At the same moment, Feng Wu —
She had sensed the thunder net the moment she dove in, but there was no way out and she could only move forward.
Because turning around would surely get her caught, but she might have a chance if she kept moving forward.
At that thought, Feng Wu dashed forward at full speed —
In the process, Feng Wu realized that although the thunder net was called a “net,” it was made from the same material as Immortal-Restraining Rope.
Before, Chang San had tied Feng Wu up with Immortal-Restraining Rope and Feng Wu had thrown a tantrum at Jun Linyuan for that.
But Feng Wu had also asked Jun Linyuan how to untie the rope, for she didn’t want to be trapped in such a passive and hopeless situation again.
Maybe Jun Linyuan had sympathized with her, for he actually taught her. At that thought, Feng Wu smiled.
Feng Wu had the ice and fire attributes, and ice and water shared a common origin. Therefore, she was at home in the water.
With the method Jun Linyuan taught her, she made a hole in the thunder net, then turned around and waved Feng Xun goodbye. At that moment, Feng Xun was guffawing at the water with his hands on his waist.
Swimming as swiftly as a fish, Feng Wu fled through the hole to her freedom. She went on swimming fast underwater.
She only resurfaced several hundreds of meters away, when she heaved a sigh of relief.
At that moment, she turned around to find Feng Xun pulling the net out.
No —
Feng Wu’s stomach lurched.
After Feng Xun took the net in, he would soon realize that she was gone. Soon, they would start another round of pursuit, and she had only bought herself less than five minutes.
Run!
The water would slow Feng Wu down greatly. Therefore, Feng Wu jumped ashore after seeing some thick grass. She quickly washed the makeup off her face, then changed into a teenage boy’s outfit.
Having been in the water for a while, the smell on Feng Wu had become even fainter. Even that sharp-nosed dog would have a difficult time sniffing Feng Wu out, not to mention Feng Xun himself.
After putting on boy’s clothes, Feng Wu erased all traces, then headed for the city’s busy area.
After that entire drama, morning had already arrived.
Common people in the imperial capital got up early. The sun had just risen, but the farmers from the outskirts were already filing into the city, carrying loads of vegetables on their shoulders.
Feng Wu wore an outfit made from coarse cloth. She handed an old farmer some silver when she spotted the latter. “Grandpa, how about this silver for all your vegetables?”
Feng Wu had deliberately deepened her voice so that she sounded like a teenage boy whose voice was changing.
The old man was more than happy to oblige.
He wouldn’t be able to sell all these vegetables for 100 bronze coins, but was now getting silver, which was worth 2000 bronze coins, for them; what a sweet deal.
The old man nodded repeatedly. “Sure, sure —”
Carrying the load on her shoulders, Feng Wu hid herself among the rest of the vegetable sellers, then followed them to the market.
After blending in, she was a lost target to Feng Xun, who had finally arrived.
Feng Xun could only stare at his dog. “Your turn!”
The dog gave him an aggrieved look.
More and more people were pouring into the street, and that special scent was getting fainter…
The dog looked around in bewilderment.
Feng Xun was so anxious!
He had gotten unbelievably lucky this time. If the girl changed the way she looked again, he wouldn’t know how to find her next time.
Where was Boss Jun anyway? Why hadn’t he arrived? If he were here —
