This provided an excellent, much-needed opportunity for Ye Tiancheng and the others to leave.
After some thought, Ye Tiancheng left a disguise at Aya’s house. If these people continued to believe they were still there, they would likely not act too hastily, thus giving Ye Tiancheng and his companions more time to escape.
Upon reaching the entrance, Ye Tiancheng quickly sent a message to Qiongqi. Firstly, because they had already signed a contract, communication was much more convenient, eliminating the need to travel up the mountain and back, which would have wasted a lot of time. Secondly, the current situation allowed no room for delay. Ye Tiancheng and the others hadn’t had a suitable opportunity to inform Qiongqi of the situation on the mountain before. Therefore, after planning everything, Ye Tiancheng had already sent a message to Qiongqi, explaining his plan and stating that he would notify him again upon leaving, so Qiongqi could leave with them.
Qiongqi soon received the message from Ye Tiancheng and immediately replied, acknowledging it and asking Ye Tiancheng and the others to go ahead, stating he would catch up later. Seeing that Qiongqi had received the notification, Ye Tiancheng felt relieved and immediately left with the little fox and the others. Since Qiongqi had signed a contract with him, even if Ye Tiancheng left without Qiongqi and chose to leave a step later, Qiongqi could still find Ye Tiancheng’s whereabouts through the contract. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng had nothing to worry about and could proceed with his plan.
After they left the area, the commotion of their departure undoubtedly alerted the people in the village. Thus, the moment Ye Tiancheng and the others left, the people there discovered their departure. However, by then, Ye Tiancheng and the others were already gone. These people could no longer stop them. Ye Tiancheng and the others dared not be careless. After leaving, they immediately went to find their previously established base outside the entrance to wait. They had also set up formations there, so hiding there would mean they wouldn't have to worry even if these people found them. They waited there for a while, as they did not intend to leave under the cover of darkness. Ye Tiancheng and the others had no need to be so desperate. If they left during the day, with Bailong carrying them and using methods to conceal their tracks, then even if Ye Tiancheng and the others left openly in front of these people, they would not be able to see them.
Ye Tiancheng and the others rested peacefully in the cave for a night. The next morning, they waited for Qiongqi, who had also left. Seeing Qiongqi arrive, Ye Tiancheng and the others prepared to leave. Bailong stated that Qiongqi was too large and refused to let him lie on its back, causing a dispute. It was at this moment that Ye Tiancheng discovered that Qiongqi could also transform into human form. However, thinking about it, even Bailong could transform into human form. Given this, Qiongqi, who was surely more powerful than Bailong, would certainly be able to transform into human form. Once Qiongqi transformed into human form, Bailong could no longer find a suitable excuse to refuse, and could only reluctantly carry the other party and fly into the sky, taking Ye Tiancheng and the others to their next destination.
Their main focus now was on the little fox. The little fox was only a little bit away from fully restoring its soul. Therefore, for Ye Tiancheng and the others, the faster they acted, the sooner they could leave this place. Once they left here, they would hardly need to worry about matters here. Even if those people, feeling resentful about the previous events, pursued them further, it would not pose any threat to Ye Tiancheng and the others. Now, the divine artifact Kunlun Mirror was also in Ye Tiancheng’s hands. This meant that although Ye Tiancheng still had some things he couldn't do, he could still prevent these entities from leaving Xiao Jing City without any problems.
Next, Ye Tiancheng and the others could not afford to delay any longer. Upon learning what Ye Tiancheng and the others intended to do, although Bailong had no useful clues, Qiongqi surprisingly still had some. Therefore, under Qiongqi’s guidance, Ye Tiancheng and the others quickly found a new target. However, this time they were in a hurry and would not use such a circuitous approach. Previously, Ye Tiancheng and the others had received additional compensation from Ye Wuji’s mother. Therefore, this time, Ye Tiancheng and the others directly found an entity that was also missing a part of itself, to see if it had any parts that could be exchanged, intending to conduct a direct exchange. Fortunately, they were lucky. It seemed that they were destined to achieve their goal this time. Therefore, they very smoothly found that the entity they were looking for had the part they needed. Although the other party also greatly hoped that Ye Tiancheng and the others could help them, Ye Tiancheng and the others were in a hurry and only willing to trade, so the other party could do nothing. In the end, the other party simply exchanged with Ye Tiancheng and the others. Ye Tiancheng and the others chose this method because they did not want to get involved in any other troubles, as who knew what else they would encounter later. After the previous incident, Ye Tiancheng and the others had already had enough headaches and did not want to experience it a second time.
