CHAPTER 32: CHAPTER 32: UNEXPECTED EVENTS

EDITOR: DRAGON BOAT TRANSLATION

"The Flower Deity Parade is starting!"

In the crowd, someone shouted, and the originally bustling street suddenly quieted for a moment. Immediately afterward, all eyes turned in one direction.

With the sound of music, tonight’s Flower Deity parade appeared at the end of the street.

Leading the way were the musicians, followed by the flower carriage in which the Flower Deity rode. The carriage was adorned with beautiful flowers and surrounded by pink gauze curtains, allowing people to see inside. Only the most beautiful women in the city could play the Flower Deity.

At that moment, a lady in splendid attire sat gracefully inside the flower carriage. As the carriage approached, her features gradually became visible, and she was indeed very beautiful.

The crowd grew excited as the carriage approached, but fortunately, Chasing Wind City had already arranged guards. Otherwise, the scene would have become chaotic!

Gu Qingqing was small and short in stature, so to allow her to see the flower carriage and the lady playing the Flower Deity, Nan Hua lifted her up so she could barely see. Originally, Nan Hua wanted to lift her onto his shoulders, like the child sitting on his father’s shoulders next to them, but Gu Qingqing refused, so he just carried her.

When the flower carriage passed in front of them, and the crowd moved along with it, Nan Hua used some means to make the people around automatically step aside, preventing them from being dragged along.

Gu Qingqing turned her head, ready to find Jun Wu and Rong Ye, but out of the corner of her eye, she glimpsed a suspicious-looking man in an alley not far behind them, who was covering a little girl’s nose with a cloth. She quickly looked over and saw the little girl struggle a few times before going limp in the man’s arms.

That man was a trafficker!

The first piece of information that popped up in Gu Qingqing’s mind was about traffickers. Of course, she had never seen one before, but she had heard the adults mention them in the village, saying that traffickers were extremely wicked, capturing children to sell them off!

Some children had their memories erased and were sold to places that entertained people, while others were sold to those with peculiar interests, and some were even sold to evil cultivators for experiments or cultivation — all very terrifying!

In the village, if children misbehaved, the adults would threaten to sell them to traffickers!

She never thought she would encounter a trafficker here in Chasing Wind City!

Seeing the man about to leave with the little girl, she quickly tugged at Nan Hua’s clothes, pointing toward the alley.

Following Gu Qingqing’s direction, Nan Hua saw an ordinarily dressed man holding a lavishly dressed little girl. Seeing Gu Qingqing’s anxiousness, he didn’t have time to ponder what was wrong with the man. With a tap of his toes on the ground, his body lifted into the air, ignoring the startled cries of people around, and flew toward the alley with Gu Qingqing.

Meanwhile, Rong Ye and Jun Wu, who had been swept to a distant spot by the crowd, were looking for the two. Seeing what was happening, although they didn’t understand the situation, Rong Ye grabbed Jun Wu, leaping into the air, cutting through the crowd, and chased after Gu Qingqing and Nan Hua.

Nan Hua’s speed was naturally swift, but the trafficker had already spotted them and, realizing something was wrong, also sped up. Moreover, the trafficker seemed highly familiar with Chasing Wind City, deftly navigating the not-so-easy-to-traverse alleys with the little girl in tow.

Except for the brightly-lit street where the flower carriage passed, other alleys in Chasing Wind City were not well-lit, and some were quite messy. Nan Hua carried Gu Qingqing, not looking pleased.

After the man continuously led them through the alleys, Nan Hua realized whom he might be dealing with, and his expression became noticeably grim, as it was now.

Although he didn’t consider himself a good person, he despised traffickers deeply, and since they had encountered one, there was no way he could just stand by.

The trafficker’s cultivation was only at the fourth stage, but his speed was swift. Coupled with the building cover around them, he had managed to create distance from Nan Hua.

Seeing the trafficker’s silhouette about to disappear, Gu Qingqing nervously tightened her grip on Nan Hua’s back.

A glint of cold light flashed in Nan Hua’s eyes. His toes tapped the rooftop, and his body again leapt into the air. With a flick of his wrist, a white array plate flew from his hand, swiftly enlarging, and a transparent barrier enveloped the entire area.

Within the array plate, everything was under Nan Hua’s control.

He quickly searched with his Divine Sense and soon found the traces of the man and the little girl. Channeling his Spiritual Power, in the next moment, he and Gu Qingqing vanished from the air.

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Chen Si was a trafficker and a very experienced one at that. Compared to others, he was always very cautious, always considering each move carefully before making it.

People like them were also organized and didn’t just randomly target anyone. They also took on certain tasks, as the rewards for those were often high.

This time, there was a task to find a cute girl with some cultivation ability, and the reward was quite handsome. Since he was strapped for cash recently, he took on this task.

Recently, it happened to be the Flower Festival in Chasing Wind City. Every year during this time, many people came here, making it an opportune moment to strike, and relatively safe. After all, those tourists only stayed for a short time and were unfamiliar with Chasing Wind City, so even if someone went missing, they wouldn’t stay long to look.

He had eyed a target and watched her for two days, finding that although she seemed well-off, she didn’t have many people around her, nor were their cultivation levels high, which is why he made his move at night.

Everything went smoothly. Taking advantage of her separating from her companions, he drugged her, preparing to take her away, when he suddenly noticed someone pursuing him, prompting him to flee quickly.

He had lived in Chasing Wind City for many years and was very familiar with all the streets. Although the pursuers were troublesome, he felt he’d wasted some time but managed to shake them off.

Cradling his target, a smug smile had barely formed on his lips when he saw the two figures appear in front of him, those who had been chasing him earlier. His pupils involuntarily widened in shock, and he barely had time to turn before running down another path.

"Planning to escape? Dream on!" Nan Hua, already infuriated by the man, coldly chuckled and with his free hand, the Glazed Frost Flower Fan appeared in his grip.

Unfolding the fan, he waved it toward Chen Si. The breeze struck Chen Si’s back, and before he could evade it, he was hit, spewing a mouthful of blood, tumbling forward.

Ahead of him was a wall, and just as he was about to slam into it, Nan Hua’s figure appeared before him, striking his chest with a palm, making him cough up blood again. A flash of ruthless determination glinted in his eyes as he suddenly tossed the little girl toward Nan Hua, then turned to charge toward Gu Qingqing’s position.