead, it sent a chill through the heart.

In the middle of the procession was a bridal sedan. Strangely, no one carried it. The sedan floated along behind the procession.

The two of them were completely absorbed in what they were doing, and Liu Fei'er was even unable to suppress her seductive cries.

When the bridal sedan passed them, Liu Fei'er vanished without warning.

Liu Lang slammed into the tree trunk more than a dozen times before realizing she was gone.

“Stop!”

He sprinted after the procession in red and reached out to seize one of them, but the figure vanished just as his hand was about to make contact.

The procession disappeared.

“Fei'er!”

“Fei'er!”

“Fei'er!”

Mist began rising once more at the bottom of the cliff. No matter how wildly Liu Lang ran in every direction, he could find no other way out.

From his hiding place, Ouyang revealed an expression of schadenfreude.

“Serves you right! But this thing is extremely sinister. I’d better report it to the boss.”

In the mountains.

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Xiao Rong flew on her sword and returned empty-handed once again.

“Are your tracking systems any good at all?”

At the hastily assembled camp, Dongfeng and Orchid silently drank hot water.

“Say something!”

Xiao Rong kicked over the iron pot of porridge.

Orchid took a deep breath.

“The signal was never continuous in the first place...”

Xiao Rong shoved Orchid aside, growing frantic.

“How are we supposed to find him? How are we supposed to find him?”

The Lovebind Gu flared up at least twice every day!

Orchid clenched her fists, unable to endure it any longer. Pointing at Xiao Rong’s nose, she shouted, “Don’t think I’m afraid of you—”

Before she could finish, Xiao Rong seized control of her from the air, as though an invisible hand had closed around her throat.

Dongfeng stared in shock.

“Class A power! When did you advance?”

Orchid was nearly suffocating. Xiao Rong released her, and she collapsed to the ground, coughing violently.

“You get one last chance. If you still can’t find Liu Lang, you have no reason to go on living. In my sect, you would have died ten thousand times over by now!”

Dongfeng hurriedly helped Orchid up.

“She’s already Class A, and she’s becoming more and more irritable. Something is clearly wrong. For the sake of the mission, we have to endure it.”

Orchid finally steadied her breathing and muttered under her breath, “That Daly even claimed she was missing something essential and couldn’t advance. What a swindler!”

The watch chimed. It had detected a signal and displayed its location.

Xiao Rong moved instantly, preparing to fly there on her sword, but Dongfeng stopped her at the last possible moment.

“About that fellow student Liu... No, Saintess, please remain calm. Signals have a transmission delay. Even if we reach that place, Liu Lang may no longer be there. We can only infer his whereabouts from the traces left at the scene. Isn’t that right? Please, remain calm. Only by staying calm can we judge rationally and find Liu Lang.”

“The location is on the neighboring mountain, and it isn’t far. We’ll go there together. You can rest in the car for a while. A little extra time won’t matter. And if we happen to run into some blind fool looking for trouble, we’ll be relying on you to protect us...”

Xiao Rong took his words to heart. Without saying a word, she climbed into the off-road vehicle.

Orchid looked at Dongfeng with contempt.

“What are you waiting for? Drive!”

Dongfeng put on a stern expression.

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