Chapter 2390: Run, you keep running!

You old dog of the sect, if you have the ability, keep me here!

Facing the angry shout of this Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect, Tianxing Lao Ren, who had been holding in a bellyful of fire and was full of humiliation, could no longer tolerate it, and unwilling to show weakness, replied.

Upon hearing this, the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect flew into a rage, directly slamming down with a palm, while shouting angrily.

"Arrogant."

However, as the palm strike landed, Tianxing Lao Ren's figure also vanished without a trace under the light of the Immortal-grade Great Displacement Talisman.

Only the other three loose cultivators who followed him were captured by Xú Shīxiōng and the others.

At this moment, those three loose cultivators were burning with rage.

Before, they had repeatedly asked Tianxing Lao Ren whether he, as father and son, had left any positioning treasure or secret method for his son.

This old thing even patted his chest in guarantee, saying there was absolutely none.

Seeing his firm demeanor, the three loose cultivators chose to believe him, but they never expected the outcome to still be this way.

At this point, upon being captured, perhaps knowing they wouldn't survive, the three loose cultivators simply gave up and threw caution to the wind.

Glaring fiercely at Tie Dan, they spat out angrily.

"You little bastard, you and your father will die a horrible death."

"You father and son are truly the most despicable and shameless people I have ever seen."

"Pah, as expected, birds of a feather flock together—you father and son are evil to the same degree."

Facing the three's angry rebukes, Tie Dan felt a bit guilty, turned his head away, and dared not meet their eyes.

He also hadn't expected it to turn out this way—twice now, blind luck has struck, there really are such coincidences in this world, you know.

As for the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect, who once again let Tianxing Lao Ren escape right under his nose, he was extremely gloomy; hearing the three's rebukes, he coldly glanced at them, then, too lazy to ask further, spoke directly.

"Kill them all."

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Xú Shīxiōng and the others showed no mercy, raising their blades and cutting down the three on the spot.

At this moment, the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect repeated his old trick, came before Tie Dan, forced a smile, and said.

"Looks like I'll have to trouble you again."

"Ah."

Hearing that, Tie Dan felt numb—still coming? How many times has this been?

His first reaction was to want to refuse, after all, one then two—could there really be a third?

But the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect gave him no chance to refuse, his voice gradually turning cold.

"You entered the sect through special exception; if you can find your father, that's a great merit; if you're unwilling, it shows divided loyalties—are you trying to join the sect as a spy?"

"No, Elder, I…………………"

"Rest assured, I know you are loyal to the sect; you only need to find your father, and I will handle the rest. When you join the sect someday, I will give you an extra reward, ensuring you won't suffer loss."

"First rest for a Shíchén, then proceed with the technique to locate someone."

Having said that, without waiting for Tie Dan's reply, the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect turned and left; faintly, Tie Dan seemed to hear his muttering.

"Old thing, one then two, not three—I want to see how many more times you can run."

Huh???

Hearing those words, Tie Dan went completely numb—'You damn well know the saying "one then two, not three," and this is already my third time!'

Tie Dan suddenly felt a sense of wishing he were dead rather than alive, his heart filled with sorrow.

But there was no choice; after one Shíchén, under the personal gaze of the Thousand Lakes Sect Elder, Tie Dan had no option but to employ the secret technique again to search for Tianxing Lao Ren's whereabouts.

Going through the motions of hand seals, Tie Dan, who now had some experience, could only steel himself and speak with a complex feeling.

"Replying, Elder, my father is about 1,200 li to the east, though this is only a rough range, and after casting the secret technique three times in succession, it has become extremely inaccurate."

Tie Dan still wanted to preserve his life, his will to survive remained strong, so he finally did not forget to add this line.

But the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect apparently didn't care about these; hearing this, he cracked a grin and said.

"1,200 li to the east? Good, let's set out."

After those words, this old thing didn't hear a single word of them, only catching the phrase '1,200 li to the east.'

Immediately, the Immortal Boat began to move slowly, and Tie Dan's heart died along with it.

The previous two times could be chalked up to luck, but that luck surely couldn't last forever—Tie Dan didn't believe it would.

"One then two, not three"—that saying holds true.

Even great fortune couldn't let you bump into something every day.

The Immortal Boat's speed through the skies was extremely fast, and all along the way, Tie Dan pondered how he would explain things later.

Had the secret technique failed, or had Tianxing Lao Ren been on guard, deliberately disrupting the secret technique used to track between father and son?

After thinking up countless reasons, their purpose boiled down to just one: self-preservation.

At a distance of 1,200 li, with the Immortal Boat's speed, it wouldn't take long to get there.

After a little more than a quarter of an hour, the Thousand Lakes Sect's Immortal Boat flew over the area Tie Dan had mentioned.

Below, there happened to be a vast lake; from high above, one could take in the entire lake at a glance.

The lake water was bluish-green and clear, with nothing obstructing the open surroundings.

However, the sharp-eyed crowd soon spotted a figure by the lakeside—seeing this person sitting cross-legged in a sorry state, desperately suppressing the violent qi and blood within.

As the Thousand Lakes Sect members discovered this figure, the person seemed to sense it and opened his eyes to look.

But with just one glance, this person's eyes were about to burst.

The figure sitting cross-legged by the lake was none other than—Tianxing Lao Ren himself.

Only see Tianxing Lao Ren's eyes widened like copper bells, gazing at the familiar Immortal Boat in the sky, his heart turned cold halfway.

He's caught up again?

No, how do the Thousand Lakes Sect people know I'm here?

You have to know, using the Immortal-grade Great Displacement Talisman means random teleportation; even Tianxing Lao Ren himself doesn't know where he'll be sent.

After escaping with his life, he immediately took a healing pill to stabilize his breath as quickly as possible, then fled.

But he hasn't even warmed his seat yet, and the Thousand Lakes Sect people are already chasing him again?

What's with these guys? They're like dogs, coming at the scent.

Tianxing Lao Ren was dumbfounded; he had used Mìfǎ and the Immortal-grade Great Displacement Talisman, yet he couldn't shake off these people—who could he reason with?

By rights he should have run away already.

He has spent his life running, yet he has never encountered a situation like this before.

He now feels as if his whole body is covered with location talismans.

However, before Tianxing Lao Ren could regain his senses, he saw the Elder of the Thousand Lakes Sect already leading people down from the immortal boat, looking at him with a smug cold smile, his eyes full of anger and sneer as he spoke.

"Run, you old thing, keep running!"

"I've said it before, I have your son in my hands; where can you run to?"

Upon hearing this, Tianxing Lao Ren immediately turned his head and glared at Tie Dan, roaring.

"You little beast, it's you again?"