Chapter 70: Soul-Locking Maze of Confusion

  "Huh?"

  Chen Hao's voice, laced with a hint of fear, floated in from behind the emperor, causing his rapidly flying figure to come to an abrupt halt. For a whole hour and a half, he couldn't sense Chen Hao's presence at all, so he could only search in a radiating pattern around the place where Chen Hao had left. Although his cultivation was high and his speed was fast, the range of his spiritual power sensing was ultimately limited. After searching for half an hour, he was certain that something had happened to Chen Hao, and it was very likely that he had encountered a rare flying demon beast that far exceeded Chen Hao's realm, otherwise it would be impossible for him to disappear silently.

  This is humiliating...

  He is a powerful Emperor, and the pinnacle of the 9th rank of Emperors, yet he can't even protect a small guy. How can this be acceptable? Especially since this little guy isn't He Lian Wu Zi or Mo Yu Yi, but rather Fang Yuan's most cherished Chen Huan, who possesses the rare body constitution of dual intent and martial arts cultivation, and has an astonishing talent for cultivation!

  When a person is alive, they must be seen; when dead, their corpse must be seen. Things have reached this point, and the emperor can only carefully search every inch of the place. Even if it's just finding a piece of clothing, bones, bloodstains or any other clues, at least there will be some explanation...

  For a whole hour and a half, he shouted Chen Huan's name from small circles to large ones, spreading outwards in all directions, far away from the place where Chen Huan had entered the mountain forest for dozens of miles. Even with his extremely high cultivation, following this donkey-mill-like rotation for an hour and a half, his spiritual energy was also on the verge of exhaustion. If he persisted for a while longer, even if he didn't want to give up, he would have to give up...

  But at this time, Chen Hua's cry for help suddenly came from behind him!

  How could Huang Qi not be surprised?

  Of course, more surprises!

  "Whoosh..."

  His body suddenly transformed into a flash of lightning and quickly disappeared in the direction of the sound.

  "Emperor uncle save me......save me......"

  What made Huang's eyes widen was that the voice was clearly coming from below him, but he couldn't see Chen Huan's figure, only a mountain peak. Even Chen Huan's voice seemed to be drifting in and out of earshot, sometimes loud and sometimes weak.

  "Soul-Locking Phantom Array?"

  His imperial eyes flashed with a brilliant light, gazing at the mountain peaks below, took a deep breath, and exclaimed in shock: "Which senior is present here? I am Huang Qi, Huang Family, please spare this child!"

  "Hiss..."

  As the voice of Huang Qi rose, the formation that trapped Chen Huan suddenly emitted a wave of fluctuations and instantly dissipated like smoke. Chen Huan's figure, which seemed to be in a state of utter disorientation, also appeared before Huang Qi's eyes.

  "Ah...... Emperor Uncle! You've finally come......" Chen Hao exclaimed in surprise.

  "Thank you, senior!" Huang Qi bowed his fist towards the empty space and said respectfully. After finishing speaking, he descended to Chen Huan's side, grabbed him with one hand, and flew into the air, shouting loudly: "Thank you, senior!"

  "Hmm..." Chen Hao looked at Huang Qi with a somewhat strange expression, wanting to say something, but Huang Qi emitted a mental force that stopped him. He quickly returned in the direction of the horse carriage.

  ……

  "How was it? Such a simple thing..."

  As Huang Qi led Chen Huan to the horse carriage, a strange and eerie voice appeared in Chen Huan's mind, saying with some satisfaction.

  "Shut up! You've taken all the benefits, I haven't gotten anything, and you're even making me act..." Chen Hao said angrily.

  "How shallow your vision is! It's a great fortune for you that I, an old man, can awaken. Without me, you little brat would have been long dead..."

  "Nonsense! Without you, I should have broken through to Martial Master long ago! You stole my energy and still dare to say that?"

