The North American team climbed onto the houses, took up suppressive fire positions on the rooftops, and quickly approached the house where Qingchen and Yangyang were.
They were well-equipped; some even carried a black box containing an RPG rocket.
According to these people's plan, they had no intention of making direct contact with Qing Chen and Yang Yang, but instead intended to use individual weapons to provide fire support.
They were well aware that once Qingchen and Yangyang became aware of their operation, it would inevitably fail.
"The assault team has arrived at the designated combat location."
"The fire support team will arrive at the combat site in 2 minutes to conduct fire support. After the bombing, please complete the ground clearing as soon as possible and then withdraw."
Two minutes later, the fire support team on the roof could already see the hotel where Qingchen was staying.
The hotel was a small courtyard, where more than twenty tourists from all over the world were staying, but the fire support team didn't care. They blew the courtyard flat and killed everyone.
Their attack point was 350 meters away from Qing Chen to avoid being detected by the Force Field Awakeners.
This group of people not only understand Qing Chen, but also Yang Yang's abilities as a force field awakener.
“Fire support team has arrived, assault team prepare,” a white man said.
However, at that moment, they suddenly discovered that the assault team had lost contact!
"Assault team? Respond if you hear me!"
"Assault team?"
The white man in charge muttered under his breath, "Unreliable Asian monkeys... quickly observe the target!"
At this moment, an observer looked into the room with a thermal imager: "There are two people in the target room, each resting on a single bed. There is nothing unusual!"
"That's strange. The target hasn't been detected yet, so why has the assault team lost contact?" The white commander had a vague sense of unease, but the operation couldn't be stopped!
They were a suicide squad; there was no way out.
The white commander opened the huge black box, took out a shoulder-fired RPG rocket, and began aiming it at the house where Qingchen and Yangyang were.
The next moment, a voice muttered to itself, "Kashima and the Future Organization have joined forces. Lee Yoon-cheol was disfigured in Amsterdam last time. I wonder if he's here yet."
The white commander froze upon hearing the sound, which came from just half a meter behind him, as if a ghost had descended from behind during a midnight terror!
He should have been surrounded by his teammates!
The white commander slowly turned around and saw a young man wearing a white windbreaker smiling at him, holding a bottle of homemade wine, a specialty of Nanchi, which he was sipping slowly.
Behind the young man, a white-clad shikigami floated in mid-air, its hands and cheeks bearing sixty-seven pairs of eyes, looking exceptionally terrifying and ferocious.
Beside the young man, his 11 teammates from the fire support group had died sometime earlier and were all lying on the roof.
The white commander steeled himself, released the safety on the RPG, and pulled the trigger.
Even if it means death, we must complete the mission!
However, the white commander discovered that just as he turned to look at the man behind him, a white dragon flew up in front of him and caught the RPG rocket in its mouth.
But when the rocket entered the Azure Dragon's mouth, there was a muffled boom, and the white Azure Dragon's abdomen instantly swelled up, then quickly shrank back down.
Even after the explosion, the white dragon remained unusually active, as if it hadn't been affected at all.
The young man sighed, "We've been tricked. Why are they all so weak?"
As it spoke, the white dragon swallowed the white man whole, then transformed into a streak of light and flew back to the young man's natal divine bridge in his mind.
At this moment, Kamishiro Unra looked into the distance.
Further away, several people stood in the darkness outside the town, coldly watching themselves.
Just as Kamishiro Yunra was about to charge forward, the opponent vanished into the darkness.
The hikers in Nanchi Town were startled by the RPG explosion and came out to check the situation, wearing their clothes on.
But when they looked toward the source of the explosion, the rooftop was empty.
...
...
Knock, knock, knock—the sound of knocking on the door.
Qingchen opened his eyes inside the house and smiled at Yangyang, saying, "It's alright, we're all family."
The person outside the door said with a smile, "Wow, being called one of our own by you actually makes me feel a little happy, what's going on? Open the door quickly."
Qing Chen opened the door: "Don't be so sarcastic."
"I'm an Onmyoji, so I should speak in a sarcastic tone," Kamishiro Yunra said with a smile, patting the dust off his white windbreaker. "I'm curious, aren't you two afraid that if I make a mistake, you'll get blown up while lying here as bait?"
This Onmyoji wasn't wearing a white hunting robe, but Qingchen seemed to notice that no matter what the other person wore, he always had that noble air about him.
So this is something that comes from within, not something that can be created by clothes...
As Shindai Yunlu walked into the house, she complained, "You told me there would be eyeballs of B rank or higher, but after killing so many people on the way, I didn't even get a single B rank."
Qing Chen smiled and said, "Be patient, they will definitely come. This time they are determined to kill me, and experts from the future and the kingdom will definitely come."
“Just a heads up, it’s not just the Future and Kingdom Organizations, but also Kashima,” Kamishiro Yunra said with a smile. “I’ve heard that Li Yunze was disfigured, but I haven’t had a chance to see him yet. He used to be known as one of the Northern Noblemen, but he can’t be anymore.”
"You actually care about this kind of title!"
“How could I not care?” Kamishiro Yunra said with a smile. “You haven’t seen how many socialites throw themselves at me. You can’t imagine how happy I am.”
Yangyang said with great interest, "I thought you were a rival in love. I'm relieved to find out you're a normal person."
Kamishiro Yunluo was both amused and exasperated: "Hey, I've been cleaning up your messes the whole way, okay? How can you be hostile towards me?!"
