In a moment's time, the whole world becomes a static picture, a city that has survived a catastrophe, and faces that are either sad, numb, tired, or depressed.

And Gu Xu is the only dynamic in this picture.

It's like he's become an actor, singing a one-man show on stage, and the whole world is his backdrop.

As soon as the "time" took effect, he then cast the "Qiankun", tearing through the space, teleporting a few meters away from a short distance, leaving the range of the "Liuhe Sealing Immortal Array".

Although after breaking through the Fourth Realm, his True Yuan has become much thicker than before, the consumption rate of using "Time" and "Qiankun" in a row is still extremely terrifying.

After breaking away from the "Liuhe Sealed Immortal Array", he resumed the connection with the "Xianyunju".

With a thought, he took out the "astrolabe" from it and began to calculate the direction with the help of the stars and build a spatial channel.

His destination was Qingyao Mountain, northwest of Luojing.

Due to the fact that his cultivation had not reached the realm of a saint, and the "astrolabe" in his hand was incomplete, the distance of the spatial passage he constructed was limited, and he could only shuttle within a range of more than 100 miles.

The reason why Qingyao Mountain was chosen is because it is easy to hide because of the staggered valleys, mountains and peaks, dense forests, and complex terrain conditions.

After that, he could consider fleeing to the Northwest Frontier and fleeing to the territory of the Northwest Barbarians, or he could consider going all the way north to Youzhou.

Thinking of it for a moment, Zhao Yan also said to him: "You are Qi Chen, I am a thief, and the next time we meet, it is likely to be on the battlefield."

Gu Xu couldn't help but show a bitter smile on his face.

Now the two of them have come to the same end, and they have become thieves in the eyes of the Great Qi court.

It can be said that the world is unpredictable and fate is impermanent.

As black ripples rippled in the air, the entrance to the spatial passage quickly appeared in front of Gu Xu.

He took one last look back at the ruined city, and then stepped into the spatial passage.

When his figure disappeared completely, time finally flowed again.

The commander of the Praetorian Guard, Wang Guanyu, and his silver-armored monks also regained their mobility.

They stared at the place where Gu Xu disappeared, and couldn't believe their eyes for a while-

How can a living person disappear in the blink of an eye?

Also, Gu Xu was obviously only a Fourth Realm cultivator, and the True Yuan had been sealed, why was he able to break through the restrictions of the "Liuhe Sealing Immortal Array"?

Wang Guanyu really couldn't figure it out.

At this moment, he only felt that his heart was cold, as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Gu Xu is a prisoner named by the emperor to be arrested.

Now the prisoner has fled in front of him.

Although the emperor spends most of his time in retreat and practice, he doesn't care about political affairs.

But in case the emperor found out about this incident, he was furious and wanted to severely punish his dereliction of duty...... The consequences are unimaginable.

Thinking of this, he immediately ordered the silver-armored monks under his command to go to all directions of Luojing City to surround Gu Xu.

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Meanwhile.

Gu Xu walked out of the space passage and came to the foothills of Qingyao Mountain.

At this time, it is the bright season of spring, and the foot of the mountain is full of redbud flowers, and it looks like a purple and red from a distance.

Since with his current cultivation, he couldn't continuously build a spatial passage in a short period of time, so he walked straight towards the deepest and most shady place in the mountain forest, intending to find a hidden place to hide, recover some true yuan first, and then continue to run.

Gu Xu knew that his escape was a bold gamble.

It's not just his ability to escape, but also the attitude of Luo Chuan, the head of the exorcism division, towards him.

He felt that in today's turmoil in Luojing City, Luo Sitou should have played a very important and delicate role - he and Emperor Tianxing were not on the same front, but had some other thoughts.

Luo Sishou's technique of heavenly deduction is claimed to be able to calculate everything in the world.

If he was really a loyal courtier who shared the king's worries and planned to follow Emperor Tianxing's orders to arrest him, then Gu Xu was already a snail in an earthen pot - in a catastrophe.

But if the head of Luo Si really has something else in mind...... Then Gu Xu's escape road will not be smooth sailing, but it will definitely be a lot easier.

While thinking so, Gu Xu came to the edge of the cliff, took off the jade pendant that recorded the image from his belt, and took out his official uniform, official hat, official seal, "Divine Machine Token" and other items from the "Xianyun Residence", and threw them all into the deep ravine under the cliff.

Although he didn't find any traces of tracking spells on these items, he chose to discard these items related to the Great Qi Imperial Court just in case, so as to prevent anyone from using them to deduce his whereabouts.

Watching these items fall into the abyss one after another, Gu Xu's heart was mixed.

After all, they bear witness to his struggle after crossing into this world, and witness him gradually grow from an inconspicuous minor official to the youngest Liupin official in the Great Qi Dynasty, a non-hereditary viscount, and a guest teacher at Longmen Academy.

thought that after today's "Luoshui Conference", he would be glorious, rise to prominence, and then marry a wife and walk to the peak of his life under the watchful eye of all people.