  "Cough, cough... The energy was just borrowed a bit, if I didn't borrow it, I wouldn't be able to sense your situation... This is necessary, and you haven't noticed that when you need to upgrade, I won't lend you energy? Besides, back then when you were having a soul war with Li Yuan, without my help, would you have become the core? A drop of water in return for a gushing spring, isn't that one of your mottos? Alright, I'm still very weak, you handle it yourself..."

  "Y..." Chen Hao still had countless questions to ask, but this old guy was gone in an instant, disappearing cleanly from Chen Hao's mind.

  ……

  "Keep your mouths shut and don't make a sound! Chirp, chirp, chirp..."

  Huang Qi threw Chen Huan into the carriage and said seriously, "Let's go!" He then cracked the whip fiercely, as if he was afraid that they would not be able to escape quickly enough. Although there were many questions he wanted to ask Chen Huan, he suppressed them for the time being and didn't ask any.

  Inside the carriage, Mo Yu and He Lian Wu Zi also looked at Chen Huan with a strange expression.

  Half an hour later, when the sky was breaking dawn and the red clouds in the east were gradually appearing, under Huang Qi's fierce whip, the magnificent and grand Lanchang Prefecture appeared in sight. It wasn't until then that Huang Qi slowed down his pace, turned his head and stared at Chen Huan: "Youngster, what's going on? You were pulling a cart of feces, how did you end up tens of miles away? How did you encounter such an expert?"

  "Uh... Emperor Uncle, I didn't want to either... I had just pulled down my pants and hadn't even had time to wipe when an old man suddenly appeared out of nowhere and scolded me severely... saying something about polluting the environment and wanting to punish me... without giving me a chance to explain, he grabbed me and flew away at incredible speed... it was like you, Emperor Uncle, were even faster... then, I ended up in that place you saw me in, trapped and screaming until my throat was hoarse, but it didn't do any good. The four walls were steep cliffs, it scared me to death... the old man said he would trap me for at least an hour and a half as punishment for relieving myself anywhere... I, I, I... I still haven't gone yet... that old guy is really going to die, isn't it just taking a crap? Does he not take dumps?" Chen Huan covered his stomach again, his face twisted in pain.

  "Shut up... you little brat, don't talk nonsense..." Huang Qi was startled and hastily stopped him, saying: "You can come back alive, it's already a blessing from that senior, this punishment is nothing. It's really strange... when did our Town Yuan Kingdom have such an expert? Actually hiding in this place... stinky little boy, almost got me killed too... you piece of crap, hold your breath! Hold it until Da Qian City! Damn..."

  "Really? Emperor Uncle..."

  "A master of the Saint level... At least a Saint, can rely on super strong spiritual power to condense the Locking Soul Maze Array... You this piece of trash, dare to come to the territory of a Saint... Deserves punishment!"

  "Uh..." Chen Hao looked at Huang Qi with a shocked expression.

  Mo Yu Yi was still unaware of what had happened, but her face was full of surprise. He Lian Wu Zi's stunningly beautiful and icy face showed not only surprise, but also a hint of schadenfreude as she looked at Chen Huan, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, seemingly a little pleased. She said in a low voice, "Serves you right, choke to death..."

  "Cough...cough..."

  When Mo Yu heard He Lian Wu Zi's words, he suddenly coughed twice and lowered his head, seemingly concentrating on gently stroking his "sword wife" again. This guy wasn't good at talking, but that slightly bulging belly made Chen Huan look down on him even more - damn it, he was clearly a perverted goods...

  Chen Hao glared at He Lian Wuzi, but He Lian Wuzi was not afraid at all. She raised her small face and hummed a tune back at Chen Hao.

  "I'll drag you in front of everyone and make you suffocate...!" Chen Hao's voice was as soft as a mosquito, but his words were clear and direct as he stared at He Lian Wu Zi.

  "Hmph...... Hahaha......"

  Mo Yu finally couldn't hold it in and burst out laughing, hugging his stomach.

  "You little brat..." Huang Qi also looked at Chen Hao with a bit of speechlessness, no longer paying attention to the strangely related trio.

  He Lian Wuzi's face turned bright red with anger.

  ……

  (PS: Second update. Seeking collection and recommendation votes, thank you......)