Emperor Peerless suddenly spoke. "Let's go. Leave the city first, then we'll talk."
He swept his gaze around and noticed that from every direction, quite a few pairs of eyes were still fixed on them. Emperor Peerless naturally knew these people weren't after him and Jiang Chen — they were after the short man.
They might not necessarily make a move inside Pill Fire City, but they would definitely keep their eyes on the short man. Like venomous snakes watching their prey, waiting for the killing blow.
Seeing the shift in Emperor Peerless's tone, Jiang Chen swept his gaze around as well, spotted the signs, and smiled faintly. "Looks like you came to find us with your tail on fire."
The short man's face changed drastically upon hearing this. He realized he was being tailed.
"Don't worry. With Brother Mo here, they wouldn't dare cause trouble even if they had ten times the courage." Jiang Chen wasn't worried at all.
Tianying Grass was precious, but not so precious that anyone would risk offending an Emperor over it.
Sure enough, seeing the short man walking together with Emperor Peerless and his companions, the watchers harbored secret resentment but dared only follow from a distance, not daring to draw near.
Clearly, Emperor Peerless's oppressive aura placed immense pressure on them, keeping them from acting rashly.
The short man had been living on edge every single day. Only now did he finally feel safe, freed from his constant worry.
Before long, the three of them had left the main district of Pill Fire City.
Emperor Peerless summoned a mount directly from the air. This was his own steed.
"Brother, you and this man ride my mount. I'll fly through the air," Emperor Peerless instructed.
Jiang Chen smiled. "Let him ride. I'll fly alongside Brother Mo."
Jiang Chen had cultivated the Golden Cicada Wings, refined the Flying Feather Divine Wings, and later refined the Sky Kun Wings. His wings had already reached the Emperor tier in form.
Coupled with the speed of the Sky Kun Flowing Light Escape, Jiang Chen believed he could match most Emperor-tier powerhouses in a race.
So he had absolutely no desire to ride any mount.
"Brother, the journey to the Upper Region of the Slanting Moon isn't terribly far, but it's still at least three hundred thousand li before we reach Frost Moon City," Emperor Peerless reminded him.
Jiang Chen smiled. "No matter. I'll fly alongside Brother Mo."
Emperor Peerless chuckled. "Brother, this confidence of yours takes me by surprise. Are you thinking of racing with me?"
Jiang Chen, spirits soaring, replied, "Why not?"
The short man listened to all this with his mouth hanging open.
"Hey there — what's your name?" Jiang Chen suddenly asked.
The short man hurriedly answered. "This humble one is called Liu Zhen."
"Liu Zhen, ride Brother Mo's mount and head out first. We'll bring up the rear. Don't worry — no one from Pill Fire City will be getting to you."
The short man was still somewhat terrified. After all, presuming to ride an Emperor-tier powerhouse's mount...
Emperor Peerless muttered a few words to the steed. The beast let out a disgruntled snort, nodding with a mix of contempt and resignation.
It seemed to have agreed to Emperor Peerless's unreasonable demands.
"Get on." Emperor Peerless flicked his sleeve through the air, and the short man Liu Zhen was swept onto the mount. With a sharp cry, the steed pierced through the clouds and shot toward the Upper Region of the Slanting Moon like a bolt of lightning. Its speed was so tremendous it was like a streak of colorful lightning tearing across the sky.
"What a magnificent steed! What incredible speed!" Jiang Chen praised.
Emperor Peerless chuckled, then suddenly his gaze turned icy as he glared toward Pill Fire City. "Listen well, people of Pill Fire City! If I still detect anyone following behind after a quarter of an hour, you won't need to come back!"
This was an Emperor-tier powerhouse's warning.
The stubborn ones who still harbored intentions had originally planned to tail them and look for an opportunity to strike at Liu Zhen. Hearing Emperor Peerless's warning, every one of them trembled from head to toe.
How could they not hear the barely concealed fury in his words? If they truly couldn't read the room and continued to follow, Emperor Peerless might well fly into a rage and grind them into paste.
"Brother, let's go! Let me see this confidence of yours in action!" Emperor Peerless looked at Jiang Chen with a half-smile.
Jiang Chen refused to show any weakness, laughing aloud. "Who's afraid of whom? Let's go!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Jiang Chen transformed into a streak of lightning and shot through the air. The wings infused with the Sky Kun bloodline had now become the ultimate form of Jiang Chen's wings.
Originally, they had been based on the Flying Feather Divine Wings, but after their transformation, they no longer resembled the Flying Feather Divine Wings in the slightest.
That way, Jiang Chen didn't need to worry about being recognized as having any connection to Emperor Flying Feather.
He also wanted to show off a bit before Emperor Peerless. He activated the Sky Kun Flowing Light Escape, and in an instant, his speed reached its absolute peak.