Yangyang said, "He calls you and you come right away. It was the same last time outside Forbidden Land No. 002, and it's the same this time. It can't be explained if it's not true love."
Shindai Yunluo's lips curled up: "We're in a win-win situation. He's a master at drawing hatred, while I need a lot of eyeballs. Instead of painstakingly searching for B-grade eyeballs myself, I might as well stay by his side and wait for the eyeballs to come to me. But the key point is, since you know I'm truly in love, can you at least let me know when you two go off to have fun?! I want to hang out with the train too!"
A few nights ago, while Qingchen and Yangyang were having fun on the cruise ship, a combat team was already planning to attack them. However, before they could even get close to Qingchen, they were all dealt with by Shendai Yunluo.
Qingchen and Yangyang dominated the casino, while Shendai Yunluo watched with great interest but couldn't show up.
What's even more outrageous is that when Qingchen took Yangyang to the bar to become a top male escort, he couldn't even show up.
This occasion should clearly belong to him!
Drinking is his true domain!
Later on.
On the Maharaja Express in Mumbai, Qingchen was in carriage 17, and Shendai Yunluo was in carriage 16.
Shen Daiyunluo thought it would be a pleasant journey, and even prepared the wine. But who knew that Qingchen and Yangyang didn't even get on the train, and instead left him behind to hang out on the train!
Not only that, he also had to stay in the car to deal with the killers for the two of them.
I'm so annoyed.
Finally, he got off the royal carriage ahead of time and hurriedly caught up with the mountaineering team. As soon as he arrived, he had to deal with the assassins and was also being targeted by a mysterious target.
"You two had a great time, but I'm like a babysitter to both of you. Why is my life so miserable?" Kamishiro Yunra sighed.
"Don't worry, everything will pay off," Qing Chen said with a smile. "This time, I'll help you find more eyeballs. By the way, I have a new plan that I'll discuss with you when I return next time. It's also related to eyeballs."
At this moment, Yangyang said, "The couple who gave us Rhodiola rosea also have a problem, right? What should we do with them?"
Qing Chen glanced at the time: "It's time to travel back. We'll talk about everything when I return next time."
The countdown has reached zero.
Time travel.
Chapter 721, Exemption Judgment Beyond the Three Realms
Time travel.
The world is lit up again.
Da Yu kept rambling on: "Is it so hard to fold a swiftlet for me? And you folded the letter I wrote to Xiao Yu into a little frog. If I'm guilty, let the law punish me, not let you torture me!"
At this moment, Da Yu glanced at Qing Chen and Li Shutong, then fell silent.
Zard hung his head, clearly indicating that Da Yu had been nagging about it for a long time before he even transmigrated...
Li Shutong looked at Qingchen: "Did the life-or-death ordeal go smoothly?"
“It’s not finished yet,” Qing Chen said. “Kashima has colluded with overseas cultivators to intercept and kill me. So far, they’ve only tested me a few times. I guess they’ve calculated the time of my travel and don’t want to make a move before I travel.”
Li Shutong asked, looking at the reverse breathing technique markings on his disciple's face: "You've already activated the reverse breathing technique?"
“Fake ice patterns,” Qing Chen explained, “This time, someone leaked some information about my life-or-death hurdle, and I suspect it was that puppeteer who did it. That puppeteer knows a lot about the knightly tradition, and even knows that we are about to activate the Reverse Breathing Technique… Master, this person is hiding too well, and is very likely an ancient relic. We will not have peace until he dies. Please help me think of which conglomerates and organizations could know this detail about the Reverse Breathing Technique.”
As he spoke, the icy blue lines on his face faded, revealing his true appearance.
Reverse breathing is a crucial piece of information.
During the communication meeting organized by tour guide Xiao Zhang, Qing Chen revealed his reverse breathing technique in order to see how much information the other party had. Now he confirmed that the other party knew about the reverse breathing technique.
It doesn't matter if the location of the Knight's perilous journey is known to others, except for the sheer cliffs of the green mountains.
Green cliffs serve as the starting point of the Knight's Path. In Forbidden Land No. 002, anyone who tries to cause trouble here will surely die, and there's nothing anyone can do about it even if they find out.
As for the other life-or-death situations...
There are so many famous mountains and rivers in the world, and there are at least a hundred places where I can pass the test of life and death. As long as I hide my whereabouts, you can't possibly be lying in wait for me in hundreds of places.
Since you've caught me this time, I'll just give up and go somewhere else.
However, the Reverse Breathing Technique is different. During the time the Reverse Breathing Technique is activated, the knight is at his most vulnerable. If the Grand Elder had known this secret back then, perhaps Li Shutong would not have been able to control the knight as a guide at all.
This information leak is fatal.
Li Shutong fell into deep thought: "First, we can rule out the Qing family. The Qing family knows the locations of our three life-or-death challenges, but they don't know about the Reverse Breathing Technique. We can also rule out the Shindai and Kashima families, who may have had the information themselves. They investigated the knights for a long time, but they didn't have the opportunity to learn about a secret like the Reverse Breathing Technique."
Li Shutong continued, "The remaining Chen and Li families have both produced several knights; someone may have let it slip."
Qingchen looked at Dayu.
Da Yu raised an eyebrow: "Why are you looking at me like that? I'm not some kind of puppeteer, and I would never team up with Kashima or Kamishiro."
"Hmm?" Qing Chen asked in confusion, "Do you have a grudge against Kashima and Kamishiro?"
“I have no grudge against them,” Da Yu said with a sneer. “Don’t try to pry into my secrets. I know you’re smart, don’t use it on me.”