The next morning, as the east was just beginning to lighten and the sky was still hazy, the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a light veil.
In this tranquil moment, Su Liyue had already arrived at Qin Feng's secluded residence deep in the mountains, a place she knew exactly where to go.
She raised her delicate hand and gently knocked on the door, making a crisp and rhythmic sound.
Qin Feng, who was inside the house, was immersed in a sweet dream when the sudden knocking on the door startled him, making him a little dazed.
He barely opened his sleepy eyes, his mind not yet fully awake, and subconsciously used his powerful divine sense to probe towards the door.
When Qin Feng's divine sense touched Su Liyue standing outside the door, he couldn't help but frown, his face showing a very helpless and speechless expression, and he even rolled his eyes.
He muttered a complaint under his breath, "What's wrong with this woman? Why is she here so early? Has she lost her mind?"
Despite his displeasure at Su Liyue's early arrival, Qin Feng reluctantly sat up from the bed and slowly got out.
Qin Feng dragged his feet to the door, opened it, and stepped out of the bamboo house.
He looked up at Su Liyue standing in front of him and complained irritably, "I mean, is there something wrong with you?"
"It was bad enough that they came knocking on my door in the middle of the night last night, but they did this again so early this morning, disturbing my peaceful sleep!"
"Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me and prevent me from sleeping?"
Faced with Qin Feng's series of merciless accusations and questions, Su Liyue remained unusually calm and composed.
She merely glanced at Qin Feng and explained calmly, "Although there's still some time before the grand auction begins, it will still take quite a while to get there!"
"The City of Stealing Heaven is not in our Southern Wilderness Region, but in the distant Northern Cloud Continent. At our current speed, it will take at least five days!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng's expression changed slightly, and a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes. He asked, "The journey is so long, isn't there a teleportation array that leads directly to Thief City?"
Su Liyue shook her head without hesitation and replied, "There is no teleportation array!"
"Because building a teleportation array requires too many resources, and very few people use it, it's not profitable, so those merchant guilds have no interest in it."
Qin Feng said nothing more and transformed into a streak of light, disappearing into the sky, with Su Liyue following closely behind.
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Two days later, one morning, the sun shone on the vast earth, bringing warmth to all things in the world.
However, beneath this seemingly peaceful and serene scene lies a hidden crisis.
Qin Feng and Su Liyue quickly traversed the skies above a desolate land. The area was sparsely populated and barren, with only some withered yellow grass and scattered oddly shaped rocks dotting the landscape.
Suddenly, without warning, the space in front of them distorted and fluctuated, and then two figures appeared out of thin air in front of them as if they were ghosts.
Qin Feng and Su Liyue were completely unprepared for this turn of events. Startled, they instinctively retreated rapidly.
In the blink of an eye, they had retreated more than ten meters.
After regaining her balance, Su Liyue composed herself and carefully looked at the two figures. What she saw immediately made her beautiful face turn serious.
Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, furrowed tightly as she turned to look at Qin Feng, who was also looking astonished, and said softly, "These two are from the Thief of Heaven Alliance!"
"The person on the right is named Feng Zi, and the one on the left is named Cao Shuang!"
"As far as I know, both of them are extremely powerful, and they are already very close to the legendary half-step Heavenly Dao Realm."
"With their strength, they are among the top experts in the entire True Spirit Continent!"
Upon hearing Su Liyue's words, Qin Feng raised an eyebrow slightly, thinking to himself: Could it be that these two guys are after me?
Just then, Feng Zi shifted his gaze from Qin Feng and began to look Su Liyue up and down.
After a moment, he slowly spoke, saying in a calm tone, "Fellow Daoist Su, this person is a wanted criminal by our alliance. I hope you will do me a favor and not interfere in this matter, so as not to bring unnecessary trouble upon yourself."
Su Liyue's delicate eyebrows, as long as distant mountains, furrowed slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed across her beautiful face.
He then snorted coldly and said, "Don't you know that he is the peak master of Green Bamboo Peak of our Backing Mountain Sect? How dare you issue an arrest warrant for him so brazenly!"
Her voice was crisp and cold, as if it could freeze the surrounding air.
"Hmph! Could it be that you're already prepared for a full-scale war against our entire Backing Mountain Sect?"
Su Liyue's beautiful eyes widened as she glared at the crowd before her, radiating a powerful aura.
Feng Zi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a contemptuous smile. After chuckling twice, he replied, "Fellow Daoist Su, you flatter us. Our Thief Heaven Alliance will naturally not easily declare war on your sect."
However, he changed the subject and continued, "But if the Reliance Sect insists on protecting this person, then we will have no choice but to take corresponding measures."
"At that time, we'll probably be forced to declare war on the Backing Mountain Sect!"
Su Liyue frowned, her expression shifting between light and dark. She had thought that once Qin Feng's identity was revealed, the Thief Alliance would not easily cause him any trouble.
But now it seems she was being too naive!
They underestimated the importance the Thief Alliance placed on Xiao Lin, and their determination to bring Xiao Lin back to the Thief Alliance.
Su Liyue pondered for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Hmph, since you're determined to be enemies with the Backing Mountain Sect, then stop wasting your breath!"
"Either get out of my sight right now, or I'll take action!"
"I'd like to see whether you two are truly worthy of your reputation or just empty boasts."
Feng Zi's face darkened, and he coldly snorted, "Are you sure you really want to be our enemy?"
"Can you represent the entire Backing Mountain Sect?"
Su Liyue remained silent, but a terrifying aura instantly erupted from her body, revealing her attitude.
Feng Zi and Cao Shuang exchanged a glance, both of them looking solemn.
Despite Feng Zi's tough stance just now, they wouldn't dare to make a decision lightly if it came to truly being enemies with the Backing Mountain Sect.
After all, they don't represent the Thief of Heaven Alliance.
At this moment, Qin Feng spoke with a half-smile. "I have never offended the Thief Alliance, yet you want to put me on the wanted list!"
"Do you think I'm easy to bully?"
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