Starting with the Magic Absorption Technique: I swept through the fantasy world.

The hundreds of guards knew that their only goal was to protect Wu Lande's escape; even if it meant their own deaths, they had to hold the boy back for a moment.

Not everyone is unafraid of death. One of them secretly retreated, hid somewhere, and then found an opportunity to escape south.

Wang Mufei boarded a carriage and saw people fleeing south. He couldn't help but feel strange. At first, he thought it was just someone who was afraid of dying, but he immediately realized that something was wrong.

Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the man's short clothes and shoes, which he had seen as he ran, seemed to be different from those of the guards.

He marched south, seemingly unintentionally, killing and observing as he went, making sure to remember the man.

After the man escaped, he abandoned his guards and headed north, seemingly to chase after Wu Lande. The guards behind him had no choice but to ride north in pursuit, trying their best to hold him off.

Wang Mu moved like a swallow and disappeared in no time. The group dared not stop and continued northward. As for the dead and wounded, no one knew. They were just glad to be alive. They abandoned everything on the carriage, including the people and supplies.

When Wu Lande arrived in Duna City, he found that he only had a few dozen guards with him and felt very unsafe, so he continued north without stopping. He ran for three days and three nights until the people behind him caught up.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that it was his own guards, more than two hundred of them. He could let it go if the person was lost, but he was heartbroken about the boxes on the carriage.

In particular, there was something in the box that he considered his life, so he couldn't lose it. He had to find it and tear that ruthless boy to pieces.

It should be noted that behind him stands the Holy Empire, with tens of millions of soldiers and tens of thousands of powerful warriors. Even several Quasi-Saint level experts are stationed in the capital, not to mention that the Li Yan Sect is behind the empire.

Wang Mu did not chase after Wu Lande. In order not to attract the attention of others about the escaped guard, he deliberately turned north to shake off the guards who were chasing him. Then he turned back and came to the place where the fight had taken place, but there was no one there. Even the children had run away.

He didn't care about any of that. The ground was littered with corpses, and he didn't care about or want any of the supplies. What he did see was that luxurious carriage, and he wanted to see just how extravagant it was.

Arriving at the carriage, he cleaved it in two with a single sword stroke. Inside, the carriage was indeed luxurious, but there was nothing of value, except for a box.

The box overturned and spilled out some magic crystal cards.

Wang Mu was overjoyed and used his powerful mental strength to erase the original owner's mark from the magic crystal card. After seeing it, he immediately burst into laughter. With more than a dozen magic crystals, he suddenly gained billions of gold coins. These were all ill-gotten gains, but he didn't feel guilty taking them now.

However, a short shaft next to it puzzled him. When he picked it up, he found that there was something vaguely floating inside. When he tried to probe it with his spiritual power, he was blocked from the outside, just like a thick iron gate that could not be explored.

He looked at the patterns on the shaft; the carving was exquisite, and there was a bend at the sharp point at the front.

He didn't know what it was, but thinking that it must be something extraordinary since it was placed together with the magic crystal card, he put it away and planned to find out what it was later.

The important thing now is to catch up with the guard who fled south. He has a feeling that the guard is the one he is looking for, and that the person he is carrying should be the letter that Princess Li Yili wants.

This person must have fled dozens of miles back and forth, but he wasn't worried. He transformed into a bird and chased after him all the way south.

We arrived at a place called Egamar, where mountains stretch for dozens of miles. Although they are not towering or steep, there is only one road winding down the mountainside.

Wang Mu chased them to this place and spent half an hour flying through the mountains before finally finding the escaped guards.

He went to look and saw a swift traveler on the road below the mountain, constantly checking behind him to see if anyone was chasing him. He had changed his clothes and even the cuffs of his hat, but Wang Mu recognized his face shape, especially his eyes.

There weren't many pedestrians on the road, and even fewer lone travelers, as everyone was afraid of monster attacks and bandits.

This man had no other choice. What General Li Jiwo had handed over was the lives of hundreds of thousands. If it succeeded, he and his entire family would stand before the world, and promotion and titles would be a given.

He had finally managed to infiltrate Wu Lande's Holy Empire Merchant Guild, but unexpectedly, he had provoked a scoundrel. All the way, he cursed Wu Lande in his heart, wondering why he had to provoke someone. He just wanted to stay safe and blend into the merchant guild until he reached Moonfall Mountain City.

Wang Mu stood on a high place, observing the passersby. Finally, he waited for an opening, flew down, struck several pressure points on the person, then grabbed him and flew up the mountain, disappearing in a few moments.

Fearing that things might go wrong if he waited too long, he led the people to a secluded spot in the mountains and set up a mysterious formation to conceal them, so that they would not see them and would not know that they were there.

He threw the person to the ground and searched carefully, finally discovering something in the person's underwear.

He tore open the man's clothes, took out the letters and sheepskin one by one, carefully examined them, and found several marks, which were exactly the letters described by Princess Li Yili.

He examined the man closely and finally obtained only a small token, which he guessed was given to him by the person behind the scenes, but he couldn't be bothered to care.

He knew he couldn't leave this person alive. After killing him, he buried him underground without even removing the formation. Once outside the formation, he listened to his surroundings and, finding no one else, felt relieved.

He leaped onto a higher mountain peak, then chose a direction. It was getting late, and the sun was already setting, but he didn't care. He used his lightness skill to head straight north.

He avoided every town he encountered, and Wang Mu was cautious throughout his journey. He would take breaks whenever he had the chance, and he would travel even faster at night, while he would lie low and rest during the day.

He knew that many people were eyeing these letters; the struggle for imperial power involved tens of thousands of people whose lives were tied to them.

Of course, this was not his concern. Since he had already promised the princess, he had to do his best to fulfill her wish, even though he felt a little uneasy.

Wu Lande didn't feel safe until he fled to Bachen and entered a post station of the Holy Empire in the city.

Seeing blood on his arm, the steward Wu Dahai hurriedly went to find Li Yanzong. The sect leader here knew Wu Lande and had met Wu Dahai several times.

Although the sect leader was somewhat displeased with what Wu Lande had done, he himself had done something similar. However, given the relationship between the Li Yan Sect and the Holy Empire, he quickly sent several Li Yan Sect members to treat Wu Lande's injuries.

The Li Yan spiritual power stopped the bleeding from Wu Lande's external wounds, but he still needed to rest for two days. As for the bone injury, although it was not very serious, it would take several months to heal.

After the group of cultivators from Li Yan left, Wu Lande couldn't help but think about this trouble.

Right now, I'll wait until my injuries heal a bit, and then I plan to return to the Holy Empire in a couple of days. I've lost everything, my merchant guild was wiped out, and I've also lost a priceless key.