However, all of this came to naught because of a sudden order from Emperor Tianxing.

The past few months have been like a dream.

After leaving behind these things that used to symbolize status and honor, but now they have become fetters, Gu Xu used his body technique, turned around and hurried away in the opposite direction.

Like a ghost, he walked through the dense woods, around the other side of the mountain, and then into a narrow cave behind the bushes.

He took out a few talismans from the "Xianyunju", placed a ban at the entrance of the cave to conceal his breath and cover his whereabouts, and then sat down cross-legged in the cave, took out a "barrier-breaking pill", and prepared to stuff it into his mouth and enter the state of cultivation.

The "Barrier Breaking Pill", which is similar to the "Meditation Pill" and "Changming Pill", is an elixir used by monks of the Fourth Realm to stabilize the mind and prevent the erosion of yin qi during their cultivation.

With Gu Xu's character of always pursuing "being prepared", before he broke through the realm, he had already used his surplus merits to exchange for many bottles of "Barrier Breaking Pill" in the Yamen of the Exorcism Division.

Now it comes in handy.

He planned that after the true yuan was restored, he would build a spatial passage again and shuttle to Daimei Mountain further north.

However, before he could enter the elixir, he heard the rustling of leaves outside the cave.

Immediately after, with a dazzling golden light, the magic circle outside the cave instantly split apart and became ineffective.

"The people of the imperial court caught up so quickly."

While thinking about it, Gu Xu did not hesitate to cast the "Qiankun", teleporting three short distances in a row, and came to the dense forest outside the cave that covered the sky and the sun.

At this time, he was extremely tired, and his true yuan was almost exhausted, and he could no longer use the fourth "Qiankun".

But he still held on, borrowing the power of the "astrolabe" to fly in the forest at the speed of chasing the wind. m..

"He is worthy of being the leader of this year's 'Luoshui Conference', and even the appearance of running away is much more chic and handsome than that of fellow monks." At this moment, a familiar voice came from Gu Xu's side.

Hearing this voice, Gu Xu immediately stopped.

Because he knew that even if he tried his best, he would not be able to get rid of this person's tracking.

"Mr. He," Gu Xu sighed and said with a wry smile, "The juniors are desperate now, so don't tease the juniors like this." ”

The person who came to hunt him down was He Yiqun, the junior disciple of the Great Qi National Teacher, the Fu Dao Master, and the Exorcist Si Keqing.

Because He Yiqun awakened the supernatural power to "shrink the ground into inches" when he was promoted to the third realm, he was able to travel hundreds of miles in an instant—not only was the activation speed faster than Gu Xu's spatial channel, but it also consumed much less true yuan.

Being targeted by this person, even if Gu Xu Zhenyuan is full, it will be difficult to escape.

It's just that Gu Xu can't figure it out-

Hasn't this Mr. He always been dissolute and loves freedom, likes to travel everywhere, and doesn't even listen to the words of the national teacher?

Why did you suddenly come here on a whim today to hunt you down?

As if sensing the confusion in Gu Xu's eyes, He Yiqun smiled and replied, "I was not interested in such a boring thing as catching a fugitive. But when someone told me that although this fugitive only had the cultivation of the fourth realm, he was able to get rid of the Praetorian Guard's 'Liuhe Sealing Immortal Array', I became a little curious about this fugitive.

"Now it seems that it was well worth the trip.

"It's just that I wonder one thing: why did the famous son of heaven of the Great Qi Dynasty and the leader of this year's 'Luoshui Conference' suddenly turn into a fugitive who committed treason?"

"I also want to know why." Gu Xu spread his hands and said helplessly.

At the same time, he complained in his heart: The curiosity of the fun people is really toxic.

After a short silence, Gu Xu continued to ask: "Since the junior has satisfied Mr. He's curiosity, can Mr. He satisfy the younger generation's little curiosity for the sake of the younger generation's inescapability?" ”

"If you have any questions, just ask." He Yiqun said with a smile.

His expression was relaxed, and he didn't seem to be worried that Gu Xu would escape from the palm of his hand, and at the same time, he was also looking forward to how Gu Xu would behave in this desperate situation.

"I want to know, how did Mr. Ho track my location?" Gu Xu asked, "Do you rely on Luo Sishou's Heavenly Deduction Technique?" ”

He Yiqun smiled and said: "Luo Sishou was in the palace today, and he had a fight with Zhao Changying and the Ghost King of Bishan, and he was not lightly injured, and he is still in a coma, how can he have the strength to calculate your whereabouts?"

"I was able to find you smoothly, relying on the methods of Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoning."

"Her Royal Highness Princess Zhaoning?" Gu Xu frowned slightly.

He Yiqun's answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.

At the same time, the information about Luo Sishou also made Gu Xu think a lot.

He knew that before the destruction of Luojing City today, some kind of unknown agreement had been reached between Luo Sishou and the Ghost King of Bishan.

In this case, Luo Sishou's "seriously injured and fell into a coma" is very interesting. _&