After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 29 Disguised Exit from the Valley

If he hadn't washed Hanyue, it would have been fine; the treasure would have been covered in dust and no one would have noticed. But now that Hanyue was shining again, and there was definitely someone waiting for him at the valley entrance, he was having a headache about how to get Hanyue out.

With towering cliffs on both sides and a dangerous world of monsters behind the valley, he had no choice but to go to the valley entrance.

"Looks like I'll have to rob someone again," Shen Xu sighed. He really wanted to be a good person, but things never went as planned, and there was nothing he could do.

With his face completely covered, leaving only his two kind eyes visible, Shen Xu began searching for a lucky person.

after a while.

"Brother, may I ask why there are so few people in Blood Valley all of a sudden?" Shen Xu asked curiously. He had been walking for a while, and the Biyue Sect disciple in front of him was the only living person he had seen.

"Masked monster!" Upon seeing Shen Xu's attire, the disciple of the Azure Water Sect was so frightened that he wanted to flee.

But Shen Xu wouldn't let him have his way. He grabbed Shen Xu's collar and said, "Answer my questions, and I won't kill you if I'm satisfied."

The young man nodded frantically.

"Is someone outside trying to arrest me?"

"Yes, your portrait has been posted at the entrance to the valley, and everyone who comes out of the valley is subject to inspection."

"Is it the same as my current outfit?"

"Almost, her face was covered, only her eyes were showing."

Who is trying to arrest me?

"It's only people from the Flying Cloud Sect, and they've already sent people to the valley to look for you."

Do you know why they arrested me?

"I don't know about that."

"Undress!"

"what?"

"What are you yelling about! Hurry up and take it off, do you want to die?" Shen Xu pressed his sword against the young man's neck.

"I'll take it off, I'll take it off!" the young man said as he took off his robes.

"Name, age, cultivation level, when you entered, what you plan to do—tell me everything. Remember, I'm only borrowing your identity; it won't cost you anything, and the Flying Cloud Sect won't bother you. But if you dare lie to me, I'll tear you to pieces," Shen Xu warned fiercely.

"My name is Wang Lun, I am sixteen years old, an outer disciple of the Flying Cloud Sect, and I live at..."

After Wang Lun finished speaking, Shen Xu picked up a wooden stick and said to him, "Do you want to do it yourself, or should I help you?"

"Isn't there any other way?" the young man said with a bitter face.

"You have no right to bargain!"

"I have some sleeping pills in my pocket, is that okay?"

“I don’t know about date rape drugs, and I don’t trust you.”

"Then can you find me a safer place? Even if you don't kill me here, I'll still be killed by monsters."

"Enough with the nonsense!" Shen Xu slammed his stick down, and a dull thud rang out. Wang Lun's eyes rolled back and he collapsed to the ground.

Shen Xu changed into Wang Lun's robes, tore his original clothes into strips, wrapped the two swords in them, and carried them on his back.

Looking at Wang Lun lying on the ground, Shen Xu couldn't help but sigh: "What can I do? I'm a good person!"

Picking up Wang Lun's sword, Shen Xu quickly dug a cave in front of a hillside, large enough for one person to fit inside. He then stuffed Wang Lun inside, blocked the entrance with some bushes, and sprinkled some animal-repelling powder. After doing this, Shen Xu clapped his hands and left the place.

"The Flying Cloud Sect is really something. It's just a jar of wine. Why make such a fuss? Anyone who doesn't know better would think I robbed them of something valuable," Shen Xu couldn't help but complain in his heart.

Actually, he originally wanted to find someone from the Green Bamboo Sword Sect to rob, since it would be easier to explain to outsiders if they were from the same sect, and it would be less likely to expose him. However, after wandering around, he only found Wang Lun, who was alone, so he had no choice but to choose him.

Moreover, he hadn't expected the Flying Cloud Sect to send people to the valley to look for him. It seemed he had truly angered them this time. He had to get out of there quickly, otherwise, things might get complicated, and who knew what other tricks the Flying Cloud Sect might pull to find him.