After resolving this issue, Ye Tiancheng immediately took the little fox and the others and left Xiao Jing City. Now, they had no worries. After leaving Xiao Jing City, the first place Ye Tiancheng and the others appeared was naturally the ancestral hall of the Zeng family. Here, as long as Ye Tiancheng and the others did not move around, no new troubles would arise in a short period of time. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng decided to delay for a while, allowing the little fox to take this opportunity to merge the soul fragments they had obtained, and then resolve the issue with the little fox. After that, Ye Tiancheng and the others would no longer be troubled by the same problem. The little fox also knew that although they had some advantage this time, time was still very tight. Therefore, he dared not delay. After receiving Ye Tiancheng’s words, he immediately began merging the soul. With Ye Tiancheng and the others watching, there was no fear of anything going wrong. Then Ye Tiancheng discussed with Bailong and Qiongqi about what to do next.
I remember that when they first arrived here, they had sensed the aura of Fuxi Zither fragments in several places. However, they were not sure where the Fuxi Zither fragments were truly located. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng could only choose one place and investigate it one by one. However, they encountered so many problems in the first place, which delayed so much time. But it could not be said that Ye Tiancheng had no gains. It could only be said that besides Ye Tiancheng’s original goal of collecting all the fragments of the Fuxi Zither, which was the least satisfactory, Ye Tiancheng instead gained many new helpers in this place, although none of them were what Ye Tiancheng needed most urgently. Although it was frustrating, there was nothing that could be done. It was already a difficult matter to have gains.
Ye Tiancheng discussed with Bailong and the others about where to go next, because the places where the aura of Fuxi Zither fragments had existed before still existed. However, there was no longer any aura of fragments in the Zeng family ancestral hall. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng could basically confirm that he had obtained all the fragments within this place and no longer needed to worry about such matters. He could proceed to the next location. This was certainly a good thing for Ye Tiancheng. Bailong and Qiongqi had no way to help Ye Tiancheng determine which places truly had fragments, so Ye Tiancheng still had to investigate them one by one. Therefore, after the little fox finished merging its soul and the problem with the little fox’s soul was resolved, Ye Tiancheng and the others set off again to check which places still had Fuxi Zither fragments. However, this time, Ye Tiancheng and the others quickly found out. Ye Tiancheng did not know whether to say it was good luck or bad luck. The first place they went to happened to be the only place with Fuxi Zither fragments, and it was also the most troublesome place. All subsequent places did not have fragments, but were merely decoys. Fortunately, with the help of Qiongqi and Bailong, Ye Tiancheng and the others were not delayed further by those disguised traps. It could only be said that because Ye Tiancheng went to check these places to prevent any omissions, he ended up wasting some more time. But it had to be done, as he had to obtain all the fragments, and for the sake of caution, he had to make this trip.
After confirming that there were no more gains here, Ye Tiancheng and the others could only leave this place immediately. After leaving, the people from the Special Operations Team were naturally still guarding there. Then, Ye Tiancheng went out and stated that he had basically resolved the problem here, but they should be careful not to let people get too close to the lake, as there were other troubles underneath that would threaten people’s safety. However, this problem could not be solved in a short period of time. And Ye Tiancheng happened to not have the time to solve it, but others might not have considered this problem. Therefore, Ye Tiancheng told them to put it aside, and first seal off this area, and then he would return to solve the problem here when he had time. Now, Ye Tiancheng had more urgent matters to attend to. The Special Operations Team took Ye Tiancheng’s words very seriously. Therefore, after this incident, they notified the school and sealed off the area of the artificial lake. Ye Tiancheng and the little fox immediately contacted Nie Chongyang and Liang Ping to see what their situation was. However, Ye Tiancheng’s call was not smooth, as no one answered, and they didn’t know where they had gone.