The night market in Chang'an is very bustling.
Especially in the West Market area, it covers almost all the shops and stores catering to the lower and middle classes in the city.
"Mom, I want to eat candied hawthorn."
A little girl pointed with one hand at a vendor selling candied hawthorns who had just passed by, and with the other hand she tugged at her mother's clothes, pleading for this simplest of requests.
The mother bent down and said softly to the little girl, "Sweetie, your father will go buy some when he comes over, and then he'll buy you some persimmons, okay?"
"Yes, I'll listen to Mother."
The little girl was well-behaved and sensible. Even though she really wanted to eat candied hawthorns, she obediently nodded and listened to her mother.
Children from poor families learn to be independent early. Although the girl was young, she already knew about the poverty in her home.
Even knowing it was a lie, she still showed an understanding expression.
After comforting her daughter, the mother waited and waited, but her husband still hadn't returned, so she started to get anxious.
"Be good, little girl. Sit here and don't go anywhere. Mommy will go see if your father is done with his work. Remember not to run around."
"Okay, sure."
After dropping her daughter off at a teahouse, the mother set off to find her husband.
Upon seeing this, the tea shop doctor sighed softly, then prepared a small dish of fried cakes and a bowl of plain water and walked over to the girl.
"Eat, child."
"Thank you, Uncle Chen."
After thanking her, the girl happily grabbed a piece of fried cake and began to enjoy it.
The night market was very lively, with crowds of people everywhere.
Not far away, several junior officers from the Jing'an Division, responsible for maintaining order in the West Market, were laughing and talking with a courtesan.
Just then...
Boom~
A thunderbolt struck from mid-air, startling everyone.
As the smoke cleared, a pale-faced, silver-haired, and menacing middle-aged man landed and immediately got up and ran forward at full speed.
"Get out of my way!"
The roar was deafening.
Everyone involuntarily stepped aside.
This person was the Great Emperor cultivator who had met Shen Zhao at Dingxian Residence before, and was also one of the three people Mu Qiuyao was chasing: Yaksha.
Yaksha never expected that he would encounter Shen Zhao in Chang'an City.
He didn't know who Shen Zhao was, but after escaping Beiming, the Nine Netherworld Lord's order was directly implanted into his mind: If you encounter Shen Zhao, don't hesitate, abandon all plans and escape immediately, otherwise you will have no way to survive.
So the Yaksha immediately did as he was told.
Moreover, judging from the previous confrontation, Shen Zhao is definitely capable of eliminating me.
So he decisively started moisturizing.
To Yaksha's surprise, Shen Zhao was so difficult to deal with that he couldn't shake him off no matter how fast he ran.
So he changed his strategy and, despite suppressing his cultivation, came to the crowded West Market.
They attempted to use the vast sea of people to make Shen Zhao lose his ability to track them down.
"Stop right there!"
Yaksha had only run a few steps when Shen Zhao's voice rang out behind him.
Shen Zhao stood on the rooftop, chasing after them relentlessly.
Yaksha angrily glanced at Shen Zhao's figure, then continued to rush forward without saying a word.
As they passed a corner, Yaksha immediately turned and went inside, knocking over a group of people before escaping into a leather goods shop.
Upon seeing this, Shen Zhao decisively leaped and smashed through the shop window, then jumped inside.
"They're like a persistent ghost, how awful!"
Hearing the loud noise from the second floor, Yaksha groaned in annoyance and continued rushing forward.
After crashing through two layers of wooden walls, they entered another shop.
Shen Zhao, keenly aware of the commotion on the first floor, was doing the same thing on the second floor.
The two chased each other, and as they passed a spice shop, Shen Zhao seized an opportunity to pounce on the yaksha with a knee strike, which collided with the yaksha below.
In an instant, the two were thrown into the shop, their cosmetics flying everywhere, startling the customers and shopkeeper who scattered in panic.
"I got you."
Shen Zhao smiled coldly at the Yaksha who was right in front of him, then leaped up and pounced.
"This is outrageous!"
Yaksha seized the opportunity to retaliate, and the two immediately began to wrestle.
Because his cultivation was suppressed and he couldn't use his spiritual energy properly in close combat, Yaksha was immediately at a disadvantage when he first clashed with Shen Zhao.
After more than a dozen moves, Yaksha finally understood that the Realm Lord's order was true.
This Shen Zhao is indeed the biggest variable in the Nine Netherworlds.
Bang~
A moment of distraction revealed an opening, and Shen Zhao delivered a powerful punch, sending Yaksha flying.
However, he also took the opportunity to maneuver in mid-air and quickly escaped from the shop.
"Can you escape?"
Shen Zhao stepped on the corner of the wall and leaped after him again.
The two chased each other again in the dense crowd of the night market.
Pedestrians scattered to avoid being caught in the commotion.
Upon learning of the situation at the night market, the Jing'an Division immediately cooperated with the constables of the West Market Office to maintain order while pursuing the main culprits of the disturbance.
However, their abilities meant they were destined to be no match for such high-level competition.
In addition, their pursuit speeds were on completely different levels, and by the time they heard the commotion, the two had already entered a new chase.
Boom~
Shen Zhao and Yaksha collided twice on the roof of a shop, falling from mid-air into a women's bathhouse.
Ah~
Upon seeing this, the women who were taking a bath all covered their private parts with towels, their hands, and other items, and ran out of the bathhouse in a huddled manner.
Such a spring scene was something that Shizuki and Yasha had absolutely no desire to pay attention to.
A cold gaze, fixed intently on the other person across the bathtub.
"Shen Zhao, stop chasing me. I have no grudge against you, so why are you pressing me so hard?"
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