Thinking of this, Shen Xu strode towards the valley entrance. When he arrived, he found that people from the Flying Cloud Sect were blocking the entrance and questioning a group of people who wanted to leave the valley. One of them was Yang Sen, whom he had seen before in his masked state.

This made Shen Xu hesitate. If he were really recognized, how would he get away? Would the Green Bamboo Sword Sect protect him? He should have given those fifty Qi Nourishing Pills to that elder at the beginning.

However, having come this far, Shen Xu couldn't turn back. So he calmed himself and walked towards the valley entrance.

"Stop!" A disciple of the Flying Cloud Sect stopped Shen Xu and held up a portrait in front of his face, comparing it to his features.

Shen Xu looked at the portrait curiously, and sure enough, it didn't resemble him at all. Even the only visible eye was painted with a fierce expression, which made him breathe a sigh of relief. "If you're looking for me based on this portrait, there's no way you'll find me."

"Can I leave now?" Shen Xu asked.

"Let's go!" The Flying Cloud Sect disciple waved his hand.

Suddenly, Shen Xu heard a dog bark. He then realized that there was a hunting dog next to the young man surnamed Yang. This made him think that something was wrong. Hunting dogs have an incredibly keen sense of smell. Even though he had drunk a lot of water and taken a bath in the river before coming here, he was not sure if he could hide from the hunting dog's nose.

The Flying Cloud Sect has gone too far! They're completely cutting off his path to survival!

"Wait!"

Sure enough, after hearing the bark, the young man surnamed Yang led the hunting dog to Shen Xu and gestured for the dog to sniff Shen Xu's scent. At this moment, Shen Xu's nerves were also on edge.

"I can't smell it! I can't smell it..." Shen Xu prayed silently in his heart.

But what if the dog really barks at him? Should he fight back? That would be too presumptuous. He definitely wouldn't be able to escape, and then both of his magical artifacts would be exposed, and he would be taken back to the Flying Cloud Sect.

In that situation, he probably only had one option: to exchange Hanyue for the protection of the Qingzhu Sword Sect.

As the hunting dogs drew closer, he grew increasingly nervous.

"Flying Cloud Sect, I will never share the same sky with you!" Shen Xu thought through gritted teeth.

"Woof woof..." But when the hunting dog smelled Shen Xu's scent, it was suddenly frightened and hid behind the young man surnamed Yang, lying on the ground and whimpering.

Shen Xu was a little confused when he saw this scene. What was going on?

"It seems you've encountered a very powerful monster!" Yang Sen said, staring intently into Shen Xu's eyes.

"Could it be the Wind Leopard?" He had spent so much time with the Wind Leopard that it wouldn't be surprising if he had the Wind Leopard's scent on him.

"Feng Bao, you saved my life!" Shen Xu's tense nerves immediately relaxed.

"This is none of your business. May I leave?" Shen Xu questioned, knowing that the young man in front of him had not dispelled his suspicions.

"You seemed a little nervous just now?"

"I'm afraid it will bite me!"

"Does a cultivator fear a dog?"

“I’m not afraid of good dogs, but I’m afraid of a dog that bites people randomly.” Shen Xu looked directly into the eyes of the young man surnamed Yang.

"You've got some nerve, talking to me like that. Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?"

"This is not your Flying Cloud Sect's territory. Although my strength is not as good as yours, I cannot lose the backbone of our Azure Water Sect!"

“Well said! The spirit of my Azure Water Sect cannot be lost! What’s your name?” A middle-aged man in a sky-blue Taoist robe walked over.

"Replying to the Elder, this disciple is Wang Lun!"

"Wang Lun, you are very good. My Biyue Sect is in need of a disciple with backbone like you."

Since even the hunting dogs haven't discovered Wang Lun's problem, why are you still relentlessly pursuing him? You've already gone too far these past two days. Look at how many disciples are still willing to come to Blood Valley these days.

"Nephew, cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents!" a middle-aged man said earnestly.